scott gottlieb. and we'll talk with colorado governor jared polis, whose state isiest of wrestling with a new surge of infections. >> one in 48 of every coloradans are infected and contagious with covid-19. >> brennan: finally we'll ask world bank prendad malpass about fighting inflation. will wealthy countries fulfill their broken promise to help inpolice officerrished nations to cope with a hotter planet. it's all just ahead on "face the nation." >> brennan: good morning, and welcome to "face the nation." progress in our slow march back to normal seems to be a continuing series of starts and stops, and there's a lot of confusion about where we are headed. most sundays, we start the broadcast with a look at what's going on that you need to know. and today's no exception, but one thing that's different is our mark strassmann is actually here in person. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, great to see you in person. >> brennan: so there were a lot of conflicting signals on the economy. wha

scott gottlieb. >> if someone infected with delta is protected or fully boosted is protected that couldack stop to this becoming epidemic in the united states. >> the threat of omicron comes as covid cases are surging. the hardest hit states, michigan, minnesota, wisconsin. these cold weather states have vaccination rates below the national average of nearly 70% vaccinionsnd bere dose.inng tene >> whe ioingo be a three shot and you're done or three shots and then every once in a while you have to re-boost. we'll have to see how things roll out. >> reporter: moderna says if it needs to come up with a new come up with a new vaccine to vaccine to fight omicron it could do so by early next year. early next year. how do you feel at this point about the pandemic? >> i would say i'm like cautious, a little nervous, especially with the news coming out about some of the mutant strains. >> reporter: tomorrow the city of los angeles will start implementing its strict proof of vaccination mandate for restaurants, gyms and a variety of other businesses and venues. meg. >> oliver: lilia luciano for u

scott gottlieb, who is also on the board of pfizer.rennan: so, doctor, would you say a partially vaccinated child across the table from their grandparents at thanksgiving dinner? is that safe now? >> i think it's safe now. look, we have the tools right now to protect that environment. and i don't think there's any reason why people can't get together for the holidays. we need to look at what the local prevalence is, what the risk is in their community. they need to look at the risk in the setting in which they're gathering. if you have older individuals vulnerable to the virus despite vaccination or people who

scott gottlieb. >> someone who is fully boosted is also well protected from this. that could be a pretty good backstop from this becoming really epidemic in the united states. >> reporter: the threat of omicron comes as covid cases in the country are surging. the hardest-hit states with new infections, michigan, minnesota, wisconsin. these cold-weather states have vaccination rates below the national average of nearly 70% with at least one dose. increasing the urgency for more vaccinations and booster shots. >> whether it's going to be a three shot and you're done or three shots and then every once in a while, you have to reboost, we will have to see how things roll out. >> reporter: moderna says if it needs to come up with a new vaccine to fight omicron, it could do so by early-next year. ow do you feel at this point about the pandemic. >> >> i would say i'm like cau cautious, a little nervous, especially with the news coming out about some of the mutant strains. >> reporter: tomorrow, the city of los angeles will start implementing its strict proof of vaccination

scott gottlieb. he's a former f.d.a. commissioner and current pfizer board member. he joins us from westport, connecticut, this morning. good morning to you, doctor. >> good morning. >> brennan: there is nothing short of panic, and i'm hoping you can give us some perspective here. the w.h.o.sps and the n.i.h. say this variant appears more transmissible. do you have any indication that it's more lethal or that it makes people more ill? >> yeah, not-- not right now. the the three critical questions right now is, first, is this more virlant? to your question, is this making people more ill? there is no information it is. there is some anecdotal information that this could be causing milder illness. that could be an artifact of the fact that the initial cases seem to have been clustered in younger people, perhaps in outbreaks around universities. the second critical question is does this escape immunity? this is the question that has people concerned. when you look at the genetic sequence of this new variant, it has a lot of mutations that we know correlate with escape

scott gottlieb telling "squawk box" he thinks the pandemic could be over by january. we walk through the trades >>> and cinemark will movie going return to prepandemic levels we talk to the ceo about the box office and competition from amc. >>> soaring energy prices has shares of natural gas giant eqt soaring 60% this year. will new rules in washington rain on its parade we asked ceo, toby rice. >>> christina? >> we are halfway through the day. u.s. equity east continue an upward trend upbeat jobs report strength ened earnings and positive covid treatment, the mood, we're coming out of the woods. the dow you see above 36,000, nasdaq was above 16,000 for the first time ever, coming down offer that dollar index hitting a fresh high earlier highest level in more than a year on a sector breakdown, we have energy, communication services, consumer discretionary leading the pack health care is actually only sector in the red, weak vaccine linked memes like johnson & johnson. shares down about 2 mers not too long ago on slowing growth of cash app and then go pro exceeded expe

