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>> well, of course, the news of the cases peaking out and potentially starting to drop in the northeast is very good news. but i think, if anything, i hope my predictions have been reality based and time tested. and i said five weeks ago that wed be hitting this viral blizzard, which as we are now in. and i think we still have four more weeks probably as a nation where were going to see very high levels of cases. well see major, major challenges in our health care system and as a country, the ec...

In person learning is essential. >> switching back to remote learning again without public health reasons -- amplifies the social and economic turbulence. >> and the cbs -- cdc is facing backlash tonight. the agency is updating its guidance on masking and letter and 95 masks versus cloth mask. and there under fire tonight for not releasing data. by if they are being caused by a covid or somebody who dies with covid. omicron surges. we will head to georgia to discuss voting rights. the filibuster...

Covid death rate than the blue states. five with the worst per captain te death rate in that time all voted for trump. talk about that. >> well, its even more intense, and what i saw when i saw this analysis last fall, on a county level. the correlation between trumpist voting, redness of a county. at the county level. 3,000 counties ranked from most to least trump-ee, if you will, just -- step by step. every 10% of the line towards redness, the numbers, the chances of dieing of covid are greate...

Like up to $150 for covered over-the-counter items and groceries every month. with unitedhealthcare dual complete... ...theres more for you. in our national lead today, putting a complain in the suggestion box does not usually yield any results. in virginia, however, it might be a different story. two weeks into his term, republican governor glen youngkin who rode the discontent with parents, teachers and schools all the way to the governors mansion, is now offering a tip line where parents ca...

The risk comes down for hospitalizations about 1 in a million. vaccinated adult recent data shows its about 1 in 100,000 risk if theyre vaccinated and boosted. everyone should do that. at least in the northeast, were in the back end of this omicron surge, health care systems still feeling it, certainly but its reasonable, i think that for people who are vaccinated, boosted, doing everything right, their kids are vaccinated to start to ask, what else do i need to do? ive done what i can. my risk ...

Vaccine, booster, testing, masking, be able to keep it down there. that is the best case scenario. >> so look. its not good. as i said, try to make you smile. i cant. some comedians are trying but it is actually not funny. were all tired of covid. every single person is tired of covid. its gone on way longer than any of us expected when this whole thing started. but you have to listen to what journalist and author barry weis says on hbos bill maher show. here it is. >> im done with covid. im don...

Get out of this outbreak, vaccines along with treatment, along with testing, along with masking, is a very important pardon of the comprehensive approach to ending this pandemic. >> to put a button on that point, is that off the table at this point? >> im not even going to comment on that. i said it a couple months ago and all of a sudden it became an issue. we talk always about whats possible. >> i want to talk about john stocks ton. we all know you were a baller, captain of your high school ba...

This. it is very cold snow. so its not going to be a snowball making snow, rachel, your kids are not going to be out there making any snow men they are going to be able to play in the light fluffy snow here on saturday. is a stay off the roads, everyone if you at all can. rachel? >> rachel: looks like we can still go sledding so that will be good. thank you,. >> rick: rick that you can. >> rachel: well a loudoun county father promised to take matters into his own hands last year. if schools cont...

Listen to this, more than 2,000 americans, a day, are still dying from covid. he health experts believe this surge may be nearing its peak. >> cases are still sky high but they are going down. last monday the u.s. has adding more than 800,000 new cases a day. now its under 700,000. anthony fauci told us its possible we could have covid under control in a matter of weeks. >> the best case scenario is that in matter of several weeks to a month or so well continue to come down and down and then wit...

Of himself. >> reporter: according to the indictment, stark posted on craigslist the day before the january 6 attack on the capitol in washington, "georgia patriots, its time for us to take back our state from these lawless treasonus traitors." and "we need to put a bullet in here behind the ears." theyre under more threat nationwide, including those who sit on school boards, now regularly threatened over masking policies. this was a parent last night in virginia: >> me mask mandates. my child, ...