The 11th Hour with Ali Velshi

The Washington Post is reporting on the details of an internal CDC document it obtained that warns the Covid Delta variant spreads as easily as chickenpox and causes more several illness than previous variants. Meanwhile, Trump loyalists on the Hill want Reps. Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger out of the House GOP Caucus. Plus, House Republicans staged a protest over mask mandates on the Hill. Shannon Pettypiece, Julie Pace, Dr. Vin Gupta, Juanita Tolliver, Michael Steele, and Dr. Samer Fahmy all join the program.

On Wednesday, the president tweeted 'It's infrastructure week.' Hours later, the Senate advanced a bipartisan infrastructure bill which is a key pillar of the Biden agenda. Meanwhile, Republicans are blasting Democrats and health officials over updates to Covid guidance. We discuss that and much more with Philip Rucker, Lisa Lerer, Dr. Kavita Patel, Dr. Luis Medina-Garcia, Eugene Robinson, and Matthew Dowd.

Four police officers who faced the pro-Trump riot on January 6 testified to the Jan. 6 House Select Committee about the violence, psychological abuse, and racist attacks they suffered from insurrectionists on that day. Plus, we look at the latest news on the spread of Covid, largely among the unvaccinated, due to the Delta variant of the virus. Jacqueline Alemany, Jeremy Bash, Dr. Irwin Redlener, Dr. Jeanne Marrazzo, Don Calloway, and Mark McKinnon all join.

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy is blasting members of his own party, Reps. Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger, as 'Pelosi Republicans' for joining the House Select Cmte. investigating the Capitol insurrection just hours before the panel's first hearing. Plus, Covid cases continue to surge in states with higher numbers of unvaccinated people due to the Delta variant of the virus. Peter Baker, Yamiche Alcindor, Chuck Rosenberg, Dr. Martha Whyte, David Plouffe, and Stuart Stevens.

As the Delta variant is causing Covid cases to surge, particularly among the unvaccinated, the White House says it's not their job to issue vaccine mandates. This as the Republican governor of Alabama says, in regards to the pandemic, it's 'time to start blaming the unvaccinated folks.' MSNBC's Brian Williams discusses that and more with Jonathan Lemire, Susan Page, Cynthia Alksne, Don Calloway, Bill Kristol, and Dr. Stephen Sample.

The Biden White House is facing growing pressure to deal with the rise in Covid cases due to the spread of the Delta variant as the CDC issues a new warning about the pandemic. Plus, the fight over the Capitol riot Select Committee continues between Nancy Pelosi and Kevin McCarthy. MSNBC's Brian Williams discusses that and more with Peter Baker, Julie Pace, Dr. Vin Gupta, James Carville, Tim Miller, and Michael Collins.

Speaker Pelosi has blocked two Republicans picked to be on the January 6 Select Committee by Rep. Kevin McCarthy causing the GOP House leader to threaten to keep all his members off the panel. Plus, while Speaking to Carol Leonnig and Philip Rucker for their new book, 'I Alone Can Fix It,' former Pres. Trump tried to argue that there was a 'lot of love' on January 6 during the riot Trump himself incited. Philip Rucker, Lisa Lerer, Shannon Pettypiece, Eugene Robinson, Mark McKinnon, and Dr. Aileen Marty.

Trump's 2017 inaugural chairman, Tom Barrack, has been arrested and charged with being a foreign agent for the United Arab Emirates. Plus a new study that finds the Johnson & Johnson vaccine is not as effective at protecting against the Delta variant. Brian Williams discusses that and more with Ashley Parker, Sam Stein, Barbara McQuade, Dr. Irwin Redlener, Cornell Belcher, and Matthew Dowd.

As vaccinations stall nationwide and Covid cases surge from the Delta variant, the Biden White House is facing a new public health challenge. Plus, on the eve of its publication, we talk to Carol Leonnig and Philip Rucker about their new book on the final year of the Trump presidency, "I Alone Can Fix It: Donald J. Trump's Catastrophic Final Year." Also joining the program are A.B. Stoddard, Joyce Vance, and Dr. Peter Hotez.

The CDC warns of "pandemic of the unvaccinated" as all 50 states see rise in Covid cases. And Facebook defends its handling of misinformation after Biden accuses the platform of "killing people." Susan Page, Eugene Daniels, Dr. Vin Gupta, Don Calloway, Bill Kristol, and Ken Burns join.