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He correct with what he was saying there? joining us now is dr. leana wen, hans nichols and tarini parti. dr. work en, weve seen the case surge but we know this is a different time. it seems like this variant is different, too. based on what were seeing now, can you big picture for us what the next couple of weeks will be like for the u.s.? >> its a very confusing time right now, phil. the reason is that theres a difference between the risk to the individual versus the risk to society. the risk ...

Things. >> reporter: thanks so much. go get dry. the water is continuing to rise. we can tell you for a fact it has been since we got here. >> maya rodriguez in houston. thank you, maya. clint, it strikes me -- struck me for several days now watching these pictures, the disparity between what we see, the effort being made on the ground and some of the language from washington, d.c., over the past several months, especially among elements like the freedom caucus, members of the republican party...