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With this story. tell us what this means, leyla. >> reporter: all right. brianna, here is how he is explaining high value versus low value testing. hes saying, this is about prioritizing. the example he used is it is of more value to test, say, a grandmother than an 8-year-old, a third grader that is getting weekly testing. so he wants to put out more guidance that emphasizing that. and then after he explained that in a press conference yesterday, he says he also wants to unwind testing psycholo...

Variant tightening its grip on europe and asia, forcing china to take new measures as the beijing winter olympics draw closer. we have the latest from cnn correspondents all around the world. >> reporter: im phil black in essex, england. the uk prime minister boris johnson warned the health system here will face significant pressure in the coming days and weeks. it follows surging, record case numbers over the holiday period. while the omicron variant often results in mild illness, the concern h...

Pounds, 6 ounces. >> reporter: she has not seen yet? >> she has not seen. she was covid negative, praise jesus. >> reporter: hallie was move sh amarillo to houston, still unaware her three-week-old daughter is 900 miles away in an amarillo newborn intensive care u unit. what will you tell her when you can speak to her? >> i dont even want to think about it. thats my little girl. being away from her little girl. my heart bleeds for her. >> reporter: the omicron variant now ripping through the lon...

Holmes was found guilty of four charges of misleading investors about her start-up after a trial that lasted almost three months. camilla bernal are more on this story. >> reporter: elizabeth holmes leaving a san jose courtroom knowing shes likely headed to prison. >> have anything you want to say? >> reporter: the jury finding her guilty on three federal counts of wire fraud and one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud for lying to investors about her blood testing technology. but the jury ...

Magazines as the next steve jobs. she claimed to have revolutionized blood testing. >> reporter: but the prosecution proved otherwise. and theyre hoping to do it again in the trial of her long-time partner and coo of theranos, who is potentially facing decades in prison for the same charges. the trials were separated after holmes made bombshell accusations of sexual and emotional abuse against him. hes denied the allegations and pleaded not guilty to the federal wire fraud and conspiracy charges...

Were still -- we could see more children hospitalized. over a very short period of time. that certainly puts a strain on our health care resources. >> reporter: so school starts back in session today in houston and many cities across the country. that is expected to be another vector. theyre not sure where the top of this current wave is. they believe mid-january into february is it. it is going to take a lot of patience and a lot of parents on guard in the days ahead. brianna? >> its heartbreak...

To convince me otherwise. >> reporter: prosecutors argued her company, theranos, promised a wide range of blood tests using just a few drops of blood but did not deliver. >> so this is the little tubes we collect the samples in. >> reporter: they argued that holmes lied about the accuracy of the blood test, the capabilities of her technology, the companys relationship with the military, and its validation from pharmaceutical companies. >> so we saw kind of the charisma, the charm, the way in whi...

Readies for a fourth coronavirus wave, already, its e.r. is seeing a spike in kids suffering mild symptoms. their parents seeking testing, bogging down triage for the seriously ill. >> were seeing a lot of patients present with mild respiratory symptoms, cough, convention, fever. known covid exposures, et cetera, and i think a lot of them are seeking testing. >> reporter: like previous waves, the sickest kids, those needing hospitalization, are having a tough time breathing. >> theyre getting lo...

Ones life around testing. without it, were going to be sort of stuck in this same cycle. >> reporter: and so the timing of this is noteworthy. because right now, florida is seeing record-breaking numbers when it comes to the number of cases, especially given the drive from omicron. i mean, just last week, they had the highest numbers that theyve had since the pandemic even began. and so the governor has consistently said that early treatment is where his administration will put the focus, and th...

>> i talk to him in a little baby voice. i sing to him. i cant sing, but he likes it. >> reporter: one of nearly 70 children now hospitalized at texas childrens. a new record high for the nations largest pediatric hospital. in the last two weeks, hospitalizations here have increased more than four-fold. most unvaccinated or not eligible for vaccines, from toddlers to teens. >> our covid journey began june -- see, dont even know my days. brains are mashed potatoes. we began november 29th. me and ...