Welcome to a new era in washington, where right now, President Biden is getting his first full day on the job with a Prayer Service at washington cathedral, hitting the ground sprinting in his first 48 hours in office. It is about the pandemic, that just saw its worst day yet. That bunch of executive orders today will come after a busy day one on that front, too, with more than a dozen orders reversing key trump initiatives on climate, on covid and on immigration. To get things done, President Biden will need a cabinet. On capitol hill the president is speaking to confirm nominees and brief Pete Butigieg any minute. We have impeachment watch, a possible path forward and the latest on how power sharing might work in a congress controlled, as of today, by democrats. We will hear from the House Speaker later this hour, too. We got it all covered for you on this thursday morning on msnbc. I am Hallie Jackson in washington. Along with Peter Alexander covering the biden white house. We are j
Victor blackwell and we do begin this hour with breaking news. Any moment, the cdc is expected to ease guidance on indoor mask wearing and social distancing for fully vaccinated people. Were going to take that announcement from the cdc director, dr. Rochelle walensky, live as soon as it begins, but lets start with phil mattingly, senior White House Correspondent there at the white house. Phil, what do we know about this announcement and the timing of it . Reporter yeah, so, what we know right now is obviously earlier in the week, we reported that the cdc didnt have any imminent guidance coming and that was in large part because President Biden in speaking to governors at a public event made clear there was the potential for new guidance as it pertained to those individuals that had been vaccinated. The cdc now appears to be on the verge of reversing itself, at least to some degree. The expectation is an announcement that those that have been vaccinated, fully vaccinated, if you are get
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Order. Id like to thank our witnesses for joining us here today and for your continued service to the American People. Todays hearing will examine our nations readiness to respond to weapons of mass destruction and Health Security threats. The goal of this hearing is to assess the countering weapons of Mass Destruction Office housed within dhs and its ability to combat these threats. We will also discuss the newly established office of Health Security, which will be tasked with streamlining the health and Safety Operations of Department Personnel and overseeing medical and Public Health matters all across the department of Homeland Security. Chemical, biological, nuclear and radiological materials, sometimes shortened to cbrn or seabourn, is an umbrella term to describe hazardous agents that can be weaponized and can cause everything from mass casualties and incapacitation to agricultural destruction. For example, in april of 2019, a technician was arrested after stealing three radioac
Order. Id like to thank our witnesses for joining us here today and for your continued service to the American People. Todays hearing will examine our nations readiness to respond to weapons of mass destruction and Health Security threats. The goal of this hearing is to assess the countering weapons of Mass Destruction Office housed within dhs and its ability to combat these threats. We will also discuss the newly established office of Health Security, which will be tasked with streamlining the health and Safety Operations of Department Personnel and overseeing medical and Public Health matters all across the department of Homeland Security. Chemical, biological, nuclear and radiological materials, sometimes shortened to cbrn or seabourn, is an umbrella term to describe hazardous agents that can be weaponized and can cause everything from mass casualties and incapacitation to agricultural destruction. For example, in april of 2019, a technician was arrested after stealing three radioac