we did not fund a gain-of-function research at the wuhan institute of virology. i keep an open mind as to what the origin is. the cdc was responsible for those kinds of guidelines to schools, not me. would you have any reason to cover up any new scientific evidence relating to the origins of the covid-19 virus? absolutely not. john: a live look at capitol hill where dr. anthony fauci, the face of the federal response to the covid pandemic, as testifying publicly for the very first time since retiring from government service. it s been quite a hearing so far. hello, i m john roberts in washington. it begins a new week, sandra. sandra: welcome, everyone. i m sandra smith in new york and this is america reports. they ve been pressing fauci on everything, from gain-of-function research to what triggered the outbreak in the first place. john: 16 is quick to deny allegations he tried to cover up the possibility that the pandemic originated from a laboratory in china,
speak of it they can be reformulated. john: by this president? he would have to want to do it. [laughs] but he s the president, he has the authority if you wanted to. john: monday afternoon comedy. appreciate it. sandra? sandra: great discussion there. meanwhile, if you haven t seen by now, former president donald trump is back on tiktok with a bang. millions of followers right out of the gate. but does the chinese-owned app even have a future in the u.s.? mr. wonderful says he wants to buy it and save it from a u.s. ban. kevin o leary will join us live, next. john: plus, is wnba star rookie caitlin clark being targeted by other players on the port? we are breaking it down with michele tafoya just ahead. it s a lot of jealousy and rage. they don t understand, if it wasn t for caitlin clark, they also would be not getting the exposure that they are getting right now. he s got so many life experiences that he can share.
how much did we make today? $5 million. and yesterday? $4 million. and yesterday? a billion dollars. john: it s happening again. game stop shares going through the roof after social media stock analysts posted on reddit. he told his followers that he has a $116 million bet laid down on gamestop. shares in the retail gaming outlet initially soared by 74% before dropping back to about 31%. it was the first post by roaring cutie on reddit in three years following the huge increase in gamestop shares and the subsequent crash back in 2021. the so-called meme stock trading
almost all i think all of the potential jurors said they were aware of the case, they read about this in news stories. one woman, juror 24, said she has strong feelings about guns. she s heard about the case, followed along with it. she was also suddenly with a separate tax evasion case. there s a former wilmington police officer in the mix, believed the fbi press keys over politics, mentioned the steele dossier, when he was asked about politics specifically. so the other note is how quickly they are moving along here, john, and are produced in the room also saying as they went to break that they could still there is still a possibility that they could go into opening arguments today. but the judge has not made any comments specifically to the scheduling yet. john: interesting to note, as well, first lady jill biden was in the courtroom. she seems to have since departed. and that the president spent the
entire weekend with hunter in rehobeth ahead of all of this. he says at the bottom line he is not just the president, he is a father, as well, and no parent wants to see a child go into a courtroom charged with a crime, but, you know, if you can t do the time, don t do the crime, it has long been said, and it s pretty clear by looking at the evidence that hunter biden did say on that weapon s application form that he was not involved in any kind of illegal drug use at the time he purchased the firearm. sandra: just reading through some of the updates on the jurors, the wellington police officer, as i noted, he did say that he had donated to a national republican committee in the past. on the defense team they did make it clear he intends to call a strike once they are in the next phase. just kind of relaying the updates we are getting from inside that court, although they are in recess now, john. john: again, if they get