>> reporter: first, mr. president, your voice sounds a little different. are you okay? >> i'm okay. i have a test every day to see -- a covid test. i've been checked for all strands. i have a one and a half-year-old grandson who had a cold who likes to kiss his pop. anyway, it's just a cold. >> and so on covid policy, it seems like the administration is starting to soften some of the language. there's this new op ed where you talk about covid and we're going to beat it back. are you no longer going to shut it down? >> we got to beat it back before we shut it down. it's going to take time worldwide. in order to beat covid, you have to shut it down worldwide. in the united states of america, we're doing everything that needs to be done to take care of the american people within our borders. but look what's happened. you know, we're starting to make real progress and we find out there's another strain. and the idea that you can build a wall around america to keep any covid from around the world out is not there. and besides, that's one of the reasons why. i know we get criticized, i get criticized for not doing more for the world, but we've done more for the world by providing vaccine availability and help than every other nation in the world combined. in addition to that, in addition to that, we've also with regard to india and other countries and we're working around the clock, remember, i suggested we suspend the patents. let everybody be able to have access to this so they can make the vaccine in their own countries. and thirdly, in southern africa, for example, south africa has all the vaccines they need. they don't want anymore vaccines now. one of the things i'm considering is how can we help them deal with the issue of -- as i said before, when the biggest challenge we had at the beginning of this administration, in my view, was not getting the vaccines produced. although, that was not easy. and i've got to give president trump early on went out and tried to -- got them to do the research to try to get the right vaccines. but logistically, logistically, getting the vaccine from a container that gets delivered to you to a hospital, to a state, and getting it in someone's arm, that's a very, very difficult thing. and we did it better than anybody in the world has done it, but we're going to try to help other people. >> reporter: mr. president, given that there are now multiple cases of omicron here in the u.s., are you considering requiring vaccines for domestic travel or any other new measures for domestic travel? >> the measures that i announced yesterday are we believe sufficient to deal with the proper medical precautions, to deal with the spread of this new variant. we are doing, as you know, at nih as well as among the manufacturers, a lot of research to see the extent of it, how quickly it spreads. how deadly it is, et cetera, et cetera. but we do require for travel, we're going to continue to require people to have masks on. masks on. and in public places, and so in federal buildings. but i don't at this point, because let me -- i think i know a fair amount about this issue. but i'm not a scientist. so i continue to rely on the scientists. and asking them whether or not we have to move beyond where we did yesterday. right now they're saying no. >> translator: what is happening in ukraine? and on the border of ukraine and russia, and what are you going to do about it? >> i've been in constant contact with our allies in europe, the ukrainians, my secretary of state and security adviser have been engaged extensively, and when i am -- what i am doing is putting together what i believe to be -- will be the most comprehensive and meaningful set of initiatives to make it very, very difficult for mr. putin to go ahead and do what people are worried he may do. but that's in play right now. thank you. >> did you talk to putin this morning, mr. president. >> and a good friday morning to you. craig melvin here. quote, an extraordinary bit of progress. that is how we just heard president biden react to november's jobs numbers. numbers that did fall below some economist's expectations. we learned just this morning that the united states added some 210,000 jobs in november. economists, some of them expecting that number to be around 500,000. the unemployment rate did tick down to 4 .2%. the president striking this optimistic tone just moments ago. >> we're looking at the sharpest one-year decline in unemployment ever. simply put, america, america is back to work. and our jobs recovery is going very strong. >> looming over our economic recovery, of course, new fears about that fast-spreading omicron variant. cases now detected in five states. minnesota, colorado, hawaii, california, and new york. at this point we still do not know how well our vaccines work against the new variant. the white house this morning announcing a plan to ship 9 million more covid vaccines to africa today. we're going to break down the latest efforts to stop the spread of the virus itself and this new variant specifically. also this hour we're getting the idea of how far $1.2 trillion can really go. states getting ready to see the first batch