mark meredith is live at the white house. hi, mark. >> reporter: alicia, good afternoon to you.den will be hosting a big party at the white house for the 4th of july. this is going to be one of the biggest events we've seen the president hold here since taking office and it certainly is a sign that the administration is trying the to embrace more of a post pandemic lifestyle. as you mentioned, though, the president had originally set that goal to get 70% of u.s. adults at least one shot of the covid vaccine by today. he admits he will be missing the target despite what many saw as a strong rollout early on with the vaccine. the latest data from the cdc shows as of today, 156 million people are fully vaccinated. and that means about 47% of the total u.s. population and then when we break it down further with adults 18 and older, we're talking about 58% fully vaccinated. white house officials say they have to keep pushing the public to get a vaccine sooner rather than later. >> so we're going to double down on our efforts to vaccinate millions of more americans across july and aug

mark meredith reporting on the president, he's in wilmington, delaware. alex hogan is in new york city on inflation concerns. bill malusian is in texas on the border crisis. first, let's go to david spunt, live in washington, with how the feds are trying to tackle crime in our cities. >> reporter: crime is a serious problem, not here in washington, d.c. only but in other cities big and small across the united states. the justice department, the attorney general merrick garland announced on thursday a strike force to combat drug trafficking in the united states, to help curb the problems. still, authorities on a local and federal level feel a bit overwhelmed because of the rise in crime. case in point, washington, d.c. as you mentioned and the shooting that happened outside a district of columbia restaurant thursday night when patrons were just enjoying dinner. it happened about a mile from the white house for perspective and many innocent people were caught in the middle of gunfire. >> i'm mad as hell about this and i hope y'all are too. we want to help p

[laughter] mark meredith, thanks.e democrat-controlled house voted to approve a 715 billing dollar infrastructure built. five near initiative will focus on rebuilding the nation rose and rail systems as well as climate change. house democrats aim to include many of their bills provisions when lawmakers have broader infrastructure talk later this summer. joining me now, jeff and drew. good to see you today. >> great to see you, thanks for having me. anita: let me ask you, there were two republicans who drink and fry guess vote on this and you were not one of them which some may find interesting given that you used to be a democrat a few short years ago and represent the state of new jersey which stands to benefit from the bill because there's a provision in their that would connect new jersey to penn station in manhattan for tombs under the hudson river, why did you file against that? >> because of so many other reasons. they will take a good idea or something that has some value stuff and other kinds of stuff into the

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michael mccaul, the leading republican on the house foreign affairs committee but let's turn to mark meredithwhite house for the state of play this holiday we can. mark. >> mike, president biden is going to be hosting a big party for the white house tonight for the fourth of july but on this holiday weekend, questions still linger about how he plans to advance his agenda from keeping peace in afghanistan to convincing more americans to get the vaccine. [cheers and applause] >> president biden received a hero's welcome in michigan saturday, but a day earlier, a different story, when the press pummeled him with questions about a kenaston. >> president biden: i'm not going to answer any more questions on afghanistan. we are bringing our troops home, all across america people going to ball games and doing good things. >> critics fear a possible civil war in afghanistan after u.s. troops leave. closer to home, the june jobs report show employers added more jobs than expected but the unemployment rate ticked up slightly, five-point oh percent. the mixed data drawing [indiscernible]. >> a strong and

. >> that's where we find correspondent mark meredith. he's live at the white house. mark? >> trace, good afternoon. hard to believe but in a matter of weeks so many students will be heading back to school. now the cdc has new guidelines out that will certainly be good news for a lot of parents that say they're ready to see the classrooms reopen, even if many of these students will be ineligible for the vaccine at this point. now, the cdc says the latest guidelines is that in-person learning should be a priority and masks should be worn for kids and those kids that are vaccinated won't have to wear them. they're also encouraging schools to use physical distancing of about three feet for the students and staff not vaccinated. here's the kicker. if schools are not able to do that, they don't have all the room in the world, they can use implemented later prevention strategies. hand washing etiquette, making sure ventilation is in good shape and covid testing. they're not expected to be major changes for most schools. those that returned last year realize this has been going on

