the lockdown lunatics like newsom in california and kathy hochul, tyrants everywhere. they love the new variant, they want the new variance because they want permanent pandemic. they are addicted to the control all they want to bosses around forever. there is a drama of it all the way it makes them feel so strong and important and then the center of attention with her stupid press conference the way it makes them feel like they're in charge solving problems in tough situations, let me throughout the politicians. not taking charge. while making things worse but they don't care, they love with the sound of the voices and the images, our savior are the politicians don't care about the small businesses they destroyed without a lockdown because their big business donors are doing just fine, they don't care about the kids life that they destroyed with the closures because their kids are in private school which stayed open. they don't care about the suicide, the substance abuse, there is good is mentally ill themselves without ludicrous complex. it is not just the idiot polit

i'm still trying to understand kathy hochul's state of emergency in new york. i mean, this whole thing about this variant is just a head scratcher. we're going to take a break. when we come back, bowing to beijing, more companies and celebrities catering and tip-towing around the ccp while staying silent about the country's abuses. it all a starts right here next hour, "mornings with maria" is live on fox business. we'll be right back. [ kimberly ] before clearchoice, my dental health was so bad i would be in a lot of pain. i was unable to eat. it was very hard. kimberly came to clearchoice with a bunch of missing teeth, struggling with pain, with dental disease. clearchoice dental implants solved her dental issues. [ kimberly ] i feel so much better. i feel energized to go outside and play with my daughter. i can ate anything. like, i don't have to worry. clearchoice changed my life. . maria: good monday morning thanks for joining us. i'm maria bartiromo. mopd, november 29 top stories right now 8:00 a.m. on the east coast. inside omicron variant causing overre

well, new york governor kathy hochul declared a state of emergency today in the face of the new covid variant, telling new yorkers it's coming. cbs' michael george examines how health officials around the country are racing to prepare for this latest threat. michael. >> reporter: well, carter, doctors nationwide are keeping a close eye on this new variant. and while efforts are being made to contain it, they're also preparing for the possibility it could be he were soon. as millions of americans travel this holiday weekend,s u.s. officials hope to keep omicron out by restricting travel from several southern african nations. some travelers say the new variant doesn't concern them yet. >> i like to travel, so i'll just have to see. >> you know, it seems normal now. >> reporter: cbs news chief medical correspondent dr. jon lapook says these new travel restrictions might slow but likely won't stop the spread of omicron. >> it wouldn't be at all surprising if this variant were already in the united states, and people shouldn't panic if that happens. >> reporter: the new variant appears to

and so kathy hochul did declare that state of emergency and set that emergency order into place. we also know that this is all in preparation because there is no omicron variant confirmed right now, but kathy hochul says that it is coming. the new york city health commissioner says it is just probably a matter of days before the first confirmed cases a rise here in new york city. and mayor de blasio reencouraged people to wear masks in grocery stores, retail stores. and we know people already have to wear masks at public transit, in schools. so i talked to nbc medical contribuor doctor natalie azar and this is what she told me. >> this is probably the cycle that we'll be experiencing maybe forever. we may find out in two to three weeks that we can live with omicron. that if you have been vaccinated and boosted, you are still, you know, reasonably well protected and certainly well protected against severe disease. >> good news is here in the city about 77% of people of all ages have gotten at least one shot. we also know that the governor says statewide 90% of adults have gotten a

. >> reporter: new york governor kathy hochul urged unvaccinated americans to act ahead of the holidays. >> lot of it's concentrated in our rural areas. we're aware of that. there is a direct correlation between people being vaccinated and the infection rate. >> reporter: on monday, the cdc reported more than 150,000 new infections for the first time in two months. >> if you get sick, really sick, how is that going to affect rest of your family? >> reporter: janine spent a month on a ventilator early in the pandemic and doesn't want to see anyone else go through it. >> i wish people would look at real facts. >> reporter: 58% of all americans are fully vaccinated. that monmouth university poll i mentioned in the report found that 64% of people hosting thanksgiving this year will not ask about vaccination status. i also want to mention what's happening in europe, anne-marie, where cases have surged more than 50% in the last month, and the world health organization is warning americans to watch what's happening there, to learn from it, let it serve as a warning in the u.s. as to how quickl

