and now a stunning new admission from vice president kamala harris claiming the white house didn't see either of the variants coming, telling the l.a. times we didn't see delta coming. i think most scientists did not based on whose advice and direction we have relied. we didn't see delta coming. we didn't see omicron coming. jasmine, let's start with you. this is a very candid admission. and the vice president seems to be contradicting an administration where she works that portrayed itself as being on top of the virus. why? >> reporter: yeah, amara. well, look, these comments are definitely puzzling. i spoke to a harris adviser who argued that harris was referring to the exact kind of mutation, not the prevalence of variants themselves. they argue both harris and president biden for months have been encouraging and forcefully pushing americans to get their boosters because of the potential of mutations and variants circulating. let's take one step back. these comments from the vice president really come after a summer of being flat-footed and playing catchup as the delta variants circulated, causing uptick, causing hospitalizations to rise. now we have omicron circling around the country as well. these comments don't necessarily help the administration's larger goal of proving to the american people that they are capable of taking control and keeping the american people safe. and one other thing that the vice president said in this l.a. times interview, she talked about her singular regret in terms of the pandemic. one of the things she identified was underestimating the prevalence of vaccine misinformation. she says the biggest threats still to the american people is the threat to the unvaccinated. and most people who believe in the efficacy of the vaccine and the seriousness of the virus have been vaccinated. that troubles me deeply. so this is something that the vice president has talked about pretty frequently. misinformation and trying to get folks vaccinated. so here is the vice president saying that the prevalence of the unvaccinated troubles her deeply. amara. >> yeah. again, a very candid interview. the biden administration has tried to impose three vaccine mandates, all of had have been challenged legally. good news this morning, the administration now has scored a win on enforcing vaccine mandates for larger employers. tell us more about this new ruling, jasmine, and when it would go into effect. >> yeah, you're right, amara. it is a big win for the administration. the labor department yesterday in responding to the ruling, the decision, they said that it would -- they would not issue citations for noncompliance to employers before january 10th, giving a bit of leeway for employers to make sure employees are vaccinated or in that testing mode before january 10th as the cases mount. again, this is going to be going to the supreme court. they're going to decide the fate of the vaccine mandates before today. for the biden administration it is a win. amara. >> it sure is. jasmine wright, appreciate your reporting. let's turn it over now to polo, who is in new york. look, we're already seeing surges in several parts of the country, including where you are in new york. we are seeing it here in the south. all the way out in hawaii. tell us what you are seeing there. broadway is starting to cancel shows. we know some universities are going back to online learning. what's the reaction been to the surge, polo? >> reporter: well, you know, amara, thursday alone gave new yorkers an additional reason to worry when new york state saw its highest covid count to date. a little over 21,000 cases. a lot of new yorkers are certainly getting that message. we saw it outside urgent care in manhattan. there was a massive line behind me the last hour. a lot of individuals who i had the opportunity to speak to came here hoping to get the covid test done. a lot of people have been vaccinated. a significant number have been boosted. there is still the uncertainty as we get closer to holiday gatherings. you are about to hear from some of the folks waiting in line to get the test done. some are scaling back on their plans. others don't feel a massive sense of gravity compared to what we were experiencing last year. >> because i've been potentially exposed, i've had friends -- or i had a niece that was going to come up here to visit. we canceled that. i had friends were like, oh, let's have a little gathering. i got a text saying maybe next year. >> i'm not too worried because i got the booster shot. i'm going to travel, so it's a requirement to get the test. >> reporter: that's just new york. let's bring it out wider. two other key indicators, it is up 40%. seven-day average. 120,000 this week. >> deja vu all over again. i appreciate your reporting. and that you know as well, jasmine wright. so with cases rising, dr. anthony fauci said the time for the vaccinated to get a booster shot is now before the omicron variant becomes the dominant strain here. >> that's the reason why we are really encouraging very strongly that when you are eligible for a booster to get boosted. the data i showed indicated particularly with omicron that the level of protection goes rather low in a range that may not be as protective as we like. when you get the boost, it goes right up there. >> all right. joining us now is primary care physician and public health specialist dr. matthew. good morning to you. doctor, first off, as we have been saying, the cdc says only one in six americans have received a booster shot. dr. fauci