>> JUST WHEN YOU THOUGHT THE BS
WAS OVER, THE CDC NOW WANT YOU
TO WEAR MASKS WITH YOUR SANTA HAT.
CDC DIRECTOR DR. ROCHELLE WALEN
WALENSKY ENCOURAGES YOU TO WEAR
MASKS.
L.A. IS ON TRACK TO BRING BACK
INDOOR MASK MANNED DATES.
AS WE CONTINUE THIS FOREVER
PANDEMIC, RETIRING FAUCI HAS NO
REGRETS.
>> IS THERE A MOMENT OF YOUR
CAREER YOU WISH YOU COULD DO
OVER?
>> NO.
PEOPLE WILL RESPOND, DOES HE
THINK I’M PERFECT?
ABSOLUTELY I’M THE FIRST TO
ADMIT I’M FAR FROM PERFECT, BUT
DO OVER, I CAN’T SEE SOMETHING I
WOULD DO OVER.
>> YOU’RE LYING TO YOURSELF.
HE’S REPLACED ELF ON A SHELF AS
A PERSISTENT HOLIDAY NUISANCE.
HE’SHE’S FAUCI ON A COUCHE.
EVERYBODY HAS REGRETS.
THE SMART EMPEOPLE ALIVE HAVE
REGRETS.
>> THIS IS SUCH A POLITICIAN
ANSWER.
HE SAYS HE’S NOT A POLITICIAN,
BUT THIS IS WHAT YOU GET FROM A
POLITICIAN.
>> THAT’S TRUE.
>> WHAT HAVE YOU DONE WRONG?
I’VE DONE SO MANY THINGS RIGHT
NOTHING COMES TO MIND, BECAUSE I
CAN NEVER ADMIT A MISTAKE.
THE B-ROLL AT THE TOP OF THE
SEGMENT, A GUY WITH A MASK,
BEHIND A PLASTIC DIVIDER, HE’S
PROBABLY HAD COVID A DOZEN
TIMES.
I DON’T MIND THAT WE’RE
SUGGESTING THAT WE BRING THE
MASKS BACK, I DON’T LIKE THE
MANDATE.
THAT’S MY PROBLEM.
NEWSOM IS IN A TOUGH SPOT,
BECAUSE IF L.A. COUNTY
OFFICIALLY BRINGS BACK THE
MANDATE, WHAT’S HE GOING TO DO?
THAT’S NOT GOING TO LOOK GOOD
FOR GAVIN NEWSOM.
IF HE’S STILL FOLLOWING THE
SCIENCE TO MASK MANDATES, THAT’S
BAD.
IF 8-10 CDC WORKERS ARE WORKING
FROM HOME, QUARANTINING,
QUADRUPLE BOOSTED, THEY’RE
SUPPOSED TO KNOW ABOUT BEING
HEALTHY, THIS ISN’T ABOUT
CATCHING COVID, THEY JUST WANT
TO WATCH TV ALL DAY.
>> GERALDO, THEY SAID MASKING,
AND MOVED BEYOND COVID.
THEY MENTIONED RESPIRATORY
TILLSES, RSC.
>> ONE OF MY GRANDCHILDREN HAD
RSC.
RSV.
IT’S A REAL THING.
THEY SAY THEY WILL ONLY TRIGGER
A MASK MANDATE IF 10% OF
HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS ARE RELATED
TO COVID OR A RESPIRATORY
DISEASE.
YOU HAVE TO 10% OF THE PEOPLE IN
THE HOSPITAL THAT ARE SUFFERING
FROM THE MALADY BEFORE YOU EVEN
GET TO THAT.
THEY SAY AT WORSE IT WILL BE IN
THE LATE WINTER.
AT BEST, THEY’LL BE -- WITH THE
BOOSTERS AND EVERYTHING ELSE,
THEY’LL BEAT IT.
>> HOW MUCH DO YOU WANT TO BET?
>> LET ME BE OPTIMISTIC.
CHRISTMAS --
>> LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING,
WHEN ROCHELLE WALENSKY SAYS TO
GET A GOOD MASK, FIT IT
PROPERLY, ALL THAT, WE KNOW THE
FABRIC ONES DON’T WORK.
