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Country. i see cars behind you at this testing facility you're at. how busy has it been? >> reporter: lindsey, this morning before the sun was rising, cars started lining up to get a test. that's fife hours before they even opened. limited hours today because it is christmas day and coming for various reasons. some people had to get on a flight tomorrow. others for work or to see family. the demand for testing has gone through the roof and worries over omicron has really been part of that. that's also led to a lot of travel woes for folks who are trying to get somewhere by plane this holiday w...

Able to go to work and to go to school. so we're monitoring every day. we'll make changes as necessary to keep washington people safe. >> all right. washington d.c. mayor bowser, thank you very much. joining me next, dr. roy, thank you very much for coming to "the reidout." the president is going to speak to the american people about covid. what do you want to hear from him? >> good to be with you, jonathan. this is what i want to hear all of my fellow health care workers especially front line health care worker want to hear. we want to wear about the need for vaccinations and particularly b...

>> hey there, gary. yeah. so it kind of depends on who you ask and which testing facility you're at. so some people are waiting anywhere from 30 minutes up to several hours just to get tested. you might notice here behind me there is no line. that's because they have maxed out the available slots for the day. they only had 150 available at 6:00 this morning. there was a huge line of folks waiting to get tested, and they filled up very quickly. those 150 slots. and there are so many choke points in the city for several reasons. but the mayor acknowledged earlier today they're struggling to get ...

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Has there been a rush to get the booster shots? >> people i talked to were getting the booster today, katy, and there was a little bit of a line this morning, but other than that, it's been pretty steady. this is a testing facility as well as a vaccination site. new york is preparing whether or not omicron has been officially detected here yet. new york state is under a state of emergency starting this friday. all non-emergency procedures will be limited, and that is to help with hospital staffing, help with hospital supplies. new york mayor bill de blasio has instituted a mask advisory. you a...