Welcome to the lead, everyone. Im jake tapper. We begin with our Health Load and President Biden coming before the cameras this afternoon to real the nation to engage in a, quote, all of america sprint. The president wants to get 70 of u. S. Adults at least one Covid Vaccine shot by the Fourth Of July. That number, according to the cdc, currently stands at nearly 63 . I promised you wed marshall a wartime effort to defeAt This virus and thats just what were doing. The more people we get vaccinated, the more success were going to have in our fight against this virus. Now part of bidens new plan includes free Child Care for those getting vaccinated, extended hours at pharmacies, free rides to vaccination sites, and a national educational Push Touring throughout the south and midwest. So far just 12 of 50 states have met bidens goal, mostly on the east coast, but what is most important from a scientific perspective is the share of people, not just adults, who are fully vaccinated, and that number is around only 41 , so with Vaccination Rates slowing, the biden administration is now pushing to make it even more enticing to get a shot. As cnns Alexandra Field now reports. Good afternoon. Reporter another move by president Joe Biden to vaccinate more americans dubbing june a national month of action. An allamerican summer thAt This country deserves after a long, long dark winter that weve all endured. Reporter nearly 51 of all americans are partially vaccinated. The same goes for almost 63 of adults, but the pace of shots in arms is dropping significantly, down almost twothirds since the peak in midapril, and theres just a month left to meet the president s next deadline, getting 70 of american adults at least one dose of a vaccine by the Fourth Of July. So we can declare our independence from covid19 and free ourselves from the grip that its held over our lives for the better part of a year. Each of you has the power to help us gain this freedom as a nation. Reporter the president announcing a slew of initiatives to make it even more enticing from free Uber And Lyft rides to free Child Care options to 24hour Vaccine Appointments at pharmacies on friday night, and there are more incentives than ever. Anheuserbusch is now promising to toast americas success. When he hit the white Houses Goal of 80 partially vaccinated the beer is on us. Lets grab a beer, america. Reporter 12 states have already met the 70 threshold, California And Maryland are the late toast join those ranks. The effort to boost the Vaccination Rate focusing more now on children. I just want to encourage everybody, every family, every young Person To get that vaccine. These are safe. They are effective. They have been tested on young people. Reporter new York City schools announcing plans to offer shots in some schools to students between the ages of 12 and 17. That even as weekly covid cases among children fall to their lowest level since early october according to the american academy of pediatrics. The numbers in line with continuing declines and covid cases nationwide. Cnns own Data Analysis shows fewer than 5 of people live today in a County Trd to have high Covid Transmission compared to 20 two weeks ago. Its freedom, right . Were finally seeing the end of the pandemic. Reporter the president also made it very clear today that reaching those vaccination goals isnt just about logistics. Its still very much about change minds. He appealed to young people reminding them thAt They are not impervious to the effects of the virus and made appeals across the political spectrum saying the science behind these vaccines was developed under both republican and democratic administrations and that getting a Shot Isnt a partisan act. Thanks so much. Appreciate it. Joining us now to discuss more is the u. S. Surgeon general. Doctor, thanks so much for joining us. President bidens focus is in a lot of ways of targeting people whole have not been able to make the time, as opposed to those that are skeptical or opposed to getting the vaccine. Was that deliberate, and do we have any data whAt The breakdown is in terms of those who have not been vaccinated because they are skeptical about the vaccine versus opposed to it versus those who need the help to get the shot in their arm . Jake, its good to be with you today, and youre hitting on some critical points here. The Vaccination Effort that were now engaged in, the next phase, if you will, is really looking at people who are unvaccinated for three principal reasons. One is they may still have questions about the vaccine. The second is they may wonder if its so important to get the vaccine, and the third is they may have trouble accessing the vaccine, and we know thAt Theres a lot of misinformation still out there, and thats why the effort that was announced today, the month of action, jake, is really intended to work on all three fronts so it involves mobilizing everyone from doctors and nurses to Barber Shops and beauty salons to talk to people and get them accurate information, including Doing Canvassing operations, doorknocking, phone banking, Text Banking from local trusted sources, but other pieces of it are really focused on access and