blackstock to talk about this.'s talk first about some of the updates that we're learning, the confirmed cases of this new variant, omicron, where they are, how many, and the travel restrictions now in place coming into the united states. >> yeah, yasmin, the list of countries with confirmed cases of omicron has just been getting longer and longer over the last couple of hours. in europe, the variant has now been found in the uk, germany, italy and belgium. and just in the last hour, dutch authorities are saying they have suspected cases. now, all of these are linked to travelers who recently returned from southern africa. the uk has two such cases. prime minister boris johnson held a press conference in london earlier in response to the variant, and he announced he is tightening britain's border controls. from now on, when you land in the uk, you're going to have to go into two days of self-isolation until you can produce a negative pcr test. i want you to take a listen to what the prime minister had to say at thi

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uche blackstock, the founder and ceo of advancing health equity.detox bath conspiracies. i shake my head. i am not the one with the medical degree. >> thank you so much for having me. even with a medical degree, hearing these suggestions, detox bath, it's incredibly disturbing. i think it's becoming even more concerned that their efforts are not working. they are targeting people who have already been vaccinated. and they're suggesting techniques that are potentially life threatening. borax is a cleaning agent that has been banned by the fda because it's associated with organ damage and death if you ingest this product. and so it's incredibly, incredibly dangerous. this speaks to how desperate the anti-vaccine movement has become. >> covid cases are on the rise nationwide. the surgeon general vivek murthy can warns the trend could worsen in the next few months. take a listen. >> as winter does approach, people do go indoors and the virus is also better able to transmit in cold, dry air. we know that increases the possibility that there will be spre

blackstock and libby casey from "the washington post." welcome to both of you. i will save the polling for libby. but doctor, when you look at the good news mixed with the frustration and the precautions that some people have to take, especially low vaccine areas, with the indoor gatherings, what is most important to keep in mind this season? >> thank you so much for having me on, ari. people have to understand that we are at the beginning of another surge. so we have to use all of those layers of mitigation that we know actually work quite well. people need to get vaccinated. if you're fully vaccinated and you're eligible to be boosted, get boosted. rapid testing is another underutilized strategy that should be used especially around the holidays when people want to get together with loved ones. traveling itself is not dangerous. it really is what happened at the end, when you arrive there, and you're socializing. so these are the things that people have to think about, that it's possible to socialize safely, especially in a surge, but making sure you're using

blackstock here in washington and d.c.in indoor public space. >> i know. >> which is the opposite of what you think maybe we should be thinking about as we head into the winter. >> absolutely. respectfully, to the mayor down there, i think that is not a great idea. to lift a mask mandate as we see a surge -- as we see the beginning of a surge, as there's colder weather, as people are socializing indoors, as we're approaching the holidays, i respectfully think that is unwise. and i think inevitably, we'll see an increase in case because of that. >> dr. uche blackstock, thank you for being with us and for your professional perspective on all of this and for the developing news that is happening just in the last couple of minutes in washington, d.c. >>> we'll take you back to kenosha, wisconsin, live after the break and some new reaction to the acquittal of kyle rittenhouse. that's coming up in just a minute. entthouse. that's coming up in just a minute everyday congestion with vicks sinex saline. for fast drug free relief vi

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blackstock, what is this new variant, what makes it so concerning? >> well, thank you so much for having me on this morning. what they've seen actually is in johannesburg, a rapid increase in cases over a short period of time. and so there's concern that this increase transmissability, and with this variant, it has shown about 32 different mutations. some involving spiked protein. there's also concern that this variant may be able to evade the immune response. so it may render vaccines or antibody treatment less effective. however, there are more questions than answers right now. and the w.h.o. has said over the next two weeks more data will be collected so we can determine whether this variant will be considered a variant of interest or variant of concern. >> so doctor, what would make this variant or any variant more easily transmisable, possibly morelethal? what has to change in a variant that would make it super variant? >> right. so there are mutations, for example, on the spiked protein, on different receptors that attach to the cells that may

