the case against 5 men plotting to kill michigan governor gretchen whitmer is falling apart. arrested the men and received praise from the media. >> they were so angry about whitmer's covid restrictions they were planing to kidnap and possibly kill her. >> the fbi exposed a plot to kidnap her. >> 13 members were arrested to kidnap and possibly execute michigan governor gretchen whitmer for treason in an attempt to spark a second civil war. >> will: she also thanked the fbi. >> earlier today the fbi announced state and federal charges against 13 members of 2 militia groups for preparing to kidnap and possibly kill me. if you break the law or conspire to commit act of violence against anyone, we will find you. we will hold you accountable and bring you to justice. >> will: an update: in a court filing this week the accused demands the charges be dropped. the attorneys claimed that federal informants funded and encouraged the plot. it looks like this never would have materialized without the fbi's involvement. that's the allegation. julie kelly is a writer who has been covering t

department of justice's case against five men accused of plotting to kidnap michigan governor gretchen whitmert. the fbi's first arrested these men late last year, and instanty received endless praise from the media. >> militia men who were so angry about whitmer's covid restrictions in michigan that they were plotting to kidnap and possibly kill her over it. those men were ultimately arrested by the fbi. >> just hours at after the fbi expose a dangerous terrorist plot to kidnap her. 13 men were arrested in and alleged domestic terrorism plot to kidnap and execute governor whitmer for treason in an attempt to spark a second civil war. >> will: whitmer also thank the fbi from saving her from these men she says were trying to kill her. >> earlier today, attorney general dana national was joined by officials from the department of justice and the fbi to announce state and federal charges against 13 members of two militia groups who were preparing to kidnap an. if you break the law or conspire to commit heinous acts of violence against anyone, we will find you, we will hold you accountable, and we

governor gretchen whitmer call >> my heart goes out to the families.his is an unimaginable tragedyi >> reporter: the youngest student killed was just 14 years old. and tonight, the suspected shooter is refusing to talk and h has asked for an attorney. the sheriff's department says he could be tried and charged as an adult, norah. >> o'donnell: nancy chen with that breaking news. thank you, nancy. we want to turn now to the covid pandemic. the head of the federal reserve said today that the new variant, omicron, could throw a wrench into america's economic recovery, slowing hiring and hampering the fight against inflation. well, that sent shock waves through wall street. the dow fell more than 600 points. that's a loss of nearly 2%. more than 200 cases of the new variant have turned up in 20 countries. we get more now from cbs' errol barnett. >> reporter: even before omicron cases are confirmed in the u.s., tonight, researchers are preparing for its arrival, racing to analyze the strength of the arsenal to fight it. today, moderna's c.e.o. told the "fin

how did gretchen whitmer make the list. cnn recommends the mayor of new orleans. huh?is nice and charming and friendly but how is new orleans doing these days? cleaner, safer, how are the schools? if you have been there, you know. if mitch landrue makes the list why not bill de blasio. why didn't bill de blasio replace joe biden. he is unemployed. bills could turn all of america into penn station. what a campaign slogan. 2024 make america fillingy again. -- filthy again. we are getting to the bottom of the cnn biden replacement list and we find the name of stacey abrams am she is a voting rights activist. electing her as president would signal the end of the modern era. you know the kind of country you would get with stacey abrams in charge. unqualified? of course. but also delusional. to this day, 3 years after the fact, stacey abrams never conceded she lost the georgia governor's race and claims that election was stolen from her. but wait a second, you ask. isn't that attack on democracy? when you challenge an election result in this country, you are shredding democr

how else did gretchen whitmer make the list? who on, now! should also know cnn recommends a former mayor, mitch landrue makes the list why not bill de blasio? why didn't bill de blasio replace joe biden? he is unemployed. bills could turn all of america into penn station. what a campaign slogan. 2024 make america filthy again. we are getting to the bottom of the cnn biden replacement list and we find the name of stacey abrams am she is a voting rights activist. de blasio 2024, make america filthy again. can't wait for cnn's endorsement for that. no doubt, it's coming. now we're getting to the bottom of cnn's replacement list. we find the name of stacey abrams. she was once -- electing stacey abrams president of the united states would amount to the single largest act of equity ever committed in the modern era. it'll signal the end of the modern era. you know exactly the kind of country would you get with stacey abrams in charge. is she unqualified for the job? of course she's unqualified. she's also -- this is a bonus -- totally delusional t

