is that political problem they face, which is that there is no way that there can be is that there is no way that there can be more measures unless things -et can be more measures unless things get much can be more measures unless things get much worse and by which time they bring get much worse and by which time they bring more measures in any way, ithink they bring more measures in any way, i think if they bring more measures in any way, i think if they they bring more measures in any way, i think if they chose people limiting i think if they chose people limiting indoors or close nightclubs or things limiting indoors or close nightclubs or things like that, the peak may well be or things like that, the peak may well be over and we may see less severe well be over and we may see less severe cases in hospital. but right now the severe cases in hospital. but right now the numbers are soaring. leslie covid-19 for now the numbers are soaring. leslie covid-19 for ma
from the bite in white house. if i covid-19, we all need to stick together. by which they mean take the shot or you are simply not doing your part to keep the country safe. two parts persuasion, one part aspirational pitch by the president just ahead of what could be a long covid winter. i know covid-19 is very pervasive to become a political issue which is a sad, sad commentary. it shouldn t be. but it has been. now through the winter and facing the challenges of this new variance, this is a moment where we can put the divisiveness behind is. the updated plan to tackle covid-19 including the new variant requires all inbound international passengers to test covid within 24 hours departure. extends travel mask requirements on all domestic flights in public transportation through march 18th 2022. and makes at home rapid tests free and reimbursable through private insurance.
reported case. we will keep an eye on that. now, as for the requirements, 24-hour testing will go into effect on monday, which again means that travelers regardless of vaccination which the decision chip status will be subject to the change in regulation. that decision now according to experts could adversely impact the airline industry at a time when it is desperate to recover from dramatic slowdowns during the pandemic. shannon: been an interesting year in the air. kevin, thank you, see you in just a minute. the extension of the federal mask mende on travel and trends are revealed as part of the biden administration s grand plan to try to control the spread of covid as winter approaches. talk about that. what kind of real-world impact they could have with fox news medical contributor dr. marty makary and townhall.com political editor guy benson. welcome back to both of you. great to see you. good evening. shannon: going to read this from the cleveland clinic. they are talking a
why the republicans offering you anything? do you realize they are actively sabotaging progress on the economy and covid. that comes from a former obama administration official. so the plan i was to point to the republics and show how they are blocking progress. of course i would try to shift the blame for their disastrous policies that have goodness energy crisis, supply chain crisis, inflation crisis. republicans do have good solutions. we would cut taxes which would let americans keep more of their paycheck. republicans would stop the runaway spending which is building higher and higher inflation. so yes, bring it on. the republicans have the right agenda for turning the economy around. we saw that in the trump administration where we had record growth, record unemployment, the lowest prices in history in recent history at least. so yes, i will take that challenge any day. shannon: gallup has new