the house committee is made up of lawmakers from both parties, but as christina ruffini repoports, partisan tensions ar already heating up. >>> this committee in order to retain the confidence of the american people must act in a way that has no partisanship. >> reporter: but the make-up of investigating committee has already become a partisan issue. >> we should be candid about the fact that it is politically to the advantage of democrats to try to keep this issue in the forefront. >> reporter: speaker of the house nancy pelosi appointed a second republican, illinois' adam kinzinger, after refusing two of the five gop members put forward by minority leader kevin mccarthy. >> maybe the republicans can't handle the truth, but we have a responsibility to seek it. >> reporter: the rejected members, jim jordan and jim banks, voted against certifying the 2020 election results. >> she doesn't want us to ask these questions because at the end of the day she is ultimately responsible for the breakdown of security at the capitol. >> reporter: then there's the stalled bipartisan effort on -- what els

cbs' christina ruffini joins us now for more on that and also a second republican appointment. christina, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, jericka. adam kinzinger has been consistently critical of president trump and his party's position on the january 6 riot. will join liz cheney who lost her job in republican house leadership for taking a similar stance. >> this committee, in order to retain the confidence of the american people must act in a way that has no partisanship. >> reporter: but the makeup of the investigating committee has already become a part i san issue. >> weshould be candid about the fact that it st politically to the advantage of democrats to try to keep this issue in the forefront. >> reporter: today speaker of the house nancy pelosi appointed a second republican, illinois adam kinzinger after refusing two of the five gop members put forward by minority leader kevin mccarthy. >> maybe the republicans can't handle the truth. but we have a responsibility to seek it. >> reporter: the rejected members, jim jordan and jim banks, voted against certifying th

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cbs' christina ruffini with more. >> good even, errol. u.s. officials we spoke to expressed concern and surprise that haiti requested american forces because the country's history is so full of unwanted occupations from foreign powers. but that just goes to show you exactly how precarious the situation has become. >> we are watching the situation very closely. >> reporter: chief d.o.d. spokesman john kirby said today the pentagon is still analyzing haiti's request for military support. but in a statement, the white house said it was engaged with the haitian government to learn more about their needs. and that a team of federal agents, diplomats and advisors are being dispatched there today. >> i think that is really where our energies are best right nowe today. >> i think that is reall in helping them get their arms around investigating this incident and figuring out who is culpable. >> reporter: the incident happened wednesday morning when an armed hit squad entered the home of haitian president jovenel moises killing him and injuring his wif

cbs's christina ruffini is at the white house with more on this. ristina, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, errol. u.s. officials we spoke to expressed concern and surprise that haiti requested american forces. that's because the country's history is so full of unwanted occupations from foreign powers. but that just goes to show you exactly how precarious the situation has become. >> we are watching the situation very closely. >> reporter: chief d.o.d. spokesman john kirby said today the pentagon is still analyzing haiti's request for military support. but in a statement, the white house said it was engaged with the haitian government to learn more about their needs. and that a team of federal agents, diplomats and adviser are being dispatched there today. >> i think that's really where our energies are best applied right now, in helping them get their arms around investigating this incident and figuring out who is culpable. >> reporter: the incident happened wednesday morning when an armed hit squad entered the home of haitian president jove

as christina ruffini shows, while there's concern about many being optimism. >> reporter: doesn't the air smell so much sweeter without our masks? >> reporter: speaking in philadelphia, first lady jill biden said because the country pulled together to fight the pandemic americans can get together to celebrate. >> we're not at the finish line yet, but summer has never felt more full of possibility. >> reporter: in washington, the gates blocking pennsylvania avenue are finally gone. letting holiday tourists snap superior selfies right up against the gate. 67% of adults have had at least one covid-19 vaccination. >> almost there. >> reporter: only 20 states have reached the president's goal to get 70% of adults at least one shot and some states, many in the south, are lagging behind. as america wraps up a weekend of red, white, and covid-19 breakthroughs, health experts worry about large gatherings of unvaccinated people. >> we're going to work with our state and local partners to make sure we're doing everything we can to stop the spread of the disease. >>> we are in day three of one of

