stephanie: thank you. more countries are banning travel from south africa after leaders there identified the covid-19 omicron variant. officials are calling the restrictions a sort of punishment after the world health organization warned about overreacting to the variant. here is abc news reporter christine sloan. reporter: growing concerns around the world about a new variant of covid-19 first identified in botswana this month. the world health organization classifying omicron as a variant of concern. >> its ability to infect people who have recovered from infection and who have been vaccinated make us say this is something you have to pay close attention to. reporter: the u.s. on the growing list of countries shutting down travel from south africa and other countries beginning monday. >> this is already likely global. it is possible travel restrictions will slow things down a bit, but it will not have a large effect. reporter: officials from south africa saying the country is being punished for its advan

stephanie: dr. fauci says researchers will know in about two weeks whether the omicron variant is resistant to the vaccine or antibodies in the current vaccines in boosters can neutralize the virus. he says in one case, all vaccine companies are already working to develop a variant specific booster. if you have questions about covid-19 vaccines, you can always ask our vaccine team, good to abc7news.com/vaccine and click on the blue box. a document refill maker from new york in town to shoot for his latest project is targeted in a brazen smash and grab robbery. it happened tuesday night in san francisco's japan town. cellphone video shows thieves breaking into his car into stealing a bag with film equipment, including months worth of footage. we asked the filmmaker, who was to go by frank, if this experience would stop him from visiting san francisco in the future. >> i was a little disappointed. you know, just what happened to us this time around. i have always liked the city into the surrounding ar

stephanie? stephanie: it's been a few weeks since we had the storms move in, and it's nice to see the mild week. but we certainly need the moisture. lisa: yeah, we're losing ground here. still well above average this time of year, but nowadays, we're getting all our rain with those atmosphere rivers. we'll keep looking. stephanie: all righty, thank you. just ahead, don't be crabby, but crab season is delayed again. coming up, the economic impacts. - hi, i'm steve. - i'm lea. and we live in north pole, alaska. - i'm a retired school counselor. [lea] i'm a retired art teacher. [steve] we met online about 10 years ago. as i got older, my hearing was not so good so i got hearing aids. my vision was not as good as it used to be, got a change in prescription. but the thing missing was my memory. i saw a prevagen commercial and i thought, "that makes sense." i just didn't have to work so hard to remember things. prevagen. healthier brain. better life. i just didn't have to work so hard to remember thin

. ♪ stephanie: i'm stephanie sy at newshour west. we will return to the program after these headlines. the japanese prime minister has announced that his government will, in concert with the u.s., release some of its oil reserves in response to soaring prices. in other news -- a child, 8-year-old jackson sparks, has died of injuries suffered when a car drove into a christmas parade in waukesha, wisconsin. he was marching in the parade on sunday with his baseball team. this raises the death toll to 6, with roughly 60 people injured, many of them children. the suspect -- darrell brooks jr. -- made his first court appearance today. he entered the courtroom in manacles and listened as the charges were read -- bail was set at $5 million. >> detectives not only tried to stop this, but rendered an opinion that this was an intentional act. you're presumed innocent, sir. but that's what the allegations are. i've not seen anything like this in my very long career. stephanie: police have said brooks was speeding away from a domestic dispute whe

stephanie? should she get the booster? should everybody get the booster or may you get it? that's going to be really key to watch that language. >> to date more than 7.5 billion with a b vaccine shots have been administered globally. 441 million doses here in the u.s. give aus reality check. where would we be right now without the vaccines? >> you know, it's interesting, between december 2020 and may 15th of 2021, researchers found that if we didn't have vaccines pre-delta, we would have lost about 180,000 additional americans. imagine now in the era of delta what we're seeing in places like florida where even 20% of those over 65 didn't get vaccinated, what might have happened, probably stephanie, take into account the whole gamut here, we would have lost an additional half a million americans without vaccines up to now based on research that's been done and based on research that we think is our best guest on the impact of delta amongst the unvaccinated. it would have been an extremely higher

stephanie: it is. more than 50% of companies surveyed in this report say they require employees be fully vaccinated. while most california companies are taking extra precautions, many are still undecided on how to respond to those who are noncompliant. not every job has the luxury of working at home. >> we build the rocket and do all this in housework. stephanie: especially when it comes to launching rockets. this one taking off out of alaska. >> here at astra, we are a manufacturer and designer of rockets. stephanie: the company's vice president of people. astra mandated vaccines for all employees ahead of the biden administration's requirement, given most of their employees need to be on site every day. >> we have temperature checks at our main average rinses -- our main entrances. stephanie: today, osha suspended enforcement of the federal mandate requiring employees -- requiring employers with 100 or more employees to test for covid or mandate vaccinations. some claim the mandate is an overreach of

