for fully vaccinated programs. the cdc says it is safe to they say vaccinated grandparents can safely visit unvaccinated grandchildren. the cdc is still cautioning against travel, although that may change as more people get shots. that s all such welcome news, but experts warn coronavirus variants could still trigger another deadly surge especially as states relax guidelines. texas is set to end its statewide mask mandate tomorrow. a final vote in the house on president biden s $1.9 trillion relief bill is expected tomorrow morning. it will bring critical dollars to millions of struggling americans. the president will out the the measure when he delivers his first primetime address to the nation on thursday. so we begin with cnn s dan simon live in houston with the latest on the pandemic. good morning, dan. reporter: well, good morning, alisyn. that s right. beginning tomorrow that mask mandate will end here in texas. and businesses can open at full capacity, that as we f
opera that was still going on when joe biden entered the race. that s why i think in terms of the personal toll it comes from feelings of guilt. yeah, i think that s exactly right. and the president leaves for france tonight for commemoration of the d-day anniversary and some state events in paris. certainly he ll be continuing to follow the trial and contact his son as he does each and every day. terrific reporting to start us off this morning live from wilmington, delaware. national political correspondent for axios, alex thompson. thank you. still ahead on way too early, dr. anthony fauci returns to capitol hill and gets grilled by republicans about the origins of covid-19. we ll take a look at some of the big moments from that hearing and later in the show talk about where we stand battling this pandemic plus the latest from israel as prime minister benjamin netanyahu denies claims he s accepted a cease-fire deal. those stories and a check on
camera from u.s. officials. not from israeli officials, which we have been reaching out to. thanks for that report. terrific reporting. raf, one quick question. how is the u.s. decision to vote against a palestinian state the u.s. position is, they support a two-state solution. they support the palestinian state. that has been the goal at the end of the road, withdrawal of israel from gaza, a new reformed palestinian authority leading gaza, all of that. that said, they voted against a palestinian state in the u.n. yesterday. there s a lot of anger about that. i m wondering what the response is, what you are hearing in gaza and israel and the arab countries. blinken defended that saying with the g7 statement, that you can wave a piece of paper around and it s not going to create it. you have to do the hard work of
super markets across europe taking similar moves in the coming weeks. very interesting, indeed. cnbc s sylvia amaro, live from london, thank you. have a good weekend. still ahead on way too early, the white house is trying to flip the script on republicans at the situation at the u.s. southern border. that terrific reporting is next on way too early. border that terrific reporting is next on way too early. and ready to mingle.to beinge who s ready to cha-cha? - bye, bye cough. - later chest congestion. hello 12 hours of relief. 12 hours!! not coughing? hashtag still not coughing?! mucinex dm gives you 12 hours of relief from chest congestion and any type of cough, day or night. mucinex dm. it s comeback season.
here. you know, are they going to be able to get anything done here? or is this going to be just punted until after they fund? the argument is they get nothing done. you add on top of it this is such a complicated issue. i think what gives me a little confidence that something might happen is how much the white house needs this, as we ve discussed. they need to address this vulnerability, so i think that s really motivating the democrats at the table to get something done or at least to cut a deal so that republicans can kill it. because i almost think that s the best case scenario for this white house, the negotiators get a deal and the white house is come utand say, look, we worked really hard, we got there. and then for house republicans or senate frankly, to kill it, i think that d be the best political outcome for this white house. of course, they re also trying to link it to get funds for ukraine and israel. a lot on their to-do list and not much time. white house reporter fo