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CNN Transcripts for January 08, 2022

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CNN Newsroom
• Health Experts Suggest U.S. Transition to Living with Endemic Coronavirus Instead of Seeking to Eradicate the Virus; CDC Director Rochelle Walensky Receives Criticism for Confusing Recent Guidance on Quarantining when Testing Positive for Coronavirus; House Select Committee Investigating January 6th Capitol Attack Considering Asking Former Vice President Mike Pence to Appear; Kazakhstan Government Uses Violence against Protestors. Aired 10-11a ET
• Debates Over COVID-19 School Safety Measures Heat Up Nationwide; Jan 6 Committee Considering Asking Pence To Appear Before Panel; Ahmaud Arbery's Three Killers Get Life In Prison Without Parole; Superintendent Fights To Keep Kids In The Classroom; Oscar- winning Actor And Activist Sidney Poitier Dies At 94; Cruz Blames Sloppy Wording For Calling Capitol Riot A Terrorist Attack. Aired 11a- 12p ET
• Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-NY) Is Interviewed About The Best Way To Keep Students And Teachers Safe Right Now; Debate Over COVID-19 School Safety Measures Heat Up; Soon: Harry Reid Remembered By Biden, Obama, Other Dem Leaders; Djokovic's Lawyers Say He's Unvaccinated, Tested Positive In December; Sidney Poitier Known As Champion Of Civil Rights, Screen Icon; Record Rain & Snow Causes Floods, Landslides In Washington State. Aired 12-1p ET
• Debate Over COVID-19 School Safety Measures Heats Up; CDC Director Walensky Facing Criticism Over Confusing Guidelines; Senator John Thune Announces He Will Run For Re-election; Biden Tours Fire- Ravaged Colorado, Promises Federal Help; Harry Reid Remembered By Biden, Obama, Other Democrat Leaders; Antigen Versus PCR: What You Need to Know About COVID Tests; Pharmacies Feeling The Brunt Of Surge In Testing And Vaccinations; Oscar-Winning Actor And Activist Sidney Poitier Dies At 94. Aired 1-2p ET
• Children Hospitalized At Record Rates And Hospitals Reaching Capacity In States Across U.S. Due To Omicron Surge; Honoring The Life And legacy Of Former Senator Harry Reid; Russian President Vladimir Putin Speaks With Kazakh President After Violent Clashes Between Government Security Forces And Protestors In Kazakhstan; U.S. Negotiating With Russia To Stop Potential Invasion Of Ukraine; January 6th Select Committee Continues Investigations Into Trump Circle Regarding Possible Knowledge Of Planned Insurrection; Workers Quitting Low Wage Jobs In Record Numbers In U.S. Aired 2-3p ET
• White House Aides And CDC Scientists Frustrated By CDC Messaging; Funeral Underway For Former Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid; Obama Delivers Eulogy At Harry Reid's Funeral. Aired 3-4p ET
• President Joe Biden Delivers Remarks At Harry Reid's Funeral; Biden To Deliver Voting Rights Speech Next Week In Atlanta; Interview With Rep. James Clyburn (D-SC); Sen. Cruz Grovels Before FOX Host For Telling Truth About January 6th; J.D. Vance Falsely Claims Dozens Of Jailed Capitol Protesters Haven't Been Charged With A Crime. Aired 4- 5p ET
• COVID Hospitalizations Reach Record Highs; Biden To Follow Fiery Jan. 6th Speech With Voting Rights Address; Biden, Obama Remember Harry Reid At Nevada Funeral Service; Interview With Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV); Djokovic Confined To Hotel Amid Visa Row, Possible Deportation; Putin And Kazakhstan's President Discuss Restoring "Order"; Biden Administration Plans Response If Russia Invades Ukraine. Aired 5-6p ET
• U.S. Struggles As Hospitalizations Near Record Levels; Supreme Court Ruling On Vaccine Mandates Expected This Weekend; January 6th Committee Eyes Pence Interview Later This Month; Ted Cruz Apologizes For Calling Capitol Riot "Terrorist Attack"; Chaos In Kazakhstan After Protests Lead To Violence; Legendary Actor Sidney Poitier Dies At 94. Aired 6-7p ET
• U.S. Struggles As Hospitalizations Near Record Levels; European Nations Tighten Rules On Vaccines And Testing; Interview With Sen. Mazie Hirono (D-HI); Australia Canceled Tennis Star Novak Djokovic's Visa Over COVID Vaccine Dispute; U.S.-Russian Officials To Begin Talks In Geneva Monday; Bad Weather, Omicron Outbreaks Wreaking Havoc On Airlines. Aired 7-8p ET
• Debate Over COVID Safety Measures In U.S. Schools Heats Up; Growing Threats Against Lawmakers, President Since Jan. 6th; Harry Reid Remembered By Politicians, Presidents, Friends And Family; GOP Sen. John Thune Announces He Will Run For Re-Election; Djokovic's Lawyers Say He Was Granted A Medical Exemption; Legendary Actor Sidney Poitier Dies At 84; U.S.-Based Team Aims To Be First All-Black Expedition To Summit Everest. Aired 8-9p ET
• Kazakhstan's President Says Situation "Stabilized" after Deadly Rallies; NATO Holds "Extraordinary" Meeting Amid Russian Troop Buildup; Australian Open 2022; Trailblazing Actor and Activist Sidney Poitier Dies at 94. Aired 12-12:15a ET
• Kazakhstan's President Says Situation "Stabilized" after Deadly Rallies; Australian Open 2022; Germany Imposes Tougher COVID-19 Restrictions; COVID-19 Cases in China Rising; Ahmaud Arbery's Killers Get Life in Prison; Trailblazing Actor and Activist Sidney Poitier Dies at 94; Japanese Women Changing Sumo. Aired 3-4a ET
• U.S. COVID-19 Cases, Child Hospitalizations At Record Highs; Australian Open 2022; Kazakhstan's President Says Situation "Stabilized" After Deadly Rallies; CDC Director Turns To Media Consultant As Messaging Blunders Mount; COVID-19 Cases In China Rising; Germany Imposes Tougher COVID-19 Restrictions; Ahmaud Arbery's Killers Get Life In Prison; Airlines Cancel Over 1,000 U.S. Flights. Aired 4-5a ET
• CDC Director Turns To Media Consultant As Messaging Blunders Mount; U.S. COVID-19 Cases, Child Hospitalizations At Record Highs; No Public School In Chicago Since Wednesday; Australian Open 2022; Kazakhstan's President Says Situation "Stabilized" After Deadly Rallies; U.S. President Joe Biden Tours Colorado Wildfire Damage; Airlines Cancel Over 1,000 U.S. Flights; Japanese Women Changing Sumo. Aired 5-6a ET


