Courageous. A live look here at the center of his district. Georgias district here in atlanta. A mural of the late congressman john lewis. Above him the word hero one we use far too liberally. But congressman lewis throughout his decades for civil rights. Not just for black people, but for people around the globe certainly earned that moniker. This morning, we are remembering the trickses, the life of congressman lewis. Im victor black well. Good morning to you. And im abby phillip. And at a time when this nation is at a moment of reckoning over race and justice in this country, congressman lewis life is a lesson for us all. He was the last survivor of the big six Civil Rights Activists led by Martin Luther king jr. He marched with king. He was a freedom rider. He was beaten and jailed fighting for the rights of black americans. He died last night from a brief battle with pancreatic cancer. Even during that battle, he remained a lion, crying out for social justice. In the final months.
We begin with the latest on the pandemic and the situation involving this new variant. Joining us now, dr. Carlos del rio. He is the executive associate dean at Emery University school of medicine at grady health system. Dr. Del rio, thanks so much for being with us, this morning. What does the United States need to be doing this morning, in regards to this new variant . What do the discussions need to be . How does the cdc need to begin preparing this country . Well, i think what the country has been doing is having more surveillance, and having more, you know, surveillance in which you look at the virus. And you look at the different characteristics of the virus. But at the end of the day, i think this is a Good Opportunity for the cdc to really, you know, take control and provide the guidance necessary, what needs to be done. Whether there needs to be testing on entry, whether there needs to be, you know, restriction of flights. I think those are the decisions we need to let the cdc
For the variant in his state here in the United States more than 3300 people died due to the virus, including republican congressm congressman, he leaves behind a wife and two young children. At the same time the uk has just approved the astrazeneca vaccine for using in that country. Some are calling it a game changer because its cheaper and easier to store and distribute. And back home were expecting to hear from nancy pelosi in about 45 minutes or now, as the battle rages on about the direct payments to americans struggling in the middle of the pandemic. Well bring you her comments as soon as they happen. We have to start with Richard Engel live in london for you. Lets talk about this game changer as its being described. What do we know about the approval of the astrazeneca vaccine. Reporter so far it only means it will be distributed starting monday here in the uk. But british officials are very excited about it. They think it will allow them to dramatically increase their vaccinati
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