stephanie: the office stays empty. most of the companies have indicated zoom and other similar apps will be used for the foreseeable future. several companies are even starting to implement programs that would help employees limit screen time to avoid zoom fatigue. it's really interesting to see these day-to-day changes but also what policies may look different moving forward. dan: absolutely fascinating, stephanie, to see where we are after this year and a half of covid. tonight's report you put together is the first of several you have done based on this survey. look ahead for us. stephanie: tomorrow, we will be focusing on whether companies are adhering to covid policies like vaccination requirements and what happens if employees are not complying. we dig into how companies are responding. more to come. dan: that is an interesting challenge. thank you. you would be able to see all of the stories we are doing this week online. check them out and share them with your friends. you will find them on abc7news.com. liz: w

i'm stephanie ruhle. jose diaz-balart picks up breaking news coverage right now. >>> and good morning. it's 10:00 a.m. eastern, 7:00 a.m. pacific. i'm jose diaz-balart. president biden has not signed the bipartisan infrastructure bill yet, but that isn't stopping him from hitting the road to sell it. over on capitol hill, the house panel investigating the january 6th insurrection subpoenas more people connected with efforts to overturn the 2020 election. and as the house nears a vote on a bill to reshape the social safety net and fight climate change, we'll talk

stephanie ruhle picks up the coverage right now. >>> hey there, i'm stephanie ruhle live at msnbc headquarters here in new york city. it is monday, november 29th and we have all the facts that you node to know. we start with coronavirus and fears over the rapidly spreading omicron variant. the president expected to give an update to the response to covid threat and that includes the restriction of traveling from south africa and it is not just the u.s. a growing list of countries are reinstating their travel restrictions and bans in omicron's wake. israel barring entry to all foreigners and morocco suspending incoming flights for two weeks. omicron are popping frup australia to hong kong and europe and health experts say it could already be here in the u.s. >> i would not be surprised if it is, we have not detected it yet but when you have a virus showing this degree of transmissibility and you're already having travel related cases that they've noted in israel and belgium and in other places, when you have a virus like this, it almost is ultimately going to go essentially all over. >> i've go

stephanie: so this is it? >> yeah, that is a designation, city of riverside, they designated this area as a point of cultural interest. stephanie: the camp may have been a blip in history, but he says up everyone. as an asian american, there is something empowering about seeing these photos. did you get that sense when you discovered this? >> yes, despite all this hardship, they were willing to not only devote themselves for the betterment of the community they belong to, but also the independence of korea. ok, this is a statue of -- stephanie: he says that exhibit has attracted korean scholars now re-examining their nation's movement. -- independence movement. judy: another important part of our history. online right now, we are answering questions about the covid vaccine for kids on our instagram feed. you can find those and more on the news or page on instagram. that is the newshour tonight. i am judy woodruff. join us online in here tomorrow evening. for all of us at the "pbs newshour," thank you. stay saf

stephanie? >> shaq brewster, thank you. >>> coming up, our hero of the day, a special group helping veterans heal, when they return home from service, on this veterans day. people, with quickbooks live someone else will do your books for you. they'll even pair you with an expert bookkeeper like me, who knows your business. knows... your... business! expert bookkeepers who understand your business. intuit quickbooks live bookkeeping. >>> this morning we take a moment to honor those who served to thank them for their service and dedication. our own kerry sanders introduces us to our hero of the day, a very special group in florida helping veterans who returned home facing struggles with mental health. >> reporter: semper fi rescues pooches from shelters and after months and months of training the rescue dogs become the rescuers. >> i consider it having a battle buddy. >> reporter: ryan trains and matches vets with dogs. what's it like when you see the dog make a connection with the vet? >> when i

i'm stephanie ruhle. we are staying tuned and we're heading kenosha, wisconsin, where jurors will return to the courtroom any minute in the kyle rittenhouse trial. jose diaz-balart picks up the breaking news coverage right now. >>> good morning, it's 10:00 a.m. eastern, 7:00 a.m. pacific. happening any moments now, jurors in the kyle rittenhouse trial will deliberate the charges in the highly emotional case, in a city where national guard troops are now on standby. also today, president biden will head to new hampshire to tout his newest legislative achievement. the bipartisan infrastructure deal. but now the president faces a tougher challenge on capitol hill. getting that massive reconciliation bill passed. we'll talk to senator alex padilla about