scott gottlieb who also sits on pfizer's board says he suspects the pandemic could be over in just a matter of months. >> i think the bottom line is the end of the end of the pandemic at least as it relates to the united states is in sight given all the tools we have to combat it. by january 4th this may well be over at least as far as the united states and be more of an endemic phase of this virus. >> we'll talk about that in a bit. there's also growing pushback against the biden administration's vaccine mandates for companies with over 100 employees. this week the administration set january 4 as a deadline for workers to be fully vaccinated or get tested weekly for the virus. about a dozen states and several companies are now filing lawsuits, of course. arguing the federal government's vaccine requirement is unconstitutional. so we have a lot of work to do here tonight. let's bring in our starting line. jonathan lemire, veteran white house reporter and politico white house bureau chief and hosts "way too early" in his spare time 5:00 a.m. weekdays on this network. ali vitali and dr

scott gottlieb, a cnbc contributor who serves on the boards of pfizer and illumina scott, we had an interestingnight pointing out that numbers have started to creep back up at least in new york city and in the northeast and that raises a lot of questions about what happens as the weather gets colder. >> yeah. look if you look at this coronavirus as it's spread across the united states and the successive waves, there have been ten different regions affected by different points in time the south clearly have had their delta wave the pacific northwest, you see casings coming down, in the thick of the wave right now, california cases are picking up. it's been its own region the mid-atlantic regions have not picked up. cases are picking up a lot right now is in the north where people are heading indoors. it's getting cold, states like minnesota, michigan, wisconsin, parts of new england, there is a question of what will happen in the tri-state region we talked about that on this show delta is not done. the south clearly prevalence is very low right now you see cases coming down in other parts of the

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scott gottlieb says we are entering the final phase of the pandemic we will look at what it could mean for your investments. >> hi, everybody two hours left in trading day. stocks are in the green. the nasdaq has climbed back into positive territory it dipped negative just an hour or so ago. the s&p 500 above 4700 for the first time today now eight points below that. the nasdaq crossing above 16,000 for the first time the dow adding 137 points. all this optimism is being driven by positive news on pfizer's covid-19 oral treatment. pfizer shares up 8%. its rivals are seeking merck, which has a similar treatment down almost 9% moderna down 8%. now, will markets continue going to all-time highs? some stocks are making unusually outsized moves sometimes catalysts are there. but the spikes are unprecedented. avis up 70% this week, spiking 100% after results bed bath and beyond pacing for 50% this week after a partnership with kroger and nvidia and tesla also up double digits this week with such volatile moves how much is increased options activities playing into the price action are they te

former fda commissioner scott gottlieb says he believes we could be in the final stages of the pandemicandemic, at least as it relates to the united states, is in sight right now given all the tools we have to combat this disease. this pandemic may well be over at least as it relates to the united states and we'll be in more of an endemic phase of this virus. >> given how many premature victories we've declared, i'm not so sure about that assessment myself and i'm curious about what my guest thinks. joining me is celine gounder, who served on the covid-19 advisory board. thank you so much for joining me. first off, explain to us what this experimental drug is. how effective do you believe it is based on what pfizer has told us? >> this new pfizer drug shares a lot in common with other drugs we use to treat viruses like hiv or hepatitis c. it has a different mechanism of action from the merck drug molnupiravir, which is also an oral pill that could be used to treat covid, that is also going to be reviewed by the fda. >> so, doctor gander, former fda commissioner scott gottlieb, he says t

first we'll listen to president rama poso of south africa and then scott gottlieb and then i want your response. >> these restrictions are completely unjustify and unfairly discrimination against our country and our southern african sister countries. prohibition of travel is not informed by science, nor will it be effective in preventing the spread of this variant. >> we're punishing south africa for doing the right thing and telling other nations that who want to sequence strains that they find, giving them real disincentive. so this is a bad step from a policy standpoint. >> bad step from a policy standpoint. they say that it is counter productive, that south africa doctors found this and raised their hand and the next country that finds something won't do that. what do you say? >> i very much understand and sympathize with that point of view. i understand that many people in south africa feel like they're being punished for doing the right thing and could this be a disincentive in the future but the at same time we need to buy time. we need to understand more about omicron, we need

