how are you louis area. they're down in new york, new york where there is radio reports, but it's, you know, it's not like we haven't gotten false radio reports and they turned out to be unfounded. so you can't totally rely on a radio report origin. julian saying that there might have been 3 sugars. right now there's a now walking in with the rifle, bellagio employee entering i believe i heard a 2nd shooter at hooters, which may or may not be correct, but that's what i strongly believe that i had heard. and i know i wasn't the only one, so i called the las vegas police. and i told them exactly what my experience was included in the fact that i believe there was a 2nd shooter. i hooters. they told me that my recollection must be incorrect. perhaps they had been drinking too much that night and that they were not interested in pursuing any leads that involved the possibility of it not being a lone wolf attack. a at that point felt like i wasn't being taken seriously. and i called the f b i, i told them the sam

louis area.an bush was not in the car at the time. >> there is no evidence the congresswoman was intentionally targeted. bush released a statement on twitter. i'm touched by everyone who has reached out. thankfully, no one was harmed but any act of gun violence shakes your soul. >>> the former cdc chief says that he is more optimistic about the pandemic today than he has ever been with omicron in retreat in several parts of the country. we'll talk about what comes next. >>> but first, here are some other events we're watching today. since suzie's got goals, she'll want a plan to reach them. so she'll get some help from fidelity, and she'll feel so good about her plan, she can focus on living it. that's the planning effect, from fidelity. new projects means new project managers. you need to hire. i need indeed. indeed you do. when you sponsor a job, you immediately get your shortlist of quality candidates, whose resumes on indeed match your job criteria. visit indeed.com/hire and get started today

louis area. she was not in the car at the time. and it's not believed she was being targeted. iencing gun violence is all too familiar. thankfully no one was harmed. but any act of gun violence shakes your soul. no one should have to fear for their safety, here in st. louis, and that is exactly why our movement is working every day to invest in our communities, eradicate the root causes of gun violence, and keep every neighborhood safe. it is friday. i wish i had some better news to bring you all. there's a lot going on around the world. much of it quite stressful. coming up, team usa takes off for beijing. we'll have a look at the strict protocols awaiting them after a 17 her hour flight, plus the latest on a looming storm system that's going to snow in the northeast this weekend, but how much and where, well that is still up in the air and we will see if bill karins can clear it up for us. >>> a giant winter storm is headed for the east coast but it is one tweet from nbc news, that wasn't super helpful. it said new york city could see between two inches and 20 inches of snow

louis metropolitan area and around the country. >> trace: we hear that again and again. i point not just to this war on cops, the targeting of police officers, buts will respect level. i point things out during a vigil for officers jason rivera and wilbert mora who died in the line of duty, during that vigil, six police cruisers had their tires slashed. it's a lack of respect that we're seeing a cross the country. >> that's true. in st. louis, our two officers that were shot in the line of duty happened in ferguson. my office is outside the door with the shooting happened. really this started in ferguson. a lot of this started in ferguson. as you remember, the michael brown situation. i'll have to tell you the situation has not improved. >> trace: lastly, chief, i want your take when you read things from black lives matter saying because police officers are shot does not make them a hero. what do you think when you read things like that around the media? >> how could anyone see that video from houston and not say the officers chasing this guy down were not heros? they we

louis metropolitan area.spitalized. and so our models predict we'll probably hit our all-time high for hospitalizations, within the next couple of weeks. and so that's what's really concerning for us. >> let's talk about that, we know hospitalizations can be a lagging indicator, and while we are breaking records for cases, not seen so far in this pandemic, are you finding that while more patients may be being admitted they're having better outcomes than we've seen in previous waves. >> yeah, so there's a couple of reasons for that. so, one is, there are more people vaccinated. and so there is some protection. now, the majority of people that are being admitted are not vaccinated. so that's concerning. with the omicron variant, it's showing that it's not as virulent as the delta variant, but we're still not sure what that mix of patients is right now. between delta and omicron. and then lastly i think we've gotten very good about treating patients as well. and so earlier on in the pandemic, and even i would sa

louis area. we would go on weekends. ainsley, it was always a lot of fun. st. is a party town during non-covid time. >> ainsley: see the arch there. that just shows your two personalities. brian is in to history and steve, not that you are not, but you are writing cookbooks all the time so you are in your kitchen you need your budweiser. >> brian: right. exactly. and don't you have that beer bud chicken where you get a chicken and jam a can in its orifice? >> steve: actually in the new cookbook that's going to come out in september we have an idea on how to do that chicken but rather than use the -- a can of beer. you take a bunt cake pan, right? and you know that thing in the middle, you put the chicken on that. yeah, exactly, and no fuss, no fuss. the operator of the operator can drink. >> ainsley: how does it help the chicken? >> brian: nothing is going to help the chicken. it's dead. >> ainsley: it's gone. >> steve: she is talking about what is going to make it taste good? you can actually put some beer around the bottom of the bunt pan, next thing you know