. >> bret: suspects charged with plotting to kidnap michigan governor gretchen whitmer say not only didrime, but the government set them up. correspondent david spunt is following the case tonight. >> attorneys for these men accused of developing a plot to kidnap michigan governor gretchen whitmer say not only are they innocent but the fbi and justice department plot to entrap them. one of the original defendants pleaded guilty and is serving a 6-year sentence in prison. federal prosecutors say the six were upset over covid-19 staked out whitmer's vacation home in northern michigan with hopes of taking her. >> there are debraved things happening in our society. i trust law enforcement and the judicial process to get justice. >> according to a recent 20 page pre-trial motion, defense attorneys wrote in part when the government was faced with evidence showing that the defendants had no interest in a kidnapping plot, it refused refused to accept failure and continued to push its plan. >> a lot of room for mischief. the government can do a lot of enticing persuading, con geology to get peop

reporter: another sign the democrats are souring to the idea of vaccine mandates, governor gretchen whitmer new york and kathy hoe kuhl have come out of certain types of mandate citing staffing challenges mandates could cause in a recent meeting meeting with business leaders, governor whitmer said i know if that mandate happens we'll lose state employees. that is why i haven't proposed a mandate. we have a lot of the same concerns. it will be a problem for all of us. so you see,. liz, more and more prominent democrats voicing opposition to these mandates especially the one proposed by the leader of the democratic party, joe biden. liz? elizabeth: thank you for your reporting there. we have former white house testing czar, dr. brett giroir. thanks for being on. what was the reaction to the senate vote? >> i was very happy with it. i would hope it would be 100-0 to vote down the mandates but 52-48 is good. the democrats have tried to say if you're against a federal government mandate, one branch of the federal government mandate, you're anti-vaccine and antiscience, all this villainization. t

michigan governor gretchen whitmer but, of course, you won't hear any attack campaigns on her.lace by lore troll fauci and other democrats. look at what is happening. last week michigan saw the highest number of covid hospitalizations to date. according to the state health department there, more than 08% of total hospital inpatient beds and 84% of intensive care unit beds were full and michigan just keeps breaking records, not the good kind of as of monday the state recorded 16,590 confirmed cases of covid within a three-day period which is the most active cases it has seen throughout the entire pandemic. the numbers are so horrible. so why isn't whitmer being vilified like ron desantis was? well, because, of course, the media is not driven by facts. it's driven by double standards and politics. joining me now to unpack all of this pulitzer prize winning journalist charlie leduff. thank you very much for being here. >> hey, tammy. >> tammy: i laid out the numbers for you it's really perplexing, florida is doing well and gretchen whitmer the great state of michigan are in a lot

democratic governors as well, lori kelly in kansas, some reports suggest gretchen whitmer in michigannt am of these vaccine mandates. keep in mind, those state their fully vaccinated rate is 55%. that gives you a sense how many workers could potentially be affected if compliance with the vaccine mandate is not fully there. the bottom line, though, the democratic party is with president biden on this, but among republicans, the growing attitude, consensus, is on capitol hill, at least, as pro vaccines but anti-mandates. that's how they're selling this particular resolution. >> how do you read the sentiment from somebody supportive of what the president has done on the state level. that's michigan governor gretchen whitmer who is saying she is not posing at the state level and michigan would lose employees. again she is sa democrat. she's been somebody who has been supportive largely in the biden administration policy? >> absolutely. this is not exactly a joe manchin-type figure. there was speculation being considered for a vice president. she has been a loyal ally all the way through.

. >> when a governor like, say, gretchen whitmer or tony -- calls you up and says governor cooper youth carolina in a year that joe biden lost it. and tom sellis, a republican won it. you are the only democratic of the major three races that was able to win. what's your answer as to explaining why? >> well democratic governors right now are saving democracy. and you have got these democratic governors who have republican legislatures. the governors are the ones protecting voting rights. women's reproductive rights, environmental safeguarded. you got stand up and tell the people you are going to do those things. i think the people appreciate that. what tony eebers and gretchen whitmer and laura kelley and steve sis rack and all of these democratic governors have is a record of competence and they have done the job. and senators get most of the attention. governors get the job done. and i think if they can communicate that to the people, and we're going to help them at the dga. they are going to win reelection. we have not lost incumbent democratic governor election since 2014 and we do

