says they will continue with in-person learning on january 3rd following the winter break with plans to rely heavily on testing. long lines for tests are still snaking through much of the country. and while the biden administration touts the january arrival of half a billion more at-home tests, the fda is raising questions about just how well they detect omicron cases. even so, jake, more and more schools are depending on tests in order to bring kids safely back to the classroom. d.c. schools announcing today that they will now require a negative covid test for both students and staff in order to return after the holiday break. jake? >> alexandra field, thanks for that reporting. let's bring in rick bright, an immunologist, former member of president biden's covid advisory board and the pandemic prevention institute. rick, good to see you. when you led the biomedical advanced research and development authority, an arm of hhs, health and human services, you resigned in protest of the