It's Monday, January 31st. I'm Gideon Rezinc.

And I'm Josie Defi Rice, and this is What A Day.

The podcasts were both hosts, sorry, able to say very chill about the Cincinnati

Bangles advancing to the Super Bowl.

Yeah. If you ever wanted to root for the little guy from the Midwest

against the coastal elite Los Angeles Rams, here is your opportunity.

Join the Hoode Bandwagon, my friends. It's time.

On today's show, New Data suggests the Omicron Wave in the US

may have peaked, plus policing in a small town in Alabama is a ledge to have been driven by profit.

But first, some updates on Ukraine. Britain is going to vote this week on a wider range of

sanctions that can impose on Russia if the country invades Ukraine.

The US has reportedly considered its own set of sanctions, which could have severe

ramifications for individuals in Russia and conceivably others in Europe as well.

A New York Times article we will link to breaks down how targeting financial institutions,

for example, could lead to higher prices for Russian citizens and even damage

pension and savings accounts. Meanwhile, Russia's foreign minister Sergei Lavrov said that the

country would be looking for more clarification from NATO in the coming days,

which was seen as a signal that there's still some hope for a diplomatic solution.

Specifically, Lavrov sought answers on whether NATO would quote,

implement their commitment not to strengthen their security at the expense of the security of others.

Which seems a little bit cryptic.

Yeah, that's how I would describe this entire situation.

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