here's what the usta told us. in attendance at events and players who live outside of new york city were not required to be vaccinated. so that's not a decision the usta made, that was made at the city level. >> reporter: so what we find here is not only do people who attend have to have at least one covid-19 vaccination shot, they also have to wear masks inside arthur ashe stadium if the lid on the roof is closed. otherwise they're optional. and guess what? they cannot ask players for autographs which i know is very frustrating to some. end of the day, what we're seeing is the restrictions on tennis players much lighter than those in the nhl or nfl. connell, back to you. connell: still nice to see a great event out at flushing meadows, queens, taking place in person. gerri willis, good to see you. while we're talking about vaccinations, let's get to the timeline for the potential booster shots. health officials reportedly telling the white house to slow its rollout, dr. anthony fauci clashing with fda advisers ab

families will soon be able to receive food packages containing usta foods. food banks will use the current network of pantries to distribute food in affected areas, and each of the packages will contain approximately 25 pounds of shelfstable items like canned goods, fruit, protein items, and other staples. the corps of engineers has been tasked by fema to run this program. i can tell you that more than 26,000 people have registered since the announcement yesterday, the most in the history of the program. it is free to homeowners in parishes that received hurricane force winds. it does not apply in parishes that have been approved for individual assistance. there is a different criteria, but those parishes that received hurricane force wind have their residence eligible for the program. those are ascension, jefferson, lafourche, livingston, plaquemines, st. bernard, st. charles, st. james, st. john the baptist, st. tammany, tangipahoa, and terrebonne. one of the requirements is it has to make your home habitable. if it is otherwise too damaged to live in once

we had the usta he said we don't need vaccine cards or masks. i heard it i was like, for real so then now you do need vaccine cards to get in. is it possible to get in in less than two hours with the lines now? have they got that down. >> they have the better screening. before they had the airport screeners. they are doing a better job of getting people in and out. the first day there was way too long lines people waiting forever that's -- and they've opened up a few more lanes last year as the commentator when we had no fans i had to get covid tested every other day i'm obviously double vaxxed. but this year it's all about showing your -- your vax card. for the players, there is a small bubble, not a hard core bubble like they had last year but they've done a much better job of being able to facilitate people in and out with better screening and more lines >> so did the -- the absence of, you know, a full u.s. database there was one. but will that make up for not having fedder or nadal or serena in it? will it be a great u.s. open just because

two athletes have done it, and it really is then fantastic to bring more youth to our sport, for the ustamission is to create new, diverse participants, to have two athletes of color and of asian dissent is fantastic for the growth of our sport. that's really it at the end of the day, they inspire kids to come to our game, and we want everyone to feel welcome to play the sport of tennis. >> reporter: you mentioned the legacy sport stars of this game. i have to ask you, as we sit here, we will know later tonight whether novak jobvich will play in the finals sunday for a chance to be the first calendar year grand slam winner. in the 52 years since rod labor did it, talk about the significance of that. >> the fact that a male hasn't won a grand slam since 1969 just shows you how hard physically it is to . and novak, alongside of 20 majors, this will be 21, so there's that historic moment, and with the pandemic and the difficulties of performing week in, week out, i think it is even further incredible that tonight and possibly sunday he will be going for the calendar grand slam. it is really

house of representatives is crafting legislation that aims to spend $135 billion or more just within usta's jurisdiction of the agricultural committee oversees. the price taker of the overall bill is $3.5 trillion. this is deficit spending that will be paid for hiking taxes on family farms. i expect legislation will soon make its way to the senate for consideration. i raise these concerns because the senate agriculture committee has not held a single hearing to consider any part of this bill and i do not anticipate that we will. in this legislation, this will be able to pass with a simple majority strictly party lines harming the american farmer. 135 billion in new spending on agricultural climate programs financed from the backs of hard-working family farmers, rangers enforcers are crossed rural america. unfortunately the public has not had any input into this process. the same could be said about members of this committee and republicans as a whole. if this is a product developed democratic leadership behind closed doors, a reckless tax-and-spend agenda. farmers and consumers and everyone