it does appear that governor hochul is starting to speak here.i'll toss it back to you in case you want to pop in there. >> doctor, while we're awaiting to hear from the governor here, i have heard she has begun speaking there, talk to me about the timing here. is this the right time? emily laid out how we're seeing drops in cases across the country here. 46 states have seen new cases drop over the last two weeks or so. new york alone has seen more than 72% decline in this state. is this the right time to drop the mask mandate? >> it's not the right time. every state that drops the mask mandate should anticipate a rise in cases. in january alone we lost 55,000 to covid. >> i'm just going to step in here because the governor is in fact speaking. let's take a listen. >> we have been talking about our covid numbers. they are declining on many front. i'd like to start talking about the next phase. let's look at where we've come from the last few weeks. we talked about our anticipation of a very serious winter surge, even back in september and i had b

kathy hochul as far as new york goes, not going that far yet. she essentially is saying we want to get through the breaks that kids have in the month of february, come back in march, do some testing, look at the metrics again, and then she wants to have the liberty to assess the situation there. but a lot of movement just within the last week with all of these states certainly making, again, this transition they're ready to move forward in the states addressing public concerns as well. >> a lot of movement, dizzying movement. brynn, i appreciate the live report. straight to the white house and our chief correspondent. kaelin, a lot of movement. a snowball down a hill. the republican of massachusetts as well out ahead, it seems, like what the white house science team thinks is prudent at this point. >> reporter: there's a lot of movement across these states but not a lot of movement here when it comes to the cdc and what they are recommending. now they have always said it is up to states and localities to make a decision on whether or not they ar

governor hochul is expected to weigh in on really two big things here. within schools. and she could come down on those items differently. as you mentioned, reports suggest that she may possibly let the mask mandates within businesses expire tomorrow, but when it comes to schools, she appears likely to extend the requirement for face coverings in the classroom at least through the end of the month. of course, we will get a more definitive answer in just an hour or so. one thing that governor hochul has continued to express concern around is the vaccination rate among young people, specifically those around 5 and 11 years old, that age group, less than a third with at least one jab in the arm. the number is slightly higher for here in new york, but not by much. closer to 38%. other states like new jersey, connecticut, delaware, machine states who have announced that they're going to be rolling back some covid-19 safety protocols are pointing to things like the case rates. covid-19 cases across the country, down more than 60% over the past two weeks. so th

normas en cuanto a uso de máscaras que nos protejan del covid-19, la gobernadora de nueva york, kathy hochul uso obligatorio de mascarillas en escuelas, vamos con los detalles con karla amezola, buenas tardes. >> buenas tardes felicidad, efectivamente es una decisión que no se esperaba que fuera tan tajante y la gobernadora de nueva york, kathy hochul dijo que levanta el uso obligatorio de mascarillas en negocios cerrados desde mañana y prueba de vacunación para negocios cerrados y la ciudad de nueva york aquí sí seguirán pidiendo el carnet de vacunación y es que las tasas de vacunación siguen siendo bajas en negocios y dio el panorama de cómo se encuentran con el covid-19 y se dará a partir del día 10, es la información hasta el momento regresamos con ustedes a los estudios. >> gracias karla y en puerto rico en san juan se vive hoy la gran marcha de la indignación en que empleados públicos caminan hacia la fortaleza y trabajadores de la enseñanzan exigen retiro y salario digno peor ahora se suman directores de escuelas, bomberos y policías. >> una amenaza de seguridad es que el esposo de la

governor hochul is expected to make it official today, letting people go maskless in indoor -- most indoor settings including grocery stores, shops, and offices as the number of infections drop in the state. some of the country's top health officials are against the move. laura podesta is here in new york with more on this. laura, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, anne-marie. you're right, the cdc is still standing by its recommendation to keep masks on all students from kindergarten through the 12th grade. health officials, they want to see vaccination rates improve before a return to normalcy. >> i don't think we're there right now. >> reporter: cdc director dr. rochelle walensky says it's too soon to end mask mandates. >> we still have hospitalization eporhiwave, and similarly for . stes annedma 17-year-olds fully vaccinated, walensky says that could leave children at risk.r are in schools, and that the masking has allowed them to be in school safely. that and getting our children vaccinated. >> reporter: new york may let its indoor mandate expire tomorrow but keep the school man

