CDC reveals breakthrough infection data behind new mask guidance ;CDC: “The war has changed” with highly-contagious delta variant; CDC internal document: those vaccinated could spread delta variant as much as those unvaccinated; Nearly 170 new covid patients admitted into Missouri hospital group just today; “Just say that the election was corrupt” ; CNN: Trump pressed DOJ in December to say election was corrupt;
The Lead with Jake Tapper
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🗓️ 30 July 2021
⏱️ 39 minutes
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Handwritten notes show Trump told DOJ last December: “Just say that the election was corrupt + leave the rest to me” ; CNN: Trump pressed DOJ in December to say election was corrupt; Former Justice Dept. Officials may testify in house probe of Trump’s efforts to overturn election results.; First group of Afghans who helped American troops arrive in U.S. ;Around 200 Afghan translators & their families now safe on U.S. soil amid rise in Taliban threats; Afghans who helped the U.S. say the Taliban will kill them if they are not evacuated out of the country; Thousands of Afghans who helped U.S. troops are still waiting to be evacuated as the Taliban gain power; Millions at risk of losing homes; Dems still unable to reach deal to extend ban on evictions; Dem group urges two-pronged approach to voting rights; Voting rights bill faces tough battle in senate; U.S. swimmer calls out Russians over doping allegations; Simone Biles shares videos explaining the “Twisties,” raising new doubts about return
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| 0:00.0 | The CDC warns that the war against COVID has changed. |
| 0:06.0 | The lead starts right now. |
| 0:08.0 | Breaking today, a new study revealing just how tenacious the Delta variant of COVID is, |
| 0:13.0 | and why even the vaccinated experts say now should take new steps to protect themselves |
| 0:19.0 | and everyone around them. |
| 0:21.0 | Big lie obsession, a house committee releasing new notes showing Trump's determination |
| 0:28.0 | to enlist others, to lie about non-existent voter fraud, notes showing that he pressured |
| 0:34.0 | his acting attorney general to help him overturn the election. |
| 0:39.0 | Safe at last, the first flight of Afghans who risked their lives to help American troops |
| 0:44.0 | arrives in the US. |
| 0:46.0 | But what will happen to thousands more with Taliban targets on their back? |
| 0:54.0 | Welcome to the lead on Jake Tapper, and we start today with the health lead |
| 0:57.0 | and the new data backing up with top health officials have been warning about for weeks. |
| 1:02.0 | The Delta variant is aggressive. |
| 1:04.0 | The Delta variant is highly contagious, even among those who are fully vaccinated. |
| 1:10.0 | The new data out today is some of the same data that prompted the CDC to change its mask guidance |
| 1:15.0 | earlier this week. |
| 1:16.0 | Its pivotal discovery centers on a COVID outbreak in Massachusetts were vaccinated people |
| 1:22.0 | were still infected, though we need to emphasize the vaccine can keep serious illness at bay. |
| 1:29.0 | But those individuals can still become very contagious to others. |
| 1:33.0 | CNN's Athena Jones joins me now live from New York Athena. |
| 1:36.0 | What else will we learning from this alarming new data? |
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