mobilization. Reason youre hearing about new initiatives we announced today around free Child Care for those looking to get racksnated or recover from Vaccine Side effects, free rides announced earlier through Uber And Lyft and other measures that are seeking to extend hours for pharmacy so people can get the vaccines more easily, these are aimed, again, in enhancing the access, so all in all you put this together, jake, and this is a multipronged campaign, recognizing the people of different reasons, thAt They are not vaccinated right now but we have to work on all three fronts, mobilization, education and improving access. Thats how were going to get the nation vaccinated. Dr. Murthy, in terms of the access, how much is being done in access in languages other than english . Ive heard of people, know spanishspeaking people who dont even know how to access the Health Care System or where to get a shot and the information just hasnt been there for them the way that it has been for English Speakers who are always on our smartphones or always in front of our computers. Yeah. Its a really important question, jake, and its particularly, you know, resonates with me because i have Family Members who dont speak english so well, and it has certainly taken care of individuals over the year whose language barriers have kept them from Health Care. So for people who are looking for places to get a Vaccine Text their Zip Code to bacuna which will give you three locations and text get vax in exlish and we also have a Help Line set up in many languages so that people can call directly and get assistance, directly speak to somebody on the phone and get help in their language, so thats thats a critical part of t. Timely ill mention this is where local trusted sources really matter. One of the reasons weve been work so hard with local Faith Organizations and the Community Organizations is because they can often reach people in local languages that make Health Care and the vaccines more accessible. We need to give these people the help they need in the language they need and the formAt Thats most receivable. The daily average of vaccines administered is down 63 from its peak in midapril. It is a stands right now is the u. S. Going to hit the 70 goal by the Fourth Of July . Well, jake, were certainly going to leave no Stone Unturned in our effort to hit 70 . We knew it was going to get harder. In beginning, you know, it was challenging because we had to set up more Access Points and make sure that supply was there. As Supply And Access increased we were meeting people who were looking for the vaccine and we saw very high rates of vaccination on a daily basis and because we had so much success early on were getting to the part of the campaign which is tougher. Weve got to look further, if you will, convince more people, know, to get the right Information And Increase access each further and so its going to be harder, know, as we go through this campaign but were not giving up, and thats why you saw so many new initiatives announced today and well keep going until the goal is met. Are you going to make the goal and hit it by the Fourth Of July . Well, i believe if we do everything that, you know, we have laid out today, if we have a great response from the community, i think we absolutely can still hit that goal. You know, nothing is guaranteed, jake and every day we get up and think about what can we do to talk to more people, to get people vaccinated, and i want to say to people out there listening, its not just what government can do but what each of us can do, you making the decision about getting vaccinated, you talking to your family and friends. The other day i was with my Wife Alice at a restaurant. We were eating outdoors and spoke it our waitress and she happened to tell us that she was waiting to get vaccinated and was wondering if she was actually eligible. We were able to tell her. Point her to the site. She was so excited to get vaccinated but its through the Conversations Person to person that were going to Make Progress and ultimately get more people vaccinated as you know Yesterday Jama published a report that said that vaccines alone is not going to stop the pandemic, that we still need to wear masks and social distance until Vaccine Rates are much high. Do you agree . Well, i think it depends on who you are and where you are. I think if youre unvaccinated that At This point its still important for you to wear a mask because we still have thousand of people who are getting sick each and every day with covid19. Theres still a substantial amount of virus circulating in the country, but as more people get vaccinated, as rates not only come down, jake, but very importantly stay down, then we can reexamine what unvaccinated people need to do with masks, but we should assume if youre unvaccinated Youll Need to keep wearing a mask for the time being but look what is happening for folks who are vaccinated. You can now take off your mask both indoors and outdoors. Thats thats wonderful news, something many of us have been waiting to do for over a year now. Again, the key to that is, again, get vaccinated. Thats the quickest way to get back to a more normal