Mask mandate order. Cnns senior national correspondent is joining us right now. Ed, Florida Governor Ron Desantis is taking the fight over masks in schools to a whole new level tonight. What is the latest . Well, the governor there in florida is threatening to take away the salary of superintendents and School Board members who insist on requiring students to wear masks now when schools go back to session. This is a dramatic move by the Florida Governor. They are just a week after the state is reporting its worst week ever in the number of new coronavirus cases. There are two counties in florida who are already defying the governors orders, so we will have to wait and see how this plays out here in the coming days. And were now starting to see the same thing here in texas, wolf, where Governor Greg Abbott for weeks has been saying there will be no new mandates or shut down. And this as schools are set to launch here in texas. The first School District has come out today here in dallas saying that they will require students when they go back into school next week, teachers, administrators and students, to be wearing masks. I spoke with the superintendent here in dallas this afternoon who said that based on what he has seen in recent days in the number of spiking coronavirus cases in this in dallas county, this is a move he insists he had to make. We can save a few lives and save the health of some kids, its worth whatever trouble i can get in. This is not something that were defying the state just because its willy nilly. It is because it is a need. And as soon as we get comfortable with the metrics, talk with the Health Profession sales, we will rescind the Mask Mandate because we dont like it, but we think its necessary. Superintendent who spoke with me says that he believes that based on the science and the number of cases that he has seen and he has been briefed on that this mandate will probably last several months before the case total gets back down to a manageable level. We have not heard any Response Today from the governor here in texas, but the superintendent also said that he was on a number of Conference Calls with other superintendents across the state over the weekend, wolf, and he believes that other School Districts here in texas will follow the same path that dallas independent School District has done so he says be on the lookout requiring students to wear masks when they return to school here in the next coming weeks. Lets get to more on the Breaking News. Our chief white House Correspondent Kaitlyn Collins is joining us right now. Floridas Governor And President biden have been on a Collision Course over covid and masks, other issues. What is the latest. Yeah. Governor desantis says he doesnt want the federal government to tell florida what to do. But he is telling different localities in his state what to do. With this threat, they are saying they can withhold these funds. It is likely Something President biden is not likely to take kindly to, given his message has essentially been do no harm with President Biden saying if you are not going to help us implement these public health measures, then at least get out of the way of the officials who are trying to do so on local levels like states. You have seen republican senators pushing back on the idea that Governor Desantis is trying to ban things like Mask Mandates in certain schools. Wolf, this all comes as there are big questions and headlines coming out of d. C. Tonight on coronavirus. One is that the Vaccine Advisers will be meeting on friday to talk about Booster Shots. That has been a big question that everyone has had. When do they need to get a booster shot, especially if you are an elderly grandparent and you were one of the first to get the vaccine here in the u. S. Right now theyre scheduled to have a discussion on this on friday, not a vote to recommend anything out of the cdc, but it remains to be seen if that changes throughout the week because we know that dr. Fauci and others have said a decision, especially those who are immunocompromised should do about Booster Shots is likely to come soon, sooner than the one for the rest of the population. That is something were keeping an eye on in addition to new numbers from the cdc about those Breakthrough Cases. When fully vaccinated people are Testing Positive for coronavirus. Now based on the latest numbers from the cdc that cnn has looked at, 99. 99 of fully vaccinated people have not had a Breakthrough Case that has resulted in hospitalization or death, wolf. So that is good news on that front. Of course, as we know the cdc is continuing to collect this data. The biden administration, kaitlyn, also has a new Vaccine Mandate in the works. And were talking about for the United States military, active duty u. S. Military personnel. Give us the latest on that. Yeah. Of course this comes on the heels of President Biden telling federal civilian workers they will have to get vaccinated or submit to regular testing, masking requirements. Now the question is whats happening in the military. We got a memo from lloyd Austin Today saying by midseptember he is going to request a waiver essentially from the White House to where he can mandate vaccines, the coronavirus vaccine, within the military. They pointed to the fact there are several other required in the