jha: lets me be very clear about this. the majority of american adults go out and get the flu shot every fall. they do not do this because the president says we have a flu pandemic but because we understand -- they understand the best way to protect themselves in the fall and winter is to get the flu vaccine. in the same way, i think a majority of americans understand we are still in a situation where covid is around and affecting a lot of people. we are obviously way better than where we were and the best way to protect themselves is to get the covid vaccine. >> to follow up on a topic you talked about. when you say you expect there to be a pickup in the pace of vaccines in october, that the white house miscalculate the demand for these users when you asked congress for the money for this? dr. jha: we had no money for this and we thought it was really important, and i still think it is really important, that we have enough vaccines for any american who wants it. we had no money and asked congress for money. congress chose

jha. the floor is yours. >> it is good to be back with all of you and you heard from the president so i will be brief and i look forward to your questions. let me start by underscoring the simple message. we note that winter is a time where viruses spread easy and we are seeing a rise of other seasonal viruses like blue --f lu. and we know covid is evolving and we are seeing new subvariants and increases in hospitalizations and cases in europe so there are challenges. the great news here is that unlike past winters, we are in control. we have the tools we need to make sure folks are having a safe season and the single most important tool is the updated covid-19 vaccine so let me take a minute to summarize. the updated vaccines were decide against the ba.5 variant. that is the dominant variant in the u.s. and even some of the other subvariants that are concerning our derivative from ba.5. this new vaccine should provide the best protection possible against sickness and serious illness. let

jha, thank you for joining us. dr. jha: thank you. thank you for your personal story. thank you, all, for having me back. happy to be back here. i know families are around -- families around the country are starting to plan for thanksgiving. mine is. we're starting to think of the holidays ahead. it will be sooner than most people know. and we're all looking forward to a really good holiday season. the challenge with holiday seasons every year is it's also a time where contagious respiratory viruses like inflew endsa, r.s.v. -- influenza, r.s.v., and, again, covid, spread more quickly. and we've seen an increase in covid infections, hospitalizations and deaths each of the last two winters. and we are carefully monitoring the rise of several subvariants that are evolving rapidly and emerging around the world, including one that evade some of our treatments. and given what we've seen in australia this summer, our summer, their winter, it's reasonable to expect we'll see a significant flu season this year. so we have flu season this year. we have some challenges ahead as

ashish jha also needs no introduction. he was there when covid exploded in west africa, the head of the harvard aids institute and at the school of public health and is now the white house coordinator of the covid 19 response. when i'm going to do is begin with a very big question and in the middle we will go into things that are important. subvariants, therapeutic vaccines, funding. let me start with this question. somewhere near the beginning of the pandemic, marine doubt -- maureen dowd the new york times said how long is this going to go on for? the comment was, i would have day history and normally it is a two to three year horizon. and people were shocked. two or three years. while here we are. let me just start with you and then go to julie. where are we going to be a year from now? entering another respiratory virus season, will we be getting another five jabs? tell us a little about where we might be if we came back here. dr. jha: thank you for letting me spend some time with you. that part, especially about the f

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ashish jha warned today, and we'll have what the doctor said right here and what he's now suggesting. >>> hit or miss? nasa tonight answering the question, did it work? after colliding with that asteroid on purpose, were they able to knock it off track? what nasa has now revealed. >>> and we celebrate a legend tonight. angela lansbury, the star of stage and screen, famous for "murder, she wrote" and "beauty and the beast," but so many other roles, too. tonight, her 75-year career and how she wanted to be remembered in her own words. >>> good evening and it's great to have you with us here on a tuesday night. and we begin tonight with the abc news interview. one-on-one with herschel walker, the republican senate candidate in georgia. as a candidate, walker opposes abortion with no exceptions, but now finds himself battling claims from a woman who says he paid for her abortion, then encouraged her to get a second abortion, as well. she says she refused to get that second abortion. tonight, as you'll see right here, herschel walker says she is lying. walker in his first network interview

