members of our team. the fact he's spending so much time on it and our team is, shows you how much of a priority is it. >> can i ask you about covid? sure. >> sure. >> there's there's a briefing today. about 47% of vaccination is coming with racialwondering if has a fix for that. i'm wondering how you ensure the vaccine is given equitiablely if you don't know who is getting it. >> first, the racial disparities and the impact of this pandemic are not lost on the president. that's one of the reasons he asked dr. smith who was part of be briefing to lead this task force and why he campaigned on the need for response needed and addressing the disproportionate impact on communities of color. there's a couple of steps we're taking substantively. one includes standing up and

supporting additional venues targeted reaching those at the highest risk and the communities hardest hit by this pandemic. going into communities and meeting people where they are and not expecting every community to go out and seek and search where they can find the vaccine. meeting with states to discuss their plans for ensuring equitiable vaccine distribution and offerin achieing the goal. governors are overseeing the distribution and efforts to ensure that the vaccine is getting into communities across the country. we're closely engaged with them and looking for ways to help assist in that front and help and think how to do that. we're working with cdc to identify and explore ways to urgently improve the quality of vaccination data by race and ethnicity. it's no question it's not the level we need it at. >> is there a message to the people that are giving out the

vaccines? we need this data. i'm wondering how that gets changed on the ground level. i don't know if it's a presidential memorandum or policy change. if someone walks into cvs, how does that person taking their data says the white house needs me to get this data from the person? >> equity is essential and a priority in everything we do, including addressing covid and the pandemic which is the president's top priority. i would defer to our health and medical experts who i know spoke to this a bit this morning and i think dr. smith will be out more in next 24 hours or so talking more about stepping we can take on this front. go ahead. >> the senate republican leader back in 2017 say winners make policy, losers go home. given that, why should the president biden be as tactically ruthless as republicans have been in pushing priorities that

he champions? >> well, i think the president has been clear he is encouraged by the pace and the rapid pace that speaker pelosi and senator schumer are moving this package forward at. there's time because this process can take a bit to make sure changes as needed. he wants to be a part of those conversations. he invited republicans to do that today. i can't speak to senator mcconnell's rule or commitment or point of view or anything. he is not asking me to be his spokesperson, lord knows. the president biden ran on a commitment of unifying the country but also of hearing from all sides and giving, having engaging and having an opportunity to have discussions. today is part of doing that. >> quickly, can i circle back to a question i asked during the transition? >> anyone can steal it.

>> has the white house made the determination about whether it will continue to extend the privilege of intelligence briefings of former president trump given the concern that he will misuse it or leverage it to enrich himself? >> there is a good question. i raised with our national security team. it's something that's under review. there was not a conclusion last i asked them about it but i'm happy to follow up. go ahead in the back. >> last friday, a few dozen from from the white supremacist group patriot front were filmed marching on the national mall toward the capitol. what is the administration latest threat assessment like these groups coming to washington? is the threat seen as increasing? >> the fact there was a tasking through national security team on domestic violence extremism that's going to review all activity that could pose a threat, including the activities

of white supremacists tells you what a priority is and tells you we believe there is more that needs to be done. that review is ongoing. as soon as it's concluded, i'm sure we'll have more to share with all of you about our view at this point in time. go ahead. >> thanks. on just the housekeeping matter. since the senate delayed the confirmation vote, does that mean that the immigration roll out that you have linked to that confirmation will be pushed back as well? >> well, we're hopeful he will be confirmed tomorrow. we have every intention of moving forward tomorrow with the immigration executive actions that we have discussed in here a bit. go ahead in the back. >> thank you. last week a statue was vandalized in california. does the president knows about it and this is the third time

pst happened. >> well, we would have concern about the desecration of monuments of gandhi. what was the last part of the question you were asking? >> does the president knows about it and what are his thoughts? >> if there's more to share on the president's point of view on it. i'm happy to get back to you on that. we would condemn the desecration and watch it closely. >> follow up on burma. the new army leaders, you don't -- >> well, i think our statement makes clear what our view is on the events of the last few days and where we stand with the declared new government. >> as you know president trump has been barred from a lot of social media sites. curious to where you think his

actions have made your job easier or the white house job easier as it goes forward on the covid negotiations? >> in what way? >> he create a lot of noise. he would have certain pull with republicans who may be inclined to take a harder position. i wonder if that's anything you have thought about or kind of considered? >> it's may be hard to believe. we don't spend a lot of time thinking about president trump, former president trump. i think that's a question more appropriate for republican members who are looking for ways to support a bipartisan package and whether that gives them space. i can't say we miss him on twitter. >> does president biden support the continuing ban of president trump on their sites? >> i think that's a decision made by twitter. we have spoken and he's spoken to the need for social media platforms to continue to take steps to reduce hate speech. we don't have more for you on it than that.

