miguel cardona.s, their push to let unvaccinated students stay in school as long as they test negative. also, the scram to believe try and salvage the president's build back better agenda. what we are learning about that phone call between joe manchin and the president just hours after manchin's announcement that he was a no. we're also on verdict watch. jurors are deliberating the fate of kim potter, the ex-minnesota cop charged with shooting and killing daunte wright. jurors also have the case in ghislaine maxwell's trial. we'll have the latest coming up. >>> we start with the latest on the omicron variant overtaking delta as the dominant variant in this country now. monica alva is at the white house. ellison barber is at atlanta international airport as millions of americans are set to travel for the holidays. also with me is dr. celine gounder, an epidemiologist. she the host of the american diagnosis and epidemic podcast. what can we expect to hear from president biden this afternoon? >> reporte

secretary of education, miguel cardona. secretary cardona, good morning.y will require all students and staff to test before returning to class. is that the right approach now? >> we know there are many different ways to ensure safety. i do believe all students should have access to testing, but i don't know that it needs to be required. we need to make sure that our students get into class safely and stay in the classroom. >> you said you hope all students have access but we've seen tremendous demand on testing and long lines. can you and the federal government actually guarantee that any school or district that wants these tests can get them? >> right, you know, since the american rescue plan was passed in march, money was made available, $10 billion for testing in schools and districts across the country have been engaged in setting up testing protocols, going as far back as march, so the testing supply that schools are using is different than what you might see happening at cvs or walgreens where folks are looking for tests and we also partnered with t

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secretary miguel cardona. thank you so much for being with us this morning.days as schools are back open. we have been talking to officials this week who are concerned of the rapid spread of omicron. what do you make of the new york city model which is saying we are not going to shut down our school, we'll test everybody else in that classroom if a kid has coronavirus, he or she will stay home from school but school goes on. >> thank you for having me. i appreciate what the future mayor is doing. >> we need to make sure students have access of in person learning full-time. that's what they learn best. they suffer enough a year and a half. the good news is we know what to do. we have the tools available for our students and protocols are being developed across the country. our students deserve an opportunity to be in the classroom. >> as you know, mr. secretary, the washington, d.c. school district announced students will have to show a negative test before they come back to school on monday. is that is a good idea and should it be adopted across the country?

we talked to education secretary miguel cardona about kids and covid. safe for them to be back in the classroom after the winter break? we are counting down to 2022, with none other than ryan seacrest. he is joining us live with all the details of the biggest celebration in the world, new year's rock and eve. that is tonight as we say goodbye to 2021. you guys looking forward to the new year? jobina: absolutely. we need everything new. kumasi: we do, but you know what? after i was so excited about these last two, i'm going to ease my way in here. whatever comes. i don't want to get too excited. jobina: i like that attitude. let's wring it out right. jobina: we have startling surveillance video showing a west hollywood man's encounters with a dog neighbors -- with doug -- dognappers beloved bulldog. thieves grabbed his pet, eight-year-old luca, and drove off with the dog. the victim says he tried stopping the bognap -- dognapping, but was badly hurt in the process. he is out of the hospital but determined to find his dog. >> he slammed the door. they spe

please join trace gallagher sunday for "fox news sunday," his guest will be education searkd miguel cardonaear. thank you for inviting us into your home tonight. that's it for this "special report" fair, balanced and unafraid. we will leave you with a live look from london as they get ready to ring in the new year at the top of the hour. >> lawrence: you are looking at the all-american celebration in nashville. i'm live in new york city where the crowd is going pretty wild already. they have mellowed out a little bit. everybody is excited and anticipating for some type of normalcy. we have folks all across the country from nashville, times square, to tampa, and charlotte.

we'll be joined by education secretary miguel cardona and erik adams, who will oversee the nation's biggest school system. >> reporter: with the pandemic clocking unprecedented numbers of infections, the fda is expected to okay booster shots of the pfizer vaccine soon for 12 to 15 year olds. the cdc has intensified its warning against cruise ship travel amid dozens of outbreaks. and health officials are advising caution on shore too. >> i would not eat in a restaurant now without a mask. i would absolutely not go into a bar. if you go into a bar now, you are very likely to get covid whether you're vaccinated or not. if you're unvaccinated and you go into a bar, you will come out of it infected. >> reporter: as predicted the surge is not hitting everyone equally. >> if you are unvaccinated, you are ten times more likely to be a case and 20 times more likely to be a fatality. >> we're still getting the data, but what we're hearing from hospitals really across the nation -- and this is very consistent -- is that the vast majority of children who are being admitted are unvaccinated. >> reporter

miguel cardona says the money congress approved in the coronavirus aid packages should help keep students in the classroom short term. we need to make sure we have enough staff and maybe bring back that hire teachers and help incentivize that some districts are considering allowing retired teachers or those nearing retirement to work. while also receiving their pensions getting experienced teachers and that is helpful. i think school systems need to be creative. ohio democratic senator sherrod brown says ensuring all staff and students are vaccinated will also be critical. some people have left the profession because. >> they're concerned about their health. but republican pennsylvania congressman mike kelly says implementing mandates could backfire. this idea of vaccines mandate has become a political battle. i don't think it's really a policy battle which tell somebody you're going to have to do this. they start to back off. >> and around the country. school districts have seen teachers quit or be fired because they failed to comply with vaccine mandates. back to you in the studio. >> s

miguel cardona says the money congress approved in the coronavirus aid packages should help keep students in the classroom a short term. we need to make sure we have enough staff and maybe bring back that hire teachers and help incentivize that some districts are considering allowing retired teachers or those nearing retirement to work. while also receiving their pensions ge ting experienced teachers and that is helpful. i think school systems need to be creative. ohio democratic senator sherrod brown says ensuring all staff and students are vaccinated will also be critical. some people have left the profession because. >> they're concerned about their health. but republican pennsylvania congressman mike kelly says implementing mandates could backfire. this idea of vaccines mandate has become a political battle. i don't think it's really a policy battle. once you tell somebody you're going to have to do this. they start to back off. >> and around the country. school districts have seen teachers quit or be fired because they failed to comply with vaccine mandates. back to you in the studio

up next hour, education secretary miguel cardona will give us an update on how the biden administrationcks up with more news right now. ♪♪ >>> a good tuesday morning to you. craig melvin here. lots to get to. the pressure is on the white house to try and stem the fast-moving spread of the omicron variant. in just a few hours, president biden is going to lay out his plan to do just that. it comes as the need just got more urgent. omicron has overtaken delta as the most dominant strain in the united states. we've just learned of the first omicron related death in this country. this is what dr. fauci told me a short time

miguel cardona says the money congress approved in the coronavirus aid packages should help keep studentsd help incentivize that some districts are considering allowing retired teachers or those nearing retirement to work. while also receiving their pensions getting experienced teachers and that is helpful. i think school systems need to be creative. ohio democratic senator sherrod brown says ensuring all staff and students are vaccinated will also be critical. some people have left the profession because. >> they're concerned about their health. but republican pennsylvania congressman mike kelly says implementing mandates could backfire. this idea of vaccines mandate has become a political battle. i don't think it's really a policy battle. once you tell somebody you're going to have to do this. they start to back off. >> and around the country. school districts have seen teachers quit or be fired because they failed to comply with vaccine mandates. >> breaking news this morning. mexican musical icon the scent they fernandez has passed away at 81. according to a post from the singer's off