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Will still have the power to require masks if they choose. joining us now, the president of the american federation of teachers, randy weingarten. practicing internist dr. lucy mcbride joins us. state attorney for palm beach county david aronberg. it is good to have you on. willie. >> randi, let me begin with you, the cover on the "new york post", "free the smiles" because we had the domino effect in the last couple of days. you had delaware, new jersey, connecticut yesterday saying they're ending the mask mandates in schools. do you think it is a good idea? >> i think we have to be talking ab...

To children in the larger population, that it doesn't spread easily in schools, that so many teachers have been vaccinated or at least had the opportunity to be vaccinated, now kids have the chance to be vaccinated. so at what point do we just say, okay, it is time to get rid of the masks? isn't there enough science available already? >> that's why i'm saying if we -- you know, we believe in no off ramp. i asked dr. cardona and dr. wilensky to start planning for an off ramp in november pre-omicron. then you had the omicron surge and then the masks were back on and then the k95 masks were back ...

Illinois all joined other states today in lifting mask mandates either in schools or indoor public spaces entirely. it now puts them frankly in conflict with the biden administration's guidance, which still calls for masking indoors, and that's regardless of vaccination status. cdc director defended the agency stance today. >> we are working on that guidance. we are working on, you know, following the trends for the moment. what i will say, though, is, you know, our hospitalizations are still high. our death rates are still high. so as we work towards that and as we are encouraged by the curre...

Joining the band wagon of easing covid restrictions, as all cases are continuing to drop across the country. you've got massachusetts and new york and rhode island and illinois all joined other states today in lifting mask mandates either in schools or indoor public spaces entirely. it now puts them frankly in conflict with the biden administration's guidance, which still calls for masking indoors. and that's regardless of vaccination status. the cdc director defended the agency's stance today. >> we are working on the guidance. we are working on, you know, following the trends for the moment....

Of the questions is fox news medical analyst and you a tore of "covid and the power of science," dr. marc siegel. we are seeing long lines after christmas going into the new year of people standing in line for testing, yet we have an administration sayinger in not going to send tests until mid-january. >> that's disturbing. how about "operation snail speed." i think that would fit this situation. as a practicing internist i don't want people going out of their house when they are sick waiting in line and causing and sneezing and spreading this disease others. the word is home test. the biden a...