louis. long-time bay area sportswriter mark purdy says there's one thing a rivalry like this requires. >> tomake these rivalries work, you need the two teams, both being good at the same team and playing for the ultimate prizes. and that's what we've got this weekend. >> this will be the third time this season the rams and niners have squared off. san francisco won both and owns a six-game winning streak against l.a. but we're not bragging or anything. dan: almost makes you feel bad for l.a. almost. ama: almost. dan: taking a live look outside, meteorologist sandhya patel will have your full oh, wow, barbara corcoran! good morning. sorry, we don't need any business help now. we're gigillionaires. what? we're gigillionaires now. i don't get it we have at&t business fiber with hyper-gig speeds. but i just... so thanks, but, we're doing great. i'm so happy for you! but i'm just here for my order. oh. entre-pin-eurs? yeah, my bowling team. i like it there's money in puns. do business like a gigillionaire at&t business fiber, now with speeds up to 5-gigs. limited availability >> 39-day total of $

louis. >> coming up, the popular bay area family destination working >> call it the countdown to the countdownlive picture from times square in new york city. the crowd gathering for tonight's annual ball drop. you see the folks out there. it draws about one million revelers. it will be limited to near 15,000 because of covid-19. ♪ >> dubai. the fireworks and light show are set off from the tallest building in the world. ♪ >> that is is is is is is covid did not stop the new year's eve fireworks spectacular over sydney harbor. one of the first major world cities to mark the start of 2022. it was midnight at 5:00 a.m. here. some politicians urgedmanymanymy thousands of cancellations because of the surgeon covid cases. san francisco canceled its new year's eve fireworks show because of covid. we put a previous year's show on our abc 7 connected bay area app. watch it by downloading the app on roku, apple tv, amazon fire tv. >> as pediatric covid cases continue to be a concern, a popular family destination is working to ring vaccines and a fun experience to kids. zach fontes has the story. >> mor

the middle of the country is already warming up, today back in the 40s in areas like st. louis.we'll get a little warmer. >> we can handle that. bill karins, thanks so much. still ahead t high-stakes talks between u.s. and russian officials they ended amid the growing tensions in ukraine. we'll go live to moscow for the latest on the standoff. >>> before we go to break, we want to know, why are you awake? email your answers to waytooearly@msnbc.com or #waytooearly. we'll read our favorite answers later in the show. orite answers later in the show. in your type 2 diabetes zone? once-weekly ozempic® can help. ♪ oh, oh, oh, ozempic®! ♪ ♪ oh, oh, oh ♪ ozempic® is proven to lower a1c. most people who took ozempic® reached an a1c under 7 and maintained it. and you may lose weight. adults lost on average up to 12 pounds. in adults also with known heart disease, ozempic® lowers the risk of major cardiovascular events such as heart attack, stroke, or death. ozempic® helped me get back in my type 2 diabetes zone. ozempic® isn't for people with type 1 diabetes. don't share needles or pens,

louis county. rivers in the area reached record or near record heights yesterday. >>> meantime in leavenworth, washingtonoff its foundation, trapping him inside. heavy rains triggered this landslide. it knocked a home 15 to 20 feet down a hill. and then at the same time, you saw the flames there. a ruptured propane tank started a fire. a woman was able to get out on her own. sadly, one of her dogs died. another is still missing. >>> airlines cancelled more than 1,000 u.s. flights today. if you're traveling please check your itinerary. the website flightaware.com, a lot on the east coast here, both the omicron variant and a big storm are the factors. the latest wave pushed the total of air flights by all airlines since christmas, 28,000. >>> women's singles champion naomi osaka had to withdraw from a preliminary in melbourne what he called an abdominal injury. osaka playing in the wta tournament saying playing back-to-back matches was a shock to her body after playing an extended time in tennis. she shed she would rest to extend they are australian open title. >>> and the president and first lady will be

