i'm jake tapper.dent biden says he's ready to go big on covid relief, even if that means no republican support in congress. he argues he's not willing to get bogged down in a lengthy negotiation when americans are hurting me. joining me is senator pat toomey from the great commonwealth of pennsylvania. >> i have a lot of respect for secretary yellen. she's very, very capable, talented person, but she is not the i understand dent leader of the federal reserve. she is now the treasury secretary, and as such, her job is to be the biggest cheerleader for whatever economic policy president biden wants. the problem with this is, jake, 42 days ago we passed the fifth huge bill, another trillion dollars, bringing the total to over $4 trillion. much of that money, a huge amount of that money, is not even out the door yet. much of it was way too broad and not sufficiently targeted as it was. all of these bills were passed with big bipartisan votes. the biggest of them, the c.a.r.e.s. act from march, over $2 tri

"the lead" with jake tapper starts right now. >>> welcome to "the lead," i'm jake tapper and we begin with the politics lead. to major stories are grabbing the attention of the lawmakers today and both represent continued fallout from the donald trump presidency. the coronavirus pandemic and the january 6th insurrection at the u.s. capitol. today's trump's leadership failures an the lasting damage wrought upon the nation were on full display. the same trump team that one year ago today made this ill-fated claim. >> this president will always put america first. he will always protect american citizens. we'll not see diseases like the coronavirus come here and terrorism come here and isn't that refreshing. >> isn't that refreshing. and yet here we have 500,000 americans killed because of the coronavirus and then incited by president trump himself and what could have been for instance one year ago today, on the same day kayleigh mcenany was asserting that the u.s. need not worry about the coronavirus come here, an expert from the centers disease control and prevention, dr. nancy mess onn

i'm pamela brown in today for jake tapper on this monday. we begin with the health lead. the coronavirus pandemic. today, there is encouraging news. the vast majority of the country is seeing the number of new infections decrease. hospitalizations are also on the decline. and in a little more than a month, hospitalizations have plummeted by 34%. the promise from the biden administration to reopen schools remains unfulfilled. as cnn's jason carroll reports, new guidance from the cdc is not focused just on the science. >> students may be on vacation today, but mounting confusion and frustration from parents and teachers isn't taking a day off. after the cdc rolled out its new guidelines for reopening schools friday, which focused on five strategies for in-person learning, including universal mask wearing, physical distancing, hand washing, cleaning and contact tracing. but the cdc also recommended full in-person learning only in places where levels of community transmission are low. the problem, according to a cnn analysis of federal data, almost 90% of american children at

i'm jake tapper. a road map to reopening schools.it, and we can do it safely for students and teachers and also parents, some who have been forced to leave work as many children struggle to keep up virtually, and their mental health suffers from the social isolation. the five key steps per the cdc, wearing masks, staying six feet apart, washing hands, cleaning the schools regularly, and contact tracing. and joining us now is the director of the centers for disease control and prevention, dr. rochelle walensky. thanks so much for joining us. good to see you again. so you have said, quote, schools should be the last thing to close and the first thing to open unquote. should all students be back in classrooms before the end of this school year? >> good morning, jake, thanks for having me again. really, what we have said in our guidance is that the amount of classroom activity really depends on the amount of spread in the community. we know that the amount of disease in the community is completely reflected as to what's happening in scho

the union," i'm jake tapper.there was any remaining doubt last night's vote by the vast majority of the republican party to acquit gives final clarity to the question of where the gop stands in regards to its former leader. there are some republicans who have stood up for accountability, the seven senators who voted to con jikt. jamie herrera beutler who revealed president trump's reluctance to call off the rioters according to her account of a call between president trump and kevin mccarthy. joining me is republican larry hogan of maryland. seven senate republicans did break with their party, voted to convict former president trump. would you have voted to convict and what does the final vote count say about the gop? >> well, first of all, i think there were a lot more people who didn't have the courage to vote that way who may have been convinced and moved by the argument, but you're right, there weren't enough people willing to stand up. there were ten members of the house and seven members of the senate who d

