this person is asking. >> had the j&j vaccine, get the booster. that's one thing we know for sure and you're eligible at two months. >> six months for the other one. >> great to see you. >> thanks. >>> new urge ncy. we'll speak to one of the key figures, maybe the key figure in all of this. senator joe manchin ahead. >>> plus, a car chase suspect cornered on a bridge and with only one way out. >> he's running right now. looks like he might -- he's, like, trying to hop off the bridge right now. [gaming sounds] [gaming sounds] [gaming sounds] just think, he'll be driving for real soon. every new chevy equinox comes standard with chevy safety assist, including automatic emergency braking. find new peace of mind. find new roads. chevrolet. there's a different way to treat hiv. it's once-monthly injectable cabenuva. cabenuva is the only once-a-month, complete hiv treatment for adults who are undetectable. cabenuva helps keep me undetectable. it's two injections, given by a healthcare provider once a month. hiv pills aren't on my mind. i love being able

j. simpson case. he was acquitted of murder, as everyone remembers, and then the family sued and received a very large damage judgment because it's a civil proceeding has a lower standard of proof. jail is not on the table. so i think the victims here might well sue rittenhouse for civil damages, you know, whether thfrp ultimately recover any money and actually be paid that money is a separate question. but i think he is very much at risk for a civil suit from the families of the victims. >> and let's talk about the january 6th investigation. because even now knowing everything that we know, senator ted cruz is defending, spearheading efforts to overturn the 2020 election. let's listen to what he had to say. >> i absolutely condemn acts of violence. but what i -- 11 senators in a constitutional option, which i think would've been much better for our democracy because we right now have a substantial chunk of our country that has real doubts about the integrity of the intellection. if we h

j? >> absolutely. right now, that's the recommendation. i think anyone with a j&j, pfizer, or moderna who meets those criteria should get it. my guess is soefr time, even more americans will become eligible. >> thank you so much for joining us, as usual. and to our viewers, thanks very much for watching. i'm wolf blitzer in the situation room. "erin burnett outfront" starts right now. >>> outfront next. six top trump associates hit with subpoenas for their role in pushing trump's big lie. but will they cooperate? >>> plus, the list of missed warning signs is growing. cnn learning the houston police chief met with rapper travis scott just before the deadly crowd surge in which six people died. >>> and tears of joy in airports across the country tonight. families reunited after america's 18-month travel ban ends for many across the globe. let's go outfront. >>> and good evening, i'm erin burnett. outfront tonight, subpoenaed.

and the j&j vaccine is a good vaccine. it's a safe vaccine. and you're absolutely right that rare, rare side effect is predominantly seen in -- in young women. and so, you know, he's just making excuses. and by the way, he also cited some studies out of israel and others claiming that vaccines -- that you are infected and recovered, it's better than getting vaccinated. >> right. he said -- he said he is -- he said he is now going to have the, quote, best immunity possible. >> yeah he's wrong. and -- and both the study in israel that he quoted and another study out of kentucky from the cdc show that if you have been infected and recovered and then you get vaccinated, you have a far less likelihood of getting infected by -- by half. so, he -- he's clearly getting his facts wrong. and then, he says he's consulted with joe rogan and i -- i know joe and, um, you know, why you would get your health advice from joe rogan when here he is in the state of wisconsin, home to two of the greatest medical schools in the world. university of wisconsin and me

., pfizer, moderna and j&j. what we know about covid it is very hard to contain. i hope people would make the decision to go guest vaccinated. even as we wait for the data we do know it is better to be vaccinated than not. what we've been vaccinated against is that finger. go get vaccinated. >> i want to ask you about these pills being developed from merck and pfizer. they've been known to treat covid and the headline from those is that it treats you once you are sick. this isn't a preventative measure. is it a viable option to help? >> we did get some news a couple of days ago that the merck pill is not as effective as we thought. it is a really important tool. they have no effect on transmission. you take them after you've already gotten sick. they are not as good as the vaccines. i don't want people thinking, we have these pills on board. i don't have to get vaccinated. if we are in the midst of a major surge, and there may be a shortage of these and you don't get one. what is important here is that people get vaccinated. these are important tools in the tool b

