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Time, came To Washington And Executed Preplanned Attack strategies on the day of the insurrection. This guilty plea were learning about from a notice in a Court Filing Gray Den Young is a 54yearold man from florida, one of a pair of siblings who prosecutors say traveled to a Virginia Hotel in early january to attend these trump rallies. Hes facing six crimes including conspiracy and aiding and abetting the obstruction of the congressional proceedings. These could be reduced with a plea deal. Thats quite often the case, that certain charges are dropped, given these people are deciding to cooperate with the Justice Department of justice. Thats happening today at 2 00. This is, again, a Significant Development because were watching these conspiracy cases unfold. What were watching for now is how his case will affect the other people charged in the oath keepers case. Now that hes cooperating with the department of justice, it has implications possibly for the other people charged as part of that major conspiracy case. Whitney wild, this Geltz To Organization and planning here which is federal prosecutors allegations. We had you on yesterday showing some of the video as they were discussing how theyd attempt to enter the capital. Explain the importance of that and prosecutors plans going forward. What theyre trying to do here is, i think theyll end up using information this person can supply to shore up the cases against other people. Especially when were having a nationwide conversation about what happened, so many people saying it wasnt planned, wasnt that bad, theres going to be someone today who will possibly admit that it was planned, that it was a conspiracy. We dont yet know to what charges hes going to plead guilty or what prosecutors are going to drop. Thats the significance here, someone involved saying exactly what prosecutors say happened did happen, and theyre pleading guilty to the major charges. Thats the implication. Thats what is really significant when were having this National Conversation about what really happened. No question. It contradicts this theory that this was spontaneous. Youve heard from some republican lawmakers that it was like tourists in the capitol which we know it was not. Whitney, thank you. News on the ongoing pandemic. Dr. Anthony fauci is issuing a warning about the Delta Variant first identified in india. He says that variant does pose a major risk in this country in the progress already made against covid19. The Delta Variant is the greatest threat in the u. S. In our attempt to eliminate covid19. Good news, vaccines are effective against the Delta Variant. There is a danger, a real danger that if there is a persistence of a recalcitrance to getting vaccinated, you can see localized surges. Just take a look at how rapidly this variant is spreading, in may, 1 in five cases, now one in five. The data shows its spreading more quickly in areas with lower Vaccination Rates. Colorado showing the second highest prevalence of the Delta Variant in the country. Cdc reports one of at least three states that has reported at least 300 cases of the variant as of early june. Dr. Anthony fauci said the best way to protect children who cant yet get vaccinated, of course emergency approved for kids 12 and up, is for those who are eligible, to make sure they get the vaccine, to protect your children and others children. Cnn medical correspondent dr. Sanjay gupta joining us. This country is doing well in terms of Vaccination Rates. How serious a threat does the Delta Variant pose to that rec recovery. How important is the question . I think its important to ask. I think its clear well see some slight resurgences overall in terms of this particular variant causing those up ticks in cases. Weve seen that in other parts of the world. As you point out, the vaccines are very protective. Question one is does this become the sort of covid strain looking ten years from now, five years from now . Is this it . We know its going to tinker and eventually land on the strain. Is this it . If it is, the vaccines are very protective. As the virus spreads more and more, if not, more mutations can occur. We may get more mutations and more strains. So that becomes a potential risk to everyone. Going into the late summer, early fall, well probably see some bumpups because of this particular virus. Is the Vaccination Rate in this country high enough to prevent a big surge . Ive gotten so used to not painting this country with one brush anymore, poppy. It totally depends. Let me show you quickly the Vaccination Protection which is the good news in all this. They pooled this data from pfizer and astrazeneca. Youre talking about vaccines distributed around the world. You get good protection against both the alpha which is the uk variant and the delta, the one were talking about. By the way, youve got to get two shots. We know one shot gives you far less protection. Poppy, to your point, if you look at a more granular level at communities we looked in florida, for example, communities where theres lower Vaccination Rates versus a similar community where theres higher Vaccination Rates, you see delta becoming a larger percentage of the overall infections. Thats not preordained. Delta it wasnt going to turn out this way, but delta seems to attack or be more prevalent in unvaccinated communities whereas, for example, gamma, the brazil variant seems to be more common in vaccinated communities but not spreading as much. A much smaller percentage. Well see, but thats sort of where we are. Dr. Sanjay gupta, thank you very much. Lets hope more people get vaccinated quickly because this thing is clearly spreading way, way too much. Best way to protect yourself and others, its in the data. Hours from now President Biden will announce his plan to Curb Gun Violence and a rise in crime as the nation really reels, many cities in the country reeling from this. In the u. S. , there have been 296 mass shootings, 16 mass murders, events in which four or more people have been killed in this year. Lets get to john harwood for more details on what well hear from biden today which, aside from executive orders, will include yet another call on congress to act, right . Reporter thats right. One of the things joe biden has learned in his long career, the federal government in washington may have limited comprehension for why crime is going up and limited ability to do much about it. The one thing the federal government cannot do and the president and the white house cannot do is ignore the situation. Joe biden is going to take some actions today, call on congress to take some more actions and speak out about it at the white house this afternoon. So things like some regulatory steps to try to crack down on gun dealers who are not following current background check laws, asking congress to strengthen background check laws, something they have failed to do earlier this year and for the last several years, emphasize some communitybased anti gun violence interventions that can be funded through money that the state and local governments have, using some of the American Rescue plan money to hire more Police Officers, urging congress to approve his nominee, david chip plan to the atf. All of these are ways for the president to say i recognize what is happening, its unclear exactly why its happening post pandemic. The Homicide Rate is moving somewhat independently from what were seeing in statistics for other crimes. Nevertheless, joe biden is going to speak out on it. We need to remember that one of the things that lifted joe biden to his nomination to become the democratic nominee for president , he took a what more moderate approach than others. The senate within the Democratic Party agrees with that, not defend the police agenda, more a moderate agenda that joe biden will emphasize again today. Not clear exactly what effect these steps will have. Joe biden is trying to tell the american people, im on it. Well wait for those remarks in a few hours. John harwood, thanks a lot for the reporting from the white house. Still to come this hour, democrats are strategizing their next move after Senate Republicans knock down even debating an elections reform bill. One republican Secretary Of State says that bipartisan compromise should be on the table. How he and others made this work in his state, the state of kentucky coming up. Plus, republicans do well in rural areas across the country, but when it comes to big cities, do they stand a chance now . 