the former head of the fda, scott gottlieb, believes that omicron is likely already in this country. he told "face the nation" that three shots of covid vaccine will be fairly protective against it. other countries are racing to close their borders. japan and israel have suspended entry of all foreign visitors from around the world. starting today, morocco is suspending all incoming flights for two weeks. as bradley blackburn reports, there are still a lot of questions to be answered about the new variant of covid. >> reporter: with nations racing to contain the new covid variant, the u.s. plans to ban travel from south africa and seven other countries in the region. on sunday president biden was asked if travel bans on europe or any other countries might follow. >> i'm having a meeting with my medical team. as i get back to the white house i'll have more to say. >> reporter: the world health organization which gave omicron its name cautions against travel restrictions until the variant is better understood. >> it's going to give us a period of time to enhance our preparedness. >> re

scott gottlieb. and amazon worldwide consumer c.e.o. dave clark. millions of americans are facing wintry weather as they head home after the long thanksgiving weekend. in the pacific northwest, pounded by heavy rain for a week now, could see several more inches in the days ahead. heading east, a fast-moving system is expected to bring snow around the great lakes, and the plows are already out in buffalo, new york, as lake effect snow falls across the region. shoppers turned out in large numbers on black friday, but so did smash-and-grab thieves. organized groups storming stores and taking off with arms full of merchandise. they've hit california retailers especially hard, and cbs' lilia luciano is in los angeles with the latest. lilia. >> reporter: well, carter, it's been a busy small-business saturday, but l.a.p.d. is bracing for what could be another night of those smash-and-grab robberies. eager shoppers are filling the streets of los angeles, crossing off items on gift lists to work around shortages and shipping delays. any particular deals you

and there is this prediction today from the former fda kim's center, scott gottlieb, who also sits on pfizer's board. he says he suspects the pandemic could be over in just a matter of months. >> i think the bottom line is the end of the pandemic, at least as it relates to the united states is in sight right now, given all the tools we have to combat this disease. by january 4th, this pandemic may well be over at least as it relates to the united states, and will be in more of an endemic phase of this virus. >> we'll talk about that in a bit, there's also growing pushback against the biden administration's vaccine mandates for companies with over 100 employees. this week, the administration said january four as a deadline for workers to either be fully vaccinated or to get tested weekly for the virus. about a dozen states and several companies are now filing lawsuits, of course, arguing the federal government's vaccine requirement is unconstitutional. so, we have a lot of work to do tonight, let's bring our starting line as we end the week. jonathan lin here, veteran white house repor

. >> reporter: former fda commissioner scott gottlieb expects most unvaccinated people will eventually be infected. he said even those considered fully vaccinated are at risk. >> we've seen declining vaccine effectiveness over time. anyone eligible for a booster, and most americans probably are eligible for a booster at this point, should be going out and seeking it. >> reporter: colorado is among the current covid hot spots. officials there have set aside the federal guidance on booster shots and made them available to all adults, not just those in high-risk groups. >> i've been frustrated with the convoluted messaging. everybody should get the booster after six months. the data is clear that it increases your personal protection level. >> reporter: experts are advising people to get vaccinated now before the holiday season gets under way, and ahead of what they say is an inevitable post-holiday covid surge. experts say a booster dose can restore the effectiveness of a coronavirus vaccine from 50% to 95% if administered at least six months after the initial shot or shots. anne-marie?

scott gottlieb, who is on the board of pfizer.> brennan: so, 62 million americans who are eligible to be vaccinated, still aren't. and according to the c.d.c., 85% of the counties in this country are in substantial or high transmission. so you've already predicted a post-thanksgiving spike. is it too early in places like washington, d.c., to lift mask requirements? >> look, i think local officials need to base the rules on what the local prevalence is. right now, in some parts of the country the prevalence is very low. when you look at the south, the southeast, the tristate region and the mid-atlantic region, you have to be mindful if we lift the restrictions we may enimthe. we had about 77,000 people hospitalized. so we're in a better circumstance, but we're probably not as good as we should be, given all the tools we have, between the vaccines and the highly effective drugging and also how much infection we've had in this country and how much immunity is already in place. >> brennan: last sunday, you told us it was one of the bi

