president, targeting july 4th for when americans can gather in small groups. that will make this independence day something truly special, where we not only mark our independence as a nation, but we begin to mark our independence from this virus. and joining me now is the most trusted figure in the country on this subject. it s dr. anthony fauci, the director of the national institute of allergy and infectious diseases. dr. fauci, welcome back to meet the press. thank you, chuck. good to be with you. so, a year ago, literally this date, you were out there warning us. we were all contemplating how bad this would be. but i don t think anybody, any civilian thought, oh, we re going to be this is going to be a year at the time. what would you tell yourself from a year ago of what to expect and how shocked have you been about what this year s been like? you know, chuck, i knew it was going to be bad. and you know, just a couple of days ago last year, i said at a cong