peter? >> steve patterson in colorado steve, thank you. even after a tough year dominated by covid tonight, another record setter. nearly 600,000 americans testing positive in a single day. that eye popping case count forcing many people to revisit their new year's plans. some cities even canceling festivities. but at new york times square, the show will go on. kathy park is there. >> reporter: tonight covid canceling new year's eve celebrations again as infections skyrocket from coast to coast. nearly 600,000 covid cases nationwide in just the last 24 hours. a new record for the second day in a row. and now for the second year, officials called off san francisco's fireworks show atlanta's peach drop canceled, too. >> i really do think it's the best interest of the city to keep everyone as safe as possible. >> reporter: new york city smashing its daily covid record for the third straight day. more than 76,000 new cases and 21% of the