McCarthy pulls out of 1/6 committee after Pelosi rejects two picks; Cases, hospitalizations, deaths all up double digits in recent weeks as highly contagious Delta variant spreads; Doctor: Patients “beg me for the vaccine” on their death beds

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🗓️ 21 July 2021

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Sources: House GOP sees Pelosi move as “political gift”; McCarthy: 1/6 committee “has lost all legitimacy”; Pelosi rejects GOP Reps. Jordan & Banks from 1/6 committee; Cheney: McCarthy’s rhetoric on 1/6 commission” disgraceful”; CDC: 91m people live in a country with “high” covid spread; NYC Mayor: Health care workers must get vaccine or weekly covid tests; Slow in vaccination ignites debate over mandated masks & vaccines; CDC Study: Covid cut U.S. life expectancy by 1.5 years; Fauci: Vaccine data for kids 12 & under likely to come by winter; Doctor: Victims families say vaccine was a “hoax,” “political”; Some GOP & Right-Wing media changing their tune, encouraging vaccine; GOP Rep. Scalise finally gets vaccinated, says it’s “safe and effective”; Top general responds for first time since multiple books reported tensions with Trump, feared “coup”; Gen, Milley won’t comment on claims he feared a Trump “coup,” reiterates oath to constitution; Pentagon: U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan “on track to finish up by the end of August”; Senate GOP blocks opening debate on infrastructure plan; WH: Biden grateful for bipartisan efforts on infrastructure; White House: Biden supports Schumer’s strategy to hold votes on infrastructure plan before a final bill; Covid, border crisis, Afghanistan all urgent issues for Biden ahead of CNN Town Hall tonight To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Looks like some capillaries aren't done rebelling.
0:05.0	The lead starts right now.
0:07.0	I quit.
0:09.0	House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy says he is done with the January 6th Committee.
0:14.0	After Speaker Pelosi rejects two picks who backed the big lie.
0:18.0	Why some Republicans are seeing her move as a gift?
0:22.0	We had a shot to end this thing.
0:25.0	But now people who didn't get their shots are feeling a major COVID comeback.
0:29.0	And it's beginning to look a little like 2020 again.
0:34.0	And a doctor in the deep South saying COVID patients are begging for vaccine.
0:39.0	When it's just too late already.
0:42.0	As some in the right wing media are realizing their vaccine lies may have cost lives.
0:53.0	Welcome to lead on Pamela Brown in for Jake Taffer.
0:56.0	And we begin with breaking news and the politics lead.
0:59.0	A flurry of drama on Capitol Hill today surrounding the future of a special House Committee investigating the January 6th Capitol attack.
1:07.0	And it all started when Speaker Nancy Pelosi vetoed the Republican selection of Congressman Jim Banks of Indiana and Jim Jordan of Ohio who both objected to the certification of the 2020 presidential election.
1:20.0	That opened the door to House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy pulling all of his picks for the committee.
1:26.0	Let's bring in CNN's money Raju.
1:28.0	So body Republican sources are telling you this is a political gift. How so?
1:32.0	Yeah, there was little interest among House Republicans to participate in this slight committee.
1:37.0	There was strong opposition other than two Republican members to actually create this select committee.
1:42.0	And Republicans made very clear that they did not have much of a desire to have any investigation whatsoever.
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