the administration is doing a lot with regard to testing. and we recognize we have more work to do. >> there's promising data from the uk adding to information from south africa showing omicron may be less severe an delta, and the fda could have two pills to treat. that could be a milestone in treating the sickest patients. president biden speaking with private sector ceos as inflation continues to soar without signs of easing. and a potential sign of progress on the build back better bill. joe manchin joining a tuesday night call with fellow democrats after coming out against the nearly $2 trillion package. let's begin with the latest on covid. joining us now, white house correspondent jeff mason, pentagon correspondent, kourtney kubi, and two doctors. jeff, the president ramping up vaccination and hospital capacity. but testing is a major problem for americans. you can't find a test in new york and d.c. and other places. the president was pressed on that at the white house yesterday. >> what's your message to americans who are trying to get tested now and who are not able to get tested and who are wondering what took so long to ramp up testing? >> what took so long is it didn't take long at all. what happened was the omicron virus spread even more rapidly than anybody thought. >> jeff, you've also been reporting on this front recently. the administration underestimated the virus and the vaccine hesitancy. certainly did not anticipate the -- they anticipated variants but didn't know the transmissibility, the velocity, if you will, of this omicron. >> yeah. that's right. and my reporting since this summer really, has shown that critics of the administration while giving praise to the president for doing what he has done on vaccination, simply did not do enough on other areas that also are important for fighting a pandemic, and that includes continuing to encourage people to mask, getting masks out to people, and that last piece which you've been talking about, getting enough tests out to the american people. as early as -- earlier this week i had an analysis story saying that the president had put all of his sort of strategy as -- to use analogy, all the eggs in one basket, and that was the vaccination basket. so when he says to the question that it wasn't that slow, the critics would disagree. the lines you showing pictures of right now would also refute that as well. but they are working on it now. and that is something that they hope to improve with these new tests that should be available in the coming month. >> and kourtney, what about the military's role? the president announced yesterday that these -- the medical doctors are going to go to hospitals helping out with personnel. how is that going to work? >> reporter: that's right. the white house announced they directed the pentagon to prepare up to 1,000 men and women to deploy around the country to support covid response. we've seen that happening. there's a mission that's been underway since august. there are about 250 members of the u.s. military that are deployed in seven states at about a dozen hospitals right now. and what they have learned over the last almost two years of this pandemic is that rather than surging in hundreds of potential doctors, nurses and paramedics, what's more effective is to send the small teams, usually about 20 men and women, paramedics, doctors, in to support local hospitals that just get overwhelmed by covid. so what happens next is now the pentagon has said okay, we have the authority to send up to 1,000 people around the country, but fema has to put this request in. they need to tell the military we need a group of doctors and nurses at this hospital in this location, and then the military will source that out and send those people from all around the country to most likely, again, to the civilian hospitals. we don't expect the first groups of these troops to start moving until january or even february. and it's going to be a need-based deployment. but again, at this point, we already have 250 of these men and women all around the country. the expectation is many, if not all of those 1,000 additional personnel will probably be used in the coming weeks. >> and doctor, let's talk about the testing. how vital is it to prevent the further spread to get more tests available quickly and they're not going to be available in time for the holidays when people are traveling and trying to make their plans. what should people do? >> it's a pressing need. i was just in new york city. i saw the lines with my own eyes and i have friends 245 are trying to test and find tests. it's difficult for them to be able to do so. i think that's going to compromise the ability of us to stay ahead of the omicron variant as best as we can. i think the spread is inevitable. the tests are essential for people who are trying to navigate a world in which covid-19 is ever-present. and they want to do things safely and do the right thing and they're unable to do so, and it's not true this wasn't predictable predictable. we've been asking for tests for a long time. in october people were going to town to town. this is really inexcusable this late in the pandemic. it's great they're finally recognizing the value of the tests. a lot of their impact is going to be blunted because they're only going to start to arrive next month. >> and doctor azar, let's talk about the severity and the data from the, adding to what we know from south africa. it's not lab testing yet. we don't have the kind of evidence