mark meredith is live in wilmington, delaware, with what's next. afternoon, mark. >> reporter: mike, good afternoon to you. really since day one the white house has made it clear they've seen infrastructure spending as top legislative priority, and now there are signs that in a matter of days, if not hours, that proposal could move forward. >> we continue to work hard. worked all day yesterday, all through the weekend. there are some thorny issues, but we can get it done. and the infrastructure bill, as your guy pointed out, is not the bernie bill, not the kind of reckless spending and taxation that democrats want to do. >> we're down to the last couple of items, and i think you're going to see a bill monday afternoon. >> reporter: the president trying to chip in as well drumming up support saying we can deliver for the american people on an infrastructure deal that creates good paying, union jobs, jobs that a give families breathing room. let's get it done. the president on twitter last night. last week senate reflips blocked effort to move -- rep

arthel: mark meredith live in wilmington, delaware, thank you. eric: in california whole bunch of homes have been destroyed as a dixie fire grows in the northern part of the state. the largest wildfire on growing it is burned more than 190,000 acres and yet it is still only 21% contained. christina coleman live in los angeles with the very latest as the fire continues. >> were on pace to have another record-breaking wildfire season in california as the massive fires continue to burn out of control, were seen thousands of people evacuate, it's a dangerous situation and tough on many families. right now the fire is straddling the california nevada border is started on july 4 after lightning struck bridge and sparking flames and trees, spread from there, that fire is only 13% contained and forced more than 2400 people from their homes. >> we broke down quite a few times at first but now we have to joke about it and try to keep a positive attitude. >> fuels are near record dryness the lack of moisture means everything is ready and gets explosive. >>

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mark meredith is at the white house with those details for us. more cooperative with the world health organization as it tries to investigate how this pandemic first began. but china is flat out refusing those efforts. china has long deny canned that its lab in wuhan had anything to do with the pandemic, it's accusing the u.s. of hyping theories for political purposes. the w.h.o. wants to lodge a second deep dive into the origins, but china says the plan disregards common sense and, quote, defies science. china even wants investigators to look into an army medical center in maryland as a possible source for the virus. critics are accusing china of deflecting. president biden has already ordered his intelligence agencies to piece together what analysts know, a report on what the government has figured out is expected to be completed next month, but there's no guarantee we're going to get definitive answers. a bipartisan group of senators urged president biden to keep the pressure on china for answers and go on to say, quote, we expect that congres

shannon. >> shannon: mark meredith, thanks so much. moth because they say it's an ethnic slur. it's the first time the society last chosen to change an insect's name because they believe it's offensive. the society's president says the gypsy name has been rejected bith people and nobody wants to be associate an invasive pet. left of center losing its name the gyp ant. at age 14 already a world record holder in basketball dribbling now add spelling bee champ to her list of accomplish manies, louisiana teen zaylah won thursday's scripps national spelling bee with the word murraya she has become the first african-american winner of the contest. >> i did it basically by just studying a lot like i do about 13,000 words train about seven hours. and then i had like a lot of tutoring. there is a lot of luck in both. so it's a little bit of everything. >> shannon: and a great smile, too. zaylah says her spelling for her is just a side hobby. she wants to play in the wmba afternoon hold not one but three guiness world records for dribbling multi

fox's mark meredith is in washington with more. hey, mark. >> reporter: good evening.ack lives matter generated a lot of controversy by suggesting that the u.s. is to blame for cuba's economic woes. now some of those views are being sported by, as you mentioned, congresswoman alexandria ocasio-cortez. >> the embargo, the u.s. embargo is absurdly cruel. and, like other u.s. policies, particularly other u.s. policies targeting black americans and latinos, the cruelty is the point. >> reporter: florida senator marco rubio said blaming the u.s. for cuba's conditions is outrageous. he says the communist regime is responsible for the economic crisis. he also took a shot at black lives matter on twitter. he wrote: my office stands ready to help the leaders of the black lives matter organization emigrate to cuba. president biden not blaming the u.s. for cuba's troubles. he says if they fail, it's because of the leaders embracing communism. still, there are questions about what the white house plans to do next. senator rubio and others are calling on the u.s. to help restore cu

