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Important. in new york and many cities across the country, the lines for covid testing are long. joining me now is eric adams, mayor-elect of new york city. thank you for coming on the show. tell us, how worried are you about the surging number of cases right now? what is going on in your city? in your state? >> i think the country and if not, the globe, is dealing with this new variant. i believe when we do a proper analysis that the cases are high, but here in new york, we're not at a place where we're seeing a substantial number of deaths and not seeing a real problem with hospitalization. ...

Immigration reform, george floyd which has been dead as well. we passed so much out of the house and guys in the senate. why is that? the american people need a real answer to that question. why does the senate only pass less than 20% of what comes out of the house even though these things are popular? it's because of corporate interests and dark money in politics. >> congressman jamaal bowman, thank you for being with us on a newsy day. a briefing about the president's omicron address tomorrow. the covid surge, major testing lines and schools shutting down just a couple days before the holi...

>> both the president and i are vaxed. did you get the booster? >> yes >> i got it, too. okay. >> oh, don't, don't, don't. no. that's all right. very tiny group over there. >> joining me now the founder and ceo of advancing health equity and msnbc medical contributor with the "new york times" editorial board. it is good to see you both. doctor, omicron is now the dominant u.s. strain as i have turned to you and asked you many times over the course of the last year and a half, what does that mean and what do we need to know? >> first of all, thank you so much for having me on. the question is, ...

With the omicron variant now surging. you are right, people are still going to restaurants. let's be clear about this. new york city has a covid vaccination requirement. you got to flash your phone or card in order to get in. that's something more and more cities are following. that should be the norms. that's the good news. we have seen a lot of broadway shows cancelled because of covid outbreaks. we have seen what happens on "saturday night live," we do have testing lines and it's impossible to go to cvs and walgreens to pick up an at home rapid test. there is concerns of the schools right n...

Hospitals you may soon overwhelm. >> reporter: ahead of the holidays americans planning to travel and gather with loved ones are not taking chances. leading to extra long testing lines from florida to new york. >> nearly three hours now. >> reporter: at home tests now hard to find once the epi-center of the pandemic, new york is shattering covid records yet again. more than 21,000 new cases for the second day in a row levels not seen since january. ♪ ♪ >> reporter: soaring infections shutting down the radio city rockettes and even some broadway shows and restaurants. bracing for a hard win...