Coronavirus: Expert Conversations

This ‘Media Buzz Meter’ first aired on December 20th, 2021 … Howie Kurtz on Sen. Joe Manchin announcing on FOX News he is a 'no' on the 'Build Back Better' bill, the Omicron variant spreading as media tries to catch up with information and what kind of movies are attracting attention. 

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This 'Media Buzz Meter' first aired on December 13th, 2021 ... Howie Kurtz on Chris Wallace leaving FOX News, AP journalists being spied on and California Governor Gavin Newsom calling for gun legislation modeled after Texas abortion law.

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The pandemic is going on two years of giving all of us more concerns to worry about and experts say that long term pressure causes high levels of stress. Besides the mental health effects, physical effects can manifest from that mental fatigue and frustration. FOX's Simon Owen speaks to Alastair Santhouse, a British psychiatrist and the author of 'Head First: How the Mind Heals The Body', about the pandemic's effects on our mental health and his take on how the brain can sometimes ease physical suffering.

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Howie Kurtz on Kimberly Potter being found guilty of manslaughter in the shooting death of Daunte Wright, President Biden offering rare praise of Donald Trump for vaccinations and White House staffers complaining about being left out during the holidays. 

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Howie Kurtz on President Biden saying he will run in 2024 if he is healthy, Omicron is spreading but not widespread lockdowns and Vice President Harris struggling to define herself in the White House.

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Howie Kurtz on President Biden's Omicron plan lacking available testing kits, Sen. Mitch McConnell telling Sen. Manchin the GOP would 'love to have' him and Republican Congressman Scott Perry saying he won't cooperate with the January 6th committee.

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Howie Kurtz on Donald Trump and Bill O'Reilly booed over boosters while on tour, Senator Joe Manchin blaming White House staff actions for his decision to squash President Biden's bill and staff for Vice President Kamala Harris shutting down radio interview goes viral.   

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European countries are continuing to tighten restrictions over Omicron and the Dow fell 500 points over economic fears of the variant's spread. Also, hundreds dead and dozens missing after a typhoon hit the Philippines. Senior FOX Field Producer Yonat Friling joins Trey Yingst to discuss these stories and others developing around the world. 

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Howie Kurtz on Sen. Joe Manchin announcing on FOX News he is a 'no' on the 'Build Back Better' bill, the Omicron variant spreading as media tries to catch up with information and what kind of movies are attracting attention. 

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Howie Kurtz on the January 6th committee releasing texts from GOP members to Mark Meadows, Elon Musk and Senator Elizabeth Warren sparring over taxes and Democrats moving from the failed infrastructure bill talks to the issue of voting rights.

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