direct this to rochelle walensky. in your opening statement the overall risk for severe disease is generally lower. and that the virus will circulate asked in our communities. can you elaborate on the level of risk posed now by the virus to those who are up to date on their vaccinations and those who are not and what americans should do, they continue to remain low. >> happy to do so. let's talk about where we are with the oma crime variant, in the middle of january every single day. we know specifically about this, cron variant in contrast to delta and alpha, it is more transmissible and less severe disease. with vaccine status and booster status, less hospitalizations and less stats correcting for all those things. because of vaccines and because of protection for prior disease, 95% of people in this country have some level of protection against covid. we don't know how durable or long-lasting but most people have some level of protection. get your primary care and booster shots, that is so essential. we've seen wha

rochelle walensky says the people who need that shot now might need another booster before the winter. >> we really would encourage people who are over 50 who have underlying medical conditions, those over the age of 65 to go ahead and get that next shot. and also to recognize that they may very well need another shot come the fall. >> reporter: but vaccine officials today warned time is running out if the government plans a broader booster campaign in september. >> there's some urgency to decide which variants should be the target of future vaccines. and that likely has to happen by may if we have a chance of doing a clinical trial that ultimately gets an authorized booster ahead of a surge in the fall. >> reporter: and that expert pam will meet again as early as may to decide who needs another booster this fall. david? >> next month, that meeting, eva, thank you. >>> when we come back here tonight, authorities investigating a deadly fall at the grand canyon. >>> and then later here, that moving tribute to peter jennings and that unexpected moment on stage here in new york. need to m

rochelle walensky. david? >> eva pilgrim in philly for us tonight. eva, thank you. >>> next, the severe weather and the tornado watch as we're on the air tonight. several states bracing for what could come after dark tonight. and then a second round of severe weather moving straight across the country. a major storm already striking the west tonight. rare blizzard warnings. portland, oregon's first measurable snow in more than 80 years. that system moving east. chief meteorologist ginger zee is timing all of this out for us tonight. hi, ginger. >> reporter: hi, david. we have our first tornado watch of many this week, unfortunately, but it's up and now you are warned, because from little rock to hot springs, fort smith, text arca that and that new severe thunderstorm watchn some. it's got effort in it. look at bismarck. blizzard warning. they could see a foot and a half plus of snow. that's where they could break records. and then you see that tan line stretching through kansas and oklahoma, that's called a dry line. that will be our instigator tomor

rochelle walensky encouraging people 50 and older with underlying conditions and everyone 65 and older to get the new booster shot. she said they may need another shot in the fall. the white house today announcing the creation of a task force on long covid or prolonged illness from covid-19. we're also tracking overseas tonight, china's largest city shanghai extending its lockdown to the entire city. new images showing workers distributing groceries to some of the 26 million residents currently confined to their homes there. and there is anger growing over reports that city is separating covid infected children from their parents. >>> when we come back here tonight, the break in the unsolve case of the i-65 killer in this country. what authorities have now revealed today. >>> and then later here tonight, what tiger woods revealed about the masters. . that man is always on. and he's on it with jardiance for type 2 diabetes. his underhand sky serve? on fire. his grilling game? on point. and his a1c? ron is on it. with the once-daily pill, jardiance. jardiance not only lowers a1c... it go

rochelle walensky says the people who need that shot now might need another booster before the winter. >> we really would encourage people who are over 50 who have underlying medical conditions, those over the age of 65 to go ahead and get that next shot. and also to recognize that they may very well need another shot come the fall. >> reporter: but vaccine officials today warned time is running out if the government plans a broader booster campaign in september. >> there's some urgency to decide which variants should be the target of future vaccines. and that likely has to happen by may if we have a chance of doing a clinical trial that ultimately gets an authorized booster ahead of a surge in the fall. >> reporter: and that expert panel will meet again as early as may to decide who needs another booster this fall. david? >> next month, that meeting, eva, thank you. >>> when we come back here tonight, authorities investigating a deadly fall at the grand canyon. >>> and then later here, that moving tribute to peter jennings and that unexpected moment on stage here in new york. wayfair

rochelle walensky. david? >> eva pilgrim in philly for us tonight. eva, thank you. >>> next, the severe weather and the tornado watch as we're on the air tonight. several states, in fact, bracing for what could come after dark tonight. and then a second round of severe weather moving straight across the country. a major storm already striking the west tonight. rare blizzard warnings. portland, oregon's first measurable april snow in more than 80 years. that system then heading across the country. chief meteorologist ginger zee is timing all of this out for us tonight. hi, ginger. >> reporter: hi, david. we've got our first tornado watch of many this week, unfortunately, but it's up, and now you are warned, because frot smith, texarkana, and that new severe thunderstorm watch in north texas, we are on alert tonight. but again, you mentioned that next storm and this one has a lot, i mean, it is punching some. it's got effort in it. look at bismarck. blizzard warning. they could see a foot and a half plus of snow. that's where they could break records.