. >> reporter: facing a spike in covid cases already, new york's governor kathy hochul declaring a state of emergency to make sure the state and new york city are ready for any impact from the new variant. and the governor ordering all nursing homes to make booster shots available. >> we have to deal in the realities of a highly transmissible, we believe, variant. >> reporter: president biden urging americans to wear masks indoors when out in public again, to keep yourself safe and those around you. tonight, new york city doing the same. >> and stephanie ramos with us live tonight. and stephanie, i know the cdc doubling down late today on 18 and older in this country, to get your booster. and tonight, you're also learning that boosters could soon be expanded from 18 and up to include 16 and 17-year-olds, too? >> reporter: exactly, david. a source familiar with the discussions tells abc news pfizer is going to ask the fda in the coming days to authorize boosters for 16 and 17-year-olds. pfizer's vaccine was authorized for adolescents back in may, so, many teenagers are already about six m

governor kathy hochul announcing state health officials managed to alleviate the staffing issue. >>> back to that new variant, the world health organization will meet with south african scientists today and will assign it a greek letter. >>> and breaking news from overseas, dozens of people have died in a cole mine disaster in russia. at least 52 people are dead. that includes six of the rescuers. russian news report saying the mine filled with toxic fumes after a methane gas explosion and fire. three days of mourning have been declared in the region. >>> british and french officials are set to speak this weekend with hopes of avoiding a repeat of wednesday's migrant disaster. 27 people tried to cross the english channel into the uk drowned. at least two survivors an iraqi and somali are in critical condition. prime minister boris johnson has asked france to take back anyone attempting to crossing. >>> back here in the u.s. breaking overnight in california, a massive fire in a commercial building in los angeles filled with textiles. smoke can be seen coming from this 80,000 square fo

hochul. i think that the party is moving left, far left and i think that andrew cuomo outstayinged his welcome and i believe that what we are going to see even as we see with kathy hochul picking somebody pretty far left as lieutenant governor is that i believe he kind of outstayed his welcome but the other thing that people forget about andrew cuomo he did play well for in conservative areas for a democrat. he was able to convince the public he was one of them even though he never was. maria: yeah, he kept saying i'm cutting taxes even as he was raising taxes. >> exactly. maria: michael, let me get your take on one of the policies that governor cuomo oversaw and that was the elimination of cash bail and the impact has been just stunning and so dangerous on the population. we just saw what happened in wisconsin, a similar situation, the impact of no bail, no cash bail, putting prisoners and criminals back on the street enabling them to create more chaos and crime. what would you do as ag with

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todd: quickly, kathy hochul represents the state of new york. she is doing this no he'll -- no elective procedure ban in public health. >> it's knee jerk reaction. governor cuomo did this when we saw hospitalization rates of 230 people a day. we're at about 30 people a day right now. this is her stamping her feet, trying to make her look like she's taking action. it's more knee jerk reactions at this point. carley: to already postpone elective hospital surgeries in anticipation of a virus that we know very little about is a bridge too far some might say, joe borelli, thank you for joining us this morning. we so appreciate it. todd: we represent tv. carley: not all of tv, just the 4:00 to 6:00 hour on one channel. it's 24 minutes after the hour. the country is facing inflation and a supply chain crisis and here is how senator amy clop clockchar wants -- klobuchar was fix it. >> we have to bring down agree house gases and we have -- greenhouse gases and we have to do something about climate change. todd: a fourth generation farmer who fled califor

john, we are also waiting on the governor of new york, kathy hochul. she is signing this sweeping disaster or emergency order is going to give her broad powers over how she is able, as the governor of new york state, to respond to this latest variant and the spread of it, potentially. it is not that she is in preventing these decisions, but she wants to be allowed to make those decisions. it allows the state government to delay nonessential surgeries. we will remember that from the beginning of the pandemic, when governor cuomo was in power. and also get the state involved if she feels that local governments are not up to the task. so we are waiting to hear from her, flexing his medical contributor dr. janette nesheiwat is with us now. dr. nesheiwat, a lot to dig into here first. but first, this idea that, as this new variant possibly spreads, there is a report that it is already -- dr. saphier was joining us, dr. fauci, they believe that the variant is already in this country. there are reported cases in canada, as well. assuming that is the case, and