>> the president is trying keep touch with basic america every day. americans such as getting sampling of letters sent to him especially as it relates to pandemic. >> that's such a good question. he is looking to remain engaged. we haven't done any travel yet and we're hoping to do that at some point in time to engage with americans more directly. i don't have anything specific. he hasn't gotten any letters yet, they go through a process once they arrive at the white house. that's something he is eager to get access to. let me see if i can get more detail for you on that. >> do you know if all ten senators are coming to the meeting this evening? >> that's a great question.

i don't have official manifest but we will venture to circle back on the briefing. >> another one or burma. the president's statement that came out. he's calling on the international community to come together in one voice the pressure the burmese military to reverse what they have done. do the events on january 6th make it harder to be part of this and what he's calling on? >> i don't think the international community sees president biden as a root of the vents on january 6th. he has made every effort through conversations directly with partners and allies, through how he has spoken publicly and discussed about the events on january 6th and his own commitment to restoring rule of law, democracy here in the united states. the united states remains a country in the world that is

looked to for leadership and it's going to take some time but he's committed to doing that. >> does the president or anyone else here plan to visit wednesday to pay respects? >> i'll check on his schedule for you and if there's more to outline for you. go ahead. >> if we have an immigration preview, for unan companied migrants arriving at the border now, after that appeals court decision, are they being turned away right now? >> we'll have a briefing tonight for all of you on our actions tomorrow and the president will have more to say. we'll -- i'll refer to that. >> is that going to be one of the subjects, one of the items that will be discussed? >> i'm not going preview it more for you. we're still doing the final review. we'll have a briefing tonight in advance of our announcement tomorrow. thank you, every one.

all right. welcome to monday. it's "meet the press daily." i'm kasie hunt in for chuck todd. we were listening to jen psaki. this nor'easter is shutting down the northeast. as president biden prepares to immediate with a group of ten republican senators this afternoon at the white house on the issue of covid relief. we're about to learn how committed to bipartisan biden is and whether or not republicans are serious about trying to work with biden as their party struggles with what to do about former president trump. the group of republican senators today unveiled the detail offense a significantly slimmed down $618 billion counter offer to biden's massive $1.9 trillion rescue package. white house press secretary jen

psaki was pretty clear that president biden does not believe that this gop offer is anywhere near enough aid. she specifically noticed that the point of this meeting is not to make or accept an offer. senate majority leader chuck schumer and other democrats have signalled their opposition to the gop proposal. they think it's too little, too late. public health experts warn the worse may be ahead of us. the meeting between biden and these ten republican senators is a clear signal from the kwhous that they are not ready to give us on a bipartisan deal just yet. purchase is mounting from the caucus to go big on covid relief even if that means they go it alone. republicans are warning they won't work with biden if he won't meet their demands on covid relief.

democrats in congress are putting in place to pass a bill without support if they can keep that you are own caucus united and biden is willing to condition seeds his hopes about a new post-president trump era of bipartisanship may have already been dashed. let's go straight to our reporters. geoff bennett is standing by and michael steel. geoff, let me start with you. if question you asked is this is a pretty arcane process. it's called reconciliation. let's stay focused on the big picture here and the reality is republicans use this maneuver ruthlessly to push their agenda through congress or to try. they didn't succeed every time they did it. you asked her why not. why assume that republicans are

going to work with you in good faith. i thought her answer was interesting. walk us through what you heard from psaki in terms of how they are approaching trying to get this deal done. >> one of the phrases we hear in official washington is this notion that elections have consequences. democrats, as you well know, control the levers of power here in washington. even though this white house is focused on unity and bipartisanship, i sort of pushed back on that and i said why isn't president biden stylistically as tactically ruthless as we have seen republicans be. what white house press secretary said is that's not who joe biden is. as you well know he spent most of his adult life in the senate. he ran as someone who has the capacity to make this divided and polarized city function. that's what we'll see part of today at 5:00 when he hosts

