joining me now, daniel lippman. these documents from the cdc, now, in fact, we learned the cdc documents had been approved and they were shelled by the highest nefls of the white house in february. tell us about what you know. >> so there were some concerns inside the white house and the administration about whether they were overly prescriptive to churches, telling churches what they could and could not do and whether they would make it harder forebusinesses to reopen. but the ironic thing is that businesses need these recommendations, these guidelines, to actually reopen. so right after that ap report, the day after the white house ordered the cdc to get these documents approved, whoever linked it to the ap, you know, at the cdc, they kind of got what they wanted so we expect to see some of those documents get posted the next few days. >> of course these businesses need it. you don't need to be an expert to know that these businesses need it. no one has ever been through a pandemic before and nobody wants to get s

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daniel lippman is white house reporter for politico. he's in washington. to you. you have very good contacts in washington. what are you hearing about safety systems within the white house and also about the mindset of the president and vice president? we never see the president, for instance, ina we never see the president, for instance, in a mask? we don't. he says that all thinks to himself that it makes them look wea k himself that it makes them look weak and he doesn't want to be meeting with foreign leaders or dignitaries wearing a mask. the safety systems in the last 2a hours in the white house has really increased as those to a tested positive. for months now we have been monitoring the situation and white house aides proudly said they did not want to wear a mask. they do not wa nt to to wear a mask. they do not want to confuse the public. they do not want to make the public feel like everything is melting down, but they also wa nt to melting down, but they also want to protect president's safety, so they know that people can be asymptomatic and st

daniel lippman of politico there.bating how best the justice department thejustice department in the us is looking at whether to bring hate crime charges in the killing of ahmaud arbury. he was shot and killed while out for a job was shot and killed while out forajob in was shot and killed while out for a job in atlanta in february. two men were arrested for his killing only after a national outcry at the handling of his case. electric car maker tesla has defied local health officials in california and restarted production at its factory there. alameda county, east of san francisco, wants tesla to stay shut. on saturday, the company filed a lawsuit against the county, claiming it was violating the state's gardens. with many countries debating how best and lockdown and allow shops and offices to open again, the main worry remains that the virus could spread again, leading to a so—called second wave of infections. dr eleanor murray is assistant professor of epidemiology at boston university. right now we're seeing a lot

daniel lippman is a political reporter for politico.aking advantage of this. the trump campaign is spending $1 million on ads making fun of biden for this mistake. they have tried to get black people to vote for the president. they think he has a winning message although historically the trends are very much against him. the only thing he has going for him is that he did pursue criminal justice reform bill that made it into law and has helped thousands of people, but democrats will always harken back to trump's remarks in charlottesville where trump basically praised people marching on the streets. what impact though is a comment like this likely to have on joe biden‘s prospects? it encourages him to pick an african—american female running mate. he has already said his vice presidential pick would be a woman and he is considering several african—american women. like the senator from california and a georgian politician. so that encourages him to do that. but i do not think there will be long—term damage because the new cycles in the us

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daniel lippman is a political reporter for politico. he joins us from washington. ed their making fun of vita for this mistake. they are trying to get black people to vote for the president. they think he has a witty message, although historically, the trains are very much against him. the only thing trump has going for him is he pursued a criminaljustice form that made it into bill. he's helped thousands of people. but democrats will always go back to trump's remarks and charlottesville where he basically praised people marching on the streets. what is this likely to have onjoe the streets. what is this likely to have on joe biden's the streets. what is this likely to have onjoe biden's prospects? the streets. what is this likely to have on joe biden's prospects? at it encourages him to pick an african—american female running mate. he's already said his best president will pick will be a woman. he's considered several african—american women, like come all of harris and stacy abrams —— kamala harris. i don't think there'll be much damage because people still have th

daniel lippman, white house and washington correspondent for politico, explains what the president isanies to immunise themselves so very difficult to sue facebook or twitter that says anything against you. he is trying to wipe that protection away. the irony is that if he is successful and likely he will not be, that would make the tech companies much more likely to delete posts pretty quickly to not get lawsuits and many of those posts they may have to delete our tweets that he is posting where he is attacking various people and spreading misinformation. focusing now on coronavirus around the world. in spain, cases of covid—19 appear to have stabilised after claiming the lives of nearly 30,000 people. but the country now faces a major economic crisis. in response, the cabinet of socialist prime minister pedro sanchez is today expected to approve a guaranteed basic income for the country's poor — an initiative which has rarely been implemented before in europe. guy hedgecoe reports from madrid. any working—class district in the southern district, volu nteers the southern district, vo