saying they need a million and a half verified. they have already got more than two. they are padding it out to make sure they are going to get there. thanks so much to all of you for joining us. don't forget you can watch "out front." just go to cnn go anytime you want. anderson starts now. a new covid forecast offering hope, but also, a warning against letting our guard down. we begin, though, with the -- the president and vice president who traveled to atlanta, today. they visited the cdc. highlighted the ways, in which it's helping the country stop covid. but their prime focus was on a city, and a country, in need of a different kind of healing. the president tied the two together, today, speaking out against anti-asian violence in the wake of this week's mass killings there. but also, making it clear that words and acts of hatred against asian-americans did not come out of nowhere. >> we are learning, again, what we've always known. words have consequences.

it's the -- it's the coronavirus, full stop. the conversation we had today with the aapi leaders and that we're hearing all across the country is that hate and violence, often, hide in plain sight. it's often met with silence. and that's been seen, throughout our history. but that has to change because our silence is complicity. we cannot be complicit. we have to speak out. we have to act. >> we have more on the story from the white house from cnn's kaitlan collins and amara walker. let's start with kaitlan. so the president wanted to focus on outreach to the asian-american community. he even cancelled another political event. what was the message today? >> well, they didn't want to be focused on politics. that's why they cancelled that event they scheduled before the shooting happened on tuesday night. and i think, really, what you

heard from him especially at the end of his remarks, anderson, was grief for these families of those who were killed. the eight people but also the six who were asian women, where he was talking about not just those who were directly affected by what happened on tuesday. but really, the national conversation this has raised. something that we have been talk about in recent months but that has gotten a lot more attention this week. which is, of course, the uptick in violence and harassment of asian-americans. and so, that was really something that you saw not just president biden but, also, the vice president, vice president harris, talking about as well during those remarks. talking about how asian-americans have been harassed, and bullied and targeted. and even killed, president biden was saying there. talking about what's been going on. really, kind of, tying it all together with the coronavirus pandemic by talking about what he's been doing, the efforts he's been taking, and how he addressed in his nazle address last week. but how this shooting in atlanta brings it all home for everybody. >> president biden did not call the shootings in atlanta a hate crime. >> he didn't and i think we

talked to white house officials about really what steps he was going to take there because there were some in the asian-american community who wanted him to take that step. investigators have not, officers have not, law enforcement has not. they wanted president biden to do so but he held back tonight. and i think it referenced really the conversation he had in the oval office the other day, where he said investigators are not ready to go there, yet. they have not determined the motive. but kind of the way he's been framing this is, yeah, despite the fact that they have not said what the motive of this shooter was, yet. and whether it was driven by the fact that these were asian victims that he was targeting, president biden said, you -- you can't ignore their identities. you can't ignore the facts here of where these businesses were, who owned these businesses. who the victims were by majority given that six of them were asian american women. and so, i think that is what he was really trying to get at in his remarks. >> he did take a moment to address the passage of the covid bill and the voting rights. >> he did. he talked about the coronavirus relief bill. of course, that was really what he was going there, originally, to have.

basically, this bigger, political rally. and he still had a speech that had some political undertones to it. but the way he framed it was how this shooting is tied to what we have seen in this rise in violence against asian-americans which, of course, has been because of the pandemic. which, of course, he is framing by being all tied to signing of that coronavirus relief bill. saying it is going to change things. but the voting rights thing was also interesting because he also met with stacey abrams while he was in georgia. of course, she has been a major advocate for voting rights. it is meaning in georgia right now, which president biden referenced. and he even was thanking voters in georgia saying you are the reason that we could pass the coronavirus relief bill. because, of course, they have that narrowly -- narrow majority in the senate. talking about that. and, of course, talking about that narrow margin that he had over former-president trump in the state. >> kaitlan collins, thanks. more now on the president's marks were received, cnn's amara

walker joins us from atlanta. i'm wondering what reaction you heard from president biden's speech today? >> well, it -- it's a good, first step, anderson. i think, i realized by listening to the speech that i, along with so many of my asian brothers and sisters. we've had so many suppressed feelings of anger, and resentment and sadness for our community which has felt so invisible in overlooked for so long. you know, where we -- we feel like people don't think that we deal with racism. and that's just not the truth. and so, when you have the president and the vice president coming to atlanta. to acknowledge the rise in xenophobia, the racism that asians have been dealing with for so long. and to say, i -- i see you and i understand that this is a community, that's extremely afraid for their safety right now. i think that meant a lot to a lot of people. in the asian community. it did serve as some comfort. but look, at the end of the day, the asian community, anderson, wants concrete solutions. you know, what are you going to do, mr. president?

