and you know, larry hogan wants to be president and i think what a lot of people loved i right what i think a lot of people loved about trump and love about the santas and now young ken is they fight, they see injustice and they fight for what's right. and larry hogan is just you he's another one of these these republicans that cares more aboutcans being likedna and cares more about being nicel and personable and getting. on the sunday shows and actually doing his job rather the washington post is reporting that cases if you shre about case counts are plummeting in d.c. and in montgomery county. but instead of having a set of metrics that would automatically trigger the lifting of mass mandates, the montgomery county council pledged to meet weekly as the board of health to assess the necessity of the regulation. bethany, i said this two years ago almost t now they will neveh give you an objectiveey metric because they want to hold on to this as long as they can. yeah, they love it. they are so power hungry and they're so drunk on it. i have a weekly standing date where i just go on zo

i'll speak to january 6th committee chairman bennie thompson and maryland governor larry hogan next. >>> and tidal wave, hospitals brace for more covid patients, as the omicron variant triggers more remote learning and travel delays. >> what really counts is making sure people don't get sick. >> reporter: how worried should americans be about what's to come? dr. anthony fauci joins me to discuss ahead. >>> plus, remembering reid, from a house with no running water to the highest perch in the senate, the late senate majority leader harry reid in his own words on his legacy and parting push for democrats now. hello i'm dana bash in washington where the state of the union is hoping for a good year. happy new year. 'not where many expected to be at the start of 2022, facing new restrictions and soaring cases from the pandemic that has now killed more than 800,000 people in the u.s. and this thursday, january 6th, marks the one-year anniversary of the deadly attack on the u.s. capitol. despite the months that have passed and hopes that the country might come together, the nation remains b

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just moms ago, marilyn governor larry hogan -- marilyn governor larry hogan declared a state of emergency for covid. it big part of getting the cases under control comes down to testing. joining us is lauren sauer, university of nebraska associate professor, director of the special pathogen's research network. really good to talk to you. do the rapid test you get in any clinic work? should we be using them? lauren: we should definitely be using them. one of the biggest challenges for at-home test is being able to get them, especially and pleases were covid cases are surging, and we are seeing a lot of a symptom at a people buying them up to make sure they can travel safely and go to their gatherings for the holidays. there's a little bit of evidence they may be slightly less sensitive when it comes to the omicron variant, so if you're using those at-home tests and you are symptomatically and you get a negative, you should pop -- you should follow it up with a pcr and still stay at home until your symptoms resolve. so they are still really effective, and they are still useful for the goal

. >> republican governor larry hogan who deployed maryland state police and national guard to help protect the capitol says americans need to come together. >> we are more divided than ever. extremes of both parties are tearing the country apart. >> a poll shows 68% of americans say the attack was a sign of increasing political violence. 32% say it was an isolated event. the capitol police chief who is new said that the threat level is much higher than it was previously following january 6. he also said that the department needs help in dealing with the surge of threats that they are seeing and responding to in terms of threats against lawmakers. the department is even opening some field offices in certain states starting with california and florida where they say the number of threats is the highest. >> a year later, still far from over. thank you so much. >>> still ahead at noon, hundreds of bed, bath, and beyond stores on the chopping block. >>> staying hot today as bakeries bakeries. >>> if you get above the clouds, you can see for miles. in fact you can see the snow in the sierra from

for larry hogan, it's a bit different because he's in a -- he's a very popular governor in a blue state. and more of a question about whether he wants to be a senator after being a governor for some time. if i may, very quickly, there's one line in here that manu got which is just -- first of all, this interview is fantastic. i encourage everyone to read it. mcconnell is talking to this point about having winnable candidates. he's talking about 2010 where there was a huge wave and republicans in the house took over. in the senate, they didn't make it and he said, it took us six years to climb out of that hole because they lost republican primaries with candidates who -- the candidates who could win statewide lost in the primaries and that's what he's trying to avoid here. >> he remembers claire mccaskill out of missouri. that one state sticks with him quite well. one of the interesting things is what will the issue terrain be. covid, the economy, but mcconnell makes the case that democrats will get nothing on this big fight over voting rights. he said it's just as likely to be a liabili

