if we lose more time we may lose the ability to leave. if we leave we are going to do it now. the jury takes the steve bannon case after a wild, wild day of final court arguments and the white house physician said the president is doing better one day into fighting off coronavirus. we begin the hour with donald trump and new details in the second by second reconstruction of his insurrection day negligence. the panel wrapped up their first round of public hearings with a promise to reappear in september after spending the past month laying out the factual record. the republican chair says the committee is completing pieces from the insurrection puzzle. last night they had more than enough to establish this. then president trump did not try to move any arm of his government to stop the capitol attack, no calls to the military or homeland security or fbi or d.c. officials or to check in on his vice president. he called rudy giuliani and senators. former white house aides mat
with the omicron cases rising, and we re working really hard to get information to the american public and balancing that with the realities we re all living with. this is hard, and i am committed to continue to improve as we learn more about the science and to communicate that with all of you. reporter: but frankly, it s not just a messaging problem. one cdc scientist i spoke with says the frustration stems from the way in which dr. walensky and her small circle of aides crafted these guidelines without undergoing some of the rigorous vetting processes that the cdc typically has. the white house for now for its part, they are staying hands off with this but as one former administration official told me it s also no secret that frustration from the white house directed at the cdc isn t a new issue. it s an age-old problem. appreciate the reporting, thank you. also with us, dr. carlos del rio, associate dean of emery school of medicine. doctor, great to have you with us. as you lo
rio, the dean from emery school of medicine and at grady. good to see you. you re here in atlanta. doctor, how do you answer the question? are we turning a corner? well, i think we are. i think we are. it s a country beginning to see a decrease in many cases. areas of the country where the omicron wave started are seeing a decrease in the number of cases. but other areas are not. areas in the south. areas in the west that started later are still peak, still going up. but i think it s going to take awhile for it to still go down and i suspect like in previous waves we re probably going to have a fairly long tail whether it s still going to be a significant number of infections happening. let s take a look. these are the disparities that remain. numbers are falling in the northeast but in the southeast and parts of the west it doesn t seem to be the case. is it simply an issue of the vaccination rate or is there other some other determining factor here?
but they will begin on march 21st. north carolina s governor also saying and encouraging local governments and schools to lift that mask mandate. in the meantime, though, it is really important to point out dr. anthony fauci says it s still risky to completely get rid of masks, but then on the other hand you re seeing the numbers and you re seeing hospitalizations. they re dropping, dropping to pre-omicron levels. and that of course is a welcome sign for the future. and that s what many people are pointing to when it comes to wanting all of these restrictions to be lifted. but if there is one thing we ve all learned from this pandemic is that everything can change quickly, and we still have to wait and see what happens in the future because there is always a possibility of another variant. pam? yeah. we ve seen a lot of covid curve balls, that s for sure. camilla bernall, thanks so much. joining me now is dr. carlos delrio from emery school of medicine.
spacing but if they can passengers should seat six feet away from each other and being against one person in flight is not as dangerous because of the sophisticated air filtration systems inside passenger place. the riskiest places, the terminals. the real risk is when you re waiting to board the plane, checking in and getting off the plane where people are congregating, people are tired and fatigued wearing the mask and it easily comes off their face. they want to get something to drink or eat. very vulnerable times. passengers should interact with airline personnel about covid safety. ask them questions before you board a plane, questions like when was the last time they fully cleaned the plane and whether the plane has safety features like hepa filters. brian todd, cnn, reagan national airport. so much good information there. let s talk more about all of it. we ve got dr. carlos del rio, executive associate dean at emery school of medicine.