jon: mark meredith.. >>> well, just days into the tokyo olympics, at least 137 coronavirus cases now reported among athletes and games personnel including two top golfers. meanwhile, dr. anthony fauci hinting the cdc might change its guidelines to again recommend masks for those who are vaccinated. he says the policy change is, quote, under active consideration. let's bring in johns hopkins university professor of public health, dr. marty makary, also the author of the new book "the price we pay" and a fox news contributor. so we got the vaccines, we were told once you got advantage is i nateed -- vaccinated, you didn't have the wear masks anymore, now washington may be going back the oh direction. can you explain, dr. ma a carry? what's going on? >> well, jon, i think some people have gotten the false notion that we should see complete elimination of the virus. it's going to be here for decades, probably for the rest of our lifetime. it'll circulate as a seasonal flu, and that's what happens when we get

mike: mark meredith from the white house, thanks.e now, the ranking republican on the house foreign affairs committee, congressman michael mccaul, the great state of texas. welcome back to "fox news sunday." >> thanks, mike, and happy independence day. mike: on afghanistan, president biden taking some heat from the washington post editorial page which expresses concern that waves of refugees are likely to pour out, and rivals such as iran, china and russia could talk from this withdrawal that president biden lacks the stomach to stand up for u.s. allies. do you share those concerns? >> yes, i do. you know, we just handed bagram air base over to the afghans which is a strategic asset in the region to protect us from terrorists. it counters russia, china and iran in the region. now that's been turned over to the afghans. and when you look at the i.c. assessment, the intelligence community's assessment, some reporting that within six months the taliban could completely take over the country including bagram our base. it's quite frighten

but first let's turn to mark meredith traveling with the president in wilmington, delaware. , good morning. >> martha, six months end, president biden's top priority still appears to be ending the lumbering pandemic and the rest of the agenda really rests with congress, where big partisan divides could hold progress. >> president biden: the bottom line is we are delivering on our promises. >> president biden insists he's getting things done, but on capitol hill, both parties are still squabbling on everything from nominees to infrastructure spending. >> we continue to work hard, worked all day yesterday and through the weekend. we have some thorny issues but we can get it done. >> even democrats are scrambling to keep their base on board with plans to pass two massive spending packages, especially as republicans argue more spending could crash the economy. >> it will take an inflation problem we have today and poor jet fuel on it. >> in major cities, crime is skyrocketing. it took a shootings have d.c.'s police chief calling for change. >> we have a vicious cycle of bad actor

chris: mark meredith reporting from washington. mark, thank you. and joining us now is the u.s.urgeon general, vivek murthy. doctor, there was an average of 29,000 new cases a day over this past week which takes us back to the level of april of 2020, when the country was in an almost complete lockdown. is this a new wave of covid-19? >> well, chris, i'm concerned about what we're seeing in the country right now. we are seeing increases in cases, particularly in parts of the country where the vaccination rates are low. the good news is that among those who are fully vaccinated, that's two weeks after your last shot, we're still seeing a high degree of protection there. particularly from hospitalizations and deaths. in fact, 99.5% of the deaths that we're seeing right now, chris, from covid-19, are among those who are unvaccinated. so i worry that we are seeing in fact significant increases among the unvaccinated but the good news is the vaccinated are still highly protected. chris: while cases are rising across the country, the real surge we're seeing now is much more localized.