and all-elected officials, to protect the asian-american community and to prevent these kinds of attacks from happening? and also, encourage asians to come forward, and report crimes against them. because the big picture here is there are language barriers, concerns about immigration status, and the overarching theme, where asians feel like their fears and concerns, are just not taken seriously. and experts will tell you, anderson, that a lot of these sta t statistics are not very accurate. the statistic over 150% increase in hate instance against asians over the past year. experts will tell you that doesn't capture the full picture. >> what is the latest in the investigation? >> so, we did just get some new-surveillance pictures in from a business, right next to young's asian massage there in ackworth. and it appears to show the suspect's vehicle pulling into the parking lot, right in front

of young's asian massage. that is the first-of-three scenes where this massacre occurred, where eight people were killed. and six asian women. so, this image is just before the shootings happened at that spa, four people were killed. one person was injured, and has survived. so, the suspect, right now, faces eight counts of murder, anderson, and one count of attempted murder. >> amara walker, appreciate it. thank you. in addition to putting anti-asian hate crimes center stage, sadly, also revealed the difficulty some lawmakers have in confronting the issue. this week, we saw texas republican congressman chip roy turn a house hearing on the subject into a forum for him to conjure up -- in a fond way. despite several republican senators speaking out plainly against attacks on asian-americans, mitch mcconnell has not. his wife has. shortly after air time, i talked how washington is and isn't

responding with democratic senator tammy duckworth. >> he also acknowledged how difficult this past year has been for the community. as an asian-american, i'm wondering what -- what you thought? >> well, i'm glad that, you know, he is speaking to this issue. it's a big change from our former president, who actually encouraged some of the very negative, racist rhetoric that led to a lot of the increases in hate crimes. and so, i'm so glad that president biden did what he could to try to reset the tone. and to acknowledge that -- >> well, i mean, the white house, still, has not called this shooting a hate crime in atlanta. police have said what they've said. should -- you see it as a hate crime? >> i do see it as a hate crime. and this is part of the issue is that hate crimes against asian-americans are severely underrepresented, anderson. we know, just in the last year, that the numbers of hate crimes against aapis have risen by over

150% in our major cities. >> when you heard about the shootings in atlanta, i understand, you -- you said you were shocked but not surprised. can you explain why you weren't surprised? >> i wasn't surprised, anderson, because we have been marching towards more and more violent-hate crimes against aapis in this last year, in particular. in the past four years, under the trump presidency, we've seen the increase in what people feel is acceptable language. and then, now, you know, you get to a point where we've talked about, okay, there's a 91-year-old asian man was attacked. or a child was attacked. asian nurses were attacked, even as they were helping people with covid. the violence against asian-americans is increasing. so, i'm -- i'm not surprised that it happened. >> is there more the department of justice, the fbi, should do to, kind of, bolster their investigations into hate crimes against asian-americans? >> definitely. and just yesterday, i sent letters to, both, mr. wray and,

also, to attorney general garland. each of them, asking for the fbi and the justice department to conduct a -- a -- a investigation into the amount -- the number of hate crimes that have occurred in the united states. and whether or not they have been underrepresented. whether a crime that has been reported simply as an assault or a theft or a mugging was really more hate-crime related and was actually one that targeted a person's race. >> just this week, we heard the former president continue to use the term chinese virus. representative rodney davis said yesterday he doesn't believe phrases like kung flu or china virus are connected to this rise in attacks. chip roy brought up the idea of lynching as a favorable thing about in the good, old days in texas. and what was supposed to be a hearing on asian-american hate. especially, from a public official like this. i mean, words matter it seems, particularly, at a time like this. >> words matter, and i am deeply

disappointed in these officials for what they are doing. frankly, i -- you know, the fact that rodney davis and representative roy would rather spend their time defending the hate-filled rhetoric of a former president, disgraced with two impeachments, instead of coming to the defense of their constituency. their -- who are members of the aapi community is disgusting. and words matter. public officials must step up and say this is not acceptable because when you have members of congress who say this is acceptable. then, you are just allowing the hate speech to continue. and that, very quickly, leads to crimes and actual violence against members of the aapi community. >> you -- you've talked about feeling like an other, meaning, other-than american. i'm wondering if you can talk about your experiences because it seems to me, in this day and age, other rising people is -- is -- it seems like it's only