stephanie ruhle picks up the coverage right now. hanie ruhle e coverage right now >>> hey there, i'm stephanie ruhle live at msnbc headquarters here in new york city. it is monday, november 15th, and we have got a lot of news to get to this morning, so let's get smarter. right now, we're watching a federal courthouse where trump ally steve bannon could turn himself in any minute now. he is facing charges for defying a subpoena, and that is very season business. the january 6th committee warning he might not be the last to face a subpoena. while in kenosha, wisconsin, the trial of kyle rittenhouse will resume in one hour from now, each side set to deliver closing arguments before turning the case over to the jury. also today, the president finally set to sign the infrastructure bill as his administration deals with rising prices and shortages that are not going away. the big question, what needs to be done. the president's top economic adviser, brian deese will be here to answer that. we have got to start this hour with all eyes on w

stephanie: i am stephanie sy. we return to the full program after the latest headlines. on day one of the united nations climate summit in scotland, governments and private donors announced plans to invest $1.7 billion to help indigenous committees protect tropical forests. earlier in moscow, president biden appeal for the world to act now -- in glasgow. president biden: there is no more time to hang back or sit on the fence to argue amongst ourselves. this is a challenge of our collective lifetimes. the existential threat to human existence as we know it. and every day we delay the cost of inaction increases. stephanie: the president also apologized for the u.s. pulling out of the paris accord on carbon emissions during president trump's term. biden recommitted the u.s. to the agreement. today, his administration released a strategy for the u.s. to run entirely and clean energy by 2050. we'll return to the climate summit after the new summary. the official worldwide death count from covid-19 crossed 5 million today. topped by 746,000 in the united states, the highest of

so several things, stephanie. youhi mentioned that new drone video that wasd presented by t prosecution right before it rested yesterday. that is high resolution drone video, actually. investigators had gotteno, that low-resolution version of the drone video earlier in the investigation, but they didn't get ast high-resolution copy, stephanie, into several days into the stcopy. a trial imagining specialist zoomed in and kind of analyzed exactly what happened there. the prosecution saying that, you know, josephyi rosenbaum was falling and not a threat to kyle rittenhouse. the defense, though,le saying tt he apparently was lunging at rittenhouse as he tried to attack him. we also heard some testimony from a forensic pathologist with the medical examiner's office. take a listen to that. >> and were you able to determine the cause of death to mr. huber? >> yes. >> and what was thathu cause of death? >> mr. huber died from a gunshot wound to the chest. >> and is that an opinion given within a reasonable degree of medic

stephanie ruhle picks up the coverage right now. ♪♪ >>> hi there, i'm stephanie ruhle live at msnbc headquarters in new york city on this very big wednesday, november 3rd, we have a ton to get to. let's get to the news and let's get smart e. it was a huge win for republicans in the virginia governor's race last night. glenn youngkin knocking off terry mcauliffe by more than 70,000 votes, and there's potential for an even bigger shocker in my home state of new jersey. the governor's race there still too close to call. this was a state where incumbent phil murphy was supposed to win easily. instead he's leading the republican jack chit rel lee. last night was a dream situation for the republicans. for democrats it is a nightmare or at the very least a wake-up call. the question is are they going to wake up, and what did republicans take away from last night? it wasn't a trump night. i want to dig into all of this with steve kornacki. he's at the big board, rehema ellis in hoboken, new jersey, and chris jansing in leesburg, virginia, and managing editor of saab doe's crystal ball. donna edwards, jo

stephanie? it's going to be up to the airlines to make sure that passengers meet those protocols before they get on the plane. if they do not, they could be fined up to $35,000 per violation. in addition, the cdc says, it's going to have workers doing spot checks at the airlines, at the airports, to make certain the protocols being followed. stephanie? >> rahema, julia, thank you both so much. >>> and another sign that things are coming back to normal. a beautiful day here in new york city yesterday. 33,000 people ran the marathon after it was canceled last year, of course, because of covid. throughout the day, hundreds of thousands gathered to cheer on friends, families, strangers across all five boroughs. i was part of that crowd. i got to cheer on my dear friend and colleague, willie geist. and by cheer on, i mean, i did break the rules. i jumped over the barricade to hug him. for those who are saying, you are terrible, stephanie, you slowed him down, i don't know, maybe i actually supercharg

