we ve got somebroadway shows and restaurants shutting down because of outbreaking between fully vaccinated cast and staff members. the daily governor reported the highest number since the winter surge in january and a 40% increase from the day prior. let s listen to what some of the folks in line i talked to had to say about the wait. i have had friends recently who has been exposed to covid, so to be safe, i wanted to get tested as well. i got here about 6:20 this morning, and i m about the 30th person in line. i thought, i ll get here early but i m glad and happy that people are doing the right thing to get tested. reporter: that s been the general sentiment. people seem to be happy that at least people are getting tested. but i talked to dr. uche blackstock. she s been seeing the lines,
the upcoming holidays, i just thought it was the prudent thing to do, the responsible thing to do. i m going to be around family members, and i think it s a good thing for all of us to be thinking about. i got here about 6:20 this morning and i m probably about the 30th person in line. i thought, i ll get there early and, you know, i m glad. i m actually happy that people are taking it amongst themselves to do the right thing and get tested. reporter: so new york and new jersey are seeing omicron rates higher than rest of the country, about 13.1% of positive cases are omicron compared to around i believe 2.9% nationally. yep, there it is, the graphic on your screen there, jose. so here in new york, jose, we ve got some broadway shows, restaurants closing down because of outbreaks among fully vaccinated performers and staff. it is reminiscent of 2020. so they ll expand hours at city-run testing sites, add more mobile and brick and mortar sites, passing out about 500,000 rapid at-home
live from america s news headquarters i marry and repartee. congress and the american public to pay their respects to senator john mccain on friday. the arizona senator was honored in a ceremony in the capitol rotunda where he laid in state, only the 30th person in u.s. history to receive that honor. a memorial service will be held on saturday at the washington national cathedral and on sunday he will be laid to rest at the u.s. naval academy. united states state department announced friday it will no longer fund of the united nations relief and works agency for palestine refugees calling that agency a irredeemably flawed operation. it provides funding and relief services for palestinian refugees but the trump administration said earlier this year it would no longer shoulder a disproportionate share of
the more you know ththe commute is worth it., you and that john deere tractor, you can keep dreaming up projects all the way home. it s a longer drive, but just like a john deere, it s worth it. live from america s news headquarters. john mccain receiving the highest honor from congress today, lying in state in the capitol rotunda. he s just the 30th person in the nation s history to receive this honor. it includes lincoln, kennedy, and reagan. members of congress gave tribute during today s ceremony. president trump pushing for a new deal with canada, but negotiations are off to a rocky
he is saying fox news is the problem. when fox news and roger ailes and said a lot of people in the media were biased people in the media didn t push back hard enough. the answer is really not to fight with fox news or not. it s to do a good job. rachel: do a better job. ed: be fair and balanced pete pete have a better product. rachel: look like all this fake news stuff has gotten under chuck s skin a little bit. we are going to turn now to headlines, services continue in washington, d.c. today for the late senator and war hero john mccain. his family, including his mother roberta and wife cindy paying their final respects to john mccain who is the 30th person to lie in state in the u.s. capitol rotunda. dear friend whose smile reminded us that service is a privilege and whose scars remind dollars us of the great cost that brave souls paid for our freedom. rachel: later this hour, we have a live report from the vietnam memorial where mccain s family will honor his life ahead of a cer