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Is herd immunity even achievable? An update from the CDC and a quick look at the numbers you should know.
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0:00 – 1:30 – The CDC previously said for every 1 case of COVID there were an estimated 10 others never identified. Now what?
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1:30 – 3:00 – The government’s NEW estimates plus vaccines – How close are we really?
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3:00 – 5:00 – 3 things we learned about our immunity and COVID
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5:00 – end – Why this matters and how the data is being used.

The Tipping Point & COVID-19

Where schools are opened or closed in America: 

School girls abducted in Nigeria – A SmartHER Take: 

School Security: Abroad & At Home

White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan

MARGARET BRENNAN: The State Department said back in January that the U.S. has evidence that a COVID-like virus was circulating in Wuhan, China, as far back as autumn of 2019. And the Chinese military was conducting secret experiments at the Wuhan Institute of Virology. Do you dispute any of that declassified material?

JAKE SULLIVAN: Look, this is why the WHO investigation has to be left to the scientists and the experts to lay out without any interference by any government because that’s the only way we’re going to know what the origins of this are. I’m not in a position to say how COVID-19 came into this world. All I’m in a position to do is to call upon the WHO to do its job to the fullest extent possible.

MARGARET BRENNAN: But you– so you are standing by that declassified report?

JAKE SULLIVAN: No. I’m saying that I am not in a position, nor is the Biden administration in a position to make a determination about precisely where COVID-19 originated. And that’s in part because there has not been sufficient transparency coming from the government of China. And the WHO still has more work to do to get to the bottom of exactly where this virus emerged.

Matthew Pottinger was the deputy national security adviser during the Trump administration and one of the first people inside the White House to sound the alarm about the coronavirus as it emerged last year.

MARGARET BRENNAN: U.S. intelligence has said COVID, according to wide scientific consensus, was not man-made or genetically modified. You are not in any way alleging that it was, are you?

MATT POTTINGER: No. If you weigh the circumstantial evidence, the ledger on the side of an explanation that says that this resulted from some kind of human error, it far outweighs the– the side of the scale that says this was some natural outbreak. We have very strong reason to believe that the Chinese military was doing secret classified animal experiments in that same laboratory, going all the way back to at least 2017. We have good reason to believe that there was an outbreak of flu-like illness among researchers working in the Wuhan Institute of Virology in the fall of 2019, but right– immediately before the first documented cases came to light.

SmartHER Take On A Top Story

“Electrical Island": The Texas Freeze – Plus the priorities of the press during crisis.

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Why is Texas one of few states with its own power grid?

The 2003 Northeast Blackout–Five Years Later

VERIFY: Does Texas have an independent power grid, and what does that mean?

Frozen wind turbines hamper Texas power output, state’s electric grid operator says

Russians Who Pose Election Threat Have Hacked Nuclear Plants and Power Grid

0:00 - 1:00 Why the cold matters in Texas 

1:00 - 2:20 Why Texas has its own power grid - What to consider about this "electrical island." 

2:20 - 3:00 Context: The largest electrical outage in America: 2003. 

3:00. Its not just about the grid - It's about the weather. 

3:15 Perspective on prioritizing debate at this point in the story. 

4:15 Who wants to infiltrate our power grid... 

An Electrical Island: The Texas Freeze & The Press Coverage During A Crisis

Snowy Texas: Why The Weather Matters

What We Don’t Know…

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What We Don't know...

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Fun fact – My dad use to play in the NFL! During his days in the league, he played in 3 Super Bowls as a punter, and quarterback. This all happened in the years before I was born so I never experienced this part of his life with him, but we always watched football together and he would tell us stories about his years playing in the National Football League. It was a much different time. As you’ll hear, my mother, a public school teacher, earned more money than my dad as a first-year football player – My dad also worked in the off-season. I called him up on the morning of the Super Bowl and we recorded this quick interview before the big game. It’s been just over 50 years since his first Super Bowl but he still has some of the most fascinating observations I’ve heard on the game, and what football means to America. I hope you enjoy it!

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What Is It Like to Play in a Super Bowl?

Wall Street Revenge?

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Here are all the executive orders President Joe Biden has signed so far

Video Interview: Rage Against the Machine?

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3 Top Stories to Have on Your Radar

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Why Do We Even Have an Inauguration?

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MLK Jr’s home church: America’s Freedom Church

Video: the News You Need to Start Your Week

What lawmakers said during the debate on impeaching President Trump:

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What President Trump said after the impeachment vote:

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Who Said What & When

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The Second Impeachment: Pres. Trump

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