Erin Burnett OutFront

Trump ally Barrack arrested, charged with acting as foreign agent; Joins long line of Trump associate facing legal trouble; Prosecutors say Trump ally Tom Barrack is a serious flight risk, citing private plane and "Substantial" foreign ties; Study: Johnson and Johnson vaccine may be less effective against delta variant; 12.8 million who took the vaccine could benefit from a booster; AAP: Child COVID cases spike, nearly double from end of June;To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With cases up 145%, hospitalizations up 50%, and deaths up 12% in two weeks, Dr. Fauci warns of a "smoldering of this outbreak" if U.S. doesn't get uncooperative people to get vaccinated. McCarthy names Trump ally, 4 other Republicans to January 6 panel. First Capitol rioter sentenced for felony gets 8 months in prison; could set benchmark for 230 rioters charged with same crime. Biden backtracks, says "Facebook isn't killing people", but claims misinfo on the site is hurting the American people. Two more American athletes infected with COVID just days before Olympics. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

CDC Chief says U.S. seeing “pandemic of the unvaccinated” as cases are rising in all 50 states for first time in 6 months. In dramatic shift, Biden officials find lab leak theory at least as credible as a natural origin explanation. Pence playing both sides today: couldn’t be “more proud” to serve with Trump, been through “a lot” in the past year. Source: NY prosecutors pressuring top Trump org. Exec Calamari to cooperate since CFO Weisselberg was charged. Judge’s ruling declares DACA illegal, blocks new applicants. Facebook responds with sharp words after Biden says sites like Facebook are “killing people” with Covid misinformation.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A source claims McCarthy, Trump did not discuss panel on January 6 riot as Trump's whitewashing of attack reaches new levels. Trump says he never threatened "Coup," but then says Milley is "one of the last people I would want to" do a coup with. Los Angeles County reinstates mask mandate as cases rise in 47 states. Fox avoids live airing of surgeon general's remarks warning misinformation "poses an imminent" threat to the health of the U.S.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

White House take on republicans, media with anti-vaccine rhetoric, White House waging war on vaccine disinformation as vaccinations plunge; Surgeon General: COVID disinformation a public health crisis; McConnell rips Biden for comparing voting laws to civil war: "Laugh-out-loud funny if it wasn't so irresponsible"; McConnell   claims changes to voting laws are "Not Controversial" Texas democrats meet with key democrat senators in push to pass federal voting rights legislation despite lack of support; To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Lebanon’s economy in free fall for two years, it is now a crisis; Country is on the brink of collapse.  NYC hits top earners with tax hike, prompting some to leave.  150-day life and death battle for woman ravaged by COVID.  NYC’s Eric Adams disagrees with De Blasio’s school mask mandate.  “What the f**k?”: Book claims Chairman of Joint Chiefs was incredulous over Trump Bible photo op in Lafayette Square.  Book: Trump on leaker who revealed he was in bunker during George Floyd protests last year: “They should be executed”.  Biden warns trump’s election lies threaten democracy: Giuliani told Trump aides on election night, “just say we won.”. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Biden pushes to fund the police in blow to progressives; some Democrats fear focus on "wokeness" amid rising crime could backfire. Trump intensifies attacks on liberals focused on "woke" message; poll: 57% believe people too easily offended by what others say. Indicted Trump CFO removed from key positions at Trump Organization as NY prosecutors pressure him to flip on Trump. Texas House Democrats flee state for DC in effort to block GOP from passing restrictive voting bill during special session. Biden Administration not convinced on COVID booster after Pfizer briefing. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Fauci: Pfizer CEO apologized for surprise booster announcement. New Jan. 6th riot footage shows officers being dragged. Indictment could pressure Weisselberg to cooperate against Trump. CPAC agenda shows Trump’s election lies loom large. CPAC underway in Dallas right now; Trump influence evident. Billionaire Branson set for space launch in less than 48 hours. Bertinelli: Viewers saw themselves in “One Day at a Time”.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Texas weighs on voting bill in a special session weeks after democrats walkout. Vice President Kamala Harris says that voting rights "is the fight of our lifetime" as Texas weighs the election overhaul bill in a special session and an ally for former President Donald Trump pushes an audit in Pennsylvania. Texas and Pennsylvania lawmakers are exploiting Trump's election loss and lies.  Pfizer is seeking an emergency use authorization for a third covid dose as it is seeing waning immunity from its vaccine.  64 people have been confirmed dead in the Florida condo collapse and 76 people remain unaccounted for. A report from more than a year before the condo collapse warned that parts of the building (the entrance and the garage) had zero years of "remaining useful life." A report says that the Surfside condo had a fraction of funds needed for repairs.  President Joe Biden defends his decision to pull the U.S. out of Afghanistan as the Taliban advances. Biden says that  he will not send more Americans to war "in Afghanistan with no reasonable expectation of achieving a different outcome."  Biden also vowed to respond to Putin and now faces key test after the Russian-linked hackers believed to be behind the 5th attack on the U.S. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sources: McCarthy shifts, will put republicans on January 6 panel; likely to tap some Trump allies who have whitewashed attack; McCarthy finalizing house GOP picks for January 6 special committee after threatening members who accect offer to serve panel; Democrat members and representative Cheney met today to discuss panel; Federal Bureau of Investigation infiltrates "Bible Study" group that wanted to test homemade bombs, surveil capitol and secede from United States; To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices