COVID-19 cases rising in all 50 states & DC; Biden’s Hill agenda in trouble as bipartisan talks fray; CDC: 2020 saw highest overdose deaths ever recorded; Utah’s Great Salt Lake is disappearing;

The Lead with Jake Tapper

L.A. county reinstates indoor mask mandate amid surge; Cases rising in all states; vaccinations slow to 300K per day; Baseball game postponed after 6 Yankees test positive; CNN looks into unvaccinated Americans and big lie believers; Census survey: 48% “probably” or “definitely” won’t get vaccine; Biden says Facebook is “killing people” with COVID misinformation; Schumer calls rushed test vote for bipartisan infrastructure deal; Biden & Dems try to push through 2 massive pieces of budget spending; CDC: 93K people died from overdoses in 2020, a 30% increase; New CNN reporting: U.S. intel warning Taliban are advancing at accelerated pace in Afghanistan; George W. Bush: Afghanistan withdrawal is a “mistake”; Fears future for Afghan women & girls under Taliban; Pulitzer-winning photojournalist killed in Afghanistan; Shrinking of Utah’s Great Salt Lake disrupts ecosystems, threatens wildlife; May become dangerous source of dust;

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