david, we're learning it was supreme court justice sonya sotomayor who denied the request for an emergency junction against new york city's vaccine mandate for school employees. she has the power to make that call because she oversees the second circuit, including new york. so s sotomayor did not release a statement. >> that mandate remains in place. we want to get back to the potential covid pill from merck. let's bring in dr. jha, dean of brown school of the public health. the fact that merck would stop this trial after finding the pill, they say, cut hospitalizations and deaths in half. if this science holds up on this, this could be significant. >> good evening, david. thanks for having me back. absolutely. this is enormously important. we've all been waiting for an oral pill that could reduce the severity of this illness. this might be it. we'll see what the full data