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Florida. >> if you move up to where he was, the board gets into serious legal problems. shareholders may ultimately revolt and say you know, we are not here to bank roll your political agenda. if he offers even more on the shares, whose interests are you advancing? the boards have a fiduciary duty to their shareholders. but they have crippled their own product, anti-free speech product. >> bill: musk is good at trolling, and quickly, a judge in florida ruled in the past hour the mask mandate tha...

Airplanes, trains and other mass transit. it was set to expire today, but you might remember the government extended it last week through may 3rd. the justice department not saying whether theyll block the judges order. the cdc, faa and tsa all evaluating their options. this is a major travel weekend as easter and passover holidays saw airports back to pre-pandemic crowds. the tsa screening an average of 2.1 million travelers each day last week. joining us is pete williams and nbc correspondent ...

Leading us off on this ruling from a florida judge, changing the rule. and where we are in this country amid these new cases tonight. >> reporter: tonight, masks are no longer required on planes and public transit after a judge in florida overturned the federal mask mandate on planes and public transit, saying the rule "exceeding the cdcs statutory authority." the move signaling another sweeping change for americans. >> i think its for our own protection, because covid is still going around. so ...

A federal judge strikes down the cdc requirement for transportation. the cdc overstepped authority. this ruling coming though just a week after the agency extended the mask mandate another time through may 3rd. were at the airport and she joins us now. stephanie, the reaction from the biden administration tonight is that this mask mandate is not in effect while under review. that doesnt really seem to be clearing up the confusion around this. >> not at all. >> that is really loud wl. what is hap...

Are once again on the rise. with the omicron sub variant, the most common strain of the united states, accounting for about 86% of cases, according to the cdc. now, two other subvariants of the omicron strain are spreading in parts of the country. some areas, such as philadelphia, reinstating indoor mask mandates among the latest surge. with that city seeing an almost 50% rise in cases in just ten days. the cdc has extended the mask mandate on planes and trains threat at least may 3rd. one bit o...

Some of the previous numbers from delta and the original wuhan strain. >> so get your boosters is the message on that front. so we know this week the cdc announced masks will be required at least until may 3rd and this is on planes, trains, buses that sort of thing. after that theyll reevaluate, but two weeks, is that premature at this point given what we know seen on the mask requirement for travel? >> just to be objective about it, there are two camps in this. number one theres a lot more trav...

To around 40,000, cdc has extended mask mandates for public transportation until may 3rd, it been set to expire today, earlier today, white houses new covid response coordinator defended the two week extension and the continued need for mandates, and masks. >> cases are rising. we want to see is this going to translate into more severe disease, more hospitalization, more deaths. thats why they asked i think in 15 days well have a lot more information, and then they are going to make a decision. ...

Caution. >> i wish it was off but we follow the rules. >> so, halle, youre hearing a lot of people that are like, well, were not necessarily happy about it but we will do it. extended to may 3rd and a lot of people are hoping it doesnt go any further than that. >> we talked about being on a plane or a train. "the washington post" talked about an epidemiologist about the ba.2 variant backing more dominant. they say ba.2 will affect a lot of people who have so far evaded the virus. doctor, what ar...

♪ ♪ >> im trace gallagher in los angeles. a big setback for the nations major orleans that their passengers will have to wear masks for a bit longer. most mandates were set to expire next week. at least until may 3rd. the cdc is concerned about the new covid sub variant which makes up more than 85% of cases here in the united states. citing an escalation unruly passengers. new jerseys governor appears to be softening his support of teaching school kids in his state about gender identity. in ...

Six at 1-800- zero nine six eight zero six 100% or 360 all today live. im ashley strohmeyer in new york. a big setback for the nations major airlines. their passengers will have to wear a mask for a bit longer. mask mandates were set to expire next week, but now federal health officials are extending the flight rule for another 15 days or at least until may 3rd. the cdc says its concerned about new covid sub variant which now makes up more than 85% of cases here in the u.s. airline chiefs had ho...