military. Those all have full fda approval. It is authorized by the fda based on a smaller subset of data given of course the urgency of the pandemic. They say unless that full approval happens by midseptember which it could for the Pfizer Vaccine, then he is gong to request a waiver from the White House to require those vaccines from active duty troops within the military. That is of Course Something that in the next few weeks they have to figure out how they will implement it, whether or not certain divisions of the military need vaccines. That is a process that is happening. But basically the message that was coming from the Pentagon Spokesman today is this is something that will happen, so prepare yourself for it. It will be mandated at some point. Commander in chief wants as well. It looks like it is certainly going to happen. Thank you very, very much. Lets discuss all of this and more with dr. Tom freedman. Thank you so much for joining us. As you know, as students are returning to schools all across the country right now, the Florida Governor, Ron Desantis, is going to great lengths to actually pressure School Officials down in florida not to put Mask Mandates in place. Are you afraid this pollicization will allow more children, god forbid, to fall ill. Wolf, the virus doesnt listen to political rhetoric or partisan politics. What the virus does is preys on any divisions in society. And it is extremely disappointing to see governors around the country banning things that would save lives and keep our kids and teachers in school learning. You can fight this virus either with science or without it. With science, you are going to gain jobs. You are going to keep our kids in school, and you are going to save lives. What we know really well is that Vaccines Work and masks work. And doubling the protection is particularly important because we have this doubly infectious variant of delta. Yeah. If you want kids to be in class to learn in class, wearing a mask, teachers potentially wear a mask and be vaccinated as quickly as possible, those steps will save lives indeed. As you also know, coronavirus hospitalizations here in the u. S. Have doubled in about two weeks, doubled in about two weeks. Some hospitals are once again putting up tents to prepare for overflowing icus. How did we backslide so far so quickly . Wolf, whats really interesting, tragic and interesting is if you look at the graphs in the United Kingdom and the u. S. , in both countries, we had Explosion Sieve Spread with the Delta Variant, and that continued to increase. But in the u. K. They didnt have such a big bump in hospitalizations and deaths because they have a much higher Vaccination Rate. The vaccines are working. They are holding steady against even the Delta Variant. The problem is we dont have enough people vaccinated. Vaccination is our way through this pandemic, but we need to ramp up the numbers. We have seen some encouraging increases. But remember it takes about six weeks after you start the vaccination to be fully immune. We know that for delta, even a single vaccine of the Pfizer Or Moderna doesnt give you strong protection. You need those two doses, so get vaccinated as soon as you can. Because it takes a few weeks to get protected. The Cnn Analysis of cdc data finds more than 99. 99 of people fully vaccinated here in the United States against covid19 have not had a break through case resulting in either hospitalization or death. Thats very good news for the vaccinated population and presumably it would encourage those who are still unvaccinated to go get a shot. Absolutely. These vaccines are astonishingly effective. Theyre much more effective than we had hoped for when they were under development and theyre extremely safe. The problem is we dont have enough people getting vaccinated. I think what you are seeing is a change in the perceptions. People understand that covid is here for a while. They understand that it can be deadly and cause long covid. There is more acceptance of vaccines. There is more acceptance of masking with some notable holdout. And i think there will be more acceptance of mandates, whether its in Health Care or on employers like Tyson Foods and others, were going to see more mandates for vaccines. Were going to see more mandates for Mask Use in places where the virus is spreading wildly. Thats a good thing because that will allow us to keep our economy growing, to keep our kids in school and to save a lot of lives. We dont want the kids doing remote learning once again, and we know that these steps will save lives. Dr. Freedman, thanks so much for joining us. Thank you. Just ahead, new revelations that former President Trump was close to waging a coup here in the United States as he pressured u. S. Justice department officials to back his big lie about the president ial election. Stay with us. 