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we ll look at also what president vladimir putin does after his high-stakes call with president biden. and we ll be talking with russian chess legend and pro-democracy activist, garry kasparov. and turning now to that breaking news on the pandemic, the ceo of pfizer says the company s covid booster shot is effective in neutralizing the omicron variant for those who get the third shot. three doses against omicron are almost equivalent to the two doses effectiveness we had against the original variant. this is very good news. joining me now is nbc news correspondent, sam brock, as well as dr. nahid bhadelia, she is an infectious diseases physician and the medical director of the special pathogens unit at boston medical center. also an msnbc medical contributor. sam, what else are we learning out of pfizer this morning? reporter: jose, good morning. it does get a little bit confusing, but here is the essence of it. what scientists are measuring right now is antibod ....
house says the face-to-face conversation was deadly serious. hello. good to see you again. we didn t get to see each other at the g20. i hope next time we meet we do it in person. while intelligence officials have not determined whether putin has made a final division to invade, nothing is being left to chance. the president has experience with vladimir putin. he was vice president in 2014 when putin s troops marched into crimia and. putin has called the 1991 collapse of the soviet union the tragedy of the century. putin has never accepted the loss of ukraine. but the big question here is does he really want to invade or does he want something else entirely in exchange from the u.s. and our european allies? the president is scheduled to brief world leaders about that call and we are awaiting word from the white house press secretary at any moment. joining me now is nbc chief foreign correspondent richard engel in ukraine, washington post bureau chief ashley park ....
for her weekly news conference. we ll be listening closely for any and all updates. and breaking news, a second omicron variant case detected in the u.s. the minnesota department of health has detected the virus in a minnesota resident with recent travel history to new york city. that s a big development that comes just hours before president biden is set to lay out his winter plan to combat covid, including that new omicron variant. the plan includes getting booster shots to all adults, vaccinating a lot more children, expanding free at-home testing and testing all international travelers who are coming into the u.s. within 24 hours of travel regardless of vaccination status. now, to give you an idea of how seriously some folks are taking this variant, take a look at this photo. this is an air china flight crew at lax. they are taking no chances in full hazmat gear. also this morning, supporters of abortion rights are preparing for a possible worst case scenario af ....
but a small and significant mandate that could still throw things off track. they said they don t want to see republicans shut down. we hope cooler heads will prevail. if there is a shut down, it will be a republican anti-vaccine shut down. and the house rules committee is holding off on the con tempt referral that passed unanimously on wednesday night. i will speak to committee member zoe lofgren. we start a jake ward and the coronavirus. antonia hilton, and dr. michael osterholm. jake, i will start with you. you spoke with the professor that helped lead the response in the bay area. what are they learning there. as you know san francisco add a very robust response to the pandemic and is blessed with facilities like the university of san francisco. once this travel started to feel symptoms, the travel reached out to the san francisco department of health and said i have been in south africa, i know the omicron variant is there, and that person s sample wound up h ....
a month ago, we announced requirements that foreign travelers must be vaccinated if entering the united states. this week i announced an additional action to strengthen international travel rules to give us more time to stop the spread and study the new variant. it used to be that international travel, flying to the a traveler flying to the united states had to test negatively three days before their departure from that country. well, i m announcing today that all inbound international travelers must test within one day of departure regardless of their vaccination status or nationality. this testing timetable provides an added degree of protection as scientists continue to study the omicron variant. and we are extending the requirement, both internationally and domestically, to wear masks for travel on aircraft, trains, public transportation, through the winter months. i ll close with this. again, the actions i m announcing are ones that all americans can rally behind ....