kathy hochul, the governor, whatever . lot of places aa you can be arrested for impersonating a public official. she's not the governor. never elected by anybody and no one's arrested. any case, she apparently has the power to liftly the state's under mandate. so she's doing that . but she shouldn't imagine this is over . they still have power. they don't want to give it up. so the state department healthry department in new york is trying to expand the state's quarantine powers just in case they ever have to put you in a camp. kathy hochul has decided not to lift the mac mandate for schools because of course the teachers unions haveho swaps and parents do. meanwhile, the cdc still requires us citizens to get a negative covid testti in order o return to their own country. so the cdcco has the power to br you from your own country really where they get that power and what the cdc elected? inc i don't think so.h they're a bunch of incompetent public health administrators. nor, by the way, has the bushin administration announ

essentially kathy hochul saying we're not going to extend it. we will drop this mask mandate which up to this point businesses, restaurants, grocery stores, they either had to ask for proof of vaccination or require people to wear a mask indoors. that is going away which a lot of people, of course, as you can imagine are very happy about. there is a little bit of a caveat here. if there's a local municipality like new york city, for example, that wants to put the mandates in place, they can. it's not going away everywhere but certainly is a huge step forward for the state. i want you to hear what the governor said and what was behind her decision making. >> begin the declining cases, given declining hospitalizations, that is why we feel comfortable to lift this in he can tomorrow. now the numbers are coming down and it is time to adapt. however, we want to be sure every business knows this is your prerogative. and individuals who want to continue wearing masks continue wearing masks. >> reporter: and so we're seeing the roll back of all these di

. >>> tonight, new york governor kathy hochul announced today that the statewide mask requirement in schools will be lifted on wednesday. mayor eric adams also announced the city was poised to end vaccine mandates for indoor dining by next monday. the moves come as the cdc revamped its covid guidance, easing restrictions for more than 70% of americans. hochul added that the mask requirement will remain in effect in certain settings, such as health care facilities and on public transportation. >>> next tonight, major league baseball is threatening to start canceling games if the league and players' union do not reach a collective bargaining agreement for the 2022 season by monday. the two sides are negotiating in florida this week. the league added that it also would not pay players for those missed games. among the outstanding issues is an agreed-to minimum salary for players. >>> and when we come back, how russia's invasion of ukraine is affecting the world of sports. i'm mark and i live in vero beach, florida. my wife and i have three children. ruthann and i like to hike. we eat he

governor hochul side she wants to work with mr. bragg, cut him some slack.nior people in the partnership are like the governor wants to cut them some slack. we do tons of business with the state. guess what? do we give up that business? do we threaten some largesse from albany flowing to our pockets through bond deals, asset management? that's why they backed off. >> sandra: absolutely. the reason why i point it out, you have the big bank ceos that say we need to get people back in the city. they don't feel safe. and they wrote a letter saying we back your safety plan but don't just talk about guns. >> the whole thing with biden talking about guns. new york city has the stuffest gun laws. the crime that occurs here -- gun violence is bad. the real crime that is threatening average people that go to offices are people -- basically random attacks, not with guns. homeless people attacking you and the cops being unable to crack down on that because of bail reform and other measures. eric adams talked a good game. people say they're worried about him. bragg is th

governor hochul delivered her big announcement yesterday maskless.covered and the teachers, too. why not do the same in a show of support at a minimum. >> right, you know what they say, well, they have to be able to hear me, stacey abrams says, no kidding. don't you think a kid wants to be heard or hear from a teacher? how many times do you have to say excuse me, what did you say, they don't bother talking. how many conversations have not happened because they have been wearing the mask over their face, echoed in the past that they really do not prevent anything but stopping this virus. it stops the flu, does not stop the virus, paper masks don't and n95 do. you want to put them in the n95 protects the kid. yourself in the mask, protects the person across from you in theory and perhaps you. when you look at the stats and realize everything we have done, the lockdown, shut downs, the mandates, affected death rate .02%. and found out natural immunity matters. everyone had omicron it seems. now guess what, america is basically has natural immunity, much

will join with law enforcement officials alongside elected leaders including mayor adams, governor hochul, to discuss the work that federal, state, and local officials are doing to take guns and repeat shooters off of our streets. afterwards president biden, attorney general garland, mayor adams, governor hochul will meet with leaders in queens to talk about community led work to interrupt gun violence. that includes giving cities historic funding through the american rescue plan, to support committee violence intervention programs, as well as initiatives like afterschool programming, creating economic opportunities and reducing recidivism to address the root causes of gun crime. the president's budget give support for committee policing with $300 million of support for cities, plus more for committee violence prevention, a total of half a billion for strategies that are proven to reduce gun crime. he will continue to urge congress to act on that. the department of justice continues to step up their efforts to combat violent crime and gun trafficking including through five strike forces l