. ♪ stephanie: i am stephanie sy with news hour west. a federal judge in st. louis blocked a federal covid vaccine mandate for health care workers in 10 states. they had challenged president biden's order arguing there is no clear legal authority for it. an earlier court order blocked a federal vaccine mandate for large employers. the rulings are in force, pending appeals to higher courts. iran pressed for an end to u.s. sanctions as talks resumed on reviving the 2015 nuclear deal. negotiators from six nations met in vienna for the first time in more than five months. iran's top negotiator said the other parties understand what needed. >> i think it is itself a great achievement that all of the members of the group have accepted iran's demand and clarified that the illegal u.s. actions must be lifted. and then there will be discussion and decision-making on the remaining matters. stephanie: president trump quit the nuclear deal and in response iran stopped complying with limits on his nuclear work. president biden has indicated he wants to rejoin the agreement

>> i think that's right, stephanie. as julia said, i don't know that this means ultimately that roe v. wade is going to survive this term, but i think it means that justices barrett, kavanaugh, and roberts demonstrated that they were skeptical, if not downright hostile to the structure of this law because it evades judicial review. i think we all expected to hear this question about, isn't it true if you can do this with abortion rights, effectively, making them evade all judicial review, can't you it with all other rights, like gun rights? but i don't think we expected to hear it from brett kavanaugh. so the fact that we did, it appears that those legises in addition to the more liberal justices are hostile to this law. and so i think we could see this struck down, although as julia has said, we still have that dobbs case on the docket for december, which is probably the more likely vehicle to reconsider the continuing validity of roe v. wade. >> amy, your life's work is on the line. even if the supreme court knocks do

thank you very much, stephanie, for being with us as we've heard there. while most people in mainland france have now had at least 2 doses of the vaccine, the overseas territory, not just quite blue, but also martinique have lagged behind. why is that quite a loop and martinique part of france, why they're reluctant to get vaccinated? okay, good morning. thank you for your interest in what was happening. jean, glad to do. well, 1st of all, i think that what is to be understood is the fact that our is true is france is really problematic, is really contrasted. i would say the history of weather rule, which is a former french colony drinking livery period to business cause of disparity. not only on the social level with outs, if in typical social categories, but also i think clinic level with the man that the monopoly stick is it's your own situation. this is to say that a great part of the economy belongs to a small part of the population. so the $44.00 days trying the ellicott t the electron for peters shawl, which was a collective of unions in $2022009.0

stephanie antes que todo, muchÍsimas felicidades. stephanie: muy alegre y contenta de estar con todos ustedes el dÍa de hoy. y muy emocionada de contar mi historia como inmigrante y como latina. aylÉn: y nosotros de que estÉs aquÍ con nosotros. sabemos que tÚ siempre quisiste trabajar en google. ya que estas ahÍ me gustarÍa que nos dijeras cuÁl ha sido lo que mÁs te ha sorprendido de esta empresa. stephanie: la cantidad de latinos, de todas partes del mundo y la diversidad que existe dentro de la compaÑÍa. al mismo tiempo el apoyo que se le da a los jÓvenes y todos los proyectos que uno tiene acceso. no creÍa que a los 22 aÑos podÍa trabajar con personas de todo tipo y tener oportunidad de trabajar con grandes marcas. aylÉn: vaya que sÍ. fuiste seleccionada como una de las latinas mÁs influyentes del 2021 pero sabemos que el camino no ha sido fÁcil. muchos te decÍan que estaba soÑando muy alto por eso me gustarÍa que me dijeras cuÁl es tu consejo para los jovencitos latinas que tambiÉn tienen un gran sueÑo y

stephanie emilio annette, who's a sociologist, welcome to the program. all of you and clements. i want to start with you what's have been like there actually i'm in front of it and it's quite so i come today after some violence this weekend. and that if i say i was in the field yesterday night with some protestants, and they say that the fight will continue until they have answers from paris for them. and they don't have any answers. so they will continue. how much is this about not trusting the vaccine, how much of this is about not trusting the government almost everybody that i met and also because of their thing bout and paris doesn't want to hear them here, that they need to drink a bit of water that they need for jobs that they need some help from paris. so they are thinking that berries doesn't want to listen to them. and that's also why they don't want to take the vaccine because it's a thing from far away from paris for the friends mainland, but not for the carry bins. stephanie, how much of this is a distrust of this vaccine and how much of it is a distrust on global g

