The opening ceremony of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics kicked off on Friday, culminating preparations that were riddled by the COVID-19 pandemic and criticism over human rights in China that led several countries to mount a diplomatic boycott.

Leland Vittert takes a look at some of the corporate sponsors of the televised games and whether there may be some hypocrisy at play when it comes to human rights.

Mitch Roshelle of Macrotrends Advisors also joins the show.

The White House is celebrating an unexpectedly strong jobs report and there is reason to be optimistic. Employers hired nearly half a million new workers, lowering unemployment to 4%.

Austan Goolsbee, a former chief economist in the Obama administration and professor at The University of Chicago, discusses the report.

Police in Ottawa, Canada, are vowing to crack down on a protest by hundreds of truckers who have shut down the city for eight days in a demonstration against COVID-19 measures.

Adam Stirr, a truck driver who parked his truck outside parliament in Ottawa, weighs in with his perspective.

Republican Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin was heckled for not wearing a mask during an appearance at a grocery store in Alexandria to discuss rising prices. The governor’s office later told Newsweek that Youngkin often says “if you want to wear a mask, wear a mask but in Virginia, you get to choose.”

WGN Radio host Lisa Dent joins the show with that story.

If you’ve ever gambled on sports, you know the thrills and agony that come with even the smallest of bets. Now imagine putting $4.5 million on one single game.

Meet the man who did.