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>> once vaccines became available, i thought it was very important to get as many americans vaccinated as quickly as possible. and mandates worked. mandates do work. we are in a different position now, obviously, with more than 220 million americans vaccinated, 100 million people boosted. so we really have to ask houflz what is the role of mandates moving forward. and we're going to need to assess each of these individual situations differently. >> so what do you think? do you think this is something either the airlines or the government should reconsider? >> well, i don't think that vaccine m...

Recent day of the holiday season thanks to covid and bad weather. more than 13,000 flights have been canceled since christmas eve. many stranded travelers may have attended new year's eve gatherings like this one last night in times square. but experts warn it could lead to a tidal wave of hospital admissions as omicron surges. the nation has already smashed another daily case record, but mass gatherings aren't the only issue. we were all taught if you have a significant exposure to covid, you would have been within six feet of somebody for more than 15 minutes. while omicron is so contagious,...

We need to continue that trend. >> jonathan lemire, i want to talk to you about masks n school, that's one of the mitigation efforts that's been in place for a while. we know some counties and states remaining controversial and there is lawsuits to prevent that from happening. can you deliver your message to us why that is so important particularly now with arrival of omicron surges and cases surging among children. >> absolutely. we know the mitigation strategy works. i am a father, i want my children to be safe. and while my children tell me they don't like wearing masks, i don't like it. i ...

Michael rubin. good morning to both of you. >> good morning. >> carley: good morning, michael. the biden administration doing a big, old victory lap but the headlines from "wall street journal" yesterday says the southern california ports are struggling to the cargo backlog of the omicron surges and the article says before pete buttigieg in california, so few dockworkers that operations were effectively halted. what is going on here? >> it is way too early to declare victory and it is getting much worse. over 100 vessels waiting to get in. it is actually faster to get to the east coast of the ...

>> monday on special report, how the omicron surges affecting the holiday season. i make manual in washington. merry christmas and good night from washington. ♪ ♪ >> tucker: merry christmas. welcome to a special christmas eve edition of "tucker carlson tonight," which we have thought through a little bit. we are not going to bring you the usual depressing slog for the underbelly of american politics. we do a lot of that.or that's the nature of news and the nature of cable news. d but for tonight, christmas eve, we will do something a little different trade will focus on stories of struggle...