mark meredith in washington, thank you. eric?ric: fox news alert on the death toll in europe, the catastrophic flooding there in western europe. the numbers have now topped 180 people. that number, sadly, increasing after those devastating, overwhelming floods there. rescue teams are trying to race against the clock. the search for any survivors. trey yingst is now live with much more. man, some of those scenes of the flood waters going down those quaint towns is just unbelievable. >> reporter: eric, that's exactly right. good afternoon. the search for survivors continues today after those floods ripped through western europe. the death toll now at more than 180 with dozens more missing. destruction stretching for miles in germany, the netherlands and belgium. those who survived jumped into action to help combing through the rubble. >> the moments we saw the first pictures, we realized that the people here would need a lot of help because all this you can see in the background would be gone in one day. >> reporter: rescue workers

jacqui: mark meredith, thank you so much. griff?ur southern border where the latest data shows more than 188,000 people were caught by board patrol agents crossing illegally into the u.s. last month alone. that is the fence in la joya, texas, in the rio grande valley sector, ground zero where they are up more than 460% in the encounters compared to this time last year, and that is where we find jonathan serrie with the latest. hi, jonathan. >> reporter: hi there, griff. florida governor ron desantis is going to be meeting with texas governor greg abbott for a security briefing. florida is among several states that have been sending resources both national guard and law enforcement to the texas border, although migrants, drugs and criminal activity enter the u.s. through america's incomplete border wall, they don't stop in texas border towns such as this. instead, they spread out across the country, so governor desantis as well as florida law enforcement officials who have been visiting the texas border this week realized they won't

mark meredith live in washington with what led up to the chaos. mark what do you know. this was really chaotic. inside and outside of national as park. the shooting took place outside. it started two vehicles in the ball prac, the two vehicles in the ballpark began fighting at each other. one person not in the vehicles was shot. we were told she was a bystander. she is reported to be okay. people reported hearing the gunshots. there was a lot of confusion what to do. where the shots were coming from. fans were told to stay inside of the park and await further instructions. >> it was a chaotic scene. i don't think anyone knew what was going on. a lot of people ran on the field into the dug out. some people did that. that was the safest way to be. reporter: postponed the rest of the game. the rest of the game will be played later on today, before a previously scheduled sunday afternoon game. the police are calling this quote, a isolated incident. one of the vehicles involved already has been found. fans will head back to the ballpark. they will see extra security. this wi

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mark meredith tells us where things go from here. >> president biden celebrated the 4th of july with a party on the south lawn and reminding americans how much has changed.i >> we have gained the upper hand against this virus. we can live our lives. our kids can go back to school. our economy is roaring back. >> but republicans they president biden should be thanking former president trump. president trump was leading operation warp speed and biden was spreading doubt about the vaccine. he should thank trump. america's fight against the coronavirus is not over yet. the president missed having 70% of the adults to receive at least one dose by this week. the rate is 67%. >> we need to build on the progress we made and build in vaccine confidence. >> a handful of states deal with a surge in new covid cases due to the delta variant. >> i don't think you will see anything nationwide. we have a substantial proportion of the population vaccinated. it will be regional. >> the u.s. is sending more vaccine stockpile overseas. thee state department showed one million pfizer doses heading to mal

alex hogan on the price hike the keep coming and mark meredith in delaware on why he says they will soon be ending, we are not quite at that point. let's get right to it with alex hogan on all these flights. >> reporter: everyday items cost a lot more with prices jumping, the issue is really at the forefront of consumers minds. 83% of people are concerned about inflation, gases up 40%. getting back in a plane will cost 20%, furniture up 10% and grocery store items like bacon up 8%. big-name companies admit they are passing these higher prices to consumers to deal with higher cost and higher wages during the labor shortage acknowledging these spikes will likely continue to rise. federal reserve chairman jerome powell explaining help the inflation rate falls below 2% noting that june was 5.4, the increase is drastically higher than expected and there is no precedent for these numbers. the lumber industry saw prices soar during the pandemic which dropped for the first time this year. tuesday the cash market price falling to its lowest point in 2021 this week however 300 wildfires ripping to

