still, covid is once again dominating our daily lives. schools, sports, work, all face this uncertain future. >> colleges are sending students home. more and more companies are delaying the return to the office. the nba and nfl rolling out new safety measures and cancelling games. even secretary of state anthony blinken cut his trip to southeast asia short after a journalist on the trip tested positive for covid. five months ago president biden said the virus no longer controls our lives. now people everywhere are lining up to be tested before joining family for the holidays. >> and to be clear, that's a good thing. new projections show winter holiday travel is about to roar back, so people should get tested. aaa estimates that more than 109 million americans will travel during the week between christmas and new year's. a number approaching the pre-pandemic record. and after sacrificing so much for so long, people want to be together again. it's understandable, but the reality is part of the reason we are seeing so many new cases right now is all of those holiday gatherings around