coronavirus response. andy, what s your reaction to the record number of new cases in the u.s.? and and do you think we re currently in the peak of this wave? or do you think things are going to get a lot worse before they get better? well, jim, i think we are probably a couple weeks maybe three weeks out from peak. but i suspect, by the end of january, things will peak. and there is no question that january will be filled with a lot of short-term challenges. hospital beds, staffing shortages of tests, almost everything. it s tough for the system to handle this many cases at once but i think if there is a silver lining, it s when it comes down fast, it s likely to go down even more quickly. and we will what we will see is a hopefully not nearly as severe. we will still see still see a lot of cases in hospitals. we will still see a lot of deaths but hopefully this will be much milder on a percentage basis than what we have seen with delta. let s hope. and as you know, p
the tunnel. it feels like but i felt this way before. yes. and then the rug gets pulled out. but it feels like if we can get through january, things might get better. that s my latest thought. we re told the peak is a couple of weeks away and then we ll be on the down side. let s hope. the lead with jake tapper starts right now. a pandemic of confusion. the lead starts right now. backlash growing as the cdc updates its isolation guidance causing only more bewilderment again. why this makes it so much harder for schools and businesses to reopen. and on the eve of the insurrection anniversary, the january 6th house committee turns its focus to trump s former press secretary as it waits to hear from former vice president mike pence. a member of the house select committee will tell us more. plus, no love in australia for one of tennis biggest
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