Joe Rogan Controversy, Mask Mandates & Free Community College Scrapped

Spotify’s Chief Executive Officer Daniel Ek has apologized to his employees for the way in which the Joe Rogan podcast controversy has impacted them, but said he has no plans to drop the podcaster from the platform. Rogan had about 70 shows pulled down this weekend. He also received an offer from social media site, Rumble, to host his podcast. CNBC’s Valerie Castro reports on the trucker protest in Ottawa and how the Canadian government is struggling to crack down. NBC’s Sahil Kapur reports on the decreasing likelihood that Americans will be able to go to community college for free. It was something Biden campaigned on, but was killed when Senator Joe Manchin refused to support the bill in December. CNBC’s Perry Russom reports on mask mandates around the country and the Biden administration’s response. CNBC’s Kayla Tausche reports on the latest developments regarding Russia’s threat to Ukraine and today’s meeting between President Biden and German Chancellor Scholz. CNBC’s Meg Tirrell reports there is an increasingly troublesome shortage of school nurses and that it’s growing worse. Plus, CNBC’s Contessa Brewer reports that the number of people buying travel insurance is has grown exponentially as people begin to travel.