change. david singer, david epstein, all coming up. but first declaring independence from the virus. that s probably more of a question than a statement. noting traveling is surpassing pre-covid levels. it signals the return of the city s air show. a roaring comeback, the best kind of story to tell. but you know what i m going to say next, right? other headlines from the region reflect the pandemic s continued grip, specifically its grip on americans who are not vaccinated. on this holiday weekend, it s true, many communities are able to declare independence from covid-19, but others still are not. only 20 states have reached president biden s july 4th goal of having 70% of americans vaccinated with at least one dose. and let s be clear, they re mostly blue states. a brand new washington post polling shows a huge divide that exists between political parties. quote, 86% of democrats have received at least one shot of the vaccine compared to only 45% of americans. a 40-point
back to washington over the next several hours, you can see the aftereffects of that motorcade right there. jeff zeleny, you were listening as carefully as anyone. what did you think? it was clear when president biden was asking kaitlan s question, he s not confident of putin s behavior, but he is confident in his new role, as he s been traveling across europe, he s leading his first foreign trip, declaring it a success or at least on the pathway to it, but the reality is, as he said himself, we will not know if it s a success in the next three months, six months to see if russia changes its behavior. it s striking to see his confidence in his approach, in his tone, as he handles all of this. he did not go point by point rue butting everything that vladimir putin said. there was a discussion among white house aides what he should talk about, but in the end he talked about essentially what he had planned to going into it. you know, certainly he was comfortable in that moment
and the queen was heard cracking jokes during a photo-op. joe biden is the 13th u.s. president the queen has met. just days from now, the highly anticipated meeting between president biden and vladimir putin after a wave of cyberattacks launched from russia. in an exclusive interview, putin denies knowing anything about the attacks and compares trump to biden. translator: we have a bilateral relationship that s deteriorated to its lowest point in recent years. former president, mr. trump, is a talented individual. president biden is dramatically different. it s my greatest hope, yes, there s some advantages and disadvantages. hanging over all the meetings, the climate pry sis. carbon dioxide at its highest levels in the atmosphere and poor nations bearing the brun of it. prince charles called on allies to do more. can we once again literally put the wind in our sails and win the battle against climate change? the scale of the challenge is immense. the window of opport
we meet with the eyes of america upon us. is he back on stop of the world stage or or we in a post-american world? i will talk to the president s national security adviser jake sullivan. american leadership has to have a different character. about that place progress on climate change, concerns over china s military buildup, and much more. and a tv personality whose views veer to the far right, and eyeing running for president. i m not talking about donald trump, rather francis eric zemmour. he will tell us how this french funded op-ed will help us transform politics. but first my take. believe it or not there s real good news on the climate front this week. approximately 100 countries announced an agreement to cut methane emissions 20% by 2030, closing the glaring gap in climate policy. they also pledge to end deforestation in that time frame, with funds to back it up. defooration produces about 10% of the world s carbon emissions. the private secretary continu