i'm jake tapper in washington.dedicate this hour to the half million americans we have lost to covid-19. mothers, fathers, sons, daughters, grandparents, from all walks and races and religions. last may, we

now we have, you know, anchors like jake tapper and then we have, they have been covering it.ly. this story started last spring, the spring of last year. brian stelter finally covers it but didn't push back when a guest from powe lit at this fact told stelter that cuomo order patients back into nursing home, made no quote significant difference in covid-19 deaths when democrats, when watchdog groups saying yeah it did. even the state attorney general said it is an issue. >> right. these anchors at cnn refuse to do their job while they wrap themselves in these sanctimonious labels like journalist. all the while throughout the year as this is going on, 13,000 nursing home residents at least in new york died of covid after cuomo's disasterous nursing home policy. this was a death order that could have directly resulted in the deaths of thousands of people and while this was going on, cuomo literally wrote a book praising himself for his handling of covid-19. it is pathetic. the glowing media coverage is exactly what allowed governor cuomo to be so reckless with human life. you kn

. >> welcome to "the lead," i'm jd a -- and i'm jake tapper. joe biden thanks employees and encouraging all americans to take the vaccine once it is available. president biden has promised vaccines for anyone who wants one by july of this year and today pfizer ceo said they accepted a challenge to try to produce vaccines even faster but he is not making promises to getting life back on track. >> i abelieve we'll be approaching normalcy by the end of this year and god wig this christmas will be different than last. but i can't make that commitment to you. >> the vaccine rollout which was already lagging is now facing a new challenge. widespread severe winter weather that has shut down shipping hubs and canceled appointments as well as transportation. vaccinations in aln affected. the distribution in some places have been brought to a grinding halt as dr. fauci put it. officials say this means the u.s. will have to work double time to catch up. cnn's jeff zeleny is traveling with president biden in michigan. the u.s. is approaching any day now th

"the lead" with jake tapper starts right now. >>> welcome to "the lead." i'm jake tapper. we begin today with our health lead. it has been and continues to be a cold, dark, covid winter. but we in the united states are finally seeing the first signs of light on the pandemic front. there is now a third vaccine, johnson & johnson just asked the fda for emergency use authorization. cases are down 50% since the u.s. reached its peak almost a month ago. hospitalizations are also down nearly 13% since last week and more americans are finally getting shots. the number of vaccines administered this week outnumbers new cases of covid 10-1. but that's not to say that serious struggles do not remain. getting schools reopened remains a significant logistical and political challenge. vaccinations still need to ramp up. the spread is not yet under control, and more as cnn's lucy kavanaugh reports. >> reporter: the fight against covid-19 progressing on three fronts today, more shots, more sites and more vaccines heading towards approval. new york's mega vaccination site opening up at yan

i'm jake tapper. we begin with breaking news in the world lead. this afternoon, the biden administration released a long-awaited intelligence report on the grisly 2018 murder of "washington post" journalist jamal khashoggi, confirming that mohammed bin salman or mbs personally approved the saudi operation to capture or kill khashoggi who was a critic of the royal family. highly unlikely that such an operation could have been carried out without the crown prince's authorization. the release of the report represents a shift from former president trump who, as you may recall, refused to fully accept or even acknowledge the assessment which had been leaked to journalists, that the crown prince ordered the assassination, which involved the use of a bone saw. it was included in bob woodward's book "rage," bragging about protecting the crown prince saying, quote, i saved his ass, unquote. the biden administration has said the president will recalibrate the relationship with the u.s. ally. this afternoon the administration said it is banning 76 saudi indi