of money from that bipartisan infrastructure law. we're going to break down exactly where the money is going and the difference it could have on our water supply. let's start with the november jobs numbers. mike memoli is with me. so is stephanie ruhle. mike, let's start with you. first of all, president biden addressing the elephant in the room. it sounded as if he was a little under the weather. he then proceeds to throw his grandson under the bus. his one and a half-year-old grandson said he got a cold there from kissing pop pop. meanwhile, though, these jobs numbers, it sounded like he was taking a bit of a victory lap once again. walk us through what we just heard there, mike. >> yeah. craig, i've been covering the president as you know for quite a long time. and it's obvious to me as it was obvious to i think everybody watching that he is under the weather. we heard a little bit of that yesterday when he spoke at the nih. and certainly sounded a bit worse today. i've been in touch with multiple officials who confirm he has a cold. he has been tested three times this week for the coronavirus. and each time he has tested negative. we've seen him a lot speaking in public this week. that's another explanation the white house has been offering for his horse tone. it is the fact that we've heard from him every day this week that i think is relevant to what we heard from him today about the jobs numbers. we've been seeing presidents speak on the first friday of every month about a jobs report for as long as i've been covering the white house over multiple administrations. and one of the things this white house in particular is struggling with is a lot of the data we get and typically measure against earlier data, data from the past years, months, and weeks, is really defying sort of comparison because of the unique circumstances that we're in. you saw the president on monday talking about the omicron variant. he talked again yesterday about his plan to deal with this virnt sushlg in cases. you saw him talk this week about the supply chain issues, but also his infrastructure ajeb da which he says as part of the recipe for keeping our economy on track. as much as the white house is talking about some of the positive data they're seeing in the numbers, you also heard the president speak bluntly about the fact it's not enough to just talk about progress and look at the numbers. you have to look and feel it in your everyday life. that's something i hear so often from white house officials. that the president is laser focussed on making sure that his economic agenda is delivered ultimately, and that the benefits are felt as quickly as possible by americans, and that's why you're seeing the administration talk about some of that bif money, the bioinfrastructure plan. they want to see the strong jobs numbers, the strong economy that they believe is the case really translate into ordinary american's lives and that's a message you heard directly from the president today. >> stephanie, we also heard the president talk a little bit more about the supply chain issues. saying that's a situation that's improving. talked about oil and gas prices coming down as well. but these numbers did fall short of some economist's expectations. the president didn't really address that part, but you had marty walsh on a couple hours ago here on msnbc. i want to play part of what he said and then we'll talk about it on the other side. oh. well, steph, maybe you can. >> reporter: i can tell you about it. >> we don't apparently have it. thank you. >> reporter:. the president is certainly underplaying this jobs report. what's important to remember for the last few months michael noted it. the jobs report numbers keep getting revised up over the last few months, because the way we're getting this information is obviously getting more difficult during covid. but look at the household survey. you mentioned it at the top. unemployment is ticking down and the highest number of americans back on the job since prepandemic. to say the jobs picture isn't good in america right now is absolutely false. but i credit the president in terms of messaging. he took a swipe at the media and had a right to talking about supply chain issues. we still have supply chain delays. remember, the u.s. government cannot control all of the supply chain. it's global. things are improving. in the last week alone, we heard from the target ceo saying their inventory is up 18 %. walmart inventory is up 11.5%. i spoke to the matel ceo. shelves are full and they're ready for the holidays. the president told this to the american people and then turned on the news and he's seeing empty shelves. that's really not the picture. things are more expensive. it's difficult. but this whole argument that santa isn't going to be here for christmas isn't true. and to the gas prices, he has a point. reporters were lined up at gas station after gas station waving their hands about gas prices and you're hard pressed to find reporters talking about gas prices dropping, but they are. >> steph, i want to ask you about something else that we've talked about a fair amount. this phenomenon that we're