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And brown, hispanic americans are overrepresented in essential jobs and that black communities have reported disproportionately worse impacts of the pandemic. meanwhile, disabled and immune compromised people feel a new lift on mask mandates will put them at increased risk. are people calling for a new reality, where we all simply live with the virus, not seeing the whole picture? >> well, no, i do think we have to embrace the new norm at, rev. covid is not going amp. it will dissipate in variou...

Joining the band wagon of easing covid restrictions, as all cases are continuing to drop across the country. youve got massachusetts and new york and rhode island and illinois all joined other states today in lifting mask mandates either in schools or indoor public spaces entirely. it now puts them frankly in conflict with the biden administrations guidance, which still calls for masking indoors. and thats regardless of vaccination status. the cdc director defended the agencys stance today. >> w...

End of quote. meanwhile, support up for masks and social distancing guideline dropped to 52% from 63% in september p how do you think president biden should respond? >> well, again, i want to applaud the presidents team. i think they responded very effectively. i get their achilles heel has been the fact they havent been able to ramp up testing, as you and i have discussed in previous conversations. they are trying to balance the clear fatigue that the nation has with covid. theyre trying to kee...

That flu circulated, over 70 years ago, obviously. we have to understand this is a new normal. we can get back to a more reasonable remembrance of the way things were pre-covid, but covid is not going away. we may need yearly vaccinations, just as we need vaccinations periodically for other things. like i said, there may be regional outbreaks with governors, mayors, deciding makers will have to reimpose mask mandates, but generally its likely not to be as broad-based as what weve been living wit...

Winter weather advisories for iowa all the way to the chicago metro area. for the south, a tornado watch. oklahoma, arkansas, into missouri into 8:00 p.m. local time. the storms fire up over the next few hours, last through the night, and move to the east. exiting the east coast later on tomorrow. bringing some heavy rain to the northeast. the biggest threat for severe weather tomorrow, alabama to west virginia, maybe some gusty winds. and ahead of the storm, record falling along the east coast,...

>> ashley: senators say the left need to stop playing the blame game. >> joe biden cant hide from the fact he is the president of high gas prices and they are looking for anyone to blame, whether it is putin, republicans, whether it is the energy companies, covid. well >> ashley: rns launching several drives, the first taking place in arizona saturday. >> todd: interesting strategy, looks like china going against its word again. and ukrainian tennis star training his racket for a rifle, the 33 y...

Against the regulations. >> todd: shouldnt the health commissioner be balancing the harm from children masking and social development and ability for a child to breathe, using all that in their equation when they make a statement like this? >> of course. but also, what they should be doing is respecting the parents decision and we parents know we are two years into covid-19, we know and understand safety risks, many families have already had covid or vaccinated and many, many parents, 50% of kid...

Love it. he is excited, he is excited. dr. fauci warning americans not to get too comfortable easing covid restrictions as a new variant arises. >> one might result in increased hospitalization, we have to be prepared to pivot. >> ashley: fauci predicting the new variant infection rate drops to lowest rate since july of 2021. >> todd: new top doc sparking outrage after saying he wants to keep face masks on toddlers for good. >> it is indefinite at this point, i would love nothing more than to se...

Him safe. >> todd: all parents in new york city join me now, why are we still doing this when almost every seat in the union has lifted their mask mandates? >> i wish i had an answer, todd, this makes absolutely no sense. children that bear the least risk from covid should not have the most restrictions and that is happen nothing new york right now. they are spending hours in daycare and other children 5 to 11 or 5-18 year old category are able to go to school without a mask on. >> why isnt a do...

Easing Covid travel restrictions, along with pent-up demand and base effect, accelerated Indias February domestic air passenger traffic growth on a sequential basis.