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>> those surveyed expressed concerns about u.s. leadership in the world and a possible war in space. a top u.s. space force commander recently warned in an interview with the "the washington post" josh rogin, china is attacking u.s. satellites on almost a daily basis, using lasers and radio frequency jamers, attacks that could be seen as an act of war. >> in addition to building a whole suite of counter space weapons, so they have come a long way very quickly. they are close to being an equal an...

Omicron variant although specific studies have yet to be done to confirm this. and late this afternoon, an fda advisory committee voted 13-10 to recommend authorization of this drug for use in nonpregnant adults. now, if it is approved by the fda, this would become the first oral medication to treat covid-19. and the first that patients could take at home. bret? >> bret: i heard admiral giroir speak about that last night. jonathan, thank you. >> sure. >> bret: three students dead tonight several...

Girlfriend is. >> girlfriend means different things to different people. >> even after the suspension cnn chief jeff zucker faces a tough decision because chris cuomo is his top rated host. the problem for the network is appearing to condone conducted generally deemed unacceptable now that new evidence has contradicted some of cuomos past denials. bret? >> bret: howie, multiple reporting now that cnn is saying it indefinitely suspends chris cuomo. thats a different set up. >> right. its not sayi...

Been 220,000 deaths. the travel ban was basically racist. it was aimed at black and brown people. now he has reversed himself on all these things. there is 350,000 deaths. so he is paying a price for this. and the worst thing of all is that none of it seems to be working. i think the biden administration is giving off vibes that it is artless and inept and that the president is in way over his head and doesnt know whether a to do. you know, its one thing -- in some senses i think it almost doesn...

Think its really important regardless of what a judge says, bret. >> bret: law factors in there. peter doocy live on the north lawn, thanks. stocks plummeted today. the dow sank 652. >> the s&p 500 lost 88, the nasdaq fell 245. major drug makers are testing to see if their covid-19 vaccines are being effective against the omicron variant. correspondent jonathan serrie tells us where things stand tonight from atlanta. >> it could take two weeks for laboratory tests in real world surveillance to d...

That these courts are making a stand sayings probably the supreme court is going to have to weigh in. >> yeah, sounds like its going to go all the way to the supreme court. the question is in some cases are there are vaccine mandates and other cases there is a choice. can you get a vaccine or be tested weekly. thats a choice. so it depends on whether it relates to healthcare workers or employers who have more than 100 employees but, yes, it sounds like this is going to go all the way to the top....

>> bret: a woman testified today she had repeated sexual contact with disgraced financier jeffrey epstein when she was 14 and that ghislaine maxwell was there when it happened. the witness was the first of four alleged victims to testify against maxwell at the start of her trial in new york. she is facing charges she recruited and groomed girls for epstein to sexually abuse. she denies those charges. breaking tonight, the lead investigator in the jussie smollett case is trying to refute the defe...

Children. mississippi attorney general lynn fitch is leading the charge to overturn roe. >> its time. its been nearly 50 years. the reality is this is a rule of law question. its time to return it to the states. >> meaning, for examples, the state legislature in nevada may outlaw the procedure but lawmakers in california may allow it, which may cause women to cross state lines or seek even more dangerous methods. >> i do believe that many of us will go back to coat hangers and back alleys. you k...

However, the white house has repeatedly shot down the allegations, even referring to them as russian disinformation at one point. for some in washington that has little doubt about what actually happened. >> absolute corruption and its a great problem in america because our elites have become corrupted to such a degree that having this conversation would be impossible in a number of networks because their owners wouldnt tolerate it. >> now, there has been no official word tonight from the white ...

Vaccinated, including docking payment and barring the unvaccinated from drills and training which could also preclude the guard from accruing benefits like the g.i. bill and accessing the department of veterans affairs if injured on duty. 54% of the army national guard are currently unvaccinated. >> bret: this is a story to follow and ask about. jennifer griffin at the pentagon. jennifer, thank you. jen and i will be at the reagan national defense forum this weekend at the ronald reagan presiden...