CNBC Anchors Clash On-Air Over Covid Restrictions: ‘You’re Doing a Disservice to the Viewer’

KERNEN Rick I just ░░░░░░░░ to just highlight something ░░░░░░░░ the background of this ░░░░░░░░ discussion comes with what ░░░░░░░░ re seeing in terms ░░░░░░░░ Covid cases and we ░░░░░░░░ seeing you know maybe ░░░░░░░░ but we re seeing ░░░░░░░░ for not necessarily closing ░░░░░░░░ down but certainly there ░░░░░░░░ some calls to close ░░░░░░░░ down except for the ░░░░░░░░ themselves but for their ░░░░░░░░ they are talking about ░░░░░░░░ know they need to ░░░░░░░░ much more careful We ░░░░░░░░ hearing right SANTELLI Yes ░░░░░░░░ believe me I believe ░░░░░░░░ careful And when I ░░░░░░░░ out governors cheating it ░░░░░░░░ not for the hypocrisy ░░░░░░░░ exists it s the ░░░░░░░░ that I think many ░░░░░░░░ these governors are intelligent ░░░░░░░░ and they love their ░░░░░░░░ which they have taken ░░░░░░░░ into restaurants Therefore there ░░░░░░░░ actually and should be ░░░░░░░░ ongoing debate as to ░░░░░░░░ know why a parking ░░░░░░░░ for a big box ░░░░░░░░ like by my house ░░░░░░░░ jampacked not one parking ░░░░░░░░ open Why are those ░░░░░░░░ any safer than a ░░░░░░░░ with Plexiglas I just ░░░░░░░░ t get it And ░░░░░░░░ think there s a ░░░░░░░░ of these questions that ░░░░░░░░ be asked and I ░░░░░░░░ it s really sad ░░░░░░░░ when we look at ░░░░░░░░ service sector and all ░░░░░░░░ discussions we have had ░░░░░░░░ job losses that that ░░░░░░░░ dynamic isn t studied ░░░░░░░░ isn t worked more ░░░░░░░░ don t put more ░░░░░░░░ in a room to ░░░░░░░░ to figure out ways ░░░░░░░░ that these service sector ░░░░░░░░ and employers can all ░░░░░░░░ back in a safer ░░░░░░░░ You can t tell ░░░░░░░░ that shutting down which ░░░░░░░░ the easiest answer is ░░░░░░░░ the only answer SORKIN ░░░░░░░░ just as a public ░░░░░░░░ and public service announcement ░░░░░░░░ the audience the difference ░░░░░░░░ a big box retailer ░░░░░░░░ Wait wait First of ░░░░░░░░ who is this Who ░░░░░░░░ this KERNEN Who else ░░░░░░░░ s Andrew Who else ░░░░░░░░ The difference between a ░░░░░░░░ box retailer hold on ░░░░░░░░ difference between a big ░░░░░░░░ retailer and a restaurant ░░░░░░░░ frankly even a church ░░░░░░░░ so different it s ░░░░░░░░ Going into a big ░░░░░░░░ retailer you re wearing ░░░░░░░░ mask SANTELLI I disagree ░░░░░░░░ disagree I disagree You ░░░░░░░░ have your thoughts and ░░░░░░░░ can have mine SORKIN ░░░░░░░░ s science If you ░░░░░░░░ wearing a mask it ░░░░░░░░ a different story SANTELLI ░░░░░░░░ s not science 500 ░░░░░░░░ in a Lowe s ░░░░░░░░ t any safer than ░░░░░░░░ people in a restaurant ░░░░░░░░ holds 600 I don ░░░░░░░░ believe it Sorry Don ░░░░░░░░ believe it SORKIN Okay ░░░░░░░░ don t SANTELLI And ░░░░░░░░ live in an area ░░░░░░░░ there s a lot ░░░░░░░░ restaurants that had fought ░░░░░░░░ and they don t ░░░░░░░░ any problems and they ░░░░░░░░ open SORKIN Okay You ░░░░░░░░ t have to believe ░░░░░░░░ but let me just ░░░░░░░░ this you re doing ░░░░░░░░ disservice to the viewer ░░░░░░░░ the viewers need to ░░░░░░░░ it SANTELLI You are ░░░░░░░░ a disservice to the ░░░░░░░░ You are You are ░░░░░░░░ I m sorry I ░░░░░░░░ sorry I would like ░░░░░░░░ keep our viewers as ░░░░░░░░ as humanly possible The ░░░░░░░░ of packing people into ░░░░░░░░ and packing people into ░░░░░░░░ Best Buy are completely ░░░░░░░░ things SANTELLI I think ░░░░░░░░ viewers are smart enough ░░░░░░░░ make part of those ░░░░░░░░ on their own I ░░░░░░░░ t think that I ░░░░░░░░ much smarter than all ░░░░░░░░ viewers like some people ░░░░░░░░ Lee Can I get ░░░░░░░░ here please and get ░░░░░░░░ to the jobs report ░░░░░░░░ How is that working ░░░░░░░░ for you Rick How ░░░░░░░░ it all working out ░░░░░░░░ you Look at the ░░░░░░░░ Rick SANTELLI It s ░░░░░░░░ out fine It s ░░░░░░░░ out fine Steve LIESMAN ░░░░░░░░ think the numbers Rick ░░░░░░░░ Rick the numbers show ░░░░░░░░ the idea of let ░░░░░░░░ rip has not worked ░░░░░░░░ that well SANTELLI I ░░░░░░░░ it s a horrible ░░░░░░░░ and people are getting ░░░░░░░░ and dying I understand ░░░░░░░░ I just think the ░░░░░░░░ we deal with it ░░░░░░░░ t necessarily Lee I ░░░░░░░░ if we spend the ░░░░░░░░ of the show talking ░░░░░░░░ this there will be ░░░░░░░░ agreement so let s ░░░░░░░░ on from here Getting ░░░░░░░░ to the jobs report.”