RUSH TRANSCRIPT That s ░░░░░░░░ leader McCarthy A no ░░░░░░░░ participating in presidential debates ░░░░░░░░ RNC is weighing it ░░░░░░░░ to nart Mitch McConnell ░░░░░░░░ leader He might not ░░░░░░░░ the backing from a ░░░░░░░░ profile Republican colleague What ░░░░░░░░ all signals about where ░░░░░░░░ party is heading And ░░░░░░░░ course we re following ░░░░░░░░ concerning developments with this ░░░░░░░░ We ve already blown ░░░░░░░░ last winter s hospitalization ░░░░░░░░ The federal government is ░░░░░░░░ military personnel to help ░░░░░░░░ hospitals How much worse ░░░░░░░░ it get We ll ░░░░░░░░ it down I ll ░░░░░░░░ one Michigan s doctor ░░░░░░░░ hospital is getting help ░░░░░░░░ the military why he ░░░░░░░░ right now is the ░░░░░░░░ point in the pandemic ░░░░░░░░ has seen We re ░░░░░░░░ to start this morning ░░░░░░░░ Antonia Hilton and Gabe ░░░░░░░░ and Jake Ward and ░░░░░░░░ Ungerlighter An internal medicine ░░░░░░░░ in California Pacific medical ░░░░░░░░ Doctor we ll come ░░░░░░░░ you in a moment ░░░░░░░░ let me start with ░░░░░░░░ You re at a ░░░░░░░░ island hospital in brooklyn ░░░░░░░░ s a hospital getting ░░░░░░░░ from the military We ░░░░░░░░ talking doctors nurses more ░░░░░░░░ are they going to ░░░░░░░░ those things to help ░░░░░░░░ patients Well craig they ░░░░░░░░ all part of a ░░░░░░░░ team from the military ░░░░░░░░ like you said they ░░░░░░░░ essentially going to be ░░░░░░░░ the staff of this ░░░░░░░░ and five others in ░░░░░░░░ states And as they ░░░░░░░░ fighting the omicron surge ░░░░░░░░ straining their er system ░░░░░░░░ also looking at staff ░░░░░░░░ have been getting sick ░░░░░░░░ or who have other ░░░░░░░░ related stresses at home ░░░░░░░░ are unable to come ░░░░░░░░ work These teams are ░░░░░░░░ in and going to ░░░░░░░░ filling very critical gaps ░░░░░░░░ right It sounds like ░░░░░░░░ re having a technical ░░░░░░░░ this on cony island ░░░░░░░░ antonia The map you ░░░░░░░░ see federal medical teams ░░░░░░░░ are going to be ░░░░░░░░ to overwhelmed hospitals around ░░░░░░░░ country Doctor how can ░░░░░░░░ be two years in ░░░░░░░░ pandemic the administration having ░░░░░░░░ send medical personnel to ░░░░░░░░ across six states now ░░░░░░░░ hospitals in New York ░░░░░░░░ many other places are ░░░░░░░░ hospitalizations at levels last ░░░░░░░░ in the early really ░░░░░░░░ days of this pandemic ░░░░░░░░ many hospitals are experiencing ░░░░░░░░ I think what was ░░░░░░░░ when omicron took off ░░░░░░░░ December and that s ░░░░░░░░ numbers of patients needing ░░░░░░░░ and severe staffing shortages ░░░░░░░░ know when you show ░░░░░░░░ to the e rrks ░░░░░░░░ a heart attack a ░░░░░░░░ accident you can only ░░░░░░░░ high quality medical care ░░░░░░░░ there s enough hands ░░░░░░░░ go around I know ░░░░░░░░ help will come fast ░░░░░░░░ to make a difference ░░░░░░░░ new cases and positivity ░░░░░░░░ dropping slightly and the ░░░░░░░░ of growth and hospitalizations ░░░░░░░░ down in places like ░░░░░░░░ York City and Boston ░░░░░░░░ m actually