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And toss it to you, my friend. you looked so good, okay, wait is she on a diet or something? you looked absolutely fabulous today. the spanx worked. let me tell you, debbie allen and of course the space geek that you are, kindred spirits, my friend. i love that asteroid story. we have to lunch and cocktail. we do, we do. we re going to do that. okay, thank you so much. we ll see you again, have a good weekend. bye. and a very good day to all of you from msnbc world headquarters here in new york. it is high noon here in the east, 9:00 a.m. out west. welcome, everyone, to alex witt reports. we have some breaking news to share. sounding the alarm, the omicron variant of coronavirus fueling new fears of another global surge as now two cases are confirmed in the uk. scientists are rushing to determine how effective current vaccines are against it as
shepard: and here is the asteroid story. an asteroid, the size of the rose bowl, more than 1,000 feet across moves toward the earth right now. it will come in 2029 and we will see it and it will be closer than satellites, the size of a rose bowl moving through the air. and it comes again in 2036 and that is when it may get interesting. the debate over how close it will get is sparking serious debate between russian scientists and american scientists. here is the satellite picture of the the thing, and this tells you nothing. can you see it? that thing in the middle, maybe, from 2004. it does not look intimidating. both agree in three decades the asteroid will fly close to earth. but, russian scientists warn our gravity could change the path. and set it on a collision course. and nasa scientists say there is