constitutional rights to vote. we have come too far and fought too hard to see everything systematically dismantled and restricted by those who wish to silence us. be assured this is just the beginning. this is our power, our message. beatty isn t the only lawmaker sounding the alarm this week. as we ve been reporting the delegation of texas lawmakers remains in the nation s capital pressing for something, in their own words, anything on voting rights. but here s the blunt and ugly and tragic truth. it isn t working. the washington post reports that while many democrats insist passing a voting rights bill remains a top priority in the coming weeks, schumer and others have said failure is not an option. momentum on capitol hill has shifted away from the voting rights push following a failed test vote last month. the dynamics were on display when president biden arrived at the capitol for his first in-person lunch. a meeting that was largely devoted to the massive multitrilli
anguish after a prop gun accident on a movie set that killed one person and sent another to the hospital. and we begin this hour with a big news from the cdc. overnight, cdc director rochelle walensky endorsed booster shots for both moderna and johnson & johnson. giving millions of americans more options in fighting the pandemic. at the top of the next hour, the white house covid-19 response team will brief the nation on this news and address the mix and match strategy, which would allow you to get a different vaccine dose for your booster than your initial shot. director walensky was on the today show this morning and here s part of what she had to say. what i would say, as i mentioned with, the vast majority of people will probably select the one that they loirnl received and did really well with. but there may be some people who would prefer a different vaccine, or if you go into a pharmacy and they don t have the vaccine that you originally got, it really is fine to
a good friday morning to you. craig melvin here getting ready for a busy hour. hollywood tragedy. officials say actor and producer alec baldwin fired a prop gun and killed one movie crew member and injured another. what authorities are learning this morning about how all of it went down. and any second now the white house covid-19 response people will be holding a briefing. the briefing comes at the start of a new chapter in our pandemic fight. we now have three booster vaccine options, and we also have new guidance to follow on those boosters. covid protocols are still a flash point in parts of the country. we re on the ground in texas where the governor and the dallas mavericks are facing off over covid requirements for fans. also this hour, president bide en s economic agenda is back in the spotlight. the president pulling back the curtain, giving an inside look at the negotiations over his party s spending bill. you can sense the urgency with the president holding a b
expanded medicaid, and measures to combat climate change which house speaker nancy pelosi says is just not ready for a vote yet even though she had previously promised the two deals would be linked. that test standoff at this hour. speaker pelosi saying she s still shooting for a vote on infrastructure sometime today even though there is a little bit of doubt it has votes to pass. let me remind everybody how wildly popular both measures are among all voters. in a recent pew poll, supporters have a 31-point advantage over opponents. a poll from show nearly two thirds of likely voters support the legislation. over at fox news their numbers show 62% of all voters support this infrastructure bill. also the vast majority of americans support the so-called social spending bill that progressives rallied around as well. the new york times writes this about it, quote, the president and top democrats appeared as far as ever from an agreement but there is a darker reality looming th
voters head to caucus sites tonight. four republican candidates are hoping for their votes. you are watching fox and friends, i m carley shimkus. todd: the train is pulling out today and it ain t stopping until november 5th. donald trump, nikki haley, ron desantis and vivek ramaswamy spent the weekend making their final push. alexandria hoff has more. alexandria: 40 delegates are up for grabs. former president trump has not spent much time in state due to court dates. others are making up that ground. under crooked joe our country is dying, in a position it has never been in. we will make america great again. i beat biden, according to wall street journal and others by 17 points. bring friends and family with you when you do it. i promise you our best days are yet to come. i m running for your issues and your family s issues and to turn this country around. can we get this done? bring it home. if you do your parts, we will do our part to make sure not in a fak