jha. dr. jha, thanks for joining us. how concerned are you, dr.bvariants that seem to be gaining traction across the united states right now? >> so first of all, thanks for having me back. we're monitoring this very closely, these subvariants are concerning but here is the bottom line of what americans need to know. the updated vaccines should provide a high degree of protection against these subvariants and the single most important thing americans can do if they want to protect themselves as we go into the winter, if we see a surge or think about the thanksgiving and the holidays, the single most important thing people can do is get vaccinated. you know, a lot of americans think i had an infection nine months ago or got a vaccine last year, that will protect me. unfortunately against these subvariants, they very well may not. that's why people need to go and get the vaccines. >> so far, the updated booster shots have been very low relatively speaking. what's administration's strategy to encourage more americans to get the latest booster shots as

jha on what parents should know. >>> in russia, wnba star brittney griner's appeal today in court rejected. what she said from behind bars. the u.s. responding tonight. martha raddatz with late reporting. >>> and the war in ukraine. president biden's new warning to russia tonight, saying any possible use of a nuclear weapon would be, quote, an incredibly seefrp use mistake. >>> election night, two weeks from tonight. all eyes on pennsylvania and the debate. john fetterman recovering from a stroke nearly six months ago. and this race could very well determine who controls the senate. rachel scott live in pennsylvania. >>> adidas now dumping kanye west, following intense public pressure. the german-based company cutting ties over the singer's an anti-semitic remarks. what adidas is saying tonight. >>> and diane sawyer with "friends" star matthew perry. the exclusive interview on addiction, the struggle, and why you cannot do it alone. what he wants everyone to know. >>> good evening and it's great to have you with us here on a very busy tuesday night. we are monitoring reports of that earthq

jha on what parents should know. steve osunsami from atlanta now. >> reporter: what they're seeing at children's hospitals across atlanta tonight, they're seeing in places across the country -- about three times more sick children than usual. in one location, they had to put up a tent back in august to help process all the extra children. this time it's not just covid, it's the flu and a seasonal virus that mostly affects children called rsv. this evening, 5-month-old bentley phillips is hospitalized with rsv in green bay, wisconsin. >> it started with the wheezing. he progressed so fast. his oxygen was so low, we don't know what would have happened if we were at home any longer than we were. >> reporter: it's early in the winter cold season, and children sick with respiratory illnesses are filling up pediatric beds across the country. in 14 states and in washington, d.c., they're already more than 80% full. in severe cases, the children can't breathe. >> really small babies have a harder time in clearing their own c

jha will be with us live. s. >>> we begin this hour with a very latest on the war in ukraine, where we are following multiple new developments. right now, the united nations general assembly is hosting a special session to discuss the latest on the situation there. they are expected to vote on condemning russia for its illegal annexations later this week. this morning the defense secretary lloyd austin joined defense ministers in brussels for a meeting at nato headquarters to discuss additional military and humanitarian aid for ukraine. and power has been restored to europe's largest nuclear power plant in ukraine after being briefly shut off after nearby shelling that damaged a substation, according to the head of of the u.n.'s nuclear watchdog. it's a second time in five days that the plant lost all external power. president biden recently warned of a possible armageddon if russia uses nuclear weapons. in an interview yesterday, president biden addressed the recent escalation. >> i don't think he will, but i

jha, we appreciate your time. thank you so much. >> thank you. >>> this morning, the two people killed at the st. louis high school have been identified. 61-year-old gene kutcha. students say she lost her life trying to protect theirs. alexander bell, a tenth grader at the school, was just a month shy of her 16th birthday. the 19-year-old gunman who graduated from the school last year was shot in a gun battle with police at the scene. he later died at a hospital. police credited a quick emergency response for preventing even more deaths. >> this could have been much worse. the individual had almost a dozen 30-round high capacity magazines on him. that's a whole lot of victims there. but because of the quick response, that suspect didn't have the opportunity to turn this into -- it certainly is tragic for the families and the community, but it could have been a whole lot worse. >> police do not have a motive for the shooting. >>> in a new cnn poll, wisconsin voters say the economy is their top issue. 47% say it is

