CAMPAIGN PROMISE TO NOMINATE THE FIRST BLACK WOMAN IN THE SUPREME COURT. >> BREAKING NEWS ON THE PANDEMIC, THE CDC RELAXING ITS MASS GUIDELINES ON A MAJORITY OF AMERICANS TO DITCH THEIR FACE COVERINGS AND PUBLIC AREAS INDOORS. THAT ANNOUNCEMENT HOURS AFTER THE CITY CHANGED ITS MASS COOLS MAKING THEM OPTIONAL FOR STUDENTS AT CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS WHEN THEY’RE OUTSIDE. >> LINDA SCHMIDT ON THE UPPER EAST SIDE TO BREAK DOWN ALL THE CHANGES, LINDA .>> THIS TURNS OUT TO BE A GOOD FRIDAY INDEED FOR MOST AMERICANS BECAUSE THE CDC’S NEW GUIDANCE MEANS MORE THAN 70 PERCENT OF AMERICANS CANNOT REMOVE THEIR MASKS. THE CDC RELAXING MASK MANDATES INDOORS INCLUDING SCHOOLS. THE AGENCYUSING NEW METRICS. INSTEAD OF CONSIDERING THE NUMBER OF POSITIVE COVID CASES IN DETERMINING MASKS SHOULD BE REQUIRED THE CDC WILL TAKE INTO ACCOUNT HOSPITALIZATIONS AND HOSPITAL CAPACITY WHICH HAVE IMPROVED DRAMATICALLY IN RECENT WEEKS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. >> WHERE A STRONGER PLACE AS A NATION. >> THE CDC PROVIDING A COLOR-CODED MAP OF WHAT THE COUNTRY LOOKS LIKE TODAY, RENA AND YELLOW ARE LOW AND MEDIUM LEVELS, ORANGES HIGH. MOST OF THE TRI-STATE IS IN GREEN. MASKS ARE RECOMMENDED IN AREAS WITH HIGH NUMBERS AND THEREFORE APOSSIBLE STRAIN ON HEALTH CARE .>> FLORIDA DID AWAY WITH IT AND THEY HAD GREAT NUMBERS. >> THE SCIENCE INDICATES MASKS ARE NO LONGER AS NECESSARY AS THEY ONCE WERE HOLISTIC THEM OFF. >> I Cultivated FOR TO KEEP MINE ON FOR THE SAFETY OF MYSELF. >> I PERSONALLY FEEL SAFER WITH MY MASK INSIDE. >> THE GUIDELINES COME THE SAME DAY NEW YORK CITY SCHOOLS CHANCELLOR DAVID BANKS ANNOUNCED PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS NO LONGER HAVE TO WEAR MASKS OUTDOORS ON SCHOOL GROUNDS.THAT STARTS MONDAY WHEN STUDENTS RETURN FROM WINTER BREAK. >> WERE GOING TO CONTINUE TO EVOLVE INTO A SAFE PLACE AND RETURN TO NORMALITY WE ALL ARE LOOKING FOR CRACKS. >> Mothers AS YOU WOULD EXPECT HAVE MIXEDREACTIONS. >> THEY SHOULD WEAR MASKS. >> I THINK THEY SHOULD WEAR IT BECAUSE THERE’S STILL THE VIRUS AROUND. >> THE VACCINATION RATES ARE HIGH IN THE CITY.I THINK THE KIDS NEED TO ENJOY PLAYING AND FREEDOM IN THE FRESH AIR. >> EVEN THOUGH NEW YORK CITY PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS NO LONGER HAVE TO WEAR MASKS WHEN ON SCHOOL PROPERTY OUTSIDE, THEY STILL HAVE TO WEAR MASKS.