growing. >> it is only growing but it is the universal experience among asian-americans and -- and pacific islanders here in this country. my entire life, you know, anderson, as recently as just the debates for my senate seat back in 2016. my opponent, a united states senator at the time, questioned my ancestry and my americanness and whether or not i was sufficiently loyal to this country because my mother is -- is asian-american. i often get stopped, and, you know, asked, where are you from really? i mean, that happened to me all-23 years of my military service. i was wearing the nation's cloth, her uniform, with her colors on my shoulders, the stars and stripes, going into combat. and i would have people stop me, you know, and ask me. well, yeah, you're an american. but where are you from, really? you know? i'm sorry, i've been here -- my family's been here since before the revolution. i'm a daughter of the american revolution. and i get asked those questions. but that experience, anderson, is pretty universal across all

aapis, we are often on the one hand treated, well, you are not sufficiently a minority to need any assistance or additional protection. but on the other hand, you are really not one of us. and that just sets the stage for these hate crimes to continue. and for hate groups to target asian-americans and it's not acceptable. >> yeah. senator duckworth, i really appreciate your time. thank you. >> thank you. still to come, tonight. more on president biden, vice president harris's visit to the cdc in atlanta. which also released new guidelines about social distancing. tell you what that means for school reopenings. whether deaths may increase if more people unmask. also, congressional vaccinations? the question is who is getting them? who isn't? and who won't say? later, a y"new york times" repot about new allegations of sexual harassment against new york governor andrew cuomo. this time, coming from a current aide. details, when we continue. you can pull photos straight from video.

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back in washington, his covid team announced it's met the president's 100 million shots in 100 days, 42 days early. vaccinations, officials report, are now averaging 2 and a half million, a day. and today, the cdc relaxed its guidance for social distancing in schools, which could have a direct impact on school reopenings. students can now be three-feet apart, instead of six, if everyone is masked, heeding safety guidelines and local-transmission rate isn't high. now, all of this comes, as a key model for predicting the course of the virus. however, the institute for health metrics and evaluation at the university of washington said deaths could begin to rise if too many people stop wearing their mask. the report predicts a total of 596,000 covid deaths by july. joining us now, chief medical correspondent, dr. sanjay gupta. and the director of the institute, dr. murray. so, dr. murray, your model projects overall cases.

>> so, the key thing driving these trends right now, anderson, are the scale to vaccination, that you just spoke about. you know, we are coming out of the winter season. but on the -- the reverse end, what's, you know, has the potential to drive up transmission is the spread of the uk variant. you know, it's -- it's really in places like michigan, we are already seeing the impact of that variant. and, of course, what people do. and it's, you know, mask use is probably the most critical thing. and we have seen, both, upticks in mobility recently in the u.s., and some declines, in some states, in mask use. so it's the balance of those, and you can easily make the u.s. look like europe and have is a pretty big upswing in cases and deaths. >> and dr. murray, shows an additional 64,000 deaths by july 1st. we are seeing states loosening restrictions. all over the country. air travel being up and mask mandates easing. so, is -- i mean, is your

worst-case scenario a likely one? or can you not say? >> you know, it's really hard to -- to predict how the american public is going to respond to the situation. and that's, sort of, why we put up, you know, both, what we think is most likely. but we think the worst scenario is -- is really quite possible. i -- we're -- we're quite worried, by the trends in europe. where they have stricter lockdown than we have right now. and yet, the cases and deaths, in most countries in europe, are -- are steadily rising for the last-three weeks. so, that's a worrisome -- worrying -- worrisome sign. >> sanjay, i mean, why wouldn't what's happening in europe happen here? >> well, i mean, it -- it -- it could. i think that, you know, part of this is -- is exactly what you are talking about. but also, the vaccinations. i mean, you know, we are seeing this -- this rapid rollout of the vaccinations. 100 million doses, as you

mentioned, from this administration, within 58 days. >> and a lot of european countries are not doing as good a job with that. >> no, no, some of them are not doing as good a job of that. but countries that are like if you look at israel, for example. about half the country roughly i think is vaccinated and you do see impact of that. there's been rapid declines over there. so i think that is -- that is encouraging. also, you know, we talk about the total number of vaccines. but you have roughly two-thirds of people over the age of 65 is who received at least one shot now. long-term care facilities where, you know, a third, roughly, of the -- of the deaths have occurred in this country. 75% of residents in long-term care facilities are vaccinated so it's not just a total number of vaccines. it's who is being vaccinated as well. and we're not there, yet. i don't mean to suggest that but you know, we are increasingly vaccinating the most vulnerable. >> so, sanjay, do you think we are outrunning vathe variants n?