you look at my state, maryland, looks ke larry hogan will be getting into this senate race. he seems to be doing everything he can come and right now looks like he will most likely be our sitting senator chris van hollen. if he gets into this race, it will become the most expensive senate race. you will see dark money flooded in. i am eager to see this law paso and the koch brothers are buying ads for larry hogan, we know -- [indiscernible] amy: talk about the voter suppression laws passed in georgia at this point. you're talking about ballot boxes being dramatically reduced for the next election, among other things. the talk about nationally. >> thank you, amy. let me say something real quick on their previous question. some of the members of this georgia coalition, jerry gonzales, asian americans for justice, they have beenushing for more prosions in the voting rights legislation related to language justice. that ian issue i'm glad you raised. i just wanted to add that in on behalf of our georgia partners. in regards to the georgia bill, some of the most dangerous provions

you know, larry hogan -- my governor in maryland -- um, he has been going around the country raising money for republicans who are on trump's enemies list and that's a very interesting experiment going on. and let's see what -- what energy he galvanized. at the same time, the american business community. the big business community of america. many of them announced after january 6th, anderson, that they would not donate to anyone who voted to decertify the election. are they going to hold to that promise going forward? will their shareholders hold them to that promise? will their employees hold them to that promise? so i think 2022 is going to be a real year of decision in the way 2021 was not. you know, liz cheney, anderson, she said it so beautifully. you know, we can be either loyal to donald trump or we can be loyal to the constitution. but we can't be loyal to both. >> cheney said over the weekend that the committee had firsthand testimony about what the president -- then president was doing on january 6th that ivanka trump asked her father at least twice to intervene to stop th

you know, larry hogan -- my governor in maryland -- um, he has been going around the country raising money for republicans who are on trump's enemies list and that's a very interesting experiment going on. and let's see what -- what energy he galvanized. at the same time, the american business community. the big business community of america. many of them announced after january 6th, anderson, that they would not donate to anyone who voted to decertify the election. are they going to hold to that promise going forward? will their shareholders hold them to that promise? will their employees hold them to that promise? so i think 2022 is going to be a real year of decision in the way 2021 was not. you know, liz cheney, anderson, she said it so beautifully. you know, we can be either loyal to donald trump or we can be loyal to the constitution. but we can't be loyal to both. >> cheney said over the weekend that the committee had firsthand testimony about what the president -- then president was doing on january 6th that ivanka trump asked her father at least twice to intervene to stop at

. >>> plus, we'll speak with maryland republican governor larry hogan about the state of his party and the future of american democracy. >>> and jeff pegues shows us how amateur online investigators have played a big role in identifying suspects in the capitol attack. >>> that's the "cbs morning news" for this thursday. thanks for watching. i'm anne-marie green. have a great day. ♪

larry hogan, thank you so much. governor larry hogan of maryland, not only extraordinarily popular governor as all of you know also author of the landmark political book "still standing." make sure to get it on amazon right now. thank you so much, governor. greatly appreciate it. mika, it is something, you look at governor hogan and again sitting at 70%, chris sununu a republican in new hampshire sitting around 70%. governor scott in vermont a republican around 70%. charlie baker, a governor in massachusetts around 70%. you know, i'm not really good at this politics thing. but if i were the national party leaders, i would look and say, how do we replicate that across the country? because if we replicate that across the country, we wouldn't be in the minority in the house, in the senate and now in the white house right now. >> i know, in the white house, among many other things. now to this, a tennessee school board is ban ac critically acclaimed graphic novel about the holocaust. the mcmin county school board voted