they most are paper ball johnny ivonya and stephanie mary. your next thank you very much indeed for being with us. thank you to for watching. you can see the program again any time by visiting our website out here dot com and for further discussion, go to our facebook page. that's facebook dot com, forward slash ha. inside story, you can also join the conversation on twitter handle is at a g inside story for me, rob matheson and the whole team here. good bye for now. ah assassinations in broad daylight and increasing moderates, towns and cities living in fear. al jazeera wells examines the rise and criminal gangs, and the palestinian israeli community. how are these violent crime syndicates operating and are the is ready authorities doing enough to combat them? a palestinian israeli crime waived on al jazeera, you ah, mother nature's gift of cultural landscapes. a strong infrastructure governance arising way investments are waiting to flourish with even supplied by tradition. and where beautiful possibilities are offered. ah, ah, with oh, are

stephanie: it was interesting. a poll earlier in the day asking people what they thought would be the most enduring result of covid. and the overwhelming majority said that remote working would be the beg effect and a greater emphasis on climate change coming quite far away second. but one of the seekers on that panel, one of the senior business leaders from india suggested that he thought that would reverse in a year's time. because we would all realize, we would probably be working back to the office a bit more than we are currently doing now. and we would be very focused on climate change. because and the reality, the problems of the environment, not just carbon emissions but also how challenging it is for -- in indian cities at the moment and something people are dealing with day it day and see more and more urgency. manus: and what some people are calling the great resignation, boosted by i don't have respectability -- i don't have flexibility and i move on and the other two conversations which i sit in at the

. ♪ judy: i am stephanie sy with "newshour west." we will return to the program after the latest headlines. the united states house of representatives has taken the rare step of rebuking one of its own. majority democrats voted today to censure republican paul gosar of arizona. he had tweeted an animated video of himself striking new york democrat alexandria ocasio-cortez with a sword. only 2 republicans voted for censure. we'll return to this, after the news summary. attorneys for kyle rittenhouse demanded a mistrial today in kenosha, wisconsin. they complained about the quality of a key video that the jury wants to see again, as it deliberates. rittenhouse is charged with murdering 2 men and wounding a ird during racial justice protests. and, in brunswick, georgia, the man who killed ahmaud arbery took the stand to testify that he feared for his life. travis mcmichael and 2 other white men face murder charges. we will return to this case later on in the program. the white house today announced plans to invest billions of dollars to

stephanie mal johan. net, who's a sociologist. welcome to the program. all of you and clem also wanna start with you. what's have been like there actually i'm in front of you and it's a great term and come today after some valence this weekend. and that if i say i was in the field yesterday night with some protestants, and they said that their fight will continue until they have answers from paris. hardimen didn't have any answers so they will continue. how much is this about not trusting the vaccine, how much of this is about not trusting the government almost everybody that i met on. so because they think that parish doesn't want to hear them, you know, that they need the drinking water, that they need jobs, that they need some help from paris. so they are thinking that berries doesn't want to listen to them. and that's also why they don't want to take the vaccine because it's a thing from far away from paris for the friends mainland that not for the cabins. stephanie, how much of this is a distrust of this vaccine and how much of it is a destruction g

stephanie mal johan, that? who's a sociologist? welcome to the program. all of you and clements. i want to start with you what's have been like there actually i'm in front of you and it's a great term and come to day after some violence this weekend. and that if i say i was on the field yesterday night with some protesters, and they say that the fight will continue until they have answers from paris, called them and they don't have any answers. so they will continue. how much is this about not trusting the vaccine, how much of this is about not trusting the government almost everybody that i met on. so because the thing that parish doesn't want to hear them, you know that the need to drink water, that they need jobs, that they need some help from paris. so they are thinking that berries doesn't want to listen to them. and that's also why they don't want to take the vaccine because it's a thing from far away from paris for the friends mainland, but not for the cabins. stephanie, how much of this is a distrust of this vaccine and how much of it is a destruction got? i got a loop of

