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I understand youd rather these states hold out a little longer. why is that? >> well, youre seeing a lot of variability here. and the best practice is to adjust mandates as per the burden of cases and hospitalizations. there is a reality that masks work, better masks work better, and mask mandates work to increase masking. vaccines remain our first line of defense, but masks are important. and there will be times -- maybe its the height of flu season -- where people will want to wear a mask. tha...

Theres been bipartisan push to reopen the capitol to public tourists. speaker pelosi saying she hopes tours can resume pretty sign. joining us is a critical care pulmonologist and secretary otthe university of washington. youre seeing the unmasking of america and democrats on the hill who have been fighting republicans refusing to wear masks, fining them up to $100,000 being docked from their paychecks now saying masks? what masks? what does the science say? >> good afternoon, great to see you. ...

White washed the insurrection may have found a way to disqualify him from running again. a giant covid decision from new yorks governor. kathy hochul says she will end her states mask mandate for businesses tomorrow. >> and at this time we say that it is the right decision to lift this mandate for indoor businesses and let counties, cities, and businesses make their own decisions on what they want to do with respect to mask or the vaccination requirement. >> at the very moment hochul was making ...

Saying one thing and the cdc saying theyre looking at this again, and thats just not enough. >> reporter: the doctor urging the cdc to issue masking guidance. >> my patients every dame come to me and say, well, im hearing this and im hearing this from a local town agency, and i dont know what to do. its damaging to the trust and psyche. >> reporter: also losing the masks, amazon. they announced fully vaccinated, weers can go maskless. the new policy does not apply to ton vaccinated or those work...

>> where a good part of the way through this omicron wave, were not cltohe onat. i think this will be a long struggle. >> health experts say the best defense are vaccines. now 42% of americans have that booster shot, and masking, though just nine states still require masks indoors. >> and the anti-mandate battle is spreading across canada. ple ue blockgruckshousan s. m. >> and patience on this ninth day of demonstrations is running thin with counter protestors demanding an end to disruptions. >>...

Administration i was part of was guilty of declaring victory over this virus and the fact is, this virus is going to dictate the terms when the pandemic is over. the control we have is through vaccinations and boosters and masking and taking protective measures. we have to get the politics out and rally around what works for us and our kids. >> i think everyone agrees. we got to get the politics out of it. thank you dr. adams, appreciate you joining. >> thank you. whoopi goldberg now apologizi...

You. how is joe biden this tone deaf when so many of his fellow democrats are saying look, its time to move on. >> i guess its a tough call as we heard from joe biden there, todd. look, i have two young kids so this is pretty clear to he moo. this is called you dont want to admit defeat. i guess thats the only conclusion some of us can draw at this point. you look at the science. you just talked about the science there. the science has been very clear that there is a negligible effect on covid t...

Do, with stacey abrams, facing backlash for the most recent photo op. the democrat smiling with those masked up. brams perhaps is defending the glaring hypocrisy, our campaign writing "stacey trusts science and supporting masking, she wore a mask to the event and removed at the podium so she could be heard by students. only with folks who were masked. masking is becoming a key topic for candidates in the upcoming georgia race. stacey abrams is set for a rematch against brian kemp calling covid g...

And people did. we have all figured out now. >> if you give people a choice they will make the smart decision. the white house held a coronavirus briefing this morning. one of course the most asked questions was rochelle walensky, c.d.c. director about the states taking off the policies, and what she said. >> at this time we continue to recommend masking in areas of high and substantial transmission. thats much of the country right now in public indoor settings, so we are taking a close look at ...

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