being overly cautious, particularly when it comes to air travel. we re learning about what into the decision by the cdc. joining me now is jeremy diamond at the house with much more on this. what are you learning? reporter: well it appears that the cdc did consider the possibility of changing these travel restrictions, but ultimately decided not to do that. two federal health officials telling kaitlan collins that the possibility of changing travel recommendations was discussed but there was never really any real momentum behind the idea of changing those travel restrictions right now. but right now really is the operative word here because these are interim guidelines by the cdc. and the cdc director rashiel walensky made that very clear yesterday as she announced the new guidelines. we saw new guidelines here in terms of how individuals who have been vaccinated could interact with one another as well as others in low risk settings in terms of removing masks but they did n
Cars. We start this hour with the passing of representative john lewis of georgia. Lion of the Civil Rights Movement, and the conscience of congress. Lewis served for more than 30 years in congress ask. Before that, he was beaten and arrested countless times in his role as charismatic young leader in the struggle for racial equality. Upon his passing nancy pelosi wrote his goodness faith and bravery transformed our nation. Former president barack obama said he loved this country owe much. For more now, nbcs geoff bennett. Congressman john lewis was often called the conscious of congress. Known as a moral lead who are commanded respects from democrats and republicans. Seen as one of the last unifying forces in national police. Lewis was one of ten children born the share croppers in rural alabama in 1940. He grew up on his familys farm and attended segregated public schools. Lewis said he was inspired as a young byebye the activism surrounding the montgomery bus boycott and is your moni