Progressives and moderates battling for the soul of the democratic party. And the pressure is mounting as millions brace for the possibility that they could get kicked out of their homes when a official eviction ban expires tomorrow. Welcome to meet the press daily, i m chuck todd on a busy friday as the white house confronts a big messaging mess on its hand when it comes to the covid response and the cdc has just put out new data on breakthrough infections. And the data is quite alarming. All of this as an internal cdc document first reported by the washington post paints an alarming portrait of the delta variant. For both the unvaccinated and the vaccinated. This preliminary finding warns that breakthrough infections may be as transmissible as unvaccinated cases. It recommends universal masking which goes well beyond current guidelines. And it also points out that the delta variant is more contagious than ebola, the spanish flu, smallpox and the common cold. It is as contagious as th
Disrupt essential services. Wildfires continue to blaze in northern california, forcing thousands of residents into evacuation centres. Hello and welcome to bbc world news. Saturday saw the first full day of action in the tokyo olympics. 11 gold medals have been up for grabs on day one including in cycling, weightlifting and fencing. But it was in thejudo competition, where the host nation, japan, won its first medals. Earlier, japanese spectators defied coronavirus advice to watch the men s cycling road race, one of the few events where they could see the competitors in action. It was won by richard carapaz, who timed to perfection a tactical final descent after a tough 234 kilometre course to give ecuador only its second ever gold medal in an olympics. Some of the leading tennis players are calling on the organisers to delay the start times of the matches, after a number of competitors struggled in the tokyo heat and humidity on the opening day of the tournament. World number o
Budget proposal, the largest in u. S. History, that would vastly expand the size and scope of the already bloated in that federal government, i washington s role in managing your everyday life. According to estimates, it s actually enacted, it would put the deficit at 1. 3 trillion per year for the next decade. And the highest ever national debt as a proportion of the economy, do not be fooled by the democrats political platitudes, they are cheap nonsense talking points, and they are far less fantasies. What joe biden is doing is mortgaging out your future, creating a perfect storm for fiscal chaos for current and future generations. For joe biden, what he s doing right now, it s not smart. It s insane. Certainly not sustainable. It s a big government binge of more taxes, more debt, more spending, and guaranteed turmoil. Do not buy make the democrats lies that trillions and trillions will be paid by the socalled rich, do the math. It s common sense. In the p end this will be paid r b
You lost. So we ll have more on that ahead as well as a look at the challenges that the real life president is facing. Joe biden still negotiating a bipartisan deal or trying to make it bipartisan on infrastructure as two democrats are under increasing pressure to bend to what many see as reality. The filibuster has to go if anything will get done. But we start with the war on transgender children. Efforts by republicans across this country to target young transgender americans are raising concerns about health, safety and equality. In florida governor desantis kicked off pride month by signing a bill barring transgender girls from competing on teams. And now there are 20 republican members backing a bill to ban pride flags. And there are more than 100 antitrans bills across the country. Lawmakers in favor of these bills say that they are doing to protect kids. I want to introduce you to one of the families fighting back against these bans. Including one 13yearold whose life could be c
Unprecedented surge in opioids flooding in from mexico, fueling the skyrocketing number of overdose deaths nationwide. An uptick of ticks. The new warnings about lyme disease, bloodsucking insects spreading all over the country in unexpected places, including the beaches of california. Privacy concerns: a new feature from amazon. Could millions be sharing their internet connection without knowing it? severe weather alert: more flash flooding in the south, more heat and humidity in the north. Is relief finally on the way? and a graduation day surprise. One student s selfless gesture that could change a classmate s life forever. This is the cbs evening news with norah o donnell, reporting from the nation s capital. O donnell: good evening, to our viewers in the west and thank you for joining us. We re going to begin tonight with president biden s first trip overseas, a mission the white house says, to repair relationships with allies and deliver a warning to adversaries. In a bit of vacc