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I want you to look at this image. see that? that is not from the worst of the pandemic last year. that is from today. long testing lines in miami. miami florida. the state which has a governor which has been fighting against vaccines and mask mandates. but to discuss with us today dr. vin gupta. he is a physician in seattle. doctor cooped up, i have to tell you, i was reading through your notes. which is when you said, for the unvaccinated, this new variant will suck. elaborate. >> good evening....

Hello, and welcome to "the lead." im pamela brown in for jake tapper on this monday. and we begin this hour with our health lead. cdc data now shows more than 99.99% of fully vaccinated people have avoided a severe breakthrough case of covid. but nearly a third of those eligible still havent gotten the shot. testing lines stretch for hours in orlando. dr. anthony fauci warning the unvaccinated are seeing a smoldering level of infection. one miami doctor says, quote, our childrens hospitals are c...

Pandemic, the first patient transferred into this reopened field hospital on staten island where cases have tripled. so your field hospital is up and running and the first patient with covid has just gone in? >> yes, were actually in the process. theyre on their way, our first patient is on their way right now and well be taking well over a dozen patients today. >> reporter: and tonight, with millions on the move, thanksgiving threatening a nation already facing a dire prognosis. >> if, in fact,...

Jobs and more jobs. doug lazater live in washington. speech writers are spending time on the address. what do we know so far? what do we expect? >> good morning, were going off a couple of different sources here. first off, senior administration official tells fox that the president will push a centrist agenda, stressing ideas that can draw republican support. then you have the president, himself, released a youtube video offering a preview. >> as long as we focus on what binds us together as a ...

What happens? they tear it up and decide what theyll use. >> its laborious problem. its polling before the speech, testing lines, ideas, statements. they are written by the speech writers and the process goes up until the end. bill clinton in one of his "state of the union," 97 or 98 was in the limb zone heading to the cap -- limousine heading to the capitol and had it changed on the way. >> eric: one they loaded the wrong speech and teleprompter didnt work? what? we have a president speaking fr...

Is repositioning his government and administration. >> eric: we remember that statement from president clinton. what type of statement do you think president obama will issue tomorrow night? if you were writing the speech, what single line would you advise that could capture and perhaps change the administration? >> i think we get a bunch of buzz words. responsible deficit reduction to play to the fiscal conservatives. unity to harken back to the theme of the 2008 campaign. well hear renewed foc...

Some polls give him the best approval rating since before the healthcare debate. what me sanel does he have to -- message does he have to deliver? doug schoen is joining us who worked withth the clinton on some of his "state of the union" speeches. what does she have to do tuesday night? >> he has to reposition his administration. he has been positioned by the republicans as big government, big spending liberal. he has to emphasize unity and growth. >> eric: do you see him doing that? he has the...