>> i think -- i think it's hard to say. i think about this all the time. so, 55,000 cases, roughly, per -- per day, right now. the majority of the country, despite what we were just saying, majority of the country is still not protected. still, doesn't have immunity against this. and we are seeing these new variants. so, when you look at the vaccine trials, the vaccines seem to be very good at protecting against hospitalization and death. whether it's the variants or the -- the -- but people can still get sick. virus could still take hold in some of those people. mutations could still develop. so i don't know how to measure, you know, the -- the -- the actual race. but, you know, i think -- i think it's close right now. >> dr. murray, there was an exchange on the senate floor yesterday, between dr. fauci and senator rand paul. double masking is theater. you have been mapping out how many lives can be saved by strict-mask wearing for months, now. what more can you say or do to convince people like rand paul or people that may listen to him that masks, actually, are

effective? >> well, anderson, we -- we know that masks are effective. both, at the population level. you know, if you go back and -- and look at the relationship between how much transmission there's been. there's a really strong relationship between mask use. and we know, at the physical-measurement level, that masks block people transmitting to others. and -- and depending on the mask you wear and the quality, protect you, as well. so, we know it works. and we, also, know that, right now, it's really easy to lose the race, in a sense, as sanjay said. so that, we have deaths and cases going up in, you know, over the next month or two. but it's, also, going to be easy, if people are careful and wear their masks, and be cautious during the scale-up of vaccination that things just keep getting better toward the summer. so it's superimportant to keep vigilant over this period of time. >> yeah. i should have been more precise. rand paul was talking about the idea of people who have been

vaccinated don't need to wear masks. what do you make of that, doctor? >> well, i -- i -- i don't agree with that view, because we know that, amongst those who are vaccinated, the vaccines, you know, the moderna and pfizer vaccines, in particular, are very good at preventing severe disease, hospitalization. we think -- there's less-clear evidence about how much transmission blocking it is but it's probably pretty high. 80, 85%. but that means that 15%, or maybe 20%, of those who are vaccinated can still get infected, and likely still transmit. and so, that's where wearing a mask just makes sense, at least, you know, while there's still, you know, community transmission ongoing. >> and, sanjay, this three feet, the new guidelines, distance guidelines for children in schools today. from -- from the cdc. that's -- that -- that does not apply to non-children outside of schools. i mean, it's still six feet for

the rest of us, is that right? >> yeah, six -- six feet for the rest of us, still. i mean, there's been this drumbeat of evidence around children. and -- and -- and younger children, in particular. you know, when you get to high-school students, i mean, three feet can apply. but there's more caveats because they are likely to transmit more like adults. and -- and within cschools, staf and teachers, they still say six feet among adults, between adults and children. so maybe, that evidence will change. the world health organization, as you know, they say one meter is the physical distance they recommend around the world. so that's just-over-three feet. but for now, it's mainly three feet for children and students. >> sanjay, chris murray, appreciate it. thank you. more on the political climate any discussion now seems to involve. whether reopening, mask wearing, or getting vaccinated. the former president finally admitted getting vaccinated is a good idea especially in light of today's partial closing at mar-a-lago due to a covid

outbreak. that said, his longstanding reticence and the degree to which republican lawmakers have politicized health issues are still causing eruption on the public stage. this one, just noted with sanjay and dr. murray, from yesterday, over mask wearing. >> vaccine and you are wearing two masks. isn't that theater? >> no, it's -- here we go, again, with the theater. >> what proof is there that there is significant reinfections with hospitalizations and death from the variants? none, in our country. zero. >> well, because we don't have a prevalent of a variant, yet. we're having one -- let -- can i finish? we're having 117 that's becoming more dominant. >> you are making your policy based on conjecture. >> it isn't based on conjecture. >> so, you some -- you won't be able to wear a mask for another couple years. you have been vaccinated and you parade around in two masks, for show. >> no. >> whether or not senator paul's questioning, it certainly speaks to how politicized anything covid related is getting.

