But in many places, the crush of patients speaks to a very different reality. Today, we have more violence with covid in the hospital. Hospitals throughout the states artful more than they have been throughout this pandemic. I think its important to emphasize something. What we are seeing in our hospitals, filling up emergency rooms, are being driven by people who are not vaccinated. Earlier this evening, doctor Anthony Fauci noted that there are even more signs now that omicron is less likely to get you really sick. It appears that omicron from data both in south africa, the uk, and accumulating data in the United States, indicates that it very well might not be as severe. Many people from studies that are going on right now who get omicron have even most symptoms or minimally symptomatic. Back on tv tonight, the controversy over the new guidance on reducing Covid Isolations show no signs of going away. The Washington Post reports the recommendation to cut the isolation period for asy
fight against covid, as pfizer says its pill to treat the virus has the ability to greatly reduce the risk of hospitalization or death. we ll also talk with nba star enes kanter freedom about his outspokenness when it comes to human rights in china and throughout the world. and we ll remember legendary mexican singer vicente fernandez whose career made him a beloved figure far beyond his homeland. and we begin with the aftermath of the catastrophic tornado outbreak that left a trail of devastation across several midwestern and southern states. in kentucky, where dozens of people have been confirmed dead, the search continues for more than 100 people who are still unaccounted for. president biden will visit kentucky tomorrow, to get a firsthand look at the damage, and kentucky s governor will provide an update on the situation at noon eastern time 9:00 a.m. pacific. this as several employees at a candle factory in mayfield, kentucky, that was destroyed by a tornado tell nbc ne
this is coming amid a frantic search for a deal on capitol hill that could go a long way in that virginia race. democrats behind closed doors right now trying to reach agreement on what is in and what is out of a potential reconciliation deal. right in the middle of the deal making, senator joe manchin, who is facing increasing pressure to make something happen, he also faced a bombshell story this week that he was considering leaving the democratic party if he did not get what he wanted. he says that s actually b.s. he said it s not exactly true. but in a moment, i m going to talk to david, the journalist who broke that story who still says it is absolutely true, so you don t want to miss that conversation ahead. and then, we got a supreme court surprise, everybody. they are taking up the texas abortion law and taking it up quickly. we re going to have the latest on that ahead as well. we want to begin, though, with former president barack obama, hitting the campaign t
even ordinary, but it is nothing of the sort. this is, as the headline suggests, joe biden telling donald trump, no privilege for you. no soup for you, for seinfeld fans, but the stakes are much higher. we know that donald trump wants to deal with this january 6th committee with stonewall tactics, trying to use executive privilege and other delays. now, he could still take the biden administration and the congress to court over this. and that would set up a fairly unprecedented clash between the former and current president. what we are seeing here are signs that the maga riot probe is eyeing trump s inner circle and not wasting any time with using its legal subpoena power pressure. we can report on four new subpoenas for top trump aides and allies requiring them legally to testify within three weeks unless they can come up with lawful reasons for another acome indication. and that includes the big guns, like steve bannon and donald trump s former top number one aide, mark me
jake, tonight s european diplomats tell cnn that those russian troop deployments near the ukrainian border inside belarus are a big worry and would be a crucial piece if russia intends to make a quick strike here, the ukrainian capital is less than two hours away. back to you. matthew chance reporting live in kyiv, ukraine. thank you so much. joining us live to discuss, democratic senator mark warner who serves as chair of the select committee on intelligence. cnn has learned that the u.s. has intelligence that suggests to intelligence community officials that russia has some sort of plan to produce a graphic propaganda video that would depict essentially a fake attack on itself, on russia, and that the fear is that this could be used as a pretext to invade ukraine. how sure are we of this intelligence? how reliable is it? well, jake, this is now, and i m not going to comment on the specifics of a potential tape, but this is the third time in the last 30 days where the