overview of our guidance. elizabeth cohen joins us now. hello, elizabeth. what else did we hear? i m going to summarize it in a word. maybe. maybe we re going to change mask guidance, by i will tell you that watching this administration over the past year, when they say maybe, when she says it, dr. fauci says it, that means they are headed in that direction. who knows for sure, but i think they are going to be likely heading down the road to change to lessen, make it less severe their mask guidance. let s take a look at why. first of all, let s look at what they require. the guidance they give now. right now, they say if you re in a community of high transmission, you should be wearing a mask indoors. look at that map. almost all red. almost every community is experiencing high transmission so therefore, the cdc dwguidanc is wear a mask. however, you can see the cases are going down dramatically and
seeing the fences right there the first time we ve seen them. so the government is getting ready to do something. dana: we ll watch it today. matt finn on the ground for us and other reporters as well to keep you informed all day. bill: the battle of mandates unfolding at home. the cdc resisting calls to change its mask guidance. even as more and more states have lifted restrictions. a dozen. griff jenkins at the white house with more. hello. good morning, bill. classrooms all across the commonwealth of virginia looking different this morning after governor youngkin signed that new law which by the way had bipartisan support giving parents the power to allow their kids to opt out of mask mandates. it is a bright, sunny day in virginia and we re seeing a big win for parents and students all over the commonwealth. and yes, the science and medical opinion from so many folks has changed. but also the politics have
flb of states are siting the easing of the omicron surge. we want to give people a break from things like mask wearing when the metrics are better and have the ability to reach for them again should things worsen. and joining me now is former health policy director for the obama white house. what should the cdc by looking for as the bench mark for mask guidance and can it be done city by city, state by state? is that going to work? it s going to have to because so much is local. especially the numbers is and cases. new york city with much lower cases than other parts of upstate new york and briefly a what we need to do is align it with metrics that we can say are resulting in disease or symptomatic infexzs. hopefully they ll include availability of therapeutics.
ukrainian border, as russian continues to increase the pressure, increase the threat. david? terry moran from ukraine for us again tonight. terry, thank you. back here at home now, and to the pandemic. and news tonight that the cdc will soon update its mask guidance for the country. what cdc director dr. rochelle walensky signaled just today. and late today, what dr. fauci told us about what he sees next. here s abc s whit johnson now. reporter: tonight, with states racing to drop mask mandates, abc news has learned the cdc will update its mask guidance as early as next week. we want to give people a beak from things like mask wearing, when these metrics are better, and then have the ability to reach for them again should things worsen. reporter: new covid cases nationwide plunging 81% from the peak of omicron, falling below the peak of the delta surge. but ten states are still running low on icu beds, and cdc director dr. rochelle walensky
barack obama changed. he involved and became a champion of our immigrant community, but only because we raised our voices. former congressman luis gutierrez, always a pleasure to talk to you. let s continue our conversation going forward. thank you, jose. thank you. still ahead, the cdc is about to revise its indoor mask guidance. we have a doctor on standby to help us sort through it all, next. plus, the connection between the mexican drug cartel and the price of aske avocados at your food store. we ll explain. you re watching jose diaz-balart reports. tore we ll explain. you re watching jose you re watching jose diaz-balart reports. it was time for a nunormal with nucala. nucala is a once monthly add-on treatment for severe eosinophilic asthma that can mean less oral steroids. not for sudden breathing problems. allergic reactions can occur. get help right away for swelling of face, mouth, tongue, or trouble breathing. infections that can cause shingles have occurred.