Hi this is Andy. I'm aboard the Miss Ashley out here in the middle of the

Chesapeake Bay trying to catch some fish. He is really hot out here and the fish

aren't fighting and this podcast was recorded at 208 Eastern on Wednesday,

July 28th. Things may have changed before you hear it and hopefully we will catch

a walker. Okay here's the show.

So funny story. I was on that boat. Really? And we only caught one fish and he told me

that he had recorded a time stamp and I didn't believe him. You were there with him

while he was recording it. We were out there for four hours. Maldiple people

threw up and we only caught one fish. Hey there it's the NPR Politics podcast.

I've got Detro. I cover the White House. I'm Tabor Keith. I also cover the White House.

And I'm Dominica Montanero, Senior Political Editor and Correspondent. So I mean I

think it's clear what we're going to talk about today. Suddenly the pandemic seems

like it is not in the rearview mirror. The Delta variant is surging particularly in

places with a lot of unvaccinated people. And now the Centers for Disease Control

and Prevention has revised its guidance on wearing masks. The agency is now

recommending that fully vaccinated people wear masks in indoor public spaces if they

live in areas with significant or high spread. Tam what is going on here? And there

are actually a lot of areas of this country with significant or high spread. And

what's happening is things have changed. The Delta variant is now the dominant

variant in the US. It is significantly more contagious than earlier variants. And

Dr. Rochelle Walensky, the CDC director, said that they needed to make this

change in guidance because they have new data showing that people who are

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