this morning, america's top infectious disease says omicron, quote, is raging through the world. we have multiple reports to answer your most pressing >> with holiday season set for travel home testing kits are hard to find >> joe manchin puts a halt to president biden's built back better bill. tiger woods comes roaring

back with the help of young charlie woods. and tom brady was just shut out for the first time in 15 years >> the santa spreading cheer by teaching others to give. >> good monday morning, i'm philip mena. >> and i'm frances rivera. >> elizabeth warren of massachusetts and new jersey's cory booker announced that they have breakthrough cases. both are vaccinated and have had booster shots. senator warren said she is experiencing mild symptoms senator booker said his symptoms started on saturday but has been mild neither stated which strain they have they are not the only p

politicians. senator crowe stated he has covid after a recent trip outside of the u.s many wondering if they should change their travel plans. >> predicting 100 million people could take to the road and sky that's up to 30% from last year. >> we are very excited to have the family back together again >> rivaling prepandemic numbers. >> i'm very concerned about it because the flights are full inside the lobby is full on the plane is full >> as only kron cases go up, bookings go down >> you can see the numbers and the level of confidence in traveling is dropping but not as

steep as we've seen in 2020. >> the surge in cases scrambling christmas time tradition >> we found out somebody in the family tested positive for covid. >> when he reached out to the airline. >> they wouldn't refund me the money. i am stuck with this $900 flight credit we'll probably never use. >> several like delta removing change fees for more flexibility. the nation's top infectious disease expert says this >> if vaccinated and boosted and you take care when you go into settings like airports to make sure you continually wear your mask, you should be okay >> a layered approach keeping airports buzzing >> what should people keep in mind when they arrive at their

destination. >> i think how and when to use testing to your advantage. you want to do a test within a few hours of meeting with a family or friend or folks outside of your household. >> health experts say any mask is better than no mask but add an n 95 and doubling up will offer better protection. >> thank you >> getting tested before a holiday gathering may be better saed than done those at home tests are becoming hard to find in most areas what is behind the shortage. >> from coast to coast, omicron's impact >> very scarey a couple of friends have tested positive it is not good >> a rising dip in testing availability >> in new york, some running out of at home tests >> they are out of stock

>> in maryland, long lines stretching around one clinic that went from stretching one person a day to over 1,000 >> it is sad to be here. we are setting records >> retailers posting out of stock messages >> some at home kits not arriving until after christmas >> i have a nephew and niece i'm going to see >> a combination of demand exceeding supply starting with nearly a dozen companies that make the at home test. >> capacity is increasing, it is not increasing with our anxiety and need >> manufacturers are now challenged from going from one shift a day, two shifts to three shifts and getting enough supplies and people to manufacture those. >> distribution is its own issue

with supply chain woes similar to what we've seen with other products. >> what will you tell people who don't know where to get a test >> this is the time not to be picky. if you can get a test at home or in the doctor's office, take it. >> in florida, a drive-thru site turning away hundreds. staff only able to help so many to give peace of mind. >> in washington, president biden addressed reqquestions of these costs saying insurance companies should be giving reimbursements across the pond and other european countries are weighing another lockdown

could omicron ruin christmas and jingle bell lock, like lockdown. joining us from rome to dive deeper let's start with where you are, how is italy handling this >> good morning, italy already has had the strictest anti-covid measures in europe it really tightened the screws from unvaccinated preventing them from entering bars and restaurants. and reintroducing mandatory face masks outside and even requiring a negative test for those going to a large public event. moving north to france, the situation is not better there. it is actually worse paris had to cancel because of

the spread of covid and omicron the anticipated fire works that takes place on new year's eve. thousands of protesters gathered against stricter plans like the covid pass like we have in italy to go 0 to public places further north, the situation is almost worse almost 80,000 people are testing positive many of those from the omicron variant. they say you need to tighten the screw before christmas boris johnson says it will be very unpopular and he doesn't want the rebellion senator joe manchin has dealt a major blow to the biden administration he's effectively shut down the

build back better plan vowing he will vote against it because of its hefty price tag >> a potential shalily fatal blow to president biden's massive social spending and climate plan >> this is a no. >> senatord out for months because of the size and $1.7 billion in this form. >> i can't vote to continue with this i just can't i can't get there. >> the white house firing back in a lengthy, blistering statement writing man chin's comments are add odds with his confidence with the president where he pledged to keep negotiations gooding if his comments mean an end, they represent a sudden end and breach to the commitment to the president.

a prose posal they had hoped to 35s included $555 billion for climate change as well as child care, elder care and health care days ago, the president was optimistic saying, we will bridge our differences and expand the build back better plan >> leaving progressions livid sunday >> if he doesn't have the courage to do the right thing for working families in west virginia and america, let him vote no in front of the whole world. >> contacting man chin but he declined the call. >> monica, thank you just five days until christmas. let's get to janessa webb. >> good morning.

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i felt like that was the first sign of the calling. >> a professional contractor on the side, he's been helping others during the holidays more than a decade. but officially started the red sled santa foundation almost two years ago. a nonprofit that aims to create a meaningful christmas providing chriss and financial assistance to those in need >> if i can bring a spark and keep christmas alive, i'm going to keep doing it >> this year, he opened up to the community. inviting groups like the young adult club from the young adult downs syndrome community giving them a sense of purpose and pride. for teaching a child to make something from their own hands and heart, that makes it even

more special >> this is the fun part. are you ready? >> for elves, the opportunity to make and give out brings so much joy. >> you've got some good stuff in here too >> a special day for their parents too. >> we are excited to be here >> we are excited to our kids to be able to give back to others ♪ rudolph the red nosed reindeer ♪ >> helping with a donation to give back more. >> this is a donation so you can go help more >> this is so wonderful. >> sharing the true meaning of christmas. >> santa doesn't come down from the crime any, he comes from the heart. >> now you are official santa

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right now at 4:30, more covid cases, restaurants closing and games postponed as the omicron variant spreads, and the about biggest surge. >> only on nbc bay area, we speak to the woman after incident with the police is caught on camera. meteorologist, kari hall, is back breaking down the forecast. this is "today in the bay." here we go. monday morning. good morning. thanks for joining u