caught covid in new york last week. the hardest part was making sure i wasn t getting my roommate sick. reporter: some local health departments are offering hotels or care packages for those that can t care for themselves. what if you live with family? what do you do to isolate to make sure others don t get it. if you have more than one bedroom, take one of those rooms temporarily. hopefully the room has a window, you can open and crack the glass a little bit. reporter: air circulation can be more important than sanitizing surfaces. washing hands is a must. hepa filters are great for shared spaces. wear an n95 if you re around people, deliveries should be left at the door sounds like you could live in cramped quarters and not give them covid. yes, you can definitely live even in a one bedroom apartment, not give your family covid with covid street smarts. reporter: a reminder that even when covid is close, we can still prevent its spread gadi schwartz, nbc news. up next,
precheck to reserve a 15 minute tsa screening window. you can still have expedited experience that s the benefit for customers. reporter: ideal for those that need extra time tom, speaking of the tsa, there was another violent passenger incident, this one in miami. i am told it got serious. reporter: that s right. police say a suspect tried to steal an airport golf cart. when police approached the suspect, they got into an altercation and another suspect jumped in. in all, the officer pulled his gun awaiting backup. the fight got out of control yet another extreme example of bad behavior in airplanes and airports leaves you shaking your head. tom costello, thank you. in 60 seconds, late-breaking news in the kim potter trial, and what to do if you or a loved one gets covid-19. the steps families should know about.
under sharp scrutiny in a few minutes, my interview with the u.s. surgeon general. let s begin with gabe gutierrez. reporter: with the omicron variant running rampant. we should all be concerned about omicron, but not panicked. reporter: president biden today with a direct message for the unvaccinated get vaccinated now. i promise you, it saves lives. i honest to god believe it is your patriotic duty. reporter: the president under pressure to do more for states with overburdened hospitals. and shortage of covid tests, announcing starting next month, his administration will distribute 500 million at home tests to any american that wants one by mail for free he is also deploying a thousand members of military to help understaffed hospitals, open new test sites we re taking more steps to make it easier to get tested. reporter: comes two weeks after white house press secretary jen psaki downplayed the need for more at home tests. why not make them free, have
long tsa lines and who mailed a box of cash to students in need. the christmas mystery inspiring america. good evening more and more of us tonight know someone in our circle that tested positive for covid, the now dominant omicron variant infecting americans at eye watering speed tonight, president biden updating the administration s covid battle plan, promising millions of free at home covid testing kits to be mailed to us on demand. more testing sites and deploying military troops to aid hospitals. this evening, more cities, schools, and businesses are reimposing covid rules and protocols amid skyrocketing case numbers. the president imploring the unvaccinated to take the shot as a patriotic duty while throwing his full faith behind booster shots as the administration s preparedness for omicron comes
and requires masks. and about a week ago, she sat in class next to a student who turned out to actually have covid. they both were masked. no one else in the school contracted it. masks work. look, we re just trying to protect kids. and there isn t anything i would do to protect my children. most parents feel that way. it s just a mask. and when you talk to kids, kids don t care. kids are as long as they can be in school amongst their friends and do the kind of work they want to do, they re happy to wear the mask. it s the parents making a big deal out of it. this has been politicized. politicized by the former president. that was the original sin. it s time to move on. it really is. and to be decent. if somebody is pouring out their heart about something like that, please just be decent. my god. dr. reiner, thank you. coming up how california governor gavin newsom is fighting for his political survival with two days and counting until a recall