dr. fauci is waiting for, but does it mean we're not going to see the hospitalizations we saw with delta? >> certainly, andrea, we won't know for another week or two. we always know the hospitalizations and then deaths, of course, lag behind case counts. and i do think it's important just to point out that the populations are very different in each place, so it is a little bit like comparing apples and oranges. i think most experts would say it's still not definitive whether or not the virus or this variant is truly less virilant in and of itself, or are we seeing more moderate cases because of underlying immunity from preexisting infection. and that's what researchers are really trying to sort out right now. part of the analysis from south africa is perhaps there is lesser hospitalization with the omicron variant, but once patients are hospitalized so that is that if the virus and the infection breaches that first forcefield, if you will, that protection from infection that once patients are hospitalized, the severity of thal illness in the hospital might be comparable to the delta variant. we're getting this data every day, and this is something that we're all obviously watching very closely so we can get our best guidance to our patients and also feel reassured when our patients are reinfected that they might have a milder illness. >> the fda could be with rising as early as today. two pills with merck and pfizer. they treat covid for some of the sickest patients. what impact could that have? >> it could have a major impact, especially the pfizer pill. what we're hearing about in the clinical trial data is it's 90% effective in preventing hospitalization in unvaccinated populations. this could be game-changing. if they can get it quick enough, that really makes covid a much more treatable infection. much more like many of the other reps viruses we deal with. testing is really important. you've got a window of opportunity for that drug to be effective. if a person is driving around town looking for a test to be able to be prescribed the pfizer anti-viral, that's going to completely eliminate the benefit. we have to make sure testing is in place and the infrastructure is there so we can actually utilize the great drug that science has given us. >> and we're also hearing, doctor, that some hospitals, i've heard of in new york and also in d.c. are running out of the antibody treatments, and this takes a long time to make. i think it's -- i thought it was -- that's concerning that there are backlogs. >> definitely. we had three antibody products on the market. when the omicron variant appeared, we quickly learned some antibodies don't work against it. we were left with one in limited supply. what you're seeing now is hospitals are basically cancelling all the appointments for the antibodies that were using the ineffective ones because omicron is dominant and they're left with one antibody treatment. it's in short supply. this is another reason we need to get the pfizer drug out there. we're losing some of the ability to treat this and keep people out of the hospital and that's going to be really important. because that's what the metric is. it's severity of infection. keeping hospitals operating. >> well, i want to thank all of you and wish everybody a happy holiday, a happy, safe holiday as you all try to spend time with your families. thanks so much for being with us today. and empty shelves. president biden meeting with a group of ceos. he says there are not empty shelves. that the shortages have been diminished since they started working on the shipping shortages since november. we'll test that claim coming up. but we've been talking about everything from groceries to gas becoming more expensive. what's the plan to bring prices down? 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>> the economy is growing strongly. all indicators on the ground are we're going into something like 7% in the fourth quarter. we're going to carry that momentum into next year, 6% in the first quarter, and 4 % or 5% for the year. there's no real problem with growth in the u.s. and certainly, from that perspective, there's no real danger of not doing build back better. that's not something that's really on the merits of need right now. it's a political issue for the president, but it's not something that has to happen. the bigger issue is the supply chains and the inflation, and the reality is that today's theater notwithstanding, you can't manage supply chains from the oval office. and the best thing that can be done is to recognize that one person's supply chain problem is another person's labor shortage, and due to the things we heard the panel before us talk about in terms of a broader effort, not focussed just on vaccines to combat the coronavirus. that will solve the supply chain problems. it will be up to the federal reserve to deal with the inflation which will continue into next year. it's durable through 2022 for sure. and it will be to the accommodation of getting the loikd out of the system and raising rates to knock down probably some of the 2 $.5 trillion households are carrying into next year. growth is not the problem. inflation is and the supply chain is really about the public health policy. >> and phil, speaking of public health, there's the health of the commander in chief. when he was walking out just now of the event that he had been with the ceo, he was asked about taking the covid tests himself. he's taken several since he was exposed to a staffer