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Testing requirement going into effect for travel. what are you seeing there? >> reporter: we'll have to see how smooth this really goes. all of this means that flights in the air right now are among the first that will have to follow these new rules. passengers coming into the united states will now have to get tested for coronavirus one day before their departure, they have to show proof of that negative coronavirus test to the airline. and the cdc says if your flight is on monday, you have to get tested on sunday. not a 24 hour rule, a one day rule. you also need to make sure that the airlin...

Country you're coming from, katy. >> dr. hotez, looking at the new rules for overseas travelers, do you think they're sufficient, number one? 24 hours negative test. would you have liked to see a three three-day isolation, voluntary quarantine, at least recommended by the government when people are returning, or is 24 hours and the test enough? >> for me, the most important is the vaccine requirement and trying to get -- to make sure that people who go on a plane would be vaccinated. that would probably be the most impactful. clearly the testing requirement is going to help. i'm actually not a...

I think we should be using other tools such as testing and vaccination requirements for travelers. that makes more sense. even if it turns out to be mild, it's still going to be a problem if a large number of people get infected but i don't think that should justify the travel restrictions at this point. >> you do support testing, obviously, vaccines, but also testing as you know today there is a new one-day testing requirement for international travelers who are coming to the united states, either back in or coming from -- who live in other countries. what do you think of that? >> i think it ...

Negative covid test taken 24 hours before departure. kathy park is at jfk international airport with the latest. kathy. >> effective tomorrow, the u.s. is tightening its testing requirements for those entering the u.s. and for some families that's already putting plans on hold during a very busy holiday travel season. in less than 24 hours, travelers flying into the u.s. will face tough new restrictions, as the nation tries to fight back the coronavirus and rising cases of the new omicron variant. all passengers coming in from another country must show a negative covid test a day before boardi...

>> reporter: the plan includes boosters, vaccines for kids 5 and under, strict national guidelines, free testing of the new 24 hour testing requirement. it begins on monday, industry analysts concerned about holiday travel. we will see where things stand and what the president has to say. todd: jesse one is reacting to the mass exodus from vice president kamala harris's staff as her chief spokesperson heads for the door. >> trying to get out before the kamala stench 6 and too deeply. a lot of them are about resume building. who you work for in the campaign, the title in the dc office.