work? i want to hope and believe that it will work but we ve seen as the vaccines have become available people aren t making that decision and i think we have to shift about the individual and the general population because that s how vaccines work and how public health works, really on a population basis. there s a lot of talk about the severity of omicron. is it going to be less? maybe less in the individual, but with increased transmissibility and increased cases, for the entire population the severity of omicron will be higher so we have to stop thinking about vaccines for the individual and really think about how they protect everybody around us, and, fred, we should be thinking about masks the exact same way. i have both my doses, i m boosted, but i am still wearing a mask in any indoor public space not just to protect myself but understanding that i am high risk for exposure. i m high risk for a breakthrough because of what i do for work and i have to protect everybody around
right. so, fred, the navy says they have gotten calls from neighbors talking about symptoms like nausea, vomiting, diarrhea and headaches and skin related conditions, people who may have been exposed to the contaminated water. on thursday the navy found a likely source of the contamination believed to be petroleum chemicals believed to be from the red hills well. they had isolated that well and then the board of water supply found out about that. just to give you a sense of what the navy is saying right now, let s show their statement. it says that the results of the red hill sample showed petroleum hydrocarbons roughly four to step times below the department of health protection level. they continued to say the navy is developing a plan to restore the potable water system to epa standards. identifying how the contaminant got in the well and fix the well. meantime, the board of water supply also released a statement
important conference call with russian president vladimir putin on wednesday. the white house announcing the two leaders will discuss a range of topics. the call comes as u.s. officials grow increasingly concerned about the increase of russian troops on the border of ukraine and the possibility of a russian invasion. lawmakers on both sides of the aisle urging biden to stay firm despite uncertainty about the kremlin s intentions. cnn s joe johns is live for us at the white house and joins us now. joe, what are you expecting from this call? well, i ll tell you what. they say, fred, that they know a lot already about the troop movements on the ukraine border. the administration has even gone as far as to release part of an intelligence report that really looks like a powerpoint that contains five pictures of where the troops are located along with a big map, so they have a pretty good idea of what is going on, but the question, of course, fred is what does it all mean and whether vladi
didn t intend to harm himself or anyone else. that s one of the reasons he was allowed to go back into class. another convenient that the school suggested that ethan s parents take him home and they refuse and so that s why he was sent back to class, but here s one thing that s not answered by this letter. these probing questions that the school counselors asked the crumbleys, it doesn t sound like they asked whether or not ethan crumbley had access to a weapon. that s something that s still very much not clear here. fred? or a request of searching the bag in a he had at that time. all right. athena jones, thank you so much for that. all right. now to this water crisis in hawaii. the city of honolulu has shut down its largest water source which comes from the navy s base near pearl harbor after officials found petroleum chemicals in one of its wells. natasha chen is following this from los angeles. nat sharks hundreds of people had complained about problems with the water recentl
with as we can tell the navy and the local water board trying to figure out how to fix this. fred? wow, big complications, big potential headaches and potentially very dangerous for a lot of people depending on their health status. natasha chen, thanks so much. thanks. coming up, president biden is set to speak with russian president vladimir putin on tuesday amid fears the creme lip is on the verge of invading ukraine. is a diplomatic solution possible? we ll discuss next. i d let you had i known it, why don t you say so? didn t even notice, no punches left to roll with you got to keep me focused going to tell you about exciting medicare advantage plans that can provide broad coverage, and still may save you money on monthly premiums and prescription drugs. with original medicare, you re covered for hospital stays and doctor office visits. but you