these ten republican senators. that's the style. on the substance, these republican senators are offering, their counter offer is more than a third less of what president biden has proposed. you heard jen say one in seven american families don't have enough food to put on the table. there's some 11 to 12 million people who are out of work. we know the entractable toll that the pandemic has taken, across wide swaths of this country. that $1.9 trillion, that dollar amount doesn't exist in vacuum. for opening offer be $60 billion when the president has proposed a 1.9 trillion, there's a big gap in there. there's a big gap in terms of vision, in terms of policy. the question is, how quickly can

they bridge that gap? democrats are giving president biden an insurance policy because they are starting this budget process if they need to and it's a complicated, very complex process but they could pass it with 51 votes with just democratic votes alone and not even really bother with these ten republican senators or more republican senators in the upper chamber who may even be inclined to do a deal with democrats. >> the reality here is we -- president biden has talked about bipartisan and how important that is to him. the flip side is, he does face a series of crisis that are once in a generation. it's such a difficult time for so many people. what they do right here out of the gate could dictate the rest of his presidency. how the economy recovers or doesn't from the economic fall

out. whether or not tens of thousands more people die because the vaccine is not as available. if you're the biden administration and you're weighing this, how do you try -- how do you decide what you're going to prioritize here? is this the moment to decide we're not going to do bipartisan. i feel like the only people who are saying we can't do this is republicans in the house and senate. republicans in the states are saying we need more help. >> reporter: president biden remembers what happened when he was a member of the obama administration. democrats spent months trying to negotiate with republicans in other words to get a bipartisan bill passed through congress.

that bill was shrunk. it was much smaller. democrats say that led to a stagnant recovery after the recession and it's not just biden who has those memories. it's a lot of democrats in congress including schumer and nancy pelosi who don't want to relive that same thing. that's why they seem intent on moving forward with republican or not. they do not want to hamstring the biden presidency based on an economy that is struggling to gain steam where an economy in a population who is struggling to get healthy from this covid pandemic. one thing that's notable about these republicans is that they did manage to get ten republican senators to join on. when you do the math. that is what is necessary in order to pass legislation through the senate. you need 60 votes. 50 plus ten republicans. that isn't an indication those ten republicans, however, will

stay on if they do enter into any sort of negotiation. they could drop off at any moment decreasing that number of ten. ten republicans is a big number to get. i think democrats, at least in congress are calculating it's much easier to try to get all 50 democrats in the senate on board even though there's grumbling among some of them instead of trying to get the republicans to stay with them. >> michael steel, to this point, you've been in the strategy meetings. you've made the decisions as a republican how to get things done. what does the winning map look like in terms of the politics of it.

they want to demonstrate they are working in a bipartisan way. what would you do? >> the ruthless republicans failed as often as they succeeded. it's pretty lousy. i think the best way forward is to continue to work in a bipartisan way. if we recognize they are unspent fund from previous packages, we recognize we are still identifying the needs and plenty of room for another package after this one. you have a substantial group of republicans looking at a third of that, you can easily see a path to package of one trillion, 1.2 trillion that's narrow, targeted and effective. i think that's the smartest way forward here. >> there's also the point that you could then use the reconciliation potentially on another group of policy as well.

i want to talk about marjori taylor greene and the efforts that democrats will try to force republicans hands on this related to her seat on the house education committee. what do we know how events may unhold? >> reporter: a group of democrats led by representative debby wasserman schultz to force a privileged resolution of condemning her and something that would strip her of her two new committee assignments on education committee and the budget committee. democrats are saying this will put pressure on mccarthy, on republicans to do something about it. it's noticeable that mccarthy has publicly been much more

critical of liz chaney for voting to impeach donald trump than he has on marjorie taylor greene for what she has been doing in past few weeks and beyond that. democrats are preparing to make this a big campaign issue regardless of what happens on the floor in congress. they are pointing to the fact she will be the face of the republican party whether republicans like it coming into the mid term elections in 2022. they are betting that's a big loser for republicans in the midterm elections. >> yeah. just as you're talking, we were showing some b roll of her. she's wearing mask that said trump won. i feel the need to fact check that because he did not. many of these supporters were trying to overturn the election. michael steel, i want to show you a bit of what adam kisin