"the lead with jake tapper" starts right now. >>> welcome to "the lead." i'm jake tapper. it's groundhog day. donald trump is preparing for his impeachment trial. we're finally getting the first look at the arguments in the second trial of the now former president trump. in documents sent to news media that misspelled the word "united" in united states, says the president cannot be to blame because nothing trump said, they argue, nothing was intended to incite the violent insurrection that his supporters staged after he told them to go to the capitol and fight because the election was being stolen from them. trump's lawyers also argued that trump never intended to interfere with the electoral vote count angre that day, despite the fact that president trump said he hopes vice president pence, quote, comes through for us on the morning of the electoral vote confirmation. and the day before the count tweeted, quote, the vice president has the power to reject fraudulently chosen electors, which is not true, but he did tweet that. the house democratic impeachment managers argue

i'm jake tapper. we begin with breaking news. one of the most successful athletes in the history of sports, tiger woods, is in the hospital after having to be cut out of his vehicle, the sheriff saying woods suffered moderate to critical injuries in a serious single-car crash in rancho palos verdes, coastal town in california. jaws of life had to be used after the car rolled over at least once. he's now at harvard usc medical center. cnn's kyung lah is there reporting out the latest. >> reporter: we're getting the latest information from the authorities. his condition, the very latest that we're learning is that he is in serious condition at harvard ucla medical center. serious condition. we don't have any more details other than that, that you reported, that he has leg injuries. we are now learning that he is in serious condition. so, let's back up on exactly how all of this happened. as you were just saying, jake, about 7:22, fire crews were called of a single vehicle rollover. you are look at the vehicle. you can see how serio

i'm jake tapper. we begin with breaking news in the world lead.ed a long-awaited intelligence report on the grisly 2018 murder of "washington post" journalist jamal khashoggi, confirming that mohammed bin salman or mbs personally approved the saudi operation to capture or kill khashoggi who was a critic of the royal family. highly unlikely that such an operation could have been carried ou

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jake tapper and schoonover, now they worked for the democratic party and there should be disclaimers every time they come on television. >> host: but back to the point at hand. he looked at the speech so what made you come to your conclusion?yo >> caller: there is nothing in there, actionable words, other than someone doesn't like the word fight or this or that and where d we are heading is pretty soon you will want thought police. this is getting quite old. we have freedomug of speech andf you don't like what i have to say basically that is your problem, pedro. if i don't like what you have to say that will be my problem. i'm not going to jump off a bridge because my friend does so. you have to be held accountable for your own actions. hold those people account that actually went in there and did the violence and be done with it. >> host: okay. that's brian in michigan. jim in idaho, republican line. >> caller: hello. excuse the nervousness but y wee got some states that allowed for city and state elections and what guarantee if they come in and vote for the president [inaudible] >>

"the lead" with jake tapper starts right now. >>> welcome to "the lead." i'm jake tapper.lead. it has been and continues to be a cold, dark, covid winter. but we in the united states are finally seeing the first signs of light on the pandemic front. there is now a third vaccine, johnson & johnson just asked the fda for emergency use authorization. cases are down 50% since the u.s. reached its peak almost a month ago. hospitalizations are also down nearly 13% since last week and more americans are finally getting shots. the number of vain

"the lead with jake tapper" starts right now. >>> welcome to "the lead." i'm jake tapper.ment trial. we're finally getting the first look at the arguments in the second trial of the now former president trump. in documents sent to news media that misspelled the word "united" in united states, says the president cannot be to blame because nothing trump said, they argue, nothing was intended to incite the violent insurrection that his supporters staged after he told them to go to the capitol and fight because the election was being stolen from them. trump's lawyers also argued that trump never intend

jake tapper, they worked for the democratic party and there should be disclaimers every time they come on television. >> host: but back to the point at hand. you looked at the speech so what made you come to your conclusion? >> caller: there is nothing in their actionable words other than someone doesn't like the word fight or this or that. where we are heading is pretty soon you will want thought police. this is getting quite old. we have freedom of speech. if you don't like what i have to say basically -- >> good morning everyone. what a week. quite a week. i am so proud of our members who are busy at work, especially our chairman organizing their committees to get ready for our bill that we anticipate will become law as soon as. the american rescue plan put forth by president biden as a part of how we meet the needs of the american people. the pandemic and the economic crisis that goes with it continues to be devastating to the american people. this legislation is necessary but don't take my word for it. yesterday the chairman of the federal reserve stated that the real auto plemons

