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>> reporter: well, let's be clear, they're going out and trying to get tested, right, jim. if you look at what happened here, earlier this morning folks came out here, there was a long line of people out here. turns out that was the line for the wait list. there are 158 people on the wait list at this location alone. they're no longer taking new appointments. that gives you a sense of the need at this one location where we are. mayor de blasio says the city is going to open new test sites by the end of the week. in addition to that, what we're seeing in the state and the city are the numbers c...

Is a big focus of the white house and it's also urgently needed right now in places like new york, which is once again becoming an epicenter of infection. the state reporting new cases jumped more than 80% in the past two weeks. cnn's jason carroll is outside one new york testing site and joining us now. jeremy -- jason, rather, people were lined up before sunrise, hours before that site even opened. why? >> reporter: right. and they knew they had to do that from experience because the day before, kate, they were waiting hours and couldn't get an appointment, so they showed up this morning bef...

And getting behind on my bills. >> reporter: with the staff shortage worsening, nurturing is now taking 15% fewer students. how long could a family be on the wait list? >> they may be on it for the better part of 2022. >> reporter: across the u.s., roughly 10% of child care programs have closed. others are downsizing. and many parents are seeing prices rise and wait lists go. >> parents, predominantly women, can't go back to work. >> reporter: a recent survey found 84% of parents feel overwhelmed by the cost of child care, and nearly 240 20% have quit a job because of it. the average annual co...

Care industry afloat. it helped nurture and raise wages a dollar an hour. but he works a second job at home depot. >> i was working check to check and i was getting behind on my bills. >> he is now taking 15% fewer students. >> how long could families sit on a wait list. . >> they may sit on a wait list for the better part of 2022. >> across the u.s., roughly 10% of child care programs have closed. others are downsizing. many parents are seeing prices rise and wait lists grow. >> parents, predominantly women, can't go back to work. . >> a recent survey found 84% of parents are overwhelmed by t...

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