saying one thing, the cdc saying they re looking at this again. that s just not enough. reporter: dr. ali raja, massachusetts general hospital, urging the cdc to issue revised masking guidance to help improve confidence in that agency. my patients every day say, i m hearing this from the federal health agencies, i m hearing this from the local town health agencies, i don t know what to do. and the confusion between what we re hearing on the federal level and what states around the country are doing is just damaging to the trust and the psyche that the population has in our health officials. reporter: also losing the masks, amazon. this week the company announced fully vaccinated warehouse workers can go maskless in states that have eased off indoor mask wearing. the new policy does not apply to the unvaccinated or those working in the few states where masking indoors remains in place, for now. polo sandoval, cnn, new york. joining us is dr. karan,
readiness, testing, are ex prescription. they lifted their universal mask mandates, joining other states to do so this month. some states removing vaccine mandates. on a federal level the cdc is reviewing and is looking to update its masking guidance. we want to give people a break from things like mask-wearing, when these metrics are better. have the ability to reach for them again should things worsen. that update could come next week. the sudden and of covid mandates make some americans nervous, rightfully so. morning consult polling suggests that 43% of americans say it is too early for states to lift man mandates. 67 want local governments to continue requiring indoor vaccine requirements. medical contributor, she is the founding and ceo of advancing health equity. dr. blackstock, your advice for
miguel almaguer has the details. reporter: it s not just the dramatic drop in hospitalizations but the sharp decline in infections, down 64%, that could help paste way for the cdc to roll back national masking guidance this week while it s unclear if there will be any impact on airplanes or public transit like the subway. in states like new york and california, there is pressure to unmask in the classroom despite low vaccination rates for chirp and the cdc s guidance to keep them. we will be announcing a specific date, that date with destiny the masks will come off. reporter: with the cdc already under scrutiny the new york times says the agency isn t publishing large portions of data it s collecting like the effectiveness of boosters for younger americans and signs of the virus in wastewater, the agency telling the paper some raw data could be misinterpreted.
on state charges to life in prison late last year. after a month of after a month of testimony, closing arguments are expected to get under way today in the if the trial of three former minneapolis police officers charged with violating george floyd s civil rights. defense attorneys revved their case yesterday. they argued that the officers weren t guilty because their training led them to trust senior overs on the team derek chauvin who fatally pressed his knee on floyd s neck for more than nine minutes. prosecutors argued the officers violated training by not rolling floyd on his side or giving him cpr. all throw are charged with depriving floyd to his right to medical care. a dramatic drop in hospitalizations and of declining covid infections could lead cdc to roll back national masking guidance as soon as this week n.states like california and new york there is pressure to remove masks in school despite low vaccination rates among kids. nbc news national correspondent
masking in the next hour at the white house covid briefing. the agency finalizing plans to loosen indoor masking guidance in the next couple of days. also this morning, a coalition of grassroots immigration advocates urging the congressional hispanic caucus to push for reform. former congressman louis gutierrez will join me with more. and we begin with the very latest on the escalating tensions between russia and ukraine. russia continues to insist that it is pulling back troops from positions around ukraine, and has no plans for an invasion. even releasing this video, shot last night, appearing to show tanks crossing a bridge from crimea into the russian mainland after the defense ministry said the completion of planned exercises. but secretary of state tony blinken told morning joe that the u.s. has not seen anything to verify the withdrawal claim.