topping 250,000 per day. as of this afternoon shattering the previous high of some 248,000 cases nearly a year ago. this ongoing surge is hitting as we near the end of year two of an exhausting battle with covid, the virus now everywhere. that is challenging officials from the white house all the way down to the local level. yet as of tonight slightly less than 62% of all americans are fully vaccinated. fewer than 38% of those fully vaccinated are boosted. today the cdc said omicron represents roughly 59% of all covid cases in the united states. that is a very big change from last week when the agency had the number at 73%. there is also growing pushback to the cdc s latest guidance reducing the isolation period for people who test positive but show no symptoms to five days down from ten. critics say this evolving
critics say this evolving message isn t confusing, it s dangerous. the cdc should be loud and clear about implementation here because no worker should be forced to come to work when they are still sick. that is i believe what we are going to see here. we are very concerned about that. it is only going to lead to more illness, more cases. this is when you should be tightening your controls not lessening them. tonight dr. fauci was back on tv defending the cdc decision. what happens is you are isolated for five days. then if you are still asymptomatic at the end of the five days you can go out and do your job and re-enter society hopefully getting functions of society normal but you have to wear a mask. early in infection for the first several days you have more likelihood to have a high level of virus and to be capable of spreading it. as you get into the second half of the dane period we know that the virus in general not for
0 legislative skills far from the spotlight. during his time in the senate he pushed through the passage of obamacare as well as the sweeping economic stimulus after the great recession and new rules governing wall street. a one-time amateur boxer he could bob and weave on the political stage as well. and tonight the current majority leader chuck schumer wrote this. harry reid was one of the most amazing individuals i ve ever met. he never forgot where he came from and used those boxing instincts to fearlessly fight those who were hurting the poor and middle class. schumer has ordered flags at the capitol lowered to half staff. we ll have more on harry reid s legacy just ahead. our other big story tonight continues to be omicron. the latest variant converging with the delta strain to drive covid infections to a new record in this country today. the latest cdc data showing the seven day average of new cases topping 250,000 per day. as of this afternoon shattering the previous high of