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pandemic. those are the words of chicago mayor lori lightfoot after the teachers union voted to return the third largest school district to remote learning amid a surge of covid cases. sandra, good day to you. sandra: and good day to you, john. we have a parent here to respond later in the show and i m sandra smith in new york. classes in chicago are canceled after 73% of the union members voted to go virtual until at least january 18th. why? the union says they want to see the safety standards met and case numbers to fall before they head back to the classroom. the mayor is firing back saying the decision is not based in science and the union is giving into fear mongering. jen psaki was asked about this a moment ago and what she said about keeping the schools open. we are more than equipped to ensure schools are open and will keep our children and educators who selflessly serve their community safe and ensure children are not enduring the mental health impact of ....
she joins us later in the hour. what are the most dangerous christmas songs to drive to? what do millennials think about fake christmas trees? seen and unseen with joe piscopo is moments away. first if you listen closely this christmas, thanks to the omicron variant they want every american to become kevin mcallister. [screaming]. they want you to be home alone. no down that covid-19 is still on the move and demands caution particularly those with underlying conditions. it mutated and weakened. as the inventor the mrna vaccine said that omicron variant looks like an early christmas gift. the symptoms are mild. we know from south africa, those who contract omicron have an 80% lower risk of hospitalization. there is even a 70% lower risk of severe disease. but you would not know that from listening to the government health czars who mean to ruin your christmas. take a test before you gather. considering gathering with family and friends who are practicing preventi ....
years by promoting. i completely disagree. it ditched biggest climate summit in the world to celebrate halloween. the kids couldn t believe that i was going to miss halloween. i had no choice. i had to cancel that trip. today the marine corps is celebrating its 246th birthday. [battle hymn of the republic] [battle hymn of the republic] [battle hymn of the republic] steve: live from new york city, ladies and gentlemen this on the 246th anniversary of the birth of the marine corps. that is live in front of our world headquarters as we wake up the neighborhood with the president s own u.s. marine band playing battle hymn of the republic as we listen ainsley: beautiful. [applause] brian: fantastic. i didn t think anyone in the neighborhood is going to complain do you? steve: we are in the middle of new york city. ainsley: by the way no one lives around here. these are all businesses. we are all wearing the pin this morning. yours suspect there. mine is her ....
a republican member of congress posts a video in which his cartoon character kills a liberal colleague and then, yes, targets the president of the united states and winter is coming and with it sticker shock. the pandemic travel rebound collides with pandemic inflation. up first for us though the january 6th committee and its turn to donald trump s inner most circle. six former trump advisers now targeted but new committee subpoena blgsz. the list includes trump associates involved in oval office meetings about how to keep trump in power as well as two trump associates who are in steve bannon s hotel bunker the day before the insurrection. the subpoenas are an important new marker and make clear trump and his closest al us are cen allies are central to the committee investigation. bannon ignored his subpoena and now the biden justice department has still not decided whether it will enforce the contempt charge. let s get straight up to cnn s ryan noble up on capitol hi ....
counting votes. and the biggest thing when you say, hey, what happened last night? and i just tell people, don t look at virginia look at new jersey. 1:00 p.m., the day after the election night, it s still too close to call in new jersey that in itself is a headline. biden won that state by 16 points last year, just a year ago. where democrat phil murphy won by 14 points in 2017, hillary clinton won the state by 14 points in 2016. you get my drift. this wasn t just a blue state. this was kind of a dark blue state. democrats expected virginia would be potentially very close but not new jersey. the vote count there so far means democrats can t explain away what happened in new jersey, as a result of any one problem. about this candidate trying to nitpick and deflect blame away from themselves. the big take away from last night, democrats have problems they have to face everywhere and it s all over the ideological spectrum. you don t think you re part of the problem and yo ....