protected. as critics of remote learning pushback, the children come first, not last. they have been a very neglected group over the last few years. we will ask miguel how the administration plans to keep kids in school. it is not enough. it is clearly not enough. facing backlash over being behind the ball and covid testing. my message to the government is simple. we will discuss with arkansas governor chair of the chair association only on fox news sunday. then one year ago this week, the storming of the u.s. capital that sent lawmakers scrambling in a quest for answers amid growing political division. we will discuss the mission to keep democracy secure with the capitol police chief and ask our sunday panel whether the partisan divide can heal and the country moves into a new year. all right now on fox news sunday. hello again from fox news and happy new year. we begin with breaking news out of colorado where hundreds of people are starting the new year and devas
fox news contributor, brian brenberg. another stunning turnaround from the white house after the president got heavy pushback for saying this: this is no solution. ultimately it goes down to where the rubber meets the road. kayleigh: then the president tweeted about his federal response, which is it? is there a federal solution or not? that confusion is leading to scenes like this, hours long waits for covid testing and days long waits for the results. now as the result is considering a vaccine mandate for domestic travel, could be on the table as well he says sweeping vaccine orders. with florida s governor, ron desantis, calling them useless. arkansas senator, tom cotton, blames the president s incompetence for the covid search. rachel, i feel like i have a very bad case of whiplash, we are told on the campaign trail president trump, where is your plan? you don t have one. i ve got one. there is no federal government response, then there s cleanup on aisle five with
to walk that back yesterday, tweeting about a quote federal plans to fight the virus. the one thing is clear, the u.s. is falling short on testing. connecticut, georgia, and ohio. just some of the states calling out the national guard to help distribute masks and tests. fox coverage starts now. we got my coven he s going to tell us what to expect in schools as millions of students prepared to head back after the holidays. but first, we go to david, he is hoping to be delaware of the president this afternoon. hi david. high gillian, high rich. we are just a few days away from the beginning of a brand-new year, 2022. we are talking about the national guard. we are talking about ventilators going back to states. some of this language is reminiscent of what we heard in the early days of the pandemic. the white house, covert response team held a news conference just about two hours ago, making several announcements showing somewhat of a federal response. meaning that they are
growing pressure to deliver with many people having to wait for hours to get tested during the holiday rush. now after promising to distribute tests the president wishes he had done it two months ago. rich edson starts our coverage live at the white house this morning. good morning, rich. good morning, julie. the white house is trying to get those tests out some 500 million of them where americans will ideally be able to go online early next month, order them, get them delivered to their homes. they still have to get the contracts signed and get all those tests out. this was the omicron variant arriving just in time for the holidays. americans have waited hours in line for covid tests, face shortages of at-home kits. president biden said last week his administration should have implemented a more aggressive testing strategy two months ago. the federal government needed to insure enough tests so anyone getting together for the holidays could have tested beforehand. unfortu
gatherings also waiting hours for covid tests. president biden trying to reassure americans on a call earlier today with the national governors association. this is not like march of 2020, the beginning of the pandemic. we are prepared and we know what it takes to save lives, protect people, and keep schools and businesses open. we just have to stay focused and continue to work together. gillian: fox team coverage starts right now. got dr. nicole saphier on the ticking clock and what the future may look like. mike: first, rich edson live at the white house. hello, rich. good afternoon, mike. this method was also for unvaccinated americans to get their shot to keep them out of the hospital. this also comes as the administration is focusing on a massive testing program, three tests to be sent out to americans likely not coming until next month. if we had known, we would have gone harder and quicker if we could have. because steps would have to be taken to increase the