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And antonio hilton in cambridge, massachusetts. heidi, what does it look like there as they consider how to get back to school? >> reporter: with this announcement yesterday, willie, by new york city they'll try to send all kids back in person it's a preview of what's happening in new york, like washington, chicago, l.a., we've taken a survey, looked at a survey, willie, and many, many of these big urban schools will try to send kids back in person with additional testing. here is the challenge to that testing demand by the government, which says in its cdc guidance that all of these schools s...

Earlier today. and so while they do have that plan to send those 500 million tests to americans who request them beginning next month there's a clear acknowledgment of what is an obvious failure to meet that testing demand right now around the holiday season and with omicron cases surging around the country. but also today, president biden authorizing the use of stafford act to use emergency funds so that hhs can stand up more testing sites in partnership with state and local governments across the country. >> and it has been a huge failure and not just one that we're experiencing. it's very v...

Than 900 for the u.s. and delays are also happening. we're seeing more than 5,300 delays. that omicron variant is really to blame here. the airline saying that airline workers are calling in sick or saying they've been exposed to covid-19. that caused this increase in testing demand. one of the folks that we talked to hours ago just now getting to the front of the line. we were table to speak to some people in line. let's have a listen to what they had to say. >> figured we needed to be here early because the lines have been so bad all week. didn't expect it to be this bad already. >> i'm goin...

Convinced that this will take some time. >> reporter: now, a lot of the criticism here is not just about the quantity of testing, but it is about developing a more aggressive strategy. for example, pills that treat covid may be available in the near future, but they need to be taken within a few days of showing symptoms. so dr. mina is advising the government get tests placed in the homes of vulnerable people to catch those cases. to get them medicine, and, erica, to possibly save lives. in this latest move, by the biden administration, may be a big step to getting that done. >> could be. inte...

Health officials at the American Family Field site say Wednesday was the busiest day in months.