. >>> five men charged in the plot to kidnap gretchen whitmer want the case thrown out. arguing federal officials invented the alleged conspiracy and entrapped their clients. all face up to life in prison if convicted and their trial is set to begin in march. a sixth person has already pleaded guilty. >>> bodycam videos expected to be released today in the los angeles police shooting that left a suspect and a 14-year-old bystander dead. investigators say valentina or to iana peralta were hit. they were there buying a dress, and the suspect had a record that included a domestic violence guilty plea. >>> and now to the intense search for a 3-year-old girl from san antonio, texas who has been missing now for a week. she was last seen on december 20th on the playground of her family's apartment complex. authorities say they do not believe she was abducted. the family came to the u.s. from afghanistan in 2019. a reward for information has now swelled to $150,000. >>> okay. let's take a look at your monday morning weather. so we mentioned all that snow across the west. it cont

we also saw republicans, some democratic governors like gretchen whitmer out there in michigan talking about these mandates being a problem. how concerned is the white house, democrats, that there could be some pushback on even from their own party on these mandates? jake: it's kind of over now because the house is not going to bring it up. but this is the -- this is the -- this almost shut the government down. i mean, remember, just a couple of weeks ago, republicans were threatening to shut down the government for -- to defund so to speak these mandates. i think this. i think that jon tester and joe manchin, the two democrats who voted with republicans here are aknopp list, right? joe manchin and jon tester represent states that donald trump won by 40 something points. that's kind of the dynamic there. and i think what democrats say by a large and i've talked to a lot of democrats about this, which is like the courts in their view, even a lot of them privately say the courts will strike this down. we'll have to see. that's -- that's a long way from being -- from being done. but i wou

>> michigan governor gretchen whitmer called it every parent's worst nightmare. >> my heart goes out to the families. this is an unimaginable tragedy. >> reporter: the youngest student killed was just 14 years old. and tonight, the suspected shooter is refusing to talk and has asked for an attorney. the sheriff's department says he could be tried and charged as an adult. norah. >> nancy chen with that breaking news. thank you, nancy. >>> we want to turn now to the covid pandemic. the head of the federal reserve said today that the new variant, omicron, could throw a wrench into america's economic recovery. slowing hiring and hampering the fight against inflation. well, that sent shock waves through wall street. the dow fell more than 600 points. that's a loss of nearly 2%. nearly 200 cases of the new variant have turned up in 20 countries. we get more now from cbs's errol barnett. >> reporter: even before omicron cases are confirmed in the u.s., tonight researchers are preparing for its arrival. racing to analyze the strength of the arsenal to fight it. today, moderna's ceo told "the

prosecutors say they were upset over gretchen whitmer's covid-19 measures.according to an affidavit. according to a 20-page motion filed just days ago, a defense attorney argued that doj and fbi and others invented a conspiracy an end trapped the men, who could face life in prison. >> generally that strategy is not particularly successful. there's a lot of room for mischief. the government can do a lot of enticing, persuading, cajoling to get people to commit a crime, and it's uphill to even raise the issue of entrapment for a jury, much less get the case dismissed pretrial. >> when the trial begins, the defense to bring up the conviction of this man, former fbi special agent richard trask, he was arrested on a domestic violence charge involving his wife in a separate case. he pleaded no contest recently. he also posted a tirade full of obscenities about former president donald trump on his facebook page. the attorneys are specifically asking the judge to throw out the conspiracy charge, which would knicks the main part of the government argument the trial i

. >> reporter: governor gretchen whitmer emotional while speaking about the shooting. >> this is every parent's worst might mayor. . >> this is a uniquely american problem we need to address. at this juncture we need to focus on the community, the families, supporting all the first responders, including the incredible people at our hospitals that are working so hard to save the lives of those who are fighting for their lives right now. >> reporter: president biden weighed in on the incident while on a visit in minnesota. . >> as we learn the full tails, my heart goes out to the familiesen during the unimaginable grief of losing a loved one. . >> stunned by the tragedy that ended three young lives far too soon. >> they didn't deserve to die tonight. we're all family, a community. and i think we need to really go through this together. >> reporter: and, sadly, guys, this morning a 14-year-old girl who a ventilator, she continues to fight to survive, continues to fight for her life. as we wait word from prosecutors on whether they're going to charge the alleged shooter, the 15-year-old, a

