omicron variant surges nationwide. this is andrea mitchell in washington. president biden will talk about the covid spread. utilizing the dproechbs duction act and talking tough. it is now making up 73% of all cases claiming the life of it s first victim. the president himself tested negative several times in the last few days after being exposed to a staffer on friday who pested positive over the weekend. they are talking about rising concerns and the epidemic. he did talk to joe manchin trying to smooth over the blast at the white house staff for reportedly unhinging the plan. and for the first time they have requested a meeting and documents. republican from pennsylvania, scott perry, about his alleged effort pps he already said that he will not cooperate. joining us now, the first director of the institutes of allergy and infectious diseases. we want to talk about omicron, it s now accounting for 73% of new cases, speading more rapidly than anyone expected and the holid
you re dealing with a virus that has an unprecedented capability of spreading extremely rapidly. we ve really not seen anything like this before. so many aspects of american life are being affected right now. that includes schools. in just a few minutes i ll go one on one with education secretary miguel cardona. plus, their push to let unvaccinated students stay in school as long as they test negative. also, the scram to believe try and salvage the president s build back better agenda. what we are learning about that phone call between joe manchin and the president just hours after manchin s announcement that he was a no. we re also on verdict watch. jurors are deliberating the fate of kim potter, the ex-minnesota cop charged with shooting and killing daunte wright. jurors also have the case in ghislaine maxwell s trial. we ll have the latest coming up. we start with the latest on the omicron variant overtaking delta as the dominant variant in this country now. monica a
Major. there was reportedly a few biting incidents if as a result major now lives with family friends in delaware. we have not been able to independently confirm his where abouts, but we don t forget but commander not going to be alone for long. the administration announcing a new cat is going to be joining the fold in january. that will do it for me for a very busy hour. i won t see you again here on msnbc until next year. we re going to talk to dr. fauci in the next hour about the