stephanie: natosha is struggling to make ends meet. she lives on 14th street and southwest oakland, a low income neighborhood defined as a food desert, which doesn't mean there aren't any grocery stores, but a large percentage of the population doesn't have easy access. >> it's overwhelming. stephanie: this neighborhood is one of 600 considered food deserts. that means in these areas, one third of the population are living more than a half-mile away from the nearest supermarket were large grocery store -- or large grocery store. with no card or bus pass, she walks. >> i walk about two or three miles. mondays, st.d is closed and the closest grocery store is more than a mile away. >> for sarah jordan -- >> like 8, 9 blocks to safeway. stephanie: the distance isn't the problem but the price. >> california's price on food that food steps -- stamps for a month don't last. stephanie: now still buying the same amount, it only lasts two weeks. >> when food prices go up a lot, it hits the lower income households particularly hard. stephanie: ja

i am stephanie ruhle. thank you for watching. jose diaz-balart picks up breaking news coverage right now. >>> and good morning. it's 10:00 a.m. eastern, 7:00 a.m. pacific. i'm jose diaz-balart. president biden is putting the focus on infrastructure, as prices for food, fuel, and other items continue to go up. we'll talk about the importance of all of this with florida democratic congresswoman, debbie wasserman schultz. meanwh

stephanie ruhle picks up the coverage right now. ♪♪ >>> hey there i'm stephanie ruhle live at msnbc headquarters here in new york city. it is tuesday, november 23rd. and we begin this morning's broadcast with breaking news. all eyes on brunswick, georgia, where closing arguments are resuming right now. in the trial of the three men accused of killing ahmaud arbery. this is the prosecution's rebuttal to the defense's closing argument from yesterday. let's listen in. >> so don't leave the house. here's an alternative. call the police. don't chase down strangers to confront them. don't go after pedestrians in your truck. common sense tells you, you go in a truck after a pedestrian, have you ever had a strange truck with people start yelling at you? would that startle you? i don't know. we don't know what was in the mind of ahmaud arbery. i mean, what do you think? these strange men pulling up in a truck, then not relenting and not backing off. how about some empathy. remember, listen, emphasize. where is the empathy, where did they go, you know, wonder what i'm doing to this other person. i wonder

i'm stephanie ruehl. jose diaz-balart picks up breaking news coverage right now. >>> minutes from now top white house health officials are set to testify on the future of the national response to the pandemic. it comes amid a major breakthrough in the fight against the virus with parents now able to get kids ages 5 to 11 vaccinated. >>> also on capitol hill, house democrats are hopeful they can

stephanie: i'm stephanie sy at newshour west. we'll return to the rest of the program after the headlines. president biden has ended weeks of speculation over who will chair the federal reserve amid mounting worries over the economy. he nominated jerome powell today to a second, 4-year term. and he cho lael brainerd for vice chair. we'll get details, after the news summary. a town outside milwaukee is in mourning after a man plowed his vehicle into a holiday parade, killing 5 people and injuring nearly 50. tonight, we're learning more about the suspect and the victims. a child dancing on main street -- a red suv hurtles by, just missing her. this was the moment everything changed at the christmas parade in waukesha, wisconsin. that suv stormed past barricades, plowing through a crowd full of little kids, grandmas, and parade performers celebrating the return of the beloved tradition that covid had cancelled last year. this year's parade theme -- comfort and joy. >> people were crying. i'm sure -- i saw some people who saw their f

>> all right, stephanie ramos leading us off here on a monday night. stephanie, thank you. and a lot of questions tonight. let's bring in dr. ashish jha, dean of the brown university school of public health. we don't want to alarm people, we just want them to be informed as we watch this closely. and first off, how likely is it that the omicron variant is already here in the u.s.? >> good evening, david, thank you for having me back. i think it's very likely that it probably is here, if it's not, it will be in the next few days. it has spread in much of the world and there's no reason to believe america has been immune. >> you heard dr. fauci saying that he believes the vaccines we have should have some protection here, but it's too early to say so definitively. do you agree with that, that the vaccines will help to work knock this down? >> i do. they may take a little bit oaf a hit on effectiveness, but especially if you got that booster, it will provide a certain amount of protection. maybe a lot of protection. we don't know yet. >> i know it's early, but what are we hear

stephanie: for sure. we are here across the vendor community, walmart is still one of the largest vendors for most, accounting for 20% of company revenues. when they crack the whip, the vendor has to respond, as well as the goods coming into the u.s. certainly, there is a supply chain network that is robust. more importantly, not just cracking the whip for the sake of winning, but also to partner with their vendors and suppliers, making sure it is not just for the network. we saw some pricing coming through at the end of the quarter but walmart decided not to pass all of them onto the consumer. they are trying to balance the consumer inflation, how much they work with vendors, so they are not hitting that margin substantially, but also protecting their own margin. they play a more diplomatic role in the overall architecture that we see in the united states compared to other retailers that are more specialized. they carry an incremental amount of weight. matt: i saw a bloomberg story saying fighting inflat