. >> o'donnell: sunday on "face the nation," margaret's guests include maryland governor larry hogan. virginia senator tim kaine. and kansas city mayor quinton lucas. and a reminder: if you can't watch us live, don't forget to set your dvr so you can watch us later. that is tonight's "cbs evening news." i'm norah o'donnell in our nation's capital. hope you have a great and a safe weekend. good night. >> announcer: division over her dead mother's vehicle... >> judge judy: so, we have this old truck that was in your mother's name, and mr. enholm has the truck. >> announcer: ...when a widowed husband is denied by his stepdaughter. >> judge judy: this couldn't have been a legal marriage and, therefore, the truck really should've been yours. >> she's telling everybody that we were divorced. >> judge judy: you may not want to treat it as a marriage, but your mother treated it as a marriage. >> announcer: "judge judy." you are about to enter the courtroom of you are about to enter the courtroom of judge judith sheindlin. captions paid for by cbs television distribution chris erickson is suin

. >> o'donnell: sunday on "face the nation," margaret's guests include maryland governor larry hogan, virginia senator tim kaine and kansas city mayor quinton lucas. and remember: if you can't watch us live, don't forget to set your dvr so you can watch us later. that is tonight's "cbs evening news." i'm norah o'donnell in our nation's capital. hope you have a great and a safe weekend. good night. captioning sponsored by cbs captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org >>> right now at 7:00. >>> with demand surging and supply short, you may be tempted to take the first cut of the test you can get. why that strategy could backfire. >>> the bay area county now threatening to sue health providers that don't help out. >>> omicron strikes again, eclipsing an animal bay area tradition. >> i think it's really sad as a cancellation for a lot of, not just the chinese community, but everyone. >>> is ever san francisco recall election making history tonight. the group of first-time voters who could sway the outcome. >>> first, 49er fever is building across the bay area tonight as the

. >> reporter: maryland governor larry hogan says he is frustrated with the lag time on promises. >> the president announced, before christmas, that he was going to distribute these 500,000 rapid tests across the country. so far, we have not seen any. >> reporter: others, like nearly elected virginia governor glenn young can are dissatisfied with the school mask mandates. >> we are providing parents and opt out. >> reporter: most school districts say they are following cdc guidance. several in virginia are vowing to fight that order, as more of the youngest among us are now suffering. >> reporter: a growing number of children are ending up in the hospital, with pediatric cases on the rise. >> we have matched our worse dealt away with hospitalizations and more than that, clinic visits, for what might be considered mild cases. >>> the biden ministration is now making it easier for americans to stay on top of their covid-19 status beginning this wednesday the white house will mail out nearly half 1 million rapid test to citizens who register online. it will take 7 to 12 days to ship. al

governor sununu: it will not sound intuitive at first but larry hogan i would say you should run for the senate. he is term limited. i am not. one of the fundamental differences is they were asking me to quit a job that is incredibly challenging but incredibly for filling that fulfilling where i can provide more protection to federal oversight as governor than i probably could is a u.s. senator. i get more done on a daily basis. i designed systems integrate with kids and businesses and talk to them one-on-one area -- one-on-one. washington is not like that. you will never convince me that in washington i would be doing a better job with direct constituent services. when you are hired by the public to do a job you have a standard of account ability. you have to deliver results. you do that by having personal connections with kids, schools, businesses and those that need certain services relying on you to the liver. when you have that direct against -- you to deliver. when you have that direct relation you can deliver. i have only been governor five years. someone like rick scott, a tr