seeing across the country. more and more middle class shoppers going to dollar stores as inflation drives up prices. and at dollar general the ceo there told injess or thes earlier this year the company's core consumer has a household income of $40,000 or less, but the company's new higher income shopper is in the 60,000 to 75$,000 range with some shoppers netting as much as $100,000. what do you make of this trend, steph? >> reporter: traditionally you saw dollar stores in more rural areas. in places that were sort of big box store deserts. where you didn't necessarily live in new york to zip out to a target or a shop and -- stop and shop. we saw dollar stores in more economically challenged cases. now you're seeing family dollar, dollar general, popping up everywhere. they're selling a lot more. some of them are working on doing pharmaceutical partnerships. i'm a big dollar store shopper and i'm someone who is certainly higher income. my mom is a dollar store shopper. it's really this isn't the dollar store that we saw years ago. they're hugely profitable and popular. >> although, if i'm not mistaken, they're no longer the dollar store. right? >> $1.25. >> yeah. stephanie ruhle, thank you. and try to enjoy your weekend. mr. memoli, i want to ask you quickly about i believe kristen welker asking the president a question about the winter covid plans that were announced yesterday. the president says that he thinks it's -- these plans should be satisfactory to try and handle this new omicron variant. involves vaccinating americans, boosting tests, trying to get more of those at-home testing kits in the hands of americans. what did you make of his response to that question, mike? >> well, she asked an important question. we've talked about the restrictions that are being imposed on international travelers regardless of your citizenship and vaccination status. you need to get that negative test if you're coming back into the united states from a foreign destination. there are a lot of questions about what kind of restrictions might be required for domestic travelers. at this stage the white house has been consistent in saying that no option has been taken off the table, but it's not something that they're pursuing at this point, and it's worth noting that before the president announced his plan yesterday, there had been some reporting that the restrictions on international travelers would continue with further testing requirements after they came to the u.s. they ultimately did not include those in their final plan. but this is something that the white house continues to insist they're monitoring on a regular basis and they will monitor the requirements. it's important to note we're still waiting for more of a picture about just how transmisable and just how severe the symptoms are going to be from the omicron variant. the more cases we see in the united states, and the more time as time passes with these cases, we're going to have a fuller knack will help guide the science. >> we were told we should have a better understanding about what you mentioned about ten days from now. mike, thank you. enjoy your weekend. we just heard from the president how his covid response team is responding. they're giving an update on the omicron variant as we speak. we're listening closely and will pass along the news as it warrants. where we've seen new cases in the united states, and why this variant appears to cause more reinfections. plus what about folks still struggling to even get vaccine appointments? never mind 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>> -- anime convention 50,000 strong. the cases in new york, a 67-year-old woman out of suffolk county, long island. she travelled to south africa, became symptomatic when she came back to new york. her case appears to be mild. she had a headache and cough. she has some vaccinated history. we're not sure if it's fully vaccinated or the booster. then two more with vaccination status unknown. and a fifth case who is believed to have traveled recently. those are the five cases we know. you mentioned the convention here from november 19th to 21 st. they're working on contact tracing all the 50,000 people here ensuring they get tested. encouraging everybody to get tested. i spoke with an assistant professor of population health about the fact that this omicron variant has likely been circulating for some time in the community. this is what she said. >> this is not just one cluster outbreak that we're looking at right now. cases popping up throughout the city. this means probably we are not going to be able to contain omicron at this point. it's coming in from multiple places. and there's likely already silent spread in the city. >> reporter: i also spoke with an epidemiologist at colombia who says this doesn't mean everybody needs to bunker down and not leave their house. it means if you're indoors, wear a mask. if you're outdoors in a crowded area, you should probably wear a mask. and also underlined the importance of vaccination boosters. >> i think -- to be clear, 50,000? that's how large the convention was? >> 50,000 strong, craig. >> and were they requiring -- i mean, in terms of proofing that you'd been vaccinated, were they requiring that? vaccination proof? >> reporter: yes. so according to the mayor not only did everybody inside have to wear a mask, but they also did require proof of vaccination to be a part of the convention. >> okay. doctor, i mean, 50,000 seems like a lot of people inside at one point right now. am i wrong? >> it certainly does seem like a lot of people, although we know conventions, conferences around the country are happening in person. it certainly reduces risk if you require full vaccination and masking, but in light of this new variant, sort of all bets are off. we're learning more every day, but more to come. >> let's talk about the white house announcement. 