it's been in the past. probably ten times better than it was this time last year. some 80,000 genomic sequences, versus closer to 8,000. keep in mind, though, we are only doing about a million and a half tests per day. that, also, is better. but i remember dr. jha's previous home institution harvard, road to recovery talked about the necessity for tens of millions of tests per day. so even on the front end just in terms of the number of tests that we are doing in the first place is still too low. so that -- you know, the surveillance is improved but of a still small denominator, overall. that may be part of the reason why we haven't found omicron yet. it's almost certainly here in the united states. and no one should be surprised when we report that the first case has been officially found but that -- that may be driving why it's taking so long. >> sanjay, dr. jha, thanks so much. appreciate it. reminder join us tomorrow night for a special "cnn town hall" on the new variant and what it means for all of us. next up for us tonight, two republican congresswomen. new video surfaces of one's