. >>> maryland's governor, larry hogan declaring a 30-day state of emergency to combat a increase of covid infection. the current increase is straining hospital systems. the "washington post" reports tonight more than 112,000 americans were hospitalized with covid-19, the highest level since last year's punishing winter wave. the current figure referenced a roughly 25% increase in hospitalizations over last week's levels. back with us is the founding director of columbia's national center for disaster preparedness and he advises us on public health. doctor, good to see you. we have known each other for a long time. i am a man of numbers. right now the numbers speak for themselves. people are getting milder versions of the virus but not that worried about it and we have a million new cases in the last 24 hours telling you even if a small number of the people are hospitalized we are putting pressure on the medical system we can't have. >> it is not such a small number. it is large enough many hospitals are already overwhelmed and the prospects for the next few weeks are not good. we ar

so larry hogan hitting the campaign trail to support incumbents. vice president pence, by the way, has committed to backing incumbents through the rga. so this is already shaking out in the midterms, and there's going to be a lot more of this ahead. >> that brings me to the last question i wanted to ask you. on january 6th, the anniversary of it, you tweeted, quote, on 1/6 trump abdicated then a violent mob -- he proved himself worthy of the office he once held." basically if republicans can't say that and can't acknowledge that, there's bigger problems here. it's what i wanted to ask -- i've got friends and family members who don't view january 6 -- even though they were texting me on january 6 when i was in the capitol asking if i was okay, they don't view it as this big moment or big problem. there's a disconnect there inside the party. how do you planexplain that discheck? >> i think there's been -- disconnect? >> i think there's been an effort to spend the last year downplaying it. and this equating it is on sort of the social justice protest

. >>> on face the nation, larry hogan will be there along with a senator and a mayor. you can see >>> some of the rarest and most expensive truffles in the world are being grown right here in california. in order to find them, you need a special hunter. we are in san luis obispo county. >> reporter: on this 10 acre piece of land, there are 2200 holly oak trees. you can find one of the most rare mushrooms in the world. it is not visible above the ground. you need a special navigator. meet low low. she is one of the key components of truffle hunting. >> you cannot see the mushrooms. we teach the dogs to locate these little tends. good girl. they have pieces of truffle in them. we teach the dogs to find these originally. eventually, we buried these underground. that dogs will eventually smell a truffle and go to it. they will indicate by tapping their foot on it or digging a little bit. they will put their nose on it. that is how we know a truffle is there. >> reporter: when you think of winter black truffles, you think of southern france. now you can add pendleton to the

speaking of covid, we got larry hogan is preparing to see a huge rise in covid cases in the coming months. he was asked if the state was doing enough to combat the surge? >> we have been talking about this problem for nearly a month and preparing for it but you can't manufacture doctors and nurses that don't exist and frankly these heroes on the front line that have been working for so long for two years, there is fatigue and people who are working in hospitals and coming down being infected and so we are taking all kinds of actions. >> his comment came after the republican governor tested positive despite having both shots of the vaccine and a booster. he was openly critical from the white house saying he was not doing enough. he helped secure tests from his own in the state and south korea. he's rumored potentially as a gop challenger for 2024 even if trump runs. not clear the field entirely. two people are missing and fear dead after a devastating wildfire in colorado last week. close to 1,000 homes were destroyed when the fire broke out on thursday. local authorities provided few deta

governor larry hogan of maryland has advised maryland residents to prepare for the worst part of the pandemic during the next four to six weeks. medical centers face unprecedented pressures of relentless demand for services and illness and exhaustion depleting their staff. other essential infrastructure services are similarly impacted by coronavirus in the workplace such as air travel, childcare, schools, mass transportation, ambulance services, fire, and police. the capitol physician then tells the senate leadership in this letter today that all members of the senate, all senators and their staff, need to upgrade their masks. quote, blue surgical masks, cloth face masks, and gaiter-style masks must be replaced by the more protective k 95 or n95 masks, kn95 or n95 masks. bottom line, he's also telling the senate they should stay home right now. quote, congressional offices, committees, and agencies should immediately review their operations to adopt a maximal telework posture to reduce in-person meetings and in-office activities to the maximum extent possible. electronic means to fac