brighton's vaccine mandates peer joe manchin coming out against them and prominent liberals like gretchen whitmere workforce. so, dana and i will go to you on this. obviously a big turn on the title. what do you think the biden administration will do? >> dana: lets go back to argus in afghanistan for just a moment. the middle of the month afghanistan going downhill because we are watching this happen. all of a sudden, a press conference announced by president biden, talking about afghanistan? pay attention. that is when he announced vaccine mandates to change the subject. and i think he completely miscalculated. i understand wanting to get people vaccinated absolutely and i support vaccines for the people make sense for healthwise. but rand paul did something interesting. the committee showing how the job impact in different states is the result of these vaccine mandates. so if you look at it that way, you have the president saying "we will do these mandates." the republicans will say something and it would be job impact. so in some ways, this decision in the middle of afghanistan to throw out th

cuomo is gone but gretchen whitmer from michigan? j.b. pritzker in illinois.ve failed spectacularly as governors. with their track records, neither would last a month and his business, the hotel chain. high it would be firing an overnight manager in cleveland just for being rude to guests, let alone the kind of track record those two governors have. that's where the democrat governors with terrific records? there really aren't any, certainly not compared to the republicans. ron desantis in florida, who will join you later in the show. greg abbott in texas, bill lee in tennessee, pete ricketts in nebraska, kim reynolds in iowa, and many more. the g.o.p. may have an aging senate minority leader in mitch mcconnell, but it also has a slate of younger elected officials who are energetic, conservative, and smart. whether or not trump decides to run again, the main point is that the g.o.p. actually has a very deep bench. if the democrats are trying to put a good face on all of this, but they know they're going to need to replace biden and they know that running kamal

gretchen whitmer, stacey abrams who is hailed for proclaiming her election is stolen.ow that works. giving all these versions of the new york jets and giants, why not hillary at the democratic nominee when you consider the competition? >> miranda. >> yes, hillary so she can lose again spectacularly. that was a hilarious column, joe, and it certainly makes us interested ot think that hillary might come back. and you're right. the rest of the democrat field seems to be pretty lackluster and i think that's because they are not listening to the people. the only reason the joe biden won last time was because he was presented as a moderate, a unifier. people were crying out for some sort of unifying president without really realizing that as a mirage. so maybe the democrats repudiated their progressive, their radical stances. in the primaries. it was incredible. all the ideas like stacking the supreme court and abolishing the electoral college and someone, these are all mainstreamed by those candidates. the democratic party has been pulled so hard to the left that is has bec

governor gretchen whitmer calling the shooting an unimaginable tragedy. >> we need to focus on the communitythe families, supporting all the first responders including the en incredible people at our hospitals. this is every parents' worst nightmare. >> so far they have no idea what his motive was stephanie, a fast police response, i understand. >> reporter: there have been multiple agencies out here today from the fbi to the local police departments and the oakland county sheriff right now tonight a lot of questions for this community over were there warning signs about this potential happening we've spoken to a student already who said he didn't go to school today because he was concerned something could happen the under sheriff of oakland county is telling us they can't talk about that. they're investigating everything and they'll give us more information in a couple of hours. when this happened, they said everything was done correctly in the school as it should be done in a situation like this there were more than 100 calls to 911 that suspect was taken into custody. they did everything

governor gretchen whitmer of michigan, phil murphy of new jersey and kathy hochul of new york recentlyandates citing staffing challenges mandates could cause n a recent meeting with business leaders governor whitmer said i know if that mandate happens we'll lose state employees. that is why i haven't proposed a mandate. we have a lot of the same concerns. it is going to be a problem for all of us. so you see there, chars, more and more democrats voicing their opposition to president biden's vaccine mandates which by the way are held up in the courts right now unenforceable if they do go into effect january 4th before the courts make a decision. charles: grady, thank you very much. i want to bring in the cio of trend macro, don luskin. don, this morning you looked at what you called the predictable cycle of fear peddling in the media. you're absolutely right. was the market reacting to the potential of sort of ham-fisted restrictions that even some of the culprits said may have been a mistake? >> the market is resilient in the face of all this omicron, fear peddling, is impressive. we'r

pete buttigieg, elizabeth warren, amy klobuchar, roy cooper, mitch landrieu, gina raimondo, gretchen whitmer. pritzker and get this sean, stacey abrams. i guess she will have to leave her spot as governor of join you. governor of georgia. we all know that's what she thinks she is. >> sean: joe biden, why would he care if the american people especially independents don't want him to run for reelection. i don't think anyone is going to take joe biden off the track of running for reelection. to emily's point, this is horrific. if you say more independence want donald trump and joe biden, you're in the dumpster. the point on the democrat party, they are lost, you have a lot of these socialist progressives out there pushing for these policies. big spending, that's failing because of inflation. and you have these boot wearing union members. what about the party of old that looks out for the american worker? they can't find a unified message to move forward on because their party is split and i don't think that's going to end this year or before the 2024 election. big problems for the party. >> kay

