could make their own rules. the mayor of new york, the mayor s office is still encouraging masking indoors and in crowded places. fitness centers, gyms and the like. it is unclear. we are seeing a lot of people wearing masks. we know the cdc has not yet changed their guidance. they are still requiring masking indoors. we will have to see how quickly things change around here. i took a walk around entire union square. almost every store had their masking sign up. we will see how quickly they come down we are in confusing period. thank you for that. the white house and cdc are standing by their masking regulations. more states are lifting mandates. joining us now is cnn correspondent tom foreman. where do things stand now and
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governor youngkin signed and order making masks option leaving it up to each family s discretion. glenn youngkin has formed a different movement about making it safe for your kids to go to school. he s exactly like donald trump, like your typical right-wing maga republican right now. you re seeing that play out in the fact that he s trying to issue executive orders that are allowing parents to decide whether or not their children should wear masks in schools. martha: moments ago from new jersey, governor murphy, one of four democrats, connecticut, oregon, new jersey and delaware, are lifting mandates. it s been a positive, katie. i think we re not patting ourselves on the back. we re doing the best we can to manage a pan den medium and not
would things be different now? would they be different? dana: if you listen to larry summers he says yes. would it be 7.5, 4, less than that? dana: probably. bill: this is why we pay these really smart people to figure it out. that was a bill you could have refrained on and probably helped with some of that. dana: we ll stay on that and someone from the white house to talk about it as well. cdc not changing their guidance on wearing masks as many states are lifting mandates. it is hardly cut and dry. nine mostly democratic run states and d.c. still require children to wear masks in schools. as confusion grows once again the biden administration is offering little clarity. mark meredith is there at the white house. hi, mark. good morning. the white house is not criticizing democratic governors rolling back mask mandates or impacting rules when it comes to kids, students and teachers in school. instead we wonder what the
As the trajectory of the COVID-19 pandemic continues to unfold, government officials at all levels are reevaluating their health and safety protocols and adjusting workplace guidance.