mark meredith has more on that. >> president biden is getting ready to host a party here at the whitehe fourth of july and says the vaccine rollup is on frank not to mention the latest jobs report, plenty of reasons to celebrate nationwide. as for the president today, he was in northern michigan with a chance to see what's going on on a cherry event to showcase the efforts to get back to normal after the pandemic latest jobs report has truly heading right now up to 5.9%, 850,000 jobs last month added, most in leisure and hospitality and job loss instruction and not many changes in the healthcare think the economic remains one of the top concerns. >> more work to do to get america back to back to work amy for full employment and that means keeping job growth including lack, hispanic and asian workers progress is testament to our limit to rome's economy. >> the only way they can grow the economy further is massive airport infrastructure addressing things like social programs, education, childcare, white house looking forward to getting the president on the road next week to sell the pub

mark meredith explained. reporter: this program has been controversial since inception in 2012. in texas set it's illegal and the government can no longer accept applications from so-called dreamers. doc was created by president obama through executive order, the program allows some undocumented immigrants to be protected from deportation. texas was among the students block the measure and state attorney general tweeted his reaction sink advocates right to stop at present we just decided he didn't like federal law and came up with his own immigration law. we sued him frightfully so for violating federal law and we want the president biden already promises to keep fighting for survival. the justice department work through the decision goes on to say yesterday's federal court ruling is deeply disappointing. the. reporter: not affect current daca recipient about the decision nevertheless relegates hundreds of thousands of young immigrants to an uncertain future. the latest really is sending shockwaves on capitol hill where lawmakers are urging front passenger probably has a immigra

mark meredith is live in delaware for the president is scheduled this weekend. >> the white house sayse in rent support attack a national security issue but it's also impacting foreign-policy because so many of these actors are believed to be acting out of russia. president biden had a chance to speak with the russian president to talk about all of this, it lasted roughly an hour and the president said he once again urged putin to hold hackers living in russia accountable. >> when they ran somewhere operations -- not, not sponsored by the state, we expect them to give enough information to act on it. >> u.s. says so far there are no signs of the russian government is ordering the cyber attacks for the white house is making it clear it's ready to act if needed. in the statement following that call, the president reiterated any necessary action defending the people and critical infrastructure of continuing challenge. president biden is taking action on the economy friday signing an executive order essentially urging the government to crack down on monopolies in u.s. business. the preside

mark meredith is at the white house where the president and first lady are celebrating.der way at the white house. they will be hosting military members and their families. as you mentioned, the president getting a chance earlier this year to set a goal, to get 70% of u.s. adults one dose of the vaccine. he's expected to say tonight the country has made tremendous progress against coronavirus. the latest numbers from the cdc show where we stand. 157 million people fully vaccinated. 47% of the total population. adults 15 and older, 58%. the administration says it has a long way to go convincing sceptical americans to get the vaccine. >> we'll continue our efforts to vaccinate all americans to get vaccinate and answer questions about the efficacy of the vaccine and meeting people where they are especially at doctors' offices. reporter: the cdc says it's closely watching what's going on with the delta variant of the virus. the u.s. has teams on standby ready to deploy. the president was asked about the delta variant and the risks associated with it on friday. >> i'm not con

mark meredith joins us with more on this important front. >> reporter: there is mixed reaction to thereme court athletes ruling. the debate over the current size and makeup of this court will not go away anytime soon. the court ruled 6-3 to allow arizona to keep stricter voting laws in place. the state will be able to ban ballot harvesting and discard ballots people cast in the wrong precinct. the courts more liberal justices were furious with the decision. justice a lot are kagan issuing a 41 page dissent, arizona as republican governor is praising. >> reporter: we want to make it easy to vote but hard to cheat. if president biden wants to focus on election integrity maybe he should begin in new york city where they are having all kinds of problems. >> reporter: speaking of president biden he was less celebratory and more critical in his reaction saying he was deeply disappointed in the court's ruling and that the court has done severe damage to the voting rights act. the court struck down a california law requiring nonprofit disclose who their donors are. conservative activists are