. >> the michigan governor gre gretchen whitmer also speaking out, tweeting, nobody should be afraid to go to work, to school or even their own home. her voice breaking, saying this. >> i think this is every parent's worst nightmare. >> certainly is. we'll get to our reporters in the field. we have folks working on it as we await this press conference. i'm going to bring in alexandra field. alexandra, thank you for joining us. three students dead tonight, eight others wounded. what do you know about this? >> look, don, you keep saying we can't get numb, but when you look at the video you showed, it's chilling. that's why i have to pay attention tonight to what other details emerge about this shooting. a 14-year-old, a 16-year-old, a 17-year-old who aren't coming home tonight because they went off to high school in america earlier today. seven other students who were shot and injured and then a teacher, also shot and injured. we know that the gunshots rang out in the middle of the school day. it was just before 1:00. 911 was flooded with phone calls, about 100 people calling in to rep

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. >> michigan governor gretchen whitmer laid flowers at the memorial at oxford high school today, and we're learning more about the four victims who were killed. 16-year-old tate myre, 17-year-old madisyn baldwin had already been accepted to several colleges and universities, 14-year-old hana st. juliana's volleyball team, says, we will never forget you. and justin shilling was co-captain of his bowling team. shimon prokupecz is in oxford, michigan. the prosecutor said she was considering charges for the parents of the suspect. any movement on that today? >> reporter: no. so far, no movement on that, victor. we are waiting to hear from officials on that. they seem to indicate that they are going to move forward, at least yesterday, they did with charging the parents. we have not seen the parents. we have been by the house. so it's really no movement on that. of course, the big question, why the prosecutors are raising this idea that they're going to charge the parents is because of the gun. the gun was purchased four days before this shooting, and it's questions about whether or not t

. >>> also the defense team for the men charged with conspireing to kidnap gretchen whitmer are asking for indictment to be overthrown. just months before they're set to go on trial. the suspects facing the possibility of life in prison. >>> we'll begin with the latest on the omicron variant. monica alba is standing by for the president. nbc's alison barber is live in times square. i'm also joined by dr. blackstock, founder and ceo of advancing health equity and an msnbc medical contributor. monica, let's start with you. we'll see the president joining the covid-19 response team's regular call with the national governor's association. i understand you learned more about what we could learn during the meeting. >> this is a routine check-in they do with the nation's governors. but what's notable today is that president biden himself will also be joining to really offer assurances to all of them that help is here if they need it. that the u.s. government is prepared to offer any assistance as all of these different states battle the omicron surge and perhaps just as importantly, i'm told

. >> reporter: michigan's governor, gretchen whitmer, arriving at oxford high school to pay respectsn 60 schools in the county are also closed because of copycat threats. >> if you're making threats, we're going to find you. >> reporter: wolf, there's so many questions being raised tonight about the behavior that the suspect was demonstrating in the hours and in the day before this attack on tuesday afternoon. we're learning from law enforcement officials that the school is saying that they did not have any history related to this student for concerning behavior, but certainly it was reported in the hours before the attack and in the day before the attack. the key question now, why this information wasn't relayed to law enforcement or the school resource officer who is assigned to this high school. wolf. >> alexandra field reporting from oxford. thank you very much. >>> let's discuss with the oakland county michigan sheriff, michael bouchard. thank you for joining us. i know you say these two different teachers reported the student's disturbing behavior. what specifically raised thei

michigan's governor gretchen whitmer calling the shooting an unimaginable tragedy >> i think we needo focus on the community, the families, supporting all the first responders including the incredible people at our hospitals that are working so sg hard to save the p lives of those who are fighting this is every parent's worst nightmare. >> so far they have no idea what his motive was local coverage from nbc affiliate weiy and their reporter stephanie parkinson live in oxford township. stephanie, a fast police response, i understand >> reporter: there have been multiple agencies out here today right now tonight a lot of questions fo from the fbi to the local police departments and as you mentioned the oakland county sheriff where i am is in oakland county. right now tonight a lot of questions for this community over were there warning signs about this potentially happen the under sheriff of oakland county is tellin happening. we've spoken to a student already who said he didn't go to school today because he was concerned something could happen to as far as right now, though, the under

