On this edition for Sunday, August 8, the Delta variant continues to cause a surge in COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and death. Also, the Tokyo Olympics draw to a close, and finding a more sustainable way to make one of the most used substances on the planet. Hari Sreenivasan anchors from New York.

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