john roberts, a lot of news continues to have come in and we appreciate you joining us. "the five" starts right now. ♪ ♪ >> dana: hello, everyone, i'm dana perino along with dagen mcdowell,aldo rivera, jesse watters and greg gutfeld. it's 5:00 in new york city and this is "the five." the cdc pulling an about-face on masks, reversing their indoor policies they set just two months ago to help prevent the spread of the delta variant. fully vaccinated people, apparently you should now begin wearing masks indoors but only in places with high covid transmission rates. here is the director. >> in rare occasions, some vaccinated people infected with the delta variant after vaccination may be contagious and spread the virus to others. in areas with substantial and high transmission, the cdc recommends fully vaccinated people wear masks in public indoor settings to help prevent the spread of the delta variant and protect others. this includes schools. >> dana: that includes schools, the white house responding to the new guidance saying it's "another stop on our journey to defeating this virus." i hope all americans who live in the areas covered by the cdc guidance will follow it,