who tested positive. they were in close proximity and they tested positive the next day. he said he's taken the test before he walked in today and hasn't gotten the result yet. we're waiting on that. but obviously, he's not symptomatic. we're hoping all is well with the president on that. the other pressures on him, on the inflation front. this continues. it's going to lead to a lot of tension certainly on the congressional front going forward. >> i think that's right, andrea. politically, this is a real liability for president biden. it's not, of course, personally his fault that we're experiencing inflation, and yet, it's a squeeze on every family in this country, and they're looking for somebody who blame, and it is confounding when you talk to administration officials, they are so frustrated, because they see the economic growth that's robust. they see the unemployment rate as very low. 4.2 % in the most recent report earlier this month. they feel like the recovery is moving along very well. and yet, the administration, the president, is not getting the political credit for the stronger economy because of the rise in gas prices and inflation everywhere in this economy, and t putting a real squeeze on families at the time when they're spending a lot over the holidays. and it's going to be difficult for democrats to turn that into a winning political argument as the election year begins in january. >> and i want to turn back to douglas, because i want to pick up on what you said about no real need for bbb. as the president tries to revive it and shumer is going to try to revive it now. we heard the argument yesterday from the president that the build back better plan would help reduce inflation. here's a little bit of what he had to say about that yesterday. >> all the things in that bill are going to reduce prices and cost for middle class and working class people. it's going to reduce their costs. or bring down all the costs. the cost of work from child care to a child care tax credit. >> there are a number of economists and economic writers who agree with that. there was a study i believe yesterday. what do you make of that argument? >> i don't think that's quite right. i mean, certainly the first year of build back better as it came out of the house is stimulus in an economy that doesn't need it. and will raise prices across the board. it is true that there's an enormous amount of taxpayer money that will be handed out in the former child care subsidies and health premium subsidies that will offset. but the underlying inflation will get worse. this is covering up the problem with taxpayer dollars. >> as you know, that debate is going to continue informal we'll have more on that coming up from our congressional team. thanks to all of you. wishing all of you a good holiday. monica, give us a shout if you hear anything more about the covid test from the president. we're awaiting the results. thanks so you. and breaking news from the house oversight committee. it just announced it's launching a bipartisan investigation into the tragic events at the astro world concert last month. ten people were killed when the crowd of 50,000 surged as travis scott was performing. the committee is specifically focusing on the role of the concert's promoter live nation and the planning, safety and staffing at the event. live nation has until january 7th th to turn over documents to congress. and the havana syndrome. a senator joining me on that, next. you're watching andrea mitchell reports. this is msnbc. reports. this is msnbc. need to worry. the pre-treaters are built in. tide pods dissolve even when the water is freezing. nice! if it's got to be clean, it's got to be tide. 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>> joining me now is a democratic senator, senior member of the foreign relations committee who has led to effort to make sure victims get proper medical care. senator, as always, for your work and for being with us today. you helped get past the havana act which was signed by the president and by april, these victims are supposed to be compensated. but as of last night when the secretary went to hopkins for the first time, researchers have not identified what this is. different people have different syndromes. how do you decide who the victims are and how they should be properly compensated? they don't have a road map. >> well, that's one of the challenges. and what's the most disappointing is to hear that former state department employee talk about not being believed. and i think that for many of the folks that we've talked to in my office, that's the most upsetting part. people know this has happened to them. they can go back and give you the time and the place and what they felt, but to say that they weren't believed for years, really, for many years, now i'm pleased to see that both the state department and the biden administration has begun to take seriously what has happened to people, and i was pleased to see secretary blinken visit john's hopkins yesterday. and to know that that health care will be available to people returning to also see that people who have been affected can get care at walter reed. that has been a challenge for a long time. it takes longer to get in there, but they have a wonderful national intrepid center that treats traumatic brain injuries. i've visited there. it's amazing. and i know what's important is to make sure that people get the care they need and we've got to work at the benefits piece, because when