tomorrow morning. jose diaz-balart picks up live coverage right now. good morning. it s 10:00 a.m. eastern, 7:00 a.m. pacific. i m jose diaz-balart. 13 days before the midterms. candidates across the country face-off on the debate stage, including in pennsylvania where senate candidates john fetterman and mehmet oz sparred on a host of issues. in fetterman s first debate since suffering a stroke. on capitol hill, a key member of donald trump s inner circle testifies. plus, the president of the united states warning the leader of russia as the kremlin is insisting ukraine is planning to use a dirty bomb. and we re keeping an eye on the white house as the president is set to speak later this hour about what the white house calls new actions to provide families with more breathing room. and we begin with our top story. in 13 days voters will head to the polls for the pivotal midterm elections. candidates made high-stake pitches in four intense debates last night. pennsylva
While the BA.5 COVID variant was the nation’s dominant strain for months, that’s not the case any longer. Subvariants BQ.1.1 and BQ.1 have since taken over,.
States and washington, d.c., and we re heading into the winter which could spread the virus even though. president biden yet got the latest covid booster. only about 8% of those eligible have done the same according to the cdc. low booster rates coming at a bad time as more subvariants take aim overseas and respiratory illnesses continue to fill pediatric wards across the u.s. joining us now dr. vin gupta. doctor, it s always a pleasure to see you. does this new booster protect us from the covid subvariants that are around? good morning, jose. it does. the data we have suggests it does. but it s important for everybody to set their expectations a little differently from when we started back in january 21 with these vaccines. these booster shots likely annual now for the foreseeable future will protect you for a