9 million vaccines to africa today. an additional 2 million elsewhere worldwide. are we doing enough? >> well, craig, we need to get as many vaccines in arms across the global as fast as we can. and the u.s. has done more than any other country to help other nations. we've already sent out more than 250 million doses of vaccine. more doses, as you said, are on the way to africa. we need to do this. not only for just humanitarian reasons, but also for our own self-interest. we're seeing this play out. now, you know, we won't see the effects on immunity for many weeks, but regardless, vaccine equity is critically important until the world is fully vaccinated. we'll all have to contend with this pandemic. and the potential for more problematic variants. >> as you know, scientists have cautioned that it's still not clear whether this new variant, omicron, is actually more dangerous than other variants that we've seen so far. the governor of new york, again, cases appear to be minor. the minnesota department of public health says the man who tested positive appears to have mild symptoms so far. a person in colorado also has minor symptoms so far. what do we know so far, doctor, about this new variant? >> well, the omicron cases here in the u.s. are certainly expected at this point. we know cases of this new variant were present in europe before it was even identified by south african scientists. it's been spreading under the radar for a while. and we're only just now picking it up here. but the question is how concerned should we be? there's a lot of important unanswered questions about omicron. how effective are the current vaccines against it? is it more transmissible than delta? the south african data is worrisome are the treatment options that we have effective against it? these are all really big questions. the scientific community is working together doing experiments in the lab and real world studies to answer the questions. and we're doing sequencing to pick up where it's located. but because it's brand new, and we really need to understand the science, we'll have to all live with some uncertainty for a few weeks which i know is really, really hard. but for now, i think we have to stay tuned. >> all right. lindsey riser, doctor, a big thanks to both of you. enjoy your weekends. although, we should point out lindsey works on the weekends, and you can catch her tomorrow morning, 7:00 a.m. eastern right here on msnbc. will the parents of the michigan high schooler charged with shooting and killing four of his classmates this week face criminal charges? 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this is where we're going to find out if the parents are going to be charged? >> that is definitely the expectations, craig. it's being billed as an update on the latest with the investigation, but the prosecutor during a press conference yesterday said that she would have a decision on whether or not to charge the parents of this 15-year-old suspected shooter and possible connection to the shooting. she would have that decision within 24 hours. now, she didn't get into the nature of the possible charges or the severity of those charges, but one thing that we've been hearing from her since the day after the shooting is an emphasis on the idea of responsible gun ownership. we know, for example, that the gun that was used in the shooting was purchased by the suspect's father a week ago from today. so there's a question over how that suspect got access to the gun and how that gun then got into the school. so we'll expect to hear that update. we'll also see if there's any other information that they give in relation to this investigation. but that's to come in about a half hour. >> and i understand that other schools in the area are also closed today. what's going on with that? 