transmissible variant than delta, and so this is going to take time to sort out. reporter: so the biden administration is rolling out new efforts to try to limit this winter surge of covid-19, and one of those begins on monday. a travel policy that requires all international travelers to be tested for covid-19, and have a negative covid test the day before they travel to enter the country, fredricka. no travel restrictions or policies right now for domestic travelers, but you re starting to see more screenings and more covid testing available at different airports across the country. lots of adjustments made now and we know more will come, too. absolutely. thank you. good to see you. talk more about all this with dr. tyson belle, assistant professor of medicine at the university of virginia. good to see you again. you just heard nadya about president biden s winter plan for this pandemic. is this enough in your view? uh-oh.
the scheme didn t work when murdaugh survived. well, now he s still facing charges connected to the settlement money, the satterfields, his former maid, and now insurance fraud charges because of that botched attempt to have himself killed, and his law firm is looking into allegations that he might have stolen be money from them or misappropriated funds. all of these claims and allegations surrounding alex murdaugh, suspicion and mystery as well. boris and christi. thank you, nadya. coming up, some, but not all health experts are urging those who got a johnson & johnson covid vaccine to get a booster shot as soon as it s available. we ll explain the discrepancy next. ready for subway s eat fresh refresh™? that s the new and improved italian b.m.t.®, with new artisan italian bread,
police have been searching the wooded area near the apartment complex where she lived and worked. that is where friends and family have been gathered for a vigil to honor her. police say a purse with her identification was found near the body. a person of interest in the case apparently committed suicide, died by suicide we should say a few days after her disappearance. and turning now to the death of gabby petito, reported sightings of her fiancee brian laundrie in north carolina are spreading on social media, but authorities seem no closer to finding him. let s bring in nadya ra mira right outside the family s home. what is the latest? reporter: pamela, you mentioned these reported sightings of brian laundrie happening in north carolina, not too far from appalachian trail, and so the sheriff there in that area says he doesn t know if there s any validity to these claims, but they took all the information and handed it over to the fbi, the agency of course that is over this entire
power is still out for more than 500,000 customers in louisiana and some do not expect it restored until the end of this month. so obviously it s a dire circumstance because forecasters are predicting heat of over 100 degrees in some areas. in laplace, louisiana, nadya, tell us how people are coping. reporter: well, alisyn, they just can t catch a break. you mentioned the heat advisory. people don t have power in laplace, louisiana, where they won t likely have power until the end of the month which means no air conditioning. we had another round of showers coming through. take a look, a lot of the homes in the area look just like this with blue tarps on them, with the roofs and shingles and everything missing from their homes that was ripped off in the storm. i want to introduce you to the house owner. she was gracious enough to let us come inside her home and talk about the damage. what have you been dealing with