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kathy hochul, the governor -- it's hilarious.way, in a lot of places you can be arrested for impersonating a public official. she's not the governor, she's never been elected by anybody and nobody's arrested her. she apparently has the power to lift the mandate, so she's doing that. they still have power, they don't want to give it up. so the state health department in new york is trying to expand the states quarantine powers just in case they ever have to put you in a camp. they've decided not to lift the mask mandates and schools. meanwhile, the cdc still requires u.s. citizens to get a negative code of the test in order to return to their own country. they have the power to bar you from your own country? where did they get that power? they are a bunch of incompetent public health administrators. the bided administration announced the mask mandates on airplanes. why would the biden administration be in charge of that? shouldn't congress make that call? they are the ones who voted for that mandate. but they didn't. congress neve

jonathan: how big a deal will it be if governor hochul backs down from that mask mandate later today?om: it is a huge secondary story on what governors are doing. i know it devolves down to counties. we will see what new york city does in this case, but it is a bigger deal than people are putting on. jonathan: it is the conclusion of the last few weeks, moving on from omicron. lisa: are we there yet? how will we know we are there yet? here's your big chance. you can tell everybody, jon ferro. jonathan: i am not going to do that. lisa: i think governor hochul is trying to signal that move towards endemic versus pandemic, which leads us to what does the post-pandemic economy really look like. i think we are seeing higher entrenched inflation than people expected. jonathan: i think when the cafe doesn't behave like the tsa, maybe we have moved on. lisa: what cafe do you go to? jonathan: i'm not going to tell everyone, but you have to show your passport if you don't have a state id or driver's license. that's all i've got, so i show my past port -- my passport, and a look at it for 15 sec

new york's governor kathy hochul is expected to end the state's indoor mask mandate for businesses today. that's according to "the new york times." >> new york would join a number of other blue states, new jersey, oregon, connecticut, delaware and california in now lifting mask rules, but it's unclear here if governor hochul will follow suit when it comes to schools in new york. that's the big question because there's a separate massen mandate that's set to expire. while states are dropping masks, the cdc director says they're jumping the gun. >> when we have the higher number of hospitalizations than we've had during prior peaks of surges, when we have more deaths today than we had in the prior peak of delta, you know, i guess at 300,000 cases a day i would just say we're not quite there yet. >> but take a look at the numbers here. new daily cases are declining sharply, but deaths remain alarmingly high. remember, that's the lagging indicator as thousands of mostly unvaccinated americans still fight for their lives in packed hospitals. >>> all right. a violent insurrection versus legiti

>> yeah, i don't think she would have shown up to endorse governor kathy hochul, if she did not haveder and grand ambitions. moreover, it was a speech, michael, that was much broader than about new york politics. indeed, it was a speech about the republican party and the corruption of donald trump that she strived being responsible for the attacks on her. so indeed, she's setting up the 2024 election. to your wipoint, let's watch mo. >> sure. >> so, now, his accountants have fired him. and the investigation is brought closer to him. and right on to the noise machine gets turned up, doesn't it? fox leads the charge with accusations against me counting on their audience to fall for it again. and as an aside, they're getting awfully close to actual malice. >> but, doug, if she runs, it means that joe biden is not seeking re-election, right? she's not going to run against joe biden. and if joe biden doesn't seek re-election, let's be real, it's because of his age. will the democratic party look to someone who herself would be 77 years old? >> well, i think, given the fact that the biden

kathy hochul, eric garcetti, he was cut last week and what did he do? he did of the den.nt to control you. >> harris: how complicated is this, leslie, officials doing one thing and dictate others to something else? >> leslie: i see hypocrisy both sides, not just on this issue with politicians and we can take hours to discuss those individuals. but i always say lead by example. i don't care if democrat and stacey abrams apologize which is the right thing to do, own it, apologize and hopefully change it going forward. jen psaki he and biden don't dictate whether the schools where there masks or not. the governors do here in the state of california -- coat >> harris: wait a minute appearance before a lot of people are excited about but individual school district making their own decisions. many of them, the kids in my district as well. >> harris: actually, the president of the united states said specifically about the democratic leaders he thought it was too soon in the schools. i live in new jersey where murphy got everything started with that. and biden didn't support it.

