harris: right now the president s covid response team is meeting and you see dr. anthony fauci on the screen there. a couple bits of news that came out so far. we re monitoring it for you. the cdc chief walensky, boat of them were on the hill in front of the senate. walensky says u.s. covid hospitalizations were up 33% last week. deaths were up about 40%. she also says that she expects omicron cases will reach their peak in the coming weeks. we ll bring you anymore news out of it as we get it. president biden: history has never been kind to those who sided with voter suppression over voter s rice. you want to be on the side of joe louis or bull connor,
gain-of-function research. cdc, dr. makary is facing more backlash after it said it is considering a recommendation for better masking or n-95, kn95 masks and twitter called them out. one tweeted what is surprising it has taken so long to think about recommending proper masks. great work, everyone, awesome job at building public trust. are they waiting for the wave to be over before deciding? and just moments ago cdc director dr. walensky, because again they are holding this response team digital event right now, the update today. walensky actually made the announcement saying that the cdc recommendation for wearing any well-fitting mask is not going to change. every time she speaks about this i don t know that we gain any more clarity. we ve developed this unfortunate dependence on the cdc to adjudicate on every aspect of american life.