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But what i hear you say is, we can't run the risk of shutting down the economy, shutting down our lifestyle, shutting down a functioning society for the ten days of isolation. did i get that right? >> well, i wouldn't use the word economic, michael. when you shut down society, when you shut down the country, there is a lot of deleterious affects that go along with that go well beyond the economy, is the availability of people to get things done for their own health. when you shut down the country, you have people who have other diseases who don't have the opportunity to get their hiv test, to ...

>> well, phil, i'm relieved that the cdc came out with this guidance because we are facing the imminent collapse of so many functions in our society. we already are about to surpass the peak of covid cases last winter, and by the way, we're vastly undercounting rather because people are unable to get tests and also rapid tests are not being reported to public health authorities. we could very we'll get to the point of having a million new covid infections every day. when we're at that kind of level you can't keep people out for ten days in isolation because we're not going have police officers...

Roy's happening. u i want to be careful not to use this rationalization to go back to what it was. >> i'm not suggesting that. you want to go forward, but you have to rejust and find your problems like mayor eric adams is trying to do. >> i'm a cop, this stuff is happening, people walking in and cleaning out the shelves, that's got to stop. we can't have chaos in our city. yes, i was a new york city police officer but i was a thorn in their side because we were calling for reforms. yes, we need to change the way we police, but we also have to have a functioning society where people cannot just...

When the u.s. targeted an airstrike on what they said were suicide bombers at the airport, an nbc producer, a journalist working for cnn in kabul. we're avoiding by-lines to try to protect people who are in afghanistan. is there a fear that the country will become a black hole for news? >> that's exactly the word i would use, is a black hole. the journalism will not just dissipate but disappear completely. that is a very, very real concern. of course, we have heard the taliban on their offensive saying they will protect press freedom, and i hope that those in charge now do understand that a fu...