i was steele mixture of abraham lincoln and poly walnut, just what america needed in crisis. in case you think we re overstating the magnitude of the hype around andrew cuomo, if you have a minute, look up the exchange last may between robert de niro and stephen colbert. two talented entertainers that were warped by bitterness. watch as they wax pornographic about the awesomeness, singular awesomeness of andrew cuomo. at one point, colbert describes como as the leader the world deserves. andrew cuomo, governor of the world. it s hilarious. at this point, it s painful to watch, though, because no one seems to like andrew cuomo anymore. he s been me tood for saying naughty things to women. even andrew cuomo s former friends are treating him like harvey weinstein. cuomo was hired, in fact, one of weinstein s defense lawyers. at this point, it s hard to imagine that andrew cuomo will be governor for new york for much longer. no one who knows andrew cuomo could be shocked by any
former vice president mike pence will join the organization as a distinguished visiting fellow pt what exactly is that job? what exactly is he going to do there? it s kind of beside the point. but heritage is very excited to have him. working together with the former vice president, heritage will continue to support and defend our policy accomplishments while also fighting back against a socialist agenda pushed by those on the left. that s what mike pence is going to be doing. he s going to be fighting socialists. full timish. on a visiting basis. congratulations, mr. pence. here s an unexpectedly awkward thing, though. the heritage foundation in this announcement today repeatedly describes their new hire as the former vice president and, indeed, mr. pence yesterday unveiled new letterhead proclaiming that he has opened an office now which he is calling the office of the former vice president. the reason that is surprisingly awkward right now is that no matter what he does
former vice president, heritage will continue to support and defend our policy accomplishments while also fighting back against a socialist agenda pushed by those on the left. that s what mike pence is going to be doing. he s going to be fighting socialists. full time-ish. on a visiting basis. congratulations, mr. pence. here s an unexpectedly awkward thing, though. the heritage foundation in this announcement today repeatedly describes their new hire as the former vice president and, indeed, mr. pence yesterday unveiled new letterhead proclaiming that he has opened an office now which he is calling the office of the former vice president. the reason that is surprisingly awkward right now is that no matter what he does with his post-white house life, it is going to be hard for former vice president to mike pence to assert that he ever served in the administration of former president donald trump because apparently we re not supposed to admit there is such a thing as former p
there are thousands of people in lockdown in apartment buildings where there have been hundreds of covid cases detected. all the schools in the city are closed right now. and the restaurants are closed after 6:00 p.m. soccer fields are shut down, outdoor soccer fields, just some of the examples of what the government is doing to try to keep covid out even though it s clearly in this crowded city. brianna? ivan, thank you so much for that unusual, alarming report. ivan watson. and new day continues right now. welcome to our viewers in the united states and all around the world, it is tuesday, january 25th. i m john berman with brianna keilar. and we do have breaking news this morning. pfizer just announced the start of a clinical trial for a new vaccine engineered to specifically target the omicron variant. the company has already started manufacturing doses and plans to have the new vaccine ready in march. joining us now is cnn chief medical correspondent dr. sanj
top diplomat for the united states as the tensions between russia and ukraine intensify. and legal pile-on from the capitol to georgia to the white house residence, more trouble for donald trump. thanks for being here, everyone. we ll start with breaking news. a trio of new reports just out from the cdc offering the very first look at how covid vaccines hold up against the omicron variant. and the data paints a pretty clear picture of how crucial boosters are, protecting people far better against this particular variant than just the two-dose regimen. the report showing those with booster shots offer a better chance for staying out of the hospital if they become infected. the studies also come at what could be another critical turning point in the pandemic. almost half of the country now reporting declining cases with some more glimmers of hope that the surge has passed in the northeast, but still hospitalizations are on the rise across much of the country. and there s also