. >>> a reminder to all of you please join jake tapper this evening as we here at cnn are pausing to honor the lives of the half million americans lost to covid-19. we remember 500,000, a national memorial service tonight at 11:00 eastern here on cnn. >>> also breaking today, a major defeat for former president donald trump. the supreme court ordering trump's accountant to turn over his tax returns to prosecutors in new york. so what happens now? you're watching cnn. i'm brooke baldwin. t. let's listen to this. louder. take these guys? i mean, there's room. maybe next time, fellas. now we're talking. alright. let's. go. say hello to way more quality finds you'll love on wayfair. way more brands you trust. and way more dependability. so with wayfair you'll always find your perfect match. how great is it that we get to tell everybody how liberty mutual customizes your car insurance so you only pay for what you need? i mean it... uh-oh, sorry... oh... what? i'm an emu! no, buddy! only pay for what you need. ♪ liberty, liberty, liberty, liberty. ♪ it's time for the ultimate sleep number

"the lead" with jake tapper starts right now. >>> welcome to "the lead." i'm jake tapper. the horizon. covid cases and hospitalizations trending down and a plan from the biden administration to provide masks to people in vulnerable populations here in the u.s. who may need them. we'll start with the health lead today and those three promising signs as we try to get out of this pandemic. first in days, the u.s. could have its first single-dose vaccine. the fda said that the j & j vaccine is safe and effective. next a cdc estimate that always seems to predict more bad news is finally making a prediction in the other direction, now forecasting the pace o

but as jake tapper said earlier that would be disastrous. attorney would allow their client to do that. if he was my client i would tackle him before he went into the well of the senate and took and oath and testified. he can say, no thank you. that's more likely. the house can subpoena him or not. then it's a formal command. >> sorry to interrupt. going to the state department. >>--commitment to the american people, expertise in foreign policy and steadfast belief in diplomacy and rock-solid support for our diplomats and development experts. i've seen him on the hill, in the oval office, in distant world capitals from baghdad to bagram, and visiting our troops, our diplomats, all the men and women representing this country, and i can say without fear of contradiction that in the history of the presidency, no one has brought as much foreign policy experience to the job as joe biden. wherever he goes, he's been a champion for american leadership, and a defender of american values. and in kamala harris, he has a vice president, we have a vice

"the lead with jake tapper" starts right now. >>> welcome to "the lead." i'm jake tapper. we begin today with the national lead. deadly winter weather crippling the united states. the already-fragile distribution of coronavirus vaccines taking a major hit from new york to washington state. desperately-needed vaccine appointments have been canceled and shipments of doses delayed because of the weather. in texas, the hardest hit, perhaps, it's now the fourth straight day without power, heat, and water. for hundreds of thousands of texans struggling to survive, as a deep freeze has paralyzed the lone star state. daetz days without warmth means americans are seeking refuge at warming centers, inside their cars, even in a furniture store that has turned into a much-needed shelter for those without electricity. the conditions are so desperate, one family told cnn, they are literally burning their daughter's toy blocks to keep warm. more than 13 million people are also facing disruptions to another basic necessity. water. and the freezing temperatures are expected to remain for d

