our booster vaccines regiment work against omicron. at this point, there is no need for a variance booster. if you are unvaccinated, you are very vulnerable. not only to the existing delta surge that we are experiencing but also to omicron. a reminder, get vaxxed and get your booster. white house officials also said at this point there is no reason to reintroduce lockdowns and that schools and businesses will remain open. we will have much more on this new variant later in the hour. but with that, let s bring in our lead off guests on this wednesday night. phil rucker, pulitzer prize-winning senior washington correspondent for the washington post. peter baker, chief white house correspondent for the new york times. and barbara mcquade, veteran federal prosecutor and former u.s. attorney for the eastern district of miss chicken. she worked with the department of justice during the biden transition.