so, yes, you could say to be protected of omicron you really need a three-dose series. that s the way we should look at it, three doses is what you need. even with all the attention on the omicron variant it is still the delta variant that is leading to a new surge in america right now. right now the united states is averaging 118,000 new cases per day. that s up 61% in the last month. here are the important metrics. more than 62,000 americans are hospitalized with covid, an increase of 36% in the last month, and 1,500 americans are dying each day from the virus still. the u.s. death toll now approaching 800,000. joining me right now for more on this news coming from pfizer is cnn medical analyst dr. jonathan reiner. thank you for being here. the two-dose regimen of pfizer may not hold up against omicron. but adding a booster improves efficacy dramatically according to the company, the antibody level rising 25-fold. what s your reaction to this? cautiously very optimist
President biden said pull back your troops and he did. he needs to do that again. we know putin made clear once again that he wants to keep ukraine from becoming a member of nato. that s one of his major motivating factors, his intention there. in 2008 that country, ukraine, was promised membership eventually into nato. i want to play for you what admiral james staff rid dishad to say. we have 30 countries in nato today, we ve added several in the last few years in the balkans. 30 is a pretty good number, but that does not mean we cannot have close partner. zblt the admiral suggesting that now is not the time to bring ukraine into nato. do you agree? kate, i think no one is
reporter: kate, the chairman in this letter released this morning, he tells mark meadows, the former chief of staff, that the committee has no choice but to advance criminal contempt proceedings against him given that he s decided to no longer cooperate with the committee. he s going to recommend that the body in which meadows once served must refer him for criminal prosecution. interestingly, kate, the letter reveals new details about the previous correspondence between meadows and the committee. for the first time they go integrator detail about what exactly he s voluntarily turned over to the committee. it includes an email discussing the appointment of an alternate slate of electors as part of a, quote, direct and collateral attack after the election. another email references a 38-page powerpoint briefing entitled election fraud, foreign interference and options for january 6th that was to be provided on the hill.
Nato, the potential expansion of nato in ukraine, the military buildup that the nato sees as in defense of ukraine. so there are two sides to that discussion, and providing some sort of way of reassuring putin might be a way of avoiding both the invasion and those severe economic consequences which, of course, would affect not just russia but countries that want to do business with russia, kate. so interesting. thanks, john for jumping on. i appreciate it. now to capitol hill, the head of instagram will be in the hot seat, testifying before congress for the first time. the popular social media platform owned by facebook is battling scathing reports from a whistle-blower and allegations that the platform creates an unhealthy, even dangerous environment for kids online. cnn s donie oh vul l sulliva
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