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The cdc and white house both say vaccinated people don't need to mask up. dr. siegel waids into the mess. "the faulkner focus" top of the hour. >> bill: looks like the city of portland, oregon. statues of three u.s. presidents toppled by protestors last year may stay in permanent storage. dan springer is tracking that from seattle. >> this issue has been drawn out. now appears as if the statues of some of the most iconic americans in history that were toppled during protests last summer may never go back up in the city of portland. the statues of progressive reformer teddy roosevelt and abraha...

Involved him, but there is a connection. these people sort of all knew each other. there is the development here. not a huge thing as these things go. interesting, incremental movement, you might say. >> pete williams from our washington bureau. thank you. this morning, we are honoring the lives of two iconic americans. one, a pioneer in the world of music. the other, a driving force in american politics for generations. coming up, much more on the lives of aretha franklin and john mccain. live, next. live, next crest 3d white removes... ...95% of surface stains in just 3 days... ...for a wh...

You can see that under this plan, the plan that the house is expected to vote on this week, some americans will be worse off? >> well, that's not the plan. that is part of the plan. >> that's what they'll be voting on. >> you have to -- you have to put in place the entire plan and this is part of that plan. it's an important part because what it does is repeal obacare, repeals the taxes of obamacare. so it's an important part. it's a first step in this process. >> mark your calendars, everyone. thursday is the day house republicans plan to vote on the american health care act, trumpcare as it'...

The potential for rising premiums. according to a poll from the kaiser family foundation, 48% of americans believe the plan will result in fewer people getting coverage and 41% expect higher deductibles under the plan. joining me now is a pharmacist and support of the of the republican health care plan, earl buddy carter, a republican congressman from georgia. thank you very much for being here. i appreciate it. >> thank you for having me. >> all right. so let's start by asking you just about your district. how many people are currently uninsured in your district? >> well, we have quite a few ...

We're mourning the loss of two iconic americans who passed away this weekend in a political climate that is muddied, lines between real and fake news, we just lost one of the realist newspaper men in american journalism. legendary new york columnist jimmy breslin has died at the age of 86. the pulitzer prize-winner set a standard for literary journalism. at "new york times" reports in its obituary, more than 50 years of sharp and searing columns, he elevated the powerless. we also lost another icon. chuck berry is being remembered this morning as perhaps the most influential person in all of r...