breaking news. cnn confirming an internal cdc document that warns, quote, the war has changed. the document saying the delta variant may cause more severe illness and spreads as easily as chickenpox. and it warns trust in the vaccine could be undermined by breakthrough cases. it s coming out just hours after president joe biden announced all federal employees need to be vaccinated or submit to regular covid testing. plus republicans on defense, trying to explain where they were, who they spoke to, and why they were wearing body armor on january 6th as a select committee prepares to subpoena key witnesses. i want to get to our breaking news now. the chair of uc san francisco s department of medicine, dr. bob wachter is here, and he has seen the cdc document. doctor, i appreciate you joining us. you got a very early look at this internal cdc presentation warning delta infections are likely more severe. you walked away from it significantly more concerned. tell me
competition in our world. we re gonna watch on his competition for the next couple of weeks and i m excited for. that there is a reason why we love sports because we love meritocratic competition and that is what it is, and if there s a reason we love it, that s why. have a good night. rachel thanks. tonight we are sounding the alarm now is the time to protect the right to vote. everyone s right to vote, not next, week know what s the nonsense. the fraud in arizona not when the next election comes around, but in fact, now. each moment wasted is another moment for republicans to stop more of us from exercising that right. and that s how it s going to go. in a brand-new report, the justice finds that just since the start of this year, 2021, 18 states have passed 30 laws to restrict voting access. 18. we re only halfway through the year. you can bet more coming. last, night president biden reiterated that he would not advocate for getting rid of or weakening the filibu
it is friday in the public reckoning. it may be losses in the long term. plus new cdc mask guidance for kids in school as pfizer pushes for a vaccine booster shot. the cdc and the fda saying not so fast. we ll talk to a governor struggling to get his own state vaccinated. fbi officials are going to help with the investigation into the assassination of haiti s president. welcome to friday. it is meet the press daily. i m chuck todd here in washington. a fence surrounding the capitol put up because of pro-trump extremists. the dismandling of the fence is the most symbolic change since the insurrection six months ago. more substantive in the last six months since the deadly attack, the republican party got more radical and more committed to trumpism, not less. on january 6th, richard burr said in a statement that the president bears responsibility for today s events. he would go on to convict him in the impeachment trial. lindsey graham said that night count me out, enough
republican who faced heat. are republican voters interested in anything than the politics of trump? spencer cox joins me to discuss. plus, full-stop? president biden set to meet and mitch mcconnell not open to compromise. 100% of my focus is on stopping this new administration. where do things stand on biden s agenda? i ll speak to the house majority whip jim clyburn in minutes. hello and happy mother s day. i m jake tapper in washington where the state of our union is grateful that falling space junk decided to spare us. president biden is trying to turn bad news into momentum. the white house says a disappointing jobs report is a clear sign that congress needs to move forward and quickly on biden s $4 trillion infrastructure and families plans. this week the president will host a group of republican senators for negotiations, even as the jobs news has some republican governors undoing a key part of biden s covid response package. those extra $300 federal unemploym
house republicans prepare to say you re fired to r for telling the truth about the former president and the u.s. capitol attacks. liz cheney is not the only republican who faced heat. are republican voters interested in anything other than the politics of trump? utah s republican governor spencer cox joins me to discuss. plus, full stop? president biden set to meet and mitch mcconnell says he s not open to compromise. 100% of my focus is on stopping this new administration. where do things stand on biden s agenda? i ll speak to the house majority whip jim clyburn in moments. hello and happy mother s day. i m jake tapper in washington where the state of our union is grateful that falling space junk decided to spare us. this week president biden is trying to turn bad news into momentum. the white house says a disappointing jobs report is a clear sign that congress needs to move forward and quickly on biden s $4 trillion infrastructure and families plans. this week the