A major announcement in the fight against coronavirus.

The CDC releases long-awaited guidelines that loosen restrictions for fully vaccinated Americans

who can now safely hug their family members.

The question, is this the first glimpse of a new normal?

Plus, Republican Roy Blunt becomes the fifth GOP senator to announce

he won't be seeking re-election in 2022. The question is, what does the wave of Republican

retirements mean for the future of the party? And a surge in unaccompanied migrant children

in custody at the southern border. According to the New York Times, the numbers

tripled in the past two weeks. The question is, how will the Biden administration handle it?

It's way too early for this.

Good morning and welcome to way too early, the show that knows some very, very happy grandparents this morning.

I am Casey Hunt on this Tuesday, March 9th. We'll start with the news.

The CDC has released new guidelines for those who are fully vaccinated, offering hope that life could soon return to normal.

We've been through a lot this past year, and with more and more people getting vaccinated

each day, we are starting to turn a corner.

Fully vaccinated people can visit with other fully vaccinated people indoors without

wearing a mask or physical distancing. Visit with unvaccinated people indoors without wearing a mask or physical distancing.

Visit with unvaccinated people from a single household who are at low risk of severe COVID-19 disease indoors without wearing masks or physical distancing.

And refrain from quarantine and testing following a known COVID-19 exposure if the vaccinated person remains asymptomatic.

However, the CDC continues to recommend that fully vaccinated people wear well-fitted masks, avoid large gatherings,

and physically distance themselves from others when they're out in public.

And vaccination doesn't mean that people can move freely about the country.

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