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Hospitals at capacity. it comes two years in a pandemic that refuses to quite. the anxiety and frustration and fatigue of the moment is amplified by the unpredictable nature of the variants how they can get us back to the early days of the pandemic. the long testing lines are back. outbreaks on cruise ships are back. hamilton and other shows on broadway are cancelled through christmas. several nba and nhl games are now postponed as covid up ends the sports world once again. new york city mayor-e...

Cases surge throughout the country right now. we heard the presidents new plan yesterday. we just had white house press secretary jen psaki defending their approach right now, particularly getting tests out across the country. you cant find a rapid test at a drugstore. testing lines are hours long. what is your reaction to what you heard from the white house about covid and these tests? >> first thing, i need to know, has anyone actually said your hair looks too good now? >> you can be the first...

>> reporter: tonight a covid surge coast to coast. omicron now the most dominant variant, making up three-quarters of cases. testing lines and new restrictions mounting. >> it is time for boston to follow the science. >> reporter: boston announcing it will require proof of vaccinations starting next month for some indoor spaces. to ease the strain its mask mandate at least six states have called in the national guard to ease the strain on hospitals. among them maine and new hampshire which just ...

Hes expected to lay out plans for fighting the virus as testing lines lengthen across the country and as americans weigh whether its safe to gather for the holidays. the white house will also drive home why its now more important than ever to get vaccinated and boosted. so lets talk more about this with jessica levinson. she is a professor of law at loyola law school, and shes also the host of her podcast, "passing judgment." great to have you with us. >> good to be here. >> so we have been assu...

Cases are more mild than what we have experienced previously. >> reporter: broadway canceling more performances more sports teams weighing whether to postpone games and snl this weekend getting going without a live audience or most of its cast >> where is everybody? >> reporter: omicron cases doubling every two to three days. ahead of the holidays, the testing lines are eerily familiar. >> frustrating, to say the least. >> this is my third clinic im going to today in the last one hour. >> report...

Shows are cancelling performances, "saturday night live" dropped its live audience and musical guests and the rockets -- rockettes cancelled the rest of their season. the long testing lines are back. were also seeing a mini outbreak in congress. senators elizabeth warren and cory booker tested positive for covid. new restrictions in place in europe including another lockdown in the netherlands while closer to home here in washington d.c. the citys indoor mask mandate goes back into effect tomorr...

Gotten his booster shots. it may be one of the few things he and i agree on. people with booster shots are highly protected. >> reporter: with growing testing lines around the country, the president announced plans to distribute 500 million at-home testing kits next month, available for order online for free. and new federal testing sites will be opening nationwide, first in densely populated new york city. to deal with the ongoing crush at some hospitals, fema is already deploying emergency med...

Quickly and efficiently is something we need for months and maybe years. >> gabe, take us to queens. why are these people waiting in long lines for hours and hours? are they sick or are they traveling and need it for work and need a negative test to move forward with their lives? >> reporter: hi there, stephanie. several people here in line tell us any variety of those reasons. one woman thinks she might have been exposed by a roommate. shes here checking. others say no, they dont feel any sympt...

Its in person new year celebration in grand park. the mayor saying hell make a decision before christmas. >> thanks god based on everything we have seen, cases are more mild than what we have experienced. >> reporter: broadway cancelling more performances and snl this weekend going without a live audience. >> where is everybody? >> reporter: omicron cases doubling two to three days. the testing lines are eerily familiar. >> frustrating to say the least. >> this is my third clinic i am going to i...

The public school system. i spoke to the head of the union, the head of the teachers union here. he says they also dont want to go remote, but they need to see quicker testing in the schools. right now, theyre seeing a turnaround time thats way too long, in terms of possible exposure. i talked to a couple of parents this morning. lets listen to what they told me. all right. it doesnt sound like we have that, but basically, a lot of parents are in line because their own kids in school have had cl...