authorized pill to treat the coronavirus, saying it dramatically reduces hospitalizations and deaths as omicron spreads. will the pills be available fast enough? also breaking, the january 6th committee is asking to talk to a top trump ally, republican representative jim jordan, demanding details about jordan's communications with the then-president. as democrats fume at joe manchin for tanking the president's bill, mitch mcconnell dangles a recruitment campaign. will it work? welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >> announcer: this is cnn breaking news. let's get straight to the breaking pandemic news. a promising new covid-19