two months or longer if they received j&j shots. >>> authorities are searching for the man accused of trying to bring a gun through atlanta security and accidently fired it off. police say 42-year-old kenny wells mistakenly fired the weapon when he lunged for it inside his game at a tsa checkpoint. the convicted felon then reportedly fled into the chaos with gun in hand. here's more. >> reporter: the manhunt continues for 42-year-old kenny wells. police say he's the passenger that came in through the tsa checkpoint here at atlanta's airport, and had a firearm. and accidently discharged that firearm. and then he was able to run away. he was able to flee during all the chaos and confusion. so they're still looking for him with multiple arrest warrants out for 42-year-old kenny wells. now, this happened at the busiest airport in our country here during what was a busy weekend as many travelers were trying to get to their families and friends ahead of the u.s. holiday at thanksgiving. this was a time when many people were already in the airport. we saw the domino effect of a ground stop,

j you're encouraged to get that shot. everybody needs to show up with as much immune protection as they can for the holidays. >> yeah, absolutely. i guess the lesson here, if we needed yet another lesson here is basically, it underlines the importance of having the whole world, not just the developed countries, the whole world, being vaccinated here. otherwise, we're going to see more and more of these incubators of these different variants. >> kim, that's exactly right. we need to get as many vaccines in arms across the globe as fast as we can. and the u.s. has done more than any other country to help other nations actually. we've already sent out more than 250 million doses of vaccines. we've committed to more than a billion more. we need do this not just for humanitarian reasons but for our self-interest, right? until the world is fully vaccinated we may have to contend with more problematic variants. >> as you said, so much we still don't know. appreciate you sharing the inspiration that you do have. doctor, thank you

j, you should get that booster because it will increase that cushion effect. so i think that that's sort of what we take away from it. within a couple of weeks we'll have a much better idea. they'll take the virus, take blood from vaccinated people, put it in a test tube and see what happens. we may find out it's very protective or it's eroded a bit or we need something more. >> yeah. one thing unique about this new variant is the sure number of mutations it has. of course smarter minds are saying it and i'm learning more about it. but how significant is just, the number of mutations versus what these mutations actually do? >> yeah. that's a great question. i should just context-wise, there have been, you know, lots and lots of variants that have emerged through this pandemic, but only a few have risen to the level of being a viariant of concern nape of seen certain mutations out of the 50 or so that omicron has that have been associated with being able to evade antibodies. that's some of that immunity escape. there is other mutations that may make it more tra

if you have been vaccinated with j&j, it's been two months. get the booster. >> here's a stark reminder of what's at stake. more americans have died in 2021 than in all of 2020 that's despite the vaccine being widely available. now some protests here in europe against new covid restrictions turned violent over the weekend as cases began to rise. police in brussels used water cannon, tear gas and there is a massive demonstration against tough new measures. belgium is back at the rate of transmission that it has not seen since last year. austria is under a nationwide partial lockdown for the next 20 days. people can only go out for essential reasons such as going for food, work and school. it will require that the citizens get vaccinated. over the weekend, thousands of people fill the streets in vienna. meanwhile, vaccine misinformation is taking a tragic toll. in romania this map shows vaccination percentages across europe. the darker the country is shaded, the more people are vaccinated. it's especially acute in romania. that has amongst the l

at our texas children's center for vaccine development as well as almost certainly moderna, pfizer, j&j are looking at the antibody responses to each of our vaccines and see if they effecttismly neutralize of the omicron virus. i think we can know that pretty soon. it may not be eye couple of weeks. i think by the end of this week we'll have some vaccine neutralizing antibody data. to know whether the vaccines are partially effective. i'm hoping for good news on that front. then the question is how transmissible is this? the alpha variant was out competed by the delta variant this summer across north america and now caused a severe wave. can omicron do this? it's a pretty high bar. delta variant is the highest we've seen so far and there's not enough data there to really say for certain what's going on. we know we've seen this big rise in omicron in one province in south africa, pretoria johannesburg is located. we don't know if that's going to translate to doing the same globally. a lot more clearly questions and answers at this point. the good news is the scientific community is prep

the justice ruled the lower court essentially got it wrong by holding j&j liable under a state newsome an statute. it goes on to say it rarely causes violation of a public right. the manufacturer does not have control over a product once it is 10sold. >>> all right, with gas prices, president biden takes hiss infrastructure plan on the road. what more can he do to ease pain at the pump? that's next. ...that led... ...to this one. celebrate every kiss, with kay. ray loves vacations. but his diabetes never seemed to take one. everything felt like a 'no'. everything. but then ray went from no to know. with freestyle libre 2, now he knows his glucose levels when he needs to. and... when he wants to. so ray... can be ray. take the mystery out of your glucose levels, and lower your a1c. now you know. try it for free. visit freestylelibre.us (tiger) this is the dimension of imagination. ♪ bye mom. my helpers abound, i'll need you today. our sleigh is now ready, let's get on our way. a mountain of toys to fulfill many wishes. must be carried across all roads and all bridges. and when everyon

