richard besser. washington journal starts now. ♪ host: good morning. it's sunday, november 14, 2021. with it -- it was dubbed the great resignation. it's a trend that doesn't appear to be slowing down. this morning, we are looking at a snapshot at what the great resignation looks like in your part of the country and how it is impacting you and your job. collis. phone lines -- call us. if you recently quit a job, 202-748-8000. if you are employed but looking for a new job, 202-748-8001. if you are employed and satisfied at your current job, 202-748-8002. if you are unemployed, 202-748-8003. that's also the number if you want to send us a text this morning. if you do, include your name and where you are from. catch up with us on social media. http://twitter.com/cspanwj and facebook.com/cspan. you can go ahead and start calling in now. the number of people quitting their job comes on friday. here's the latest numbers as of september. that is their most recent numbers. 4.4 million americans put their job

richard besser.ferring to the question by the woman who asked a question about natural immunity. nih funded a nationwide study of natural immunities to covid-19 long before any study was done of any longitudinal study of desk study and the study -- and the study concluded in january 2021 and they found natural immunity to covid-19 has been found to be strong, durable, long-lasting, t cells, antibodies remain stable. it can handle variants and 98% of people post contraction had the full range of t cells, antibodies necessary for effective immune response to covid. host: do you mind if i ask? have you heck of a? caller: -- host: have you ever had covid? caller: i don't know. host: have you taken the vaccine? you don't have to answer. the caller's comment on natural immunity. guest: i want to make sure that we are all talking about the same thing. there's the immunity from having had an infection. that's supposed infectious immunity. -- that post infectious immunity. if you take certain vitamins and you

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richard besser, the former acting director of the cdc. president and ceo of the johnson foundation. i was just smiling. in that video, one little kid getting a shot. there is one child wildly clapping. it kind of encapsulates how a lot of us feel right now. youed and i have been talking about this for a year. i just made an appointment for my child. what does this moment mean? >> yeah, kate, i'm a general pediatrician and it gives me a feeling of relief. a feeling of joy. the idea that 28 million children have the opportunity to be protected against covid and those around them to be protected from them as well. that just gives me a sense that we are on the way out of this and i think for a lot of families, for a lot of parents and for a lot of young children, it will be that emotional relief as well, that this is something they no longer are going to have to worry about in the same way. >> my child has never been excited about getting a shot. this will be the first and last time probably. you talked, though, about conversations you had th

richard besser, always great to see you and always appreciate everything you share with us. george? >>> we turn to that racially charged case in wisconsin. a jury was seated monday in the homicide trial of kyle rittenhouse who killed two people injured a third during riots following the police shooting of a black man last summer. alex perez has the latest from kenosha, wisconsin. good morning, alex. >> reporter: good morning, george. after a long day of jury selection yesterday, late last night 20 jurors were selected. 11 women and 9 men. now kyle rittenhouse now 18 years old is facing six counts, including intentional, reckless and attempted homicide. he's charged with shooting and killing two demonstrators, joseph rosenbaum and anthony huber and injuring a third gaige grosskreutz. now, the ordeal unfolding during violent protests in kenosha in august of 2020 after a white police officer shot jacob blake, a black man, seven times from behind. rittenhouse was 17 at the time and illegally had a semiautomatic rifle and says he answered an online call from militia groups for armed citi

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