2/4: Republicans refuse to punish one of their own members. Challenges getting the vaccine to rural areas.

We are at a crucial moment right now in American politics, with the Republican party facing a stark choice about its future. At the center of the drama is Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene, who escaped any punishment yesterday at a closed-door GOP meeting over her extreme views, including endorsing political violence and anti-Semitic falsehoods. According to the CDC, more than 27 million Americans have now gotten at least one COVID vaccine shot. But some rural areas in Virginia are being left behind because of how the process is designed. The CDC says classrooms can re-open, even if teachers have not been vaccinated, as long as COVID protocols are met. San Francisco is actually suing their own school district to force re-openings. The Pentagon is taking drastic action to root out extremism in its ranks, ordering a military-wide "stand down" over the next 60 days for urgent discussions on the issue. A former Columbus, Ohio police officer is now charged with murder for killing a black man in December.

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