exposes about something really bad that was going on at the cdc, the centers for disease control. the cdc over decades, over generations, built a reputation for excellence and solid science that made it really the international gold standard for public health. cdc science, cdc advice, cdc guidelines are unparalleled worldwide in terms of their influence, their authority, the respect with which they are treated and followed. it is a part of the u.s. government that we can righteously and uncomplicatedly be really proud of as americans in terms of us having an absolutely uncontested best in the world status. absolutely global leadership. and then the trump administration happened. and they recognized that when the pandemic hit, the world would be looking to the cdc for gold standard science and guidance on how to understand it, how to combat it. the whole country, the whole world would be looking to the cdc for what counts as scientifically sound policy response to that crisis.
really bad that was going on at the cdc, the centers for disease control. the cdc, over decades, over generations, built a reputation for excellence and solid science that made it really the international gold standard for public health. cdc science, cdc advice, cdc guidelines are unparalleled worldwide in terms of their influence, their authority, the respect with which they are treated and followed. it is a part of the u.s. government that we can righteously and uncomplicatedly be really proud of as americans in terms of us having an absolutely uncontested best in the world status. absolutely global leadership. and then the trump administration happened. and they recognized that when the pandemic hit, the world would be looking to the cdc for gold standard science and guidance on how to understand it, how to combat it. the whole country, the whole world would be looking to the cdc for what counts as scientifically sound policy response to that crisis. so the trump administr
at a vaccination site. this, as europe grapples with new lockdowns amid a potential third wave of the virus. italy, france, and germany reporting spikes in the number of cases there. as case counts grow, so do questions about the astrazeneca vaccine. temporarily eliminating a big weapon against the virus. let s get to that breaking news right now. the office of the director of national intelligence just released an intelligence community report on foreign threats to the 2020 election. ken, what does this tell us about the roles of russia, china, and iran? ayman, the intelligence community is saying in this report what it said last fall. but in more detail, about russia, they extensively interfered, and that vladimir putin authorized this. it says, we assess that president putin authorized influence operations, supporting former president trump, undermining public confidence in the electoral process, and exacerbating political division in the united states. they did not find
and the $15 minimum wage that the house voted to include in the covid relief bill. but even with democrats in control, the possibility of any of this becoming law is nowhere near guaranteed. and without a change to the filibuster, much of this progressive to-do list will die. joining me now is senate majority leader chuck schumer of the great state of new york. leader schumer, thank you very much for coming to the sunday show. good to be with you, jonathan. the old days back in gotham. so, listen, you were able to get the senate to pass the covid relief package, and as a result it became law. how do you hold your razor-thin majority? how did you hold it in order for all of these progressive to-do list items to get through passage? well, first, it s such a major piece of legislation. it s the most significant change for middle-class people, for poor people, people trying to get into the middle class in decades in a very long time. and it has amazing things in it. the c