cnn's lauren fox joins us now from the capitol with her reporting on that. so i knew you caught up with members of congress today and asked about whether or not they have been vaccinated. what did they tell you? >> reporter: well, anderson, remember, lawmakers on capitol hill have had access to the vaccine since december. so, that's about three months that lawmakers have had an opportunity to go to the office of the attending physician, and go ahead and roll up their sleeves, like you said. and get the vaccine. so, cnn want ted to know how ma lawmakers have actually gone ahead and done that? so we conducted a vary in the house and talked to senate members about whether or not they have been vaccinated. what we learned was that there are many offices that simply didn't respond to cnn's request. there are then more than 140 republican offices that simply didn't respond. so over the last several days, i have been in the halls trying to get some republican members on the record about whether they

are vaccinated or not. some lawmakers pulled out their vaccine card. they wanted to show me they had gotten not just one shot but two shots. other lawmakers told me it was none of my business. here's what one of them said. >> i appreciate that but i'll never answer any medical questions. it's none of your all's business. it's personal. >> thank you. >> and anderson, of course, this isn't just a question of personal health. this is, also, a question of logistics up here on capitol hill. right now, a vote in the house of representatives has taken about 45 minutes. house speaker nancy pelosi says that number could go down, for how long it could take. but it requires members to go ahead, and get their vaccines. anderson. >> at this point, do we know just how many members of congress have not been vaccinated? >> well, given how-few members from the republican side of the aisle actually responded to the survey. we have a glimpse of how many members have and haven't been vaccinated. i'll tell you that, in the

house, we know of 14 republican -- or excuse me, 14 members, in total, who have not been vaccinated. 13 of them are republicans. one of them is a democrat. in the senate, we know that every-senate democrat has been vaccinated, as well as the two independent members who caucus with the democrats. we also know, on the record, that there are five-republican senators who aren't vaccinated. now, some of them are saying that they will get vaccinated. they didn't want to jump ahead of their constituents in the line. of course, i would say, anderson, there is a separate vaccine access up here on capitol hill for members. it is not the same access that c constituents, back home, would have. so the question, of course, is when will those members go ahead and get vaccinated? some of them told me they do have appointments in upcoming weeks and days, anderson. >> lauren fox, thanks very. next, report just in more sexual harassment claims against new york's governor.

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when the week began, new york governor andrew cuomo was defiant, in the wake of sexual harassment allegations from several women. it ends with the governor facing more. "the new york times" broke this story. cnn's brynn gingras is in albany tonight with more. so, what are these new allegations? >> yeah, well, anderson, this is pretty significant because this is the first time we are hearing from a woman who has allegations against the governor, who is still working in the cuomo administration. they come from 33-year-old alyssa mcgrath. and as you noted she talked to "the new york times" and she said she was part of this pool within the administration who would be summoned in rotation to go work for the governor on the weekends in the governor's mansion. and she noted in the story, one particular time when she was in one-on-one interaction with the governor, where she looked down to take some notes. and she noticed the governor wasn't saying anything. so, she looked up and she says she believes the governor was looking down her shirt. and then, he quickly asked a question or made a remark about the necklace that she was wearing. now, it was sort of these

interactions that she summarizes as basically mixing flirtatious remarks with personal question, personal comments. saying that she was beautiful. would say ciao bella to her. that made her feel uncomfortable. one thing she did say in "the times" quote he has a way of making you feel very comfortable around him. almost like you are his friend. but then, you walk away from the encounter or conversation, in your head, going, i can't believe i just had that interaction with the governor of new york. and she says that all of the things that sort of happened to her in the three years that she's worked in the administration sort of amounted to what she believes is sexual harassment. though, it's important to note, anderson, she does not -- she says she did not have any sexual contact with the governor, which there's been allegations reported by other news outlets about that. >> did the governor's office have a response? >> we reached out to the governor's office to get response, specifically to "the new york times" reporting. and they actually only gave a response and i will quote for you, from his lawyer, it says the governor has greeted men and

women with hugs and a kiss on the cheek, forehead, or hand. yes, he has fposed for photographs with his arm around them. yes, he uses italian phrases. and it goes on to say none of this is remarkable. although it may be old-fashioned, he has made clear that he has never made inappropriate advances or inappropriately touched anyone. and, of course, this is consistently what we have heard from the governor, himself, when other allegations have come forward against him in these last couple of weeks. >> stay with us. i want to bring in cnn senior political correspondent, abby phillip. abby, this is the first-current aide, as brynn said, to speak out. how does that play in the investigation and possible workplace culture that -- that still exists today, allegedly? >> well, it's just one more allegation. and i think it, also -- there are a couple of things that strike out at me. one, you know, one of the arguments i think a lot of people make. and i -- i expect that you will hear from cuomo and his attorneys. is that, maybe, these women are disgruntled. maybe, they parted ways under bad circumstances.