larry hogan says that he agrees with that as well. why can some stand up to trump and others cower and run away? >> you know it's hard to know. it is, i want to stay in office. as a republican the thing i have to fear is somebody attacking me from the right in a primary. i happen to believe if you stood up and said this is who i am, this is what i believe and this is how i'm going to decide things. you're not always going to agree but you'll know where i'm coming from that those people would win. right now we have 21 election deniers running for secretary of state. we have them running as republicans in a host of states. this cycle will be extremely important. people cannot forget that this is the one to watch. we've got to start here. 2024 will come soon enough. right now, the important thing is not just the congress. it is at the states because the elections are administered by the states. they're the ones that push back after 2020, republicans and democrats to ensure that every vote was counted. we need to make sure that every vote

hogan declared a state of emergency today. he's mobilizing a thousand members of the national guard to help these testing and vaccine sites. the governor says maryland is set to see the most challenging face of the pandemic in the next four to six weeks. puerto rico also seeing the highest spike in cases since the start of the pandemic. as a result, local officials are imposing new restrictions like reducing indoor and outdoor capacity at restaurants and bars in a moment we'll speak with dr. gillander about the antiviral pill but first meg tirrell on the latest covid numbers. meg? >> reporter: the u.s. is facing an unprecedented level of infection right now. 96 of counties across the country are now characterized as having high transmission, and this is at a time when the cdc now estimates omicron makes up 95% of all cases in the u.s., 5% still the delta variant. now, the good news is that experts forecast this surge to start to subside relatively soon, a model from colum why university says the u.s. could see a peak around ja

you see the popularity of a charlie baker or larry hogan, the successor of glen youngkin and all these people thinking i've got to run towards trump, not away from him, but we'll see. so up next we're going to get the latest from capitol hill as the senate is set to vote tonight on voting rights legislation that mirrors the name of the late georgia congressman john lewis. so we're going to hear from the congresswoman who holds john lewis' former seat. you're watching meet the press daily live from atlanta. you'reation. uh, i-i'm actually just going to get an iced coffee. well, she may have a destination this one time, but usually -- daily live from atlanta. yeah, but most of the time, her destination is freedom. nope, just the coffee shop. announcer: no matter why you ride, progressive has you covered with protection starting at $79 a year. voiceover: 'cause she's a biker... please don't follow me in. hey lily, i need a new wireless plan for my business, but all my employees need something different. oh, we can help with that. okay, imagine this. your mover, rob, he's on the scene and

in maryland, mitch mcconnell believes if larry hogan, a republican in a blue state who is very popular runs for senate, he is term-limited, he can win. so those are options that mitch mcconnell thinks are very viable, but those are also two people donald trump will fight very hard against in primaries. >> lots of developments up on the hill. guys, thank you, very, very much. >>> coming up, a federal judge orders the trump attorney behind the plot to overturn the presidential election to hand over his emails to the january 6 select committee. we're now learning just how closely john eastman was working with the former president. new information when we come back. so when my windshield broke... >> woman: what?! >> vo: ...i searched for someone who really knew my car. i found the experts at safelite autoglass. with their exclusive technology, they fixed my windshield... then recalibrated the camera attached to my glass so my safety systems still work. who knew that was a thing?! >> woman: safelite has service i can trust. >> singers: ♪ safelite repair, safelite replace. ♪ i like that

. >> governor larry hogan has an interesting op ed in the atlantic where he doubles down on the importance of updating the electoral count act north to protect our elections from another january 6th. he argues that democratic complaints about voting access are overblown and republican complaints about the idea that somehow the election was stolen are totally overblown and this is kind of the one actual weak link in our system. do you think he's right? >> well, it is a weak link in the system. i mean, vote suppression is a problem. this is a problem, right? so we should be able to walk and chew gum at the same time. the problem is democrats and republicans have very different views in terms of what the problem is and what solutions might be. the hope is that here democrats and republicans may actually both have an incentive to clear up what is a very ambiguous law from 140 years ago. >> do you think this is probably the last train leaving the station on this? or do you see the possibility for any other electoral policy changes in this congress? >> well, i think it's possible. i'm hopeful or

