>>, good evening once again a day 16 of the biden administration the nation has been bracing with this new omicron variant, and this afternoon the first u.s. case was indeed confirmed in a patient and the san francisco bay area. >> the individual was a traveler who returned from south africa on november 22nd and tested positive on november 29th. the individual self quarantine and all close contacts have been contacted, all close contacts thus far have tested negative. >> doctor fauci went on to say the patient in question had received two shots of the moderna vaccine but no booster as of yet, and is experiencing some mild symptoms. fauci offered this to those who might be holding off on getting that booster shot. >> people say, well, if we are