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The big question is if it does get adjusted notably in the senate, do the tom swazeyss and josh gottheimers stay on board? >> the white house is not saying whether they support the increase. the first day of thanksgiving air travel has broken pandemic levels but could the u.s. be heading towards another winter wave?

Vaccinated, before we get boosters, at this point given what you know, is it accurate to say that two shots doesnt mean fully vaccinated anymore? >> two shots for a time frame means youre fully vaccinated. but the thing you want to get the people and the viewers to understand, it isnt just the effectiveness of the vaccine. its quite effective. its how long it lasts and thats the reason we started to see the immunity start to wane, we said people should be boostered. and thats why we will keep fo...

A leading pandemic researcher has been predicting what he calls a pretty bad winter wave of cases again but perhaps theres some new hope today that that wont happen after a break. tonight, ill be eating a club sandwich with fries and a side of mayonnaise. [doorbell rings] wonderful! mayonnaise? on fries? a little judgy, dont you think? ♪ thats weird. so weird. ♪ oouf. ill also be needing, stain remover, club soda and a roll of paper towels.

Gather instead vienna to protest similar measures. s u.s. is hoping full approval of boosters shots will keep people at bay for the months to come. dr. megan ranee joining me now. good to see you, are you expecting a so called winter wave, and i dont mean in parts of europe where people are getting violent, were talking about whether there are more cases of covid to expect. >> i am absolutely expecting a surge, particularly among those who remain unvaccinated. were already seeing case numbers an...

11-year-old population. that was great. a lot of parents bringing their kids in. my kids were the first to get the pediatric vaccine here, and i gave it to them myself. we have seen that. theres a good mix of children coming in and getting vaccinated, and we are seeing a bump in the adult vaccination as well, since the booster recommendation went out yesterday, we did see a bump in the preregistration for the adult booster. >> reporter: and so many people are preparing to travel, gather, be with...

Positive or having cold symptoms, to make sure they dont have covid before they go and see family. a lot of attention on covid right before people are getting together for the holidays. >> and a lot of health experts are calling it a winter wave. so we normally see the flu and the cold and other respiratory illnesses this time of year. now you add in covid-19, thats the concern. there could be a big spike in cases and hospitalizations after the holidays. >> nadia, great information this morning....

Were cancelled last year because people were concerned about covid-19. the concern is there. now theres a vaccine and the booster shots that are available to so many americans. and its not just the winter holidays but dr. sanjay gupta says theres actually data, research, science, backing the boost for the booster. take a listen. >> most of the people ending up in the hospital with covid are the unvaccinated. the next biggest category is people who have received the vaccine, but we do see people ...

Booster shot. but we are already in what many health experts are calling a winter wave of cases. listen to one expert say what were experiencing right now. >> were starting to see now the beginning of that winter wave. weve had a 14% increase in cases over the last week. were about to go yet again over 100,000 new cases a day, and its starting up in the northern midwest, minnesota, wisconsin, michigan. so thats very concerning that the winter wave is now upon us and now starting. >> and the tsa ...

Good friday morning. this is "early start." im laura jarrett. >> and im christine romans. it is 31 minutes past the hour. time for the top stories to keep our eye on today. house plans to vote on the presidents $2 trillion build back better plan today. they were delayed by an 8-hour plus speech by minority leader kevin mccarthy that ended just moments ago. the budget office says the bill would add $267 billion over ten years. that does not include revenue from irs tax enforcement. some healt...

In this country right now, theres been this talk about the potential for a winter surge. the idea that we may be on the sort of beginning of this winter wave of covid, when you look at, for example, people getting ready to travel, see family for the holidays, the expectations for a surge after that. how important are these booster shots to try to push that wave back, to try to stem that tide, if you will? >> right. well, i think were definitely going to see a surge, because we see whats happenin...