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blackstock. are you make of the continued messaging today by the biden administration that we don't know the impact on transmission, vaccine efficacy and disease severity. speak to the importance of keeping up mitigation measures that dr. fauci mentioned. >> thanks so much for having me on. yeah, i think you know even if we do not know the properties of this new variant, we still have the tools in the tool box to protect ourselves. so as dr. fauci mentioned, absolutely, people should get vaccinated if they haven't been vaccinated. get boosted if you haven't been boosted, but there are other strategies that we have to really encourage people and state and localities to use so masking was incredibly important to reducing the spread. we need rapid tests available to all u.s. households. it should be free, available, and accessible. we also need for there to be a supportive household for people to be quarantined. there should be groceries and isolation facilities. again, in order to protect ourselves

blackstock, thank you for being with us. it's a big week for pfizer. on the booster front, perhaps you could argue that the fda could have done this in the first place instead of in didn't steps and perhaps fuelling more antivax things along the way. >> we had several states like colorado, next, and california go ahead on their own expand ax access to boosters. the vaccines are still incredibly effective against the worst outcomes of covid-19, but we have significant evidence from large trial that's there is waning immunity against infection that is contributing to breakthrough cases. >> last night on brian's program, he was making a point that why call an emergency use authorization. couldn't they rebrand that approval process? that is just feeding all of the conspiracy theories that say this is not a real, you know, not a safe drug, it's being rushed on to the market, none of which is true. why do we have to go through process? couldn't they figure this out? >> i think people need to understand that the emergency use authorization is a technicality o

blackstock, before i turn to jason and talk about what is happening with the markets and the economy, today just very quickly dr. fauci said we may have some answers within two weeks. what do you think the level of confidence will be once we know more about the durability of vaccines. >> i think we will have more data in the next days to two to three weeks. there are very crucial lab studies involving the antibodies of vaccinated people that would be studied in the lab. observational studies looking at people who have been infected and hospitalized with this variant to see how severe this disease is. the data should be available soon. >> let's go back to what is happening today. it looks like they're down more than 600 points. they tanked on friday as well. what are you watching for and how might this impact the economic recovery right now and dealing with the supply chain crisis. >> yes, this being a cause for concern, not a cause for panic apply to the economy as well. there is a lot of strong bhand for workers right now. i don't see that changing. a big problem has been on the supp

blackstock is going to join me coming up. >>> and covid and supply chain issues affecting what is usually ilhan omar demanding new action after shocking comment from colleague lauren boebert. >>> plus we are a little more than 40 hours away from the start of the potentially explosive trial of ghislaine maxwell.

uche blackstock with a reality check on the new wild covid conspiracy that is circulating.tion with author albert someha, a new book, a truly american story about immigration and squaring it with a mother who supports donald trump. >>> but we begin this hour with an examination of the american justice system. two criminal cases unfolding this month. the ahmaud arbery murder trial in georgia and the kyle rittenhouse trial in wisconsin, highlighting the inequalities in our legal system. let's start with the wisconsin's murder trial, where the governor put 500 national guard members on standby as the trial nears a verdict. closing arguments expected to begin tomorrow. the 18-year-old faces charges for shooting two men and wounding a third during

>> i went to dominick blackstock's father's house, i believe his name is scott dickheart.nd who is dominick black in relation to him? >> dominick black and my sister, mckenzie rittenhouse, used to date. >> and on the night of the 24th, were you aware of anything going on in kenosha? >> i knew there was protests, demonstrations, and riots going in the later evening. >> and how were you aware of that? >> i saw videos on social media, on facebook livestreams, tiktok, of -- i saw the car source lot being built down, the car source one, what we've been referring to. i saw a police officer get assaulted. he had a brick thrown at his head. and i saw the mattress store owner get knocked out and i believe his jaw was broken and had to be wired shut or something. >> and you saw all of that on the 24th. >> yes. >> did you go to downtown kenosha at that time and try to do anything about it? >> no, i did not. >> directing your attention to the late morning of august 25th, 2020, did you have occasion to go downtown? >> i did go downtown on the morning of august 25th. >> who did you go t

blackstock, msnbc medical contributor and founder of advancing health equity. welcome back, doctor.dults are eligible long as you've had your second shot or one j&j shot six months or longer ago. why should younger people get getting that? >> thank you for having me back on. that's the question. the reason why is because the studies have shown there is waning immunity against infection, meaning that if people are more than two months out from their johnson & johnson, more than six months out from an mrna vaccine they are more likely to get infections. we're concerned the breakthrough infections could be contributing to the cases we are seeing. that is why young people even though healthy should get vaccinated. >> okay. so, then, by that explanation, do you think that booster shots might be an annual thing like the flu shot? can we booster ow way out of this pandemic? >> to be honest, a-of-i do think at the very least we will be boosting yearly. for covid. because we are seeing that after a certain number of months, there is decreased effectiveness of the vaccine against infection. i