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Thank you for your expertise today. we appreciate it. >> thanks for having me. >> bill: very interesting stuff. you can understand why they hold back information to make sure its confirmed and legitimate but a tiny fraction is not good. >> dana: its too far behind. the way information is shared now. it should be shared to make good decisions for public self. >> bill: modernizing the system is well taken. randi weingarten sent out a tweet on february 20th. we want to get back to a sense of normal...

What hes doing in some way that is not, you know, his surface level intention that hes declaring. and so one of them would be that hes, you know, a, going through the motions of diplomacy because he does care to some degree about international opinion. he would likely prefer to have been perceived as trying to exhaust diplomatic options to this crisis hes manufactured largely, and at the same time, is he trying to buy time to move all of his troops and equipment into position to mount the kind o...

Thing. it is worked with europe, the uk, rally the transatlantic community to respond to vladimir putins threats at the same time, offer a diplomatic off ramp and i dont know vladimir putin will take it, the best case may be an ugly continuation of threats and pressure but the biden administration is handling this pretty well. they did not want this crisis, there wouldve rather had a better relationship with russia, but they have risen to the task and they work with key allies and where we shoul...

But i also dont think that satisfies at all what putin wants. its not just about nato membership. it is about having a subservient ukraine and thats not going to get him there. so, i mean, it could possibly play out, and it could play out for another week if putin picks up on the lavrov, on the blinken request for lavrov meeting and a nato/russia -- well know whether theyll pursue the diplomatic off ramp or not. and thats what blinken is trying to force them to do. >> trying to force them to acc...

Take it seriously. we have a vaccine available to everybody and people who have particular health needs need to take care of themselves as we do about all other diseases. kids need their lives back. there are long-term damages at this point for kids and they absolutely need their lives back. >> bill: amen to that. >> she is the head of a union. i think we want. >> bill: she said they were looking for an off ramp in november. that was one of the best kept secrets that we have in the u.s. and she ...

Kids in schools. there is a covid briefing this hour. hopeful will you well get more clarity. >> harris: no doubt. interesting to see if the white house is waiting to see what the cdc will do. they have an automatic how did maloney put it, off ramp? from all of this. well, the cdc changed its guidelines and president biden will support getting rid of mandates. joe concha with me now. he is in "focus." all right, lets start right there. this has so much suddenly like a broadway dance that we are ...

Putins intentions remain of course unclear. theres some who have suggested that the end of the olympics still a couple of weeks away, might be the moment where he decides to invade, were he to do so, beyond trying to shore up alliances, and some troops to neighboring countries and tough rhetoric, what else should the administration be considering here? should we be looking at sanctions? other economic penalties? walk us through what you advise. >> it is about articulating clearly the costs of an...

Self-humiliation. you know, you make the point, this is a matter of choice. and the choice that republicans have made over and over again is not to take the off ramp, not to do the right thing, not to take a strong stand. be to go along, and you know, nancy mace is just another one of those examples that you can humiliate yours, you can appease donald trump, you can abandon your principles, and it is still not enough. he keeps asking for more. its not enough, for example, to simply support him. ...

In reviewing that data, the fda made a determination that they would rather see true efficacy numbers an effectiveness. they may actually not just need to rely on this but look at actual cases to determine whether or not they want to move forward with an authorization or approve this request for expansion of their data. >> so is it as simple they know two doses are not cutting it and they need to make sure that they can test that three dose dozen? >> they have a lot of pushback for even approval...

The tone is that the u.s., in fact, is making this into a far greater and more tense situation than it needs to be. there is that sense, that tone, that it is the west that is causing this hysteria, this tension. that is, basically, how it is been playing out. >> you mentioned a letter of grievances that the russian sent over to the u.s. today. where do you think putins head is at, in terms of what he might except diplomatically at this stage in the game? >> it really is difficult in the head of...