j. and the other thing i'm very concerned about is let's start listing that across the country or a state where we say fully vaccinated percentage. it's probably about 10% in many areas right now. partially vaccinated are those who have had two shots. and then those unvaccinated. let's put those out. let's be honest to the people. >> yeah. it's interesting about the booster because the w.h.o. did push back, didn't it, when the u.s. was talking about boosters. so i guess we are learning as we go, aren't we? >> yeah, that's the whole point. we are learning as we go, and you and i have talked about this before, you know. i do stand for vaccinating the world, and the w.h.o. has put the stop sign on, saying, well, how about the half of the world that never got one shot? let's take some of those and pass them off. but at this stage, it's fair to say the data is crystal clear that two shots, you're maybe about 50% immunity right now. and as a doctor, i want to look at my patients and be honest

i'm still hopeful that individuals get three immunizations, through mrna immunizations or two j&j will be protected against the omicron variant but because of its escape potential, this could be a problem for people who are infected and recovered and not vaccinated on top of that because they will be partially vaccinated and get reinfection. i can see a scenario where we have both variants in the country where unvaccinated individuals are highly susceptible and those infected and recovered could get reinfected with omicron. that's one possible situation. >> we keep hearing a push to get a booster from president biden and the cdc. the messaging on boosters has become much more urgent, the cdc updating its guidance saying all adults should get its booster, not just may get a booster. pfizer will seek authorization for younger patients, teens ages 16 and 17 and yet we still don't know, right, how effective the current vaccines are against this new omicron variant, so explain to people why get boosted right now. >> so, you know, since, you know, we've been talking since january at least an

j. that's the requirement when people talk about what is required for this or for that. but that does not actually contradict fact that we're saying, as vaccine efficacy wanes, you need to get that booster to brew you right up. >> for more on this i want to bring in former baltimore city health commissioner dr. lena wen, also the author of the new book "lifelines." dr. wep, nice to have you back. should the definition of fully vaccinated be changed and now be limited to those who have been inoculated and also have received a booster? >> i think when people are asking without definition, what they're really asking is, is it really essential the i want to get the booster dose? the answer to that is absolutely yes. we no ethe two doses of pfizer, moderna, the 21 dose of johnson&johnson initially provide very good protection. that wanes over time. however, you can restore that excellent protection by getting an additional dose. this is not unique to the covid vaccine. you have to have a thre

j vaccine that it's worth getting a booster. we're seeing that. we seen that around the country, thankfully the protection is quite high for hospitalization and death but we're seeing a lot of breakthrough cases as immunity wanes. milder more moderate infections but those infections can cause real problems in people's lives and ensure that the virus continues to spread. so upping our levels of protection is a good thing to do personally and in terms of reducing spread in our communities. >> i'm glad you said that. i have a family member that said maybe i should wait. i said get the booster and see what happens because we need to be protected as best you can. doctor, the cdc says anyone over the age of 18 should get a booster before i think it was couldn't get a booster. they said may before that. should the messaging about boosters have been better, you think? >> you know, i don't think so. and the reason, the big challenge with covid and with any new emerging infectious disease is that you want recommendations to be based on sc

and even earlier in j&j. so getting the booster will bring it back to where it was in the first would thoughts if not higher. >> what do you make of instructions based on age, that those who are 50 should get a booster and those 18 and older may opt for one? do you think the language should be stronger that everyone should get one? >> yeah, absolutely. absolutely. i thought that today the cdc had clarified that a little bit. in my opinion, eventually, every human who gets vaccinated should get a booster, regardless of age. they're just looking, you know, at the information as it goes along. i thought it was always a little bit lacking, you know, to say that a certain group to get it, because immunity will wane in everybody. and yes, certain groups will be getting sicker, they'll have diseases first because they're at greater risk. but event waelg, i think it's going to be about how long it's been since you had your last vaccine and everybody should get revaccinated. >> if we knew that we would get here eventu

j, get your booster. that was a reason already. add omicron to the mix and we do believe this new variant, which will probably come to our shores, will also be something vaccines and boosters can help you with. please, folks, if you've been on the fence, i'm not a politician. i'm a scientist. maybe we could ask all the politicians to agree on this one, get your vaccine, get your booster. it's the best chance we've got to drive this covid-19 pandemic away. >> well, let's hope they listen. dr. francis collins thanks for helping us figure this all out. >> glad to be with you. >>> up next, the top republican in the house facing pressure to respond more forcefully to the far right wing of his party as gop congressman lauren boebert apologizes for comparing a democratic colleague to a terrorist. >>> plus former defense secretary mark esper suing the pentagon for trying to block parts of his book which reveal details of his time in the trump administration. ♪ ♪ this is how we shine... at zales. the diamond s

