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Vaccinated. i think theres a lot of misinformation that were seeing going around online. i think theres also some distrust of the political divide. >> and a vivid reminder of just how polarizing the covid pandemic has become. even a measure as simple as wearing a mask. basketball hall of famer, john stockton, tells the spokesman review that his alma mater, gonzaga university, has suspended his season tickets. the reason? he refuses to wear a mask. stockton also has a history of opposition to vac...

To become the next attorney general who would communicate and interfere with certain states ratifying their results. well stay on top of that story, of course, for you. coming up right here on the show, beijing flexes its military muscle, flying dozens of war planes near taiwan. we have the details for you just ahead. plus. anger over covid restrictions spills out into the streets of belgium. well have the latest in a live report just ahead. creams? op expensive like this with hydration that...

Nuclear-capable bomber. in response, taiwan says it deployed air defense missile systems to monitor the situation. beijings show of force comes one day after the u.s. and japan conducted naval drills east of taiwan. cnns paula hancocks has been monitoring the situation from seoul, south korea. she joins us now live. good to see you. what more are you learning about chinas latest incursion and how taiwan is reacting? >> well, rosemary, this has been happening frequently over recent years. the bei...

Area, as they call it, and constantly carrying out these, what they call infringements. the timing, of course, is always important with these kind of things. as you say, it comes just a day after the navies of the u.s. and japan staged a massive military drill in the seas off the east coast of taiwan, in the philippine sea. its not clear just how close to taiwan they actually were, but it was a massive show of force. you had significant weaponry there. you had, for example, two navy aircraft car...

Now, according to a u.s. statement, they said this training was to preserve and protect a free and open indo-pacific region. quite often when the u.s. carries out these kind of freedom of navigation drills, there is some kind of response from beijing. rosemary? >> all right. thanks to paula hancocks joining us live from seoul. appreciate it. the united arab emirates said it intercepted two ballistic missiles targeting the capital of abu dhabi early monday. they blamed houthis and said the atta...

Well see numbers change throughout. >> most definitely. wow, i remember your incredible reporting from wuhan at the very start of all of this. david culver reporting from beijing. many thanks to both of you. despite a slight easing of restrictions, belgians still took their anger over covid rules to the streets of brussels. authorities in belgium say some 50,000 people demonstratesed against current covid restrictions on sunday. clashes between police and protesters led to at least a dozen arr...