| "We have to accelerate because we are living the first consequences of basically climate disorders. This is even more urgent than five years ago." - French President Emmanuel Macron on the urgent need to take action on climate change
Welcome to "Face the Nation"'s Five at Five newsletter. Scroll down for your five takeaways from today's broadcast of "Face the Nation" with Margaret Brennan on CBS. Did someone forward you this? Sign-up at cbsnews.com/email. 1. Macron "finalizing" plans to ease travel restrictions  France is finalizing plans to lift restrictions for Americans traveling to the country who have received their COVID-19 vaccines, French President Emmanuel Macron said, as the nation grapples with another surge in coronavirus cases. What Macron said: "We will progressively lift the restrictions of the beginning of May, which means that we will organize in the summertime with our professionals in France for French European citizens, but as well for American citizens. So we are working hard to propose a very concrete solution, especially for U.S. citizens who are vaccinated, so with a special pass, I would say." Why it matters: France is currently in its third national lockdown as it battles another wave of coronavirus infections, with schools closed through the end of April, travel limited and gatherings prohibited. In a televised national address late last month, Macron attributed the latest surge to new coronavirus variants, which are more contagious and have created "an epidemic within an epidemic." 2. Fauci on J&J pause: Final decision to come Friday  Dr. Anthony Fauci, chief medical adviser to President Biden, said Sunday he believes there will be a decision over whether to end the pause on the use of Johnson & Johnson's coronavirus vaccine by Friday. What Fauci said: "A decision almost certainly will be made by Friday. I don't really anticipate that they're going to want to stretch it out a bit longer, in one way or the other, make a decision about J&J. I don't know what that's going to be, but thinking about what the possibilities are, one of the possibilities would be to bring them back, but to do it with some form of restriction or some form of warning. But I believe by Friday we're going to know the answer to that." Why it matters: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) jointly recommended last week a temporary "pause" on the use of Johnson & Johnson's single-dose vaccine after six women reported a rare blood-clotting disorder. The women, between the ages of 18 and 48, experienced symptoms six to 13 days after receiving Johnson & Johnson's shot. 3. UN Amb. says Biden refugee plan a "first step" to increase admissions  Linda Thomas-Greenfield, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, said Sunday that President Biden's cap on refugee admissions is a "first step," as the expectation is that the number of refugees admitted into the U.S. will increase beyond the limits initially set by the Trump administration. What we asked: I want to ask you about these thousands of refugees who have learned that they are now stranded. They thought they were coming to the United States, but they're in limbo because President Biden signed this cap on refugee admissions at this historically low number of 15,000. Why did he break his promise? What Thomas-Greenfield said: "I don't think the president broke his promise, we're looking at this- this is a first step and we're looking at the infrastructure that we have in place to support bringing refugees into the United States. That infrastructure was basically destroyed over the past four years. And so this is just a- a first installment. And I know that the president intends to revisit those numbers over the course of the next few months." Why it matters: The Biden administration told Congress it planned to raise the refugee cap for the current fiscal year to 62,500 spots from 15,000 spots, quadrupling the historically low benchmark set by former President Donald Trump. But on Friday, after weeks of questions about when a decision about the refugee cap would be made, Mr. Biden announced he would maintain the current ceiling of 15,000 spots for this year, prompting anger among congressional Democrats and refugee advocates. The president did, however, sign an order getting rid of the Trump administration's categories that limited who could be admitted into the country as a refugee. 4. Climate can't wait: Macron says "time to rush" on reducing emissions  French President Emmanuel Macron welcome the U.S. back into the Paris climate accords on Sunday, saying President Biden was "100% right" to rejoin the agreement and seek further cuts in greenhouse gas emissions. What we asked: President Biden brought the US back into that Paris climate change accord three months ago, but hardly any of the countries that signed it, including yours, have actually met their targets. And now President Biden is going to ask for further cuts to emissions. What makes you think it'll be achievable this time? What Macron said: "It's time to deliver. It's time to rush, and President Biden is 100% right to do so. I think the decision taken by your president, in general, this year was super important. Welcome back. I was extremely happy because now the U.S. and the federal government decided to join again and to commit." Why it matters: In 2017, then-President Donald Trump announced the U.S. would withdraw from the Paris climate agreement, citing unfair standards on American businesses and workers. Mr. Biden signed an executive order on his first day in office in January rejoining the 2015 accord, which set targets for countries to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Mr. Biden is hosting a virtual summit with dozens of world leaders this week to discuss further action to fight climate change. 5. Take a listen: Carolina Herrera's Wes Gordon on post-COVID fashion  In this latest episode of Facing Forward, Margaret Brennan interviewed Wes Gordon, Creative Director of Carolina Herrera, to discuss what the post-pandemic fashion industry will look like. Is it time to ditch the sweats for sequence? Sneakers for stilettos? After a year of going virtual -- from meetings to book clubs, cocktail parties to weddings, how does high fashion make a resurgence after COVID-19? Their conversation is here.
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