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And saying that this had to be from animal to human. there will be questions asked from this committee that will be direct response of some work the house republicans have done on the house oversight committee. i think the american people deserve answers, why doesn't joe biden have a plan. he promised a plan. he promised america that covid would be over with by christmas and we would have abundance of testing kits. these are broken promises. we need to know the national plan moving forward. we had hoped covid would be over by now, we are seeing talk of shutdowns and more talks of actions by te...

Don't get what they want. lots to cover with our team of correspondents, starting with edward lawrence live at the white house. >> set to hear how federal teams are being placed to handle the surge in omicron cases. the white house here behind the curve on getting those testing kits available to americans, also on therapeutic drugs. senior white house official telling us the white house is able to move up the date actually of 10 million doses from pfizer from september to june, but that is still over the summer. the president also expected to announce he will double that order. now, on testing...

Distributed for free. if you look over my shoulder right now, all these people are half going around one side of the building to get tested on site. the other are snaking around the side of the library to wait for the testing kits. at this point in time they distributed about 3,500. they've only been doing it a couple hours. even with replenishments, how many more testing kits do they have? there are so many who need them. i spoke to one couple, i asked what made you come out? is it worth the sacrifice? here's what they told me. >> you have to have a sense of community. correct? you can't just...

Mobilize it. johnson & johnson came out one that did not have to have all of the fancy refrigeration. now that jerry is out on whether it helps against omicron. you are going to take it into those mainly black and brown neighborhoods, where are the ideas with this administration? >> jason: well, the president is now admitting that you need to do it state-by-state. you look at ron desantis -- >> harris: that's what he is admitting. >> jason: yeah, exactly. they don't have a plan. i challenge anybody to sit down and write out what is the biden plan to tackle this? when you are going to spend $73...

States with higher case loads while hospitals are already overwhelmed. >> our message to governors around the country is simple. if you need something, say something, and we will mobilize to quickly get you the resources you need. >> according to the white house covid coordinator, the contract to buy those 500 million rapid tests, it's not done. that pushes back the time line to get them from early to mid january. a website to request those tests is expected in the next few weeks. good news is the update is now granting emergency authorization for two new at-home testing kits as companies like...