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Great to see you. we even saw you in that story just then talking about airplane safety, and honestly, you were answering a question i've wondered a lot as i've flown. is it worth it if you're really thirsty and want some water to pull the mask down, and you say at this point try to keep it on the whole flight, right? >> absolutely, jess camp i mean, i know it's hard, but if your flight is less than two hours, less than three hours you can probably go without having a drink and if you have a drink, use a straw and put the straw through the mask, but, you know, i've been wearing double protecti...

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 don't know the status of the people involved, it is prudent to wear a mask and that's what i do. >> despite the eggnog. >> obviously. unless you have a special kind of mask that i don't know about. the fact is, sure, when you're eating and drinking, take the mask down, but to the extent possible, keep it on when you're in an indoor, congregate setting. >> as you've advised the president about the possibility of new testing requirements for people coming into t...

That's the minimum everyone should be doing. we've always talked about -- i think it's a patriotic responsibility. >> the president made the decision to shut down travel from south africa and seven other countries out of abundance of caution after u.s. health officials about half past the variant is spreading and whether vaccines are effective against it. restrictions were announced quickly but they don't take effect until monday and some medical experts save they could lessen their benefit. white house officials that the president was brief today from nantucket where he's spending thanksgivin...

Always going to try to advocate what's best for children. >> reporter: the mask wore update in texas, a couple with an immunocompromised kid at home went out for dinner, and -- >> she came up and basically said, you are going to need to pull your mask down, take it off, because this is a political situation. but the owner here doesn't believe in masks and, you know, there is a strict no-mask policy here. >> reporter: so they had to leave. >> i spent my money on this business. i put my blood, sweat and tears in this business. i don't want any masks in here. >> reporter: in florida the no mask w...

Too. decreases the chances of more dangerous variants of the virus. >> beat the pandemic here, we need to beat it everywhere. >> here in the u.s., in the ten least vaccinated states, the covid-19 death rate was four times higher this past week than in these states, the ten most vaccinated. in north dakota, among those ten least, a school board member is now facing a recall after winning the push for masks in schools. she's a pediatrician. >> masks are one way of a layered approach to help us keep kids in school and even if it's unpopular, i'm always going to try to advocate what's best for chi...