eve. what is it going to take to end our travel nightmare? welcome to the lead. i m jake tapper. we start in our health lead. the cdc battling an apparent credibility problem. today the agency s director, dr. rochelle walensky took questions from reporters in her first solo news conference since july after facing a barrage of criticism, including from within the white house and the cdc over isolation guidance that even allies call confusing. walensky admitting the past few weeks have been particularly challenging. she noted that as a as the science changes, the guidance has to change as well. and she went on to say this is hard. and i am committed to continue to improve, unquote. now former biden administration health advisers are urging the white house to shift its covid strategy. as cnn s alexandra field reports, these advisers, former advisers want the president to prioritize ways for our society to learn to live and function with the virus. instead of chasing what n
you call it is omicron. dana: the president is scheduled to address the nation at 2:30 today as the white house is trying to get in front of the winter surge that s coming and putting the country a bit on edge. bill: here is what we know about the white house response including military aid for hospitals, funding for 500 million free at home tests and includes more testing sites. additional fema response team. dana: the white house trying to ease american s fears and emphasizing the risk of not getting the shot. he will issue a stark warning and make clear unvaccinated individuals will continue to drive hospitalizations and deaths. that s not trying to scare people or maybe it is trying to make clear to people in the country what the risks are of not being vaccinated. bill: we have you covered. jonathan serry at the cdc. dr. marc siegel has analysis and we begin to peter doocy. the press secretary jen psaki s warning there that the unvaccinated are likely or on th