of omicron which has also surfaced in belgium, israel and hong kong. no cases have yet been reported in the u.s. new york governor kathy hoe cull has issued an emergency hospital order limiting elective surgeries just in case. president biden with these words of caution as he and the world await more answers on the new strain. we don t know a lot about the variant except that it is of great concern, seems to spread rapidly. arthel: we have live fox news team coverage. jacqui heinrich, she s with the president, and we re going to first start with jonathan serrie who is live in atlanta, home of the cdc. jonathan, what do you have for us? reporter: hi there, arthel. the governor of new york did sign that executive order postponing elective searchings at hospitals surgeries at hospitals that have limited capacity in her state. the move was designed to free up hospital space for a potential surge in covid-19 patients in