stephanie ramos back with us tonight. and stephanie, i wanted to get back to these booster shots for all adults 18 and older. we know the fda has been weighing a request from pfizer and abc news learning tonight that authorization for boosters for adults 18 and older could come by week's end? >> reporter: right, david. we're learning tonight the fda could green light moderna boosters at the same time as pfizer. a government official tells us both options are on the table and we could see these vaccines after the cdc panel makes its recommendation on friday. david? >> all right, stephanie, thank you. >>> we're going to turn now to the state of emergency tonight after that storm hammered the northwest, washington state. hundreds forced from their homes. winds gusting up to 82 miles per hour. flooding rains and high winds right there. this semi tipping over on the deception pass bridge, stopped by the guardrail. that driver was unharmed. a family of five, these images tonight, their dog, too, all rescued from their flooded h

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stephanie ruhle, nbc news. >>> we'll take a break. up next, her music and message. why adele's deeply personal new album is touching so many >>> finally, it's already a huge hit the first new album by adele in six years stephanie gosk tonight on how the singer continues to touch so many ♪ >> reporter: on a mountain top in los angeles, adele introduced her new album. her talent and glamour on a new stage ♪ >> reporter: the soaring vocals were what caught the world's attention a decade ago. ♪ hello from the outside. >> reporter: but for many fans what turned appreciation into adoration was the deeply personal and relatable story adele was telling, which she recently discussed with oprah. >> uh-huh. >> if music helps me in any situation, then i would like to do the same for people that feel so alone when they're feeling something to be reminded that they're not alone. >> reporter: the album "30" titles simply with her age dives into her struggles with divorce, holding nothing back, including tracks "cry your heart out," "i drink wine" and a song written for her n

>> all right, stephanie ramos leading us off here on a monday night. stephanie, thank you. and of course a lot of questions tonight. let's bring in dr. ashish jha, dean of the brown university school of public health. dr. jha, always good to have you and your reassuring voice. we don't want to alarm people, we just want them to be informed as we watch this closely. and first off, how likely is it that the omicron variant is already here in the u.s.? >> good evening, david, thank you for having me back. i think it's very likely that it probably is here. if it's not here, it probably will be in the next few days. it has spread in much of the world and there's no reason to believe america has been immune with this variant. >> you heard dr. fauci saying that he believes the vaccines we have should have some protection here, but it's too early to say so definitively. do you agree with that, that the vaccines will help to work knock this down? >> i do. i do. they may take a little bit of a hit on effectiveness, but especially if you've gotten that booster, i think it will provide

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>> stephanie ramos leading us off tonight from new jersey. stephanie, thank you. >>> and one more headline involved covid and vaccines. nfl star aaron rodgers, who in recent days came down with covid after saying he was immunized, confirming now he was unvaccinated. tonight, rodgers now saying he realizes he is a role model and takes full responsibility to anybody who felt misled. here's abc's trevor ault. >> reporter: mvp quarterback aaron rodgers is playing defense tonight. >> i made some comments that people might have felt were misleading and, you know, to aybody who felt misled by those comments, i take full responsibility. >> reporter: after testing positive for covid last week, the nfl superstar igniting a firestorm friday when he confirmed he was unvaccinated, claiming to be "in the crosshairs of the woke mob" and saying when he was asked about his vaccine status in august, this answer wasn't a lie. >> are you vaccinated and what's your status on vaccinations? >> yeah, i've been immunized. >> reporter: in the fallout, health care comp

i may be cassondra and no one leaves but i'd rather heard stephanie marie antoinette who's lost her mind and her had infests the memo. inflation surged for the highest in 24 million americans still very much out of work. even if some people have any savings, many are burning through it too quickly. how, former business reported be so wrong about the economy when so many are feeling the awful. party panel is back. christopher hahn and olivia. daniel, i will start with you. it's up to people how they spend their own money, isn't it? >> it really is while stephanie said, it's not dirty and it's not a secret, it's people's private property and the fact that she thinks they want to use their savings to buy bread and pay their electric bills so you should be okay with that, it's beyond insulting. nonsense policies created by a clueless administration. they are the catalyst to driving this. republicans love their big spending so i wish there was help on the other side of the aisle but this inflation problem is caused by joe biden and doing nothing to prevent it because they don't know what to d

