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Any time you have a new variant, you want to know, how is it going to play out? that's what the cdc scientists asked for. i think it's really important in a pandemic to do things like that, give scientists time to assess this. that was the basis for asking for that extension. i thought that was very reasonable. i wish we had been able to carry through with that. >> listen to what dr. fauci told my colleague kasey hunt. >> this is the purview of the cdc. this is a public health issue. we are concerned about courts getting involved in things that unequivocally public health decisions. this is a ...

Do you believe a federal mask mandate on transportation is necessary? >> so, let's go back to about ten days ago when the cdc scientists asked for a 15-day extension. why did they ask for that? all the stuff we've been talking about. new ba.2 cases are rising and they said we need a 15-day time period to assess whether that is going to lead to a big spike in hospitalizations and deaths. any time you have a new variant, you want to know, how is it going to play out? that's what the cdc scientists asked for. i think it's really important in a pandemic to do things like that, give scientists time...

First booster. that's the best way to protect yourself. >> o'donnell: our interview with dr. ashish jha. we have an update on you for the story we've been telling you about about a string of deaths related to an aircraft carrier. today, cbs news can report a total of seven sailors from the uss "george washington" have died over the past year, and in the most recent, three were all apparent suicides within days of each other. we're just learning the names of those who died. mikhail sharp, natashia huffman, and xavier sandeddor. the ship has b in newport news, virginia, and is undergoing extensi...

In the meantime? and for the cdc and its authority moving forward. cecilia vega standing by live at the white house and abc's gio benitez with the breaking developments. >> reporter: tonight, at the request of the cdc, the justice department is appealing a federal judge's ruling that overturned its travel mask mandate. the agency saying, "an order requiring masking in the indoor transportation corridor remains necessary for the public health." it comes as millions of americans have already dropped masks on planes and public transit. the white house today pressed on whether it will fight to put...

And is determined not to repeat them in the battle for the east, jim. >> insufficient but brutal. i'm struck by that image there. the names on those crosses recorded just in pen on plastic lids. gosh, the war, just so ruthless. phil black in kyiv. thanks so much for a fantastic story. more here in ukraine later this hour. but coming up as well, the cdc's mask mandate for travellers is no longer in effect because a federal judge just struck it down. will that decision stick? talks to a former biden administration former covid response coordinator. that's coming up. um, she's eating the rocket...