and even earlier in j&j. so getting the boosters should bring people's immunity back to at least where it was where their first two shots if not even higher. >> what do you make of the differing sort of instructions based on age? that those over 50 should get a booster, and those who are 18 and older, you know, may opt for one. do you think the language should be stronger, that everyone should get one? >> yeah, absolutely. absolutely. and i think -- i thought that today the cdc had clarified that a little bit. in my opinion, eventually every human who gets vaccinated should get a booster regardless of age. they're just looking at the information as it goes along. i thought it was always a little bit lacking, you know, to say that only a certain group should get it because immunity will wane in everybody. and yes, certain groups are at higher risk of getting sicker. and obviously we have to protect those people that are older, have underlying diseases first because they're a greater risk. eventually i think it

if it's j&j and it's two months ago or more, get a booster. i don't think we should get hung up on should/may. just go out and get boostered. >> and here is a stark reminder about exactly what's at stake. more americans have died so far in 2021 than in all of 2020, and that's despite the fact that vaccines have been widely available for most of the year. >>> well, anger over new covid restrictions has led to protests across europe. some of them violent. and nationwide lockdown has gone into effect in austria with a vaccine mandate expected in february. in croatia, thousands rallied against vaccine certificates. police use water cannons to disperse protests to ban unvaccinated people from some venues. and in the netherlands, a partial lockdown is underway. many people already were frustrated by months of restrictions and they are lashing out. >>> well, cnn is following europe's covid crisis across the continent. we want to bring in salma abdelaziz in austria and ben wideman who joins us from bucharest. welcome to you both. tough restrictions we

we're working with pfizer, moderna, and j&j to develop contingency plans from modifications to vaccines or boosters if they're needed. and we will ensure that the fda and cdc review them as fast as possible while maintaining their rigorous scientific protocols. >> reporter: and guys, what you heard from the president's covid coordinator there really underscored what the president's message has been the last couple days, working through speed and science, not trying to attack this with confusion or chaos, and i think that pertains to the overall approach, but particularly when it comes to vaccines. the president's top advisors today made very clear there is still so much to learn about what this variant may bring, but they want to be prepared. they want to be ready, and if that means that they need to shift their approach to vaccines or revise how vaccines are operating, they will be ready to scale that up as quickly as possible, likely in a matter of months, guys. >> phil mattingly at the white house, thank you. >>> let's go now to a virologist in new york. thank you so much for being w

if it's j&j and it's two months ago or more, get a booster. i don't think we should get hung up on should, may. just go out and get boosted. >> here is a stark reminder about exactly what's at stake. more americans have died, so far in 2021, than in all of 2020. and that's despite the fact that vaccines have been widely available for most of the year. >>> well, anger over new covid restrictions has led to protests across europe, some of them violent. a nationwide lockdown has just gone into effect in austria with a vaccine mandate expected in february. in croatia, thousands rallied against mandatory vaccine certificates and other health measures. police in brussels used water canon to disperse protests against a plan to ban unvaccinated people from some venues. and in the netherlands, a partial lockdown is underway. many people, already, were frustrated by months of restrictions and they are lashing out. >>> well, for more on this, we want to bring in a professor in biomedical and life sciences at the university college roosevelt and he joins

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j shot more than two months ago, you are not fully vaccinated now unless you've been boosted. so if you're looking to protect yourself and protect your family, get boosted. there are plenty of doses in the community. that's what we have to do. and the good news, look at what's happening in israel. israel has boosted about 60% of its population, and there have been three days this week where there have been no deaths in that country from covid. >> wow. >> we can get there. we just have to follow their lead. >> i was going to ask you as a doctor what's your advice for people, you know, to prepare for thanksgiving. i think you just gave some of it. but should everybody be at the table and if you're going to be there, you have to be fully vaccinated and boosted, right? >> yeah. so i think -- well, ideally, yes. now it's a little late to get the full effect from the boost if you get it tomorrow, but. >> you'll be ready by christmas. >> you'll definitely be ready by christmas. i think we should have a strategy, to borrow an old phrase, we should trust but verify. so i think everyone