scott gottlieb, who is also on the board of pfizer. good morning to you. >> knrm. >> brennan: so, doctor, would you say a partially vaccinated child across the table from their grandparents at thanksgiving dinner? is that safe now? >> i think it's safe now. look, we have the tools right now to protect that environment. and i don't think there's any reason why people can't get together for the holidays. we need to look at what the local prevalence is, what the risk is in their community. they need to look at the risk in the setting in which they're gathering. if you have older individuals vulnerable to the virus despite vaccination or people who don't respond well to the vaccine because they're immunocompromised and have other medical conditions, you need to protect that environment. certainly, children who are partially vaccinated have some immunity. but i think using testing smartly in those settings can help protect that setting. >> brennan: so there is no vaccine mandate for these elementary school children who just became eligible

scott gottlieb says it may change what it means to be fully vaccinated. >> i have i eventually this willhree dose vaccine but i would be hard-r pressed to believe c.d.c. is going to make that recommendation any time soon. >> reporter: health officials say a booster could increase the effectiveness of the vaccine up to 95%. and dr. fauci says he's optimistic that we won't need a booster every year. jericka? >> duncan: we wait to see what happens next, lilia luciano for us in los angeles, thank you. two weeks after the u.s. listed the covid travel ban to europe the world health organization is now warning of a surge in covid deaths across the continent. unless proper actions are taken. here's cbs' imtiaz tyab. >> reporter: belgian police use water canons after some demonstrators chanting freedom turned violence, earlier tens of thousands took to the streets of brussels to protest against thousands took to the streets of using re-- newly reinforced restrictions like mandatory mask and work from home orders as infection rates continue to spike. several european countries are now convulsing w

protection it from the vaccines after 6 months on cbs face the nation former fda commissioner doctor scott gottlieb said the site shows the extra shot could help. i think eventually this will be consider the 3 dose vaccine. but i i would be hard pressed to believe cdc is going to make that any time soon. >> but a handful of states are already taking that step requiring people to get vaccinated and defining being fully vaccinated as getting those 3 shots, of course, at this point, the white house is not interested and taking those steps for now in washington, raquel martin, back to you enough for kayla. so we've all got the purple memo. this morning's i got to ask you, are you doing anything for thanksgiving. are. were both at work. so maybe i fortunately have the day off for thanksgiving and i'll be heading abroad for a friend's i didn't get that invite, but it's okay. all right. well, still to come on the kron 00:00am morning news the supply chain backlog is making the price of almost everything. a lot more expensive. we'll tell you. >> how that's going to affect your holiday shopping will have sa

scott gottlieb, we are lucky to have you. thank you very much for the information today. >> thanks a lot. >> i feel better hearing from him on all of those fronts and maybe the market does, too down 144 >> we have firmed up a little bit and tack ake a quick look. a little more than a half hour before we close and the s&p 500 has bobbed back above 4600 >> i think the important takeaway is he's not convinced that this is going to evade the vaccine. he's not convinced that it is necessarily going to have the spike to the protein could mean it is less contagious and he's sticking by the fact that the delta variant is the last real threat in erms of the united st states >> it was the idea that it could essentially outcompete the delta variant, and so if dr. gottlieb feels like that's not necessarily odds on. >> he said it's way too early to jump to that conclusion. >> it's very calming to that message from him. >> as we mentioned, the energy sector sinking today with crude prices down double digits. big oil tech names like chevron

scott gottlieb will be with us. it's all just ahead on "face the nation." >> brennan: good morning, and welcome to "face the nation." we have a lot to get to today, and we begin with a brand-new cbs news poll. it doesn't have a lot of good news politically for president biden. his approval rating is at 44%, his lowest in our polling since he took office. and it's the economy that is taking a toll on the president's standing as prices for food, gas, and other items continue to rise. 67% of americans now disapprove of the president's handling of inflation. joining us now to discuss it is cbs news director of surveys and elections anthony salvanto. anthony, want economy is in recovery, but many americans, apparently, don't feel that way. >> reporter: good morning, margaret. that's right. because to many americans, when they rate the economy, it's what's right in front of them, the prices they're paying, in this case at the gas pump or the cash register. let me tell you a story about vulz on the economy over the course

