i'll discuss and debate with never trumper author tom nichols. the chinese communist party's choreographed response to doubles tennis star peng shuai's sexual assault allegations. they may have back fired. we'll take a look at how she is igniting a new spark in china's me too movement. >>> welcome to the show. ten days ago no one had ever heard of omicron. tonight the new covid variant is very much here in the united states. it is now being detected in at least 16 states across the country. some early data suggests the omicron variant might be more contagious than the delta variant. it so far reached 38 countries across the globe. here is the cdc director dr. rochelle walensky with what we know so far. >> we know it has many mutations, more mutations than prior variants. and many of the mutations have been associated with more transmissible variants, with evasion of some of our therapeutics, and potentially invasion of -- evasion of some of our immunity. that is what we're watching really carefully. >> researchers believe it shares genetic code w

i know that jon is cringing that i mentioned nichols, but that -- mentioned technicals, but that seems to be what is driving the market. kailey: but tombecause he loves the historical. we have seen a persistently flattened curve, and the financials are up 33% this year which of the best performing groups in the s&p 500. kriti: that is really where you see the massive macro disconnect. a lot of folks have been saying the stock market is taking their cue from the bond market, and they were earlier in the year. now you are starting to see that dispersion. if the bond market, even on a fundamental basis, is pricing and slower fundament of growth in 2022, or perhaps the effects of the omicron variant, the stock market is still hitting record high after record high. that is something that is not just isolated to financials, but in the broader market as well. matt: is this all built off of 2022 earnings expectations? kriti: it kind of seems like it is. in addition to operating margins, if you look at how much operating margins are a prediction in 2022, the consensus seems to be that those margins will continue, the a lot of these companies w

maggie nichols, mckayla maroney and aly raisman have demanded an internal investigation and i don't know if that has come to the forefront and come public. we need to know who knew what went. tomion process with usa gymnastics, has stepped down and simone biles had a tweet saying it's not tom forester is the problem. much more will be revealed and we need to know who knew what with regards to larry nassar and look at the big picture, the level of toxicity in the sports of gymnastics, full of rampant, verbal, psychological and emotional abuse and needs to start now. i opened my first academy in maryland and we're doing things the right way, building up young kids' self-esteem and not tearing them down and i will be opening up my second facility in rockville, maryland in 2022. i'm excited to be a part of this positive change to plant positive seeds in each kid that walks through our doors and not planting seeds of doubt, shame and guilt. >> if you want to be an athlete you should be able to be an athlete without fear of being sexually abused. that's the baseline. dominique dawes, thank you so much for. >> abuse in any way. >> appreciate your time. that's going to do it for me. h

tom robinson in that effort. thank you for the opportunity to testify and i look forward to your questions. >> thank you for your testimony and we will start a series of five-minute rounds. secretary nichols, the let's talk about some of m these things specifically. the cuban military has claimed it draws its power from the people. it the ideals come out of like the casters before him is using the military to perpetrate the communist party's final hold tron the atcuban people and stifle democratic openings. the regime militarized is the island to shut down peaceful protests and continues expanding the military's control of the cuban economy. fueling the rise of a new generation of military oligarchs in the process. the ministration rightly designated defense minister both has under the global magnet the sanctions where it's become clear the problem is bigger than one general. so let me ask you do we agree that the cuban military has an expensive control of the economy? which stifles out for example independent entrepreneurs trying to get a foothold in the country'seconomy ? >> yes mister chairman. the role of the cuban military in dominating the economy and controlling the largest busines