new york governor kathy hochul has signed an executive order postponing elective surgeries at hospitals in her state with limited bed capacity. action is designed to free up hospital space in anticipation of a potential surge in covid patients. it takes effect december 3rd and will be reevaluated on january 15 is -- 15th. the governor said in a statement we continue to see warning signs of spikes this upcoming winter, and while the new omicron variant has yet to be detected in new york state,st coming. researchers have yet to determine how much of a threat omicron poses. things like how contagious it is, whether it causes more severe infection and whether it can evade existing vaccines. but part of their concern is it contains a large number of mutations to its spike protein, that's the part of the virus that binds with human cells, and they're concerned with how fast this variant has been spreading through the southern part of africa. >> so omicron, b-115k9, is of concern because it has concerning properties. variant has a large number of mutations, and some of these have worrying char

new york governor kathy hochul has declared a state of emergency ahead of potential covid-19 spikes this winter due to the already circulating delta and newly identified omicron variants of coronavirus. the declaration, which goes into effect december 3, will allow the state to require pandemic fighting supplies, increased hospital capacity, and potential staffing shortages. it would also allow the state health department to limit non-essential and non-urgent procedures at hospitals. we continue to see warning signs of spikes this upcoming winter and while the new omicron variant has yet to be detected in new york it is coming, she says. the move comes hours after the governor said her office was closely monitoring the variant which was first sequenced in south africa earlier this week. the variant contains around 50 concerning the presentation's from the original -- concerning mutations from the original virus, including 10 to the spike protein that allows the virus to access human cells. the new york governor has declared a state of emergency ahead of the potential omicron spike. we wa

hochul to dramatically increase the number of prisoners granted clemency. the group says that 16,000 clemency applications have been filed since 2011, yet former governor andrew cuomo commuted just 41 sentences. this is an advocate reading the words of kim brown, a prisoner at the bedford hills correctional facility. she has been behind bars for half of her life. >> [indiscernible] until the governor does something to change that, just as will never be served. the last women received -- amy: and those are some of the headlines. this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. when we come back, we get an update on trial of kyle rittenhouse,e, the white teenagr who fatally shot two anti-police brutality protesters in kenosha, wisconsin. his lawyers are asking the judge to declare a mistrial. we will speak with bree newsome and elie mystal. his piece is headlined "i hope everyone is prepared for kyle rittenhouse to go free." and we will go to glasgow. stay with us. ♪♪ [music break] amy: "give us justice" by thee sacred

governor kathy hochul declaring a state of emergency. today president biden made it clear that while we should be prepared, we shouldn't panic. >> this variant is a cause for concern, not a cause for panic. we have the best vaccine in the world, the best medicines, the best scientists and we're learning more every single day. sooner or later we'll see cases of this variant here in the united states. we'll have to face this new threat just how we faced those that have come before it. the best protection against this new variant or any of the variants out there, the ones we've been dealing with already is getting fully vaccinated and getting a booster shot. >> biden said that he'd be announcing a detailed strategy for how to fight covid this winter but made it clear that the u.s. will not be instituting any shutdowns or lockdowns no doubt because there is zero political appetite for that in this country. this comes as air travel set a pandemic record with many vaccinated and unfortunately, unvaccinated americans eager to get back to normal

hochul to dramatically increase the number of prisoners granted clemency. the group says that 16,000 clemency applications have been filed since 2011, yet former governor andrew cuomo commuted just 41 sentences. this is an advocate reading the words of kim brown, a prisoner at the bedford hills correctional facility. she has been behind bars for half of her life. >> [indiscernible] until the governor does something to change that, just as will never be served. e last women received -- amy: and those are some of the headlines. this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. when we come back, we get an update on trial of kyle rittenhouse, the white teenager who fatally shot two anti-police brutality protesters in kenosha, wisconsin. his lawyers are asking the judge to declare a mistrial. we will speak with bree newsome and elie mystal. his piece is headlined "i hope everyone is prepared for kyle rittenhouse to go free." and we will go to glasgow. stay with us. ♪♪ [music break] amy: "give us justice" by thee sacred sou