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j vaccine that it's worth getting a booster. we're seeing that. we seen that around the country, thankfully the protection is quite high for hospitalization and death but we're seeing a lot of breakthrough cases as immunity wanes. milder more moderate infections but those infections can cause real problems in people's lives and they can ensure that the virus continues to spread. so upping our levels of protection is a good thing to do personally and in terms of reducing spread in our communities. >> i'm glad you said that. i have a family member that said maybe i should wait. i said no, get the booster and see what happens because you need to be protected as best you can now. doctor, the cdc says anyone over the age of 18 should get a booster before i think it was can get a booster. they said may before that. should the messaging about boosters have been better, you think? >> you know, i don't think so. and the reason, the big challenge with covid and with any new emerging infectious disease is that you want recommendations to b

j and the good news it won't be one and done and two and done. i be three and done. i do not think we're going to need boosters on a regular basis after that. looking at some of the data, i think we're going to have some longer-lasting protection after that third dose, just like we do with a lot of pediatric vaccines where you give a series of quick immunizations and then we wait six months to a year and then boost and then we don't have to vaccinate again for five years or ten years. >> dr. peter hotez, i always appreciate your time and expertise. thank you for all you do. >> thank you. >>> back to our other breaking news today. prosecutors cross-examining the man who chased, shot, and killed ahmaud arbery and getting a critical admission in the process. here. new aspercreme arthritis. full prescription-strength? reduces inflammation? thank the gods. don't thank them too soon. kick pain in the aspercreme. >> man: what's my safelite story? my truck...is my livelihood. so when my windshield cracked... the experts at safelite autoglass came right t

three doses of either the two mrna and two of the j&j, and we can do it, but people have to be willing to accept it. we're losing too many unvaccinated americans right now. >> we certainly are. it's not going away. dr. hotez, thanks for joining us. >>> coming up, a tense confrontation turns violent as polish forces use water cannons after they start throwing rocks. we have a live front from the border. ♪ i had a dream that someday ♪ ♪ i would just fly, fly away ♪ 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... loweringy a1c, cv risk, and ozempic® is proven. now,to lower a1c.game! most people who took ozempic® reached an a1c under 7 and maintained it. and you may lose weight. adults lost on average up to 12 pounds. in adults also with known heart disease, ozempic® lowers the risk of major cardiovascular events such as heart attack, stroke, or death. ozempic® helped me get back in my type 2 diabetes zone. ozempic® isn't for people with type

j shot more than two months ago you are not fully vaccinated now unless you've been boosted. so if you're looking to protect yourself and protect your family get boosted. there's plenty of doses in the community. that's what we have to do. and the good news -- look at what's happening in israel. israel has boosted about 60% of its population and there have been three days this week where there have been no deaths in that country from covid. and we can get there. we just have to follow their lead. >> i was going to ask you as a doctor what's your advice for people to prepare for thanksgiving? i think you should -- you just gave some of it. but should everybody be at the table? and if you're going to be there you have to be fully vaccinated and boosted, right? >> yeah. so i think -- well, ideally, yes. now it's a little late to be -- to get the full effect from the boost if you get it it tomorrow. but if you're -- >> you could be ready by christmas. >> you'll definitely be ready by christmas. but i think we should have a strategy that -- to borrow an old phrase, we should trust

if it is j & j and two months ago or more get a booster. we shouldn't get hung up on should, may. just go out and get boosted. we know they are safe and highly effective and bringing very high up the optimization of your protection. just go ahead and get boostered. now is the time to do it as we get into the holiday season and you want to be fully protected in the sense of getting optimal. the vaccines themselves are clearly still highly effective but you want to make sure the durability of that protection is longer and that is the reason why you get boosted because we so the protection starts to wane a bit. bottom line, get boostered. >> thank you for clarifying that. it's so important. two months ago, the fda rejected authorizing boosters for all adults. and former fda commissioner scott gottlieb says the handling of boosters "may end up being one of the biggest missed opportunities in this pandemic." 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

if it's j&j and it's two months ago or more, get a booster. i don't think we should get hung up on should, may. just go out and get boostered. >> around 59% of the u.s. population is fully vaccinated, not nearly enough according to experts. more than 35 million americans have received a booster shot. meanwhile, dr. fauci did have some good news for fully vaccinated americans who want to celebrate the holidays with family. he says they should be safe to gather with loved ones as long as everyone has been vaccinated. cnn's polo sandoval with more. >> reporter: over the weekend we heard from multiple health experts including dr. anthony fauci. he says bottom line if you're vaccinated and if your family is vaccinated, it is okay and safe to gather around the thanksgiving table later this week without a mask. that being said, dr. fauci also added that if you are unsure of somebody's vaccination status or if you'll be traveling, then it certainly makes sense to hold on to that mask at least for now. regarding the rise, noticeable rise, in new covid