rochelle walensky encouraging people 50 and older with underlying conditions and everyone 65 and older to get the new booster shot. she also said they may need another shot in the fall. the white house today announcing the creation of a task force on long covid or prolonged illness from covid-19. we're also tracking overseas tonight, china's largest city shanghai extending its lockdown to the entire city. new images showing workers distributing groceries to some of the 26 million residents currently confined to their homes there. and there is anger growing over reports that city is separating covid-infected children from their parents. >>> when we come back here tonight, the break in the unsolved case of the i-65 killer in this country. what authorities have now revealed today. >>> and then later here tonight, what tiger woods revealed about the masters. meet ron. that man is always on. and he's on it with jardiance for type 2 diabetes. his underhand sky serve? on fire. his grilling game? on point. and his a1c? ron is on it. with the once-daily pill, jardiance. jardiance not only lower

cdc director rochelle walensky announced that she would no longer authorize title 42 at our southern border effective may 23rd, which would trigger a giant surge of migrants. so, if the cdc no longer thinks covid is an issue at the border, then why do they think it's a problem on airplanes? we know one thing about the cdc, under joe biden, it's a politicized agency. and it completely destroyed its credibility over the last year. the question is can we really rely on the cdc's regulations or opinions, given its shameful track record? i know i can't. when the cdc was checking the science before the doj file an appeal. the left was busy losing their mind over the judge who made the decision. u.s. district judge catherine kimble my zelle of florida has become public enemy number one to liberals and the left wing media. they aren't getting their way. they want masks on planes forever. it's time to plane someone than who better than the 35-year-old judge appointed by donald trump. they don't ware about the legal reasoning or comprehensive rationale in judge mizelle's 59 major opinion. no.

rochelle walensky said an additional booster is recommended for people over 50 with health conditions or anyone over the age of 65 in an interview with nbc news, if you have been recently infected you may be able to hold off. >> if you've had omicron disease in the last two or three months, that really did boost your immune system quite well you probably don't need a booster right now. you may want to wait for two or three months she did note though that getting another shot now doesn't mean you won't necessarily need another one in the fall and that's something we expect to hear more about tomorrow when the fda holds a meeting on future potential boost zblers science, science >>> a majority of americans say they're worried about rising prices, according to a new cnbc survey, acorns survey. no shock at all. labor department data shows inflation hit a near 40 year high in february the surge mostly driven by increasing fuel and food prices. economists say the price increases are showing no sign of slowing. cnbc's sharon epperson showing how inflation is affecting american's everyday hab

i will say one last thing, as rochelle walensky said this week, it is important to realize if you had omicron, ba.1, you are boosted, essentially, and you don't need that second booster shot. >> certainly though so many americans are done with this pandemic, and the pandemic is not quite done with us. we will stay vigilant with us. dr. mcbride, thank you very much. we will have more on the pandemic in the days and weeks ahead. >>> still ahead, we're live with cnbc for a look at the markets following a big sell-off on wall street and uber says it wants to create a super app. what that means next on "way too early." with age comes more... get more with neutrogena® retinol pro plus. a powerful .5% retinol that's also gentle on skin. for wrinkle results in one week. neutrogena®. for people with skin. to help prevent bleeding gums, try saying hello gumwash with parodontax active gum health. it kills 99% of plaque bacteria and forms an antibacterial shield. try parodontax active gum health mouthwash. looking to get back in your type 2 diabetes zone? once-weekly ozempic® can help. ♪ oh,

bet you'd like a bite of this. [ laughter ] cdc director, doctor rochelle walensky, said in a recent interview that the coronavirus will probably be a seasonal flu okay, but is it gonna be regular seasons, or like, seasons of "the voice?" because they have like nine seasons a year [ laughter ] a team of former biden covid advisers and outside experts yesterday, released 250 recommendations to further combat the coronavirus all right, but remember, we couldn't even get people to follow one, so - [ light laughter ] a man was arrested in ireland yesterday after he reversed a truck through the gates of the russian embassy and said that he d --did it - d-d-did it did-it-did-it! don't remix the jokes live did-dit-dit-dit-dit-dit. [ laughter ] oh, no, no, no no, no, no, no, no we talked about this a man -- yeah, we're gonna go back to the beginning, wally i don't think they remember. [ laughter ] i'm gonna try to refocus the blame on wally [ laughter ] a man was arrested in ireland yesterday after he reversed a truck through the gates of the russian embassy and said that he did it because o

rochelle walensky, the director of the seed -- the for disease control. thank you for being with us again dr. wilensky. next, i welcome dawn o'connell, the assistant secretary for preparedness and response. finally, i want to welcome dr. by the mercy -- vivek murthy, the surgeon general of the united states. it is his mission includes to provide clear, consistent health guidance and resources to the american people. for the particular purpose to come -- welcome. will the witnesses please raise your right hands? do you swear that the testimony you are about to give is the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, so help you god? yes. chair clyburn: let the record show that the witnesses answered in the affirmative. without objection, your written statements will be made part of the record. dr. wilensky, you are recognized for five minutes, for your opening statement. dir. walensky: thank you, good afternoon. i would like to extend my condolences to the loss of your colleague -- two for the loss of your colleague. i know he works tirelessly to rep