day. that is a 40% jump over just last month. most of them are the delta variant, but omicron is right on the heels. that variant is highly transmissible and it spreads a lot faster than the delta variant. pay attention to this dire warning tonight about omicron. it s from michael osterholm. you ve seen him here on this program, one of the nation s leading infectious disease experts. i think we re really just about to experience a viral blizzard. if you look at what s happened in south africa, in europe, i think in the next 3 to 8 weeks we re going to see millions of americans are going to be infected with this virus, and that will be overlaid on top of delta. and we re not yet sure how exactly that is going to work out. millions more infected with the virus, but will that lead to more hospitalizations, even deaths? let s hope not. so far the cases seem to be milder than even the delta variant, the ones from omicron. president joe biden meeting with his covid advisers thi
feel like scrooge in the grinch right now. the news on the covid-19 pandemic getting worse by the day as the holiday season hits full effect right now, i almost forgot to take my mask off to start the show. they had to remind me you have your mask on. didn t we think that we were done with this? well, as we have seen time and time again covid is not done with us. cases surging about 120,000 new cases per day. and let me say that again, nearly 120,000 new cases per day. that is a 40% jump over just last month. most of them are the delta variant, but omicron is right on the heels. that variant is highly transmissible and it spreads a lot faster than the delta variant. pay attention to this dire warning tonight about omicron. it s from michael osterholm. you ve seen him here on this program, one of the nation s leading infectious disease experts. i think we re really just about to experience a viral blizzard. if you look at what s happened in south africa, in europe, i think i
deals. bill: at least one lawmaker accuses the d.o.j. trying to intimidate archer after prosecutors filed a letter on saturday pushing him to report to prison for an unrelated fraud conviction. new york post cover, arch enemy. dana: critics say timing is suspect but archer is expected to power through. according to miranda devine she said the stakes could not be higher. there is enormous pressure on devan archer. he has had to go into hiding. what he has to say is a bombshell. dana: congresswoman nancy mace is a member of the committee interviewing archer and we ll talk to her in a moment. first to chad pergram on the hill. good morning. we re standing outside the o neill office building where devon archer will arrive at 10:00 talk to house investigators not under oath for four hours. between 10:00 and 2:00 today. we re told they will discuss new bank records they have from ukraine, kazakhstan and russia. devon archer has avoided testifying three times but he will