ashish jha is warning of a, quote, challenging virus season ahead of us. the cdc says so far only about 11.5 million americans have gotten their omicron booster. >>> stanford university is facing an ugly chapter in its history today apologizing for limiting admission to jewish students in the 1950s. university president appointed a task force of faculty, staff and alumni to investigate. he called the report deeply troubling. the task force made recommendations including education and training to address biases, greater attention with jewish observances. in the wake of a sex abuse scandal at san hope say state students are demanding the university make changes to better protect victims. for more than a decade 17 former san jose state female swimmers say their reports of sexual abuse at the hands of sports medicine director scott shaw were ignored. the department of justice investigated and found that san jose state did violate title ix rules and will have to pay $1. million to those former athletes involved. title ix prohibits discrimination based on sex in

jha said earlier, if parents see their children having difficulty breathing, fever, they should takeas possible. and we're seeing increases in rsv already which is actually early for the season. and some hospitals are already at capacity because of patients with rsv. >> how is your child doing? >> he's doing great now, thankfully. he got great care. >> that is good to hear. doctor, thank you so much. and kelly, thank you both for being with me this morning. >>> residents of central texas are cleaning up this morning after a suspected tornado. strong winds from the storm damaged several homes and buildings along night. the twister was reported in the city of jarrell and was on the ground for several miles. almost 4,000 customers are still without power. >>> up next, what happened in court in russia this morning as brittney griner appealed her nine year prison sentence. congressman allred is joining us with what his office is doing to help get her home. (vo) with verizon, you can now get a private 5g network. so you can do more than connect your business, you can make it even smarter.

ashish jha who leads the covid-19 response here at the white house said that the white house is veryof covid-19, flu and rsv and argued that getting this booster shot will help lesson the strain on the hospital system. >> we can't control everything, but there are things we can control. the two most important things right now are going out and getting the influenza shot, the flu shot, and going out and getting the new updated covid shot. if people do those two things then that really reduces the burden on the health care system and allows us to focus on taking care of kids with rsv. >> reporter: now, jha acknowledged that the covid-19 pandemic is constantly evolving, but he said that he believes that these bi-valent booster shots will hold up and argue that this is the shot that americans will likely have to be getting once a year. in just a few hours we will hear from president biden encouraging americans to take that step especially as the winter and holiday season approaches. >> thank you. >>> still ahead here another hurdle as georgia investigators try to get senator lindsey grah

ashish jha says americans are not powerless. getting vaccinated can make a big difference. >> we have flu shots to keep people out of the hospital. we have a brand-new covid.that is formulated against the virus that is out there right now. that will keep people out of the hospital. >> reporter: he stresses that keeping people out of the hospital is critical. so many viruses are circulating , so hospitals do not get overwhelmed. taking common sense precautions, such as staying home when sick and washing hands, can also keep everyone healthy. cbs news, miami. >> while there are vaccines for the 19 and the flu, there is no rsv vaccine just yet. several companies are working on it. the biden administration says it might be available within a year. >> [ crowd chanting ] >>> advocates from aids healthcare foundation are holding a series of protests targeting gilead sciences. the group is picking out on the company's pricing and policies over hiv and other drugs. they say high costs are impacting customers . one demonstrated tells us,

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doctor ashish jha says a new study indicates that as many as 90,000 lives could be saved. >> and a million hospitalizations prevented if most eligible americans get the new covid shots. you really want to wrap up the urgency. this is going to be a critical piece of protection as we enter these winter months. doctor amesh adalja with johns hopkins says part of the problem has been mixed messaging. people were kind of muddled in their messaging on who needs a booster benefits from this to one of history's used for. >> that has led to a lack of enthusiasm. but the white house says the message is simple. don't wait. >> get your new flu shot and get covid shot today. >> and health officials are expecting a bad flu season this year because many people have dropped the precautions they were previously taking like masking reporting live in washington. alexandra limon. all right, alexandra, thank you for sharing that message this morning. well, still to come on the kron, 4 morning news, one bay area county is being awarded. >> to make living conditions in that area. better for residents. one bay ar

