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Jumps out at you, and do you see anything that's missing? >> i think increased testing, availability of testing, decreasing the cost of testing is a huge part of the plan. although home tests may not be as reliable as the ones we are given in the clinics or hospitals, that's a huge boost for people who know to quarantine themselves and isolate themselves so as not to expose others to diseases. if we can get the insurance companies to help out, that's a great idea. but i think we need to focus on getting americans vaccinated. >> the president will make that pitch again today, but to that point,...
You could see it right there. and a giant national challenge. but for better or worse there is a crystal clear red blue divide over how to deal with this moment on issues with vaccine and masking up indoors or at the office or in school. in just the past 24 hours california is requiring a vaccine for teachers and minnesota and oregon announcing new covid restrictions. democratic governors, texas taking the opposite track. the republican governor is suing dallas county to block a mask mandate. in arizona republicans now demanding that the governor cut funding to communities that say you need to...
Please? >> our war is not on desantis, it is on the virus which we're trying to kneecap and he doesn't seem to want to participate in the kneecap of the virus and hence our concern. >> with me in studio, julie pace of the associated press, and melanie zanona and britney shepard and carol mers of "the washington post." it is sad to me, that we have a national crisis and a red and blue bath to deal with it. we could put up a graphic on the screen. in democratic states, mask mandates in school and vaccine requirement and restoring more mitigation measures. in republican states, laws prohibiting m...