another state going against the science tonight. the state of wyoming announcing it will repeals it mask mandate, meaning that as of this hour 15 states now do not have a mask mandate and three more states, including wyoming, are planning to end theirs in the next coming days. dropping masks, despite coming a plateau of the number of cases in the united states. right now the united states is averaging about 60,000 cases. now it is just hovering there. it is plateauing. it is exactly where we were in the summer when many of the states, including texas had mask mandates. so here is the problem with this. if we get it right now, this could be the turning point. >> there is so much that is critical that is riding on the next two months. how quickly that we vaccinate versus whether we have another surge really relies on what happens in march and april. >> so, it is crucial right now. on that front let's take a look at what is happening in boise, idaho. there is a burn the mask rally. tossing masks into a burn barrel outside the capitol of idaho. in mississippi the state's governor defending his decision to remove the state's mask mandate, even though he admits it will cost lives. >> if you have not received the vaccination and you are going into a large crowd or going out to dinner i strongly encourage people to wear a mask because i believe that it does in fact reduce the ability of individuals to spread the virus. >> he believes a mask can save lives, yet he is repealing the rule requiring people to wear them in his state. he goes on cnn to defend lifting his state's mask mandate. >> state wide mask mandates have not been in effect in our state over the last six months. we are not going back to that. >> the experts say the policy is counter to science. dr. anthony fauci saying this is what he would like to see before we start lifting restrictions. >> i would like to see as we get the level of virus in the community to a very low level, well, well below the 60 to 70,000 new infections. i would say less than 10,000 and maybe considerably less than that. >> 10,000. okay. we are sings times over that threshold. and by the way he would like considerably lower than that. even at 10,000, right now, we are ten times higher than that every single day. we have a choice to ignore the science that has successfully gotten us to 31.2 million vaccinated people or embrace the progress we have made. cnn was out front of the who and the cdc when dr. sanjay gupta called it what it is, a pandemic. he did it before either organization stepped up and did it. a year from now the world we live in will be a direct result of the choices that we make right now. just how much is the white house banking on the moment, and new cdc guidelines that they are putting out to be a key turning point in the pandemic? >> reporter: i think that they are really hoping that it is. that is why you are seeing the new guidelines. you will see president biden giving his first primetime address on thursday night, specifically about coronavirus. that comes a year to the date since we saw former president trump make a similar oval office address where he down played coronavirus early on before we realized what it would look like and announced the sweeping changes that changed day to day lives for so many americans. a lot of the changes and the restrictions still in place today. you talk about what they want thursday to look like, they will be assessing the situation. what will happen next. it will be an opportunity for president biden to out to the massive coronavirus relief bill which they directly tied to the way their response will look like. they put school openings on the success of the bill actually being passed. he is expected to sign it in law later this week. look for that as well. they don't want to take a victory lap just yet. they do want to look at what will be going forward and the new normal and how to return to normal. there are new cdc guidelines that are part of that. it is what can fully vaccinated people do. they raise a lot of questions. they are not changing the travel restriction for people that are fully vaccinated and have gotten two shots of the vaccine. there are a lot of questions facing the administration. you should expect them to focus on the relief bill and what we heard from president biden today. he does think they are getting closer to the 100 million vaccinated mark of americans. that is something else we should expect them to reference also. >> thank you very much, kiatlan. i want to go out now to the mayor of bazley. i want to show you the images again as a mother of young kids, i found them upsetting having children burning masks. burning the mask rallies. two dozen gatherings just like that. parents encouraging their children to be there. what did you think when you first saw this? >> sure. when i first saw this i reminded myself as most did that the people of this community and city value the mask mandate they have. listening to the science and protecting the people is the best way to ensure that the economy recovers and that we can come back as a community. >> here is what two lawmakers that supported the protest said in the video. here they are. >> all throughout my district the people will be showing up on saturday. i think it will be pretty fun. >> so far there are about 50 burn barrels for people to get involved. even if you don't have a mask, because in my district a lot of people don't wear masks. it is still symbolic. >> it is going to be a great event. we support it. >> what do you say to that? great event. fun. >> we partnered hand in hand with the public health districts and since july had a mask mandate because we know that wearing a mask saves lives. we are committed to doing that if we want to see our businesses continue to stay open and our economy recover. more and more around the community it has become clear that the people of boise value the steps we have taken and businesses value the steps we have taken and demonstrated that working in partnership with us to protect public health. we know that is how we keep our businesses