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>> his state has the highest covid death rate in the country. plus, moment of truth. democrats' major policy priorities on the line this week as a divide in the party throws the president's agenda into question. >> we ought not to be talking about these numbers, let's talk about what needs to be done. >> but can democratic leaders get it done. i'll speak to house majority whip jim clyburn ahead. hello, i'm jack tapper, where the state of our union is trying to figure out if we're going to need to get boosters or not as president biden tries to refocus on his legislative agenda. pushing towar...

Idea one month ago. >> the plan is for every adult to get a booster shot eight months after you got your second shot. pending approval from the food and drug administration, the cdc's committee of outside experts will be ready to start these boosters -- this booster program during the week of september 20. >> so dr. jesse goodman, the fda's former chief scientist, told cnn friday that biden making that announcement a month ahead of time, before the fda and cdc made theirs was, quote, backwards and not helpful, and at the very least, even though he did say pending approval. this is causing more...

Welcome back to "state of the union." i'm jake tapper. forget boosters, in some states the majority of people haven't gotten their first shots, such as mississippi where 42% of people are fully vaccinated, ranking just 46th in the nation. and that's partly why mississippi now has the highest death toll per capita from covid-19 in the entire united states. about one out of every 320 people in mississippi have died of coronavirus. and the republican governor of mississippi tate reeves joins me now. governor, thanks so much for joining us. take a listen to president biden singling out your state ...

Pandemic and this booster debate. >> medical adviser dr. anthony fauci. you've been a proponent of booster shots for the general public, but the fda advisory committee overwhelmingly disagrees with you. do you think that advisory committee made a mistake? do you think the fda officials should ignore the advisory committee's recommendation? >> no, not at all. jake, i don't think they made a mistake, and they -- the fda absolutely should not ignore them. as we said in the beginning, we would want to plan for the possibility of vaccinating all those who have gotten their initial vaccination with ...

Xfinity xfi. so powerful, it keeps one-upping itself. can your internet do that? welcome back to the "state of the union." i'm jack tapper. one week, that's how long democrats have to come to an agreement on two bills they have tied together.