secretary is leading a bipartisan trip to the border today amid new information obtained by nbc news the humanitarian emergency at the border is only escalating. welcome to friday. it s meet the press daily. i m chuck todd. president biden left the white house a short time ago. he spoke to reporters about china, russia and vaccines. he is about to land in atlanta where he will visit with asian community leaders today amid the fallout over the atlanta spa shootings. his first stop is cdc headquarters coming as the administration announced a loosening of guidance for schools due to promising data about transmission rates in the classroom. in new published guidelines, the cdc calls for three feet of social distancing in schools as long as masks are worn and community transmission in general is not high. this could pave the way for more kids back in the classroom. obviously, three feet cuts the amount of space you need to find to see how big of a classroom you need. the whit
Guest. Managed by for. This is d. W. News live from germany. Has made a final pitch for the European Unions top job. If we are united on the it in sight no body will do you fight us from the outside. The would be Commission President also outlined her position on climate by creation and now its up to. Now she needs a simple majority to be. Also on the program
a report from south africa on signs of progress in the past against h. I. B. Health professionals say education is the key to improving outcomes. Also coming up in the next 15 minutes. Of cross unless we take you behind the scenes of europes most spectacular cultural events. Im phil gayle welcome to the program. So have an associate of the lion has addressed the European Parliament in strasburg as she winds up a bid to become the 1st female president of the European Commission and had last chance to win any Peace Support she sought to deal with accusations that shes been too fake and so he laid out her position on issues including
Tonight, the developing headline late today in the coronavirus. The major Public School systems that will not open. Online learning to start the year. Also, the governor of texas now pleading, wear a mask. Warning what could come next. And the nba player Testing Positive. Tonight, california ordering new lockdowns across the state for several businesses, including bars, restaurants, and indoor dining. Los angeles and san diego saying schools will not open for inperson classes next month. New images inside the covid unit of a hospital in houston. Some hospitals reportedly forced to turn ambulances away. Nba star Russell Westbrook revealing he has now tested positive. A patient in texas dying after he said he attended a covid party. The hospital revealing his last words. Florida reporting recordbreaking numbers this weekend. A brother and sister in their 20s and a 39yearold mother of six dying. Her last phone call with her children. One day after President Trump is seen wearing a mask in
Tonight, thousands pay tribute as george floyd comes home to houston. Joe biden among them. Also tonight, the new video just released from new mexico. A knee to the neck and tonight, charges of manslaughter. Here in houston, many walking in the stifling heat to line up for hours, then filing past George Floyds casket. Mourners wearing masks. George floyd was killed two weeks ago today, an officer with his knee on floyds neck for 8 minutes, 46 seconds. Former Vice President joe biden came to houston today. The image of him with George Floyds little girl. Paying his respects to the floyd family. And the family speaking just moments ago. Also tonight, the former officer now charged with Second Degree murder, Derek Chauvin, wearing an Orange Jumpsuit for his First Court Appearance today. Prosecutors saying he kept his
knee on floyds neck while he went limp and eventually lifeless. And the breaking headline as we come on the air tonight. The new video from new mexico now. The officer with h