distribute 500 million rapid covid tests and creating a government-run test site that you ll run for free. it is unclear, but distribution being begin as soon as next month and that rollout can t come soon enough. this new wave has made it clear that the u.s. is still not where it needs to be when it comes to testing. people across the country are still waiting in line for hours to get tested as they try to protect themselves and their families. by the way, the government is adding 20,000 20,000 or 10,000, i ll get that right. many thousands of testing sites across the country. on the plus side, the fda just authorized two antiviral pills from pfizer and merck to treat covid-19 at home. merck says it will have 10 million medicine pack available by the end of the month and pfizer said it s ready to roll out immediately and it is limited. the pfizer drug is best option. it has a 90% reduction rate in hospitalization and death. the merck pill could only lead to only a 30% redu
committee is closing in on donald trump s inner circle. and getting to the key question, did he break the law? and with the focus shifting to voting rights, the family of dr. martin luther king turns up the heat ahead of the king holiday. martin luther king iii joins me with details. i m jonathan capehart. this is the sunday show. this sunday, we re following breaking news that president biden s build back better agenda is dead in the water. after west virginia senator joe manchin said this just moments ago on fox news. we have the debt that we re carrying at $29 trillion, you have also the geopolitical unrest we have, we have the covid variant, and that is wreaking havoc again. people are concerned. i ve been with my family. i know everyone is concerned. when you have these things coming at you the way they are right now, i always said this, brett, if i can can t go home and explain it to the people of west virginia, i can t vote for it. and i can not vote to continu
military justice system but do they go far enough? we ll talk with congressman veronica escobar. live in afghanistan is already very difficult. how the omicron variant could make the situation even worse. right now there is growing concern about a double covid surge as the omicron variant sweeps across the u.s. while the delta variant continues to spread. cases, hospitalizations and deaths all coming leading to indoor mask mandates in places like new york and california. outbreaks of cases even among the vaccinated forcing several colleges like cornell to abruptly go remote for finals. broadway is canceling some shows. the nfl, nba and nhl are working to contain cases on their teams. dr. fauci says the booster shot provides protection against the omicron variant and addressed its prominence last night on msnbc. if you do the math on that, and you have it in your community, pretty soon it s going to be totally dominating. that s what happened in south africa. that s what s
company saying the standard two-dose may not provide enough antibodies against the variant. two doses bence omicron are almost equivalent to the effectiveness against the the original variant. those are very good news. preliminary because we are waiting to see more data, more accurate data with the more accurate essays that will come in a week or two and of course more data. but so far looks like a third booster improves dramatically the efficacy. i have the best team with all the information you need to know from nbc meg tirrell, sam brock and dr. aneesh adalja. never a day i wanted you here more, meg. no one breaks that news quite like you do. explain to us what s going on with pfizer. reporter: yeah. so this was really surprisingly good news this morning. especially after we got data from south africa last night that showed after two doses you saw a 40-fold reduction in neutralizing affecting cells against omicron. this morning pfizer-biontech saying a full reconst
his hands were up. he never once pointed that gun at a single police officer. this is why we need that independent investigation. the heartbreaking interview with his parents, as they push elected officials for answers. and scientists discover an increasing number of asteroids flying close to earth. whose job is it to protect the planet? the answer might surprise you, as we say good morning. it is sunday, november 21st. i m kendis gibson. and i m lindsey reiser. take a live look right now at several airports. we are tracking, of course, a busy travel weekend. i m sure you can guess. which one is this? that was newark. i think i think this is l.a.x.. all right. i didn t know there was going to be a pop quiz at 7:40. and of course, washington, d.c., it s going to be a busy, busy travel week ahead, busier than it was obviously last year, because of the pandemic. everybody wants to get out and see their families. we re going to be tracking everything. we h