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jha yesterday who said perhaps an rsv vaccine by fall of next year, that would be amazing to see. tell us as we wait for that hopeful thing tell us about the conditions at the hospital where you are, jacqueline. >> reporter: yeah, here at children's health care of atlanta, they are seeing an uptick in flu. it's interesting, brianna, just last week, the majority of the respiratory illnesses at this hospital were rsv. now that's switched and flu is really what's dominating here. and so much so that their patient volume is now two to three times what is normally seen. and the hospital also has set up a tent incase it needs that space for patient overflow. there's a tent available for patients with less severe illness and injuries, so they could be seen more quickly. as now at the hospital, the wait time is more than three hours. this is something that many children's hospitals across the country are seeing due to the rise in respiratory illness. >> get your shots, folks. they're cheap and easy. jacqueline howard in atlanta, thank you. >>> now brittney griner is hoping to leave russia

ashish jha said frontline healthcare workers could face shortages of personal protective equipment this winter after the white house redirected resources away from the national stockpile in order to continue making vaccines widely available. >> made dramatically harder by congressional inaction. you can't fight a deadly virus without resources. congressional and action is costly. amy: the biden administration is investigating whether florida republican governor ron desantis misused covid aid money to pay for flights that brought 48 venezuelan asylum seekers from texas to massachusetts as part of a political stunt. the treasure department's inspector general said it's part of a larger probe into how states used, or misused, billions of dollars of public health funds disbursed under the american rescue plan. the biden administration says it has reached a deal with mexico that will allow for 24,000 venezuelan migrants and financial sponsors to enter the u.s. while expelling others who don't meet the economic criteria who cross the border outside the port of entry. u.s. will expel those mig

jha had said that it could be next fall we have a vaccine available. can be very dangerous to older americans, but for children it's probably going to be considerably longer than that. john? >> elizabeth cohen, thank you very much. >>> calls to investigate this morning after a report claims former british prime minister liz truss said her phone was hacked. >>> an about face in brazil. the country bringing back a leftist leader in a historic election. ♪ lula ♪ ♪ lula ♪ maybe it's perfecting that s special place that you want to keep in the family... ...or passing down the family business... ...or giving back toto the places that inspire you. no matter your purpose, at pnc private bank, we will work with you every step of the way to help you achieve it. so let us focus on the how. just tell us - what's your why? ♪ there's a different way to treat hiv. it's every-other-month, injectable cabenuva. for adults who are undetectable, cabenuva is the only complete, long-acting hiv treatment you can get evy other month. cabenuva helps keep me undetectable. it tw

jha from the white house who said this could come in maybe about a year.t kind of difference would that make if that was available? >> you know, in a typical year we don't see the type of hospitalizations we're seeing now. most kids actually get rsv. they have cough and cold symptoms, fever. they're managed at home. this is an atypical year as the other presenters said. certainly our infants that are premature are at higher risk. i'm sure continued development on the vaccine front would be beneficial for certain populations. >> that is the message we keep hearing. those flu and covid vaccines are absolutely critical. doctors, thank you so much for your time and expertise this morning. we really appreciate it. >>> now, a troubling new revelation about the gunman who killed a teacher and student at a st. louis school. how his family tried to get him help. >>> house speaker nancy pelosi reaffirming america's commitment to ukraine during a summit in croatitia. making sure everytything is saf. secure. consistent. so log in from herere. or here.e. assured that s

doctor ashish jha says a new study indicates that as many as 90,000 lives could be saved and a million hospitalizations prevented if most eligible americans get the new covid shots. you really want to wrap up the urgency. this is going to be a critical piece of protection as we enter these winter months. doctor amesh adalja with johns hopkins says part of the problem has been mixed messaging. people were kind of muddled in their messaging on who needs a booster benefits from this to one of history's used for. >> that has led to a lack of enthusiasm. but the white house says the message is simple. don't wait. >> get your new flu shot and get covid shot today. >> that was alexandra limon reporting for us. new covid vaccine numbers are expected from the cdc this friday. at last check, the cdc reported only 4% of those eligible have received their bivalent booster. >> coming coming up here at 8 o'clock, a chemical leak is cleaned up after a major spill on the back of a delivery truck. and the search is on for a man who robbed a store in san carlos. plus, details on the condition of a mothe

