Republican negotiator of the deal, senator rob portman, who joins me exclusively, next. Plus on the road. Democrats go local to promote voting rights. There are many routes to success here. But roadblocks remain in the senate. So, how will anything change? i ll speak to the committee chair holding that hearing, senator amy klobuchar, ahead. Hello, i m dana bash in washington where the state of our union is seeing red. Coronavirus cases are surging across the country once again, as the highly contagious delta variant spreads. All 50 states and washington, d. C. Are now seeing a rise in cases. That s the first time that has happened since january. As many of us know by now, the covid vaccines are extraordinarily effective at preventing serious disease and 99% of those who are now dying of covid are unvaccinated. This new wave did not have to happen. The united states is a country where the vaccine is readily available and free, yet less than half of the u. S. Population is fully vaccinat
new variant. have they had a booster shot yet? to my knowledge no. reporter: they returned to the united states on november 22nd and tested positive a week later and isolating as close contacts are being traced and tested. all close contacts thus far have tested negative. reporter: the news coming as the cdc prepares to tighten testing restrictions on all travelers entering the united states shortening the time frame for a negative test from 72 hours to 24. this person, i mean, did what we hope other people would do. they got off and as soon as they became symptomatic, they went and got tested and it was positive. reporter: a mandatory quarantine not under consideration as dr. fauci is calling on the 100 million eligible americans who have yet to get boosted to do so. if you look at the peak following the third shot boost, it goes way up here. reporter: fauci warning not to wait for a omicron tailored booster shot. the mistake people make is to say let me
ex-president it all but ensures that special counsel jack smith will hear from the key witness who none of the other investigations into the trump cou plot not the fulton county d.a. has ever heard from under oath we re, of course, talking about mike pence a ruling handed down wednesday night by a federal appeals court rejects an emergency request by trump to block mike pence s testimony. new york times reports this, quote, the 11th hour ruling by the u.s. court of appeals for the district of colombia paves the way for mr. pence to appear before the federal grand jury as early as this week the ex-president has a few legal options left including an appeal to the supreme court but as nbc news reports, quote, in previous instances, where appeals sent senior aides must testify, his legal team has opted no the to fight the decision further and those witnesses have quickly appeared before the grand jury and trump s argument that executive privilege prevents pence or any of his ai
ukrainian territory in the country s east. the biden administration says if beijing does provide weapons it will pay a real cost. we re not just making direct threats, we re just laying out the stakes and consequences how things will infold. and we are doing that clearly and specifically behind closed doors. cnn white house correspondent jeremy diamond joins us now, so, jeremy, some intense discussions as we go going on behind closed doors. any idea how imminent this potential for china could be? well, bianna, it s been clear, china has been weighing this for several months or so. but we re seeing over the last week, u.s. officials publicly and privately conveying to china there would be severe consequences if they do indeed move forward with providing lethal aid to russia. we do know china has provided nonlethal aid, body armor, helmets but u.s. intelligence now believes china is considering presenting russia with drones and ammunition. and there are questions about th
charity. all right. thanks for joining us this morning. thank you. good morning, and welcome, today, we re asking as donald trump plans for a second term become clearer, would his return to power be dangerous for the country? then, following president biden s summit this week with china s president xi, how close is too close when it comes to u.s. china relations and the new twist on the yearly debate that pits neighbor against neighbor. when to start decorating for christmas. our group is here, ready to go, sit back, grab your coffee, and let s talk about it. donald trump isn t known for holding back. and when it comes to his plans for a second term, we re learning more every day. it s likely to be tougher than his first go-around. more radical. some even say more authoritarian. we pledge to you that we will root out the radical left thugs that live like vermin within the confines of our country. donald trump warning his political opponents he s coming for t