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Asymptomatic people to five days followed by five days of masking. but the guidance making no mention of a test before leaving isolation. >> i actually think it would help a lot to ask people to get a negative test, as well. it would actually make a big difference, so i dont know why the cdc did not put that in. i suspect it might be because tests are still hard to come by and that may make it even harder. >> reporter: but new york city plans to make testing the center of a new plan to keep more...

The anniversary of january 6th, the president laid blame for the insurrection at donald trumps feet. "the new york times" described the overall aggressive posture of the speech as a shift in the administrations approach. do you agree, and if it is, will it make a difference? >> alicia, its better i dont talk about ted cruz. its a family program and that was a humiliating program last night. i might have liked it a little took them so well leave that there. as far as joe biden is concerned, i do ...

>> right in there. you are all set. >> reporter: from virginia to new jersey, miami to philadelphia, americans spending this holiday week waiting hours for covid tests. >> its crazy. i cant even go to my neighborhood drugstore. and then coming here, well, we just got shut down, saying theyre not taking anymore people. >> reporter: tonight, soaring demand for tests and a backlog of holiday reporting have driven covid cases to 440,000, the highest one-day total ever. but a true snapshot of the win...

Ilung police investigating seven different crime scenes from denver to lakewood. authorities today identifying the suspect, saying he was nobody to law enforcement and harbored extremist views. news tonight about the 14-year-old girl accidentally shot and killed by police in los angeles. her mother in tears, describing her daughter dying in her arms. authorities releasing body camera video. officers opening fire on a suspect inside a store, not knowing the girl and her mother were in the dress...

To your party. >> reporter: and more broadway shows are going dark. just days ago, actor hugh jackman paid tribute to broadways understudies after covid sidelined his costar. >> found out at 12:00 noon today and at 1:00, she had her very first rehearsal as marian paroo. >> reporter: tonight, "the music man" canceling performances after hugh jackman revealed he, too, has mild symptoms from covid. >> so many shows and events impacted by this surge. victor oquendo is back with us from miami. and vi...

Announced it has finalized the first contracts related to the 500 million free at-home covid tests that president biden promised would be available by mail. this morning the president was asked if he thought covid would become a permanent part of our lives. >> i dont think covid is here to stay. having covid in the environment here and in the world is probably here to stay, but covid as were dealing with it now is not here to stay. we have so many more tools were developing and continue to devel...

Their office. we have information that before the actual certification, people came earlier, were given tours in the capitol. we have pictures of members taken -- taking pictures with people who came to the rally. theres a smaller subset of members that have been identified who probably did more to encourage the stop the steal part of coming to washington that well continue to work on. >> meanwhile, omicron-driven covid cases soaring at a relentless pace. cdc data shows were now seeing an averag...

You may pay as little as $10 for up to a 3-month prescription. ask your healthcare provider about rybelsus® today. to the index now. the cdc is investigating on observing covid cases reporting on 86 cruise ships. the ships all sailing or planning to sail in u.s. waters. the effected cruise lines include carnival, royal norwegi disney. the cruise line international association says its working with the cdc to improve safety, including more testing and encouraging booster shots. and history l...

Your questions. "world news tonight" this tonight, the omicron variant tightening its grip on the u.s. the country now reporting more than 240,000 new cases per day. and the biggest one-day total ever. images coming in from across the country. americans waiting for hours in long lines to get tested for covid. at least five states reporting more new cases now than any other point during the pandemic. the cdc now projecting more than 21,000 deaths in just the next two weeks. and a new report sug...

Cancellations now also coping with the anxiety of flying during the current widespread covid surge. >> statistically, there are people here with covid, right? so i think we take a risk any time we go somewhere. >> reporter: and whit, the crowds are far from over. some 14 1/2 million flyers are still expected to travel between now and new years. jarn 2nd and 3rd,%ed to be the busiest days ahead. whit? >> alex, thank you. now to the winter blast sweeping across the country, especially dangerous ...