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Let's return to our top story now. in an effort to slow the spread of the omicron variant, new covid testing requirements are now in effect for air travelers coming to the united states. the u.k. will also implement similar measures beginning tomorrow after adding nigeria to its red list. earlier i spoke to a viral specialist, dr. jorge rodriguez, and asked him if any of these travel restrictions would make a difference. here's what he said. >> we keep dodging bullets and we keep thinking is something that's going to go away, and that we have to do it in an easy way. we are now approaching two...

Democratic colleague. and so, you know, when she said, i apologize to anyone who was offended by what i said, so, you know, i don't know -- i don't know where it ends, and i think it's kind of sad when you consider -- and i know we all spend a great portion of our sunday yesterday thinking about bob dole and his leadership in the republican -- in the senate as republican leader, and that was a different day, and we don't have that anymore. >> gloria borger, thank you so much. >> thank you. top of a brand new hour. thanks for staying with us. i'm victor blackwell. >> and i'm alisyn camerota. ...

Lines of the declaration of independence. life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness, air travel difficulties these days. no major snafus today as a result of the new testing requirements. used to be if you were vaccine, you had three days to get a test but now one day. let's tick through the rest of the details of that. this is only air travelers, just to be clearer. if you cross the border in canada, mexico it doesn't apply to you. a pcr test is what you need to have. if you have a home test, you might not be good. that is the latest from here. we will continue to watch it throughout the day...

Eruption in indonesia. new covid testing requirements are now in effect for all travelers coming to the united states, and it's part of the effort to curb the spread of the omicron variant which has already been found in at least 16 u.s. states. now, anyone boarding a flight to the united states must have proof of a negative covid test one day or 24 hours before takeoff. plus foreign nationals must also be fully vaccinated to enter the country. but that requirement -- this is key -- is not yet in place for u.s. citizens. cnn's nadia romeo has the details. >> reporter: holiday travel plus the...

This morning new york city mayor bill de blasio announced on nbc the city is implementing a sweeping set of vaccine mandates for all private sector employers as health officials try to limit the spread of the omicron variant. today marks the official start of sweeping new testing requirements for travelers. all air travelers are required to show proof of a negative test taken no more than one day before their flight. meanwhile, the spread of covid domestically is-esque mating. the 7-day average of daily new cases in the u.s. has jumped above 120,000. with more than 1300 deaths on average every...