louis, abc 7 news. ama: coming up, the popular bay area family destination that's working to get kids vaccinat double digits the year. trading and did not far off record highs. the dow was down 60 points and the nasdaq lost 96. this was the third consecutive year of gains for the u.s. stock market. dan: call it the countdown to the countdown. this is a live picture of times square where the crowd is gathering for tonight's big annual ball drop. the event usually draws about a million revelers but will be limited to just 15,000 this year because of covid-19 and the omicron surge. san francisco isn't doing a firework show this year because of covid but we have video from prior years. watch it on your big screen by downloading our bay area app. as pediatric covid cases continue to be a nationwide concern, popular family destination is working to bring vaccines and a free experience to local kids. zack went tests has the story. reporter: more than 2100 kids across the country have been hospitalized this week with confirmed or suspected cases of covid. that's up by 800 according to federal data. new york's cases

we started to see that transition from rain over to snow for areas like st. louiskansas city, and that system is going to continue to push down to the south and east. as it does it's going to bring a lot of colder air with it so you're going to start to see that changeover for a lot of other cities, nashville, knoxville, in towards atlanta. this is where you have the winter weather alerts even an ice storm warning for portions of the carolinas and georgia. it goes to show you how many people are impacted by this particular storm. throughout the day today, the low will dive down deep into the southeast, eventually sliding ever so slowly across the southeast before then shooting back up against the eastern seaboard impacting areas of the mid-atlantic and northeast once we get into sunday and monday. ice is going to be hands down the biggest concern with the storm. widespread, about a quarter inch. some places could pick up three quarters inch of ice obviously going to cause huge widespread power outages and dangerous road conditions. heavy jest snowboards between nas

reporter david louis shows us how a bay area company is connecting high schools and college students.ey have opened up all sorts of new ways to communicate, this company is helping college-bound students. >> it chokes me up to have high-school students say, oh my gosh, this totally changed the direction of my life. david: he is a senior at walnut creek's loss lummis high school. she has applied to a dozen colleges but only visited a couple in california due to time and expense. so she has done a dozen video chats students attending schools where she has applied. >> they are giving me answers that i can find online, on the college website, or simply through other reviews online. i am getting very honest, none sugarcoated answers. david: the service has grown by word-of-mouth and has partnered with the state ptas in three states, plus counselors at colleges and universities. a 10-minute session costs $25. $20 goes to the college students. >>. >> as a college student, extra income is important. so having this platform that is easy to use and gives me additional money on the site has been

louis in 1994 before returning to l.a. in 2016. since, the number of l.a. area 49ers fans has grown. >>> developing this morning, a supreme court justice and san francisco native steven brower set to retire at the end of the high court's term. what's next on capitol hill. >> reporter: san francisco's native son, supreme court justice steven brower will step down from the highest court in the land. president joe biden will nominate his replacement on the subject of the supreme court, biden made this promise while campaigning in 2020. >> i will appoint the first black woman to the court. it is required that they have representation now. it's long overdue. >> reporter: the white house press secretary affirmed that commitment. >> the president has stated and reiterated his commitment to nominating a black woman to the supreme court and certainly stands by that. >> reporter: a moderate liberal he was d by esiden clinton in 1994. described as pragmatic and fact oriented he has written key opinions upholding affirmative action, affordable care act, a woman's right to c

be further up the coast and central foot california and ports, and louis at miramar and pacific, which are further towards the bay area. but the whole of the west coast of the us is on alert, is on standby because the fee to get this water is coming, they just don't know where it's going to be was. i will not just talking about the united states, we're talking about the entire coast even further down towards chile, chile is now going on because they're a phase of the water could hit the coast that on top of that, japan has extended its warning already. there was already one warning that the waters could be as high as a meta, and now there is a warning that those waters could hit 3 meters. and we've just heard of the last few minutes from new zealand prime minister to sender. all that he was saying that the fact that tom is cut off. this is a very worrying situation. they can assess just how bad things are in. so the thing doesn't say here, pretty okay at the moment. but in other parts of the world, adrian, they are incredibly concerned about further up the coast from you. so, and i know it's a long way away. what are

