12/23: Covid cases soar ahead of the holidays, the FDA authorizes a pill to treat the virus. 5 people are under arrest after a congresswoman was carjacked.

COVID cases soar ahead of the holidays -- while the FDA authorizes a pill to treat the virus. In the last three days, more than 671,000 new cases have been reported in the U.S.-- and it could be weeks before the numbers start to fall. A new pill has been authorized to treat covid in the U.S.. That newly- authorized pill is called Paxlovid. In a new interview, President Biden says we could be doing better in the fight against the virus -- but we're still better off than we were a year ago. Police say two men held Pennsylvania Democrat Mary Gay Scanlon at gunpoint and took her SUV yesterday. Scanlon was not hurt. And mother nature will make that getaway tough for around 20 million people West of the rockies.

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