ben rhodes with a soccer reference. msnbc coverage continues with aaron gilchrist. good afternoon, everyone. u.s. officials are warning the omicron variant is probably already here. rather than panic, this is far more productive to plan for the inevitable. in the last few hours new york city instituted what it s calling a mask advisory meaning everyone is encouraged to wear a mask indoors even if you ve been vaccinated. now, take a look at the map here. you can see it s just a matter of time. spain today becoming the latest country to confirm the omicron variant is there. and as we cover what is obviously a significant development here, it s important to note there is a lot more that we don t know about omicron than we do. that s not surprising. we know it takes time for the science to catch up to a new discovery like this.