"the lead" with jake tapper starts right now. >>> welcome to "the lead." i'm jake tapper. some hope. a new vaccine on the horizon. covid cases and hospitalizations trending down and a plan from the biden administration to provide masks to people in vulnerable populations here in the u.s. who may need them. we'll start with the health lead today and those three promising signs as we try to get out of this pandemic. first in days, the u.s. could have its first single-dose vaccine. the fda said that the j & j vaccine is safe and effective. next a cdc estimate that always seems to predict more bad news is finally making a prediction in the other direction, now forecasting the pace of deaths will slow down even further. all encouraging signs in the battle against this virus that has stretched the better part of a year now as cnn's amber walker reports. >> reporter: a third vaccine on the horizon in the u.s. >> we will waste no time getting this life-saving vaccine into the arms of americans. >> reporter: the food and drug administration announcing today the johnson & johnson va

i'm jake tapper. we're following two big breaking stories in our "politics lead" today.fy after democratic house impeachment managers this afternoon requested that he do so, testify either before or during his senate impeachment trial set to begin tuesday. in addition, we expect to see a vote on the floor of the house of representatives soon to determine whether or not congresswoman marjorie taylor greene, the republican who's been in the news lately for her bigoted and deranged conspiracy theories, whether she should keep her committee assignments. this afternoon, congresswoman

"the lead with jake tapper" starts right now. >>> welcome to "the lead." i'm jake tapper.national lead. deadly winter weather crippling the united states. the already-fragile distribution of coronavirus vaccines taking a major hit from new york to washington state. desperately-needed vaccine appointments have been canceled and shipments of doses delayed because of the weather. in texas, the hardest hit, perhaps, it's now the fourth straight day without power, heat, and water. for hundreds of thousands of texans struggling to survive, as a deep freeze has paraly

i'm jake tapper. we begin with breaking news.st successful athletes in the history of sports, tiger woods, is in the hospital after having to be cut out of his vehicle, the sheriff saying woods suffered moderate to critical injuries in a serious single-car crash in rancho palos verdes, coastal town in california. jaws of life had to be use

i'm jake tapper. we're following two big breaking stories in our "politics lead" today. one, a former trump adviser just told cnn that former president trump will not testify after democratic house impeachment managers this afternoon requested that he do so, testify either before or during his senate impeachment trial set to begin tuesday. in addition, we expect to see a vote on the floor of the house of representatives soon to determine whether or not congresswoman marjorie taylor greene, the republican who's been in the news lately for her bigoted and deranged conspiracy theories, whether she should keep her committee assignments. this afternoon, congresswoman greene took to the floor of the house and tried to defend herself from charges that she spread lies and conspiracy theories. she attempted to do so by telling lies and creating a new conspiracy theory. this one blaming the news media for, quote, taking teeny tiny pieces of comments she made so as to cancel her. that is not true. that is not at all what happened. the full context of congresswoman greene's bigoted

"the lead" with jake tapper starts right now. >>> welcome to "the lead," i'm jake tapper and we begintics lead. to major stories are grabbing the attention of the lawmakers today and both represent continued fallout from the donald trump presidency. the coronavirus pandemic and the january 6th insurrection at the u.s. capitol. today's trump's leadership failures an the lasting damage wrought upon the nation were on full display. the same trump team that one year ago today made this ill-fated claim. >> this president will always put america first. he will always protect american citizens. we'll not see diseases like the coronavirus come here and terrorism come here and isn't that refreshing. >> isn't that refreshing. and yet here we have

was the friendliest of every one of the networks jake tapper about down to dr jill biden when she said you can't bring up his gaffes anymore and he said i can't that he said no and he basically said ok i won't so no surprise that it was c.n.n. and no surprise that it was in a very very limited well organized setting well and you mention you know what does it say i have to say about it exclusively with wine media network and that he did not have it open to the rest the press cover me could he not have found an organization or a forum to do it where all of the press could had the option to actually be involved and cover it however they chose to. of course of course they could have but then they couldn't once they opened it up as you know scotty they'd have to let in you know peter doocy from fox news's they'd have to lead in a way and anybody else i think on the concert and i think one of them is that us and that call absolutely absolutely but they didn't want to do that they're not going to do that with him you know did you see that one when joe biden posted the signs on the lawn before

