and quite honestly, that's why we need to get people vaccinated in this country. and as school starts this week, one of the things we have to monitor is that if some schools don't reopen over the next weeks, that's when we potentially have some issues where parents have no place to put their kids, they'll be learning back on zoom, parents will have to be home. and also the fear of the delta variant and the fear of coronavirus. i think number one is childcare, lack of childcare.
So i think we have a couple things going on here. the president invested $39 billion in the cares economy that's for childcare. we're getting money out into the communities to make sure we start to make those investments in the american rescue plan. in the department of labor since the beginning of the year has invested over $2 billion in job training, work force development money. is this a shifting that we're seeing in the types of jobs that people want post pandemic? > i think there's some of that going on, shifting. and over eight million people looking for jobs. is that enough right now? there are ten million jobs that are vacant right now. you talk about connecting them with jobs. people are going to have to face this whether they have that help or not. about 20 were contacted in a recent report and said they weren't interested in extending those benefits. > some states, 26, have already gotten rid of those benefits. and as you know, states are different, the unemployment numbers are different state to state. this is partly because hundreds of flights were canceled in the wake of hurricane ida's devastating flooding.Īren't going to reopen or if they're concerned about unemployment running out, myself and secretary yellen sent a letter to the states letting them know that they have the ability to use the american rescue plan money to extend the benefits if they'd like in each state. each expected to fly about two million people over the long weekend. let's zoom in to what united and delta are reporting. it is, though, still fewer holiday weekend flights than before the pandemic.
that is more than twice as many than last year. the tsa is reporting that more than 3.5 million travelers passed through airports on friday and saturday alone. let's look at some of the newest data, some of the fresh numbers we have for you this morning. but the travel industry in general is struggling to get back on to its feet. on your celebration note, you're right, some of us watched ucla beat lsu over the weekend. erroll barnett is at reagan national airport outside washington. that's the highest monthly total since january. in august alone, we recorded more than four million infections. is averaging more thanġ50,000 new cases a day according to the cdc. all of us have dealing with the threat from the delta variant of covid. others have celebrating the new college football season. millions of americans are traveling far from home over the holiday weekend. meanwhile, cbs news has reached out to bob dean jr., the nursing home owner for comment, he has not responded to our request. > reporter: the louisiana department of health reports trying to inspect this facility after hurricane ida. they are human beings, and they deserve good treatment. > reporter: meanwhile, henderson says after speaking out she's been told she'll never be hired back if the nursing homes reopen, but she hopes doing so will ensure nothing like what she witnessed will ever happen again. > any place the lord blesses us to go out of this heat, where we're able to get some food, get a hot bath, and, you know, just some comfort. They're leaving the state until the power returns. in new orleans the heat index yesterday was 102 degrees, and many communities still don't have enough food, water, and other essential supplies. more than half a million people are without power more than a week after the storm. welcome to "cbs this morning." let's begin here with the unfolding crisis in louisiana where many people are still struggling to cope with the aftermath of hurricane ida. > with these numbers you wonder are we going to go back. you realize how much you missed them when you saw the real crowds. > i guess touchdowns you just travels - > i'll say this - it was good to see fans back at games. > this morning's "eye opener" is presented by progressive - making it easy to bundle insurance. but - > the luck of the irish? he does! the irish win it in a thriller in tallahassee. Cruising - > florida state down 18 points in the fourth quarter came back to send the game to overtime.
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