. >> workers were on foot, to search areas where he was sighted. but he remained e louis i.acked him to a park. the search team set up wildlife cameras, to make sure he was eating the food they were leaving out for him. >> i had never seen this where a dog escaped and made his way into a park. these people put in tend being what saved him. i think he found a safe spot and stayed there. that's why, you know, we decided to keep him there. if we can't get him right away, we had to keep him there. >> they eventually got involved, setting up this elaborate and safe trap. you can see himsniffing around. he goes for the food. >> so, i took a bunch of liver and rotisserie chicken from the store. i loaded his bowl and i took that from his feeding spot and put it in the trap. i poured a trail of chicken broth to the trap. he followed it like planned. this many people going through all this. workers rescued him from the trap. he's now recovering and getting back into his routine at the shelter. >> they didn't figure out what he likes to eat. rotisserie chicken. >> liver, as well. >>> a

area. but we also just moved from l.a. three years ago. we're still winning here. l.a. >> around the same time that the rams moved from st. louis to los angeles, right? so that's now your adopted team. can you cheer for the team -- >> you can go back and forth, for sure. i usually go for the team with the best looking uniform. >> which is? >> i'll say the rams right now. >> the bengals got the tiger stripes. >> the orange or the blue? >> listen, i will be cheering for the commercials. >> we're football experts, can you tell? >>> coming up, the tragic end for a former miss u.s.a. >>> and the fallout by misinformation by wildly popular joe rogan and what he himself is now saying. >>> and later when life hands you a snowstorm, you make snowballs. the epic snowball fight in new york city. platform's new >>> >>> new york was among six cities nationwide to hold a rally sunday highlighting the spike in hate crimes against asian-americans. in san francisco, they say cases are up more than 500% since the start of the pandemic. one advocacy group says 10,000 incidents were reported nationwide in the first 18 months after the covid crisis

the only way to truly find out normally these areas are off limits and today or opportunity had arrived. we side to go in and take a look in ah ah ah louis, things that have happened in the world were being done by people who had a great vision of how society could be better. but that great vision is typically the less amish in representation is not real. it doesn't take into account any of the complexity of reality. the subtlety you how various and complex people i put them into categories as this lot is bad, we'll get rid of them. you know and change is an organic process. change is an evolution and the opposition is not to gene status and everything must stay the same and everything must be radically changed. a radical change is not the way that that kills ah, christmas. the traditional, you'll died on a day this year, making this traditional special christmas guide me christmas tolerance, diversity guide. we all know that christmas is a family holiday. so make sure all your parents are properly number. i follow the agenda and make us no woman instead of snowman, or even better, that this new person designed for themselves. ah, no gif

louis, you have potential for up to a quarter inch of freezing rain is expected to cross that area.ee with a high-resolution forecast imagery, clear across the new england coastline. there's the mixture of weather, the snain as i like to call it mixture of rain and snow, and western great lakes, ice accumulation, less than a quarter inch. we could see significantly higher amounts into central pennsylvania as the system moves up and over that region. temperatures are cold this morning. well below freezing for many locations. i want to give you a quick update on a situation that happened in washington just south of seattle yesterday. interstate 5 was closed for a 20-mile period because of the flooding. and the heavy rain that's melted a lot of the snow around the area recently. still, flood watches in place for seattle and to the south. but the good news is, interstate 5 is back open. ivan. >> okay. that's certainly good news here in washington state. derek van dam, thank you very much. >>> sumo wrestling is no longer just for men. after the break, we're going to meet a woman who is h

area. environmentally-friendly cars of the future could be conceived in palo alto and abc 7 reporter david louisplains governor newsom was there reporting his plan to make it easier to go green. david: innovation has been at the heart of what silicon valley does, developing a carbon-free future with electric and autonomous vehicles. automakers like ford, which established an innovation center in palo alto sick choose ago, have an ally in governor newsom. he sees them as essential partners in a $10 billion zero emissions vehicle spending plan. >> you can't be serious about addressing climate change decarbonizing your economy and running your economy on a carbon-free engine unless you are making investments to partner with automobile manufacturers to do just that. david: with the goal to end a sale of gasoline-power vehicles by 2035, the governor wants to find $6 billion in the next budget to ease the transition. the money would expand the network of charging stations and support development of zero-emission trucks, transit and school buses. a quarter billion dollars would help low income resident

louis loses to the falcons, so we're watching that, too. you can watch the raiders take on the chargers right here on nbc bay area on sunday.ending this morning, let's be a lady tonight. $610 million up for grabs in tonight's powerball drawing, and it's one for the record books. tonight's drawing is the ninth highest jackpot in powerball history, but you have to be really lucky. 1 in 292 million. the same chances that the kids get all their socks in the hamper. >> yeah, i have a drawer full of the missing ones. if you don't play you can't win. we'll see. it's 5:49 right now. >>> let's check a different type of numbers this morning, checking the temperatures with meteorologist, kari hall. >> good morning. yes, if i am not here in the morning you know why -- you know, we will have to switch up the weather or something and head to hawaii after i hit that jackpot. in sonoma, we're waking up to 50 degrees. we will continue to see a lot of clouds throughout the day. i am watching the north bay because this is where we could see some of the spotty light showers. much of the rest of the bay area will be dry today. take a look at ou