we go now to larry hogan to joins us. >> good morning. >> brennan: 80% of hospital beds are occupied in your state. omicron is really hitting hard. there are comparisons right now to where we were in 2020. have you seen a real change in the ability of the federal government to respond to states like yours? >> well, so we have been impacted really hard over the past couple of weeks. and we reached a higher point than in the first two years. it is not quite a trend, but in the past four or five days, we've seen fairly dramatic decreases in positivity rate and case rate. so it is hopeful. we're going to keep an eye on that over the next 10 days so see if we continue. we did a lot of things to try to help increase the capacity of our hospital system. we sent in a thousand members of the national guard. we're taking a lot of actions directly, and we're trying to get as much help's as we can from the federal government, but, quite frankly, they're falling short in a couple of needs. >> brennan: how? >> we've been pushing for quite sometime -- the president announced before christmas he was

i'll speak to january 6th committee chairman bennie thompson and maryland governor larry hogan next. >>> and tidal wave, hospitals brace for more covid patients, as the omicron variant triggers more remote learning and travel delays. >> what really counts is making sure people don't get sick. >> reporter: how worried should americans be about what's to come? dr. anthony fauci joins me to discuss ahead. >>> plus, remembering reid, from a house with no running water to the highest perch in the senate, the late senate majority leader harry reid in his own words on his legacy and parting push for democrats now. hello i'm dana bash in washington where the state of the union is hoping for a good year. happy new year. 'not where many expected to be at the start of

hogan to run against incumbent democratic senator chris van hollen in this year's midterm elections. republicans need to gain one seat to assume control of the senate. hogan's term as governor expires next january. he has made no commitments on his next step. >> i care about the future of the republican party and the future of the country. you know, i'm not sure what i'm going to be doing next year. >> hogan tells fox news, quote: while i appreciate the encouragement and outpouring of support, as long as i have the honor to serve as governor, i'm going to give this job everything i have got. a new gonzalez poll shows hogan has a 74% approval rating. 20 percentage points higher than president biden's maryland rating. >> waive year similar issues that compelled glenn youngkin right next door to maryland that could potentially play in the d.c. suburbs and get maryland voters to flip over to republican. and if any year they are going to win a seat in maryland, this is going to be it. >> president biden won virginia in 2020 by more than 10 percentage points. republican glenn youngkin will

i am eager to see this law paso and the koch brothers are buying ads for larry hogan, we know -- [indiscernible] amy: talk about the voter suppression laws passed in georgia at this point. you're talking about ballot boxes being dramatically reduced for the next election, among other things. the talk about nationally. >> thank you, amy. let me say something real quick on their previous question. some of the members of this georgia coalition, jerry gonzales, asian americans for justice, they ve been phing for more prosions in the voting rights legislation related to language justice. that is an issue i'm glad you raised. i just wanted to add that in on behalf of our georgia partners. in regards to the georgia bill, some of the most dangerous provions -- everybody knows about the food and ter restrictions, the vice president spoke about that. i don't think her speech is getting enough attentn. obviously, the president was the headliner -- amy: let's go to vice president harris, the first african-american vice president in united states. you are right, a lot of the b r you seeo isl her walking wit

hogan said the next 4 to 6 weeks will be the most challenging time of the pandemic. more than 3000. people are hospitalized with covid 19 in the state. that's a record high, and officials say that number could reach 5000 in the coming weeks. the governor said he's calling in the national guard to help we are mobilizing 1000 members of the maryland national guard. to assist state and local health officials with the state's emergency pandemic response. 250 of those guard members will be deployed to support covid-19 testing sites across maryland. covid cases in the state have jumped nearly 90% in one week in san francisco, where eight out of 10 people are now fully vaccinated. city leaders say the omicron crisis will get worse before it gets better. ktvu is christian captain tells us that officials say they expect this latest covid waved a peak. within the next two weeks. after 21 months in the grips of the covid 19 pandemic, san francisco finds itself once again facing a surge in cases this time fueled by the highly contagious omicron variant. these next few weeks are