governor gretchen whitmer speaking at the tribute, which included songs sung by students and a ringing of the bells. abc's trevor ault is in pontiac with the details we're learning about the morning of the shooting and the charges facing ethan crumbley's parents. good morning, trevor. >> reporter: good morning, stephanie. the attorneys for james and jennifer crumbley insisted from yesterday afternoon until late into the evening that the couple had no fled, that they were on their way back here to turn themselves in but law enforcement never bought that and overnight authorities say they found this couple distressed and hiding inside a commercial building about an hour away near detroit as their son was here locked up potentially facing life in prison. breaking overnight the fugitive parents of accused school shooter ethan crumbley captured and appearing in court. >> how do you plead as to count one? >> not guilty. >> reporter: the couple on the run for hours after being charged with involuntary manslaughter in connection with that deadly rampage in michigan that left four students dead

this evening, the governor of michigan, gretchen whitmer, addressed the stark reality in very emotionals juncture, where think we need to focus on the community, the families, supporting all the first responders, including incredible people at our hospitals that are working so hard to save the lives of those who are fighting for their lives right now. >> i can tell you, as you should be, you're a mom and a human being. you're deeply affected by this. talk to us about this. >> i think this is everyone apparent's worst night mare. >> it is an american problem. shootings like this happen if not frequently, at least regularly, more regularly than they should across the country, which is why senator chris murphy whose home state of connecticut was the site of the horrific sandy hook shooting in 2012, took the the senate floor tonight visibly angry. >> do not lecture us about the sanctity, the importance of life, when 100 people every single day are losing their lives to guns. when kids go to school fearful that they won't return home because a class mate will turn a gun on them, when it is i

. >> benjamin: new developments in the plot to kidnap michigan governor gretchen whitmer and what thepects are asking a judge to do. ghislaine maxwell's guilty verdict is in. will she open up about other high-profile clients of jeffrey epstein to lessen her sentence? we'll talk about that and more when we come back. with the newday 100 va cash out loan. it lets you borrow up to 100% of your home's value: up to $60,000 or more. and veterans are saving an average of $615 every month. with more ways to help more veteran families, no bank, no lender, no one knows veterans like newday usa. okay everyone, our mission is to provide complete balanced nutrition for strength and energy. woo hoo! ensure, complete balanced nutrition with 27 vitamins and minerals. and ensure complete with 30 grams of protein. ♪ ♪ welcome to silversneakers. are you ready to get moving? (throws punch) our new virtual classes were designed for you and millions of seniors like you. you can now choose from thousands of live virtual classes every week. get moving wherever you have an internet connection. and when you're

. >> reporter: and michigan's governor gretchen whitmer visibly emotional about the growing gun violence calls a public health crisis. >> i think this is every parent's worst nightmare. i hope we can all rise to the occasion and wrap our arms around the families, the affected children and school personnel and this community. >> reporter: and authorities say they found the alleged shooter within minutes of their arrival here yesterday. he surrendered without incident and didn't say anything and now because he's a minor his parents have hired him a lawyer and he's been advised not to cooperate with the investigation. robin? >> trevor, thank you. >>> we turn to the latest on the fight against covid and the urgent push for boosters as more cases of that new variant are being reported across the globe. let's go to stephanie ramos who is at newark airport with more as the white house considers new travel safety measures. good morning, stephanie. >> reporter: robin, good morning. the administration is trying to tighten covid testing restrictions for international air travelers as this concern c

reporter: in another sign some democrats are souring to the idea of vaccine mandates, governors gretchen whitmer of michigan, phil murphy of new jersey, kathy hochul of new york, came out against certain mandates citing staffing challenges that mandates could cause. meanwhile you mentioned omicron and we're keeping an eye on it especially in europe. the british government warned cases are doubling every two or three days and that the variant could result in over a million total infections by the end of this month. prime minister boris johnson is implementing new restrictions to try to stop the spread. once again they're requiring masks for most indoor spaces. also proof of vaccination for some indoor venues like nightclubs and theaters. the uk now joins norway, austria, denmark and several other countries in europe, neil, to add new restrictions in light of this omicron variant. neil: it does fast. we hope it doesn't spread seriously that is the one thing you hold out hope for. grady trimble on all of that. luke lloyd strategic wealth partners investment strategist. luke, what do you make of the

