by the pandemic that just won t go away. this time with the fear things may actually be getting worse. omar condon sweeping the country and becoming the dominant covid strain in just a matter of days. smashing hopes for a return of normal anytime soon. gregg: joe had a plan but now he doesn t. many in the media are taking their cues from dr. anthony fauci who wants you to be very, very afraid and telling americans stop having parties, don t have fun, cancel your new year s eve plans. watch this. what s your advice about larger settings for your parties? i would stay away from that. i ve been telling people consistently that if your vaccinated and boosted and have a family setting in the home with family and relatives. what we are talking about is a new year s eve party, 30, 40, 50 people celebrating, you do not know the status of their