i said to jake tapper earlier, if you were shooting a movie about tiger woods life, the closer scene would not be this car accident, and it would not be the way his life came crashing down around him in 2009, it would be that moment on the 18th green in augusta in 2019. >> a couple things here. you said that his presence was sim symbolically significant. let's talk about that, and his wins. that was 2015. he broke racial barriers with his success, no doubt, what the did it mean to see him, bob, put on the green jacket for the first time in 1997 s? >> i mentioned this to don berman so i apologize for those who it will be repetitive. only seven years before tiger woods wins the masters. there had been other notable black golfers. lee elder. but none with the competitive success and presence of tiger woods. so, now, here's tiger woods. not only winning. basically his coming out party to the world. not only winning but shattering the masters record in the process. blowing the field away. when he comes walking up the 18th fairway. anybody who is paying attention and knows any of the back

i'm jake tapper in washington.e're going to dedicate this hour to the half million americans we have lost to covid-19. mothers, fathers, sons, daughters, grandparents, from all walks and races and religions. last may, we held a show like this when we reached 100,000. it's wrenching to confront the fact that we're now at 500,000. five times that. covid has killed not just our friends and families, but our connections to communities. sadly, we still cannot gather safely in a chapel, mosque, or synagogue. for the next hour, let us come together here to try to heal and to remember. we're going to share some incredible stories of lives that were cut too short but that were lived brilliantly. and we will be uplifted in prayer by religious leaders and gospel song. let's begin with cardinal wilton gregory, america's first black cardinal, and he spoke at the memorial on the national mall led by president biden in january. cardinal, thank you for joining me. how do you try to console those who have lost loved ones? >> well,

even jake tapper, that has cannonized anthony fauci, he teared up realizing schools weren't opening any time soon. >> i feel disspirited after this conversation. i had high hopes that schools would resume in-person learning because so many scientists and health officials including you and dr. fauci and others have been talking about the science supports opening the schools. sounds like you're asking for 100% mask compliance and a new of measures that we'll never achieve. that makes me feel like boy, i don't know if the schools will ever open. >> laura: duh! of course they're not. they don't want them to go back to school unless the teachers are forced to do so. now, they can buy every teacher a full spacesuit and vaccinate them and install hundreds of billions of dollars of new hvac systems in schools. fauci and biden would just move on to squawking about another virus mutation is coming. you really think the gop is going to lose ground to a party that wants to keep kids stuck at home forever? come on, man! how much longer will young voters in blue states like michigan, illinois, new yo

stuart: i think so. >> no matter what jake tapper says, there's only one truth. this in and this news broke sadly moments ago. texas republican congressman ron wright has died weeks after contracting covid-19. in a statement his office says, quote, ron maintains quick whit and optimism until the very end despite years of painful, sometimes debilitating treatment for cancer. congressman ron wright was 67. he's the first sitting member of congress to die from the virus. we will have more for you after this with 2 unlimited lines for less than $30 each. call 1-800-t-mobile or go to t-mobile.com/55. ♪♪ ♪♪ announcer >>> your smile. ♪♪ it's the first thing people notice about you. it's what people remember about you. if you want to have the confidence that your smile is the best it can be. you have to try smileactives this game changing teeth whitening breakthrough has helped over a million people get whiter teeth and a brighter, healthier smile. spencer >>> smileactives gave me something i've been looking for for a long, long time. a whiter, brighter smile that's noti

some are now calling for cuomo to be prosecuted for obstruction, even have fake news cnn fake jake tapper with scandal, tweeting today, "the story keeps getting worse for andrew cuomo." we are going to update you on more with this developing story and give the latest from the multiple scandals now rocking the anti-trump lincoln project. now in complete meltdown mode. meghan mccain, wnl