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heck yes. panera. live your yes. now $1 delivery. from basketball courts to the red carpet, sneakers have become a global $80 billion industry and it's an industry that's growing. i recently went to atlanta, one of the top destinations in the world for sneakerheads to take a bit of a closer look at sneaker culture and its community. $80 billion has never looked this good. sneakers are a massive global industry, set to jump over the $100 billion mark in a few years. >> definitely a classic shoe. >> reporter: and whether you're chasing michael jordan's ones or kanye west's yeezies or something totally original, one of the top stores in the world is wish in atlanta. >> down to the sneaker room. where the magic happens. >> reporter: it's also up with of the few to be owned by a woman, founder and owner, lauren amos. >> reporter: what does it say about our society that the sneaker industry has become booming business? >> it says that our society is finally looking at places that are worth looking. there's so much amazing culture and creativity that's coming out of sneakers that people are finally paying attention. >> it's become high fashion. we went from the air force ones to this. >> i think mainstream america realizes the beauty and importance of this culture and they want a part of it. >> what makes a good sneaker? >> the story behind it. either the designer's story behind the sneaker or me as a customer, my story behind it. where i was when i got it, you know, my first basketball shoe. i was with my dad at something. you know, like, the story that we have, it's nostalgic. i think the color ways, the materials. >> reporter: one collector with decades of those stories is grammy-winning rapper and one-half of hip-hop duo run the jewels killer mike. he first became a sneakerhead when growing up here in atlanta. >> when i saw those air maxes, i was like, this is it, this is what i want. i remember begging my grandmother, and her was like, absolutely not! >> reporter: in the studio and on stage, she's had an inside perspective on how music has been a front line for fashion. >> and hip hop has been the greatest sneakers ever. hip-hop has been what has pushed sneaker culture, streetwear culture, and fashion in particular, in terms of rap, you always want to one-up, you want your style, you want your stagger, and i think it went hand in hand. >> reporter: the man that may be most responsible from taking the sneaker from shoe to status symbol is michael jordan. nearly four decades after debuting on the hardwood of chicago, his namesake shoes remain constant top sellers. does mj have a favorite shoe? >> that's like you asking which one of my kids are my favorite kids? if i had to pick a favorite shoe, i would say the 11s are the shoe that i think took it from the basketball court to the fashion world. when boyz ii men wore the 11s at the grammies with a tuxedo, that's when i think we crossed over >> reporter: the more recent jump in sales is driven in part by women. now gaining equality and a voice in the industry. >> when they had men designing for women, men thought, well, we'll just make it small and pink and purple, and that's what girls like. and so finally, i think, women came in and started designing, bringing up new ssilhouettes, nw stories. there was just more to offer us. and the demand was there. >> reporter: and while the convenience of online shopping has grown, lauren says the community a sneaker store creates is more vital than ever. >> brick and mortar is even more important every day, because it's a place for people to become a community, to have conversations, to have collaborate together. >> you come here, you get inspired, you meet other people, and they go out and they create. >> reporter: a connection that can benefit both the collector and those around them. >> what is sneaker culture to killer mike? >> it helped me to good grades, because my aunt says, as long as you get good grades, i keep your feet fresh. it keeps me romantic with my girl, because i don't buy dope sneakers without buying her some too. it has connected to me a brilliant tapestry of people. just like hip-hop. it just brought me together with other people who were into this weird little nerdy thing that blew up. i stay in communities that are not like mine and associate with people not like me and that's the way you grow, individual relationships with people who are not like you. >> preach that sermon, killer mike. sneaker culture. wow. sneakerheads unite. that's going to do it for me this hour. a programming note here. starting on sunday, you can listen to the very first episode of msnbc's newest original pad cast series, american radical. ayman mohyeldin exposing the story of roseanne baldwin. follow "american radical" now. it's a fascinating story. ayman did a fantastic job. up next, we'll be watching that press conference from the michigan prosecutor on the latest into the investigation into that deadly shooting at the high school. the prosecutor has confirmed that she is considering charges gen the parents of that shooter. "andrea mitchell reports" starts now. and good day, everyone. this is "andrea mitchell reports" in washington. at any moment, we expect an announcement from prosecutors in michigan on potential criminal charges against the parents of the 15-year-old accused high school shooter whose gun was purchased by his father on black friday. and turning to the coronavirus, as public health experts begin to analyze grom grom cases from new york to california and beyond, trying to determine just how dangerous this latest variant is to both vaccinated and unvaccinated americans. >> we are equipped and prepared to fight the omicron variant head-on. we're actively taking steps to stay ahead of