christi paul. and i m boris sanchez. rising covid cases, hospitals being pushed to the breaking point and bitter confrontations again over how to keep kids safe in school. the biden administration working to reassure americans as the cdc faces a credibility crisis. and a mark seen more than a year after the deadly january 6th riot, the committee considering the insurrection is considering asking vice president mike pence to vary voluntarily before the panel. plus, more than 100 mayors penning a letter urging congress to take action on voting rights. we ll hear from one. also tennis star novak djokovic being held in a detention center in australia. what we re learning this morning from newly released court documents.
we have some new developments to share with you in a bizarre ongoing situation involving tennis star novak djo djokovic. court documents revealed the 34-year-old is unvaccinated and had a bout with covid less than a month go, going back to december 16th. despite that evidence, a report shows he would still be allowed to travel to and play in the australian open. coy wire is with us. coy, make sense out of this for us, would you please? yeah, christi, tough to follow, good morning to you, and boris, world number one novak djokovic, he traveled to australia, and the tournament officials telling him not flying with a letter december 7th
and it has to deal with her unwillingness to try to compete in the australian open due to complications with her visa. for now, it appears djokovic is going to try to stay and compete in the tournament. covid keeps making things more and more complicated. coy wire, thank yous for walking us through that. you got it. stay with cnn. we ll be right back. if you have postmenopausal osteoporosis and a high risk for fracture, now might not be the best time to ask yourself. are my bones strong? life is full of make or break moments. that s why it s so important to help reduce your risk of fracture with prolia®.
leaked to local press yesterday tells unvaccinated players they can receive a medical exemption to enter the country as long as they have a confirmed case of covid in the past six months and a doctor s note. the governor sent a letter to tennis australia in november saying that would not sur niced. court documents yesterday show that djokovic tested positive for covid three weeks ago, even received a letter nine days ago saying he had the exemption. but when djokovic arrived in melbourne yesterday, his visa was cancelled. he s been confined to the hotel. he was told he could leave the country if he wants. djokovic has made repeated requests to be moved to a more suitable location where he can train but denied that. earlier this week, his mom said he s been treated like a prisoner. some tennis stars like nick kyrgios says this is going a bit too far. obviously it s a mess what s
them out. which the mayor says is repugnant, she said parents should be able to give their express consent for students. there s still a bit of negotiations left. obviously. but they re working through the weekend, we know they want to talk this out. nader issa of the chicago sun-times, we appreciate you being here. thank you. thank you. the family of novak djokovic said australia is treating a multiwinning tennis a prisoner. the latest in the saga at the australia open in a few short minutes. stay with us. before discovering nexium 24hr to treat her frequent heartburn. claire could only imagine enjoying chocolate cake. now, she can have her cake and eat it too. nexium 24hr stops acid before it starts for all-day, all-night protection. can you imagine 24 hours without heartburn?