they re going to turn it on. this is going to be a tough fight ahead. jim townsend, thank you for being with us and for your perspective. coming up this hour, the big u.s. city that is masking up yet again. the first to reinstate now an indoor mask mandate recently because of rising cases. plus, why elon musk is no longer joining twitter s board and what it all means for the future of the platform. we ve got kara swisher in just a bit. we ve got kara swisher in ja bit. what happens when performance. meets power? you try crazy things.