. >>> "the lead" with jake tapper starts right now. >> announcer: this is cnn breaking news. >>> we begin today with breaking news in the politics lead. judge merrick garland is getting his hearing. president biden's nominee for attorney general denied such a hearing when president obama nominated for him for the supreme court. is testifying on the first of two days of confirmation hearings before the senate judiciary committee. judge garland has assured senators that he will lead an independent justice department as the people's lawyer, not the president's. garland asserted his first priority is to prosecute those involved in the january 6th insurrection at the u.s. capitol. the nominee is getting praise from democrats and republicans. evan perez has following this. it's a key position in any administration, but given the politicizing of the doj that trump did, people are really talking to him about what he is going to do. >> yeah. that was one of the -- that was a question we heard from republicans, which is, how do you restore the justice department to make sure it is not political? i'

so, now, you know we have anchors like jake tapper, they haveve been covering it.d last spring of last year, brian covers it but he did not push back when a guest, told him that cuomo ordering patient patience back to nursing homes made now difference in covid-19 deaths, when democrats and watch dog groups say it did. >> the anchors at cnn refuse to their job while they wrap themselves in labels like journalist, throughout the year, as this isou going on, 13,000 nursing home residents at least in new york died of covid after cuomo's disastrous nursing home policies, this was a death order that could have resulted in deaths of thousands, while this was going on cuomo wrote a book praising himself for his handling of covid-19 it is pathetic, and glowing media c coverage is what allowed governor cuomo to be so reckless with human life, he is up for reelection in 2022, that could be how cuomo is held accountable. voters in state of new york, know whatt is going on, now you have democrats in the state, saying that he needs to be held accountable. stripping him of his em

. >>> follow me on facebook, instagram and twitter at jake tapper or @theleadcnn. >>> our coverage continues> welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i'm wolf blitzer in "the situation room." we're following breaking news. deeply divided house republicans meeting right now to weigh the fates of two congresswomen, georgia representative marjorie taylor greene under fire for spreading conspiracy theories and extremist social media posts and liz cheney of wyoming, number three house republican facing bitter backlash for her vote to impeach president trump. >>> meanwhile over at the white house, president biden met with top democrats to discuss his $1.9 trillion covid relief

some are now calling for cuomo to be prosecuted for obstruction, even have fake news cnn fake jake tappercovering with scandal, tweeting today, "the story keeps getting worse for andrew cuomo." we are going to update you on more with this developing story and give the latest from the multiple scandals now rocking the anti-trump lincoln project. now in complete meltdown mode. meghan mccain, wow, unleashed

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senator bernie sanders, who is the chairman of the senate budget committee, spoke with our colleague jake tapperd he hopes the president's prediction is ultimately wrong. take a listen. >> we've got to raise that minimum wage to $15 an hour. i can tell you as chairman of the budget committee, we have a roomful of lawyers working as hard as we can to make the case to the parliamentarian that, in fact, raising the minimum wage will have significant budget implications and, in fact, should be consistent with reconciliation rules. >> reporter: now, one of the president's top white house advisers, cedric richmond, earlier today also said they are supporting sanders' moves in congress related to this bill, but the president has also indicated that if it doesn't make it into the package, he would be willing to pursue this down the road, as that $15 federal minimum wage is something he campaigned on. fred? >>> just ahead, i'll speak to the miami fire department for its efforts to make sure holocaust survivors get the vaccine. >>> plus, new details about what former national security adviser mike flynn w

as i said to jake tapper earlier, if you were shooting a movie about tiger woods' life, the closing scene not be this car accident, and it wouldn't be the way his life came crashing down around him in 2009. it would be that moment on the 18th green at augusta in 2019. >> a couple things here. you said that his presence was symbolically significant, right? >> mm-hmm. >> so let's talk about that and talk about, you know, his wins. that was 2015. he broke racial barriers with his success, no doubt. what did it mean, though, to see him, bob, put on that green jacket for the first time in 1997? >> well, i mentioned this with john berman a few hours ago, so i apologize to those for whom this will be repetitive. but the first african-american member was admitted at augusta in 1990, only seven years before tiger woods wins the masters. there had been other notable black golfers, lee elder, charlie siffert among them, but none with the competitive success and presence of tiger woods. so now here's tiger woods not only winning, basically his coming out party to the world, not only winning but shatt