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>> thank you. these 500 million tests are not getting to people in time for the holidays, and i know you said you wish you had rephrased your december 6th answer, but it seems to discount come at the time -- which is only two weeks ago -- the idea of sending tests to americans at home. what made you guys shift gears? when did that happen, and is any sort of lack of urgency in doing that soon are costing us now? >> secretary psaki: i think it's important -- and i appreciate you asking the question, for people at home to understand, this has all been a building process. that includes the approva...

That president biden, but falling on hillary's reporting, i've got to ask you why the united states is lagging so far behind, especially western european countries, when it comes to testing. why aren't tests now widely and cheaply available to americans? >> that's a really important question and a really important situation that has to be corrected. they are two years into this and i think one of the challenges is people talk about how many tests we are doing. i don't think people sat back and said how many tests do we need. i'm glad to see the president is going to encourage more testing with...

♪ you've got to try a little kindness ♪ ♪ yes, show a little kindness ♪ ♪ just shine your light for everyone to see ♪ ♪ and if you try a little kindness ♪ >> mike: we are standing by for president biden's new plan to fight the surge of the omicron variant. the white house saying his speech will be about lockdowns but rather a plan to increase testing, support overwhelmed hospitals, and boost vaccinations. but nearly two years into this pandemic, why are tests still hard to get? let's bring in fox news contributor and family and emergency medicine doctor, janette nesheiwat. dr. ...

Clear unvaccinated individuals will continue to drive hospitalizations and deaths. >> that sounds harsh, especially when compared to the latest comment from the vice president. >> is it the fault of the unvaccinated? >> i don't think this is a moment to talk about fault. it is no one's fault that this virus hit our shores or hit the world. >> more than five months after the president teased we were closer than ever to the end of covid, the new plan is kind of more of the same. a thousand military doctors and nurses ready to deploy to overwhelmed hospitals, making covid vaccines more available,...

President's plan, he's talking about more federal testing sites, more funding for at-home tests, military aid for hospitals, additional fema response teams. and that in your view, does that help, doctor? speak of it certainly helps, especially in some parts of thes coming like here in new york city, and ohio, and michigan. the problem is, mike, it is past due. the key to managing an outbreak successfully is preparation and being proactive and anticipating the needs of the community. not scrounging and scrabbling for tests and vaccines when you're already in the middle of an outbreak. he's goin...