very shortly governor kathy hochul is expecting to announce she is lifting the indoor mask man mandatethis is according to the "new york times". hochul's expected announcement comes today before the state wide mask order is expected to expire tomorrow. cases in new york continue to decline. it comes as more and more democratic-led states have relaxation of rules. . >> a growing push to lift mandates nationwide. they are citing cases and saying, look, they are still too high to make any guidance changes. . >> we have always said the state and local jurisdictions are the ones responsible for those kinds of policies, for masking policies. our cdc guidance has not changed. we have and continue to recommend masking in areas of high and substantial transmission. that is essentially everywhere in the country in public indoor settings. >> so it's not clear if new york's governor will address school mask mandates today when she speaks. but democratic governors in new jersey, connecticut, delaware, have announced plans to lift school mask mandates in the coming weeks does give school districts d

hochul called russia's actions human rights violations and atrocities and noted that her state has agross domestic product than all of russia. >>> ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy is being hailed a hero by many, a remarkable transition from his early days in entertainment to wartime leader. molly hunter reports. >> reporter: staring directly into the camera, exhausted, unshaven, in a t-shirt, this is how we've started to see ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy, multiple times a day, at all hours, since the invasion started. taking to social media, updating his country and the world, rallying his fellow citizens to fight. last night was harsh, he says. they are fighting against everyone and everything alive. in another post last thursday, walking through the capital, good morning, he says, there are a lot of fakes out there, but i'm here. the one stand-up comedian came to power in 2019 in a landslide democratic election. just a month after the finale of his hit show "servant of the people" where he played an unlikely president on tv. three years later, the 44-year-old fathe

hochul has done a very good job here. she's basically saying get the numbers down.at we're safe enough so that we can actually get the masks off, which frankly, all of us would love to do. >> i want to play this sound, actually, from governor hochul in new york then doctor, get your thoughts on the other side. >> this pandemic is not over. it is not over. that is why we're still going to maintain protections for vulnerable populations in areas where people are very concentrated because i want people to feel safe. there are vulnerabilities we need to continue to protect until further progress is made. >> when i think of vulnerable populations, i don't just think of kids and senior citizens. i think of a 19-year-old kid i met at a pizza place yesterday who graduated from high school who said look, i got to come to work, sometimes people wear masks, i could get sick doing this job. where is the science on this? because we have passed omicron, is it really safe for these states to be dropping mask mandates? is it a political thing, science thin or money thing? >> i'll s

new york governor kathy hochul warned ground travel is not safe either. gov. it is treacherous, throwing everything at us. we have snow and freezing rain and sleet. we have icy roads our biggest concern is ice on the roads right now. stephanie: ice also took down trees across the south and central united states, and more than 370,000 homes and businesses lost power from texas to new york. the u.s. death tl from covid-19 has reached 900,000, based on account by johns hopkins university. it comes as no infections are falling and 49 -- in 49 states. russia denied it is planning to fake an attack by ukrainian forces to justify invading ukraine. the russian foreign minister called the u.s. allegation "an absurdity". president putin met with chinese president xi jinping in beijing. they affirmed support for each other's agendas on taiwan, ukraine, and other issues. we will get details after the news summary. the winter olympics are underway in beijing. president she presided over the opening ceremony today. u.s. officials and others boycotted over china's authoritar

goff november hochul signed an executive order calling for a review of state investment or purchases from russian companies. the state will divest from any found in that review. she noted her state has a higher gross domestic product than all of russia. >>> businesses are putting up their own fight against russia as well. taking russian products off the shelves or asking customers not to buy them. the owner of royal wine and spirits says he has been closely following russia's invasion of ukraine and he worries for his extended family members and friends in ukraine right now. instead of staying silent, he made do not buy signs for alcohol from russia. >> decided to let the customers know russian products. they have plenty of choices. >> i agree. i don't want to support anything that is participating in a unilateral war and invasion. >> a growing number of bars across the country are boycotting russian vodka and other products. >>> what needs to happen to save san francisco? we have a sneak peek of our new series, diving into the city's issues, after the break. hi, i'm mike holmes and

