Begin in midseptember. The new york times says the president pressed biden for an immediate start. Why isn t that a bigger story. General austin says it s because the fda hasn t permanently approved the vaccine. I think most people are worried, that s why i m hoping that the fda will say that we permanently ayou prove of approve of these vaccines. Howie: the fda s been foot dragging for months, even though it s fine for 160 million americans having gotten full doses. Anthony fauci says the emergency approval just a technicality but it s deterring many people from getting the vaccines. Nobody s saying biden should overrule the fda on science. But can he press the slowmoving bureaucrats that he hasn t nominated an fda commissioner to speed up what they plan to do may way. The anyway. The media should be asking these questions every day especially in a war time situation. I m howard kurtz and this is media buzz. Howie: the lightning quick collapse of the afghan military as the taliban mar
Probe. And a shocker at the summer games, simone biles withdraws from the gold medal event as team usa falls to russia. What s behind the move by perhaps the greatest gymnast of all time? welcome to the lead. I m jake tapper. And we start with breaking news in our health lead. A major announcement just moments ago that should give pause to every person vaccinated or not about the state of this pandemic in the united states. First, the centers for disease control and prevention, the cdc, is revising its mask guidance. They re now recommending those in high or substantial virus transmission areas, even those who are fully vaccinated, wear a mask again when you are indoors. Right now nearly twothirds of all u. S. Counties are considered higher or substantial transmission areas. So that new indoor mask guidance also applies to schools. The cdc says all students, all faculty, all staff in k12 schools even those who are vaccinated, should wear a mask. Here s the cdc director just moment ago.
In mexico. U. S. President joe biden is getting support from g7 allies for a sweeping tax overhaul targeting multinational corporations. Great to have you along this hour. Thanks for joining me. We begin in the united states where we re hearing from both sides of the debate after a federal judge threw out the nation s firstever ban on assault weapons. House speaker nancy pelosi says the ruling is deeply flawed and poses a clear and serious threat to public safety. She s calls for gun reform legislation to be passed immediately. The national rifle association is praising the judge s decision calling it well reasoned. But victims and survivors of gun violence across the country feel betrayed by the court. Here s paolo an definitely. Reporter: california s ban on certain semiautomatic rifles has weathered decades of opposition, until now. San diego u. S. District judge roger benitez ruled to overturn it. Passed in 1989 on the heels of a school shoot that left five children dead, the law t
To china. Good to have you with us. Manhattan s top prosecutor has convened a grand jury to decide whether to indict former u. S. President donald trump. That is according to the washington post. Those indictments might happen if the da presents criminal charges in its investigation into the trump organization. The expresident on tuesday again repeated claims that he is the victim of a witchhunt. Cnn s cara scannell has the details now from new york. Reporter: the washington post reporting that the manhattan district attorney s office has convened a special grand jury to hear evidence in its longrunning investigation of donald trump and the trump organization. The image of the grand jury marks a significant turn and suggests prosecutors believe they have some evidence of a crime. According to the post, the grand jury will sit three days a week for six months, it will also hear other cases and is not exclusively focused on the trump investigation, but the sitting of a special grand jury
in a statement released earlier, princess anne said her father has left a legacy that would inspire. we ll continue look at the tributes being paid. also ahead. one day more lockdown easing in england will see outdoor hospitality, shops and hairdressers reopen tomorrow. in india, hospitals struggle to cope with the second wave of covid and more than 150,000 new cases in 2a hours. after seven nominations could the british film rocks dominate the baftas tonight? and coming up on sportsday twojesse lingard goals help west ham beat leicester, moving them back into fourth place in the premier league. good afternoon. the duke of edinburgh has been remembered today in a service at canterbury cathedral led by the archbishop of canterbury. at windsor, members of the royal family attended a private service this morning, speaking afterwards about the impact of the death of the duke who prince andrew described as the grandfather of the nation . he said the queen had describe