governor kathy hochul saying, quote, we continue to see warning signs of spikes in covid this winter, and while the new omicron variant has yet to be detected in new york state, it's coming. and dr. anthony fauci was asked this morning whether the new variant could, in fact, already be in the u.s. >> i would not be surprised if it is. we have not detected it yet. when you have a virus that is showing this degree of transmissibility and you're already having travel related cases that they're noting in israel and belgium and other places. when you have a virus like this, it almost invariably is ultimately going to go essentially all over. >>> vaccine manufacturers say they are moving quickly against the omicron variant. companies say they're looking into adapting their vaccine formulas to combat the new strain and could potentially start shipping new batches of vaccine within about 100 days and although news of omicron led to a hit on the dow, black friday shoppers returned to stores hunting for bargains. >>> next tuesday an appeals court will hear arguments in donald trump's attempt to

harris, you have governor kathy hochul declaring state of emergency. we're in a in a state of emergency room possibility of something that could maybe come down the road. the reaction to this is the savior do people on the left who now live in fear and focus on the right tune it out. you do make they are saying i don't trust you anymore. neither of those are good. better course of action is to react to the information that we already have and react accordingly. no matter what happens with this variant, we have to learn to live with this virus. we are two years and at this point. have to learn to live with it no matter what. >> harris: the audience so make a link that's because i really wanted to get to president biden. let's take it in this direction. president biden was calling for americans to wear masks indoors just a moment ago when he talked to the nation. let's watch. >> president biden: as additional protections, please wear your masks when you are indoors, in public settings, around other people. it protects you and protects those around you. >

new york governor kathy hochul says that she has declared a state of emergency for the empire state because of across variant hochul says that she made the decision because of the variance high transmission rate adding that she's worried that covid-19 cases will overwhelm hospitals in the state again, health care facilities across new york state. we are currently seeing more than 300 new covid-19 cases a day. the emergency declaration also helps the state get supplies more quickly. a federal appeals court has temporarily blocked the mandate that would have required all california prison workers to be vaccinated. the mandate was originally set to take effect in january but has now been stopped until at least march at that time a hearing will be held to discuss the issue further state numbers currently show that more than 50,000 california state prisoners have contracted covid-19, which is more than half of the population. at least 242 prisoners have died. some lawmakers say their caregivers were denied access to loved ones in long-term care facilities during the covid-19 pandemic and some of

new york governor kathy hochul announced today, that transit fares, will not increase in new york city, things to the funding this system will receive from the biden infrastructure bill, vice president kamala harris reminded members of congress today's bill signing, that their work is not done. >> this bill, as significant as it is, as historic as it is, is part one of two. [applause] to lower cost, and cut taxes, for working families, to tackle the climate crisis at its core. congress must also pass, the build back better act. the work of building a more perfect union. it did not end with the railroad, or the interstate, and it will not and now. and this is story today, let us all continue, to believe in our people. believe in our country, and believe in what we can do, when we work together. >> tonight house speaker nancy pelosi said that the other part of the bill, will be passed before thanksgiving. and she said today at the white house, that it could be passed this week. she did of course use the word, hopefully. >> i'm so happy that hopefully this week we will be passing the buil

. ♪ ♪ ♪ alicia: new york governor kathy hochul declaring state of emergency, one of the first states to take precautions against the covid variant after the world health organization named omicron as great concern. >> i would not be surprised if it is. we have not detected it yet but when we have a virus that's showing this degree of transmissibility and you're already having travel related case that is they've noted in israel and belgium and other places, when you have a virus like this it's ultimately going to go all over. alicia: joining us gianno walleo caldwell. president biden is listening to advisers and won't begin travel ban until monday, however, we just heard dr. fauci who has changed the tune a little bit within the last 24 hours saying it's inevitable it's going to be here and he's one of those advisers. do you think the biden administration should have acted sooner? >> alicia, only time will tell. the president is obviously listening to senior team and recommending the best policies especially with regard to getting american citizens home from any number of 8 countries