j. that's the requirement when people talk about what is required for this or for that. but that does not actually contradict fact that we're saying, as vaccine efficacy wanes, you need to get that booster to brew you right up. >> for more on this i want to bring in former baltimore city health commissioner dr. lena wen, also the author of the new book "lifelines." dr. wen, nice to have you back. should the definition of fully vaccinated be changed and now be limited to those who have been inoculated and also have received a booster? >> i think when people are asking without definition, what they're really asking is, is it really essential the i want to get the booster dose? the answer to that is absolutely yes. we know the two doses of pfizer, moderna, the one dose of johnson&johnson initially provide very good protection. that wanes over time. however, you can restore that excellent protection by getting an additional dose. this is not unique to the covid vaccine. you have to have a th

j, and it's two months ago, or more, get a booster. i don't think we should get hung up on should/may. just go out and get boosted. we know they're safe and we know they're highly effective in bringing very, have he high up the optimization of your protection. so just go ahead and get boosted. now is the time to do it, as we're getting into the holiday season, you want to be fully protected in the sense of getting optimal. the vaccines themselves clearly are still highly effective, but you want to make sure the durability of that protection is longer and that's the reason why you get boosted, because we know no vaccine lasts forever. the protection starts to wane a bit and that's where the boosters are all about. bottom line, dana, get boosted. >> thank you for clarifying that. it's so important. two months ago the fda rejected authorizing boosters for all adults and former fda commissioner scott gottlieb said the handling of boosters, quote, may end up being one of the biggest missed opportunities in this pandemic. i know you've alway

j shot, you are not fully vaccinated unless you get boosted. so in order to protect yourself and your family and your community, you need to get boosted. and what i was really disappointed to see is, once again, the cdc muddled the message. what they needed to say is that all folks over the age of 18, you know, should get a booster when they pass those milestones. instead, they said for 18 to 50 can get a booster. if you come to me and ask me what you should do and i say you can. that's not what you are asking for. you want to know what you should do and what they should have said is everywhere over the age of 18 should get a booster. >> yeah, that's true. there is a big difference between can and should. thank you very. . appreciate your time as always, dr. reiner. >> my pleasure. >>> next, the house passes biden's massive spending bill but its fate now, of course, totally uncertain because it's heading to the senate. >>> and nasa about to send up its new $10 billion telescope with the hope of finding signs of life in space. it's been delayed

i want to bring in thomas j. henry, an attorney who has filed multiple lawsuits on behalf of some of the victims in the astroworld tragedy. thanks for joining us. the police chief said that live nation had a job of securing mosh pits directly in front of the stage. how much fault do you put on the promoter for the actions of the crowd? >> i think live nation and astroworld and the performers all have responsibility. astroworld has an event plan. and, jake, one of the quotes from the plan is that astroworld as an organization will be prepared to evaluate and respond appropriately to emergency situations. what did we have 37 minutes before drake and travis scott got off stage? they had a mass casualty incident. and within this event policy, they were required to give notice to shut down the concert. there are procedures in place to do that. and i want to tell you, i don't think they shut down the concert because they wanted their surprise guest drake to perform, and that was more important than a the mass casualtie

i think anyone with a j&j, pfizer, or moderna who meets those criteria should get it. my guess is soefr time, even more americans will become eligible. >> thank you so much for joining us, as usual. and to our viewers, thanks very much for watching. i'm wolf blitzer in the situation room. "erin burnett outfront" starts right now. >>> outfront next. six top trump associates hit with subpoenas for their role in pushing trump's big lie. but will they cooperate? >>> plus, the list of missed warning signs is growing. cnn learning the houston police chief met with rapper travis scott just before the deadly crowd surge in which six people died. >>> and tears of joy in airports across the country tonight. families reunited after america's 18-month travel ban ends for many across the globe. let's go outfront. >>> and good evening, i'm erin burnett. outfront tonight, subpoenaed. the committee investigating january 6th now targeting six major players in trump's orbit. these men and women were some of the former president's closest allies in the days and weeks leading up to the de

j vaccine may get a booster. what they didn't say was that everyone over the age of 18 who got an mrna more than six months ago should get a booster. and what we know from very solid data from this country and from other places like israel, is that the efficacy of these vaccines seriously wanes after six months. so the message from the cdc should be that everyone who received a booster, who received a shot more than six months ago, should go out and get boosted. not may. if you come to see me in the office and ask me what to do, i don't say well you can do that. i give you my recommendation and the recommendation for all americans should be to get boosted. only 18% of the people who have received shots in this country have received a booster. it is not nearly enough. >> right. and from what i hear from you, the data shows sort of the sense of urgency, there should be for people to get boosted after the six months. to be clear though, it takes a couple of weeks for immunity to kick in so it is not like you could g

