numbers we have not seen in a year. but my next guest, dr. adjad says cases are no longer the major metric. first, to steve harrigan with the very latest on this. steve? trace, president biden meeting with the white house covid response team along with a number of governors. the president saying the omicron variant was cause for concern but he said it s not a cause for panic. he also said that the federal government needs to do more when it comes to ramping up testing. the lines have gotten very long in some states. that s why i order fema to set up pop-up sites in places with high demand. in many major cities across the u.s., there s huge lines for testing that go around block after block. people waiting for hours to find out whether or not they have the virus. we re traveling tomorrow. we want to make sure that we re clean. we vaccinated and everything. we didn t feel well, so we want to get tested. so the numbers of new cases continues to go up. many states inc
gatherings also waiting hours for covid tests. president biden trying to reassure americans on a call earlier today with the national governors association. this is not like march of 2020, the beginning of the pandemic. we are prepared and we know what it takes to save lives, protect people, and keep schools and businesses open. we just have to stay focused and continue to work together. gillian: fox team coverage starts right now. got dr. nicole saphier on the ticking clock and what the future may look like. mike: first, rich edson live at the white house. hello, rich. good afternoon, mike. this method was also for unvaccinated americans to get their shot to keep them out of the hospital. this also comes as the administration is focusing on a massive testing program, three tests to be sent out to americans likely not coming until next month. if we had known, we would have gone harder and quicker if we could have. because steps would have to be taken to increase the