>> reporter: the white house said today-- and this is a direct quote-- said it had sed christmas. empty or nearly empty shore shelves haven't. americans should have no trouble finding whaever they need for the holidays. yet, inflation persists, and the omicron variant, at some level, is stalking the u.s. economy, so the administration said today it was giving some 40 million borrowers a bit of a break, extending for 90 days a long-running pause in student alone repayments. that pause, jamie, will now continue until may 1. >> yuccas: major i want to ask you about an update on the president's scare with covid last week. what you can tell us? >> reporter: we have two important negative tests at the top of the administration. president biden tested negative as did vice president harris. president biden was in the presence of an aide who tested positive, and on tuesday, vice president harirs was in the presence of someone who later tested positive. their negative tests though, have reassured everyone here at