doctor ashish jha says a new study indicates that as many as 90,000 lives could be saved. >> and a million hospitalizations prevented if most eligible americans get the new covid shots. you really want to wrap up the urgency. this is going to be a critical piece of protection as we enter these winter months. doctor amesh adalja with johns hopkins says part of the problem has been mixed messaging. people were kind of muddled in the messaging on who needs a booster benefits from this to what this term is used for. that has led to a lack of enthusiasm. but the white house says the message is simple. don't wait. >> get your new flu shot and get covid shot today. >> 5.27 the time. we'll be right back. the innovative new hisense kitchen suite is only at lowe's. featuring ranges with built-in air fryers. get up to $500 off now plus free delivery with purchases over $299. shop all our appliances now. only at lowe's. >> it's 5.29. and we're looking at another morning with a little bit of fog, not as much as the last 2 this morning. yeah, a bring them. >> on a scale. yeah. one to 10. i'm going to gi

ashish jha. sir, thank you so much for being with us this morning.n expect. >> good morning, thank you for having me back. so, yeah, so this is obviously a concerning situation. we're seeing the rise of three viruses circulating at increasing levels, rsv, influenza and covid. the good news here is that we're now powerless against this. for two of them we have very high quality vaccines, both influenza and covid.

doctor ashish jha says a new study indicates that as many as 90,000 lives could be saved and a million hospitalizations prevented if most eligible americans get the new covid shots. you really want to wrap up the urgency. this is going to be a critical piece of protection as we enter these winter months. doctor amesh adalja with johns hopkins says part of the problem has been mixed messaging. people were kind of muddled in their messaging on who needs a benefits from this to what mister is used for. >> that has led to a lack of enthusiasm. but the white house says the message is simple. don't wait. >> get your new flu shot and get your new covid shot today. >> officials are expecting a bad flu season this year as many people have dropped many of the precautions they were taking for covid like masking in washington. alexandra limon. >> well, new this morning on a related note, we've got the fda this morning approving the updated covid booster shot for kids as young as 5. that updated booster was approved for those 12 and older last month. that was the pfizer booster. so 12 and older as

doctor ashish jha says a new study indicates that as many as 90,000 lives could be saved. >> and a millionpitalizations prevented if most eligible americans get the new covid shots. you really want to wrap up the urgency. this is going to be a critical piece of protection as we enter these winter months. doctor amesh adalja with johns hopkins says part of the problem has been mixed messaging. people were kind of muddled in their messaging on who needs a benefits from this to one of history's used for that has led to a lack of enthusiasm. but the white house says the message is simple. don't wait. >> get your new flu shot and get covid shot today. >> officials are expecting a bad flu season this year as many people have dropped many of the precautions they were taking for covid like masking in washington. alexandra limon. >> 7.22. and coming up on the kron 4 morning news of community members in oakland are not happy with the new plans for parker elementary. we'll see what the school district decided to do. it. [music: better and better by danger twins] ♪ ♪ drop the confetti time to start it

doctor ashish jha says a new study indicates that as many as 90,000 lives could be saved and a millionospitalizations prevented if most eligible americans get the new covid shots. you really want to wrap up the urgency. this is going to be a critical piece of protection as we enter these winter months. doctor amesh adalja with johns hopkins says part of the problem has been mixed messaging. people were kind of muddled in their messaging on who needs a benefits from this to mister is used for. that has led to a lack of enthusiasm. but the white house says the message is simple. don't wait. >> get your new flu shot and get covid shot today. >> and health officials are expecting a bad flu season this year. and that's because they say a lot of people have stopped using those preventative measures like social distancing and masking reporting live in washington. alexandra limon. >> ok, thanks a lot, alex. it's 6.22. right now. and coming up after the break. >> should the parkland florida school shooter get the death penalty? the jury begins deliberations on that today. we'll be right back. k

