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america s newsroom. the controversy igniting on monday with congresswoman omar questioning antony blinken. then she tweeted this. we have seen unthinkable atrocities committed by the u.s., hamas, israel, and the taliban. that drew a strong review from nancy pelosi and party leadership. she has since taken us back but she says it s too little, too late. dana: first let s get to jackie with the story live on the hill. let s begin there. good morning. the fact that this comment was not just made in that interaction and was also repeated with the tweet was a concern that is lingering with a few of the democratic colleagues of congresswoman omar. the equivalency between the u.s. and israel and terrorist groups like hamas and the taliban that falls equivalency a review from 12 jewish lawmakers who asks for clarification as well as as well as house speaker nancy pelosi, the democratic leadership team who addressed her comments. congresswoman omar initially pushed bac ....
for vaccines. if you re fully vaccinated and you are outdoors, and not in a big crowd, you no longer need to wear a mask. gathering with a group of friends in a park, going for a picnic as long as you are vaccinated and outdoors, you can do it without a mask. the bottom line is clear. if you are vaccinated, you can do more things, more safely both outdoors as well as indoors. so for those who have not gotten their vaccination, especially if you are younger, or thank you don t need it this is another great reason to go get vaccinated. now. few minutes after that, biden was asked about his decision to come outside with a mask on. he chose to wear a mask as you walked out here. what message were you sending by wearing a mask outside? watching me take it off and not put it back on until i get inside. note that biden will be permitted to speak in the house chamber without a mask tomorrow evening when he addresses congress right now 26 states still have mask mandate ....
cases, the rise in vaccines, the infections are declining. today the president unveiled the guidelines and used them to make a pitch for vaccines. if you re fully vaccinated and outdoors, and not in a big crowd, you no longer need wear a mask. gathering with a group of friends in a park, going for a picnic, as long as you are vaccinated and outdoors, you can do it without a mask. the bottom line is clear if you re vaccinated, you can do more things, more safely, both outdoors as well as indoors. so for those who haven t gotten their vaccination yet, especially if you re younger or think you don t need it, this is another great reason to go get vaccinated. now. a few minutes after that, biden was asked about his decision to come outside with a mask on. you chose to wear a mask as you walked out here. what message were you sending by wearing a mask outside alone? watching me take it off and not put it on till i got inside. note that biden will be allowed to sp ....
covid spread and test requirements and staff shortages as well. and some parents just opting to keep their kids home. thousands of travelers still trying to get back home after a week of staff shortages from new covid cases leaves airlines, tsa, and support personnel shorthanded. planes grounded complicated by a new winter storm already hitting the mid-atlantic and moving up the coast towards the northeast. one flight not grounded today, air force one, president biden arriving at joint base andrews. it is hard to see him. mid-morning that was about an hour and a half ago amid swirling winds, accumulating snow from a holiday break that he had in delaware. the president s holiday was interrupted by a call to reassure ukraine s president zelensky after an hour-long call with vladimir putin who still has 100,000 troops along ukraine s border. washington is preparing for the first anniversary of the january 6th insurrection. the commemoration at the capitol will include a sp ....
authorizes pfizer s booster shots for kids ages 12 to 15 as kids go back to school and health officials nervously watch the rising number of hospitalizations nationwide. and the president meets with american farmers and ranchers later this afternoon as the white house unveils a plan to combat rising prices at the supermarket as it battles the rising political fallout from inflation. welcome to meet the press daily . i m kristen welker in for chuck todd. happy new year. president biden made his return to the white house in the snow. it s an apt metaphor for the blizzard of urgent issues facing him and his party right now, stalled agenda in congress. surging covid cases nationwide. inflation concern at home. russian aggression abroad and much more. and the president is confronting the call amid the very long and dark shadow being cast over washington this week as elected officials reckon with the ongoing aftermath of the january 6th attack on the capitol now approach ....