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. >> gottlieb was on the airwaves yesterday, scott gottlieb, the former fda commissioner, who's on the about how five of the eight african countries -- >> they weren't taking them. >> they weren't taking additional delivers of the vaccines because they can't get them distributed properly or there's not demand for them. i think we need to hear more from all of these ceos this morning about that about what's happening because the immediate pushback was this is what happens when you don't share your vaccines. is that the case or is there not enough out there or is there not the distribution or the demand for the vaccines in certain places you see it here in the united states. >> therapeutics are different. they're not -- their site of action is not the spike protein. that's where all the mutations are in the spike protein but if you're the inhibitor or whatever it is that -- >> right can slow down. >> innards of the virus you have something that works against those it shouldn't matter if the spike protein mutates. if you get a mutation in one of those that's a problem that's why that pfiz

scott gottlieb of the f.d.a. and doctor lawrence from georgetown who is a professor of global health law. the professor and i talked about how mandates, they could erode trust in public health. when you make people do something that they don't want to do. but at some point, they may also be essential for the public's health. how do you reconcile that? i think that this is the point that we are at now. we know that vaccine requirements including in the workplace do work. we have seen entities like tyson's foods reach over 96% of all their employees being vaccinated. we saw united airlines after instituting their vaccine requirements that they were able to get to the high 90's percentile. and thinks that having the vaccine requirement is recruiting advantage. it signals to potential employees they care about worker safety. there is a real reason why vaccine requirements are needed. but we also don't have to recognize the mill risk that that might entail. and do i worry just there are long-term effects to public hea

the downshift from pandemic to endemic which we are getting and hearing that from people like scott gottlieb is not good news for moderna. they have been leading on the vaccination front, not on the seasonal flu shot front. i think what the market is doing is saying this is a company that has done extraordinary work, put themselves possibly at the front of the line in terms of their cutting edge biotech but they have a platform going, a lot of things in the work so to speak, but you cannot attach it to valuation. i think more downgrades are coming and i think this is based on their downgraded outlook. >> karen, you noticed a pop in pfizer today, more than 3% >> i was wondering -- i don't know if that's because low multiple stocks were in vogue or if moderna, if there would be pressure on price if the government got a hand in it making pfizer a beneficiary. i had a question for meg, but we already said good-bye. is this technology used more broadly if any other pandemic comes along or is it very tecific to readytreating covid >>hat's an excellent question. >>> bob chapek will join us live aft

at least something not very much as useful as scott gottlieb said.creates all sort of disruption in this unnecessary panic about omicron. this is what we see with abided administration all the time doing something to make it look like they're doing something useful they did it with inflation, a couple of different things on gas prices. they also do with illegal immigration chaos at the border. really what they're doing is covering up incompetence. somebody pointed out over the weekend the omicron is an anagram of moronic. a lot of people see this as an act description of what the biden administration's response has been. jon: i suppose you could add the drone strike after the bombing of the 13 u.s. marines in afghanistan. let's put up a map of ten of the countries were omicron has already been discovered. australia, belgium, germany, hong kong, israel, the netherlands, the uk and south africa and now you can add to the list canada. even 30 in canada and the other nations, it seems pretty likely that is probably already in the united states. >> dr. fa

scott gottlieb said this could be the key to putting this behind us. >> we've always said two of thents that would demarcate the end of the pandemic would be being able to vaccinate our children, and a drug that can be used at home. >> do you agree? >> i think we're much better off than last winter. i think an oral pill that you can easily access is going to be an important way, at least for people who are older, to mitigate getting severely ill. but people need to be able to get tested, and we need to make sure there's enough of this pill or the merck pill in all pharmacies. so that will be important. but i think it's a move in the right direction. i do want to say one thing, the next two months are going to be tenuous with the winter coming up. we should keep wearing the masks and take all the measures we need to. >> doctor, thank you so much. >>> the president's big social spending plan can help many americans. but a new poll might indicate that americans don't know it. >>> before the break, here's a great impression by james austin johnson. >> donald trump. >> thank you, thank yo

we heard from scott gottlieb who's a former fda commissioner and also sits on the pfizer board.e a listen. >> the bottom line is we have an overwhelming tool to help us get out of covid. i think the bottom line is it's the end of the end of the pandemic. at least it's in sight given all the tools we have to combat this disease. >> reporter: and gottlieb went on to say that he is optimistic that january 4th when that mandate that the biden administration has put forward for the private workforce which essentially impacts about two-thirds of the private work force, he believes that the pandemic could actually be an endem eck. that's certainly good news there. but going back to that anti-viral pill pfizer announced just the over day, they're saying they have 500 million pills ready to go, which translates to about 50 million treatments, guys. >> we could all use some good news on the pandemic front, and both of what you brought us fills that bucket. >> i'm sure aaron rodgers will have some thoughts on this a little bit later. >>> up next, is the death of an adversity plan, how the

