white house on how the president and company are handling the omicron thing. steve? neil, this is the white house that is focused mostly or at least primarily on getting people vaccinated since their first day last january. now there s new questions about whether or not they were focused enough on testing. why is it that you guys were so unprepared for the need for testing after the holidays? peter i m happy to see you back and well. second, i would say there s been a massive surge in cases as you know and we re a part of in d.c. and new york. there s been an unpredented the president is talking about winter of severe illness and death. while he s saying that publicly, why weren t you guys doing more to prepare for wenter? peter, everybody decides where to get a test. you can purchase tests online. later today we ll have details on how 150 million americans that have health insurance can get reimbursed for tests. we ll have more on that later. we just got a d
does not want to see schools closed across the country. martha: what will he put behind those questions is the question. the american academy of pediatrics and three large health agencies have declared a national state of emergency in the united states stating this: we re caring for young people with soaring rates of depression and anxiety, trauma, loneliness and suicidality that will have lasting impacts on them. long after the pandemic is over, folks. $122 billion has gone to schools to provide money for mitigation measures, testing, where did that money go and safety. the focus on the white house, from the white house and the cdc has clearly been on vaccines. what about this other huge national emergency health issue facing this country. these parents lost their children to suicide during the pandemic. they know the heart breaking damage first half. the after-school activities like sports that was his community. that s what kept him involved. and that was gone. had
so, are you going to an office christmas party? if so, do you have to be masked up, tested, the works? we will discuss that later. but first. we start in the us, where market volatility continues, overfears about the new omicron variant of covid i9. wall street shares fell sharply after public health officials confirmed the first case of omicron in the us. it s now been detected in two dozen countries. markets have been on a roller coaster since news of the new, possibly vaccine resistant variant emerged late last week. after a brief recovery, leading us shares have now had their worst two day sell off in more than a year. let s show you how that s impacting asian markets. and let us talk this through with andy macdonald. the fund manager at amity global investors. good morning to you. first of all, i am loving your christmas tree. first of all, i am loving your christmas tree. thank you very much. christmas tree. thank you very much- that christmas tree. thank you very mu
hello, everyone. thank you for joining me this sunday. i m fredricka whitfield. we begin with a country in mourning. heart broken and searching for answers after a halloween celebration in south korea turned deadly. the crowd tusurging in a nightcb district, killing at least 153 people. at least two americans were among those killed. authorities are trying to determine what triggered the crush. witnesses say people were trapped and panicked. world leaders are offering their contdolence condolences. joe biden saying he grieves with the south korean people. reporting now from the scene, cnn s correspondent will ripley. reporter: halloween horror and heartbreak. in seoul s popular night life district, nightmare scenes. the narrow alleys lined with lifeless bodies, many in costume. first responders trying to save them. this is a row of stretchers that we initially thought were waiting for potential survivors of this incident at halloween party where thousands of people we