school standoff in chicago and dr. ezekiel emanuel, one of president biden s former advisers. talking about the new normal of life with covid. doctor, to get to this new normal you say we need more vaccines, stronger mandates. what if we don t get that? at this point there are vaccines all over the place and people who don t want to get them and those who don t want to get them don t plan on it unless a mandate is put in place, and those are in question. yeah, i think the supreme court should not take away one of our most important tools in the fight against this pandemic. we re still in an emergency, as you point out hospitalizations are at record highs, we have 1,500 deaths a day, even though omicron isn t as deadly, we still have an enormous burden on the country. we do need these mandates. i ve called for these mandates since april. we can get to about 60% of the population vaccinated by voluntary efforts, by making them free, by giving them some
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classroom hero. the teacher praised for her poise during a school standoff, and how she kept her cool. difficult diplomacy. the secretary of state s big challenges after sensitive government documents were made public. and, instant star. how a twitter mixup turned a young suburban woman into an international sensation. oh, my gosh. i don t think anything could ever top this. it s wednesday, december 1st. from abc news, this is world news now. if you learn anything from that story it s to pick your twitter name wisely because you can get free stuff out of it. i felt bad for her, the media camped out in front of her house. she s an unsuspecting teenage girl, now all of a sudden the world is watching her. twitter s a wild thing. glad i don t know anything about it. good morning and thanks for
new direction. searching for political common ground at the white house. and how to extend unemployment benefits. it means i can keep a roof over our head. the important decisions ahead. campus mystery. questions about an armed classmate after a school standoff s fatal end. and, gadget gifts. tech toys for anyone on your shopping list. it s wednesday, december 1st. from abc news, this is world news now. so, teddy bears and dolls and blocks no longer enough? a little more high-tech? crazy to see so many video games, you don t have to hold a remote. holding the remote was too much work, they ve eliminated that too. that s like waving that