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Why are republicans in kentucky expanding access to voting while in other states doing the opposite . Well, i think just because we got two things right here. Number one, our bill, which is, by the way, the biggest Election Reform Measure weve had in 130 years. Our bill was put together by election administrateders, not by a think tank, a caucus or a bunch of staffers for legislators. Me, democrats and republicans around the state, local officials, state officials. Number two, we got everybody around the table at the same time. The democratic governor played a role. Obviously i played a role. This was a bipartisan package from the getgo. This is the right way to make election policy, not have a Party Line Vote in washington or state legislatures, because then youll have the public think youre up to something. The best way to do this is get everybody to the table. It really is. The san ktity and security of elections has become a partisan issue i wonder because there is evidence that republican vote ers as much as democratic voters do. As a republican lawmaker, are you considering other states might be shooting themselves in the foot by enacting some of what they have put in place . I do think that. Theres one thing democrats and republicans all agree on, they all want to vote. Voting is pretty popular among voters. This should be decided at the state level. I think the local culture of a state should factor in in what that state system looks like. Here in kk most democrats want to vote in person and most republicans want to vote in person. For us, the best way to expand voting was to expand the number of days of voting. This should be decided based on the culture of the state. You have republican states that vote by mail, democratic states that dont. Listen to your own voters. I hear you. I know your opinion on the National Voting legislation which was blocked in the senate yesterday. You spoke about compromise in kentucky. There is been compromise. For instance, joe manchin put his backing behind a compromise that would actually enact many of the things that republicans are looking for, for instance, the ability to purge rolls of out dated information, but also have voter id. Though you oppose what went before the senate yesterday, do you from your perspective see the possibility for compromise on what joe manchin is proposing . I think theres a long way to go. The last major federal election law we had was hava. It was a bipartisan product. You had a Democratic Senate and republican house, and it was great. I would rather see the approach where theres bare minimums versus congress telling us how to run our states elections. Some of the same people in congress, a year ago today when we had our election, were saying they wed have a debacle in kentucky. We had a great election, highest turnout ever. I believe in local Decision Making to the extent its possible. You can certainly have a floor by congress about certain minimum standards. I wondered you know the allegation that youve heard from many republicans and frankly from the former president that the 2020 election was marred by widespread Election Fraud, et cetera. In kentucky did you see any widespread Election Fraud in 2020 . Absolutely not. In fact, ive maintained weve had a more secure election than weve had prior to 2020 when we had our old outdated rules from the 19th century. The biggest thing kentucky showed is you can have access and security at the same time. Its a false choice. People are polarized, making partisan arguments about security and access. You can have both at the same time. Weve made voting easier and more secure in kentucky. To your credit, youre talking about this honestly, working across the aisle, dealing with this based on data, right, as opposed to outrageous allegations. What do you think needs to be done because, frankly, the security of that election has been legitimacy has been attacked. We see in the public polling where a good portion of the country thinks the election was illegitimate. How do you respond to that . In 2004 when george bush republicans stole the election. The losing side tends to think they didnt get a fair shake. You know this one is different, right . The candidate in 2004, they conceded. They invited the new president into the white house, have not continued a public campaign. It is different and more expansive this time. I dont disagree with that. I think the starting point should be to depoliticize the manner in which People Choose to vote. Theres nothing republican about voighting in person or by democrats voting by absentee ballots. Its kind of ridiculous. How people vote shouldnt be a partisan issue. I hear you. Listen, my mom is from the great state of kentucky. Always good to have a voice, Secretary Of State michael adams, thank you. Thanks a lot. Big question on capitol hill is will a deal be reached on infrastructure . You and i have asked that question a lot in recent weeks and months. There will be yet another meeting on it soon. White house officials set to headal with House Speaker nancy pelosi and chuck schumer. Manu, what are you learning . There is a push to get the bipartisan deal, but its not there pat the moment. They are still struggling between the white house and a Bipartisan Group of senators to find out how to pay for this 1. 2 trillion plan. Theres disagreements on how to use already enacted covid relief money as well as if there should be with taxes, for republicans thats off the table. The white house has been pushing concerns about republicans, about how it will play out. Now there are growing concerns from the left including liberals like senator Elizabeth Warren who says the talks are going on too long and they should instead go on their own, a democraticonly approach. She said she couldnt get behind any baron deal coming together and its time to go it alone. What concerns you about the bipartisan talks right now . How much time theyre chewing up and how much delay they keep putting into the process when they recognize thats not the whole infrastructure package. It is a subset, and right off the top before the negotiations even began, the people involved acknowledged it was not going to solve the problems that we face on infrastructure. You can support that . Absolutely. We cannot have a subset of what needs to be done in america. Reporter so this is the challenge for Democratic Leaders because theyre going to lose some support from people on the left like Elizabeth Warren, but they can see if they get enough republican support if they do go that route. The concern is in the democraticled house. A narrow majority there getting that bill through. The democratic liberals want to move for washed on this democraticonly approach, through the budget reconciliation pro