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the country remains divided in terms of its willingness to stay the course on mask wearing and social distancing for the final month before the vaccine has been distributed. president biden is expected to preview what a return to normal will look like here. he ll also address the grief of a nation consumed for one whole year. the anniversary marks the day for many americans, the grim reality, from the washington post, quote for most people march 11th was when the crisis first became real. it was the day of a high-profile diagnosis, and official decidingation of pandemic. schools closed, streets emptied and commuters stayed home. we didn t know it then, but the virus had already infected thousands. over the next 12 months, leaders bungled opportunities to quell its spread. case levels rose, fell, rose again. hope endured and more than 525,000 people lost their lives. dr. anthony fauci, who has become a household name, first for his beleaguered attempts, acknowledged ....
Officers, retired and active, is about to recommend to the pentagon that that ban be dropped. barbara starr live from the pentagon this morning. and we already know that so many women are already involved in combat, whether this policy is in place or no. reporter: you re right, that is the really new face of warfare. tens of thousands of women serving in the u.s. military. but now a pentagon commission on diversity is recommending that women be allowed to serve in front line combat units, infantry armor, right on the front lines where they are not allowed to serve. i want to very quickly read to you why the commission, the pent gone commission, says they think it s time to finally make this change. they say, quote, one frequently cited argument in favor of the current policy is that having women serving in direct combat will hamper mission effectiveness by hurting unit morale and cohesion. ....