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Were in crisis here in northeast ohio. i think the health systems, together, said it best this weekend. when we took out a joint ad with all hospitals in our region and it said one word, it said help. it said help because our hospitals are filled with patients with covid and were struggling. >> the national guard is being sent in to help. what will they be doing? >> were very grateful to the state and governor for offering up the national guard as a resource. they will be coming into our clevela...

>> definitely, we wanted to be especially safe and careful. and we felt like we took all the precautions and we felt confident that airports were taking precautions that we needed. >> reporter: of course, no plan is foolproof, but health officials say there are things we can do to try and travel safely during a pandemic this holiday season. three key things, one the cdc recommends that if youre not fully vaccinated, that you not travel. they also recommend that you get tested before and after tr...

Line, as so many others are throughout the city, if youre standing all the way up there, this is the second testing site, actually, that we were at today. we were in another one in queens. people have told us theyve been there for several hours. if you look at this line, it actually extends all the way down the corner. this is midtown in east manhattan. today new york city announced it will offer $100 for people to get the boost. thats how theyre trying to contain this spread. katy, as you menti...

Testing sites where needed. if you want an immediate test, there will be a place where you can go get it. we also need to do better with at-home testing. im announcing today that the federal government will purchase $500 million additional at-home rapid tests with delivery starting in january. we will give these tests to americans for free. we will have web sites where you can have them delivered to your home. we will access you to get a free testing site where you can enter covid test near me o...

Data on omicron. so the president cant give a clear message because it is too early. we learned about omicron at thanksgiving dinner in my case and a lot of other americans. so still early day, but still a lot that needs to be learned before they can speak with any certainty about it. >> sam brock, you are at a testing site, they are going 24/7. look, i think that some people know this, ive got a covid case in my house, weve been dealing with trying to get testing. no line around here is less th...

Strain in the u.s. in just three weeks. a major part of the plan will be shipping half a billion tests to any american who wants one. the president will also direct the military and fema to assist hospitals and set up free testing sites. it is urgent the tsa estimates that 30 million americans will travel between now and january 3rd. sam brock from miami is at a testing site, and emergency doctor and director dr. albert ramirez. he was the former pandemic and emerging threats coordinator during ...

Im margaret brennan inner norah. we begin with breaking news from the c.d.c. in three weeks, since the first case of that omicrn variant was confirmed here in the u.s., it is now the dominant strain, proving just how quickly the mutation sprendz. omicron variant counts for 73% of new infections, a nearly six-fold increase in only one week. with christmas five days away, there is concern about americans getting on airspace, hitting the road and spreading coronavirus. today, the world health organ...

And im being distanced, and im boosted. i have taken every possible measure. it is possible to travel safely, craig, but people just need to take the measures and make sure they get tested on the day of. if theyre going to be indoors, test yourself before youre in close settings with other people. >> okay. doctor roy, thanks as always. and lindsey riser, bundled up there outside the testing site in new york city. a big thanks to both of you. were following breaking news on this monday involvin...

>> dana: the reporter says i would like to get more information, let me look at the data. turns out the data is completely flawed. somebody has a good answer and stone wall the reporter at the atlantic. it does not prove that masks work in school. in fact, it might prove the opposite if they did the study correctly. science was flawed and i think that as katie was just saying as we try to figure out a way to deal with this in more rational ways going forward, especially for children at school, m...

Investment, literally billions of dollars, to get anywhere from 200 million to 500 million tests available per month. >> reporter: this, as some stores are even running out of at-home tests. omicron now detected in all but four states. and a new study finding it could spread up to three times faster than delta. and the risk of being re-infected with omicron is more than five times higher than delta. officials saying the best way to protect yourself is to wear masks, get tested, get vaccinated an...