this is someone, who is currently working in his office. and is painting a very similar, consistent picture as these other women. and so, when you are looking for patterns here, you're looking for, in some cases, contemporaneous corroboration. this woman discussed talking about remarks he may have made to -- with -- with her parents. so she talked to other people about them. it adds up to this picture, that is very consistent and very damning for the governor. >> there's also the question, abby, of whether the governor can still be effective when he's lost the support of his own party. and is facing these, you know, questions and allegations every day. >> yeah, absolutely. i mean, i think the avalanche of -- of -- of calls for him to resign, from national democrats, is really -- it's unlike anything that we've seen, really, in recent years. and it goes to show that many of them believe that this is a political problem they would rather not have. he ought to just step aside and

make room for someone else. but if you're cuomo, he -- he is citing his poll numbers in the state. which to be -- to be clear, are going down. but are still relatively high. many new yorkers want him to stay exactly where he is. he is surrounding himself with political allies. whether it be, you know, women officials in the state or african-american officials in the state. so, i think he is trying to kind of keep it within new york, and surround himself with as much as he can even while national democrats largely abandon him. >> do we know the governor's plan for his official schedule? >> you know, he has been just saying it's basically business, as usual. we have been seeing him, really, go around continuing to have vaccine rollouts. and really, go back to his bread and butter of what kind of made his star rise a year ago, which was focusing on the coronavirus and this state's response. so, that is what he is sticking to. and to note abby's point, like underline that. essentially, he knows those

polls about voters in the state, who say they don't necessarily think he needs to resign with these allegations. and so, that's giving him a little bit more momentum, as well. and of course, we just continue to see if more accusations come out, if that changes the tide for anyone else. but for now, he is just continuing to go about his business as usual. >> brynn gingras, abby phillip. thanks so much. appreciate it. next, gop senator ron johnson denying he is racist for comments he made in connection with the capitol riot. what voters back in wisconsin think of his words, when we continue. eps that give me confi. this is my granddaughter...she's cute like her grandpa. voya doesn't just help me get to retirement... ...they're with me all the way through it. come on, grandpa! later. got grandpa things to do. aw, grandpas are the best! well planned. well invested. well protected. voya. be confident to and through retirement.

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reminder. the fbi is asking for the public's help in identifying suspects accused of quote, the most violent attacks on federal officers during the january 6th capitol insurrection. investigators released these videos showing suspects hitting officers and spraying them with some type of chemical. now, keep in mind, just last week, republican senator ron johnson said during a discussion on conservative radio that he wasn't frightened during the attack because, in his words, quote, those were people that love this country, truly respect law enforcement, would never do anything to break the law. johnson also added he would have felt more threatened if black lives matter or antifa had been behind the riot. we wanted to see how that, and other, comments he's made recently are playing out back at home with his constituents, in wisconsin. cnn's sara murray reports. >> reporter: in milwaukee,

democrats like mary ellen are eager to be rid of senator ron johnson. >> he comes up with conspiracy theories, that -- that don't make any sense. and they aren't who we are. >> reporter: the republican senator hasn't announced if he will run for re-election next year in wisconsin. but he has drawn national backlash for his conspiratorial and racially-loaded claims. saying this about the insurrectionists, who attacked the capitol on january 6. >> now, had the tables been turned. joe, this could get me in trouble. had the tables been turned and president trump won the election, and those were tens of thousands of black lives matter and antifa protestors, i might've been a little concerned. >> reporter: his remarks, widely considered racist. a charge, johnson denies. >> there were no racial undertones with my comments. >> reporter: all of this comes, after johnson also promoted conspiracy theories about who actually led the mob. >> a very few didn't share the jovial, friendly, earnest of the