is saying, look, time is now. get that booster, especially if you're eligible. but at this point would you say it's too late to avoid another winter surge, or is it already in process? >> you know, i'll tell you what, amara, this is the last thing we wanted to hear. we're already dealing with the delta surge, which is the predominant surge. now we have the terrible cousin, omicron. the doubling time is every two to three days. you can imagine a city like chattanooga, new york city, can be infected within a matter of weeks if this doubles every two to three days. i don't think it's too late to answer your question. but i think the cases are going to surge in the next few weeks. we are at over 100,000 daily cases. the bottom line is you must not only get fully vaccinated but get boosted as well to have protection against omicron. >> what would you say to the skeptics who say, yes, omicron is here. but it looks like -- we don't know for sure, but it looks like the disease is mild at this point. although you say it is doubling every few days. so how concerned should we be about omicron? >> i think we should be quite concerned, and i'll tell you why. we don't know if this is any less dangerous, any less deadly. we know it's more transmissible, more contagious. but we don't know quite get if this is going to cause more or less death. but this is what i tell people. i'm about to release a video on my twitter major entitled the best gift as a young kid you can give is to get vaccinated this holiday. i was talking to them last night. they feel like everybody is infected with omicron. even if it ends up being mild, we don't know if this can cause long covid. remember, long covid happens after you have systematic covid or asymptomatic covid, you recover, and a few weeks later patients can come in to me to say i have brain fog, divy articulating. for all the young people who think this is mild, we still don't know the possible effects of long covid. >> yeah. that's a good point. we don't hear enough about the effects of hong covid. a lot of people saying they still have issues with tasting and smelling their own food. i have to say i was bummed when i heard trials for 2 to 5 years old didn't show the immunity they had hoped for or expected. it looks like they are adding a third dose. so it probably won't be until second quarter next year is what we're hearing, that there is going to be possibly an eua for this age group for the covid vaccine. but what is your advice to parents who are both boosted. what should they do to protect their children? can they go about their normal lives and eight indoors or be more cautious because of omicron? >> listen, amara, i know you have a young kid at home so this is even more important to you. remember the dosing is good news. the lowest dose that will not cause any side effects in young kids. that means the science is working. they will definitely make sure they find the right dose. and before we know it, our young kids can be vaccinated as well. until then, it's the same advice that i will give people this holiday. if you have young kids that cannot get vaccinated and definitely elderly people that we have to protect, you still need to be cautious. a couple of things you can do is to get tested the day of. we have home testing kids. i try to get some for my vacation with my family. and also continue to wear masks. the n 95 masks is also added layers of protection. and we have to up our mask game. so people can still have a good holiday if you're vaccinated and boosted. if you're not, protect the young kids by masking. and i probably would avoid indoor gatherings or indoor restaurant tkaodinings. >> good advice. we appreciate your time as always. doctor, thank you. >> thanks, amara. still ahead, the surge in covid cases wreaking havoc on professional sports. how the leagues are responding. that's ahead. plus, sources telling cnn which former trump official they believe was behind one of the texts sent to mark meadows about overturning the january 6th election. details next. the 2020 election. hey google. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ age before beauty? 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>> oh, there are so many moments. over the last four years, of course there was the pandemic that we have all endured together. still in the middle of a pandemic. and the protests, at the beginning of my term, we experienced three months into my swearing in, the largest cyber attack in the history of any city in america. it completely crippled our systems for nearly a year. and there was a very large federal investigation into the last administration. >> so let's zero in on some of those because it also means that your leadership was tested. what do you suppose your leadership role teaches you about -- or has taught you about yourself? >> that i'm resilient, just like our city is resilient, just like our country is resilient. there are moments you don't script. but within you and within all of us i think it's the strength and the courage to face those moments. and i heard maya angelou say i did then what i knew to do. when you know better, you do better. that's what the last four years have been about. i can't say it's always been perfect leadership. but with whatever has come our way, come my way, i have done the best i could in the moment. and i've learned that i am deliberate and afraid of nothing, as audrey lord said. >> what do you suppose the nation and the city learned about you? because, as you just mentioned, it didn't take long