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>> that's the interesting thing. people have been noticing things like the moon turning red at night. it's that wildfire smoke interacting with the sunlight. those particles interacting with everything, turning the moon red in some places. it's likely we'll see that tonight again, which a lot of people are taking photos of that, sharing it with people, because it's interesting to see. >> all right. katie burn and nate foy, thank you so much. appreciate it. >> thank you, harris. >> so we're being told to wear masks again. the mayor of new york city, the governor of new york, and municipalities and states up and down the seaboard, a thousand miles of cities, 18 states, stay indoors. what will this do to us? with me a fox news contributor, the medical director of city md. great to see you. wish it were under different circumstances. tell us why we simply are being told now don't go outside, i mean, with a lot of intensity behind that message now.

when 90 employees tested positive. even city md where you've seen long lines of people waiting to be tested has had to shut the doors of 31 of its urgent care centers. the cdc put out a new estimate that shows a significant decrease in omicron versus delta cases. last week the agency said omicron accounted for 73% of cases for the week of december 18th. they've adjusted that number down from 73% to just 23% of cases. that's important and concerning because delta has proven to be far more likely to land you in the hospital. and there's growing confusion this morning over the cdc's enough guidance, cutting isolation from ten to five days for people who test positive for covid but show no symptoms. the cdc is weighing in this morning when asked about the

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patriotic duty to get vaccinated. >> that's what the science shows. shimon, new york is a city where there is big demand for testing. that's good. people want to know if they're infected so they can get treated, not expose family members. what is the city doing because many of those testing facilities have been overwhelmed. >> reporter: overwhelmed. some of them shutting down. one of the most popular places people go to, city md, saying that several locates of their locations were closing to help deal with some of the staffing issues. and also to protect some of their staffers who have been overwhelmed by the demand and the need in testing. many people now going to locations like this, these are vans, privately owned companies, that are now doing testing, have been doing testing here in new york city for the past several months. certainly they have not been this busy. these are one of the privately owned companies doing it. today, the mayor is saying there are 112 sites now across the city that they have opened up for people to go and get tested.

>> reporter: hey, jose. take a look at this line behind me. we're at city md, urgent care. many of the people in line are waiting for their covid tests. a gentlemen i had just spoken to says he has been in this line for 9 1/2 hours. we spoke to people who got in line before 6:00 in the morning. this place opened their doors at 7:00. a lot of them are raveling internationally, so they need to test. some of them have been exposed, somebody that they know and had contact with had covid. we spoke to one woman who was symptomatic, so she wanted to get tested as well. but this is all taking place at a time when we are seeing cases skyrocket, the governor of new york tweeted yesterday a case rate of 18,276. that's the highest that we've seen since january, since the winter surge. a 40% increase just in one day. let's listen to what some of the folks in line said to me this morning. >> one of my coworkers was diagnosed with covid, and with

thank you for bringing us the story. the legal age to smoke in the united states will soon be 21. president trump raised the legal age by signing a bill directing the fda to update its regulations and 180 days. the new rules of governing cigarettes and e-cigarettes go into effect 90 days later. let's bring in a doctor, she's the medical director of city md. what do you think of this? i feel like if you can vote and serve your country at 18, why can't you buy tobacco until you're 21? >> i think it's great. the goal and purpose is to protect our youth, our children, our kids. we are talking about 12, 13, 14 euros from getting their hands on nicotine and tobacco which could potentially lead to illicit drug use. most people that smoke and vape start when they are kids, when they are teenagers. >> dana: they couldn't buy it

molly: teenage vaping is on the rise. take a look at this new study. the university of michigan researchers say e-cigarette use among middle and high school aged teens has more than doubled over the past two years. this as a number of teens who say they vape because they are hooked doubled in the past year. joining me now, a family and emergency medicine physician and medical director at city md. i find this remarkable and startling and the numbers are just -- i feel like we should all be shocked. you know, how big of a problem do we have on our hands? >> this is a massive problem. yes, you are right. the numbers are alarming. the data that just came out of the national institute of drug abuse shows that the number of teens who are vaping has doubled even more since last year. so this is a very significant

price transparency to insurance companies. i'm sure they'll be thrilled. arthel: i'm joined by dr. jeanette neshua, medical director for city md. doctor jeanette, first of all, will this work? >> i hope so. because arthel, we have millions of americans who are struggling to pay medical bills. some families are filing for bankruptcy and going into financial ruin and having trouble putting food on the table. and then on top of that, they're getting surprise medical bills in the mail for thousands of dollars that they had no idea that they're going to get. the goal is, the purpose of this is to allow affordable accessible high quality health care and with transparency, it gives patients choices. it gives patients options and they can choose what hospital they want, what doctor they want and this will -- arthel: how so. i don't understand? how so? >> think of it like going to one shoe store versus another shoe store, one restaurant versus another. it creates competition and that can help lower prices because

california grossed seven times the amount of marijuana that's smoked in the stage. the implication is some of it is shipped outside the state which is illegal. >> dana: are there consequences aside from the burning up of the crop? >> that's a big hit. the review of their licensing. possibly canceled. >> dana: susan li, thank you so much. lots of concerns about concussions in sports, usually it's football or hockey or something considered high impact. a new study shows soccer can be just as dangerous specifically girls soccer. joining me now is dr. jeanette, medical director of city md. it's a bit of a surprise. i know it can hurt when you had a ball in soccer. is it a surprise to you? >> not so much. they say there's 2 million e.r. visits each year because of traumatic brain injuries.

find no other reason. >> vapeing is the only common factor to date. many have reported vaping thc or other substances. we don't know what else may have been in these products or what is causing these injuries. >> health officials are calling on people to avoid vaping until they figure out why some people are getting seriously ill. arthel: i don't let people smoke around me. i don't let people vape around me. lauren, thank you. >> good idea. eric: let's bring in a family and emergency medicine physician on this, also the medical director of city md. this is so alarming. what are doctors seeing? >> it's alarming and heart dark breaking to see young teenagers in hospitals and on ventilators. i'm seeing young patients, teenagers, come in with chest pain and shortness of breath. they are having coughing fits. some of them, their lungs have collapsed where we have to send them to the emergency room.