Not backing down against trump. Congresswoman Liz Cheney, the number three republican In The House, calling trumps Big Lie of Election Fraud Poison for our democracy and saying we should not whitewash the capitol insurrection. Police in Elizabeth City, north carolina, arresting Protesters Tonight hours after the funeral of Andrew Brown jr. , who was shot to death by police. Protesters demanding release of the Body Cam video. And the battle against covid. The daily number of cases and deaths in the u. S. Now only onefifth of what they were during the worst days of the pandemic in january. Joining me now, cnn senior political analysts Ron Brownstein and kirsten powers, also scott jennings. A former Special Assistant to president george w. Bush. Good to see all of you. Welcome one and all. Scott, im going to start with you. So these Liz Cheney comments are so extraordinary. This is what sources tell our jamie gangel. I quote. We cant rebuild the party of the conservative movement on a fou
And still be rich enough to own, well, everything. Well examine the billion dollar breakup. A very good morning to our viewers in the United States and around the world, its tuesday, may 4th. And a potential Game Changer as America Races to vaccinate and return to normal. Cnn has learned the fda plans to authorize the Pfizer Vaccine for children and teenagers between the ages of 12 and 15 by next week. Right now, Pfizer And Moderna are both testing their vaccines in children as young as 6 months. They expect to ask the fda for Emergency Use Authorization covering infants and younger children later this year. This is a huge development for millions of american families, families like mine as they prepare for the upcoming school year. I was driving with one of my sons when the news came out yesterday. His reaction was, awesome. It comes as the pace of vaccinations in the United States is slowing down, just over 2 Million shots a day. Cnns Elizabeth Cohen joins us this morning. Elizabeth,
The time, you know, at the height of this were the most restrictive in the country. Yeah. You think a year ago, jim, and just how brutally terrifying the world was at that point with the Infection Rates here in New Jersey just astronomical. And in New York and connecticut. And today just a few percentage points, the vaccinations are way up. So we can start to get back to life as normal. I mean just personally this is the first time ive gone, you know, im vaccinated. The crew is vaccinated. I cannot wear the mask on camera. I can just have it in case i go in somewhere. It is different world compared to just a year ago. And now because of all of that, starting on may 19th, were going to start seeing a lot of these restrictions go away. All those restrictions on outdoor activities, those will go away starting may 19th. Restaurants will be able to operate to the fullest they can as long as tables can stay six feet away from each other. Theyre going to lift restrictions on indoor gatherings
Outfront tonight, cheney verses trump. Cheney today met Behind Closed Doors at the republican conference and tore into the president and his lies about the election. We Cant Whitewash what happened on January 6th to perpetuate trumps Big Lie. What he did on January 6th is a line that cant be crossed. Stunning remarks by the highest republican woman In The House. Just by saying those, she could lose her leadership. Cheney could lose her vote and take out of leadership. Kevin mccarthy quotes furious of cheney. The 2020 election was not stolen. Anyone who claims it is is spreading the big Law And Paysonpa Payspa Payspa Payspa poisoning our system. The fraudulent of the 2020 election known as capped, the Big Lie. Trump is doing what he succeeding his own life. He knows the word the Big Lie refers to trumps election. And it did not stop there. He released another statement calling Cheney A Warmonger claiming she will never run in another election again. The president and many around him pus
Torn apart at the border. Hundreds, hundreds more are waiting. Ill ask the secretary of the department of Homeland Security how much longer this painful process could take. Welcome to the lead. Im jake tapper, and we begin with the politics lead. The rift between republican Congresswoman Lid Cheney of wyoming who insist on telling the truth about the election be a the January 6th insurrection and the republican Party Leaders and officials who insift on lying about those issues to the american people. That rift is hitting a boiling point. Today its taking direct aim at yet another false claim from President Trump about the election. Congresswoman cheney tweeted, quote, the 2020 president ial election was not stolen. Anyone who claims it was is spreading the Big Lie, turning their back on the rule of Law And Poisoning our democratic system, unquote. Cheney had already upset republican Party Leaders for criticizing trumps months of lying about the election for voting to hold him accountab