j. that's the requirement when people talk about what is required for this or for that? but that does not actually contradict the fact that we are saying, as vaccine efficacy wanes, you need to get that booster to bring you right up. we will evaluate, as we get more data. we -- we don't know now how long the booster effect is going to last. if it lasts for a considerably longer period of time, namely the durability of the booster, allows you to go for a considerable period of time without getting another boost, then that very well might be determined to be the full vaccination that we talk about. if it turns out that it wanes again and you may need an intermittent shot the way we do with influenza, then fully vaccinated will still be the original vaccination, but you may need to update it and upgrade it over the years. i hope it's the former, john. i hope that what we get is a maturation of the immune response that goes well beyond the six months where we're starting to see the waning no

j. that's the requirement when people talk about what is required for this or for that? but that does not actually contradict the fact that we are saying, as vaccine efficacy wanes, you need to get that booster to bring you right up. we will evaluate, as we get more data. we -- we don't know now how long the booster effect is going to last. if it lasts for a considerably longer period of time, namely the durability of the booster, allows you to go for a considerable period of time without getting another boost, then that very well might be determined to be the full vaccination that we talk about. if it turns out that it wanes again and you may need an intermittent shot the way we do with influenza, then fully vaccinated will still be the original vaccination but you may need to update it and upgrade it over the years. i hope it's the former, john. i hope that what we get is a maturation of the immune response that goes well beyond the six months where we're starting to see the waning now

j, and it's two months ago, or more, get a booster. i don't think we should get hung up on should/may. just go out and get boosted. we know they're safe and he with know they're highly effective in bringing very, have he high up the optimization of your protection. so just go ahead and get boosted. now is the time to do it, as we're getting into the holiday season, you want to be fully protected in the sense of getting optimal. the vaccines themselves clearly are still highly effective, but but you want to make sure the durability of the vaccine is longer and that's why we get boosters. the protection starts to wane a bit and that's where the boosters are all about. bottom line, damn it, get boosted. >> thank you for clarifying that. it's so important. two months ago the fda rejected authorizing boosters for all adults and former fda commissioner scott gottlieb said the handling of boosters, quote, may end up being one of the biggest missed opportunities of this pandemic. i know you've always been pro booster, but is he right? >> in ce

j as your first one. is that the new definition of fully vaccinated? >> they're not saying that yet but that's certainly something we're going to be listening for today at the cdc meetings. it is a very important question. but right now still the definition of fully vaccinated is those first two shots. this is one of those situations where, you know, this may turn into a three-shot vaccine. as you see with other vaccines, like hepatitis, for example. it is possible that this is just becoming a three-shot regiment and that's it, not necessarily, you know, a booster every six months or a year after that. but we have to see what those formal recommendations are, but the answer to your question, fully vaccinated. at this point, it is still considered two shots for the mrna vaccines. >> don't go far. we'll need you on the next story. president biden we learned is at walter reed medical center. he's there to undergo his first routine, annual physical exam while in office. this is coming just a day before his 79

accused the defend of actually denying eight african-americans of the opportunity of serving on that j jury because prosecution does not want blacks. they felt these juries were not going to be impartial. the judge sided with the prosecution believing that defense had used race but at the end of it all he said, the law really does not give me much options. we'll go with the jury as has been proceeded and that's where we are. >> any questions as to why defense got twice as many strikes? >> reporter: first of all, there are three defendants going on trial and at the same time, there are three different defense teams and there are six attorneys in total, the judge felt that just given that circum circumstance, that was the best way. what are you hearing about? >> even we are on the eve of what we anticipate of opening statements, there are two big issues that the judge has to finally rule on. should the jury be told that arbery was on bro barprobation time he was killed. the judge already ruled that nothing can be introduced, but, if you tell the jury that was on probation, the jury is go

j abc could do no wrong. >> so the premise of eight is enough is a man, tom bradford, has eight children. he of course has a wife but that wife passed away. he falls in love again. the kids still brooefg the mother now have to deal with this other woman. >> we're getting married to each other. >> we were the evolution of the pretty bunch. >> oh, come on. you'll never know it. we break a little rule or two. >> who's going to tell them? >> you wouldn't squeal, would you? >> it was a dramady and a longer form show. >> for missing dinner. >> because we know where she was. we didn't know where you were. >> i was eating pizza. >> a family that sits down and discusses things. really? >> i want to know what you're going to do about tommy. he's got a party saturday night and he's still a kid. >> why don't you mind your own business. >> eight is enough is a rrp to something that seemed maybe safe. you look at the ra and what's going on. divorce rates sores in in 'sets. it's breaking apart. >> i'm eight. i can understand complicated things. >> women are weird, that's all. now, move. >> the world ha

