Good to be with you, im katy tur. We are close to The End. That is one person close to President Biden who previously doubted biden would step aside tells Nbc News that, quote, theyre finally realizing its a when, not if as President Biden isolates in delaware with covid, Closeddoor Hand Wringing from congress most senior Party Leaders and elders all of that is spilling out in the open. The Associated Press reports that former President Barack Obama has privately expressed concerns to democrats about bidens candidacy. And the Washington Post has reports that obama has told allies in recent days that bidens ability has quickly diminished and to reconsider the viability of his candidacy. And thats from multiple people. The dissent is more direct. Cnn reports that Nancy Pelosi has told the president that polling says he cannot win. Sources teld Nbc News that Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer had a blunt conversation with the state of the race with Joe Biden on saturday. House Minority
Even falsely blame the fbi. All this after 21 republicans voted against awarding congressional medals to the ives who defended their lives. Reporter newly released footage somehow an upclose look at what officers went through during the January 6th attack. These new videos revealed after Cnn And Other Media outlets sued for them in court, showing scott fairland, a Gym Owner from new jersey, taunting, then shoving an officer, and punching him in the face. Another video, taken from an officers body cam, showing thomas webster, a former marine and Retired Nypd officer seen here, wearing a red coat, threatening police with a flagpole before tackling one officer to the ground. Both men have pleaded not guilty to all charges. Its a Rude Awakening for everyone, but hopefully it will also help people see the lies of the former president. Its shameful, but sadly theres an awful number of my republican colleagues who seem to not field shame. The videos come as some republican members of congress
Of breonna taylor. It is the second civil Rights Probe the doj launched in five days. Also looking into the Minneapolis Police department. This is reversal from the Trump Doj which all but suspended federal oversight of troubled police agencies. The investigation will assess Whether Lmpd engages in a Pattern Or Practice of using unreasonable force. It will determine Whether Lmpd engages in unconstitutional stops, searches and seizures, as well as whether the department unlawfully executes Search Warrants on private homes. The new Probe Launching as biden approaches 100 days in office with real momentum for his broader agenda. Brand new Nbc Polling shows him at 53 approval. Cbs news putting him at 58 . Indeed, as of Tonight Biden has spent every day since taking office above 50 approval. His predecessor did not crack 50 once. The majority is with biden. It is not a clean partisan divide which may surprise those that depict the country as hopelessly gridlocked. Ultimately, Joe Biden has
nonetheless good to be back together with you. dana: you weren t the only one, bill. 3% of the labor force up to 5 million workers were forced to stay home as well. that s a huge chunk and schools, your businesses, hospitals, factories, across the board. bill: and you have significant issues that so many people are still dealing with, the issue of testing kits, the issue of therapeutics. all of that we re two years into this and there are still issues front and center for us today. talk to the doctor about that coming up. dana: also covid treatments in short supply the fight against the pandemic appears to be going woke. the fda issues new guidance healthcare providers can consider race or ethnicity when administering potentially lifesaving drugs. marc siegel what you need to know. mark meredith has details on this. good morning. bill, welcome back. president biden due back at the white house in the next few minutes. he was at camp david for the weekend. given the h
dr. fauci warned while the case numbers are concerning, the hospitalization rates are the real reminder we re not yet out of the woods. we re still getting increases in hospitalizations so we d better be careful we don t jump the gun and think we re in good shape when we need to be extremely careful getting people vaccinated. getting people boosted, making sure we wear masks. we re in a tough situation with omicron. it s not something to be taken lightly. let s check in with our correspondents across the country. covid cases and testing demand keep climbing. we have mike memoli with the president. gary is in new jersey as they break covid case records. alison barber is in new york square as new york city takes testing to the subways. and we also are at la guardia airport. the president talked about omicron earlier today. what s the latest from the white house? when we heard from the president at the start of this month talking about an expected surge of cases largely at