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It was also illuminating and lengthy. Jeffrey rosen testified. Sources are telling us that they focussed in on their interactions with the former President Trump. But, wolf, lawmakers of course are zeroed in on efforts by another top Justice Department official at the time, jeffrey clark, and his efforts to promote those false claims of election fraud. Members of congress are learning more about just how close the country came to crisis in the waning days of the trump administration. What was going on in the department of justice was frightening. Revelations revealed after hours of system from the two men that led the Justice Department at the time, Jeffrey Rosen and his deputy richard donahue. The country came very close to a coup. The senator was one of several republican and democratic senators who sat in on closed door interviews with Rosen And Donahue over the weekend. Under questioning from senate staff, rosen revealed how the former president repeatedly pressured him to back false claims of election fraud. He was asking him to do certain things related to States Election returns, which he refused to do. How directly involved the president was, the pressure he was putting on Jeffrey Rosen, it was real, very real, and it was very specific. Rosen also talked to investigators from the Dojs Inspector Generals Office friday. There is no known Criminal Investigation of trump or any other official, but he says there may be basis for one. What Donald Trump did here, in fact, was try to overthrow the election. And there are all kinds of potential criminal charges because asking the department of justice to call an election corrupt falsely is potentially a criminal violation. Good morning. Im jeff clark. Im the head of the civil division. Jeffrey clark also has become a Focal Point for congressional investigators. Clark drafted this letter to georgia officials telling them doj found evidence of Voting Irregularities in several states affecting the outcome when the department had not. Rosen and donahue stopped the letter from being sent, but clarks efforts to back up trumps false claims didnt end there. Sources tell Cnn Clark insisted that chinese intelligence used special kinds of they are mom meters to change votes. Clark wouldnt believe it. And lawmakers are dropping hints that clark might not have been the only one assisting trumps efforts. Well, it may have been more than just jeffrey clark. It may have been others in the trump orbit, and thats the focus of our investigation going forward. Are you worried that there were sitting Members Of Congress who were involved in this . It is a legitimate question. So far it is unclear exactly who clark interacted with. Clarks representatives are declining to comment. Wolf, we have learned that Rosen And Donahue in their testimony, they did detail some of those interactions between clark and republican Congressman Scott Perty out of pennsylvania. We know that perry introduced clark to trump but no comments from the congressman. In the meantime Senator Durbin announced the next witness will be Vijay Poc who resigned right after that Phone Call was announced. He could offer some details about why he resigned so abruptly and maybe even if he was pressured. Lots going on right now. We know a lot, but we will know a lot, lot more. We will. Jessica, thank you very much. Lets discuss this more with Senator Chris Kuntz of delaware. Senator, thanks so much for joining us. Based on the testimony before your committee so far, do you see potential evidence of a crime . Well, it is an ongoing investigation, wolf, so im not going to leap to conclusions just yet, but this is deeply troubling. Further detailed evidence of President Trumps direct involvement in trying to muscle the doj and its acting senior leadership in the very waning days of his administration to take acts that would have violated their oaths, to take steps that frankly would have allowed him to overturn the election. So as Senator Blumenthal and Chairman Durbin have suggested, this is an investigation we have to continue. We have to be rigorous and thorough and then go where the evidence leads us. I think so far its already been uncovered through the Testimony By Rosen is striking. It certainly is. And for all practical purposes, the Coup Attempt in the United States infoulded inside the u. S. Justice department. Is it a mistake, do you believe, senator, for the current attorney general Merrick Garland to take whats being described as a hands off approach and really leave a lot of all of this investigatory material up to the u. S. Congress . Well, the u. S. Congress has the ability to investigate. But we dont have anything like the tools the department of justice has. And its my hope that if we develop even more details, such as i believe we will given what we have already heard, that the department of justice will take another hard look at whether this isnt evidence of significant irregular or even criminal activity. Yeah. These investigations into a possible Criminal Coup are only just beginning. I will say that. Lets turn to infrastructure here in the United States, which is so desperately needed. The bipartisan bill, 1. 2 trillion is on track to pass in the senate in the next few hours, but this is going, at least right now, nowhere In The House without that 3. 