. >>> meanwhile, new york governor kathy hochul is expected to announce an end to the state's indoorndate today. according to the "the new york times," the governor will let the mandate expire this week without renewal. currently businesses must ask customers for full prof of vaccination before entering and require mask wearing at all times. it's unclear, though, whether hochul will decide to extend new york's school mask mandate which is set to expire in two weeks. some of these measures seem a little quick. >>> second gentleman doug emhoff yesterday was evacuated from a black history event in washington, d.c. dunbar high school after a bomb threat was called. >> the school. emhoff was ushered away by secret service agents minutes after he arrived to speak. katie peters, the communications director for the second gentleman issued a threat about the evacuation. she announced that emhoff was safe and students as well. a secret service confirmed the warning in a statement indicating, quote, at this time, there was no information to suggest that the threat was directed towards our prote

governor hochul says students and teachers across new york must still mask up in the classrooms, at least until next month. the decision at odds with other states in the northeast. today massachusetts dropped -- or said it will drop its mask mandate for schools at the end of the month connecticut planning to do the same new jersey dropping the rule next month only eight states have yet to announce official end dates for mask requirements in schools, that's according to data from education week many republican-led states scrapped their mask rules months ago. the cdc director says her agency is working on new mask guidelines for states but she insists now is not the time to lift the mandates. >> we're working on that guidance we're working on, you know, following the trends for the moment our hospitalizations are still high our death rates are still high so as we work towards that and as we are encouraged by the current trends, we're not there yet. >> you wonder if they'll ever get it all together. right now more than 96,000 americans are in hospitals sick with covid that's data from mhs ho

governor hochul said that back in january new york had 90,000 positive cases and that number she says is now dropped by 98%. >>> many families on edge as their families fighting the russian overtake of ukraine. >>> a look at efforts ahead of president biden's state of the union address. what he is expected to discuss. >>> some calling it the largest family reunion. a look at oakland's black joy parade. >>> we are ten degrees warmer than yesterday. if you like this the first two days will be this and more. and then there is a small chance of rain. we will look at it by the middle of the week coming up in the first alert weather forecast. welcome back northern california families with ties to ukraine understandably desperate to get their loved ones to safety. >> some are taking matters to their open hands. madison has one woman's story. >> reporter: they are running for their life. they are trying to stay alive. with suitcases in hands, ukrainians are desperate to get out. anna curry's family has been on the road to romania since thursday night. this was the last video she got from them

but nevertheless, governor hochul has a rationale. kids are in a very concentrated setting and also adults can make their own decisions. children still need adults to look out for their health. this is all about looking out for the health of our children and parents will be reassured to know that we protect them t from i guess adultsha get to mae decisions for kids but not their parents. parents war makes no sense. i findak out it makes no sense.t i was in a restaurant a few nights ago in new york for a long and lovely meal that i enjoyed and i sat therere unmasked for about three hours with people who are younger than me, with people who are older than me because that's possible for adults in new c york. it should certainly be possible for my five year old who's in kindergarten and who wants to playpl with his friends in te schoolyard during recess. now, my dear, a democrat running to unseat i certainly a democrat incumbent. i want to get away if we can from even doing red in r blue states because i think a lot of policies really are

prediction new york governor kathy hochul going to be celebrated in the press tomorrow for dropping her idiotic mask requirements for businesses only what was in leadership she's demonstrated not so fast as democrat governors are scrambling to cover their tracks by slowly dropping their math mandates. we must never, ever forget what these people did to us . go to the phones right now. >> that viral video from the early days, the pandemic was a sign of very bad things to come film just about a month after dr. fauci insisted max weren't necessary, it blew st. mary's and left wing governors slavishly followed unelected federal health expert and started treating us like guinea pigs anyway. >> no more . yeah, this guy's got a lot less friendly all because our so-called expert class got a two ply piece of cloth was going to prevent covid transmission in one seat away. >> surely you can't be serious . >> i am serious and don't call me shirley. surely we won't let them slink away after what they did even to our little ones. >> we just got kicked the because our two year old wouldn't put on a ma

. >> reporter: pressure is building on new york governor kathy hochul >> if a warparent wants their cd to go to school with a mask, they should have that right. >> reporter: nassau county's president said he does not want kids to be wearing masks anymore. >> when is this going to end right now it seems as if the governor is consulting a psychic or maybe using the magic eight ball. >> reporter: in a news conference today, governor hochul said positive cases and hospitalizations are going down, promising more news this week. >> i will be making another announcement on wednesday about one of our mask vaccination requirements in place. >> reporter: the debate over masks and schools continues to heat up across the country, becoming a tag line in republican campaign ads. >> washington got covid wrong. they closed our schools. >> reporter: in virginia governor glenn youngkin, a republican, signed an executive order allowing parents to opt out of mask mandates but late last week, a judge temporarily put a stop to that, saying the governor cannot override school leaders. >> governor, where is y