fauci says on the talks those, scott gottlieb. now, it does look like it could change some policies. i think it mix a little more leslie that we will get more stimulus, that we will get it eventually something on social spending. we have to get the debt ceiling done. we have to keep the government open. that expires on december 3. i think the need to do all of these things become the low more urgent if this new variant is a really serious story. kailey: that is a fairly long list considering congress only has two weeks left before they are scheduled to be in session for the new year. what is priority number one? greg: i think the debt ceiling, they've got to do that. i assume we will get the government staying open on december 3. we will resort to an old washington tradition. kick the can down the road. kailey: that's what we did last time. greg: of course. i think we will probably have to wait into after new year's for a final deal on the budget, maybe even for a final deal on the debt ceiling, but i do think the sense of let's g

scott gottlieb says there will be a post-holiday covid spike.e thinks it will get worse before it gets better, particularly in those states that have very low vaccination rates. do you agree with him, and when do you think we'll start to emerge from this pandemic? >> yeah. unfortunately, i think dr. gottlieb is right. i think we are looking ahead to about six to eight weeks of difficult times in the united states. we have about 80,000 infections a day right now. that's actually up a little bit in the last couple of weeks. i expect those numbers to rise in the upcoming week, especially with thanksgiving and the christmas holidays that are coming. i do think january will be better, but the next couple of months are going to be pretty tough. >> so, with the holidays upon us, what would your advice be to everyone to sort of avoid the six to eight weeks alie ahead of us and the problems that many people experience in those times? >> number one is absolutely for people to get vaccinated. if you're not vaccinated, if your kids are not vaccinated, it is

former fda chief and pfizer adviser scott gottlieb says closer than ever. >> the end is in sight givencombat this disease. we still have to get through this delta wave. unfortunately, we can't vaccinate out of it. these are coming too late to affect that wave have infection. once we get through this over the course of the next two months, i think this they're computic and the others we are seeing coming to market mark the end in the united states. and we need to put that victory on the side of the white house. >> today president biden is also touting a major step forward for his agenda. >> i don't think it is an exaggeration to say we took a monumental step forward as a nation. >> what does this mean for the trillions more in investments democrats still want to make? ron brownstein and former congressman charlie dent are standing by to discuss. up next, you don't want to miss this discussion. ♪ this holiday, let them shine like never before. ♪ this is how we shine. ♪ find the perfect gift at zales. the diamond store. wealth is breaking ground on your biggest project yet. worth is givin

a few days ago, a former fda director of the name of scott gottlieb, predicted that a covid pandemicoing to be over in early january. which is an absurdly optimistic and not based on anything opinion that just gets people thinking in the wrong direction. i think we have to do now, brian, really is to take all this with dreams of thought and take this and say we are going to thaw all the rules, we are going to get vaccinated, we are going to keep our distance. and the wintertime is in general worrisome, because it is colder weather, viruses may replicate more. we are going to be indoors more. we are going to holiday parties. so, all of this does not spell good news or glide past out of this anytime soon. so stink village alert, following the rules, making sure that you and everyone gets vaccinated is really what we need to do right now. am i worried professionally? i am. but i think what it means for all of us, in the country, is to be vigilant. by the way, following the actual experts like at the cdc, as opposed to a football players is also another good idea that i would recommend.

scott gottlieb expects broad covid immunity in kids as they become vaccinated. >>> good morning.am len kiese. >> i am amanda starrantino. we will get a check of our weather and traffic. >>> good morning. happy monday. >> a beautiful sun set. >> it is stunning as we start our day. with the golden colors in the sky, it is a spectacular start to our day as we look to san francisco, it is a cold start. definitely bundle up this morning if you are getting the kids ready for school or about to head out for work, 39 santa rosa, oakland 50, san francisco 51 to start our day. it's a dry start with chilly conditions. through the afternoon, clouds stream in and as we look to this evening, rain and wind. it's a moderate atmospheric river that will be bringing rain. futurecast as we take you through the afternoon, here is 3:00 in the afternoon. there we go as the rain starts to move in especially by later in the afternoon and this evening with widespread rain expected by tonight. we'll talk more about that coming up. let's check with gianna. i know you are tracking that crash on 880. how are

scott gottlieb also had this to say, to anyone hesitant about getting a booster shot. >> anyone eligible for a booster and most americans are probably eligible at this point, you should be seeking it. because someone who has an old vaccine that may only have 50% effectiveness left, they get a booster and restore 95% effectiveness based on the data we have seen within a matter of days. >> booster shots have been for at risk patients of pfizer and moderna as well as individuals 65 and older. california, colorado, new mexico have expanded access to all eligible adults. >>> next on kpix5 and streaming on cbsn bay area, a team of super powered aliens against a big red dog the winner at the weekend box office. >>> celebration of the classic film it's a is struggling to manage your type 2 diabetes knocking you out of your zone? lowering your a1c with once-weekly ozempic® can help you get back in it. oh, oh, oh, ozempic®! my zone... lowering my a1c, cv risk, and losing some weight... now, back to the game! ozempic® is proven to lower a1c. most people who took ozempic® reached an a1c under 7 and