mark meredith is live with more.orter: good to see you, white house trying to convince americans now is the time to get the other vaccine but it's also facing a new challenge, try to make sure people who are vaccinated don't spread variants of the virus to those who have yet to get the shot. the cdc is dealing with new guidance coming out ever since the delta. has dominated was going on in hospitalization what potentially recommending millions regardless of vaccination status or mask endorse. it's not a federal order. the individual cities and states to decide how to proceed. cdc said recommendations were updated to ensure the vaccinated public were not unknowingly transmit the virus to others including unvaccinated or immunocompromised loved ones so well this prompt more to get the vaccine? it appears it may already be doing so because we are hearing a staffer who claims for the first time we've had four days in a row of 700,000 shots, that's about 3 million getting their first shot the past seven days i'm also a si

jobs report, it shows employers added around hundreds of thousands of jobs last month, but as mark meredithins, republicans are still concerned about rising inflation rates. president biden says the latest jobs report shows the u. s economy is on the rebound. but critics say those extended unemployment benefits as well as fears of inflation may be hurting long term economic recovery. we got the jobs report on friday it showed that the unemployment rate ticked up ever so slightly to 5.9% some 850,000 jobs were added last month. most of those in leisure and hospitality, no surprise there some new jobs in education, a few job losses in construction, and things stayed relatively calm. in the health and financial services sector. the president cyst, though the jobs report and the country's vaccine rollout is something to celebrate. he spent saturday in michigan showcasing how the country's reopening, but on friday he also champion the latest jobs report claiming that workers have a better now than they ever did just a few months ago. our economy is continuing to grow our economy and the strength

griff: mark meredith live for us in wilmington. jacqui.qui: joining us is security advisor and former state security advisor morgan wright. thanks for being with us. >> you bet, jacqui. jacqui: what did you think the response would be from president biden. yesterday he was asked if he thought attacking the servers used in the atta being was appropriate, and seemed to indicate yes, we'll see some won't be as visible. what do you think that the white house needs to do to effectively address this rise in ransomware attacks? >> you know, jacqui, this is a two-part problem. one is offense and one is defense. we have spent so much time on offense we've neglected our defense. the old football saying is defense doesn't win you games, but loses games. we have to increase our focus on improving our i.t. infrastructure and modernize a lot of our technology and we've got to get to the point where the solutions we're using cause such a big economic price to the attackers, that it's not feasible for them to do that. now, on the other side of this, it's

mark meredith with more. >> good morning. surge in new covid cases has renege nighted the debate who needs to wear a mask and when and seeing more of a debate at the white house about the so-called vaccine booster shots and who may need them down the line. cdc says most americans won't need the vaccine booster shot. officials aren't ruling it out. dr. fauci suggested that people with suppressed immune symptoms. transplant patient. people going through chemotherapy may need the shot eventually and renewed focus on mask. city and county of st. louis is reimposing indoor mask mandate even people fully vaccinated. neighboring counties won't take part. los angeles county reinstated its mask mandate a week ago. now dr. fauci suggests something similar may be encouraged on a larger scale. >> this is under active consideration. what you are seeing even though as of our conversation at this moment, the cdc recommends that if you're vaccinated fully, that you do not need to wear a mask indoors. >> here is where we stand now. 163 millio

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bill bennett coming up but first mark meredith live at the white house. mark? >> good afternoon. they neverment to link the abolitionist teaching network in the handbook. critics say they're not buying it. it's the administration's effort to focus on critical race theory. we asked the white house about this yesterday. >> it was an error in a lengthy document to include this citation. the specific cite does not represent the administration's view and we don't endorse the recommendations of this group. i believe it's been removed or is in the process of being removed. >> as you can make, this will do little to calm critics and concerned parents. we've seen protests at several school board meetings and hearing from the former white house chief of staff saying the white house could go further to appease americans that don't want critical race theory taught in their kids classroom. >> they can do one other thing. they can make sure that no federal funding goes to teaching critical race theory there our schools in k-12. congressman dan bishop and russ are working on that. we need to ma

