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World, is highly transmissible. but i guess the severity is questionable. theres data out of scotland, england, south africa that suggests that its less serious illness that comes from omicron compared to its predecessors. but the concern is will people become complacent. >> yeah. i think there is an open question about how -- how severe this is. the problem is, of course, today that were looking at the virus spreading in populations that have been exposed to the virus, that have seen high rates...

Scotland and south africa suggests that omicron causes less serious illness than its predecessors. should we welcome this as encouraging news or is that a risk that is not worth taking at the moment? >> it is an absolute risk we need to stop people from thinking about. there are so many compounding variables and the data. we look at the scotland data and the royal college data. the south african data started it all, but the factor is they had 70% of the population that already had covid, and the...

Still shy of 70%? >> im very concerned about the vaccination rate here in hong kong. 70% doesnt sound that bad, but the distribution is quite depressing. less than 20% of those over the age of 80, meaning those that are the most critical, to be vaccinated havent been vaccinated yet. so the case where they get into the community here in hong kong, it could -- it could spell disaster in terms of overloading up the hospitals, and the number of cases and mortality that we would experience. >> welt, ...

Arent able to get tested and they are wondering what took so long to wrap up testing? >> what happened was the omicron virus spread more rapidly than anybody thought. mike: that was then president-elect biden a year ago on his predecessors pandemic response and then this past week defending his administrations actions and its time now, for sunday group former republican congressman jason chaffetz, katherine lucy who covers white house for the "wall street journal" and charles lane from the "wash...

To read the tea leaves of what the jury is asking for. alexis mcadams outside federal court in new york city. thanks very much. gillian? >> gillian: for weeks now, intelligence reports have said russia is drawing closer to the brink of ukrainian invasion, but 10,000 russian troops are reportedly returning home. they are throwing in the talent giving up their strategic positions along the border. the apparent retreat happening just before the u.s. and russia are slated to hold talks next month. l...

Arent able to get tested and they are wondering what took so long to wrap up testing? >> what happened was the omicron virus spread more rapidly than anybody thought. mike: that was then president-elect biden a year ago on his predecessors pandemic response and then this past week defending his administrations actions and its time now, for sunday group former republican congressman jason chaffetz, katherine lucy who covers white house for the "wall street journal" and charles lane from the "wash...

Republicans in the conservative news media. she has turned to powerful confidants including hillary clinton to plot a path forward. she has privately told allies that the news coverage of her would be different if she was any of her 48 predecessors who she has described of all white and male. it feels like the vice president is being unfairly attacked without a lot of recourse. what do you make of those criticisms? >> yeah, shes exactly right. i like to see that her staff is hitting back more ag...

Examine the situation and take it forward and say how do we keep children, young people away from this type of situation. there will be fewer daunte wrights and fury kim potters. benjamin: vice president kamala harris, will be better if she was a white man. i want to review this in the new york times. miss harris told her allies, 48 predecessors who were white and male. with the intractable issues on her portfolio like voting rights in the root causes of immigration and the approval rating, 50% ...

In the white house all in todays paper. the article reads like this. while most presidents promised presidents access not shared equally. mr. biden does not feel a need from input from ms. harris as he navarro gates some of the most important relationships. so kamala harris feels like she is being left out and she is speaking out. but it wasnt always like this. at the beginning of the administration, she was side by side with the president for every public appearance. well cant forget she was th...

Really radical policies like crt and does gender confusion that they are pushing on our schools. it has been the rise of the americans, of the deplorable scum of the parents who have said no more, and i think that its really been an awakening for so many americans to stand up against what i would call a radical agenda by many of these politicians and the people are saying no more, so we need to be hopeful. >> raymond: mercedes, it is curious how these policies at times radical policies have brou...