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President trump put pressure in a way that was appropriate on the fda peered saying hey, go through your process and let's get these therapeutics out there. let's get this vaccine out there. indeed, we did in record time. they produce those therapeutics. they ordered those vaccines in advance peered look, i totally agree with the new messaging needs to be we've got to live with this virus. but, that does not mean, that this administration should not be held accountable for the false promises that they made to the american people. the fall so that they gave us, the incompetence of saying let's ...

Choose to stay out of the classroom because of covid. live in chicago, a raging debate. grady, when could a walkout actually happen? >> chicago public schools, sandra, are back in session in-person today, but the chicago teachers' union is threatening to walk out later this week because of the rising covid cases. the union asks the school district to implement new safety protocols to start the new year, and they asked the district to go virtual for the first two weeks of the year while they implemented those protocols. they wanted things like a testing requirement for students and staff to ret...

Or we quarantine people because we don't know if they're infected, rapid tests are a good solution to this problem because we can know with very high accuracy if somebody is walking into school is positive and infectious before they do so. so that's the whole idea of test-to-stay programs. we don't have to close things down. i personally don't feel we should be closing schools again. we do have the tools, whether through masks. of course the vaccines are helping and, of course, if we have testing before school for kids who are at high risk or just more generally for students before they enter ...

Good news though, major airlines are issuing travel waivers. that means passengers who have been impacted can rebook free of charming. >> and you say there's trouble with international flights coming into the u.s. >> this is a knew call from the largest travel and hospitality organization. it says the federal government should relax international travel testing requirements. right now you have to show proof of a negative coronavirus test taken a day before your flight even if you're fully vaccinated. that is creating big uncertainty for travelers. travellers are worried they could get stuck in...

Obviously very notable. there's been a lot of discussion among democrats that the guidance only changed over the weekend. members were told they could choose whether they want to wear the masks. and there has been a lot of discussion with democrats today if they were comfortable with this, if they're willing to drop the masks and go back to formality. and now the chamber, we see the vast majority have chosen to do so. >> garrett, am i right that there was a testing requirement for people to have to be in attendance. they had to have a negative pcr test regardless of the mask? >> that's right, ...