New Day Saturday
• Child Hospitalizations Hit Record Highs Amid Omicron Surge; Debates over COVID-19 School Safety Measures Heat Up Nationwide; CDC Director Walensky Facing Criticism over Confusing Guidelines; States Scramble to Keep Up with Surge in COVID Hospitalizations; Three Men Convicted in Ahmaud Arbery Murder Sentenced to Life in Prison; U.S. Economy Adds 199K Jobs in December, Fewer than Expected; Lockdowns in Northern Kazakhstan After Violent Protests; Will Unvaccinated Djokovic Play; COVID Also Hit U.S. Olympic Pairs Favorites at Nationals. Aired 6-7a ET
• CDC Forecast Predicts 84,000+ COVID Deaths Over Next Four Weeks; Chicago Cancels School for Third Straight Day As City, Teachers Union Clash Over Return To Classroom; Airlines Forced To Cancel More Flights Amid COVID Sickouts; Experts Warn Of Domestic Extremism One Year After January 6th; Schumer Calls For Filibuster Reform As Voting Rights Bills Stall; Thousands Of U.S. Restaurants, Bars Face Closure Amid COVID Surge. Aired 7-8a ET
• Child Hospitalizations Hit Record Highs Amid Omicron Surge; Jan. 6 Committee Considering Asking Pence to Appear Before Panel; Hospitals Face Staffing, Bed Shortages as COVID Cases Surge; GA Governor Loosens COVID Protocols for Public School Teachers; 340,000 Chicago Students Caught in Standoff Over COVID Measures; Report: Djokovic Told He Could Go to Australia Without Issue. Aired 8-9a ET


Smerconish
• What Have We Done To Our Kids? Scotus Hears Challenge to Federal Vaccine Mandates; The Lessons of January 6; Is America Heading To Civil War Or Secession. Aired 9-10a ET