and the white house also sending additional medical personnel to states dealing with surges. 1,000 military service members will become deployable next month to help with surges in various states. you'll see the positioning of critical supplies like n-95s in key areas of the country, to send those to hospitals in need. all of this happening at president biden himself becoming a close contact as a mid-level white house staffer, according to the white house, tested positive for coronavirus on monday. president biden also got a coronavirus test on monday and tested negative through a pcr test. we're told he will be tested again tomorrow. because of the fact he is vaccinated, according to cdc guidelines, he does not need to self-isolate. instead, he'll go about his daily schedule and get another covid test tomorrow. >> jeremy diamond, appreciate the update. thank you. here in new york city, a ramp-up for testing capabilities in response to a record surge in cases throughout the city. cnn's jason carroll is live at a