before you were recognized not just as a leader of a municipality, but you became a nation's leader, too. and let's talk about, you know, particularly during the trump administration. he singled you out, singled outside the city, whether immigration. you took a stand saying you refused to house u.s. immigration and customs enforcement detainees. >> as a country, we are better than this. we are better than separating families. >> and you also stood up to the president when he called atlanta crime infested as though termites or rodents had infested the city. how did you do that? >> well, i hope that what america saw is i'm a lot tougher than i look. a lot of times we judge people on what we see and what we think we know about them. but for leaders across this country, we had to lead in the absence of leadership with donald trump. and for someone to come for atlanta and to disparage atlanta and the leadership and the people of atlanta and the way they did a lot of cities and a lot of countries, a lot of leaders across the country, it wasn't difficult for me to confront that. that's what you do when you are faced with a bully. you confront the bully. off times the bully will stand down. >> what guided you through that? i think it is a deep-seated courage that's probably been a part of who i am for my entire life. growing up. having the benefit of growing up in atlanta as a child, an african american child. you see leaders who look like you. and you see people doing extraordinary things. so it never occurred to me that i couldn't be courageous or that i couldn't do something extraordinary. because there are always examples around me, from my teachers, my parents, my grandparents, the mayor and the people you saw on television. that's the beauty of growing up in a city like atlanta. and i'm so glad that in the same way as a child that i was able to emulate that representation that atlanta represents that magic to people across the country. >> you are the daughter of r&b icon major lance. your mom is a hair stylist and salon owner, sylvia robinson. it was in your dna to be outspoken, to be prepared. how much do you feel you were drawing on the spirit of your parents? we are all the byproduct of their greatness. how do you feel like you drew some inspiration from them to handle these things? >> what i saw with my mother and with the women who were coming to her hair salon were just women who faced everyday challenges. but they still made sure on the outside they looked good. and that they went out and did the best they could do for their families and their communities. and with my dad, in moments that were extremely tough, i would think about what he would say to me, on your worst day you pull it together and you never let them see you sweat. and that often has been what i have had to take with me in leadership. in moments of crisis, when the city and people are looking for leadership, being able to stand in front of them with confidence and say we don't know what we don't know, but this is our plan, this is how we're going to get through it together. so my mother is still with me thankfully. my dad's spirit is always with me. and their representation just their belief in the possibilities of our city is -- i truly believe it is the reason i'm able to serve as mayor. >> among those tough moments, there was the federal investigation of corruption of reed. vandalism following the police killing of george floyd in minneapolis. at this building where we are right now was damaged, you were stern. you expressed disappointment. these are among the words that you used. >> you are disgracing our city. you are disgracing the life of george floyd and every other person who has been killed in this country. we are better than this. we're better than this as a city. we are better than this as a country. go home. go home. and in the same way i cannot protect my son yesterday, i cannot protect you in those streets. >> describe that moment and what was happening to you and your perspective of the city and as you were making plans on how do i respond, how do i help pull people together? >> i remember that very vividly. i just finished testimony -- virtual testimony, chairman clyburn had a sub committee on covid. and i joined leaders across the country in talking about where we were with covid. and after i was done, thought i was going to have a relaxing effect, i turn on the news and i saw that people were gathering around the cnn center. it became abundantly clear this was not a normal gathering. so i made my way down to the command center down at our police headquarters. we are used to protests and organizing. our organizers came downtown to headquarters saying this is not us. we don't know what's happening. in that moment, just looking around the room at our command staff. we had a visit from the vice president that day. there was a shift change. it was just this perfect storm that day. and as i watched the police car burn, and i was looking at the cameras, we had a feed from the inside of the cnn center and one from the outside. it became clear that the cnn center was about to be breached. and that's when i went before the cameras. and my then 18-year-old was with me. i was speaking as much to him as i was to the public. i thought if i didn't reach the young people out on the streets at that time, maybe i could reach their parents. i did not remember what i said. it was not until i went home and saw it on cnn later that i remembered what i had said. and i think that really speaks to just the passion and emotion