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>> reporter: so we can expect governor hochul to weigh in on two big things here.k mandate for businesses and then also for schools. they met yesterday with people on the ground, superintendents, teachers, to see how they can keep student in the classroom safely. and she will likely let the business mandate expire this week, but probably extend the mask mandate for people in the classroom. again, we'll get a definitive answer in just two short hours. this comes as nearby states and governors are announcing plans to roll back covid-19 restrictions, including new jersey, delaware, connecticut and oregon as well. and those governors are pointing specifically to the case numbers that are dropping and hospitalizations. cases are plunging more than 60% across the country. but the cdc i should note is telling reuters this week that this is not the moment to roll back masking requirements specifically in public spaces and schools as well. so some conflicting information here. 99% of counties according to the cdc are still considered to be seeing high levels of transmission

. >> john: new york congresswoman for more on this, we see that kathy hochul, the governor will lift restrictions to a degree there, it means people will not have to wear masks in private businesses, private businesses will not have to ask for the vaccine passport. it does not apply to schools, though, and wondering in all of this, congresswoman, what's changed? science or the politics? >> it's interesting that you don't need the masks now in businesses but you do need them in schools. so certainly it's political here, i believe because kathy hochul is in a primary with somebody from the left. she's doing this to appease the teachers' union. what i'll say, my colleagues and i from new york, we have been pushing and yesterday again wrote another letter to the governor asking her to join the states of new jersey and connecticut and as you now reported, massachusetts in lifting these mandates. we believe it should be the parents' choice whether their student, their child is wearing a mask in the classroom, and that should be a personal health decision made by families, not by a governor

governor hochul: we have a mask and backs requirement for businesses. -- vax requirement for businesses an emergency measure put in place two months ago. at this time, we say it is the right time to lift this mandate for indoor businesses and lik counties, cities, and businesses to make their own decisions on what they want to do with respect to masks or the vaccination requirement. ros: saying in the u.s., dr. anthony fauci has told "the financial times" the full-blown pandemic phases nearly over, meaning "decisions will increasingly be made on a local level rather than mandated," however, the "ft" reports of how she would not report the assertion that the virus is becoming -- fauci would not report the assertion that the virus is becoming endemic. moving on from the virus being a pandemic to endemic, that is when infection rates are static, meaning they are neither going up nor the particularly going down. john, the chief data reported for the "financial times," gives us his analysis. john: the key thing is what we mean by endemic and what it means as a society. we have got the asstio

. >> reporter: governor kathy hochul leaving school mask mandates in place though at least until march. eight other states from rhode island to illinois also easing pandemic rules, but the cdc stands by their guidance that most americans should mask up in indoor public spaces and schools. the cdc director says transmission is still high though they're working on recommendations to ease restrictions safely. >> as we work towards that and as we are encouraged by the current trends, we are not there yet. >> reporter: the mixed messages causing some confusion. >> remember, the cdc is making national guidance and states have very different stages of the pandemic, so some states may make decisions that are specific to them, whereas the cdc is trying to provide overall guidance for the entire country. >> reporter: new covid-19 cases have plummeted, down nearly 70% in the last three weeks. but the nation is still seeing an average of 2,400 deaths a day. the fda advisory committee is set to meet and debate pfizer's request to authorize the under 5 vaccine next tuesday. mona. >> em, thank you. >

investigators say this all started with a fight between 2 people at a party inside of that hochul lounges fled the scene so far no arrests have been made. the suspects are currently outstanding. but i can assure you they will be caught. our agency takes a lot of pride in the fact that our homicide section. has the best self ability rate in the country. we do a very good job catching people that do these kind of things. we will catch the suspects very quickly. police believe the shooting was an isolated incident. also following the very latest from indianapolis tonight where authorities there are investigating a shooting that happened at a jewish community center when officers got to the scene, they say they found 2 men shot. believe the shooting. they believe the shooting started with an argument during a basketball game and was not a hate related crime. an officer applied a tourniquet to one of the victims before both were taken to the hospital in stable condition tonight, police are still searching for the shooter. >> i ask are grants would have turned 36 years old this weekend and now

kathy hochul leading on the democrat side right now.on in decades will duke it out for the election. joining me now is one of the candidates, rob esterrino. consistent -- congratulations to you. thank you for being here. tell us about your platform. why are you running? >> thanks, maria. look, new york is so screwed up right now, i mean, is always been messed up in the past but it's reached heights unseen before with crime completely rampant in new york city. this leftist lurch, it's always been liberal but now it's completely radical in new york city and around the state. education which has been exposed through the pandemic and these schools that have been shut down, the remote learning, masking kids still as governor hochul is in court to overturn a decision that she lost with all of the things going on, this is what she's worried about. taxes and the inflation and the economy, it's just a mess. and so often i'll pick up the phone and i'll dial a friend or somebody who supported me in the past and you dial 212 or 646 or 917 or 914, a

