incident. as part of a pattern of aggressive, risky, and unsafe actions by russian pilots in international air space. i just got off the phone with my russian counterpart, minister shoigu. as i have said repeatedly, it is important that great powers be models of transparency and communication. the united states will continue to fly and operate wherever international law allows. in a news conference with the defense secretary joint chiefs chairman general mark milley said retrieving the wreckage will be very difficult and that it is now in 4,000 or 5,000 feet of water. the u.s. military said on tuesday a russian jet dumped fuel on an mq-9 reaper drone which officials say was doing routine operations in international air space. the russian jet then hit the propeller of the reaper forcing its remote pilots to bring it down in international waters. let s go to cnn s national security analyst and senior white house correspondent. the general said that it is not clear that th
kids back into the classroom. the cdc is advising 3 feet of distancing instead of 6 feet for most students as long as masks and other measures are in place and depending on the community rates. joining me, andy slavitt who heads the covid response team. many states regardless are relaxing restrictions as cnn s alex alexandra field reports. k to 12 schools that operate safety can open. reporter: if even is masked, just 3 feet of students down from 6. the bottom line is there never was very good evidence for doing it alt 6 feet, not if kids are masked up. reporter: it s not clear how soon schools will implement changes as one said they ll, quote, reserve judgment. the push across the country accelerating as the new covid-19 cases hold steady. fewer than 55,000 new cases daily. still, alabama is one of the latest states moving ahead with plans to eliminate a mask mandate. the actual legal krgs of making it a mandate or not, you know, is not up to me, but we, you know,
testing. it s going to help us accelerate our nationwide effort to reopen schools safely. last week i directed all states, tribes and territories to make all adults eligible to be vaccinated no later than may 1. while this is a time of optimism, it s not a time for relaxation. i need all americans to keep doing your part. wash your hands, stay socially distanced, keep masking up as recommended by the cdc and get vaccinated when it s your turn. none of this is political. it s all science based. but now is not the time to let our guard down. that is science based as well. in the last week we ve seen increases in the number of cases in several states. things may get worse as new variants of the virus spread. that s why we need to vaccinate as many people as quickly as we possibly can, because the best thing we can do to fight back against these variants. we have to beat this virus. we have to and we will, but we ll do it by setting aside politics and embracing science. another s
recommendations over and over and over again? so you can hear the frustration that some of these agencies are feeling as all of these incidents are unfolding. you certainly can. gabe cohen, thanks for the reporting. let s bring in our cnn aviation analyst and former managing director at the ntsb. peter, good to see you. rust, the secretary says. good to see you. what does that mean that there is rust? what does it mean for a pilot for an airline? well, you know, the secretary and the administrator, the acting administrator, were largely talking in generalities and platitudes this morning. the only person that went forward with specific steps to be taken today to make the skies safer was jennifer homandi from the ntsb. as mr. cohen pointed out there are seven open recommendations on runway incursions that go back years. the faa needs to either act on
you know, i say nothing. just relax. i mean the fdic, administration, treasury department said point blank on monday that they re going to do whatever it takes to make sure the banking system is on solid ground and that depositors get their money whether small or big. so for the average american household, you know, this is just a drama on the television screen. peggy in payroll can relax right now. we ll check back in with her after the federal reserve decision next week. we got the fed announcing his decision next week. maybe we ll check back in with her and mark when that time comes. thank you. very reassuring to hear that from you today. tune in for cnn primetime bank bust, what s next for america s money. how did the svb collapse happen and what does it mean for the american banking system at large? that is tonight at 9:00 p.m.