ger had to say about the state of the republican party and what it means for people like him as they try to find their place in a post-trump world. let's watch a bit of that interview. we'll talk about it on the other side. >> i think the republican party has lost its moral authority in a lot of areas. doesn't mean we don't need to fight back to defend wa we believe but when i ask people now what is a conservative principle, how many think it's things like build the wall and charge the capitol and have an insurrection? >> michael steel, where do republicans like kisinger stand. he put out a campaign that suggests he's running for president under that type of banner. what's if future for people who

are more center right than marjorie taylor greene? >> political parties like churches win elections. when i first got into this business, the debates between conservatives and more accomplishment republicans were about policy. after 2010, we had debates about tactics. we wanted to repeal obama care. i feel like now we're having debates about reality. that's not a good place to be. sgr what does it mean in terms of trying to win back majorities? normally the majority that's out of power, that doesn't control the white house or the party that doesn't control the white house adviser to gain seats in midterm elections. do you think republicans can win seats in the house in 2022? >> absolutely. i hope they do. i hope by winning back the suburban voters and suburban areas, the more traditional republicans that have been repelled by the coarseness of

the trump era. >> thank you all very much for being here. coming up, next, we do have a little bit of good news on the covid front after the worse month ov the pandemic. case numbers are beginning to drop as more people get vak si nated. the ongoing covid challenges for america's schools. are students and teachers ready to go back. do districts have enough protocol. here is a look live as 110 million people are getting pummelled by a powerful norester. that's a lot of snow. we'll go live to one of the places that's hardest hit. plus, the one and only al roker joins us with the upper dated track for this storm, coming up. the upper dated track for this storm, coming up. ♪ it seems like everything is getting thinner.

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january was our darkest month yet seeing more deaths than the entire fall or summer seasons. daily deaths are down slightly. hospitalizations have dropped for the first time in december. every state is experiencing a decline in cases. tonight a cdc order that mandates masks on all public transportation goes into effect as the biden administration trying to keep the numbers trending in the right direction. joining me now, nbc medical contributor dr. gupta. always great to see you. thank you so much for being here to share your insights with every one. let's start with what we learned from this briefing and the idea that it is a race against time to get people vaccinated before more variants can emerge. what would you say in response of what we heard from dr. fauci and others about next steps we

should be taking? >> good morning. good to see you. what they are getting at, i think they are cutting to the heart of the confusion that exists now in public domain. people are hearing different efficacy rates for different types of vaccines. johnson and johnson versus pfizer, versus moderna. i was giving vaccines and everybody was asking which brand because they are hearing these different numbers and getting confused. i'm glad to dr. fauci emphasised the vaccines will keep you out of the intensive care unit. it will keep you from prevent illness. that's the biggest thing is to prevent and mitigate the loss of life. that's message they are hammering home here. it's a key one. that's what you heard today. >> dr. gupta, i'll admit, i'm confused myself because i think the top line numbers are something that contribute to this. like the number that's on the top of the johnson and johnson

vaccine seems to be 76% when you calculate it one way and perhaps different when you calculate another way. there's this question about if you've had it for weeks or if you've gotten the vaccine weeks ago, you're less likely to get sick. can you explain why people shouldn't be going in and saying i only want the moderna vaccine or keep them from feeling like they are getting the johnson and johnson vaccine that they have lost out of some sort of race. is it just as good to get one that has that kind of number as the pfizer and moderna, 90 plus percentages? >> you bet. i don't know if we have a visual here of those ct scans that i was sharing with your team but to drive home to all your viewers right now, johnson and johnson vaccine, the moderna vaccine, the moderna, all are very effective at keeping you out of the intensive care unit and they will save your life.

that's key piece. johnson and johnson is 85% effective at preventing severe illness from covid-19 meaning you're not going to end up on a ventilator. it's very effective and will save lives. that's irrespective of strain. across regions whether it was the south africa variant or other variants detected in the united kingdom. this was effective at preventing severe illness. that's the most important thing. when ever i have a patient asking should i be get x or y, i say get first vaccine possible. you won't see me in a hospital or my colleague. that's the key piece here. covid-19 exacts deep and serious injury to the lungs. i was caring for patient last week where on day one they were doing okay. by day 7, they literally had

holes in their lungs from this virus because it's that injurious. it causes that degree of inflammation. get whatever vaccine you can get your hands on. it will prevent you from ending up in the icu. >> that's a very important straightforward and simple message that i think is very helpful for every one to hear. why do you think the rates are declining? is it because we are getting the vaccine out or there's some other reasons? >> i don't think we're seeing the impact of vaccination yet in those numbers. i think that's the result of a million plus americans traveling during the holiday peak. that's why we saw three to four weeks later an incredible number of hospitalizations and intolerable number of deaths, 4,000 plus daily for weeks on end. now we're seeing that come back down. i don't think we're in any way out of the woods yet.