. >> reporter: new york governor hochul is allowing the indoor mandate to expire today but wants to see better vaccination rates in children before lifting the school mandate. >> we want a concrete metrics to determine when masks can come off and we can move toward greater normalcy within our schools. >> reporter: the cdc says it's working on guidance for how to safely move forward but suggested it's too soon to lift mandates. >> our hospitalizations are still high. our death rates are still high. as we work toward that and are encouraged by the current trends, we are not there yet. >> reporter: massachusetts is one state ending its school mandate. parent emma lockwood is hesitant. >> on the one hand, i can't wait to get rid of them. on the other hand i feel like it would be good to wait until everybody's inbound to be vaccinated. >> other say it's time to move forward. >> all my kids are vaccinated, so i've done as much as i possibly can. i think it's better for the kids. >> reporter: just 23% of the nation's 5 to 11-year-olds are fully vaccinated. the fda and cdc could green light vac

said, new york could join the list of states rolling back mask mandates tomorrow as governor kathy hochul is expected to make an announcement for businesses. she told education leaders today she's not ready to do the same for schools yet, but that could come in just a couple of weeks. >> zip your mouth! >> reporter: this was the contentious scene at one school board meeting in illinois, after a judge halted the state's school mask mandate, leaving districts to decide for themselves. >> you're sitting here causing a scene like this? with no mask on? >> reporter: with only about 40% of five- to 17-year-olds fully vaccinated, the c.d.c. still recommends indoor masking in schools, regardless of vaccination status. but new jersey, delaware, connecticut, and oregon have all announced plans to lift mandates. california will still require masking in schools, but will remove the requirement for vaccinated individuals in indoor public spaces starting next week. >> let's all get back to normal already. geez, louise! >> reporter: nationwide cases are 60% lower than at january's peak, but weekly cases

then new york governor kathy hochul going soft on the new manhattan d.a. over his soft on crime policies. curtis sliwa is here to sound off on that coming up. the head of border patrol telling lawmakers he is worried about trump era border policies going completely away post pandemic. florida attorney general ashley moody just returned from our southern border. she will give us her take what needs to be done to slow the surge at southern border. first, senator joe manchin calling president biden's "build back better" bill a dead issue. no, no, no, no, he said whether he would continue to negotiate with the white house on that, as the u.s. is digging itself into a bigger debt hole with more inflation. edward lawrence is at the white house with the details. edward. reporter: david, yeah, originally the senator first said what bill? i will get to that in a second. we crossed the 30 trillion-dollar mark in the federal debt on tuesday for the very first time that was years ahead of what the treasury department had actually projected, mainly because of all the s

today new york's governor kathy hochul is set to drop the state's indoor mask mandate according to "the new york times." but she's expected to keep the mandate in place for new york schools at least for now. >> there's some concern about what might happen when students and staff are away from school for the february break, but it's encouraging that it's apparent from our conversation that the state is looking at whether and how to make a change. >> reporter: massachusetts and illinois residents expected to hear more on the future of their covid restrictions today. connecticut, new jersey, delaware and oregon plan to end masking requirements in schools in the coming weeks, and in california no more masks in public places for those vaccinated starting tuesday. but 99% of u.s. counties are still seeing high transmission. and new infections are still averaging nearly 250,000 a day. health experts warn cases are still higher than the nation's previous surges. >> we still have hospitalization rates that are higher than they ever were during the peak of our delta wave and similarly for deaths

they're following the lead of governor mow -- governor hochul who wants to work with mr.ous. and when i told kathy wylde, when i said i hear you're backing off your pressure. put on the screen, her statement. this is outrageous. this is what she said to me: do you care more about demonizing the d.a. than fixing the situation? david: wow. >> we are facing a crisis, and the d.a. has been part of the solution. the solution. we are helping the d.a. gather information. oh, really? like what, crime saw statistics and how many people are getting pushed in front of trains? and cooperation from businesses whose e plos and customers are victims in new york city. david: wow. she represents the businesses of new york and she's say aing that? >> it is outrageous. yes, she represents the biggest businesses. it is an outrage that we have -- and, you know, part of this is crony capitalism, i'm telling you, and here's why: everybody in her, in her organization, the banks, the pe firms, money managers, real estate, they all do business with the state or have some regulation by the state. s