great majority. some, obviously, didn't fit in and he describes four different types of people. plain-clothes militants. agents provocateurs. fake-trump protestors. and then, disciplined uniform column of attackers. i think these are the people that probably planned this. >> reporter: there is no evidence of that. democrat says spreading these falsehoods is breeding divisiveness. >> it's complete malarky. it was a lie, what he said. find out what went wrong that day. fix the situation so that it never happens again. >> reporter: but in milwaukee's more conservative suburbs, some are supportive of johnson. even if they don't stand by his latest comments about january 6th. >> that seems a little radical. >> reporter: others say, surely, the senator has the facts to back up his claims. >> i have not heard his specific comments. but i -- i'm sure whatever they were, they're probably appropriate for his observations

of what actually transpired on january 6th. >> reporter: that kind of blind faith worries some longtime republicans, like wisconsin editor, james. >> he is still seeing himself as a leader of the republican party in wisconsin. that supports him, and believes in him. and he doesn't see the damage that he is doing. >> reporter: says johnson certainly has a base of support, in wisconsin. but plenty of other republicans are ready to see him retire. >> i am getting e-mails from -- from people that were longtime republicans that are saying, what the heck happened to ron johnson? and what is going on with our republican party? >> sara murray joins us now. sounds like some constituents weren't even aware of johnson's recent remarks. >> yeah, that's -- that's right. we talked to a number of folks who did not want to be on camera because they just felt like they didn't know enough about what ron johnson stood for or what he has been saying recently. and that's concern for democrats here in wisconsin. they say they feel ron johnson

has been able to win re-election in the past because he sort of flown under the radar and when it comes time to campaign again, he casts himself as a sort of sensible conservative businessman. you know, in 2016, a lot of folks counted him out and he managed to win re-election. so even though johnson hasn't said whether he is going to be running for re-election in 2022. democrats are already looking aat him as a top target. if he does run for re-election, they are lalready taking steps o try to amplify some of the most controversial comments he's made to make sure voters in the state of wisconsin have a better idea what their senator has been up to in washington. >> thanks very much. up next, what happened to what was once upon a time the high-flying symbol of the president's life. tell you, ahead.

the former president no longer gets to fly on air force

one, of course. it turns out he won't be flying his own private boeing 757 anytime soon. the giant jet he once boasted about is now grounded. according to our cnn's kate bennett, it has seen better days. >> reporter: it was the ultimate status symbol. donald trump's boeing 757. >> nice seeing you, have a good time. >> reporter: a regular presence on the 2016 campaign, as his marquee events, there was his plane. >> they've never had anybody that owned a boeing 757 before. >> reporter: from rallies to kfc. today, however, the massive jet sits abandoned at an upstate new york airport. one engine mostly missing. one wrapped, idle, in apparent disrepair. according to records, it hasn't been flown for months. >> it's been sitting on the ramp at least a year or two. the left engine has been taken off, probably for service. >> reporter: the crown jewel of trump's fleet now future unknown. the cost to fix it, says one

aviation expert, well into the six figures if not more. >> that engine goes out for service, it's going to need anything from the low $100,000 up to nearly a million dollars if it had to be replaced. >> reporter: an asset that trump is apparently setting on the sidelines. and though it's unclear why it's grounded, it comes at a time when some of his businesses have racked up losses. >> it really is a vintage aircraft. >> reporter: the plane, built in 1991. trump purchased it in 2010. >> there are a little over a thousand of these aircraft built. and almost all of them are out of service right now. >> reporter: a trump-sanctioned documentary about the plane says he paid $100 million for it. similar 757s are up for sale at a market price of 7 to $10 million. but trump did trick it out, covering every metal surface from seatbelt buckles to doorknobs, in 24 karat gold.

seats, the finest leather. ceiling panels and cream suede, the trump family crest in gold thread. customized from the mastery bedroom to the private dining room. on the campaign trail in 2016, the plane was the ultimate marketing tool. the tangible symbol of trump's success, promising he could do the same for the country. >> when i fly in that big plane, i'm paying for it. >> reporter: behind the scenes, a gilded expense. and with four years of access to air force one, the 757 was grounded. >> that was kate bennett reporting. we'll be right back.

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he and his brother are now the only two members of their family in the united states. also identified today was soon cha kim and yung il yu. on wednesday we heard about delaina yaun, recently married and the mother of two children including an 8-month-old daughter. her sister told cnn her family came first, everything was family. her husband was also present during the shooting but made it out safely. we also remember 54-year-old paul michels. xiaojie tan, who was 49 and owned the salon where she was killed. friends told cnn she was loving and selfish. they would call each other family. and 44-year-old daoyou feng. there was one person who survived their injuries, elcias ortiz is in intensive care.

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