people are forced to retire because they can no longer do their jobs because of injury, they need to be compensated. >> and to that point, how can they figure out how to compensate them and who to compensate? are you satisfied with the way the state department, the cia, and other agencies are dealing with just how to ascertain who is a victim and who is not? >> well, that's why i think the legislation that we just got included in the defense bill, i worked with senator collins on the havana act which got done earlier this year as you pointed out. to make sure that this is an all of government approach to make sure that there are reports regularly to congress, that someone is in charge so that we know who we can go to to get answers to make sure someone is in charge in each of the agencies where a person has been affected. all those things are really important. and this is something new. we still don't know what caused it. we don't know who is responsible. but we do know that people are affected, and it's caused serious injury and for that, we need to compensate people, and so we're going to have to start from the system that we have, and make the changes to address this particular challenge. >> when the cia director was in moscow about a month ago, he actually warned russia that if it's determined that russia is responsible, and is doing this so americans abroad and here at home, even, if it's determined that russia is responsible, the cia director warned that we would take strong action. a lot of suspicion is placed on russia. they've denied it, because they did experiment with this technology back in the 1970s. they've developed since. other countries have as well. what should we do regarding russia? >> well, again, i think we need to find out who is responsible, and we're going to find that out eventually. because it's a focus now of what we're trying to do, and there are a number of agencies that are working on that. and then we need to hold whoever it is accountable. we know that as you say, there are a number of countries that have this technology. but there are only so many countries that have the global reach of russia, of a china, and so we know that whoever is doing this as that global reach, because we've had personnel affected on every continent except antarctica. so we know that this is something that's been widespread. and we will keep at it until we find who is responsible, and we will hold whoever it is accountable. >> and that's why a lot of suspicion has been placed on russia, because they have the global reach and they have the technology. >> well, that's right. and it's interesting to see whether there will be additional cases that appear since the director issued that warning to putin. so i haven't heard of any in that time period. now, there may have been some i haven't heard of, but i think putting any country who might be doing this on notice is really important for us to do. >> and speaking of vladimir putin, he is escalating his threats against nato demanding nato withdraw from eastern europe, essentially reverse nato's reach and expansion. what should we do, and how concerned are you even about a cyber attack against ukraine by vladimir putin? something he's done before? >> well, i'm very concerned. what he's trying to do is rebuild the soviet union. if you look tatd list of countries that he says nato and the united states should stay out of, they're all former sovietics. the fact is russia -- these are sovereign countries, and russia is not going to determine what their future will be. and nato is important to the united states. it's important to our security and the security of europe. so we need to take very strong position with vladimir putin as president biden has done, pointing out that there will be significant -- there will be a significant response not just from the united states but from europe should he invade ukraine, and we are helping ukraine with being prepared for a future cyber attack should one come. we need to continue to provide additional military support to ukraine. this is a very different ukrainian military than the one in 2014 when putin went in and took crimea. we know that putin is interested in making as much turmoil and difficulty for eastern europe as possible. and we've got to do everything we can to support those countries and reassure them that for those who are nato members that nato is going to be there. for those other countries who are worried about russian aggression, that there will be a united response from europe and the united states. >> senator, thank you very much for being with us. and a happy holiday to you. >> happy holidays to you and everyone who is watching. and signs of life from bbb. senator joe manchin spoke directly with the democratic caucus days after a massive blow to the build back better plan. more on that coming up. more on that coming up [ echoing ] some of us were born for this. to protect people. to help them save. with a home and auto bundle from progressive. ahh. i was born for this. and now it's prime time. cut. jamie, what are you doing? 