he does the top of the hour i m brianna skeerl. in moments president biden and vice-president kamala harris will visit the cdc as they set guidelines for reopening schools safely. one big change is the six feet of social zanlsing is becoming three for elementary school students. for middle school children and older in communities with higher transmission rates, six feet is still recommended. and moments ago, the cdc director emphasized masks are a must no matter the age of the student. i want to emphasize that these recommendations are specific to students in classrooms with universal mask wearing. cdc continues to recommend at least six feet of distance between teachers and staff and other adults in the school buildings and between the adults and students. let s go to atlanta now where cnn s jeff zeleny is. we know, jeff that the president and vice-president use the time in atlanta to meet with asian-american leaders following that devastating shooting spree that killed
the latest development addresses but doesn t fully answer a question we raised last night, why would the president publicize the raids before the fact? announcing when they were to begin, destroying the element of surprise and potentially jeopardizing operations or even the safety of the people carrying them out. well the answer is from an operational standpoint there there is no answer. the senior administration official describing the president s actions as quote head scratching. however, there is an answer if you view this through the lens of politics and power. namely the point of the exercise is not operational success as such but sowing fear and a chance for the president to prove to his base he is tough on undocumented immigrants. the fear being sown is not among those deported but among families as well pb fear of being broken up, losing a parents ob both parents or spouse. fear of children being sent to the county facilities ultimately foster care. keeping him honest, the admi