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Any time you have a new variant, you want to know, how is it going to play out? thats what the cdc scientists asked for. i think its really important in a pandemic to do things like that, give scientists time to assess this. that was the basis for asking for that extension. i thought that was very reasonable. i wish we had been able to carry through with that. >> listen to what dr. fauci told my colleague kasey hunt. >> this is the purview of the cdc. this is a public health issue. we are concer...

Do you believe a federal mask mandate on transportation is necessary? >> so, lets go back to about ten days ago when the cdc scientists asked for a 15-day extension. why did they ask for that? all the stuff weve been talking about. new ba.2 cases are rising and they said we need a 15-day time period to assess whether that is going to lead to a big spike in hospitalizations and deaths. any time you have a new variant, you want to know, how is it going to play out? thats what the cdc scientists as...

First booster. thats the best way to protect yourself. >> odonnell: our interview with dr. ashish jha. we have an update on you for the story weve been telling you about about a string of deaths related to an aircraft carrier. today, cbs news can report a total of seven sailors from the uss "george washington" have died over the past year, and in the most recent, three were all apparent suicides within days of each other. were just learning the names of those who died. mikhail sharp, natashia hu...

In the meantime? and for the cdc and its authority moving forward. cecilia vega standing by live at the white house and abcs gio benitez with the breaking developments. >> reporter: tonight, at the request of the cdc, the justice department is appealing a federal judges ruling that overturned its travel mask mandate. the agency saying, "an order requiring masking in the indoor transportation corridor remains necessary for the public health." it comes as millions of americans have already dropped...

And is determined not to repeat them in the battle for the east, jim. >> insufficient but brutal. im struck by that image there. the names on those crosses recorded just in pen on plastic lids. gosh, the war, just so ruthless. phil black in kyiv. thanks so much for a fantastic story. more here in ukraine later this hour. but coming up as well, the cdcs mask mandate for travellers is no longer in effect because a federal judge just struck it down. will that decision stick? talks to a former bid...

Government wont do. keep an invasion of a city the size of atlanta proper, not metro, atlanta coming in every month. >> what we can say with certainty there is growing pressure from the presidents own party to do something about it. you heard from henry cuellar, chris coons and others. well see which way the president goes as he continues to see that pressure from democrats. meanwhile, to the point about that policy being lifted that was intended to address covid concerns, now you have this, wil...

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. ...

This time when it comes to the u.s. southern border. the white house covid response coordinator says theres not enough science to lift the transit master mandate yet. but there is enough to lift the restrictions at the border, watch this big. >> bottom line is the cdc again scientist look at the date if you look across the country and infections is still at a relatively historic low hospitalizations are very low the cdc scientists surrendered title 42 is not necessary at the border. >> wow. just...

Us through this emergency. i think that it is a bad idea in the sense these states are not equipped to handle these large amount of people coming. >> just on that point, alicia, a large amount of people. we have a mass cold and amt operation coming from tampa chula. we look at the flood in the migrant caravans that are being grouped together, we could see 18000 people a day crossing our southern border. so the massive numbers that come into that into nicoles point about grouping together, this i...

Omicron mutant, ba.2. as of thursday the 7-day rolling average of daily cases road to over 7,000, and tomorrow philadelphia will reinstate its mask mandate. and cases are rising on campus. this week the centers for disease control and prevention announced its extending the nationwide requirement to mask up on airplanes and public transit for another 15 days. this morning, the white houses new covid response coordinator made the decision to extend the order that is supposed to end tomorrow. >> ca...