jillian: mark meredith joins us as pressure builds for the white house to lift international travel limitsorter: later today president biden will update the country on how the us is doing with coronavirus and health officials say they are increasingly concerned with the so-called delta very and we've seen spreading in parts of the country. the cdc reports 150 million americans are fully vaccinated. vaccation rates have slowed in some communities. >> we are going to double down on efforts to vaccinate millions more americans across july and august so people get that protection and can enjoy life returning to normal. if you are not vaccinated get vaccinated. >> reporter: doctor anthony fauci suggested vaccinated americans may still need to wear masks when in communities with low vaccination rates. that has been trying sharp push back from doctor mark siegel. >> i go with the cdc, not this flip-flop by doctor fauci. if you have been vaccinated you are protected over 95% of the time. >> reporter: the head overseas where the uk will end as health restrictions, prime minister boris johnson says

the meeting at 1:00. >> nice to see you mark meredith kicking off a new week. >> dana: bring in josh kraushaar. 59% of americans believe crime is an extremely or very serious problem in the united states. you see the pivot in the media and now the white house. why are they attempting to deal with it? >> you read the poll numbers. a lot of polls. a democratic poll that came out this past week showing that violent crime is the number one issue for all voters. it is the number three issue for democrats. 52% of democrats say it is a crisis situation. so that's why president biden is inviting the likely new mayor of new york city eric adams to the white house. he knows it is a problem. he knows the speech he gave last week didn't do the trick. and it is not just republicans and conservatives raising concerns about violent crime. democrats who live in the cities and are dealing with the rapid uptick in crime are the most panicked and most concerned about what is going on. >> bill: an amazing thing how it shifted. 16 months if you're a democratic politician to turn it around. is today the d

mark meredith at the white house on that. >> bill: good morning. the biden administration says it's positive that china is helping fuel major cyber espionage operations. how to hold the chinese accountable. the u.s. and allies including nateed say they believe china is using contract hackers to launch multiple cyberattacks including the recent attack on the microsoft exchange email servers. by calling out china directly they can work on a strategy with all aisles -- with allies can address it head on. >> we understand working together is a stronger way to approach malicious activity, cyber activity and others within areas of concern around the world. >> on monday the government filed charges to chinese nationals about hackers. that decision surprised some people. russia faced harsher actions and it could lead to the conclusions of when hackers should be held accountable. >> we need the operate to retaliate. i'm not sure there is a clear understanding by the russians or chinese what the american red lines are with regard to cyber intrusions. >> the

steve harrigan from the cdc and let's go to mark meredith reporting live from the white house where we don't have to shout questions to him. >> good morning. the president is defending the cdc's latest guidelines suggesting that millions of americans wear a mask again indoors even if already fully vaccinated against covid-19. the president says these new guidelines are necessary because of the surge in cases due to the variants of the virus still spreading. the president is blaming the rise in cases on unvaccinated americans. while each community will decide its own rules the white house knows it will face major pushback against the new guidelines. >> president biden: i know this is hard to hear. i know it's frustrating. i know it's exhausting to think we're still in this fight. and i know we hoped this would be a simple, straight forward line without problems or new challenges. but that isn't real life. >> what is the federal government doing now? reimbursing employers who give time off with employees and their families to get vaccinated. encouraging states to provide $100 cash to hel

griff: mark meredith. thank you. alicia. alicia: joining us republican congressman from arkansas, a part of the infrastructure committee rick crawford. congressman, thank you for being here, we appreciate it here on a saturday. you're part of a group of more than 40 house republicans calling on dr. walensky to give the american people more information when it comes to these very confusing mask recommendations. what is it exactly that you're seeking? >> for one thing, i think we can't base recommendations, for example, from india on results of a test that were injured on monkeys with a vaccine that's not even on the market yet. i don't think we can implement policy based on that data. and so, i think what this sort of points to is trying to find, you know, kind of a way to rationalize a decision to force everybody to mask up indoors whether or not you're vaccinated and that's unfortunate because if we're trying to incentivize or encourage or demonstrate the effectiveness of vaccination, asking people to put masks on after the

