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Promising news this morning on how well vaccines may work to fight the omicron variant of covid-19. pfizer ceo says preliminary lab studies show three doses of this vaccine are able to neutralize this new strain. >> three doses against omicron are almost equivalent to the two doses effectiveness of the original variant. we are waiting to see. you may need to go to get the third booster faster, and thats something that the health authorities should consider very carefully and make their recommend...

Move for contempt referral to the justice department. >> its ridiculous that he is now having refusing to answer questions about it. he needs to come in. if he defies the law, then i dont think we have a lot of choice but to refer this to the house to refer to the department of justice. >> we will evaluate whether, after he shows up or doesnt show up, what the next steps are. but clearly as the chairman and vice chair cheney indicated, were prepared to hold him in contempt if he doesnt show. >> ...

514 deaths of people with covid were reported. one of those who died that day was jackies mother beryl. i think its totally reprehensible, actually. when i first saw it, i had no words, to be honest, and it took a little while to actually sink in as to what i was watching. and i think this is actually indicative of a bigger problem within the government, that they think they are above the rules and they can do exactly what they like. the political backlash has started too. last year at christmas...

Hes there with donald trump in the white house as the riot unfolds, as the attack on the capitol unfolds. and so he knows his very actions from that day. so you can see why they so badly wanted him to come in and how he sort of played this back and forth with the committee. and they were willing to indulge him for so long, until today when they are now saying he didnt show up and we are going to have to hold him in contempt. >> tim, i want to read some of these emails that luke is talking about....

Before you are considered fully vaccinated and thats it. it is not like youre giving a yearly shot after that. or maybe a booster years down the line. well see how that sort of plays out and how durable the booster is. >> all right. youll be right there to walk us through it, which we appreciate every time. sanjay, thank you. turning our attention now to capitol hill, the stage is set for the former white house chief of staff to be held in contempt of congress. mark meadows is expected to skip...

Communication as january 6th unfolded. he -- didnt assert some privilege about, that he sent it over to us. we would like to ask him questions about it, and it is ridiculous that he is now sending it to us and refusing to answer questions about it. >> on the right side for meadows, his new book is out today, you could read all about his time at the white house and his tails of being that close to power. so you might wonder, when the committee hold someone in contempt, what does that mean? well, ...

Contempt as early as tomorrow. your reaction? >> well, obviously theyre going to have to do what they do and theyre a separate body. i can tell you that weve tried to work with the committee to provide them and even offered them other options in terms of answering questions that if this has a true legislative intent, we want to help them fix the problem where it never happens again. i can tell you that, you know, theyve been aggressive about holding people in contempt and, you know, theyll do wh...

That we didnt know and lies that we didnt know. there is no question that the former president is mad. that coinciding with his pulling back from the committee cant be a coincidence. >> its just pretty amazing. right? the book, you put all this stuff in this and then -- and then youre -- youre surprised that hes mad. and then -- but then, the fact that you are like a scorpion eating your own tail and you run off and try to sabotage yourself at the committee. its amazing. shan, this comes, though...

About it now revealed, but that all week he hasn�*t been straight about exactly what went on. last wednesday at prime minister�*s questions, a notable non—denial. all guidance was followed completely during number 10... a refusal to give more detail on friday. we followed the guidance throughout and continue to follow the guidance. and then again today. all i can tell you is that all the guidelines were observed. but tonight, outrage from the opposition. last year at christmas, the public ...

Contempt by the committee. on the other hand, you have top pence aide marc short who is cooperating. jamie gangel is reporting he might be able to share texts he exchanged with other white house officials around january 6th. so where does this all lead the investigation in your estimation? >> well, look, ultimately i think the trump strategy is the same as it often is, and kim pointed to it. its to delay in the hope of -- you know, delay equals defeat for the other side and to outwait the invest...