it's face the nation former fda commissioner doctor scott gottlieb set the site shows the extra shot could help. i think eventually this will be consider the 3 dose vaccine. but i i would be hard pressed to believe cdc is going to make that any time soon. >> all right. let's take a look at the forecast to live. beautiful shot overlooking the golden gate bridge kron from meteorologists. dave spahr has the forecast and dave, what does that look like. we're getting closer and closer to thanksgiving. oh, yes, looks pretty good, katherine. and as we get into a. >> get into the actual holiday itself. we might get a slight temperature bump on thursday going on there. but we'll stay somewhat cool after this system gets here. beautiful shot of half moon bay. look at the nice little wrinkles going on here for not not a lot in the way of winds kind of variable going on post. the post. the time the winds get here, though. the front gets here. we'll see a little bit of an offshore wind develop. that's the guy we're talking about a couple scattered clouds. good thing about this. this will be prett

scott gottlieb is right that we're finally approaching the end of the pandemic and when he said it, i just -- i just listen to this man. fortunately he repeated it within sight he's true north. can we find for instance the next nvidia. i terrific stock with the veritable trust and you could learn about it by joining the club let's go to the telestrator. on monday, we start with paypal. we discuss the chart later in the day. but we'll be crushed by a week number like square today it doesn't look like given the pursuit of pinterest because they are slowing down. a light and fun hobby sight, that seems like a bizarre partner for a financial serviced company. what you need to know is that the charitable trust owns paypal and that is a disaster yet it is a house of pain. so will it blow up even further. i think it is blown up already when i see a stock acting like this before earnings, i have to be more circumspect. the ceo warned us this is a quarter after e-bay and it is down 80 points which seems over done how about something over done on the upside an that is what many professional mon

scott gottlieb's comments moving this to an endemic healthcare crisis helped it as well, but that's the rotation that you're beginning to see where momentum is waning in certain places where it has been over the last three to six months and it's building now in other places >> we're going to get to more of the market picture in a minute i want to get to steve weiss because he has a new buy joe says at the end of the day today, netflix is no more. you bought ford, weiss now you've been talking a lot on the show about volkswagen and porsche and we head back and forth with jim about general motors, but ford is at the highest level since '01. so why are you putting a new position on in letter f? >> well, i bought it last week because ford owns 12% of rivian and that ipo could be hot, hot, hot. they filed to raise their prize range so with ford owning 12%, that's going to equate to essentially a gain of almost 10% of the market cap in stock i think part of that is reflected, but i think you'll continue to see it move up as rivian trades up higher it's a pretty special company. got some great

host: scott gottlieb, who was fda commissioner during the trump administration, was on face the nationesterday and talked about the possibility that some reporting out of south africa about the prevalence of the variant may be over estimated at this point. [video clip] >> a lot of americans are getting back on a plane after celebrating thanksgiving and gathering with families. what do they need to know about airports and should they get tested when they get off the plane? >> people should use the same precautions they were using before. this has been detected very early in south africa. we may be overestimating his prevalence because of recent cases in south africa. it may be the case that south africa is also exhibiting a surge of delta infections. this probably is not that prevalent around the world. i would exercise the same cautions as before. the biggest risk to travelers is that, given the uncertainty around the world and the fact that hundreds are reacting, if you do end up being positive oversees you could find yourself stuck in quarantine. i think countries are behaving with n

scott gottlieb telling "squawk box" he thinks the pandemic could be over by january.

scott gottlieb points out, it's really impacting regions in the northeast, midwest, west, and southwest. we're also seeing, look at this, a similar dilemma play out with hospitalizations. across the u.s., the number of people in the hospital due to covid is ticking up. here you see what that looks like in terms of icu bed capacity. but here's the question this map brings up. what is the difference between montana, a darker shade right now, compared to, say, new york? you guessed it. experts point to a higher vaccination rate in places like new york and across new england. highlighting the importance of getting the shot or boosters if you're eligible and getting more people protected before the cold weather comes. >> if you are vaccinated, your chances of both getting sick and transmitting the virus to someone else are much, much lower, so this makes it all the more important as winter approaches to get vaccinated. and second, if you are eligible to get a booster shot, it's especially helpful if you go ahead and do that now, as winter approaches, again, and as people get prepared for the

