developing continue to develop to contain covid and other strains. >> that's not what we heard in the campaign trail leading up to the 2020 election. >> i'm going to shut down the virus i'll shut down the virus, not the economy. i'm not going to shut down the country but i'm going to shut down the virus. >> earlier this week u.s. report over 1 million new covid cases in a single bank shattering previous records amid a testing shortage. the white house assigned to contracts with industry to boost test working toward the goal of procuring half a billion. on the economics fund, u.s. added 199,000 jobs in december following short of expectations according to the labor department. the good news, unemployment fell to 3.9%. president biden's nancy pelosi's invitation accepted march first, the latest the speech has been given since 1934. the last president to give the address via letter, jimmy carter.