let's go to mark meredith at the white house. hey, mark. >> reporter: good afternoon.ou mentioned. that's where he's expected to speak out criticize ising harshly the different laws passed but republican-controlled state legislatures. the president has made it very clear he is not a fan of these id checks that are going on as well as new limits on where and when early voting can happen. the white house certainly facing more pressure to speak out against these measures, and in his speech the president is also expected to criticize his predecessor's efforts and continuing efforts to challenge the 2020 results. >> -- efforts to strip the right to vote as authoritarian and anti-american. and stand up against the notion that politicians should be allowed the choose their voters or to support our system by replace independent election -- replace independent election authorities with partisan ones. >> reporter: a national reform package sponsored by democrats is stalling up on capitol hill. democrats are furious9 with the supreme court after a recent decision impacting arizon

fox news correspondent mark meredith is live at the white house with the very latest developments. after haiti asked both the u.s. and the international community for help trying to stabilize the company after last week's assassination. and while the white house says it's not ruling sending troops down there, ruling that out, at this point there's no indication that they plan to do that. however, over the weekend the u.s. did send a delegation from the state department, the justice department, homeland security down to haiti to get a sense of what's going on on the ground. we're told the u.s. was a table to reaffirm its support -- was able to reaffirm its sport for the -- support for the haitian people. the u.s. says it hopes to see haiti become safer. we got a statement from the white house, say they the delegation would view the security of critical infrastructure with haitian government officials and met with the national police or who are leading the investigation into the assassination. but for president biden, this all has serious political consequences. the white house has m

. >> julie: mark meredith is live with the latest from the white house.haven't hit 70% as the president hoped? >> actually the country is doing well and thing starting to get back though normal. there is the risk of new illnesses and death thanks to the delta variant. it was much more of a celebration at the white house as the president was welcoming military service members and families. a sign of a post pandemic normal. the president himself says there is plenty of celebrate. >> president biden: just think back to where this nation was a year ago. think back to where you were a year ago. and think about how far we've come. silent streets -- [cheering and applause] >> president biden: silent streets to crowded parade routes lined with people waving american flags. >> who should get the credit for something like this? ronna mcdaniel said it should be the former president. as trump and republicans were leading operation warp speed biden was spreading doubt about the vaccine efficacy. he should thank trump for providing a vaccine in the nick of time. 157 mi

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mike: mark meredith live outside the ballpark . many floridians showing their support for protesters in cuba pushing back against the countries oppression regime charles watson life from of the memorial in miami for the march is planned for later today. >> good afternoon were expecting to protest in miami today and if you're anything like what we saw on saturday for the days prior you can expect a lot of emotion and people rallying for cuba in their freedom, thousands of people pouring into the streets yesterday in front of freedom tower in downtown miami you can hear the noise out here, from communist oppression, others saying joe biden do your job and cuba need your help, the support coming a week after large crowds protesting the cuban government and spilled out into the streets of cuba in confrontation against the communist state during a communication blackout for cuban authorities in some cases violently cracked on enough protesters only seen after videos were posted online after they started to restore internet access, take

mark meredith has the story from the white house. >> katherine layman is not a household name but republicanss the nominee to be the assistant secretary of civil rights at the department of education. she was going to testify before the confirmation hearings. and she would be a disaster for the department. they argue she previously rolled back due process protections for college students, accused them of misconduct. among those speaking out, wall street editorial build saying -- >> last year the trump administration enacted some safeguard protections for students accused of harassment, assault and misconduct. seam betsy devos arguing the changes were needed to ensure that both victims and the accused have rights. at the time lhamon said it was easier for rape and assault to a occur. the education secretary writing she's devoted her career to ensuring equity is at the core of all of her work. she has a strong record of fighting for communities of color. arne duncan is also supporting her nomination. critics say this is bad politics on the past. >> martha: thanks, mark. so here now in her first