i think that whatever battle hochul and the teachers unions have won today.f parents from across the country and we're not going back to sleep. >> ainsley: maybe that's why all these blue states are changing their minds. midterms around the corner. natalia, vanessa thank you for standing up for our children. god bless you both. check in with janice dean for fox weather forecast. hey, janice. >> janice: hello, good morning, ainsley. let's take a look at it much of the country is going to warm up. nice and spring-like but next week okay, comes more artic air. enjoy it while you can. we are in to the 30's for 67 of the states here. warm things up considerably. especially for the southern plains. 72 in class. 88 by the way in los angeles. we are going to flirt with some daytime records there, 66 in atlanta. 51 here in new york. we will take it all right, san diego 89, you are going to break the record if you reach that today. los angeles 87. even in san francisco and san jose, all the way up towards the northwest that's where he would are going to potentially see

. >> reporter: here in new york city, governor kathy hochul has announced for the first time since november the all important metric of single day positive cases has fallen below 4%, and hospitalizations, whit, for the first time at their lowest level since christmas. >>some encouraging developments. all right, phil, thank you. >>> there's much more ahead on "world news tonight" this saturday. team beijing at the winter games. the major announcement from legendary snowboarder shaun white. >>> and news just coming in from morocco. a tragic end to the desperate rescue effort to save a boy trapped in a well for four days. . ...chronic kidney disease. you can already have it and not know it. if you have chronic kidney disease... ...your kidney health... ...cepd on what you d. ♪far-xi-ga♪ farxiga is a pill that works... ...in the kidneys to help slow the progression of chronic kidney disease. farxiga can cause... ...serious side effects including dehydration,... ...urinary tract or genital yeast infections... ...in women and men,... ...and low blood sugar. ketoacidosis is a serious side effect..

new york's governor kathy hochul citing a 93% fall in cases since last month's peak, saying, quote, this is exactly what we've been waiting for. tomorrow, new york will end its emergency mask or vaccination requirement for businesses imposed two months ago when omicron hit. but masks will still be required in hospitals, health care facilities, public transportation, and in schools, as i mentioned. she said, until march, after the february break. she said more guidance will be coming. and tonight, even as the debate over masks continues, whether to take them off now or wait a few more weeks, one thing does appear certain, at least for now, that we are headed in the right direction. and dr. anthony fauci weighing in today about where he sees this all headed. abc's whit johnson leading us off tonight. >> reporter: tonight, with omicron in retreat, a growing number of states moving to drop mask mandates at least partially. new york ending its mask or vaccination requirement for businesses starting tomorrow. the governor pointing to a 93% drop in covid cases. >> this is what we've waited for

. >> the one governor doing it the right way governor kathy hochul in new york. she lifted the adult mask mandates immediately like the nevada governor did. but when it comes to students and schools and other settings and transportation, she listed the things they are looking at so we know it with a goal towards lifting this mandate by the end of february or beginning of march. >> sean: children are the least likely to die from covid-19. here with reaction pennsylvania senate candidate dr. oz. your two world series are colliding. politicizing covid. the polls show the american people have had it. they are watching convoys not only in canada but around the world and even here in the usa. now all of a sudden they are saying no we will lift these draconian measures. is it politics or science the reason behind it? >> oh, it's not science. they are following the political science. this one size fits all mandate with masks failed. it will fail if general. what really happened the federal government replaced the american physician. patients were told go to at this time

stabbed this weekend on the new york city subway system the first stabbing after the mayor and governor hochulnnounced a new safety plan according to the nypd. the new plan went into effect today. mayor adams promises on friday to create a clean, orderly and safe environment for passengers and employees. the new safety plan adds more police and mental health teams it also cracks down on people sleeping on train, acting aggressive or creating a -- shows that temperatures are up it date and trance united states crimes up a whole a whopping 65% from the same time last year. >>> police investigating anthony quarterback and of neighbors there said they found the plats turkey sandwich ration wave down with rocks on the front ryan and inside they found anti-semitic and other messages this have after. unfortunately, anti-semitism is a reality in theis and each has a responsibility to build out wit and have a suit that drives. >>> major news out of the college of he was also fined $40,000. that would not dlu the big ten tournament and march madness after last night's has to wisconsin hajj ders jij -- a