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Mr. memoli, to you first. the administration's game plan, if this siege is worse than expected or drags out longer, i mean, just saying, we're going to send 500 million tests, that's honestly not enough. >> yeah, stephanie, i think one of the lessons we're learning here, the white house mantra, we follow the science, well, sometimes the science takes time. getting the data that experts need to make clear recommendations takes time. think about this, we learned about the omicron variant just around thanksgiving. it was a week later that the president announced his initial plan for dealing with ...

These words of assurances and calm to americans. >> i know you're tired. i really mean this and i know you're frustrated. we all want this to be over. we're still in it, and this is a critical moment. >> reporter: the president also doing something he rarely does, referring to former president donald trump who in the past several days has said that he, too, has received the booster. now, he was speaking at an event where he got booed for that, but president biden essentially praised his predecessor and said if former president trump did it, so can other americans, trying to make the case for v...

The omicron surge leading a rush on testing and frustration. these are the scenes we are seeing, long lines for covid tests ahead of holiday travel. walgreens and cvs struggling to keep up with demand for at-home testing kits. the biden administration ordering 500 million at-home tests but aren't available until sometime in january. new reporting shows president trump dropped the ball on a home test in the first few weeks of the pandemic. one company, e-25 bio had a solution early on in the pandemic. inexpensive rapid tests with support and financial backing from the nih. due to convoluted fda...

And waukesha and the borders are open. we have the kentucky tornadoes. kellyanne conway mentioned, from ages 18 to 45, fentanyl is the leading cause of death. it's an extraordinary unfoldingf of catastrophes here at home. we are not started yet. what is your take on what the american people are facing and what we can do about it? >> we need leadership. omicron is contagious. when it gets cold outside we get virus numbers. what is surprising is how unprepared the biden administration is. they were given the vaccine by the trump operation warp speed. where are the testing kits? i could not find ...

Interests. it is like the party of joe manchin. >> quickly, do the folks you're hearing from on your show, do they feel manchin is looking out for their best interests? >> i think that the majority -- i can't speak for everybody, we're not monolithic, but with what he has done over the last couple days, yes, that's enhanced his standing, as i said, and i think there is a general feeling that he is, in fact, representing his constituents by the position he's taken on the build back better act. >> hoppy, appreciate the perspective and sharing some of that, you know, on the ground feeling with us...