open and recover more quickly. >> you happen to be a democrat. your governor is a republican. he said the mask burning is wrong, but here is the context around it. let me play it. >> it is not helpful for people to be burning masks. we want people to choose to make the right decision to wear a mask. >> the keywords are choose. he does not have a state wide mask mandate and then his words, it's not helpful. you know, not exactly strong language. were his words helpful? >> the most helpful thing is for the residents to continue to wear masks. all through bazoise and what wasn't captured on film. people frequenting our businesses, masked to protect the health of others around them and our trails and open space and greenbelts filled with people enjoying the weather and protecting public health by masking up. >> i appreciate the time. thank you so much. >> i want to go to dr. jonathan reiner, you know, we know the science on this. masks work as even the governor of mississippi makes clear as he said he will not have a mandate anymore. a year later it is a political issue, the fact you have parents running to send their kids to burn masks is pretty heartbreaking frankly in terms of the decisions of what they are teaching the kids and how they are choosing to raise them. how disappointing are the i images? >> well, i think it is an infuriating slap in the face to the families and the friends of the 525,000 americans who have died in the pandemic. and also to the millions of health care workers who tried to put the fire out. the thousands who have also died in the effort. it is a really sad legacy of the former administration's policy of politicizing masks and turning it into a form of a weapon in the culture wars. when i see children at the burn barrels, i think that it really veers very close to child abuse. it is really a short step a wade from, you know, watching children burning books that might be offensive to the community or burning crosses. it is really shocking imagery to me. >> i want to ask you about the cdc guidelines, the new ones for people fully vaccinated. on the good they can visit other vaccinated people, indoors without masks or social distancing. they can avoid quarantining if they are exposed to covid and they are not sick. they are still wearing masks around other unvaccinated people and avoiding travel. enough of the same life that it is understandable. some would say why bother. what do you say to the cdc guidelines. >> well, i think they have not gone far enough. the cdc is sort of painted themselves into a corner. this administration has said that science is go to drive policy. and if you look at the science, the science says that if you are fully vaccinated you are very, very unlikely to contract the virus. and we have emerging data coming out of places like israel that said if you are fully vaccinated you are unlikely to transmit the virus. why not let people travel. the cdc is afraid of somehow giving nonvaccinated people a queue to travel. i think they will get it right eventually. >> right. the science would support it. thank you so much doctor, i appreciate your time. next, biden on track to sign his first piece of legislation, and it is a major bill. it is a massive bill. it affects all of us, every american. but no republicans backed it, not a single one. why? 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>> i think we need to be really clear when we say no republican. the governor's association unanimously wanted the bill. you had local leaders, mayors of towns. i represent a state of over 500 towns led by a lot of republicans wanted the resources for their communities. you had business groups. no great -- the bill is wildly popular, as you said. i was very frustrated that republicans in the senate were not supporting it. but i know that republicans around the country do. i will add that it is a bill that is far more directed towards working people. remember, that trump tax cut, the top 20% of earners got 63% of the benefits. the bottom 20% got 1%. this is a bill that is actually targeting working americans, the majority of americans will see significant benefits from it. >> so, i understand the point you are making and i think it is significant. business groups, republican governors and that is all fair and important. president biden staked his candidacy and presidency on bipartisanship. but when it came to the vote in the senate there was not any. he made it a core part of what he said he would do as president. here is how he framed it. >> we need to revive a spirit of bipartisanship in this country, a spirit of being able to work with one another. i pledge this to you. i will be a president for all-americans. i have been talking to a lot of my republican friends in the house and the senate. i continue to do that. >> and yet his first piece of legislation, not a single republican vote. on a personal level, maybe unsettling for him because he does know a lot of the people. he knows, trusts and has relationships with them. not a single one was there for him at this moment. does it hurt him senator booker going forward? >> i think it helps him. look, i believe like joe biden does that we desperately as a country can do big things again. we have to be able to put more unity and more indivisible behind one nation under god. he said i am going to get a bill that is wildly popular amongst residents of our nation because i believe that the issues is what matters. the partisanship is not. the majority of americans support common sense background checks. you can't find that work in the senate. mat jority of americans support raising the minimum wage. florida passed a $15 minimum wage. he knows there is unity in the country. that is why he is enjoying over a 60% approval rating, something that donald trump never saw in his approval rating is doing well, i think he will continue to go with the american people and not the brokenness of washington. >> when you look at $1.9 trillion, and you know, you point out a lot of the people wanted it. it is borrowed money. 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