THE PAPER ONES DON’T FIT RIGHT.
DO YOU KNOW WHICH ONE TO WEAR?
>> NO.
>> OKAY.
HERE’S THE THING, ONCE THEY
START RECOMMENDING YOU MASK, NOT
JUST FOR COVID, BUT THE FLU, YOU
DON’T WANT TO CATCH THE FLOW,
THE RESPIRATORY ILLNESS, THEN
IT’S EASY TO SEGUEWAY TO A
MANDATED MASK -- MASK MANDATE.
THAT’S THE EASY SLIPPERY SLOPE.
I GOT TO TELL YOU, I’M NOT SO
SURE THAT NEWSOM WOULD BE
RELUCTANT TO MANDATE THE MASKS,
BECAUSE THAT’S PART OF THE
DEMOCRAT CREDS.
I CARE ABOUT YOU.
I CARE ABOUT GRANDMA.
I WANT TO PROTECT YOU.
YOU KNOW, TO HIM THAT’S A BADGE
OF HONOR.
>> NOT NATIONALLY.
NOT A GOOD LOOK IN 2023.
>> WELL, IS REPARATIONS A GOOD
LOOK?
>> DEFINITELY, REPARATIONS.
>> DANA, I ALWAYS SEE THE GLASS
HALF FULL.
IS THIS A GREAT EXCUSE NOT TO
SEE SOME RELATIVES?
IT’S THE PERFECT TIME TO SAY,
LOOK, I’M SORRY, AUNT WHAT’S HER
NAME, BERTHA --
>> SURE.
JUST KEEP IT GOING.
20 YEARS IN A ROW.
>> I’M DOING IT FOR YOU.
I CAN’T PUT YOUR LIFE AT RISK.
I DO FEEL AMERICA HAS MOVED ON.
WE’VE INCORPORATED THIS RISK
WITH ALL THE OTHER RISKS THAT WE
DEAL WITH EVERY DAY.
>> ONE THING SHE SAID ALONG THE
WAY, THE LAST COUPLE OF DAYS,
WHERE IT WAS YOU SHOULDN’T HAVE
TO WAIT FOR A MANDATE TO PROTECT
YOURSELF.
MAKE YOUR BEST DECISIONS.
I THINK THAT’S WHERE THEY SHOULD
LEAVE IT.
THE PUBLIC HEALTH COMMUNITY
ADMITTED -- IN FACT THEY DID
YESTERDAY -- THEY’RE SPEAKING
FROM A COMMUNICATION HOLE, LIKE
THE DEFICIT IS DOWN THERE.
THEY’VE TO CRAWL OUT OF THAT.
IF YOU SUGGEST MASKS FOR SOME
PEOPLE, GREAT, BUT AMERICA IS
NOT GOING THERE.
DID YOU SEE MENTAL HEALTH
CHALLENGES OF TEENS IN THIS
COUNTRY?
1 IN 5 HAVE HAD SUICIDAL
THOUGHTS?
1 IN 5?
THAT’S A CRISIS.
LOOK AT THE LEARNING LOSS.
THAT’S NOT BECAUSE THEY WERE
DOING ZOOM SCHOOL, BECAUSE THEY
CAN’T SEE ANYBODY TALKING AND
IT’S A HUGE PROBLEM.
THE OTHER THING IS THE
GOVERNMENT IS SAYING, MAYBE YOUR
DOCTOR AS WELL, IS SAYING THE
FLU VACCINE IS A GOOD MATCH THIS
YEAR AGAINST THE FLU.
SO IF YOU GOT THE FLU VACCINE,
YOU ALSO HAVE TO WEAR A MASK?
THAT MANDATE STUFF COMING BACK
BRINGS UP ALL THOSE ANGRY
FEELINGS THAT PEOPLE HAVE ABOUT
IT, LETTING PEOPLE MAKE GOOD
DECISIONS, BASED ON THEIR OWN
EXPERIENCES, THE BEST WAY FOR
THEM TO GO RIGHT NOW.
>> THERE YOU GO.
YOU SHOULD RUN THE CDC.
>> THE ODDS ARE 8-10 SHE’D STAY
HOME.
>> THAT’S TRUE.