louis and indianapolis tomorrow, but that low in denver quickly going through the southeast tomorrow. snowing in places like nashville and up through west virginia by this time tomorrow night. then into the new york city area, i-95 is going to see it from d.c. to new york, all the way to boston. 2 to 6 inches of snow come friday morning. it will be slick. david? >> rob, thank you. >>> tomorrow, this nation will mark one year since the attack on the capitol. and tonight, news from the attorney general, merrick garland, who said today, when it comes to investigating those responsible, he vowed to hold people accountable, quote, at any level. tonight, right here, three of the officers who came under attack sitting down with me one year later what they ask of their fellow americans, republicans, democrats, independents. their warning right here tonight about what they believe could still happen in this country. and what they said when inasked about accountability and the former president. this is the first time that all three of you have sat down for an interview since you testified? >> yes. >> correct. >> nearly a year later, do you all still live this? >> yes. every single day. the way i sleep. getting break

louis, which is about 3 hours drive north of los angeles in central california that so some heavy ways further north, they also so some in miramar and pacifica which are up in the bay area, san francisco. oh, so santa cruz, so some localized flooding, but nothing that you could really sized cause any real, huge levels of damage, certainly no casualties, certainly no huge amounts of damage. and that was the concern because we knew that these waves were coming via the national weather service, told us earlier today to expect them at around 8 o'clock in the morning. and we were told that these waves could be anywhere between a quarter of a meter to our meter high. they're in the and they were just over a meter high in port saint louis. i'm but they are still in this 3 stage. and that is because they can't lift status until the waves go below this level and stay below that level for a number of hours. we do know that the advisory, though, has been lifted on the islands of hawaii co, which is one of the items i saw some heavier waves a little bit earlier today. they saw some localized flooding again, nothing huge, but certainly nothing that they wanted. they've now been in a

but sometimes the areas of light drizzle and rainfall in the cold air, like this morning over st. louis, in chicago a glaze of ice expected. keep that in mind if you head out today. the rest of the region is going to be all rain that we're dealing with. you will, as the storm goes throughout the day, heavy rain developing, and the possibility of thunderstorms from houston to shreveport, little rock. it'll go to plain rain eventually. and then watching the storm system sweep to the east, this is a problem in the northeast tomorrow with the freezing rain. but the areas with the heavy snow like d.c., >>> we are starting a mild and we are seeing dense fog up to the north bay. if you are going to be traveling this morning, keep in mind on the roads. santa rosa is down to about half a mile in visibility, same goes for the napa, nevada area. expect to see the fog at least for the first half of the day. we are not expecting any rain. the fast moving system is completely out of the region. >> kristen and peter, that's your weekend forecast. >> bill, thank you very much. >>> just ahead here, ever

area, it's statewide. >> it can be stolen from one place, san francisco, new york, st. louis, whatever, and but then it finds its way online. it's competing with legitimate goods, with goods that are entirely legal online. you have competition that's making its way to the online marketplaces that's due to organized crime at the brick and mortar level. >> that's fair to say. it's unfair competition. they are getting the products for cheaper. that's what our team does. we track the investigations state to state all across the country. ultimately, it leads us to the same place, which is an online marketplace. >> what do you think is the best way for this body to address that phenomenon? >> the swift passage of the informed act is vital and first step. >> very good. thank you for that. i want to turn to the amazon self-preferencing question. i think you testified to senator klobuchar that your product in particular that amazon for a while had a knockoff of your product. >> that's correct. >> it's been taken down. >> it was taken down only because i will say it accidentally infrin

louis fans. >> kids got skills. he won a gold glove for his defensive play. he said that he will stick to baseball and leave teaching to the real pros. si202.move we haven't seen the bay areaunty urging you to stay home starting at midnight. >>> and they say they are coming for our jobs. apparently they are also coming for our faces. the new robot just revealed four years in the making. >>> streaming today on cbsn bay area, a new season of super man and lois premieres tonight. we get a run down of all the tech trends to watch this year. coming up at 8:30. you can watch at kpix.com or on the app or on the cbs news app. you can download it for free. ? a live look. look at that. on this tuesday >>> we are watching for potential changes when it comes to marking recommendations. hearing the cdc is considering changes theirs to recommend kn95 or n95 masks instead of cloth masks because they are more protective. you may remember the cdc didn't specify them because there weren't enough of them. there's a lot more on the market and with omicron it could be the time. nothing official yet from the cdc. we will watch it. >>> in sonoma county where the health officer here is recommendi

