that the risk when you are outdoors, which we have been saying all along is extremely low and if you are vaccinated, it s even lower. so you re going to be hearing about those kinds of recommendations, soon. dr. anthony fauci yesterday with that news on expected updated cdc guidelines on wearing a mask outdoors. good morning and welcome to morning joe. it is monday, april 26th. with us, we have white house reporter with the associated press, jonathan lemire. eddie glaude jr. staff writer at the atlantic music and author of the book twilight of democracy, anne applebaum, and u.s. national editor at the financial times, ed luce joins us. and joe, dr. scarborough was possibly right. i m not a doctor, but i play one on tv. and usually that s bad news for anybody listening. all of these guidelines will catch up with each other. everyone is trying to do the best thing and keep people safe. you ve been hearing from a lot of doctors we ve had on regularly that have been
outfront. tonight, putting it on the table. president biden and vice president harris using martin luther king day to pressure their own party hours before the senate likely takes up voting rights legislation. they are making the case that the saving democracy justifies the end of saving no democracy justifies the means of blowing up the filibuster. attack on our democracy is real from the january 6th insurrection to the onslaught of republicans anti-voting laws. today, our freedom to vote is under assault. despite those warnings, voting rights legislation is most likely destined to fail. the bills are nowhere close to the 60 votes needed in the senate. and martin luther king iii shaming democrats today, saying opposing these voting rights bills means opposing his father. tweeting, quote, i will not accept empty promises in pursuit of my father s dream. i do not want to see photo ops of elected officials if they are not willing to put voting rights over the filibuster.
farther off now than just a few years ago. or nearly 39 years ago when senator zwres he jesse helms of north carolina used the filibuster in his attempt to scuttle the bill making today a national holiday. that was broken with an overwhelming 78-22 vote in a republican-controlled senate. it is hard to imagine such a vote now. tomorrow, the senate will begin did he dee bait on legislation combining two bills already passed by the house, the freedom to vote act and the john lewis voting rights advancement act. john lewis, who marched with dr. king and nearly lost his life for the cause on a bridge in a state that on in very day still celebrates a joint holiday. honoring dr. king, yes, but also robert e. lee, the confederate general. the combined voting rights bill is opposed by republicans, and at least two democrats opposed measures to eliminate a gop filibuster. today in washington, martin luther king iii spoke to the moment. history will be watching what happens tomorrow.
officer diller. we re going to have exclusive details on what happened and what exactly was was said. why? because i actuallymassapeq live in massapequa and i know a lot of people in that area that were theris: e now this.jo the days of scranton, joe, are long gone. last nightcool got joe cool.stau his campaign says that star studded fundraiser right across the street featuring not just hollywood celebrities prd clt obama and clintonet netted $26 million. okay, but get axiost of is describing last night as biden being, quote,he the alpha male on the stagee. with two of the most gifted politicians of our time. again, it happens without us watching. you know, i find it exasperate. and we never get to see that joe biden, even jon stewart feels the frustration. .i you re telling us behindof the scenes he is sharp, full of energy and on top of it and really in control and leading. you should feel that. that would be good to showle to people instead of a tiktok beere he goes.
we re happy you re here and enjoying the morning. and there s a lot going on on. rachel: just a little. will: would you say what we exhibited privately behind scene was act of discipline or lack of discipline? excellent discipline. we did a segment on mark zuckerberg fighting and we have a quarter founder, cheese burgers, fries, nuggets. trying to tell me you didn t eat it. we didn t eat all of it. i thought i was asking you. like half of the quarter founder and then disciplined or not disciplined? i saw him eat half a burger and put it back down. pete: pretty good. rachel: you re training for this. will: horrific. rachel: why good for zuckerberg but bad for pete: more weight to be put on more we re trying to look naturally sync. if you take your shirt off it is rachel: hash browns down there? pete: sausage egg and cheese we would have been done. we are selectively disciplined. will: two weeks away pete and i will be swimming from new jersey to manhattan with