christina ruffini has the latest from the white house.d morning. >> reporter: good morning, elaine. you know, we've been talking about there bill so long, i'm almost out of infrastructure puns. but as you mentioned, this morning the legislation is trucking along. the senate is here to hammer out the details of what is already looking to be about a 2,500-page piece of legislation. >> we'e're n not d done yet. butt we're going to get this bay across the finish line. >> reporter: the current version of the $1 trillion infrastructure bill comes after months of bipartisan and sometimes partisan back and forth. >> if what we vote on looks like what we've agreed upon, it will pass. >> the motion upon reconsideration is agreed too -- to. >> looks like it reached the bipartisan agreement on infrastructure. business, roads, high-speed internet, clean daughter. >> reporter: two-thirds of the senate voted on the measure, a sign that will legislation will have enough support to pass. a vote in the house is less certain. >> we need to be transformative

christina ruffini is at the white house with the latest. good morning, christina. >> reporter: good morning, michelle. the white house is trying to put pressure on russia to stop these groups from operating what are essentially cyber hit squads from within its territory. but as these attack seem to be getting more frequent and more damaging, experts point out they're just the ones we know about. >> you said three weeks ago that there would be consequences. will there be, sir? >> yes. >> reporter: president biden didn't clarify what action the u.s. will take in response to another major cyberattack against american companies by groups based in russia but says he did make a few things clear to russian president vladimir putin. >> expect him to act if he has the information to act on who that is. >> reporter: the two spoke by phone on friday as law enforcement agencies try to track down the perpetrators of a sophisticated attack on a software management company that took up to 1,500 companies off line over the fourth of july weekend. this comes

christina ruffini with the latest from the white house.rning. >> reporter: good morning, dana. well, while his predecessor drew criticism for allegedly calling haiti an expletive, president biden raised eyebrows returning to cuba as a failed state. both countries are causing problems for the administration which counted to focus on russia and china, not dealing with crises 90 miles off the florida coast. [ chants ] days of anti-government protests followed by government crackdowns and arrests across cuba have led to the inevitable question -- what if anything is the u.s. going to do about it? >> at this point it's basic human rights. >> reporter: quarantine lockdowns, food and medical shortages, and a spike in covid cases have prompted widespread outcry. cuban americans are urging the white house to take action. >> have a lot of families still left in cuba. and a lot of families i haven't heard from. >> there are a number of things that we would consider doing to help the people of cuba. >> reporter: the administration has not signaled it'

christina ruffini is at the white house with the very latest. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, michelle. look, the good news is more people are getting the shot. those numbers are up 40% over last week on average. but the numbers still are not where health care experts want them to be. there's a concern ahead of this weekend of big crowds clap close contact that these pockets of unvaccinated americans could put summer barbecues at risk. >> fourth of july to this year is different than the fourth of july last year. it's going to be better next year. >> here we go. >> reporter: america did not reach president biden's goal of 70% of adults vaccinated by independence day. the white house says there's still reason to celebrate. >> deaths and hospitalizations have fallen 90% since january 20th, and we want to recognize that progress and work on july 4th. >> reporter: 67% of adults have gotten at least one covid-19 vaccination. the numbers vary by state. and southern states in particular are lagging behind. each as the more contagious delta var

christina ruffini is at the white house this morning with more. know my passport expires at the end of the year. i am concerned. what can you tell us? >> reporter: it's not great news. the state department is saying it could take up to 18 weeks to get that passport or renewal complete. as you mentioned, the appointments are so hard to get. the online book could system's slots were getting scooped up like super bowl tickets and getting scalped like them, too. in los angeles, people pitched tents and lined up around the block. >> this is actually our third day here. the first day that i got here for the wilt call i showed up at midnight and waited for the window to open at 7:00 a.m. >> reporter: they're not trying to score tickets or an iphone. they want a passport. >> for the last six months i've been trying to get my passport renewed. i've been calling, texting, emailing, carrier pigeon, bat signaling, you name it. >> reporter: the state department is trying to clear a backlog of two million passports thanks to the stuffing problems during the pan