At Least 20 Nations Detect Omicron Variant

The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer

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3.6 • 857 Ratings

🗓️ 1 December 2021

⏱️ 82 minutes

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The U.S. is urgently tracking the spread of the Omicron variant. It’s now in at least 20 countries and the CDC is stepping up surveillance at U.S. airports as federal officials brace for the variant to be detected here. Former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows is now cooperating with the January 6th select committee revealing a critical shift in the investigation. At the same time, President Trump is fighting in court to block the panel from getting hold of his records. But, the judges hearing his case appear to be skeptical. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:38.0	happening now the US is urgently tracking the spread of the omicron variant. It's now in at least at least 20 countries and the CDC is stepping up surveillance at U.S. airports as federal
0:44.9	officials grace for the variant to be detected here. Also tonight, former
0:50.2	White House Chief of Staff of Mark Meadows is now cooperating with the January 6th
0:54.5	Select Committee, a critical shift in the investigation.
0:57.8	At the same time, former President Trump is fighting in court to block the panel from getting hold of his records. But the
1:04.5	judges hearing his case appear to be skeptical. And CNN uncovers new video
1:09.9	evidence of Republican Lauren Bobert's anti-Muslim attacks on Democrat Elon
1:15.0	Omar calling her evil and black-hearted. A key Trump loyalist is rushing to
1:20.6	Bober's defense and running to the former president as she forced fuel on the controversy.
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1:31.0	I'm Wolf Litzer, you're in the situation world. I'm Wolf Litzer, you're in the situation.
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1:35.0	We begin with the spreading of the omicron variant of the coronavirus.
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