activity here at the west wing of the white house. we know officials are working to put together the finishing touches on that strategy that we re expected to hear president biden outline on thursday for how the united states is going to fight the coronavirus this winter. listen to the president talking about that yesterday. thursday i ll be putting forward a detailed strategy outlining how we re going to fight covid this winter, not with shutdowns or lockdowns, but with more widespread vaccinations, boosters, testing, and more. reporter: you hear the president there emphasizing the fact that he is not looking to do additional shutdowns or lockdowns. instead, it will be doubling down on what we ve seen from this administration so far. vaccinations, boosters, testing. we heard the president talk about that yesterday. even as the united states waits for the next week or two to learn more about this variant, president biden emphasizing what americans can do now. that is to get vaccina