life. Doctor, good to so you again. Appreciate it. Donald trump reportedly is telling supporters he expects to be reinstated as president this summer as his supporters continue to try and crush faith in our democracy. Theres no such thing as being reinstated as president , but hes saying it anyway. The latest mutation of that Big Lie Next and President Biden now set to address another Cyber Attack as hackers hit The Worlds largest meat supply. Why all bits is vital to keep this country running and should take notice. Stay with us. Its the memorial Day Sale on the new Sleep Number 360 smart bed. Its the most comfortable, duallyadjustable, footwarming, temperaturebalancing. Proven Quality Night Sleep weve ever made. And now, save 1,000 on the new Sleep Number 360 special edition smart bed, now 1,799. Only for a limited time. The world were inheriting, its in crisis. We got here after years of bad policies, climate deniers, polluters, lobbyists. But now. I do solemnly swear. Finally a president who gets it. Real leader in congress. 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Reporter alternate universe where Voter Fraud was rampant still luring in republicans as trump supporters trying to find new ways to upend democracy. Trump attorney Sydney Powell saying trump could wind up back in the oval office. It should be that he could simply be reinstayed, that a new Inauguration Date is set and biden is told to move out of the White House and and and President Trump should be moved back in. Reporter its Something Trump believes could happen by august, according to Meg Haberman of the new york times. There are people who are telling him things that are possible that are not possible which is exactly what we saw happen after the November 3rd Election last year which was all the leadup to January 6th as we know and what we saw in the attack on the capitol, and so there is there is a dangerous component about this conversation thats going on. Theres no evidence that president Joe Biden was fraudulently elected loafing his allies like former national Security Adviser to float more dangerous ideas like a main marstyle military coup. I want to know why what happened in Myanmar Cant happen here. No reason, i mean it should happen. Reporter though Flynn Rater claimed his words were twisted and said theres no reason what so for any coup in america. All of this the baseless believe the election was stolen, a lie. Is likely to repeat. Republicans in several states are pursuing pat reviews. Under fierce criticism from from both parties. Trump each falsely twisted never audit that he was somehow robbed of an elex vicks hi. This say dread right after State Represent cans are still helping to Rell Voif their legislationp. I think there are a lot of washington republicans, people who want to move on from this who believe this is a Fringe Element of the republican party, but what were real seeing here is the way people are campaigning on this, the way people are politicking with it, the way that people are making policy with it is an indication thAt This is really defining this chapter right now in the republican party. Jake . One of the things thats interesting, i mean, its becoming the big lie. Its become, as you know, the foundation for laws being passed. Its no longer just rhetoric. Because we now. Have were own for republicans who come right out and say he could say there should with been friday if. Sara murray. Joining us to discuss is cluf albright, the cofounder of the black matters voters found, a Progressive Fund that is seeking to expand black voting. We know democrats blocked this Investigate Bill in texas at litre of for now by leaving and denying the legislative body a quorum. What role did your organization have in convincing these democratic legislators thAt This was necessary to do . Yeah. Thanks, jake. I mean, first and foremost, it was a sustained campaign that and a wide organize after all. Thaelt why were seeing this motoring and we expended yom of the work we did asking georgians to get involved and were xwoing that with things they were doing, patchthrough calls and starting to deal with more direction actions, not just At The capital but even some of the businesses like At T so theres a wide number of strategies and a solition of offeringizations will. Which set the stage for whAt They did. You say were whats your recall and they say using such language trivializes the horrors of jim crow laws. What do you say to them . Yeah. Its a great question. At the end of the day when we think about jim crow, we often think about the whites only, the blacks only, the fountains, the public accommodation signs, right . What people forgot though is when it came to voting, you didnt see the whites only signs. When it came to investigate what jim crow looks like was things that were technically race neutral, right. It wasnt that only black people had to pay a Poll Tax or take a literacy law. These are things that all voters had to do but we knew they were targeted to black voters. Thats exactly whats taking place now where weve got a whole series of provisions which are aimed directly at black and brown voters. In the case of texas youve got a whole