school system welcomes students back after the holiday break with enhanced testing protocols. >> we are going to double down on testing to get as many people tested as possible, it is the safest place for our children we know they are in a school building. children that are not in school, they are not staying in their rooms, they are all on the street not wearing a mask that may not getting the food they deserve so this is the most important thing we can do, keeping our schools open and allowing our children to receive the support they deserve. the outbreak has affected his cabinet, defense secretary lloyd austin has tested positive, he is isolating. austin says he last met with the president on december 21st and tested positive on that day. with that, let's bring in our lead off guest on this monday night. philip rucker pulitzer prize-winning senior correspondent for the washington post, coauthor with carol leonnig on the new york times bestseller i alone can fix it + a very stable genius.. courtney subramanian white house correspondent for usa