unprecedented sanctions against russia if it invades. the president is scheduled to return to the white house tomorrow when he does he faces significant covid challenges as americans returned to work in school. some waited in line for hours over the holidays to get covid test. the administration has tried to buy 500 million test to send out free the administration faces criticism over evolving covid guidance medical experts as the virus continues to change. i do think there is confusion after because you have one set of rules for healthcare workers and another one for those in the school systems and now one for the general public. i would like to see harmonization of those because there s a lot of information out there that we need to simplify more for the public. the president faces covid related legal challenges. the supreme court friday will hear cases involving their administration mandates for
11-alarm fire erupting near a chemical plant in new jersey. it started overnight, consuming multiple buildings in the passaic complex and coming dangerously close to where chlorine was stored before it was contained today. no one was in the building when the fire broke out, but at least one firefighter injured while battling the flames. officials telling residents to stay away and keep their windows shut as a precaution. and cruise lines will no longer have to follow the cdc s covid guidance on ships. that s because that cruise ship guidance expires today, making any further adherence voluntary. this comes as cruise lines are calling off trips due to the surging number of covid cases nationwide. when we come back, football s a go despite the chill. will tonight s game be the cldest on record? with dupixent, i can du more..beginners yoga. namaste. .surprise parties. aww, you guys. dupixent helps prevent asthma attacks.
other guy. that is what they are down to now. oh, we would have solved it, but the other guy who aren t taking the vaccines i m vaccinated, you are vaccinated. vaccinated people are still getting the virus. that s the ridiculous part of this whole thing but they don t have an answer to it so making it sound like, well met, what else can you do but had down to florida? we are living in the death of shame. todd: they are floundering right now. we have 45 seconds left. cdc roasted for a new covid guidance after 180 whiplash from previous rules, jimmy, what would happen if you give your kid mixed signals like this? yeah [laughter] it is insane! nobody can follow this! i m pretty sure at this point they retweeted the lyrics from the hokey pokey. to put your right leg in and put your right leg out. nobody is following that. you know what it reminds me of quick, todd, that old looney tunes episode where selling insurance. you will get $1 million if you get a black eye on the
to be seen and whether it s too late. a lot of people have said it s just too confusing what s coming out of the cdc and they aren t really sure what to do. katlyn itlan collins, apprec it. let s bring in dr. sanjay gupta. dr. wa lensy when she was in boston, as just a roll physician, she was on our show all the time. she was a great communicator. one of our favorite guests. but, obviously, something else is going on. she hasn t had a solo cdc media briefing in nearly six months. beyond her personal messaging struggles, the agency itself faced criticism for a while over its confusing covid guidance, changing covid guidance as well. did you hear anything today that you think might help restore confidence in the agency s messages? i think it s a start, jake. the idea that just having a solo briefing, as you mentioned, hasn t happened in a long time, half a year. it s important if you go back to h1n1 and ebola days.
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