there can get worse before it gets better. vaccination right now will get us out of this pandemic. you need to stay vigilant as we approach herd immunity. can i quickly add because i get this question all the time. for those of your viewers out there who might have had a recent dig diagnosis of covid-19 of mild to moderate symptoms and say you're over 65, go to combat.covid.hhs.gov. i've been partnering with hhs officials on antibodies and try to figure out how to amplify the message and get information out about these therapies that could save your live to the american people. these are antibodies that president trump received early in his course of illness. if you get these -- if you meet one of those criteria, go do

that website. you could get access to these therapies and it could keep you out of the hospital. you might as well try it. they are viewed as very -- it's beneficial but not viewed as harmful at all. you might as well give it a try. combatcovid.hhs.gov. >> we're more than happy to be a platform to try to get that message out and very helpful for folks who have been gramming with this. i know we're all very much looking toward the light at the end of the tunnel. thank you as always for your efforts. we'll see you soon. ahead here, trump on defense. the former president announces an all new legal team just days before his impeachment trial is set to begin. impeachment trial set to begin

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off. >> we invested over $100 million in ventlation other safety protocols, making sure we have masks, safety health screening, temperature checks. all the things that you would expect that the cdc guidance has told us that we know makes sense to mitigate any issues in schools. our schools are safe. you don't have to take my word for it. we had three weeks of safely implementing our plan until the teachers union blew it up. >> it's good to see you. those are some pretty tough words from the mayor considering power that teachers union wield in big city school districts. seems to underscore the depth of anger that so many parents are feeling especially parents of kids who come from lower income communities and perhaps don't have options like private school

or private schooling pods or some of the other things that wealthier families have been able to take advantage of. >> reporter: that's right. we're in stands off in the city of chicago dealing with the reopening plan for elementary and middle school students. february 1st was the day on the calendar for several months when we expected the students, about 70,000 students to be able to return to in-person learning. the city says the schools are safe right now. they have complete plan in place that has a hybrid learning. students go for two days out of the week. you heard the mayor talk about the $100 million in physical improvements to the schools. the teachers are saying and the teachers union are saying they want a reopening plan more close he aligned to the vaccination plan. they say the february 1st date was arbitrary. there should be more vaccinations of staff members before all those students come back. you've been hearing that sharp

rhetoric on both sides. listen to what we heard from the president of the teachers union just last night. >> there's been no consideration about maybe delaying the schedule of school in order to get into a place where you could get staff vaccinated. we just think it's a blatant disregard for the well being of people being asked to go into the schools. it's not a respectful sign. >> reporter: the union also mentioning the fact that there are only about 20% of parents planning to send their kids back for that in-person instruction. you heard from dr. jackson who is in charge of chicago public school saying the point is it's about giving options to all the parents who prefer the in-person instruction. i had a conversation with parent last night of a fifth grade student. chef planning to send her kid back to school. he said her child has been suffering academically. she's losing confidence. she needs that in-person

instruction. parents are held up. there's lots of uncertainty. we know the date on the calendar for in person returning is tomorrow. there's still lots of skepticism about whether or not teachers and students will return for in-person instruction tomorrow as a stalemate continues. >> yeah. it's been tough on mental health. very quickly, what's the sense of how quickly they could get teachers vaccinated if they were to push this date off. do they think they could do that in a month, month and a half? what's the demand? >> reporter: cps released a vaccination plan for teachers about two weeks ago. they have that plan in place but those vaccinations are not going to start, at least, coordinated by them, are not going to start until middle of february. they didn't specify how quickly they can vaccinate teachers. the cps vaccinations won't start until the middle of february.

that's in direct contrast with some suburban chicago public school districts that already had partnerships with different pharmacies. i was about 30 minutes north of chicago on friday where they had the day off. the 600 teachers and faculty members were able to get their vaccines. it's still several weeks away before that happens here in chicago. >> all right. thank you very much. really appreciate your reporting as always. coming up, the new trump legal defense team takes shape and not without controversy. a live look here at time square blanketing in white. we're tracking one of the biggest snowstorms in years to hit the northeast. al roker has the forecast, coming up next. he forecast, coming up next for every trip you've been dreaming of, expedia has millions of flexible booking options. because the best trip is wherever we go together.