5 trillion reconciliation bill, a separate piece of legislation that only democrats support. Will that Price Tag have to come down to get, lets say, some moderate senate democrats on board . Lets take a moment and celebrate the fact that last night by a vote of 68, democrats and republicans, we were able to get to a place where we are certain that we will pass the bipartisan Infrastructure Bill likely tomorrow morning. I think in The End you will get 20 republican votes and all 50 democrats. This is going to make the biggest investment in infrastructure in a generation, and it will create at least 650,000 new high skilled high paying jobs as we connect tens of millions of americans to broadband, as we replace lead pipes and as we rebuild dams and airports, bridges and tunnels and roads all across our country. That is a significant accomplishment and it proves out President Bidens thesis, that we are able to do big things in this country and that this congress is able to help advance President Bidens agenda. The next bill that we will immediately move to is the much broader 3. 5 trillion bill that will cut the costs facing working families. It will lower costs for Day Care and child care, for higher education. It will cut costs for Prescription Drugs, and it will be the biggest middle Class Tax Cut in decades. Im excited for us to take up and pass that bill. Wolf, i believe that will get 50 votes. That will begin weeks and weeks of work here in the senate for us to put together the bill that will ultimately go over to the house some time this fall and that i believe will get 50 votes the second time that we take up the finished package and send it over. So you think moderate democrats in the senate like Manchin And Chrikriyrsten Sinem Vote for that . And then well have to see. It is going to be a massive undertaking. There will be a lot of work on several different committees to design exactly how it is that were going to reduce costs for Prescription Drugs or Day Care, how we will help deliver on President Bidens bold climate promises. There was an alarming report out today looking at climate change, calling on us to take far more decisive action. While there is important pieces of climate work in this Infrastructure Bill, we need to do more, and that will be an important part of this much broader, much Bolder Bill that we will be taking up over the coming weeks. We will have the votes in the senate. Well see what happens In The House. Thank you for joining us. Thank you, wolf. Top aids are urging the new York Governor to resign as he faces possible impeachment over multiple allegations of sexual harassment. But sources are telling us hes in, quote, a Fighting Mood. If you have obstructive Sleep Apnea and youre often tired during the day, you could be missing out on amazing things. Sunosi can help you stay awake for them. Once Daily Sunosi improves wakefulness in adults with excessive daytime sleepiness due to obstructive Sleep Apnea. Sunosi worked for up to nine hours at 12 weeks in a clinical study. 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Were getting new insight into new York Governor Andrew Cuomos defiance as allies are urging him to resign and State Legislatures discuss his potential impeachment. Cnn national correspondent is covering this story for us. We had a historic moment in our states history. Reporter Andrew Cuomo possibly facing an impeachment trial. The State Net to discuss a Time Line following an explosive report alleging Sexual Misconduct by the governor. Our goal is now to bring this matter to a conclusion. Reporter the meeting comes hours after this. What he did to me was a crime. He broke the law. Reporter the woman identified as executive Assistant Number one in the ags report revealing her identity. I know the truth. He knows the truth. 32yearold who still works in the administration spoke to Cbs News and the Albany Times Union about the Sexual Misconduct she says she endured by the governor. I then felt, while taking the selfie, his hand go down my back on to my butt and he started rubbing it. Not sliding it, not, you know, quickly brushing over it, rubbing my butt. Then a second incident occurred last november. Thats when he put his hand up my blouse and cupped my breast over my bra. I exactly remember looking down, seeing his hand, which is a large hand, thinking to myself, oh, my god. This is happening . Reporter she is one of at least 11 women who the ags report found cuomo sexually harassed over the last seven years. The governor also stopped short of recommending criminal prosecution. The Albany County Sheriffs Department is now investigating his accusations after she filed a criminal complaint last week. To me and the other women that he did this to, it was not normal. It was not welcomed. And it was certainly not consensual. Reporter Cuomos Team did not comment on the interview, but his personal attorney spoke about the accusations on cnn this weekend. I will be quite clear. The executive Assistant Number one, he did not grope her. Reporter and the governor denied the allegations laid nut of the report on a Video Statement tuesday. The Interview Airing just hours after the governors top aid resigned. Its like an Atom Bomb dropping in the governors internirkle. Reporter seen as one of the governors most loyal confidants was mentioned as participating in retaliation against at least one of cuomos accusers. She has not standed to those allegations, calling the past two years, quote, emotionally and mentally trying, adding, i am forever grateful for the opportunity to have worked with such talented and committed colleagues on behalf of our state. Her statement notably did not mention the governor. And the Governor Hasnt been seen in public recently. And he hasnt really released any responses to all these