You watching here in the united states, canada and around the world, i m kim brunhuber, this is cnn newsroom. Here in the u. S. The latest covid19 guidance is sparking hope that the beginning of the end of the pandemic is finally here. The cdc announced thursday that fully vaccinated people can now ditch their masks in most cases, both indoors and outdoors, it s the biggest step toward normalcy that the u. S. Has taken in more than a year. President joe biden celebrated the news at the white house and called on vaccinated americans to take off their masks and smile. If you re fully vaccinated and can take your mask off, you ve earned the right to do something that americans are known for all around the world, greeting others with a smile. With a smile. So it s a good day for the country. Mask guidance opens up a path to wider reopening of workplaces as well as schools, but while a return to prepandemic life might seem within striking distance, many challenges remain including the task
lawmakers today as they get ready to go back to work tomorrow, with president biden s infrastructure program looming large? reporter: lindsey, as the white house tries to sell this plan, we re getting criticism from both sides on capitol hill, lawmakers taking issue with the scope of the plan and breaking it down into a couple of key areas, republicans are saying they don t like this is putting excess spending into things they don t consider traditional infrastructure like caring for the elderly and climate change. they say it should be focused on roads and bridges. those are issues that those republican members say they would be behind and are open to negotiating. but the other critical element here is that moderate democrats also carry a lot of weight in how these negotiations are going to move forward. that linchpin of senator joe manchin, who has issue with using the corporate tax rates, republicans say they don t want that to be raised. manchin says he would be okay wi
exhibition at the prestigious tate britain museum of the work of the british caribbean artist and film maker sir isaacjulien. it is a sweeping showcase of his four decade career. his subject matter explores some of the most divisive issues of our age migration, racism and sexuality. as a prominent gay, black man, how far does isaacjulien use his art to advance such causes? sir isaacjulien, welcome to hardtalk. thank you, zeinab. how would you describe your artistic work? because it embodies a whole range of visual arts photographs, drawings, art installations, experimental videos and documentaries. it sounds pretty eclectic. well, i guess you could say i m someone who started making films, and i was very drawn to film making at an early age but then i went to art school. and going to art school, you re exposed to so many different sort of forms. i became so excited, really, as an art student, that i wanted to encapsulate all those forms. so, in a way, film, moving image
exhibition at the prestigious tate britain museum of the work of the british caribbean artist and film maker sir isaacjulien. it is a sweeping showcase of his four decade career. his subject matter explores some of the most divisive issues of our age migration, racism and sexuality. as a prominent gay, black man, how far does isaacjulien use his art to advance such causes? sir isaacjulien, welcome to hardtalk. thank you, zeinab. how would you describe your artistic work? because it embodies a whole range of visual arts photographs, drawings, art installations, experimental videos and documentaries. it sounds pretty eclectic. well, i guess you could say i m someone who started making films, and i was very drawn to film making at an early age but then i went to art school. and going to art school, you re exposed to so many different sort of forms. i became so excited, really, as an art student, that i wanted to encapsulate all those forms. so, in a way, film, moving image
hello i m sumi somaskanda. welcome to our show. let s take you straight to live pictures from hiroshima, where world leaders are meeting for the g7 summit. at the moment we know that they have already arrived as nick marsh just mentioned, have already arrived as nick marshjust mentioned, we have seen some of the leader is going on, they are expected to exit now and lay a wreath at the hiroshima peace memorial park and there we see them, president biden and the japanese prime minister fumio kishida there as well. the european commission president ursula von der leyen just behind them. again, this is a poignant moment as we just heard from nick marsh there and there of course we saw all of there of course we saw all of the leaders, rishi sunak and the leaders, rishi sunak and the german chancellor olaf scholz. we also see the french president emmanuel macron there and the european council president shall michelle as well as the italian prime minister. we see all of those leader