better, but at this point, i feel like we should be doing our best. >> reporter: dr. anthony fauci is saying that getting rid of the masks is risky, and another concern, the subvariant b.a.2 showing that it may spread faster and cause more severe disease. >> the good news though is that we are not seeing much b.a.2 in the united states at all. >> reporter: and the hospitalizations are dropping to a precovid hospitalization level. >> if we live with it, live with it as safely as we can. >> cnn, los angeles. hello, again, everyone, and thank you for joining me. i'm fredricka whitfield. we are following breaking news and tense moments as the police are crack down on the trucker protests in canada.