julie, good morning to you. julie: good morning, trace. i m julie banderas. the covid surge couldn t come at a worse time for the holiday travelers. airlines cancelling thousands of flights leaving passengers stranded across the country as u.s. health officials warn we could see as many as a million new cases a day thanks to omicron. we ve got the technology for that. rapid testing in every home. the pfizer pill available to everyone. monoclonal antibodies is where we need to be right now and decreased quarantine. julie: steve harrigan. already in the u.s. today 800 flights canceled so far. it crept up since early morning hours and likely to go higher as flight crews and staff coming down with the omicron variant. testing extending lines blocks long in many cities around the country. some people complaining waiting