accusations since last week. Were told, though, he is in a Fighting Mood, wolf. His allies spent the last weekend with him trying to convince him to resign, believing really he does havent a path forward in this, although, were hearing cuomo is steadfast, that he doesnt want to go anywhere and he needs more time. This coming as this deadline is Coming Up this friday, wolf, when cuomos attorneys are set to hand in all the investigative material they would like the Assembly Members to look at in that probe. Wolf . All right. Thank you very much. Lets bring in cnn legal analyst, a former federal prosecutor Jennifer Rogers along with Albany Reporter for New York one. Walk us through how the Impeachment Process in albany is progressing. What is the sentiment among State Lawmakers right now . You know, i think people who are critics of the governor, wolf, will be disappointed a little bit in this Impeachment Investigation and the process as it unfolds. It will be deliberative. The body is designed to move slowly. They will move towards drafting articles of impeachment and voting on them on the floor. But it will not get there quite as quickly. Jennifer, you just heard a firsthand account from one of cuomos accusers who filed a criminal complaint against him. How strong is her case . Well, its hard to say, wolf, because what we have seen in the report was evidence it was considered under a civil standard, so when we saw that the Report Investigators credited her her narrative and said that he did harass her and he did grope her, that wasnt a beyond a reasonable doubt standard. So we really need to see under whats in the report. You need to see the underlying materials, the interview materials. And then the d. A. In Albany County will have to meet with her personally, assess her credibility and think about whether they can get that heightened standard of proof and whether it is worth the resources to go after the governor of New York for a misdemeanor offense. We have a lot to consider here, obviously the fact she was credited by those investigators is a good start, but it doesnt get them all the way to a criminal charge. As you know top Cuomo Aid who was mentioned throughout the attorney Generals Report has now resigned. Can you give us a sense of the power she wielded and what her departure means . Well, Melissa Derosa was the highest ranking official. She basically ran the Governors Office and in many respects ran State Government here in New York. She was the governors most trusted aid. I know from dealing with her she was both liked and very much feared by reporters. You also knew when you were talking to her, that was as good as talking to cuomo himself because they saw Eye To eye. The loss was really astounding. We found out about this last night. We certainly thought that one of the last people remaining standing with the governor would have been Melissa Derosa. Something about the report spooked her and she wanted out, wolf. Which is very dramatic indeed. Jennifer, there are 11 women where claims are specifically detailed in the State Attorney Generals Report. When you look at the totality of governor cuomos legal exposure right now, what stands out to you . Well, you know, it is hard to say. Hes got this criminal possibility. I think the civil exposure, though, is huge because not only do you have the 11 women whose narratives were credited by the investigators, but you have all of the other people who worked in the governor in this atmosphere they found was toxic and was an atmosphere of intimidation and harassment. It is not as if it is limited to these 11 women. It is much, much broader than that. So there is certainly that. And then of course impeachment. So hes got it coming from all sides. There is a lot of exposure on at least two of those three fronts. Thank you so both of you. Just ahead, congresswoman speaking about her deepest fears during the capitol insurrection. 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And i didnt think that i was just going to be killed. I thought other things were going to happen to me as well. So it sounds like what you are telling me right now is that you didnt only think that you were going to die. You thought you were going to be raped . Yeah. I thought i was. Dana is joining us right now. January 6th was clearly a traumatic day for representative ocasiocortez. What else did she tell you about the attack there . First, context for what she just said. She told me about so many threats that she had gotten really when she was first elected but leading up to January 6th. So that was in the back of her mind on that day. She was fearful already. Secondly, she talked more about the fact that shes a survivor of sexual assault. So thats another reason why that was going through her mind, because of the trauma that she still has from what happened to her. She told me it was in her early 20s. So all of those things combined led her to be extremely fearful on jan 6th. It is just a reminder, again, all of these people who recover, they are Human Beings and never more so than when they were so vulnerable on that day. What else can we expect to hear from you . Well, you know, she was elected in a very, very surprise way and in the primary contest you remember more than she years ago she beat a member of the democratic leadership, always talked about to