governor larry hogan of maryland has advised maryland residents to prepare for the worst part of the pandemic during the next four to six weeks. medical centers face unprecedented pressures of relentless demand for services and illness and exhaustion depleting their staff. other essential infrastructure services are similarly impacted by coronavirus in the workplace such as air travel, childcare, schools, mass transportation, ambulance services, fire, and police. the capitol physician then tells the senate leadership in this letter today that all members of the senate, all senators and their staff, need to upgrade their masks. quote, blue surgical masks, cloth face masks, and gaiter style masks must be replaced bit more protective k95 or n95 masks -- kn95 or n95 masks. bottom line, he's also telling the senate they should stay home right now. quote, congressional offices, committees, and agencies should immediately review their operations to adopt a maximal telework posture to reduce in-person meetings and in-office activities to the maximum extent possible. electronic means to facil

governor larry hogan of maryland has advised maryland residents to prepare for the worst part of the pandemic during the next 4 to 6 weeks. medical centers face unprecedented pressures of relentless demand for services and wellness and exhaustion to pleading their staff. other essential infrastructure services are similarly impacted by coronavirus in the workplace, such as air travel, childcare, mass transportation, ambulance services, fire, and police. capitol physician then tells the senate leadership in this letter today that all members of the senate, often it is and their staff need to upgrade their masks. quote, blue surgical masks, cloth face masks, and gator style masks must be replaced by the more protective k and 95, or k and 95 masks. and 95 masks, or kn95 masks. bottom line is telling the senate that they should stay home right now. congressional offices, committees and agency should immediately review there are operations to adopt a maximal telework posture. reduce impressing meetings and an office activities to the max month extent possible. electronic means to facilita

i'll speak to january 6th committee chairman bennie thompson and maryland governor larry hogan next. >>> and tidal wave, hospitals brace for more covid patients, as the omicron variant triggers more remote learning and travel delays. >> what really counts is making sure people don't get sick

state of emergency governor larry hogan said the next 4 to 6 weeks will be the most challenging time of the pandemic. more than 3000 people are hospitalized for covid 19 in the state, a record high and officials say that number could reach 5000 in the coming weeks. the governor said he's calling in the national guard to help we are mobilizing 1000 members of the maryland national guard. to assist state and local health officials with the state's emergency pandemic response. 250 of those national guard members will be deployed to support covid-19 testing sites across maryland. covid cases in the state of jumped nearly 90. in a week. israel's prime minister said today that a new study supports 1/4 dose of the covid-19 vaccine. we have news big news, uh, a week into the fourth dose. we know. at a higher degree of certainty that the fourth dose is safe. israeli officials say that the study shows that the extra booster gave recipients a fivefold increase in fighting vaccine fighting antibodies. israel has already approved giving 1/4 dose of the fighter vaccine to people over the age of 60

host: that was governor larry hogan of maryland. maybe there are other issues you would want to address. here's your chance to do so. what would you message b. from marie in pennsylvania, democrat line. >> good morning to the gentleman that's in charge. i am very lucky that i was able to come to the united states at 15 years old. i feel that what is going on right now democrats and republicans need independence and everybody in this country needs to put their heads together and preserve our democracy. host: how should they specifically do that? caller: by coming to a consensus that whenever people no matter what kind of disorder, it needs to be taken care of by all the parties. and recognize that we don't need to tear each other apart. we don't. host: that's marie in pennsylvania. first up as far as message to your leaders deborah, michigan. independent line. you are next. caller: actually i'm in annapolis maryland. thank you for the opportunity. i'm a faithful c-span washer -- watcher especially washington journal. i think the demo