cautiously optimistic ░░░░░░░░ we could be turning ░░░░░░░░ corner on the omicron ░░░░░░░░ But it s too ░░░░░░░░ to say for sure ░░░░░░░░ Supreme Court on Thursday ░░░░░░░░ the Biden Administration s ░░░░░░░░ vaccine mandate for larger ░░░░░░░░ But it did keep ░░░░░░░░ administration s mandate for ░░░░░░░░ care workers to get ░░░░░░░░ shot Help us understand ░░░░░░░░ that decision all means ░░░░░░░░ as you know this ░░░░░░░░ has become a flash ░░░░░░░░ in the country The ░░░░░░░░ over vaccine mandates and ░░░░░░░░ testing requirements The U ░░░░░░░░ Supreme Court weighing in ░░░░░░░░ blocking the Biden Administration ░░░░░░░░ vaccine mandate and testing ░░░░░░░░ for companies over 100 ░░░░░░░░ And that is key ░░░░░░░░ spoke to one of ░░░░░░░░ yesterday They got some ░░░░░░░░ reaction to this And ░░░░░░░░ said he was glad ░░░░░░░░ do it this business ░░░░░░░░ in Florida He expected ░░░░░░░░ a third of his ░░░░░░░░ force would have resigned ░░░░░░░░ they were required to ░░░░░░░░ the vaccine He said ░░░░░░░░ he called the Biden ░░░░░░░░ s push government overreach ░░░░░░░░ But yes as you ░░░░░░░░ craig the health care ░░░░░░░░ or the mandate for ░░░░░░░░ care workers from medical ░░░░░░░░ that take Medicare and ░░░░░░░░ payments that was left ░░░░░░░░ and will continue to ░░░░░░░░ enforced This morning the ░░░░░░░░ S labor secretary was ░░░░░░░░ on MSNBC with his ░░░░░░░░ to the Supreme Court ░░░░░░░░ that vaccine mandate Take ░░░░░░░░ listen You know certainly ░░░░░░░░ s disappointing what the ░░░░░░░░ Court did yesterday We ░░░░░░░░ a lot of effort ░░░░░░░░ this We had medical ░░░░░░░░ who agreed with us ░░░░░░░░ have legal experts who ░░░░░░░░ with us and so ░░░░░░░░ is disappointing that the ░░░░░░░░ chose not to defend ░░░░░░░░ support people from Covid ░░░░░░░░ What s next is ░░░░░░░░ re going to work ░░░░░░░░ businesses and encourage businesses ░░░░░░░░ continue down this path ░░░░░░░░ that is a key ░░░░░░░░ The administration is now ░░░░░░░░ its push to really ░░░░░░░░ with businesses and that ░░░░░░░░ a key point What ░░░░░░░░ really means is not ░░░░░░░░ larger businesses can t ░░░░░░░░ their own vaccine mandates ░░░░░░░░ that the federal government ░░░░░░░░ force them to do ░░░░░░░░ And already there has ░░░░░░░░ high profile pushback from ░░░░░░░░ large businesses including Nike ░░░░░░░░ tyson foods say they ░░░░░░░░ going to keep moving ░░░░░░░░ with their vaccine mandate ░░░░░░░░ thing with jpmorganchase for ░░░░░░░░ returning to the office ░░░░░░░░ also united airlines said ░░░░░░░░ will also move forward ░░░░░░░░ the vaccine mandate that ░░░░░░░░ imposed And it says ░░░░░░░░ says since it imposed ░░░░░░░░ vaccine mandate rather before ░░░░░░░░ they were hearing that ░░░░░░░░ members were at least ░░░░░░░░ staff member per week ░░░░░░░░ dying of Covid Since ░░░░░░░░ vaccine mandate went into ░░░░░░░░ the company says the ░░░░░░░░ has dropped to zero ░░░░░░░░ right Jake you are ░░░░░░░░ Richmond California as I ░░░░░░░░ it outside the