jha, dr. wolinski from the cdc. very good team here. >> thank you. >> my pleasure. >>> still ahead, the legal battle over president biden's student loan plan is heating up big time today. where it stands and how it could impact you. but first, which of former president trump's closest confidants is talking to the january 6th committee today? confidants is talking to the january 6th committee today? but, they don't. they only cover select cities with 5g. and with coverage of over 96% of interstate highway miles, they've got us covered. super emma just about sleeps in her cape. but when we realized she was battling sensitive skin, we switched to tide hygenic clean free. it's gentle on her skin and out-cleans our old free detergent. tide hygenic clean free. hypoallergenic and safe for sensitive skin. think he's posting about all that ancient roman coinage? no, he's seizing the moment with merrill. moving his money into his investment account in real time and that's... how you collect coins. your money never stops worki

doctor ashish jha says a new study indicates that as many as 90,000 lives could be saved. >> and a million hospitalizations prevented if most eligible americans get the new covid shots. you really want to wrap up the urgency. this is going to be a critical piece of protection as we enter these winter months. doctor amesh adalja with johns hopkins says part of the problem has been mixed messaging. people were kind of muddled in their messaging on who needs a benefits from this to one of history's used for that has led to a lack of enthusiasm. but the white house says the message is simple. don't wait. >> get your new flu shot and get your covid shot today. >> officials are expecting a bad flu season this year as many people have dropped many of the precautions they were taking for covid like masking in washington. alexandra limon. the fda, meanwhile, has approved the updated covid booster shot for kids as young as 5 years old that updated booster. >> was approved for those 12 and older last month. now the pfizer booster has been approved for kids as young as 12 and the updated moderna boost

doctor ashish jha says a new study indicates that as many as 90,000 lives could be saved. >> and a millioneligible americans get the new covid shots. you really want to wrap up the urgency. this is going to be a critical piece of protection as we enter these winter months. doctor amesh adalja with johns hopkins says part of the problem has been mixed messaging. people were kind of muddled in the messaging on who needs a booster benefits from this to one of history's used for. >> that has led to a lack of enthusiasm. but the white house says the message is simple. don't wait. >> get your new flu shot and get covid shot today. >> that was alexandra limon reporting for us. and at last check, the cdc reported only 4% of those eligible had gotten their booster shot. the 45th year of the mill valley film festival wraps up today about 100 films have been featured so far this year, including the movie till it details. the tragic story of emmett till through the experience of his mother kron four's. noelle bellow spoke with the movie's director. >> this was my boy. 2. >> a created with intention ti

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ashish jha. we are going to start with nbc's gabe gutierrez at one hard-hit hospital in rhode island. gabe, good morning. >> reporter: hoda, good morning. this children's hospital is operating at 125% capacity using parts of the facility that it's never used before. half of the young patients in its icu have the respiratory illness rsv. this morning concerns of a potential tripledemic are growing. the flu, rsv and covid ramping up earlier than expected. >> the last few weeks is something i have never seen before.

ashish jha.s get the latest from gabe gutierrez. >> reporter: to nights as hospitals battle the early spike in childress practice torrey illnesses, nearly 75% of the country's estimated 40,000 pediatric hospital beds are full. a major hospital in houston has had to fly

ashish jha.irst, let's get the latest from gabe gutierrez. >> reporter: tonight as hospitals battle the early spike in child respiratory illnesses, nearly 75% of the country's estimated 40,000 pediatric hospital beds are full. a major hospital in houston has had to fly out several sick patients because they're out of room. >> the fact that right now we are having to transport, you know, kids hundreds of miles away if not outside of the state is very, very rare. >> reporter: the cdc out with new numbers today showing flu activity keeps rising in most of the country, especially the southeast and south central u.s., but most concerning to many parents, the relentless spread of rsv, a respiratory illness often with mild cold-like symptoms that can lead to severe infections in very young children or older adults. >> it is the most terrifying thing as a parent because you are completely helpless. >> reporter: in ohio, shanesty ireland and her 2-month-old son just got home from the hospital after a harr