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Announced it has finalized the first contracts related to the 500 million free at-home covid tests that president biden promised would be available by mail. this morning the president was asked if he thought covid would become a permanent part of our lives. >> i don't think covid is here to stay. having covid in the environment here and in the world is probably here to stay, but covid as we're dealing with it now is not here to stay. we have so many more tools we're developing and continue to develop. that'll contain covid. we'll be able to control this, the new normal is not going to be what ...

Their office. we have information that before the actual certification, people came earlier, were given tours in the capitol. we have pictures of members taken -- taking pictures with people who came to the rally. there's a smaller subset of members that have been identified who probably did more to encourage the stop the steal part of coming to washington that we'll continue to work on. >> meanwhile, omicron-driven covid cases soaring at a relentless pace. cdc data shows we're now seeing an average of over 600,000 new cases a day. the most of at any point in the pandemic. according to "the ne...

You may pay as little as $10 for up to a 3-month prescription. ask your healthcare provider about rybelsus® today. to the index now. the cdc is investigating on observing covid cases reporting on 86 cruise ships. the ships all sailing or planning to sail in u.s. waters. the effected cruise lines include carnival, royal norwegi disney. the cruise line international association says it's working with the cdc to improve safety, including more testing and encouraging booster shots. and history locked away for more than 130 years. conservators in richmond, virginia, today opening a time capsul...

Your questions. "world news tonight" this tonight, the omicron variant tightening its grip on the u.s. the country now reporting more than 240,000 new cases per day. and the biggest one-day total ever. images coming in from across the country. americans waiting for hours in long lines to get tested for covid. at least five states reporting more new cases now than any other point during the pandemic. the cdc now projecting more than 21,000 deaths in just the next two weeks. and a new report suggesting the incubation period of the omicron variant may be three days, which is less than the delta...

Cancellations now also coping with the anxiety of flying during the current widespread covid surge. >> statistically, there are people here with covid, right? so i think we take a risk any time we go somewhere. >> reporter: and whit, the crowds are far from over. some 14 1/2 million flyers are still expected to travel between now and new years. jarn 2nd and 3rd,%ed to be the busiest days ahead. whit? >> alex, thank you. now to the winter blast sweeping across the country, especially dangerous in the west. the weather stretching into the great lakes and reaching the northeast. two people kill...