omicron is putting the united states on alert, which announced new travel restrictions on friday to stop the spread. dr. patel will join us shortly to explain just how concerned we should be about this new variant. we begin with the big month ahead for washington and the biden administration. the deadline for keeping the government open hits december 3rd. the deadline for raising the debt ceiling will hit december 15th. and with the senate coming back in session this week negotiations over the president's build back better act will pick up in earnest. president biden will continue to tout the benefits of the bipartisan infrastructure law. this time with a trip to rose mount, minnesota, on tuesday. and he's not the only one out on the road selling the 1.3 -- $1.2 trillion law. last week i sat down with transportation secretary pete buttigieg in baltimore. he had just launched an initiative that will invest $22 million to improve the city's