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Airline executives to ask the government to end this requirement to wear masks on planes and in airports. are we doing it too soon, about right, no need for panic? how would you describe it? >> certainly i dont think theres a need to panic, neil. the idea about too soon or not is a judgment call. we know that when you pull back, the three factors that are causing the spikes that were seeing in the european union worldwide are as i mentioned a moment ago, the increased trans missability advantage...

Well have the latest about efforts to assist the millions of ukrainians displaced by the russian invasion. and tell you what you can do to help. first my colleague with todays other top news stories. >> health experts warn the united states could see another spike in covid-19. omicron has mutated. as expected. and yielded a more contagious variant. europe and the uk already see an increase of whats called ba 2. this latest variant is not expected to be as dangerous though. it is 50 or 60% more t...

>> neil: all right. just when were ready to take the masks off, a new variant is taking off. we dont know how dangerous it is. we know its led to a dramatic spike in cases in china, europe and particularly italy and now here, even in the big apple. its called ba 2. dr. anthony fauci, the white house chief medical adviser here now to explain it if this is a big deal and if we have to worry. doctor, good to see you again. >> glad to see you back in full action again. >> neil: thank you for that. l...

Killer in the case of so-called street justice. 46-year-old johnson accused of shooting carter. he is on his way to court to face murder charges one of the persons injured in that. investigation underway exposure that rocked a refinery last night, take a look at that. no injuries that happen near billings. fda could authorize another covid-19 for people who are over 50 years old this week. they feel the omicron sub. the ba.2, were going to hear a lot more about that. the ba.2 could have another ...

Are "especially important" for people over 65, and people over 50 with underlying health conditions which puts them at higher risk for severe outcomes from covid. >> if youre older, probably you walk a little faster to get the fourth shot. >> reporter: these boosters can go into arms right away at pharmacies and doctors offices. >> if this is something thats going to keep me and my family and my friends from getting sick, then im willing to do it. >> reporter: the fda is also telling americans t...

Variant, shanghai has imposed new lock downs. how concerned should we be? >> we should be concerned if we have not been boosted. which again, as you point out, too many people in the united states. we should be concerned, and keep in mind, we have children under 5 that have no option for a vaccine. many children over 5 that have not been vaccinated and all the people that cant build that immunity. i do not like the idea of a more infectious, contagious variant, not more severe, but more infectio...

Professionals. so we know what our standards are. dont let this defeat you mentally. >> this was about one womans actions and choices, not a whole community. >> vaught is out on bond until her may 13th sentencing hearing. back to you. >> dana: thank you so much. >> lockdown has a charged element to it. things change and if we get a variant that gives us an uptick in hospitalizations we should be prepared and flexible enough to pivot towards going back at least temporarily to a more rigid type of...

Cases here at home. admiral brett giroir former white house testing czar and hello and good day to you. we meet again. are we going backwards? >> well, you know, tony fauci always likes to cover all his bases so he cant be 100% wrong in the future. but we should not be talking about lockdowns, restrictions, anything with ba-2 or any variant we have on the horizon now. we have vaccine immunity, natural immunity, antibodies and oral drugs and all this in our armaments. were in a really good place....

Live in atlanta. whats on the website? >> covid.gov. the white house says its a one-stop shop for all things pandemic saying it will help americans find vaccines and treatments to help mitigate covid-19. president biden warned that without increased pandemic funding from congress the u.s. will not have adequate supply this fall to make boosters free and easily available to all americans. take a listen. >> president biden: if we need a different vaccine for the future to combat a new variant we w...

You want to. so if you are immune compromised put on an n-95 mask. the mask mandate right now is more of a placebo because we know that cloth masks and homemade masks do not work against omicron and will not work against ba-2. i travel all the time. 95% of people on the planes are wearing masks that dont work. it is placebo. time to get rid of it. >> bill: it doesnt necessarily mean the government will follow your lead on this does it? >> exactly. >> bill: thank you for coming back today. brett ...