cinematographer. president biden dodging questions as the white house says it will not change his announcement about running for another term, now expected after the february 7th state of the union. pat toomey on his decision to leave the senate after more than a decade and the rising power of republican extremists in congress. the stunning stories about george santos past are multiplying. did he lie about his mother surviving the 9/11 attack and scam a homeless man out of thousands of dollars to treat his ailing service dog? the political shock. the new zealand prime minister, a young, prominent world leader and working mother, resigning. i know what this job takes. and i know that i no longer have enough in the tank to do it justice. it s that simple. good day, everyone. i m andrea mitchell in washington. following the stunning breaking news from new mexico. the state district attorney announcing criminal charges against actor alec baldwin and the armorer hannah
intense fighting back underway in gaza. could another temporary truce be on the way? cnn has learned that israel and hamas are continuing to negotiate actively negotiating the release of more hostages. the latest on that. plus former president trump s attorneys are in a fulton county courtroom right now defending their client for the first time as they try to have his charges in the georgia election subversion case thrown out. and kicked out of congress. an historic move the house e expels george santos. he s calling his ouster dangerous. we re following these danger developing stories and many more. we start this hour with a return to war. israel and hamas back to fighting after a week-long truce. now this video shows the iron dome intercepting the first rocketing targeting israel since the truce ended this was near tel aviv. in gaza, israeli air stieks hit the south. israel ice military dropped leaflets drking palestinians to evacuate the area which was described as a f
kids back into the classroom. the cdc is advising 3 feet of distancing instead of 6 feet for most students as long as masks and other measures are in place and depending on the community rates. joining me, andy slavitt who heads the covid response team. many states regardless are relaxing restrictions as cnn s alex alexandra field reports. k to 12 schools that operate safety can open. reporter: if even is masked, just 3 feet of students down from 6. the bottom line is there never was very good evidence for doing it alt 6 feet, not if kids are masked up. reporter: it s not clear how soon schools will implement changes as one said they ll, quote, reserve judgment. the push across the country accelerating as the new covid-19 cases hold steady. fewer than 55,000 new cases daily. still, alabama is one of the latest states moving ahead with plans to eliminate a mask mandate. the actual legal krgs of making it a mandate or not, you know, is not up to me, but we, you know,