that i felt. i think it was really reflective of what the country as a whole was feeling at that time. thankfully the feelings that i felt i was able to convey in words at that moment. again, not a moment that any of us would have scripted. but i do think one that really changed atlanta in that moment as a city. because we went from that violent moment to the next morning people gathering outside the cnn center to clean up. >> it changed atlanta. did it change you? >> it certainly changed me. >> yeah. in what way or ways? >> recognizing that the cries that we were hearing from our communities really had come to a boiling point. many of these systemic issues we had been working on. but there was this urgency of now that we had lost the benefit of time to address many of these issues and to tackle many of these issues. the patience was gone and in so many ways our innocence was lost as a city. i said that night we didn't burn our city down when dr. king was assassinated. many cities across the country burned down. not atlanta. and that moment had been taken away from us. it was this reminder that atlanta, for as magical and wonderful as it is for so many people, that in many ways it's not a protected space. there is no protected space in america. it is all incumbent upon us to do the real work. not just to speak it, but to do it. >> very interesting. coming up, mayor keisha lance bottoms discusses the resignation of atlanta's police chief and her advice for incoming maran dreyor andre dic. that is still ahead. but then ray went from no to know. with freestyle libre 2, now he knows his glucose levels when he needs to. and... when he wants to. so ray... can be ray. take the mystery out of your glucose levels, and lower your a1c. now you know. try it for free. visit freestylelibre.us it's our holiday savings event on the sleep number 360 smart bed. what if i sleep hot? 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>> well, it's clear that they had a real fear that trump was not going to win. tony fabrizio, the pollster for trump, essentially told him he was hemorrhaging white voters in the suburbs. they think before this election as all the votes were counted, they knew they were going to lose. they sincerely knew they were going to lose. so they embarked on this strategy to undermine the election. the email, the text from governor perry says why don't we stop the vote count now while you're ahead. remember, trump was ahead early while they were waiting for the paper ballots that were sent in by mail to be counted. he said just call it over and you'll declare yourself a winner, sort of a martial law scenario. i don't know that that is a criminal act. it certainly is an unconstitutional activity. and that's what the committee needs to hear from meadows. what was it this text was intending to accomplish >> could rick perry face any legal consequences as a result? >> governor perry is denying still, as the sound piece said, that he was the author of this text. assuming he was, and he's just saying, hey, how about this for a strategy, just declare martial law effectively and declare yourself a winner, you know, maybe that is an obstruction of some sort but maybe an immoral act, unconstitutional act than it is necessarily a criminal law violation. >> you mentioned mark meadows. mark meadows' name continues to be mentioned because a lot of these text messages seem to have, you know, went straight through mark. can you talk more about how this then white house chief of staff, how central he is to this investigation in finding out what transpired through the white house before, during, and after january 6th. >> if you think of a wheel that has a hub in the middle and spokes that come out of it, meadows was the hub. and he was receiving from these various folks, whether it's perry, jim jordan or others, information that they wanted funneled into the decision-making process and over to trump for ultimate decision-making. so he's at the core of what the committee needs to hear. who was sending him information, what was the information, how was the information actioned. what was intended to people inactioning it. all of that is derived from the people meadows has. most all of it is nonprivileged information. that's why he is held in contempt. there was no legal reason for him to refuse to offer this information. he is at the heart of the matter, no denying that. >> what are the chances of compelling his testimony? as you know, the full house referred him for contempt. from everything i read, it seems it will be challenging for the department of justice to, i guess, you know, go after meadows, compared to a steve bannon, as you know, who has been indicted. because he was not a white house official during the insurrection. >> that's right. there's a difference between bannon and meadows. however, if the committee says to meadows, as they have, we want to talk to you about nonprivileged information, meadows stands in no better position legally than bannon, meaning he has no basis to not answer questions. he can assert the fifth. but failing that, he has no basis to not answer questions that relate to nonprivileged information. we will hear sooner or later whether the supreme court will take up this appeal by trump's lawyers to have them decide this. trump has lost in the district court, court of appeals on his allegation that he has the right to retain privilege at the expense of biden. >> just to parse the details, what would be the privilege? 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