protection it from the vaccines after 6 months on cbs face the nation former fda commissioner doctor scott gottliebset the site shows the extra shot could help. i think eventually this will be consider the 3 dose vaccine. but i i would be hard pressed to believe cdc is going to make that any time soon. >> already taken the step to redefine being fully vaccinated as getting all 3 of those shots. >> the white house, however, is not yet taking those steps for now in washington, raquel martin, back to you. 7.22. and coming up on the kron 4 morning news google has some know features. >> that might be handy for the holidays. the santa near issue and around the state. >> well, there's a movie channel on youtube tv just in time for the holidays just in time. yeah. plus, there are some helpful new shopping features on google maps. we've got rich demuro breaking it all down in today's tech smart. here's what's happening in the tech world. google maps has a few new tools to help you out during the holiday season. they can now help you avoid crowds and find what you're looking for. one new feature is called ar

protection it from the vaccines after 6 months on cbs face the nation former fda commissioner doctor scott gottliebet the site shows the extra shot could help. i think eventually this will be consider the 3 dose vaccine. but i i would be hard pressed to believe cdc is going to make that any time soon. >> already taken the step to redefine being fully vaccinated as getting all 3 of those shots. >> the white house, however, is not yet taking those steps for now in washington, raquel martin, back to you. >> all right. thank you, raquel a 22 is the time. coming up on the kron 4 morning news. we can talk more about supply chain backlog in the fact that it's making the price of everything more expensive as we're heading into the holiday. see how it will affect your shopping will be right back. ♪ ♪ have you seen those small bowl---? oh! careful with the... (dishes break) sorry, mrs. c! excuse me, could we-- ♪ ♪ excuse me, i was wondering could we-- ? bedroom! finding the right person for the job isn't always easy... ...but when you have an insurance question, you can always count on your local geico agent

former fda commissioner doctor scott gottlieb told cbs face the nation that is states begin to lift mask requirements. i think we need to be mindful that when we lift these restrictions, we may have to really implement them if things worsen. gottlieb says that with the return of holiday gatherings and cooler temperatures health official will be watching closely for a surge in covid cases in the coming weeks. doctor fauci says parents should also start thinking ahead. he says if children between 5.11 start getting vaccinated now they'll be fully immunized by christmas. >> for now in washington. i'm anna wiernicki. back to you. >> meanwhile, the head of pfizer said that americans may need booster shots every year or every 6 months. today doctor anthony fauci said that he would follow the science before making any predictions. >> that church shot with the mrna not only boosts to weigh up but increases the durability. so that you will not necessarily needed every 6 months or a year. we're hoping it pushes it out more if it doesn't. and the data show we do need it more often, then we'll do it

and former fda commissioner scott gottlieb says the handling of boosters "may end up being one of themic." i know you have always been pro-booster, but is he right? >> well, in certain respects, i think the lack of clarity was the thing that got people confused that's why myself and my colleagues are very pleased that we have clarity. that's what you need. the public cannot be confused. we have a very powerful tool at our disposal. let's use it and not get any lack of clarity in the way of doing it properly. >> you said hospitalizations for people who have -- had only two doses are ticking up. so does the definition of what constitutes fully vaccinated need to change now to include a booster shot? >> well, we're going to follow that very carefully, dana. that's what we mean when we say we let the science and data follow. so we'll take a look right now at what the durability is of the booster, and we're going to follow people who get boostered. we don't know right now. we have to be transparent and honest. we're going to be doing the best we can to keep the american public protected. i

scott gottlieb former fda commissioner commenting on the viral drug saying that combined with the vaccinee could mean the pandemic as we know it would be overcome january. that along with the strong jobs number, part of the reason why stocks are at all-time highs this morning and also part of the reason why zoom, peloton, docusign and the stay-at-home names have seen cuts pfizer, even off of the intraday high this morning, the best performance since the highest levels since august. >> a lot of hope and optimism that we are permanently entering a new hybrid world and deirdre, the key thing to watch is how the tech stocks are positioned to be in a more hybrid environment and airbnb or peloton, they're considered part of the stay-at-home play that doesn't have as much opportunity going forward. >> don't forget the mega-caps. they're all higher today and really seen as a value play in the next leg of this, and so you're seeing that bifurcation play out in today's market certainly, one more thing that we do want to hit. newly elected new york city mayor eric adams plans to convert his first pa