string of provisions aimed technically really at one county, houston harris county. What does houston happen to have in common with places like Atlanta And Fulton county and places like detroit, michigan where we know trump and the republicans directed a lot of their anger, right, its back and prounl. It included language that was rim Clowe Language and they Event Hi took it out but reveals whAt Their true intentions were. One of the critics that was pointed to as targeting black voters is the provision that sunday early voting could not start until 1 00 p. M. And democrats say that would hurt events that are called souls to the polls where people if to vote right after church. Now republicans when asked about this in the last day or so, they say it was just a typo. They didnt mean to say 1 00 p. M. , they meant to say 11 00 a. M. Take a listen. 11 00 a. M. , can you back up whAt The State Rep said . 11 00 a. M. , if theres any limit at all. We want to make sure people are not limited on whAt They can do for souls to the polls. Was that an owe roar . That was added over in the house and ill defer to the house colleagues. They say it was a typo. Ill take their word for it. Do you take their word for it. Do you think it was a typo . Why, i dont think it was a typo or do i think any of the dozens of other provisions in this bill that directly attack black voters are typos as well. Keep in mind that in the Georgia Bill we saw a similar attack on sunday investigate on the souls to the polls in georgia. This is a strategy that were seeing in state after state the same way that provisions such as those that allow to make it easier to overturn an owe investigation is a provision were seeing in state by state. Too coincidental that happens to have the same typos that have the impact of limiting black and brown voters and the seeing that across multiple states and that you have the actions who admitted thAt They have been behind inserting this language and sometimes wright entire laws for these states that are trying to replicate and duplicate Vote Suppression all across the country. Chris albright, thanks for joining us. Stay in touch, please. Hack attack had hikely not be the countrys last. Whats going to happen next . Stay with us. to Make Progress, we must keep taking steps forward. We believe the future of energy is lower carbon. 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Jbs foods is one of the biggest Meat Producers in the recalled would. All of its meatpaging facilities were aing cyber criminals likely based in russia are likely behind the Ransomware Attack on jbs and has told Position Cue its on them to stop this. President biden thinks President Putin and the russian government has a role to play. Jbs toys the majority of its prance they are working to make shower theres no impact on onnies ins make no Mistake Ransomware is a business right now. Its a business thats very profitable, and well continue to see hackers overseas, criminals overseas continue to flood into the market. Reporter Rance Comewear attackers take control of a network and hold It Hostage until they are paid. Colonial pipeline paid its attacker 4. 4 million. Jbs has not said whether they have paid anything. Those two attacks follow two other recent major operations by russian government hackers, the unprecedented solar Winds Breech and last weeks attacks targeting hundreds of Government Agencies and organizations, but its Hat Hacking of critical infrastructure like Pipe Lipos and Food Plants as well as hospitals and schools that affect ordinary people the most, atax that are easy, pay well and will abgo after anybody thAt Th can and get in any way they can get in. Reporter they recently issued an Executive Order to get companies to tighten hand modernize their Cyber Security Measures and among other things they want to hold countries like russia to account for Harnoring Attacking but theres a lot more that needs these attacks that are happening every single day all around the country. And a look ahead at an upcoming meeting with President Putin. Thats next. [announcer] grubhub perks give you deals on all the food that makes you boogy. upbeat music get the food you love with perks from. 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Attack has been blamed on a russian Criminal Organization as we just covered. Lets get the latest from cnns chief white House Correspondent Kaitlan Collins of the kaitlan, how is this raising the stakes for the upcoming summit when President Putin . Youre adding it to the list of the things that President Biden is going to press President Putin on. On top of the election interference, political prisoners and all these other things thAt The White House said we should expect biden to bring up when he does sit down with petein for the first time as president two weeks from today they say hes going to bring up the latest hackings because they were saying earlier today they dont believe responsible nations harbor groups that conduct attacks like this one and the White House has said they do believe this latest group, this criminal group, is based in russia and so they say it is going to be something that biden does bring up. Jake, we