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Heard from dr. hoyen, and alex field, saying schools are the safest place to be, with this rise, exponential rise in cases right now, do you think the schools are the safest places for kids to be? >> well, much of what we know, obviously, is based on our prior experience. and omicron is brand-new. so, i think we have to start by recognizing that omicron is an entity that we will be learning a lot more about over these next handful of weeks. now, that said, i think youve got to draw on the experi...

Redistricting commissions in both virginia and michigan just finished redrawing their congressional maps last night. 25 states have now completed this process. but several legal challenges claim that any map drawn after the controversial 2020 census could discriminate against voters of color. cnn justice correspondent jessica snyder is here. jessica, what do we know about how the maps are being redrawn? >> alisyn, in states like texas, north carolina, both sides are pointing fingers and it turns...

In hong kong, as well as aggressive military ma thufrs aimed at taiwan. >> this island is potential flash point for what their president calls a fight between authoritarian china and democratic taiwan, ally with the united states. number three. >> protests across russia in support of alexi navalny. >> navalny send to a penal colony, who dared to return home five months after a near-fatal attack. number two. the new year brought with it great hopes for an end to the covid-19 pandemic. the ush...

Cases and deaths are still surging and this is hitting close to home. sources tell me the white house is expecting more cases after a staffer tested positive. the president is still negative. then theres a second flash point, his signature $2 trillion social spending and climat bill that joe manchin derailed, but president biden insisted he could work with manchin to get something passed >> back on covid, i spoke with the u.s. surgeon general dr. vivek murthy if you come up from a test, get a po...

Educators, parents, and journalists should contend with the real fear brought on by bogus claims. joining us our panel, media matters president angela carson and malcolm is back with me. did i set that up right? because its hard to talk about this because the warning of threats was not real, but the fear was. how do we in the media talk about this without making it worse and amplifying it? >> that was a good setup. it starts with the right question. how do we not unintentionally amplify or play ...

The hoax was validated in part by a school district in florida that misunderstood what was happening. they sort of took this one video response where some students there had identified their school district as the flash point for this, and basically issued a warning about it, which then created local news reporting, which then led to copycats on tiktok and it just snowballed. >> even dhs issuing a tweet saying they are aware of threats to schools, dhs doesnt have any information indicating any s...

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Oh no. for the gifts you wont forget. the mercedes-benz winter event. get a credit toward your first months payment on select models. all over the country, schools have become a flash point for a new culture war over issues like masking and the boogeyman of critical race theory, but the anger from some parents has been turned into organizing and in florida, a group called moms for liberty has begun to spread nationwide. cnns leyla santiago has the story. >> reporter: paper and cloth masks do n...

Faster. the last thing ill mention which i think is very important is we are seeing those breakthrough cases of covid-19. even in those who are fully vaccinated with two doses, certainly, and some with three doses. and the reason i bring that up is i am concerned about all of our health care providers. we have such a fragile health system to begin with, our icus get so easily overwhelmed, i worry about our health care work force having symptomatic covid. even if theyre not going to the hospital,...

A country, talks like a country. if we are going to support it we have to call it what it is it is a country. >> bret: what would you do differently. >> first off joe biden should apologize. someone should be held accountable and fired for what happened. joe biden should apologize for what happened today it shouldnt have happened. and he should make clear that the united states will help taiwan defend its own sovereignty. that starts with significantly expanding and accelerating arm sales, missi...