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welcome back. just a week away from his second impeachment trial, former president donald trump has

announced the two attorney who is will be leading his legal team. david schoen and bruce castor junior took over this weekend after first group of lawyers resigned. sources tell nbc news that three members of that first team left after trump pushed them to falsely claim he won the election. as a key part of his defense which would have forced them to spread the kind of disinformation that fueled the siege on the u.s. capitol. trump wanted them to open more voter fraud cases in georgia, arizona and wisconsin. trump adviser said the former president did not ask the lawyers to do that. he claimed any suggestion otherwise was fake news. both of trump's new lawyers have long and at times, controversial legal histories. the impeachment trial scheduled for february 9th is likely to be contentious after 45 republican senators stated they didn't

support the trial when they had o to go on record for a vote last week. while the impeachment trial is still a week away, millions of americans attention is on what could be the largest and most powerful winter storm since before donald trump was ever president in first place. winter storm since trump was the president in the first place. totals are possibly approaching two feet. new york city could see 21 inches of snow. the form just to put this interper sective 110 million americans will have been impacted by the system. alisyn barber is out in the elements joining me, alisyn give

us a sense of what it is like out there. >> we're in p central park. the national weather service of new york just released some of their numbers. they say so far today there has been 13 inches of snowfall in central park. you can see them walking up here. more and more people are staying in and hunkering down. all flights at the two major participates have been grounded today. cover quo moe says there are states in 44 different.

officials are asking people to stay home and p es herbal apply stay off of the roads. unless you're than in essential worker, you should not be out. >> well, be careful and try to stay work out there. my toddler who liked when we had a few inches of snow, this would be too much for him. dl will be spots that get it within the tri-state region. new york may be on a little less than that, but it doesn't matter. you see that area of pink close in. that is where we're seeing the rain-snow line and it is off shore. the brighter bans of snow that

you see, casey it is one, two, or three inches per hour. we are across 17 states as it pushes slowly to the north. this coastal low will intensify so the winds pick up. more heavy snow will continue to fall with intent rates this week. the rain will become more prevalent by tomorrow morning. we'll get some wrap around snow especially through parts of new jersey, pennsylvania, and upstate new york. but the gusty winds will continue for new england with this system. here is hour timing. it will be changing over to snow.

potential snowfall is six to eight inches. here in new york city heavy snow today. the snow may mix with sleet this evening but we're expecting possibly another 12 inches. 30 to 40 miles per hour winds and boston heavy snow this weekend. 35 to 45 miles per hour wind gusts. as you see the impacts, heavy snow bans, near blizzard conditions. one inch of snow falling per power. 16 to 20 inches in allen town. the good news is that all of the leaves are off of the trees.

a lot of heavy wet snow on the degrees could cause power outages. we also have coastal flooding, i have been watching on our station. there is coastal flooding, and that will be another problem here. if i move this monitor out of the way here and you can see into my backyard. on that table back there, other 12 inches of snow. it is coming down and we will probably end up with another four or five inches out there. we can't let our dog go in the back, she's too small. we'll never see her again, she'll just have to hold it. i'm sure you can find something for your dog. >> yeah, we're going to take -- actually my wife took her out, the streets are plowed so they

went out. everything is fine. don't write, i was just joking. >> of course, al roker, thank you so much. alisyn barber, thank you for bying out there. and you can catch me tomorrow and every morning starting at 5:00 a.m. on "way too early." rl. before nexium 24hr, anna could only imagine a comfortable night's sleep without frequent heartburn waking her up. now, that dream... . ...is her reality. nexium 24hr stops acid before it starts, for all-day, all-night protection. can you imagine 24 hours without heartburn?

good afternoon, i'm katy tur. multiple battles are convering all at once and a push for unity is at high risk. a massive nor'easter is blankets cities. it is slowing efforts toship vaccines. health experts are warning of a covid hurricane should the white house drastically change course before