let's begin at the white house, jeremy diamond on the north lawn. president biden expected to speak in a few hours. do we know what his message will be? >> reporter: we expect president biden to address the american people after receiving his latest briefing on this omicron variant. president biden is expected to urge americans not to mpanic an he will make clear we'll learn more in the coming weeks. in the meantime what you will hear from president biden is making his latest plea for americans who are not yet vaccinated to get vaccinated, and for those who have gotten vaccinated and are eligible for a booster, meaning all americans six months after pfizer, moderna or two months after the johnson & johnson to get that booster. that is the best protection the president and his medical advisers say can be used now. president biden received a briefing yesterday as well on the variant, this is a statement that the white house released following that meeting. dr. fauci informed the president while it will take approximately two more weeks to have more de

jeremy diamond joins us from the white house. this was bipartisan in the senate and the house. will we see a bipartisan signing at the showing? >> we will. that is a rarity. senate republicans who helped pass this legislation are expected to attend, including lisa murkowski, susan collins and rob portman. you will not see every one of the 32 republican lawmakers in the senate and house who passed the legislation attending. mitch mcconnell is not expected to attend and bipartisan showing at the state and local level as well with governors and mayors of major american cities expected to attend to show just how popular this piece of legislation is, and indeed, that is the aim of the signing ceremony that you're going to be seeing today on the south lawn of the white house. president biden at a moment where he has faced sagging poll numbers, economic concerns in particular over inflation and rising gas prices, he is looking for a win, a political boost here, and that is exactly what the white house is aiming to do with this, as they look to highlight what is undoubtedly the central