so, how soon can we expect the fda to weigh in on expanding the pfizer booster shot in abc's stephanie ramos leading us off tonight. >> reporter: tonight, pfizer asking the fda to expand authorization for its booster for all americans 18 and over, pointing to fresh data showing a third shot increased protection against symptomatic disease to 95% across all age groups. it comes nearly two months after a public debate over boosters for all americans, when an fda advisory committee voted down a similar request from pfizer. >> dr. pearlman voted no, dr. ganz voted no. >> reporter: the cdc instead limiting pfizer and moderna boosters for people 65 and over and adults at high risk from health conditions or work. >> people should be reassured that these vaccines continue to work and are working well. and if you've gotten two doses of the vaccine, and if you're not currently eligible for a booster, you're protected. >> reporter: for now, o.j. people who got the johnson & johnson one shot are eligible for a booster, regardless of age. but in recent days, health officials signaling all vaccinate

let's get right to stephanie ramos with late reporting from washington tonight. stephanie? >> reporter: david, the house is moving forward tonight to vote on this sweeping bill, which comes at a $1.75 trillion price tag. the bill dedicates a record half trillion dollars to fighting climate change. it includes money for universal pre-k, elder care and a one-year extension of the child tax credit. it would expand medicare to cover hearing and bring down the cost of prescription drugs. also included, paid family leave. but that is likely on the chopping block when this heads over to the senate, and that's because moderate joe manchin says he's opposed to it. he said he's also worried about the cost of the bill amid rising inflation. the white house says the bill pays for itself. and tonight, the congressional budget office appearing to agree. still, though, there is a long road ahead. the bill facing major head winds over in the senate, where president boyden cannot afford to lose a single democratic vote. david? >> all right, stephanie ramos in washington. stephanie, thank yo

representative stephanie tubbs jones. and representative louis stokes. representative brown will now become the 5 #th member of the black caucus, a historic high for our nation. first as the warrensville city councilmember then as a chi hoe gay county -- cuyahoga county councilmember she's driven progress through health, human services and education at i every juncture to help incentivize good-paying jobs. chantal knows well how importants for federal and local governments working with the private sector to improve the quality of life and increase opportunity, equity and justice for all. her relationships across northeast ohio are very deep and her commitment to serving greater cleveland and akron is dynamic and purposeful. ohio's buckie state congressional delegation is honored to welcome sparkling representative chantal brown, we stand ready to work work with you to deliver results for ohio and the american people. ms. brown: thank you, madam speaker. thank you, congresswoman kaptur, for your kind introduction. i rise as the newest representative for o

circle of hope was run by a married couple, boyd and stephanie householder. at the heart of their program, they said, was a strict interpretation of the king james bible. >> she was going to get schooling. and she was going to get counseling. ms. householder was a nurse, and that she was going to facilitate her medications and things like that. >> most important of all, perhaps, they had a free bed and could take ashley right away for just $100 a month. to teresa, it felt like a miracle of sorts. she signed a contract committing ashley to an 18-month stay. and then she said good-bye. the pastor and his wife drove ashley to missouri. what was it like for you on the trip to that place? >> i was scared. i was really nervous. i didn't know what to expect. my pastor and his wife kept telling me, everything's going to be okay. you know, you're going to get the help you need. >> what were your first impressions of the place? >> when we first got there, it was at night. it was really dark. >> and there they were in the dark, she said, waiting. boyd and stephanie hous

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stephanie is also the former deputy campaign manager and senior advisor to perspective obama and at the far end of the room, my friend rob collins, a veteran strategist and partner at public affairs, previously the national director of the national republican senatorial committee where we -- he helped reelect 12 incumbents and 12 new republicans. part of the largest gain for republicans ever. they've given us the charge of talking about 2024 and the first thing we're going to have to dispose of is that thing that political strategists everywhere adore. tell us what's going to happen in 2024, who's running? let's go through the list. who's running, who's not running and who's going do get primaries? doug, let's start with you. >> where's my crystal ball? look, obviously if president biden decides to run on the democratic side, i would be very surprised if anybody would primary him. if he doesn't run, i think you're going to have a big primary. of democrats. i don't think they're -- while we do have vice president kamilla harris who is, in her own right an historic figure and fantastic ca