in the state of maryland the republican governor there larry hogan very popular republican governor in a state that primarily votes democrat, he is accusing the white house of stealing these covid tests, hoarding them for their use and their claim. here is cbs on sunday. >> now it appears as if rather than producing more rapid tests the federal government is purchasing the ones we had already contracted for so now it's hijacking the tests we had plans for. >> bill: is that going on? have you seen that? can you verify that, doctor? >> here is how i would talk about that. governor hogan has a great deal of credibility. dr. robert redfield is adviseing him. the three most common home tests right now, 380 million of biden's purchases are those three. problem is roche is brand-new on the market. what is happening here is that the feds are taking tests that the states then can't get. they could put in a purchase order but the feds are getting priority. so it is trying up the stream to the states is drying up because of this huge mandate now to get a billion tests out on that website which ag

but larry hogan the republican governor from maryland was on cbs two days ago and he said they aren't producing more tests they're redistributing them. that's a big deal and i wonder if that question comes up later today as well. >> dana: it happens as omicron starts to peter out even "the new york times" is saying that. armed and dangerous. police identify a career criminal in the murder of ucla grad student brianna kupfer stabbed to death while working in a furniture store. the suspect is 31-year-old shaun smith. if you see him don't approach, call 911. welcome to a new hour of "america's newsroom," i'm dana perino. >> bill: how are you? >> dana: great. >> bill: >> bill: miss you. smith was seen walking around the neighborhood entering several stores before go sboong the shop where brianna was working by herself at night. half an hour later the surveillance video showed him calmly buying a vape pennant a nearby store four miles from the crime scene. smith has a long and extensive rap sheet for dozens of crimes in three different states. what you are seeing are mug shots taken over a

hogan has ordered flags lowered to half-staff in their honor. >>> question for you, how often do you check the spam folder on your computer? after this story, you might do it more often. a woman did not know she won a $3 million lottery windfall because the prize notification was in her junk mail file. she bought a ticket online it hit for $3 million but she didn't know it a few days later she was searching for a missing email for someone. she checked her spam folder and saw the jackpot message from the lottery. she's 55 she plans to retire earlier now. she's going to share some of the winnings with her family i mean, check your junk right now, everyone. >> usually the spam i get are from the african guy is asking for me to send him money never 3 million from the lotto that could have been a boost. >> did you take my boost that was perfect. >> i love that story. >> here's another one for you. how about this two best friends have not seen each other in a really long time since one of the girls moved to chicago last year. but their moms called each other recently and they planned a sur

with covid-19 hospitalizations in maryland reaching an all-time high, republican governor larry hogan declared a state of emergency to combat the public health crisis. >> maryland hit a record high of 3,057 covid hospitalizations. which is an increase of more than 500% in the last seven weeks, which is now overwhelming normal operations at hospitals. the truth is that the next four to six weeks will be the most challenging time of the entire pandemic. >> governor hogan also called on the biden administration to provide more shipments of monoclonal antibody treatments and to ramp up production and distribution of both covid-19 tests and newly authorized antiviral medicines. the biden administration yesterday did double its order of pfizer's covid pill treatment, bringing the total to 20 million doses, but getting those pills will take some time. half the order won't be filled until june. the other half, expected to arrive by the end of september. the pills are approved for anyone 12 and older, who are at high risk of severe disease. pfizer says the treatment takes five days and should

will: turn to additional headlines i've been prompted, maryland governor larry hogan is doubling reward for information to $100,000 after three firefighters are killed in a baltimore house fire. the fire in a vacant row home last week caused a partial collapse and trapped the firefighters inside. police say the reward for information that will identify a person of interest in the deadly fire. >>> fox weather alert, the quote, blizzard of 2022, how it is being dubbed, lashing new england with near hurricane force winds, feet of snow and freezing temperatures and flash flooding hitting parts of the northeast as blizzard conditions were confirmed in several states. the storm grinding travel on the east coast to a halt with more than 4600 flights canceled. >>> over to tennis australian open in the finals is happening right now. it is world number two, daniil medvedev up two sets to one against 6th ranked rafael nadal. he is entering tonight to surpass novak djokovic's 21 titles. djokovic is not competing in this year's tournament because of his covid vaccine status. those are your headlines