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Cnns omar jimenez joins us now from chicago with breaking details so what is the latest from city school officials? >> well, anderson, for starters, for the second day in a row, there will be no in-person or virtual classes here in the countrys third-largest school district. the mayor, though, just moments ago, maintaining that, one, they are not going to back down. and two, saying that they believe school, in person, is safe, especially when you apply universal masking, rising vaccination rates...

In the "wall street journal." very interesting. he reflects on history and makes the case that government spending is what drove inflation through the roof then and is doing the same now based on what we have seen from washington, d.c., specifically the american rescue plan from last march. >> dana: i would add energy policy. flew under the radar last week. 7 million acres of energy richland in alaska was put off limits going back to an obama-era decision that reversed the trump-era decision and...

For schools if their district for children if their school districts are masking. >> it sounds like what youre saying is testing is going to be critical in all this, but we dont have the testing infrastructure in place at this point. >> testing as far as screening testing is concerned can be a little difficult to manage. tests to stay, however, can be a very effective way to manage the pandemic in schools. and the cdc and we and others have shown that in recent research. >> all right, dr. danny ...

How is this not enough money to make the classrooms and the schools safe for all these kids to get back without such requirements? >> yes. in addition to making sure our classrooms are safe and we have the safety measures in place, we also have a responsibility to make sure that even when it comes down to masking and the vaccine because again, you can have a safe environment but we do know that individuals are getting covid, right. and when the student is a positive case, he or she is out of sch...

Countrys third largest school district as negotiations between chicago public schools and the teachers union remain dea deadlocked over returning to in person learning. >> we want to be at work and we want people to understand this idea is to go remote, no the to stop working. >> reporter: melanie lopez is a high schoolteacher and union member. the a teachers union that argued the city of chicago hasnt provided adequate resources to be in person safely. did you feel like you had what you needed ...

Masking and testing that will help keep people safer. >> doctor blackstock, i want to ask about the work force. last week we saw the cdc reduce the isolation time for health care workers. now theyre under pressure to do the same for more workers. a professor from harvard said its shortsighted not to apply this more broadly. schools, colleges, sports, broadway, restaurants, airlines, all are facing the same problem with having to isolate people for extended periods without the option to test to r...

The others rely on social distancing and masking. and in new york, as cases and hospitalizations increase, the citys new mayor insisted the only option for the nat only option for the nations largest school district is keeping kids in the classroom. >> this is beyond deja vu. >> reporter: in philadelphia, nearly half of the public schools were forced to go virtual because of staff shortages due to the virus. thats where maya mcgeatheys kids are back home and learning online. >> yes, it is very f...

Frequency of cases to come down before lots of socialization. um, we should really make sure, when we mix with other people, that people. that is not a guarantee as we know but it reduces the risk of getting infected. >> theres been a lot of confusion with, you know, changing cdc guidelines, isolation time, masks. bottom line, if you were advising the president, what should priority-number one be right now to get past where we are? >> well, unfortunately, if you vaccinate today, the people who w...

Not to get vaccinated. for people who are fully vaccinated, and thats 70% of all new yorkers statewide, actually 71% now, we need you to get boosted. and for people whove gotten one dose, which is at a real high for adults, 95%, we need you to go back and get that second boost, get that second dose, get boosted. so lets keep our eye on the tools that we have and remember masking. masking is an important additional layer of protection. >> those updated numbers, you know, continue to be staggering...

Pills. its an issue of equity. when were talking about and 90 fives, kn95s, mass that can be prohibitively expensive for people. instead of at the end of november to implementing a travel ban, against southern african countries, when we shouldve been doing is mobilizing, getting those and 90 fives to every household, so that people can have the same jt should have been taken care of by the middle of december. >> yeah, its deeply frustrating. the slowness with which theyve come to testing and mas...