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Together there at the end, saying something to the effect of, we got through the delta va variant, we will get through the omicron variant. of course the delta variant is still the dominant strain here in the united states. omicron, they're waiting to learn more about it. it's still very mysterious but this is a speech the president was scheduled to give even before they realized how concerning the omicron variant was, before you started seeing this global response, these travel restrictions go into place. the white house had already been planning to have president biden make an address like t...

Response saying cases are up, hospitals full, deaths rising, testing inadequate. how long is "it's the other guy's fault" going to remain an acceptable answer? >> i'll tell you how long. as long as republican governors like greg abbott and ron desantis are focused on putting in place policies that hurt children, that actually put people's lives in danger. those policies make them have blood on their hands, because we know what works. masking works, vaccinations work. these governors are focused on doing exactly the opposite. you have to question to the doctor that was on right before this abou...

Approval, the shots will be offered for free and given out to those 18 and over. the recommendation comes as the cdc releases new data showing reduced protection against mild and moderate covid illness in vaccinated adults over time. and new studies showing a decrease in the vaccine's efficacy against the delta variant. >> we are concerned that this pattern of decline we are seeing will continue in the months ahead, which could lead to reduced protection against severe disease, hospitalization and death. >> reporter: the cdc also finding that getting a booster mrna shot dramatically increases ...

0 personnel in danger, as well. kristen: sheriff martin, thank you very much. we'll have the latest on the fire at 4:00. tonight, breaking news as we come on the air. the abc news exclusive with president biden. his first interview since the fall of afghanistan to the taliban. president biden one-on-one with george stephanopoulos. the president said just weeks ago, a taliban takeover was highly unlikely. so, was the intelligence wrong or did the president downplay it? how the president responds. did u.s. military leaders suggest keeping some sort of a footprint on the ground? and if the u.s....

I guess an attempt to blunt what has been some criticism on the right that this is a democratic vaccine. it is not. we also learned overnight members of the military will now have to disclose their vaccination status. jeff zeleny reports from the white house. >> reporter: president biden moving beyond simply asking americans to get vaccinations to requiring many of them to do so. of course the federal government workforce of nearly 4 million people, contractorses and emplo, saying that they will be require to the get vaccinated or be subjected to heavy testing and other measures. but we heard ...