A Food and Drug Administration advisory panel has narrowly endorsed the use of Merck and Ridgeback Biotherapeutics’ oral Covid treatment pill, despite questions about the drug’s effectiveness, safety and whether it would help the virus mutate into even more dangerous variants. CNBC’s Meg Tirrell reports on questions about the safety of a Merck antiviral pill intended to fight Covid. Brown University School of Public Health Dean Dr. Ashish Jha also discusses the omicron Covid variant and just how impactful current vaccines could be against it. Drug lord El Chapo’s wife Emma Coronel Aispuro has been sentenced to three years in prison after she pleaded guilty to money laundering and helping her husband’s cartel traffic cocaine, meth and heroin into the U.S. WEYI reporter Stephanie Parkinson reports on another school shooting, this one in Michigan, where a 15-year-old killed three students and wounded 8 more people, including a teacher. Former Notre Dame football coach heading to LSU and Oklahoma’s Lincoln Riley leaving for big, big money with USC in Los Angeles. Author and ESPN commentator Paul Finebaum joins Smith to discuss. Plus, CNBC’s Eamon Javers reports on hackers that are offering holiday deals for illegal items on the dark web.