head ░░░░░░░░ of mountain hardware One ░░░░░░░░ the many businesses trying ░░░░░░░░ make sense of these ░░░░░░░░ rules and changes How ░░░░░░░░ this affecting them How ░░░░░░░░ this affecting other businesses ░░░░░░░░ Well craig this place ░░░░░░░░ if is the extraordinary ░░░░░░░░ businesses across the country ░░░░░░░░ face in the absence ░░░░░░░░ a vaccine mandate This ░░░░░░░░ has both a corporate ░░░░░░░░ quarters for mountain hardware ░░░░░░░░ outdoor outfitter as well ░░░░░░░░ retail operations The corporate ░░░░░░░░ have to be vaccinated ░░░░░░░░ the rules established by ░░░░░░░░ employer but the retail ░░░░░░░░ do not Although they ░░░░░░░░ encouraged and paid for ░░░░░░░░ time it takes them ░░░░░░░░ get vaccinated all of ░░░░░░░░ is there But just ░░░░░░░░ this one building you ░░░░░░░░ this mismash of regulations ░░░░░░░░ expectations And when you ░░░░░░░░ to the CEO of ░░░░░░░░ sportswear which owns this ░░░░░░░░ about how incredibly complicated ░░░░░░░░ is to navigate the ░░░░░░░░ and state regulations plus ░░░░░░░░ companies are enforcing a ░░░░░░░░ and some are not ░░░░░░░░ can hear the frustration ░░░░░░░░ he said he d ░░░░░░░░ the federal government out ░░░░░░░░ his business but in ░░░░░░░░ case he would have ░░░░░░░░ it Have a listen ░░░░░░░░ are big proponents of ░░░░░░░░ federal government giving a ░░░░░░░░ and making a level ░░░░░░░░ so all companies can ░░░░░░░░ the level of security ░░░░░░░░ safety to their employees ░░░░░░░░ their customers that the ░░░░░░░░ suggestions is the right ░░░░░░░░ And craig it might ░░░░░░░░ been the case that ░░░░░░░░ the weight of Covid ░░░░░░░░ on all employees and ░░░░░░░░ businesses equally that might ░░░░░░░░ one thing But experts ░░░░░░░░ ve been speaking with ░░░░░░░░ out that people herbing ░░░░░░░░ than 25 000 a ░░░░░░░░ at a company are ░░░░░░░░ timesore likely to get ░░░░░░░░ and four times more ░░░░░░░░ to be out of ░░░░░░░░ for at least a ░░░░░░░░ And typically unpaid during ░░░░░░░░ time if they are ░░░░░░░░ as compared to someone ░░░░░░░░ over 100 000 100 ░░░░░░░░ A vaccine mandate is ░░░░░░░░ helpful they say on ░░░░░░░░ federal level to try ░░░░░░░░ level that playing field ░░░░░░░░ it a much less ░░░░░░░░ environment for all people ░░░░░░░░ this is an important ░░░░░░░░ craig It turns out ░░░░░░░░ people have feel a ░░░░░░░░ pressure not to get ░░░░░░░░ for some reason within ░░░░░░░░ social group a vaccine ░░░░░░░░ is very often the ░░░░░░░░ they need to do ░░░░░░░░ The social cover they ░░░░░░░░ to do it All ░░░░░░░░ that was part of ░░░░░░░░ vaccine mandate and that ░░░░░░░░ why experts are worried ░░░░░░░░ about the mismash of ░░░░░░░░ that are now going ░░░░░░░░ complicate things for businesses ░░░░░░░░ America All right Jake ░░░░░░░░ there in Richmond California ░░░░░░░░ the Supreme Court did ░░░░░░░░ a mandate for health ░░░░░░░░ workers to get the ░░░░░░░░ to remain in place ░░░░░░░░ do you think this ░░░░░░░░ going to impact the ░░░░░░░░ health care workers especially ░░░░░░░░ again we see the ░░░░░░░░ numbers of Covid hospitalizations ░░░░░░░░ now Well I first ░░░░░░░░ to say to this ░░░░░░░░ it s devastating I ░░░░░░░░ we ll prove it ░░░░░░░░ be catastrophic for America ░░░░░░░░ know the vaccines are ░░░░░░░░ and effective And requiring ░░░░░░░░ not just for health ░░░░░░░░ workers but in all ░░░░░░░░ of work is essential ░░░░░░░░ lowering the risk to ░░░░░░░░ to keeping them safe ░░░░░░░░ reducing the risk of ░░░░░░░░ for all of us ░░░░░░░░ think this country has ░░░░░░░░ plagued with disinformation and ░░░░░░░░ is killing people Vaccine ░░░░░░░░ work And this Supreme ░░░░░░░░ ruling will come lead ░░░░░░░░ more overwhelmed health care ░░░░░░░░ More suffering And sadly ░░░░░░░░ loss of life Doctor ░░░░░░░░ talked to the vice ░░░░░░░░ about the administration s ░░░░░░░░ to this most recent ░░░░░░░░ the difficulty in finding ░░░░░░░░ test the confusing isolation ░░░░░░░░ mask guidance from the ░░░░░░░░ and more They re ░░░░░░░░ to be sending tests ░░░░░░░░ Americans by the end ░░░░░░░░ the month and they ░░░░░░░░ going to announce a ░░░░░░░░ for free masks for ░░░░░░░░ American soon I want ░░░░░░░░ play something that the ░░░░░░░░ adviser for Covid response ░░░░░░░░ and get your take ░░░░░░░░ the other side I ░░░░░░░░ they re being more ░░░░░░░░ and more communicative But ░░░░░░░░ s never going to ░░░░░░░░ enough when you re ░░░░░░░░ the middle of a ░░░░░░░░ to get everything done ░░░░░░░░ s a matter of ░░░░░░░░ the sandbags by the ░░░░░░░░ of the river until ░░░░░░░░ stopped it I mean ░░░░░░░░ there is a huge ░░░░░░░░ of Americans still who ░░░░░░░░ in the gotten the ░░░░░░░░ and aren t going ░░░░░░░░ get the shot Where ░░░░░░░░ that leave us Gosh ░░░░░░░░ to start Over the ░░░░░░░░ month I can speak ░░░░░░░░ the fact that the ░░░░░░░░ shortage has been a ░░░░░░░░ problem Certainly our continued ░░░░░░░░ for vaccines is a ░░░░░░░░ problem It s clear ░░░░░░░░ we were caught on ░░░░░░░░ heels as a country ░░░░░░░░ ready for a newly ░░░░░░░░ variant to emerge I ░░░░░░░░ if this pandemic has ░░░░░░░░ us anything it s ░░░░░░░░ we need to be ░░░░░░░░ for curveballs to be ░░░░░░░░ at us and I ░░░░░░░░ that we re all ░░░░░░░░ and yet we do ░░░░░░░░ so many tools now ░░░░░░░░ know so much more ░░░░░░░░ this virus than we ░░░░░░░░ in 2020 We need ░░░░░░░░ be prepared be able ░░░░░░░░ deploy resources quickly and ░░░░░░░░ essential public health tools ░░░░░░░░ N95 tests and testing ░░░░░░░░ and available to everyone ░░░░░░░░ not just for people ░░░░░░░░ can afford it Doctor ░░░░░░░░ big thanks to you ░░░░░░░░ and Jake for us ░░░░░░░░ California Big thanks to ░░░░░░░░ as well Enjoy your ░░░░░░░░ if you can Meanwhile ░░░░░░░░ are following some breaking ░░░░░░░░ out of Ukraine Ukrainian ░░░░░░░░ are saying that the ░░░░░░░░ s government has been ░░░░░░░░ by a massive cyber ░░░░░░░░ That attack struck around ░░░░░░░░ government websites They displayed ░░░░░░░░ message that said in ░░░░░░░░ quote be afraid and ░░░░░░░░ the worst.