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All. still ahead here on a monday morning, long lines and a shortage of those at-home testing kits. amid a surge in covid cases and with the holidays rapidly approaching, americans are finding it harder and harder to get appointments. whats being done to change all of it? and then a little bit later, well go to capitol hill where the presidents signature piece of legislation now hangs in the balance. how senator joe manchin explained that no-decision on build back better just moments ago. an...

Testing sites. those should be up and running by the end of the week. there are a number of people critical of the mayor and the administers and the way they have handled some of this recently, saying there should be more testing sites, more at-home testing kits for those who need them, more staff available and the labs need to be quicker in terms of how theyre processing some of those results. in terms of times square where we are right now, it is still a go for the ball drop but having said th...

Sickness and not all the sickness is the same. accepting youre likely to get infected isnt the same as fatalism. it doesnt mean throwing your hands up and doing nothing. doctor, help me out. isnt there some reasonable middle ground that doesnt require shutting everything down again? >> yeah, i think were going to have to do that. at some point in time we need to realize that our goal is no longer preventing -- having zero infections. we have to be able to live with a certain degree of transmissi...

It is a political message for the white house as well. of course this variant is not president bidens fault. there is nothing he can do to stop the trajectory of science, of health. but there is a lot he can do to try to lead in this country and prankly to address some of the supply chain issues that made it so difficult to find the rapid tests that eddie and his family were so fortunate to get a couple days ago. here in washington people are calling up cvs pharmacies constantly trying to get th...

>> i get anxiety with crowds so my anxiety is starting to kick in. >> reporter: rising covid infection rates are creating uncertainty. in response, the demand for tests have been overwhelming. >> as we go into the holiday season, testing is really important so that people can gather safely. >> reporter: at l.a.x. covid testing sites like these are a sign of the times. dr. anthony fauci saying today, if youre vaccinated and boosted you should feel comfortable flying and celebrating with family. >...

Cases in a single day this week. the highest since the start of the pandemic. and remember, the biden promised about easy access to home testing kits at no charge? well, that appears to be hitting hurdles too. here is what biden said about two weeks ago. >> we are going to make free at home has more available in america to better protect and detect the delta variant, im going to make testing more convenient. increasing production of rapid tests including at-home tests. bottom line this winter, y...

Some of the strictest covid wills in the nation they recorded 21,027 new cases in a single day this week. the highest since the start of the pandemic. and it remember the biden team promised about easy access to home testing kits at no charge. that appears to be hitting hurdles to. heres what biden said about tw weeks ago. >> just free at home tests more available to americans than eve before. better detecting control i made testing more available affordable and convenient. i use the defense pro...

Mailings of testing kits. especially our schools, i dont want to repeat what our children went through over the last year and a half, this hybrid situation, or having to go completely remote, it did not work for our kids. so many of them are so far behind, as well as the psychological effect. were doing everything we can to build what may be for a little while the new normal. stay in your places of work, go to worship and schools, but do it with a mask on, and preferably with the booster shot. >...

>> forgive the word, if you will, katy, but new york city is trying to boost the safety protocols to protect people around this covid disease that we have now. one of the things that the mayor said just a short while ago is that the data that theyre monitoring, its showing an alarming trend. hes pointed out that the percentage of people in new york city testing positive for covid-19 doubled in three days this week. as a result of it, the mayor said theyre going to be giving out 500,000 free rapi...

Get tested if you are going to meet elderly or vulnerable relatives and we are helping you to get tests that you need. iwant we are helping you to get tests that you need. i want to thank the royal mail who are doubling home deliveries of testing kits to 900,000 a day from saturday. lets slow down omicrons spread and at the same time lets reduce the harm omicron can do to us by building up our vaccine defences. we are jabbing in hospitals, surgeries, pharmacies and in pop—up centres, shopping ...