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Employment by getting a shot in good conscience i can't do that. it's my personal choice and integrity as a human being. >> bill: what has held you back here? >> well, it has to do with my belief that i don't believe i need a vaccine to execute the conditions required by me in my job. i am perfectly healthy, i'm fit and ready for duty. all i need is a phone call to say good back to work we're ready to go. nothing has precluded me from executing my duties as a fireman in the city of new york over the last 16 years and i don't understand why now this is being imposed on us unfairly. what this re...

People are smart enough to understand this. masks provide protection at the individual level. my parents are 77. my mom has respiratory problems. they wear masks. i don't unless it's required in a certain area because i'm triple predicted and i'm not too worried about it. people need to make their own decisions on their risk level. >> bill: you saw omicron was not having the devastating effects that delta was. and that's what convinced you to give it the green light. >> it is less virulent and less deadly than delta especially if you've gotten your three vaccines. to a lesser extent if you got...

Hourly wages grew .7%, inflation grew .6%. a slight beat there. hourly wages actually grew in real terms in the month of january. that's not good enough for us. but it is indicative of the way forward. >> bill: what he is saying there is a 1/10 difference. not good enough for anybody watching that clip. joe manchin wants to rescind the trump tax cuts saying you can raise it $400 grand overnight. that's all i can tell you. grandchildren, future generations depending on us to do the right thing. all they do with the money is spend it, austan. that money is not going to his grandkids. >> well let...

>> yeah. >> bill: what's the story about? >> a christmas story. >> bill: and what do you like about christmas, dillon? >> i like decorations. >> bill: me, too. i like that. >> dana: what was it like that you had a wait list at the library? >> there is. 55 -- >> dana: we might have lost them. what kind of luck are we having today trying to get this kid on the line. alex, are you there? maybe not. >> bill: we'll hang with it. this is covid cable, folks. we can still use that phrase, can't we? >> dana: an interesting story. he writes this graphic novel. draws the pictures about his own christmas ...

Assaults, open drug usage and none of the parents could take their kids to the park. even the beaches were not safe. and so that was really frustrating and why we got involved and it's been good news that councilman has decided not to run again for office. we feel that's a huge victory. we put a lot of pressure on him so hopefully we can make some changes here in l.a. city council and move -- getting a new mayor in. >> bill: it takes an election as i mentioned and you question whether or not your fam plea is safe. you brought that to light about the amount of concern you have for your own kids...