you will go up against gretchen whitmer, have i got that right? >> yes. that is exactly right.h how the race is going in michigan, james. >> thank you so much. appreciate you, stuart. stuart: got it. we've been sharing these videos of mobs ransacking stores. i think we're beginning to get a handle how the mob was organized. what have we got on this? lauren: it is on social media some times, platforms like snap. strangers come together in and out like a flashmob, separate getaway cars. the social media companies can't, won't do anything about it, because they're hiding behind sy laws that protect criminals. the prosecutors in san francisco and los angeles won't prosecute the criminals. both cities got federal money to hire dozen more cops to help them out. they got the people but the system is releasing the criminals. so the police are doing their jobs. stuart: who would have thought we would be in a situation like this, flashmobs ransacking major stores. lauren: i think the previous guest said it perfectly. it is the pandemic. it is anti-police, anti-bail, all coming together a

governor gretchen whitmer allowing her husband to name drop so he could take out the family boat, andey overlook this and look to the policies? >> i think they do, because the problem with hypocrisy is the way it cuts along, quite frankly, financial lines in a lot of ways. you look at people like avenue cement aoc, the reason they get to enjoy the fruits of their hypocrisy is because they can afford to. the sad part of it is a lot of the people who vote for these people, who live in california or in new york to support aoc, they don't have the means to go get on a plane and fly to florida and enjoy the fresh air. they are stuck, they have nowhere to go. they are stuck with the rules back at home and that is the appalling part of hypocrisy. that's why it is so dangerous in politics and it always comes back to bite these politicians who do this kind of thing. >> anita: yeah. let's switch to another topic. i want to ask you about disgraced cbs anchor dan rather, who tried to wait in on the "let's go brandon" movement sweeping the country. he said "let's go brandon" really means you can't

he's also running for governor of michigan as a republican to try and unseat gretchen whitmer.y. i want to office prayers for the police family as well as her immediate family. sad day. >> alicia: it's terrible when we hear about these crimes affecting police officers across the country. thank you so much. crime is up in almost every major city. homicides, violent crimes, smash and grab robberies. how much do you think the defund the police movement is to blame? >> it's a combination of things, anita. defund the police started momentum but it went on with these radical liberal reckless district attorneys. it's no surprise. remember the tragedy that happened at the christmas parade, where a suspect was out on bond. weeks after he was released, and how many people lost their lives? elderly and children, and let's talk about chicago. that mayor, she needs to step down. in fact, if i wasn't running for governor of the state of michigan, i would go to chicago, run for mayor and take that city back because it's doable and we need to call all of these progressives out for not protecti

ainsley: michigan's governor gretchen whitmer reportedly telling vaccine mandates are a problem admitting exactly like that picture now has to decide if he will follow new york city steps mandates. joe piscopo owns gyms in new york city and outstanding radio talk who he is host, what's your reaction what's your reaction to the having a bit of a push back? >> please, we went through the pandemic. we have retrofitness gyms in new jersey. bethlehem, pennsylvania we bought another territory, you know, no more mandate. we did. it cost us a more fun masks and cleaning. the gym was cleaner than my house. kept having to sterilize everything. brian: make the members do it. >> you know what? enough with the mandates. enough with the masks. enough with mandating anything in jersey particularly. it's overregulated. too many rules and regulation, as a business it's impossible. so i think and i leave it to governor murphy. is he a nice guy as you know. i leave it to governor murphy not to slam us with any more mandates. leave us alone. i think new years he is going to do something. surprise everybody.

gretchen whit mer calling it a problem of president biden's vaccine mandate. whitmerndat happens, we are going to lose employees. it's going to be a problem for all of us. the question i have for you is, is it a problem without mandate? people getting covid or dying and often not showing up at work. that's one of the arguments we hearing for the statistics we are seeing because people want to feel healthy and safe when they go to work. joining us now is democratic woman shontel brown in ohio. her victory delta blow to the liberal wing of caucus including senator bernie sanders who campaigned for her primary. he joins us. >> congresswoman, it's good to have you. >> i am sorry you had to hear my wife yelling at me. >> happy wife, happy life. >> that's what they say. >> so just taking too long to get back in the room. we were here and i am glad to be here. >> it's such a privilege and an honor. >> i think i ran into you on one of your first days in congress. >> yes. >> how is it going? and the adjustment? >> it has been a world win. i was trying to find my way to the flo