is getting colder. of course we don t know, the transmission in the rest of the world, we don t know what other variants are potentially going to be on the horizon. and that s what i think is we can reduce transmission, and potentially keep us safe here. it s a tough world out there and so many fronts. we re so many appreciative on our frontline tonight, our thanks to all of you for starting off our coverage in conversation. coming up for, us live from the balance, what will the u.s. and its allies do for those instant refugees, desperately trying to get out of the taliban s way. and later, more lives in the balance, this time the american schoolchildren, caught between republican governors in their states, and doctors and educators, fighting over five inches of fabric. all of it as the 11th hour is just getting underway on this tuesday night. just getting underway on thi