also know thAt The White House has been in touch with the russian government since this hack on the Meat Processing Plant has taken place. Its not clear whAt The russian response to the White House has been yes. They havent really detailed whAt Their response has been. Hats White House signalled in any way if the biden administration will order some sort of retaliation . I think so far weve asked they have really left it At That vague Boiler Plate Language saying all options is on the table, saying this is something they have been looking at, doing a review of the attack and President Biden was asked earlier if hes going to retaliate, and this is what he told reporters . Will you retail ate against russia for this latest Ransomware Attack . Were looking closely too that issue . Do you think putin is testing you . No. So he wasnt near a microphone but he doesnt believe putin is testing him with all of those attacks that have been happening, attacks on critical infrastructure here in the united states but i do think it will be a major Point Discussion during that meeting two weeks from now especially given whAt The russians have been saying because the white House Response so far has been to put sanctions on. They dont appear to have deterred russia a lot so thats something thAt The when they call this motoring off, its not a reard for i know you have new reporting on President Biden on the domestic front but a shortage of something else could make, well, just about everything more expensive, everything, and thats next. Did you know you can go to libertymutual. Com to customizes your Car Insurance so you only pay for what you need . Really . I didnt aah ok. Im on vibrate. Aaah only pay for what you need. Liberty. Liberty. Liberty. Liberty. E in our money lead, with life returning to seminormal the u. S. Supply hayne is struggling to keep up with demand. The Trucking Industry in the united states moves roughly 71 of the u. S. Economy from retail to agriculture to a Home Move and because of the pandemic the Trucking Industry which before covid had already been struggling to staff up is now having to turn down even more Business Opportunities because of a lack of truckers. Cnns Vanessa Yurkevich joins us now. Reporter this is an industry down 61,000 drivers prepandemic and last year you had driving schools closed and more stricter Drug Enforcement for drivers and Consumer Demand skyrocketing. During the pandemic americans were buying much more online, and this is an industry that has a retention issue, and the average age of a driver is 50 years old so were seeing a workforce thats starting to age out. Jake, currently theres a bill in congress called the drive safe access that could change the age of changing the age of driving the trucks from 21 to 18 years old and they believe its a good bill because it could expand the pool of people with a group of younger people that can hem maintain and meet this need. Jake. Are there feared if more truckers are not hired that businesses that rely on trucking for deliveries could suffer . Reporter yes, and the moving industry is a perfect example of this. During the height of the pandemic, 13 Million americans moved. We spoke to roadway moving here in the new York City area who says that just in the past two months alone they received 20,000 inquiries about a move. What percentage do you have to turn down of those 20,000 calls . Most of it. Most of it. I would say 880 of it. Some of it is because of price point, but mostly because we dont have the capacity, so you want to move this summer you may want to book events. Reporter that demand means much higher prize, a move at roadway moving costs 15 higher right now and each At The Grocery Store Produce at one local new York City Grocery Store Chain is 13 higher and that food comes in with trucks, so its important to note that here in America Prices for the average consumer are going to continue to get much higher. Jake. Interesting. Thanks so much for that report. Lets talk about this now with the Chief Economist at moodys analytics mark zandi. As you just heard from vanessa, trucking, the lifeline for the u. S. Supply chain, is real struggling. How can the Nation Address this Trucking Shortage . Well, i think its going to take some time because as vanessa pointed out this was a problem even before the pandemic and with the pandemic and the scrambled Supply Chains this is own worse. This is a problem that will take time to work through, and, you know, hopefully we can as a nation start to invest in Training Workers for the jobs that we need for the future and clearly trucking is one of those and get a large number of these 8 Million unemployed people back to Work And Trucking would be a pretty good place to start. Mark, maryland just became the 25th State to end that extra 300 in federal Weekly Stipend for Unemployment Insurance and the 20th State to completely pull out of congressional expansion of unemployment benefits. Is there evidence that either the stipend or the extra unemployment is actually a disincentive for some folks to return to work . Well, you know, jake, theres a lot of anecdotal evidence and i hear from business poem, smaller businesses in