>> garrett: with all the details, lonnie quinn, thanks so much. the u.s. is ending the year with a record number of new covid cases, more than 2.5 million in the past week. 568,000 new infections were reported just yesterday. cbs' nancy chen is in new york's times square where the big new year's celebration is it just a bit smaller. nancy, good evening. >> reporter: major, good evening to you. average daily new cases in new york have increased nearly five-fold in just two weeks. but the show guilty on here tonight in times square, though, with a much smaller crowd than usual. >> happy new year! >> reporter: with the hope of a new year and the crossroads of the world, a scaled back celebration in times square, with everyone vaccinated and masked. as new hospitalizations from covid have more than doubled in one week in new york city, 15,000 revelers are gathering to watch the iconic ball crop. about 25% of the crowd in year's past. >> you just think a little bit more risk, and go out and try to
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