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>> thank you, andrea. the call lasted a little over an hour and a half. senator manchin was on the call and spoke at the beginning. didn't really make a lot of news. said what he basically what he had said before according to people on the call. but this was a significant moment, because there were concerns at the beginning as to whether manchin would join the call or was willing to negotiate further on build back better. the fact that he did and spoke to president biden on sunday suggests that there is still a glimmer of hope for build back better to be put together in a way that can pass congress and land on president biden's desk. i want to play a little bit of what senator schumer had to say about the call yesterday. >> we had a caucus meeting zoom last night where about everyone participated. there was universal feeling that we are not giving up. that we are continuing the fight. on two major fronts. both of which we need badly. one, of course, is build back better. and joe manchin was on the phone and lots of our members made pleas to him to continue and negotiate and he agreed to do that. the president said that the other day. >> reporter: there's still a long way to get agreement and multiple sources on the call said they didn't talk too much policy. it was a broad strokes conversation about continuing the negotiation. >> let's talk about voting rights. because schumer also said the they're would vote on voting rights in january. they weren't going to wait that long and if republicans block it, they would, quote, consider and vote on rules reform. which means changing the filibuster at least a one-time change, but a change. >> reporter: that's right. this is the first time chuck schumer has come this close to endorsing a weakening of the senate filibuster in order to pass voting rights legislation. he mostly danced around it saying all options are on the table, not only is he suggesting that the senate should carve out the filibuster to pass voting rights. he's promising there will be a vote to do that. at this moment he doesn't have 50 votes. manchin and sinema are holdouts, but democrats have a majority in the house and senate to pass major pieces of voting rights. it looks like shumer is going to put everybody on the spot as to whether the rules in the senate are worth changing. >> thank you so much. and joining us now, patrick, the -- president obama's first director of foreign affairs. currently the president for center for american progress. great to see you. >> thank you. >> is this a sign that there may be some hope for a scaled back build back better bill? and if so, is that something progressives would accept if it's the only thing they can get? >> well, you know, it is reason to be optimistic and hopeful, but hope is not a strategy. this is the holiday season, andrea. we're all making our lists and checking them twice. it's helpful to have a list from senator margin of what he's for. we've heard what he's opposed to, but we have a list of what he's for like universal pre-k. he's for lowering the cost of prescription drugs for all americans. he's for investing to mitigate the impact of climate change, and he's made it clear he intends to work with the democratic majority to turn around the tax cuts to make corporations and wealthy individuals pay their fair share to support the programs. that's the foundation to build on and a reason for us to dig in further and to continue the conversations with hopefulness and optimism. and with specificity in the new year. >> one of the reasons that manchin said he would vote against the bill is he said he could not explain it to the people of west virginia. you've gone ahead and done it for him. you've created a list of a few ways that build back better you say would help the people in his state. what is he missing here? >> yeah. i thought we should be helpful to senator margin and people of west virginia. andrea, i'm having this conversation with you from new york. a state that has a life expectancy on average, six years longer than west virginians. that shouldn't exist in america. this bill will address things like that. for instance, a family of four in west virginia that makes $40,000 a year will save $10,000 in health care costs and child care costs because of this bill. in west virginia we have a rapidly aging population. we have a shortage of home care workers. because the pay in that industry in west virginia is shockingly low, this will provide a boost to those workers and enable them to sustain themselves in that state. we also saw a powerful statement from the united mine workers, an important industry in west virginia and workers who have their origins in that state. they came out and said that both the care economy components and the climate components that enabled those who are working in coal to make this transition in their training for around infrastructure are really critical for the future. these things need to happen for the nation. they need to happen for west virginian s. we have to move quickly. we saw after the statements by senator manchin on sunday, analytics lowers their growth projections for the u.s. that has an impact. right now one out of every three americans on prescription drugs are making decisions not to spend the money because of their anxiety around that. and we have people who are fleeing the preschool eco system, the teachers, the educators for other opportunities. we have the lock them in, keep our schools open, our kids educated for the future. sorry. so this is a moment to move quickly and now. >> well, patrick, it's great to see you. thank you so much. happy holidays to you. thanks for being with us today. >> happy holidays to you. and the verdict watch. new questions from the jurors in the kim potter and the ghislaine maxwell trials. what could that signal about deliberations? 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