so -- and there are a number of airmen in that process. it's -- what's unclear at this point, though, is now that the deadline is today, there still is a counseling process that can continue on for some of these soldiers, airmen and others who decide -- who have not gotten the vaccine yet. it's not really -- it's not 100% certainty those who aren't vaccinated as of today will go through the administrative discharge process. >> got it. art, kourtney from her post at the pentagon. kourtney, thanks as always. right now the white house covid response team is holding their briefing. and this briefing as we see dr. walinski there, it starts as there's a stark new warning about the omicron variant. it says omicron has increased more than seven-fold already here in the united states. and a significant surge in infections may come as early as next month. they warn that this is all perhaps going to create a