Easing Mandates News Today

Though change is coming. >> we are moving to a time when covid isnt a crisis, but it is something we can protect against and treat. >> reporter: nbc news learned the agency could loosen its stance on masks as early as next week, but today, authorities said hospitals remain far too stressed, even as cases, deaths and hospitalizations drop. >> we want to give people a break from things like mask wearing when the metrics are better. >> reporter: while the cdc insists it is following the science, go...