: Dr. Peter Hotez, co-director of the center for vaccine development at Texas Children’s hospital, says we’re seeing a surge of new Covid cases in states like Michigan and Rhode Island. He says this may be due to the Covid variants, but we’re not sure yet. He discusses how to safely reopen schools. Andrew Ross Sorkin, co-host of Squawk Box, wrote an op-ed in the New York Times questioning whether the $50 billion dollar bailouts for the airline industry was the best decision. Instead of providing loans to the airline industry the federal government decided to provide grants. The European Union’s regulators say the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine is safe and effective. The EU will continue to administer the vaccine despite some countries have halted its use. The FBI has released new video from the Capitol Riots to identify the suspects involved. The FBI has arrested more than 300 suspects involved, but the bureau is still having trouble identifying 10 men involved. NBC’s Ken Dilanian reports. The police said they haven’t ruled out any possible motives in the Atlanta shooting. The suspect has denied the crime was racially motivated. Meanwhile, the Asian American communities are feeling the pain. NBC’s Kathy Park reports.