so we really need to monitor this and get these cases down. fewer cases we have, the less opportunity we re giving this virus to be able to replicate, mutate and end up with new variants that can give cuts headaches like this one in particular. arthel: this one is bothersome. so your vaccines, your boosters and wear the masks. dr. anne, really glad to talk to you. take care. nice to be here. molly: a week after a loaded gun in a passenger s bag set off a panic at a busy atlanta airport, officials in boston announcing they stopped a woman with a loaded gun tucked into her carry-on bag. they say it happened at logan airport day before thanksgiving, one of the busiest travel days of the year. and it is not just atlanta or boston. alexandria hoff is live in washington with more on this. reporter: yeah, this is happening all over. the tsa is reporting a 20-year high in the number of weapons con first candidated with
of omicron which has also surfaced in belgium, israel and hong kong. no cases have yet been reported in the u.s. new york governor kathy hoe cull has issued an emergency hospital order limiting elective surgeries just in case. president biden with these words of caution as he and the world await more answers on the new strain. we don t know a lot about the variant except that it is of great concern, seems to spread rapidly. arthel: we have live fox news team coverage. jacqui heinrich, she s with the president, and we re going to first start with jonathan serrie who is live in atlanta, home of the cdc. jonathan, what do you have for us? reporter: hi there, arthel. the governor of new york did sign that executive order postponing elective searchings at hospitals surgeries at hospitals that have limited capacity in her state. the move was designed to free up hospital space for a potential surge in covid-19 patients in
in communities with high transmission rates. health experts also recommend vaccinations and boosters for those who are eligible. moderna has announced it s already testing the availability of its current covid vaccine to neutralize the omicron variant. the company is also evaluating a higher dose booster as well as developing a my booster that new booster that specifically targets the new variant. a new booster would likely take anywhere from 2-3 months to get to the point of human trials, arthel. arthel: jonathan serrie there live many atlanta, thank you. molly? molly: in addition to travel restrictions, president biden is calling for more people in the u.s. to get vaccinated and follow up with booster shots to protect against the new strain. the president is also reacting to the markets tanking yesterday on news of omicron variant. jacqui heinrich is live on nantucket in massachusetts where the president is spending the holiday weekend. reporter: hey, molly.