a mask for five days. that goes for vaccinated and unvaccinated people. anthony fauci saying this about the shift. if you look at the chance of getting a transmission in the second half of that ten-day period, it s considerably less than in those first few days, so on balance, if you look at the safety of the public and the need to have society not disrupted, this was a good choice. in the medical community are concerns about mask wearing compliance, just as experts urge a shift toward better quality masks. a doctor joins me with what you should know in a moment. questions are also being asked about hospitalizatios for children. hospitals are seeing new admissions rising fast. reported covid cases of all ages in nyc. a staggering ten times higher than just a month ago and reaching a 7-day case average is higher than any other point in the pandemic. the 7-case average tops 231,000. we haven t seen it that high since january. here to start us off is ellison barber, cove
it s a plan the president has said to change the united states economy in a fundamental way. this passage is a huge test of his skills and his ability. can he lead his own party. he s battling with aoc and her side of the aisle. they said they re going to vote no. he has the looming shut down that he has to contend with. gallup shows the president at 43% approval rating. a new low following a number of things including the deadly exit from afghanistan, which hurt his numbers quite a bit. pugh shows this interesting poll. this is brand new. how well does mentally sharp describe president biden? only 43% say that that describes the president of the united states. look at how far it s down from march. 11 points down from march. the administration also grappling with the border crisis. and a new group of primarily haitian migrants that we re tracking from the mexican southern border. griff jenkins is there and they re lining up to begin the process of moving to the united states.
exclusive interview with florida s governor, ron desantis. but first, there is an avalanche of headlines, and it s coming in fast and furious. so, here is what we know, at least at this hour. trump receives the letter, on sunday. he s already been plotting a strategy, with allies who are on the hill. prosecutors have now interviewed officials in all seven battleground states. and michigan has now charged the fake electors who signed certificates falsely claiming that trump won. and in trump s second indictment, over classified documents, the judge in that case saying that the trial is not likely to happen this year. trump is responding to the first time on camera tonight. i got the letter on sunday night. think of it. i don t think they ve ever sent a letter on sunday night. and they are in a rush because they want to interfere interference with the election. its election interference. it s never been done like this in the history of our country. and it s a disgrace. what
hopefully it was a big hole because santa is heading home. soon voters start heading to th polls with an economy that look like it is they re top issue on their minds. welcome everyone and merry christmas, this is a special edition of your world. in less than a month until iowa and new hampshire, many americans aren t feeling too festive about their bottom lines . in new poll shows 78 percent of voters think the economy is in bad shape with a lot of the blame falling on the white house . will this be a key factor? let s get the read from our holiday political panel. lauren, let me start with you. everyone s talking about the economy. well, i think that voters don t just care about the economy, they care about a better life, they want a better economy and a better life, they care about healthcare prices, they care about abortion access. and they care about holding corporations accountable for price gouging and for continuin to charge high prices even as inflation comes d
stepian s recorded deposition to try to establish key facts about today s theme, the big lie, that donald trump knew he lost election, but continued anyway to rally his supporters around the false claim that he had won. we re also moments away from the supreme court releasing new decisions possibly on the key mississippi abortion case. we ll bring you any of the big cases as we learn about them. let s start with today s hearing because this missing stepian throws a wrench into the committee s plans after laying out how this would play out during the first prime time hearing last week. indeed, it does. because as we ve seen before, in-person testimony is so much more powerful even than the clips they showed of ivanka trump, for instance, on thursday night as we were showing on friday in the hearings. so the appearance in person would have been much more impactful. of course we re excited for them and his wife and their impending new baby, but that is the reality of what ha