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The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer and Pamela Brown

CDC Chief Under Fire, Vows To “Improve”

The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer and Pamela Brown

CNN

News

3.2865 Ratings

🗓️ 8 January 2022

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky is under fire as frustrations grow over her decisions and messaging while Omicron cases keep surging. It’s another headache for President Biden, as a disappointing report on jobs growth adds to concerns about the United States economy. Also, the three white men who chased and murdered black jogger Ahmaud Arbery were sentenced to life in prison, with two of them having no chance of parole. 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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0:00.0

Happening now, the CDC chief under fire as frustrations grow over her decisions and

0:08.1

messaging while amacron cases keep surging. It's another headache for

0:12.2

President Biden as a disappointing report

0:14.5

on jobs growth adds to the concerns about the U.S. economy. Also tonight, the

0:19.8

three white men who chased and murdered Black Jogger Amat Arbury are sentenced to life in prison,

0:25.9

with two of them having no chance of parole.

0:29.4

And in detention, the tennis star Novak Ajocovic awaits a decision on whether he'll play in the Australian Open or be deported.

0:37.0

His family claims he's being treated like a prisoner amid the dispute over his visa and vaccine status.

0:44.1

We want to welcome our viewers here in the United States

0:46.6

and around the world.

0:48.1

I'm Wolf Blitzer, you're in the situation room.

0:55.0

First tonight Dr. Rochelle Wilesky is vowing and will prove her role as CDC

1:01.2

director as a response to the Amachron crisis and her credibility are being

1:06.0

questioned.

1:07.0

Let's go straight to our Chief National Affairs Correspondent, Jeff Zelen, he's joining us from

1:10.8

Las Vegas.

1:11.8

Just out of the President's arrival there later tonight.

1:14.3

Jeff, the White House is growing increasingly frustrated, I understand, with the CDC director.

1:20.1

What are you learning?

1:21.1

Wolf, as the pandemic continues to complicate essentially all walks of American life,

1:26.4

there is significant criticism between the White House and other medical specialists directed

1:31.1

toward the CDC, largely because of confusing

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