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. >> plus dramatic rescues underway of the wreck aage in japan. 70 people have been pulled overnight. the plan to find those still missing, that's next. >>> the embattled president of harvard university is are resigning after a plagiarism scandal and anti-semitism on college campuses. the'ses first black president had the shortest tenure in the history to just 6 months and 2 days. tensions have been running high since the attack in hamas with protests turning violent and claims of anti-semitism. harvard saw protests and reports of anti-semitism opt campus. la month gay testified before a congressional committee and say calls for genocide and bullying and harassment on campus. >> does calling for the genocide of jews violate harvard's rules of harassment, yes or no? >> it can be depending on the the context. >> again, later apologized for that response. matt egan has been covering this every step of the way. what's next? >> the last few months have been a nightmare for harvard and everyone who cares about harvard. the fact that she's resigned does no end that nightmare. the problems co

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. - why don't you call aag... and find out what a reverse mortgage can mean for you?our free no-obligation info kit. call the number on your screen. >>> health experts reporting a surge in cases of flu and rsv fueled by a busy travel season. right now, at least 30 states have very high or high numbers of respiratory illnesses according to the cdc. with hospitalizations also on the rise. joining us now, blaine alexander and dr. patel, obama white house policy director and msnbc medical contributor. at the same time, we are also seeing vaccination numbers hitting new lows. what should we know? >> well, the numbers are so low that the cdc actually put out a message to doctors earlier in the december basically saying they wanted them to urge their high risk patients to get vaccinated. that shows you where the cdc is. when you look at the latest covid report for example, only 18% of adults have gotten that shot. the flu shot is well below 50% of adults. lower than it was last year. so experts of course say when you look at those numbers plus the fact of where we are right