be a speaker of the house, maybe even a successor to nancy pelosi. And she talked about what it was like when she came to washington and especially when she was dealing with her fellow democrats and how chilly the reception was. I saw that you said once that i think a lot of people, including my democratic colleague, believed the Fox News Version of me. Yeah, yeah. I mean, it was my first term was very painful. It was very, very painful. And, you know, i came in and i am seated an incumbent that, while may not have been very Rez Gnat in our community, was very popular inside those, you know, smokefilled rooms. And so i took away a friend. And i walked in to a very cold environment, even within my own party. And shes right. Joe crawley was and still in incredibly popular here in washington among a lot of democrats. And what i really tried to do here is to show, again, the Human Being behind the Sound Byte and there are a few politicians right now who are more viewed through a prism of a love her or hate her. And she recognizes that. We walked through the bronx and we got to see what that was like. Im really looking forward to that program tonight. Thanks, wolf. Thank you so much for doing this. Really appreciate it very much. Be sure to join dana for her special Being Aoc only here on cnn. 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As wolf mentioned, Ron Desantis threatened to withhold salaries of School Leaders in florida who want to impose their own Mask Mandates and other high profile republicans are ramping up their anti vax, Anti Masking offensives. Tonight, Georgia Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene spreading more misinformation claiming on twitter that many people who got the Pfizer Vaccine say they are getting sick with covid19. Greene saying of the Pfizer Vaccine, quote it should not wibe approved or mandated. This comes as greene suggested public officials encouraging vaccinations could be shot. You lucky people here in alabama might get a knock on your door because i hear alabama might be one of the most unvaccinated states in the nation. Well, Joe Biden wants to come talk to you guys. Dont do that. Hes going to be sending one of his Police State friends to your front door. What they dont know is in the south we all love our second amendment rights. [ cheers ] and were not real big on strangers showing up on our front door, are we . They might not like the welcome they get. Republican Senator Rand Paul tweeted out this video to his followers regarding the cdcs latest guidelines on mask wearing. Its time for us to resist. They Cant Arrest all of us. They cant keep all of your kids home from school. They cant keep ever Government Building closed. No one should follow the cdcs anti science Mask Mandates. When you have people in a position of authority such as a senator who is also an m. D. , its tempting to say well, that person knows what hes talking about even though what hes saying counters the message of basically every public health and medical organization and is really damaging. Florida governor Ron Desantis is entrenched in a legal battle to block businesses from Vaccine Passports in schools for Mask Mandates. Today Desantis Office threatened to withhold the salaries of teachers that defy a Florida Law that bans Mask Mandates in schools. One senator from his party pushes back on the Florida Governor. I disagree with Governor Desantis. If my hospitals fall and my Vaccination Rate is low and Infection Rate is going crazy. We should allow it. Coronavirus cases and deaths spike. They think that the biggest energy in the party is in that Trump Base and that Trump Wing that is looking to resist anything thats coming from the biden administration and unconcerned even as the Delta Variant continues to run through the unvaccinated community. Analysts point out there are republican leaders like Mitch Mcconnell and Alabama Governor Kay ivy that have been outspoken supporters of the vaccine but people lmcconnell and ivy are outliers and the anti maskers and anti republicans are scoring big messages. Very disturbing, thank you very much. More News Right after this. 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Finally tonight, we want to share our excitement as we begin the 17th year of the Situation Room. This program was launched on august 8th, 2005 and brought a new Look And Urgency to television news. Im Wolf Blitzer and youre the Situation Room where News And Information from Around The World arrives at one place simultaneously. On these screens behind me, data feeds coming in cnn. Com, other Information Crossing in in realtime. And happening right now, were watching several stories Around The World. I remember that day well. Thanks to everyone who works on this show. Thanks to you, our viewers, as well. We look forward to reporting the news for many years to come. Erin Burnett Outfront starts right now. Outfront next, Floridas Governor upping the ante in the fight over masks and warning officials in the covid ravaged state their paychecks are in jeopardy if they defy mandates. Governor cuomo seems to be in a Fighting Mood as allies call on him to resign. He says he needs more time. For what . His attorney is outfront. How far he went to overturn the election and the stunning testimony isnt done yet. Lets go outfront. Good evening. Im erica