distancing recommendations. i'm jason carroll in new york city. the city has seen an uptick in covid cases. the city's mayor is recommending that anyone who goes inside a public place wear a mask but he stopped short of issuing a mask mandate. some critics are asking why. the mayor says the recommendation is based on data and science. he says strategy going forward is focused on getting more people vaccinated. officials say they believe there are some governors playing politics when it comes to reinstituting mask mandates in their states. a senior administration official telling cnn they believe there are governors out there without naming them that are putting politics above the science when it comes to whether or not to require students to wear masks in schools or people to wear them indoors as the cdc is now recommending in several parts of the united states where cases are rising. they did not name florida's