i said i wanted to do these vaccine mandates, kathy hochul, the governor, said municipalities, do what's best. i have to say andrew would not aloud first responders to get vaccinated when they were first available. he had a different priority. i called it freedom to vaccine, and i had to fight for the right of police officers and emf officers could get vaccinated. instead of saying, hey, you know what's best for your city, everything was a fight. i hope for eric adams and i believe with this governor this year, next year and whatever the result of the gubernatorial election, he will be dealing with a governor who's actually trying to help him get something done rather than standing in the way each time. and that's going to be good for the people. >> mayor bill de blasio, always great to have you on "morning joe." >> really, thank you very much for your training advice, carbo loading for willie. he been looking in another direction. they've been calling him lance armstrong the last couple of weeks. carbo load, piles of mashed potatoes. >> there should be pasta in front of you that you're

governor kathy hochul mainly dealing with medical facilities at hospitals in new york but the congressman from new york texting opposition saying, it doubles down on the twist of logic that signs should follow politics instead of politics following science. it is past -- the past 20 months of proven how dangerous it is to kick all other medical needs to the backseat. 15 more minutes of opening topic this morning on washington journal asking you how would you grade the job performance of vice president kamala harris? the lines are (202)-748-8000 for democrats, (202)-748-8001 for republicans, and (202)-748-8002 for independents and all others. to our republican line gary calling from indiana. caller: good morning. host: good morning. caller: i just wanted to ask you, do something about these people that do no credit to this woman. ? what is she doing? nothing -- -- what is she doing? nothing. she don't belong in that. she does not belong as a vice president. he does not belong as a president. he let all these people come into this country illegal, no masks, who knows what they got? plus, yo

governor kathy hochul mainly dealing with medical facilities at hospitals in new york but the congressman from new york texting opposition saying, it doubles down on the twist of logic that signs should follow politics instead of politics following science. it is past -- the past 20 months of proven how dangerous it is to kick all other medical needs to the backseat. 15 more minutes of opening topic this morning on washington journal asking you how would you grade the job performance of vice president kamala harris? the lines are (202)-748-8000 for democrats, (202)-748-8001 for republicans, and (202)-748-8002 for independents and all others. to our republican line gary calling from indiana. caller: good morning. host: good morning. caller: i just wanted to ask you, do something about these people that do no credit to this woman. ? what is she doing? nothing -- -- what is she doing? nothing. she don't belong in that. she does not belong as a vice president. he does not belong as a president. he let all these people come into this country illegal, no masks, who knows what they got? plus, yo

they do travel by public transportation, and new york state governor kathy hochul just announced that the mta fare in new york is not going up because of a massive infusion of federal aid. and so we love the charities. they perform a vital role in filling in the gaps, but our message is you need to understand the federal safety net provides 15 times, 15 times the dollar amount of food as does every food bank, soup kitchen, food pantry, self-help organization america puts together. it was really the massive increase in the federal safety net this year, both food and cash that prevented us from having mass starvation like you might see in the developing world. >> so joel on the idea of federal intervention, the build back better act right now of course is the president's plan. it's a dramatic expansion of the social safety net. it's through the house. it's going to head to the senate next week. probably have a few weeks of negotiation there. how much of an impact would that have to become law for new yorkers in need, and what in particular do you hope will be in there? >> nationwide whe

so, i'm trying to figure out why we are setting our meters to panic 10 and for example kathy hochul new york declaring a state of emergency already. >> will, this is a great point you are making and i'm glad you have been reading infectious disease textbooks because as pandemics go on viruses tend to get milder and are less severe and that's what occurred in 1918. everyone said how do we get out of 19, we didn't have a vaccine and the answer is that strains get milder because they want to survive and how did they survive, from jumping from host to host and if you make a host severely sick you can't jump so viruses tend to mutate in directions and it's a survival advantage. if they are milder and spread more easily like delta, but become less severe and i hope that's the case. it's too early to know for sure, but early signs out of saffer africa as you pointed out are positive that this train could be a lot milder. you are right, i don't know why the governor of new york is already talking about not doing elective cases and mostly in upstate new york when that kind of delay of elective s