another state going against the science tonight. the state of wyoming announcing it will repeals it mask mandate, meaning that as of this hour 15 states now do not have a mask mandate and three more states, including wyoming, are planning to end theirs in the next coming days. dropping masks, despite coming a plateau of the number of cases in the united states. right now the united states is averaging about 60,000 cases. now it is just hovering there. it is plateauing. it is exactly where we were in the summer when many of the states, including texas had mask mandates. so here is the problem with this. if we get it right now, this could be the turning point. there is so much that is critical that is riding on the next two months. how quickly that we vaccinate versus whether we have another surge really relies on what happens in march and april. so, it is crucial right now. on that front let s take a look at what is happening in boise, idaho. there is a burn the mask rally
tonight the cdc releasing new coronavirus guidelines and it s good news for people who are fully vaccinated. they can visit other vaccinated people indoors without masks or social distancing. jury selection set to begin tomorrow in the trial of the former minneapolis police officer accused of killing george floyd. floyd s sister will join me in a few moments. and fallout from the harry and meghan explosive interview with oprah winfrey, alleging racism in the royal family and that someone expressed concern about the color of their son s skin. there s a conversation with you with harry. about how dark your baby is going to somebody. potentially and what that would mean or look like. much more on harry and meghan s interview straight ahead this hour. but i want to get right to something we have all been waiting for and that s the cdc releasing official guidance for americans who are fully vaccinated against coronavirus. what can they do? where can they go? c
white house. today, house speaker kevin mccarthy and president biden urgently racing to shore up support for their break-through debt ceiling deal. will this get done by june 5? there s no reason it shouldn t get done by the 5th. i m confident we ll have a vote in both houses. we ll see. the president working the phones with members of congress. a white house official tells abc news senior staff and cabinet officials called more than 60 house democrats in the past 24 hours. mccarthy arriving at the capitol this morning teeing up a house vote on the bill on wednesday. now sprinting to win over members of his own party. it doesn t get everything everybody wanted, but that s in divided government, that s where we end up. it s a positive bill. tonight at least 10 house republicans disagree. leaning towards voting no against the bill. saying it doesn t do enough to cut government spending. the 99-page deal would suspend
agreement in principle that s worthy of american people. now the deal includes no new taxes no new government programs and toughens requirements for food assistance. the house is expected to vote on the bill on wednesday and if passed, it will then head to the senate. the president and lawmakers have just nine days to pass the bill and get it signed into law or risk debt default. i m marianne rafferty now back to one nation. i can t believe it it is now time for news dual but everyone is afraid to put on tv helping me out this week and she wants to get paid fox nation host abby hornacek abby are you ready to dual cute music start the clock do you mind if i go first fast forward with grandparents getting, suing their kids and their daughter that s their son
inning spending, consequential reforms that will rein in government overreach. there are no new taxes, no new government programs. jason: here is what we mow is in the deal: it suspends the debt ceiling until after 2024 election, no increase in non-defense spending for the next fiscal year, and it caps it at 1% the following fiscal year. it also increases defense spending and money for veterans. we re also learning it claws back some unspent covid-19 pandemic funds and cuts nearly $2 the billion in money used to hire new irs agents. it also reportedly expands work requirements for some adults receiving food stamps but no work requirement changes for medicaid. the house republicans are expected to come back to the washington on tuesday and and vote on the bill on wednesday. we ll take it up with congressman brian mast and congresswoman beth van duyne. meanwhile, china has spent the