Health officials, most of whom are selfquarantining, will all testify remotely. New overnight, dr. Anthony fauci laying bare his emotions about opening prematurely. If we skip over the checkpoints in the guidelines to open america again, then we risk the danger of multiple outbreaks around the country. This will not only result in needles suffering and death, but it will set us back. This wont be the first time fauci has gone public with his concerns. He said this about testing back in march. It is a fail. It is admitted. The idea of anybody getting it easily the way people in other countries are doing it, were not set up for that. Do i think we should be . Yes, but were not. Reporter last night the testing issue front and center at the white house. Notably dr. Fauci and other Health Officials were not there despite being at the white house on monday. On the same day the u. S. Covid death toll topped 80,000. The president boasted about the achievement falsely stating the u. S. Outpaces
Back from Law Enforcement. And a classic in the olympics. The shootout needed in the womens ice hockey. Wait until you see the move that finished the game. Welcome to early start. Im christine romans. What a game. Im Alex Marquardt in for dave briggs. It was a powerful day yesterday of nationwide advocacy by survivors and families and gun control supporters following the florida shooting. The day was capped off by the emotional cnn town hall on gun violence. Signs that some marginal change may be possible. Florida senator marco rubio was the only republican willing to face his critics. He says he now backs raising the minimum age for owning a rifle from 18 to 21. In this country, if you are 18 years of age, you should not be able to buy a rifle. I will support a law. Traditionally i have not looked at looking at magazine clip size. After this and some details i learned, im reconsidering that position and ill tell you why. Ill tell you why. Because while it may not prevent an attack, bu
Bruno mars and Kendrick Lamar. And recorports from london and moscow and another deadly terror attack in afghanistan. Good morning. Im dave briggs. Im christine romans. It is 5 00 a. M. In the east. Democrats are taking steps to protect Robert Mueller. A congressional aide tells cnn the democrats will seek protections in the upcoming spending talks. The details are still being worked on. The issue is the right to challenge his firing in court. A special counsel can only be fired after a judge finds misconduct or other good cause. Republicans reaction mixed on whether legislation protecting the special counsel is needed. It probably wouldnt hurt for us to pass one of those bills. There are some constitutional issues with those bills, but it would certainly wouldnt hurt to put that extra safeguard in place given the latest stories. I have legislation protecting mr. Mueller and ill be glad to pass it tomorrow. I see no evidence that President Trump wants to fire mr. Mueller now. I dont kn
Destroyed and concerns of toxic gas as the kilauea volcano remains a threat in hawaii. We have stunning images there from kilauea. Crazy stuff. Good morning. Welcome to early start. Im dave briggs. Im christine romans. Monday, may 7th. 4 00 a. M. In the east. Good morning as you get your week started. Rudy giuliani generating startling new headlines in the defense of President Trump. Among them the new member of the Trump Legal Team did not rule out the president taking the fifth as the special counsel russia investigation rolls on. Are you confident the president will not take the fifth in this case . How can i ever be confident of that . When im facing a situation with the president and every lawyer in america thinks he would be a fool to testify. I have a client who wants to testify. He said it yesterday. You know, jay and i said, my go goodness. I hope we get a chance to tell him the risk he is taking. Worth noting, the president said during the 2016 campaign only the mob takes the
A california man sacrificing himself to save his nephew. That man jumping into the river although he did not know how to swim. Good morning. Welcome to early start. Im dave briggs. Im christine romans. It is thursday, june 28th. 4 00 a. M. In the east. The president relishing the chance to fill another seat on the u. S. Supreme court as Anthony Kennedy announces he will step down. All signs say the president will replace the swing vote with a conservative. A man or woman who could change the high court and decisions it makes for generations. The justice met with the president and then went on the road. He intends to put a lasting stamp on the court. The travel ban ruling underscores how critical it is to confirm judges who will support our constitution. Remember this so we have a pick to come up. We have to pick a great one. We have to pick one that is going to be there for 40 years or 45 years. To get a justice confirmed, the president has to navigate a slim majority in the senate. We