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Happening now, Dr. Anthony Fauchy warns Americans they have virtually no

protection from the Amacon variant unless they get a booster shot. But with so

few adults getting an extra dose one expert

now warns a viral blizzard is about to slam the United States we're also

following breaking news in the January 6th investigation.

Committee members now believe the former Trump cabinet official Rick Perry was the author of a text pushing

Mark Meadows to undermine the election just hours after the polls closed.

Former Secretary Perry denies it.

Stand by for our exclusive reporting.

Also tonight, the defense rests in the trial of ex-police officer Kim Potter who took the stand to tell her side of the story about the moment she shot and killed Dante Wright.

Did she help her case or make the prosecution's job easier. We want to welcome our

viewers here in the United States and around the world. I'm Wolf Blitzer. You're

in the situation room. We begin our coverage this evening with the growing alarm right now over the

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