Todd this is truly a sight to behold. Im todd, with kevin. Carley shimkus did every show for the last two weeks, it seems, good shes relaxing and all that good stuff. Kevin she deserves it. I appreciate a good director and producer, they come together in the control room and come up with great music. Thank you, todd. Get rolling. One minutar the hour 5 00. Alexandria ocasiocortez caught partying unmasked in that fla as cases skyrocket and new yorkers face strict Vaccine Mandates and strict mask mandates. Todd Mark Meridith never confused, always on it, live in washington. Happy monday, happy new year. Health officials may be making changes after recently updated Covid Guidelines recommending americans who test positive isolate for five days instead of 10 after no longer showing symptoms and recommending people wear masks for a week. It wasnt recommending people test negative. Now dr. Dr. Fauci says the cdc may be making changes after wondering why testing has been left out. I assume th
Has already tasked with giving a response to a State Of The Union during the trump years. She is already credited as the organizer and political talent who more than anybody else was responsible for having turned georgia blue. Stacey abrams has Just Announced that she is officially in the running to become the next governor of georgia. That again would make her the first female governor of georgia, The First Black Woman ever elected governor of a u. S. State, Stacey Abrams will be joining us here live for an exclusive interview tonight. I am really looking forward to that conversation. If youve been watching the news unfold over the course of the day today its been a little bit like watching a Snowball Running down hill getting bigger and bigger. When we went to bed last night there was one known case of the Omicron Variant in the United States. A person in california who had recently traveled to south africa. South africa is where the variant is thought to have originated or at least
Afriiseaas the Omicron Variant was anywhere, it was likely going to be everywhere very quickly and we should. Expect to be able to keep this new variant out. Well, sure enough, we went to bed with there being one case in the United States. By the end of the day today it is no longer just the one case in california. Its the case in california, a case in minnesota, a case in colorado. Tonight the governor of new york kathy hochul announced there are five known cases in new york. Probably since i have been th talking, that list is out of date. There will undoubtedly be more. Just like they said it would be. Its is definitely here, essentially instantly. Ll and depending on how it competes with the delta strain, which is dominant in the United States right now, it may well be that omicron takes over and becomes our new dominant coronavirus tht variant. How will it be different than delta . I mean, well learn the answers to all of these things soon enough. A . We dr. Fauci told chris hayes
New fears kicking off of an outbreak putting americans on edge. The president still on vacation in the home of a billionaire in nantucket, massachusetts. Lets turn now to Jacqui Heinrich in that town. We saw the president yesterday, but whats he saying now about the new variant . Reporter hey, good morning to you, edward. Despite Holiday Sales that were expected to climb at a record pace this year, National Retail federation predicting up to 10. 5 the Global Markets are reeling from the news of this new variant, and yesterday President Biden announced Travel Restrictions from south africa and seven other neighboring countries will be imposed similar to those imposed by the u. K. , more than a dozen other countries after they spoke with scientists about how fast new variant was spreading and also whether vaccines are effective against it. The president said the decision to Hut Down Travel from south africa was made out of an abun cannes of caution, but he abundance of caution, but he st
Choose. Also tonight, another american right on the line. Voting. Youll hear from former Massachusetts Governor deval patrick. He is launching a new fight to preserve ballot access, especially for communities of colors. And, without any big wins at home, can the president assure allies abroad that the president can still make good on his promises to curb Climate Change . Welcome to a brandnew hour of American Voices. We begin this hour with a big week ahead for the Supreme Court. In the morning, justices will begin hearing two challenges to the new abortion law in texas. And while these cases do not put roe v. Wade on the line, make no mistake. Whatever justices decide had have farreaching consequences. In each state, and for federal law in general. The cases involve sb8, passed by texas. Thats the texas law was passed. It is the fore, before most women know they are pregnant. And it allows neighbors to report neighbors who seek out abortion care, or those who help women seek abortion