they are young. they re unvaccinated. they have we can t allow the visitors in. the ones that can speak that aren t requiring ventilators tell us they wish they got vaccinated. unfortunately most of these patients are gasping for breath and can t actually talk to us. we are exhausted and i m not sure how long this is going to keep up. new york city adjusting plans for new year s eve in times square. mayor bill de blasio announcing a scaled-back celebration with a maximum of 15,000 people allowed in and masks required for all. normally about four times that number are packed into times square on new year s eve. more good news on new covid treatments. for the second time in a week the fda green lighting a pill to fight the virus. for this to make a dent in the pandemic, testing capacity and turn around time will need to improve. senior medical correspondent elizabeth cohen has more. christine, paula, on thursday