area plagued by high unemployment. he lost his job as a bartender and says limited work opportunities make staying away from these groups . almost impossible. like louis though you always are part of it. is it all of life? did it a little of the story? it is all i know or so. yes, my very will go for answer. yes. been for them or your bedroom for on. if you ever go away will and no i was just really i don't do so. i but those picking up a musical instrument instead of a gun, ho, programs like this will make a difference. creating an alternative for children who often have little choice for me to mila al jazeera cape town. south africa, top. your sports is gemma, a. thank you. fi, so we start with the tennis at the australian open at top seed. daniel medford f is made into the quarter finals after a hard fought when over american, maxine feresi i there was some frustrating moments for medford as he was upset there being denied a toilet. right. but after 3 and a half hours, it was the russian who came through to win in 4 sets. he's the favorite in the absence of nevada jarvis and remains on track to when his 2nd grand slam, after his us opened triumph i

area, the problem is statewide. >> in other words, it can be stolen from one place, san francisco, new york, st. louis, wherever, but then it finds its way online, so it shows up in online marketplaces in some context and it's competing with legitimate goods with goods that are entirely legal online, and you've got competition that's making its way to the marketplaces that's due to organized crime at the brick and mortar level. is that fair to say? >> it's fair, but i would say it's unfair competition. they're getting the products for much, much cheaper, but that's what our team does. we track these investigations state to state all across the country and ultimately it leads us to the same place which is an online marketplace. >> what do you think is the best way for this body to address that phenomenon? >> i think the swift passage of the act is a vital first step. >> thank you for that. i want to turn to the amazon self-preferencing question here for a moment. mr. muderick, i think you testified to senator klobuchar earlier that your product in particular, that amazon for a while had an amazon basic

area transit district . i am here with mycolleague carl holmes , mark hanna, louis stiles and iris is also on the line. the district will present expert mark hanna and we have procedures to obtain accurate and necessary removal of the subject trees so that the state mandated construction can commence. this has been a long-standing process and we have followed all procedures and guidelines. with that i'mgoing to turn it over to our experts on the material . mark, are you readyto go west and mark . >> thank you. my name is mark hanna, i'm project manager for both the market street renovation contract and the market street canopies contract where installing escalators at each of four downtown stationsin the market and marketer of , montgomery, powell street and civic center and the canopies over the top. as sterling pointed out, but does follow a process for all its projects. you for allowing me to present bart's position on the appeals beingheard . the district understands which hearing as part of the appeals and decisions made by the bureau of import enforcement and we appreciate the opportunity to be a

area, the problem is statewide. that's why we need federal legislation. >> right, so, in other, words it could be stolen from one place, san francisco, new york, st. louis, wherever -- but then, it finds its way online. it shows up in online marketplaces in some context and it is completing with illegitimate goods? legal goods. and you have competition that is due to organized crime at the brick and mortar level, is that fair to say? >> that is fair to say. but i would say -- products for much, much cheaper. but that's what our team does, we track these investigations, they -- all across the country, and ultimately, it leads us to the same place, which is an online marketplace -- >> and what do you think is the best way for this body to address that phenomenon? >> i think the swift passage of the inform act is a good first step. >> thank you for that. i want to turn to the amazon -- question here for a moment. mr. muderick, i think you testified earlier that your product and particular that amazon, for a while, had an amazon's basic knock off of your product -- >> that's correct. and it has now been taken down? >> it was taken down only because, it acci

louis area, the banning of one of the most crucial portraits on the nuances of racism, "the bluest eye." we make all these hand maids tale comparisons, when we warn of dystopia, as an american reality. this isn't some left wing freakout, this is real and happening. not at some later time or in the hazy distant future, it's happening now. book purging, the scrubbing of history. like this teacher, who was fired for discussing white privilege. and now, the banning of "maus." it sets our kids up for failure, because it robs them of the ability to participate in critical thinking and empathy. then we got to wondering, maybe that's the point. joining me now is art spiegelman, and jerry craft, author of "new kid," a novel pulled by a texas school district after a parent complained that it promoted critical race theory and marxism. thank you for being here. mr. spiegelman, your book, and i have a copy of it here, is a brilliant way to discuss and let young people confront and understand the holocaust in a format that is popular with young people. graphic novel format. what do you make of these