New CDC no-mask guidance raises questions; Stefanik replaces Cheney as #3 in GOP house leadership; Dozens killed as violence escalates in Israel & Gaza;

The Lead with Jake Tapper

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🗓️ 14 May 2021

⏱️ 38 minutes

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New CDC guidelines under review in 16 states with mask mandates; Hawaii among 16 states to keep mask mandates for now; DHS: fully vaccinated federal employees no longer need to wear masks in federal buildings; Kroger, Home Depot, Starbucks among retailers keeping mask riles in place; Poll: 42% of republicans unwilling to get COVID vaccine; Talladega to offer laps on iconic track for those vaccinated on site tomorrow; 10 states lift mask mandates for vaccinated people after new CDC guidelines issued; “Race for the vaccine” premieres tomorrow, 9p ET; Stefanik: GOP is “unified in working with President Trump”; House strikes deal to create bipartisan Jan 6 commission; Commission to investigate capitol attack would include 5 GOP & 5 Dems; Issue report by end of year; McCarthy has not signed off on deal to form commission; Ally of GOP Rep. Gaetz will plead guilty to six charges, including sex trafficking of a child; Rep. Gaetz denies any wrongdoing, nit charged in federal sex trafficking, prostitution investigation; Palestinian health ministry: over 120 people killed in Gaza; Biden: Israel hasn’t overreacted to Hamas rocket attack; Netanyahu: Israel attacked Hamas underground targets, says Hamas “thought it could hide”; IDF: 3 rockets fired from Syria toward Israel; Israel defense force walks back incorrect tweet saying ground troops were attacking in Gaza strip; Sources: Colonial Pipeline paid ransom to hackers; DOD official: Colonial Pipeline attack part of “growing trend” of cyber hacking; 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	COVID cases are plunging, but there's confusion all over the map.
0:05.3	The lead starts right now.
0:07.8	Mask on, mask off.
0:10.1	After the CDC sets our faces free, so many confused Americans and their leaders wondering
0:15.5	what to do with this guidance.
0:17.4	And the most talked about woman in politics right now, Congresswoman Liz Cheney will join
0:23.3	me live.
0:24.3	The stark warning she is issuing to the nation about what she fears will come next.
0:30.3	Plus, ransom pain.
0:32.6	Colonial pipeline gives the hackers what they wanted to get gas flowing again.
0:36.1	Our other criminals watching and learning.
0:44.6	Welcome to the lead on Jake Tapper, and we're going to start with the health lead today
0:47.9	in a Pandora's box of confusion brought on by the CDC's sudden yet liberating announcements
0:54.5	that fully vaccinated Americans do not need to wear masks inside or outside, while
1:01.5	many states took the recommendation at face value and quickly lifted mask mandates.
1:06.2	Many others did not, saying they will review the new CDC guidance.
1:10.4	The DC mayor, among them, keeping mask rules in place, even though starting today,
1:15.3	federal employees, including those in Washington, DC, do not need a mask while it work if fully
1:21.8	vaccinated.
1:23.1	Despite the CDC guidance airlines and Amtrak are still requiring masks.
1:27.3	So are many major retailers, including Walmart, Target, Kroger, Home Depot, Starbucks.
1:34.9	The list goes on and on CNN's NICWAT reports on this reluctance to change despite what
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