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we've gone on hours and hours of golf cart rides around the neighborhood, j you to pass the time and you know get fresh air. so quarantine was give for us, because we have to protect the gift that we have been given. >> thank you so much for sharing your story and thank you so much. a lot of emotions here. a lot of parents are seeing light at the end of the tunnel, the sense of perhaps some normalcy for their children. . >> what an incredible story. thanks so much for introducing us to jennifer. wow, can i only imagine what that last nearly two years has been like for their family. >> no question. by the way, when you hear children being wiser than adults. we hear that every day, so many we are hearing this morning. >> such an important reminder, there are still so many families who may have questions about the covid vaccine, especially now it's been made available for five-to-11-year-olds. we're here to help you with some of those questions. cnn is so compensated to team up for our sixth town hall, for children and families, join dr. san ja gupta and me, elmo, we will be here 8:30 a

j. edgar hoover was its first director, and he was trying to find something that would raise the profile of this bureau, and he found it. >> the reign of terror murders would become the first major case in the history of the fbi. for two years, undercover agents worked to dig up damning testimony, like a man who told investigators he was hired to do the dirty work. here he's saying he wanted them knocked off. just go down and plant a stand in the house, and when they come in, kill them. and guess who put out the hit? molly burkhardt's husband, ernest. at the time, molly held six shares of oil head rights, worth close to $1 million in today's money. and if she were to die, her husband, ernest, would inherit everything. but investigators quickly discovered he wasn't operating on his own. the ringleader was actually his uncle, the most prominent and trusted white man in the osage community. >> william k. powell, aka the king of the osages. he was the mastermind behind the plot. >> bill hail

wow, j. about four days later apple announced it had made content deals with nbc. >> i would like to show you the tv show here. this is an episode from "the office." >> no! >> you will thank me later. >> the first episode back was the highly rated episode because everyone spent weeks doing nothing but watching "the office" on the video ipod. this was astounding to the people at nbc. these are high school and college kids watching the show in droves and they never set foot in an office and eventually i realized okay this is because their experience in school. >> everything dwight does annoys me. >> did you get your tickets? >> to what? >> the gun show. >> you know they're put at a d dec desk next to another kid who they may or may not like. >> i manage my department and i have been doing that for several years, god, i have learned a lot of life lessons along the way. >> your department is just you, right? >> yes, jim, ifrs am not easy t manage. >> nbc was sold on these quirky workplace sitcoms

. >> president donald j. trump. >> meanwhile inside the chambers of congress, the certification of votes paused? >> i would object to further reading. >> with objections from republican senators and some republican house members. >> i rise to support the objection. >> i rise to support the objection. >> i rise to support the objection. >> earlier that day vice president pence said he was not going to follow trump's instruction us. which upset the president as he conveyed to the massive crowd. >> mike pence, you stand up for the good of our constitution and for the good of our country, and if you're not, i'm going to be very disappointed in you. >> trump continued toe rile up the crowd, demanding they take action. >> we'll never take back our country with weakness. you have to show strength and you have to be strong. >> many at the rally took his words literally. and we all watched as the effort to overturn the election -- >> it's over! >> came to a violent, bloody crescendo. >> it wa s so unimaginable that yo

i think the democrats need to find a better way to counteract those, j you the phrases. >> reporter: so there is some advice for democrats going forward, for right notice, murphy continues to expand his lead if he is able to do that, he will be the first democratically elected mayor since 1977. >> so in virginia, let's focus there. glenn youngkin is the first republican to win state wide office over a decade a. big victory for the gop. a big blow for democrats for sure. virginia has been turning blue turning thoroughly in the last double years. we are live in arlington, virginia. sunday lynn, what happened in virginia? >> reporter: okay. that's exactly the question mr. democrats here in virginia and nationwide, frankly, are asking this morning in the aftermath of the election results here. and certainly notable that in the last hour, democrat terry mcauliffe officially conceding the race, saying in a statement he hopes virginians will join me congratulating glenn youngkin for his win and wishing him the best. this is a significant gut punch for democrats and mcauliffe officials ackno