particular, thAt This is a big deal. As an economist i look At The data, and its hard for me to connect dots. Sure, im i think there must be some impact, but i think theres a long list of reasons why employers are having difficulty filling, you know, their open job positions. The supplemental ui is on the list but my sense is its probably toward the bottom of the list not towards the top. Just simply, the biggest issue here is thAt The economy has reopened very rapidly over the last six to eight weeks. Here im in philadelphia and the city of philadelphia is actually opening fully for business today, and so youve got a lot of Business People putting up proverbial help wanted signs all at once and its just taking time for, you know, the unemployed workers who are permanently lost their previous job to figure it all out and get back to work so i think its going to take a few weeks and few months before they get back to work. I can go on but ui is an issue and its towards the bottom of the list of issues. Now that restaurants and stores are starting to get back up to full speed how long do you think until the Husband Workforce evens out and businesses are staffed up back to lets say prepandemic levels. Well, i think were going to work through these supply issues, you know, the fact that Workers Cant quite find the jobs, get into those jobs this summer into the fall, and i think by by september and october when schools are fully reopened, Child Care centers are fully reopened, everything is operating normally, i think well work through those supply issues, but to get all of those jobs back, were still down 8 Million jocks, that probably wont be until, you know, late 2022 and, you know, to get back to full employment where unemployment is the Unemployment Rate is below 4 and Wage Growth is strong across the board for all workers and all industries across all Income Groups an educational groups, that probably wont be until early 2023 so it will take a couple of years, but that sounds like a long time and it is a long time for those folks who round a lot of stress but compared to previous recoveries coming out ref sessions, thats not bad. That would be pretty good if we got that. The u. S. Chamber of commerce recently said that businesses recently told Cnn Business thAt This will urge states to use american Rescue Plan Funding to help parents struggling with the high cost of Child Care. Do you think thats a good idea . Could that help get people back to work with a place to put their kids in is that a good reallocation of funding . I do. I think i think both in the near term and in the long run. In the near term, you know, we still have parents, you know, with young children trying to figure out whAt To do with their kids because Child Care centers havent fully reopened and schools arent completely in person yet. I dont think thats actually going to happen until the fall so they could use some help with that, but longer run, you know, if we help with Child Care costs, particularly for lower and middle income households, i do think that would allow a lot of parent what want to go to work, they cant now because it doesnt make economic sense and Child Care is high and getting good Child Care is difficult number communities, but if we put more resources into that and help those folks out they will get into the Workforce And Address these longer Term Labor Supply issues that were going to face. Whales do you see as a longterm effect economically from the pandemic . It looks like insflags an issue. Do you think it will be a longterm problem . I dont. You know, weve got a problem with inflation now and i think this summer, fall, we are going to be dealing with higher prize for things that are in short supply and that just goes to the fact, that again, everything has reopened very rapidly and demand is surging, and its taking a bit of time for factories and restaurants and and just everything to open up. The Supply Side of the Economy Hasnt kicked into gear so its Demand And Supply. A lot of Demand And Supply is lagging so that causes prices to spike and the pandemic obviously complicates things enormously. Youve got the long global Supply Chains. The pandemic is still raging in many parts of The World where the Supply Chains go and i should point out also, jake, that we had problems before the pandemic because of the trade wars, you know, the higher tariffs on a lot of products that scrambled things even before the pandemic so i think we need to work through all those things and on the other side this time next year i think inflation will settle back in somewhere around the 2 thAt The federal reservers have been working hard to achieve. Mark zandi, thank you so much. Have fun in philadelphia. Kids with an ak47. The epidemic of Gun Violence takes another shocking turn. The thats just ahead. Do we really need a sign to live, laugh, and love . Yes. The answer is no. I can help new homeowners not become their parents. Keeonoh. Nope. Coeenoah. No. Joaquin. No. It just takes practice. Give it a shot. [ grunts, exhales deeply ] did you hear that . Yeah. Its a constant battle. Were gonna open a pdf. Whos next . 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