smash and grabs on the rise groups targeting luxury retailers and local hardware stores. what can be done to stop the brazen robberies. bill: jussie smollett, remember him? he is back in court today charged with making a fake police report saying he was attacked in chicago by two men who targeted him for his race and sexual orientation. we ll have legal analysis on what this case looks like for him coming up next. the fact that we have this fear mongerers, these people that are trying to separate us and it s just not okay. helping them discover their dreams is one of the best parts of being a parent.
95% of the spike protein is not mutated so the chances are very high that the vaccine will offer at least some level of protection which is a very, very good point now to tell people to get boosted. if its over 6 months since you had the vaccine get boosted. if you haven t had the vaccine get the vaccine. how severe will it be? early indications are for sure it is not more severe than delta and may even be a lot milder which would follow pandemic history. that s what happens usual fly pandemics. as new variants come out they the end to get milder and the end to be more easily transmissible. we re all hoping that s the case. dana: i can understand that some leaders want to try to get in front of it. the governor of new york seems to really be jumping the gun here in my opinion. i want to get yours. she is saying announcing urgent steps to expand hospital capacity and help insure hospital systems can tackle any challenges posed by the
we ve learned about vaccines and testing and treatment. we ve learned how to diagnose this thing and what it is. the one thing the government could do a much better job at in my opinion is getting way more rapid tests out there so that you had the ability to detect this in your own home. bill: one last question here, marc. south africa has a good reputation of epidemiologists, you would agree on that. they put the word out quickly as soon as they found it and also their head doctor is saying some of those infected are currently being treated at home. if that s the case, how infectious is it and how dangerous is it? you know, all three points are right, bill. south africa has an excellent surveillance system. we could learn from that. dana made the point the south african doctor said it s mild so far. let s hope it pans out in more high-risk populations. so far so good. treating it at home of course is the way to go which is why
out there that does either. it is likely only a matter of time before that happens. just in case, nasa went ahead and invited bruce willis to the launch last night. they wanted him to be there just in case something went wrong. . come on, bruce. it is thanksgiving week. he probably had other things to do. we re only talking about saving the world. we will bring in professor of astrophysics at the university of rofpest and author of the light of the stars, alien worlds and the fate of the earth. we have a lot of fun with this, but it boils down to something that is serious, planetary defense. i like that there is even an office of planetary defense at nasa. i want to go hang out there. . what is this doing for the future? tell us what the goal is here and what they re trying to learn and how far this is from being
incarceration is not the right thing in this case. well, i don t know what the right thing is. i don t know if the judge what he s telling people. the parents and family of victims, do you need to take justice in your own hands? we depend upon the courts to do that. and the court system ardently failed these victims. we appreciate you talking with us about this case. we ll continue to follow it. thank you. . thank you. new day continues right now. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. i m john berman with brianna keilar.