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The actual votes, how an opinion is written is very important. thats being played out as we speak. >> absolutely. theyre continuing oral arguments as we speak. jeffrey is going to stick by and well bring you these moments. thank you, jeffrey. well stay close to that, and bring you this as the updates come from the supreme court, a huge day there. also still ahead for us, the cdc considering tougher testing requirements for people coming into the united states. the change would even affect va...

Dinner, having a reception. but when you are in a public congregate setting in which you do not know the status of the vaccination of the people involved, it is very prudent to wear a mask. and thats what i do. >> reporter: despite the eggnog? >> you know, obviously unless you have a special kind of mask that i dont know about. the fact is, sure, when youre eating and drinking, take the mask down. but to the extent possible, keep it on when youre in an indoor congregate setting. >> reporter: dr....

Just wrapped up some remarks a few minutes ago, but it goes hand in hand with whats happening in covid-19 and the uncertainty around omicron. >> it does go hand in hand, but of course first and foremost the president is trying to learn from scientists what their evaluation of this threat is. based on what the president said just now, it still seems like thats something that is unknown. hes talking about how this is a variant they want to deal with based on science and not confusion, so that is t...

Statement, a revised order would shorten the timeline for required testing for all international air travelers to one day before departure to the united states. this strengthens already robust protocols in place for international travel, including require s for foreign travelers to be fully vaccinated. we have heard and the cdc director did mention that they were looking at potentially changing rules related to self-quarantine when returning to the united states. but a white house official makin...

You can feel safe with not wearing a mask and having a dinner, a reception, but when you are in public, congregate setting in which you dont know the status of the people involved, it is prudent to wear a mask and thats what i do. >> despite the eggnog. >> obviously. unless you have a special kind of mask that i dont know about. the fact is, sure, when youre eating and drinking, take the mask down, but to the extent possible, keep it on when youre in an indoor, congregate setting. >> as youve ad...

Respond to the omicron variant. top officials are considering strict testing requirements for all travelers entering the u.s. from abroad. a decision on that could come anytime this week. were going to have everything we know about that plan coming up. also new this morning, chilling video from inside a michigan high school, students running for their lives as a 15-year-old opened fire, killing three students, injuring eight other people. one local official saying in response, however, there a...

Polio, diphtheria, influenza type b. but we have to make that commitment. >> monica, the white house had been considering new travel restrictions in light of this variant. now we have it confirmed here. what is the status of that, will we be seeing updated testing requirements and potentially even required quarantines for international travelers? >> dr. fauci alluded to both of those points, katy, and he said theres still a lot of debate and discussion that needs to take place before they formal...

Spreading to more countries, that includes the continent of south america. here at home, a white house official tells nbc news the biden administration is considering stricter testing requirements for people who want to travel overseas. and at the same time top federal health officials are expanding a surveillance program at some of the countrys biggest airports to try and detect and then contain any cases of that omicron variant coming into the u.s. in other news, too, this fda advisory panel h...

Entering the country including u.s. spins. airlines passenger names and personal information if they have recently traveled to certain countries in southern africa. jen psaki was asked about the white houses latest effort to curb the virus. >> is the idea that you want people now to kind of wrap their heads around that the president instead of shutting down the virus is going to help people live amidst the virus and go about their lives but covid is going to be here? >> we are all sick and tired...

0 the president was asked about this earlier this week and he said that had not been recommended to him. youre his chief medical adviser. do you think thats something the country should adopt? >> im not so sure we should say that should be a requirement. we have 60 million people in this country who are not vaccinated, who are eligible to be vaccinated. lets get them vaccinated, lets get the people who are vaccinated boosted, lets get the children vaccinated. thats where we want to go as opposed...