connecticut forced to cancel plans to hand out 500,000 at home covid tests this week through shipping delays. governor lamont saying warehouse and shipping delays on the west coast are holding up state supply, those tests originally expected to arrive, to be distributed today but the governor has not provided a new timetable for delivery and also says they could arrive at any time but this has cleared up nicely for our chunk in my afternoon. severe storms pummeling the south of the, quote, large and dangerous tornado is confirmed in alabama. tornado warnings were issued in mississippi, no injuries have been reported, however there is significant damage. meanwhile snow pounding northern california. a series of storms dumping 17 feet of snow on the sierra nevada trapping some people in the lake tahoe region. be careful out there.
here. price surges do not mean the entire economy of the united states goes into ruins, and here we have some different factors, because it s a ongoing pandemic that s been disrupting everything from supply chains to shipping delays, to shipping price spikes. the pandemic affects who goes to work in person or at all, plus wider labor shortages from the first layoffs of 2020 to the more recent great resignation and shifting consumer demand as people return to some type of economic life after quarantines. we see these prices surges for everything from cars to gas to eggs to beef. 40% of adults say price jumps are greatly impacting their finances, the share higher for families who make under $50,000 a year. that s where all of this goes back to what kind of capitalism we re living with. the median individual income in america is $44,000 a year or about $3,600 a month. so it s not a burden that s shared equally when it comes to
so that we can get parts and goods to factory floors quicker and cheaper. three, bring more of that production back here to the united states to make our supply let s make america, let s make what we sell in america made in america so we re not at risk of foreign supply chains and shipping delays, and in doing so get more americans working in jobs with rising wages. i want to be clear. i m confident the federal reserve will act to achieve their dual goals of full employment and stable prices and make sure that the price increases do not become entrenched over the long term with the independence that they need. but the best way that i as president and the congress as a legislature can tackle high prices is by building a more productive economy with greater capacity to deliver for the
california s governor promised to deliver 6 million kits, but many families are still waiting. and some schools are opening without them. the state blaming winter storms for shipping delays. in boston today, more than 1,000 teachers and staff out. we are getting to a point where that is a tremendous strain on every classroom, on every school. reporter: and across the country, more than 3,500 schools have gone to remote learning or delayed a return to in-person classes. and 30 million eligible children have yet to get a vaccine. and the number of children going into hospitals quadrupling over the last month. we have staggering numbers here during this omicron surge already. it seems almost exclusively we re caring for unvaccinated adolescents. reporter: 17-year old halie mulanax was unvaccinated and is now fighting for her life on a ventilator. she delivered her first child, a girl, by c-section. but has not been able to meet her. she has never seen her baby
consumers, two, build better infrastructure so we can get parts and goods to factory floors quicker and cheaper. three, bring more of that production back here to the united states. to make our supply chain more secure. let s make america, let s make what we sell in america made in america so we aren t at risk of foreign supply chains and shipping delays. and in doing so, get more americans working in jobs with rising wages. i want to be clear, i m confident the federal reserve will act to achieve their dual goals of full employment and stable prices and make sure the price increases do not become entrenched over the long term with the independence that they need. but the best way that i as president and the congress as a legislature can tackle high prices is by building a more