for sure. that s a great phone call to get. mckenzie scott, look, that s a wonderful, wonderful thing because it comes with no strings attached. she will let them decide how they want to use it. i thought there were applications. apparently they are making calls and dropping off money. phone line s open. the lead with jake tapper starts right now. i thought it was back the blue, not attack the blue. hmm. the lead starts right now. brand new videos from the insurrection just released showing the brutality of the attack with officers taunted, stomped and even punched in the face. and then a warning for unvaccinated children with a more severe variant of coronavirus rapidly spreading. plus, it helps some restaurants survive, expanding seating on the sidewalks and streets, and now the cities want
the first lady driving home the point with a jacket embroidered with one word, love. it s wonderful to listen to the biden administration and to joe biden. because, there s so much they want to do together with us from security, nato to climate change, and it s fantastic. it s a breath of fresh air. reporter: after their 90- minute meeting, mr. biden made his first remarks about the giant new purchase of pfizer vaccines he plans to give to nearly 100 countries. the united states is providing these half million doses with no strings attached. we re doing this to save lives, to end this pandemic. that s it. period. reporter: jeff zients spearheaded the $3.5 billion purchase. it actually happened really quickly, across a few weeks reporter: zients chairs the white house covid task force. in a lot of these countries, is it even possible to get a vaccine right now?
100 countries, the largest donation of any single nation. in times of trouble, americans reach out to offer help and to offer a helping hand. that s who we are. reporter: the president saying the u.s. will provide these vaccines with no strings attached. our vaccine donations don t include pressure for favors or potential concessions. we re doing this to save lives, to end this pandemic, that s it. period. reporter: and he sent this message back home. it s also in america s self-interest. as long as the virus rages elsewhere, there s a risk of new mutations that could threaten our people. and cecilia vega, you and i were on the air as this unfolded today. back with us tonight from cornwall, england. and this was a show of strength and partnership today between these two leaders. but of course we know the summit with vladimir putin is also approaching. president biden already saying, i ll let him know what i want him to know. and putin sending the same kind of signals right
from the nation s capital. o donnell: good evening, to our viewers in the west, and thank you for joining us. we re going to begin tonight with what president biden is calling a move to super charge the fight against covid-19 abroad. after months of withering criticism that the u.s. hasn t done enough to stop the spread of the virus worldwide, tonight the president is officially laying out what he calls a no strings attached donation of pfizer vaccines to many of the world s poorest countries, saying it s america s humanitarian obligation. now, the announcement came during his first face-to-face meeting with british prime minister boris johnson and an attempt to reiterate the special relationship between the u.s. and the u.k. ahead of mr. biden s high-stakes summit with russia s president next week. meantime tonight, with mr. biden carrying out his diplomatic mission overseas, there is some breaking news on some domestic diplomacy back here in washington. as we were coming on the a
who is leading the field in dispersing vaccines to low income countries. so is the race for the upper hand in the global vaccine rollout about to become a new diplomatic rivalry with china? here s aleem maqbool. around the developing world they had been hoping for urgent action from leaders of the richest nations to show real commitment to ending the coronavirus misery still affecting millions each day. the action might take time, but at least the words are coming. let me be clear, just as with the 80 million doses we previously announced, the united states is providing this half million doses with no strings attached. let me say it again with no strings attached. al vaccine donations don t include pressure for