right now. the united states has been to be ready for putin to use a tactically nuclear weapons. in the u.s., fears of a more dangerous covid variants. we are in force meyers. finally people are able to come back, take a look at the damage. i was stunned. this is the kind of thing that is catastrophic. mold is starting to grow and accumulate on everything. this is what makes is so unlivable and unsafe. over the weekend in iran, we have seen antiregime protests continue across the country. another public show of defiance. iran state broadcaster appears to have been momentarily hacked. i m pamela brown in washington. you are live in the cnn newsroom. two men shots outside the home of new york congressman lee zeldin. the republican lawmakers said his twin 16-year-old daughters were at home at the time of the shooting. we are gathering the latest information here. polo, what do we know? in a statement, he says he a okay and they re working with investigators to
do you have the votes for speaker locked in tomorrow? i think we ll have a good day tomorrow. what are your conversations like with i hope you all have a very nice new year s eve. taking the shine off the republicans big day, new york republican congressman-elect george santos will likely be among the new lawmakers sworn in despite to admitting to a growing number of lies about his life and resume. we will dig deep near that and the multiple investigations into santos and his campaign. the latest on donald trump s taxes. what he paid and where that money went. we have details on the dozens of countries where he was making money and paying taxes. including china, india, and the uae we re going to start with the house republicans, taking control of the house officially tomorrow. but right now, what should be a triumphant moment is perilously close to turning into a political disaster. the likes of which we haven t seen in 100 years. that s because kevin mccarthy,
hospitals are full of patients. reporter: covid has been barrelling through the country for weeks. after widespread protests in november, over lockdowns and testing, china abruptly dropped its tough zero covid rules in december. border restrictions imposed nearly three years ago are set to be lifted next week. the whiplash changes here have seen cities going from harsh lockdowns to jammed streets on new years eve as people begin to recover from covid and hope the country s economy does, too. chinese president xi jingping acknowledging the pandemic s toll during an annual speech. translator: it has not been an easy journey for everyone. if a lack of data out of china has scientists elsewhere guessing about new and dangerous covid variants. janis mackey frayer thank you. the sub variant of omicron spreads across the u.s. raising some new concerns about a potential wave of cases here, following the holiday season.
right now. the united states has been to be ready for putin to use a tactically nuclear weapons. in the u.s., fears of a more dangerous covid variants. we are in force meyers. finally people are able to come back, take a look at the damage. i was stunned. this is the kind of thing that is catastrophic. mold is starting to grow and accumulate on everything. this is what makes is so unlivable and unsafe. over the weekend in iran, we have seen antiregime protests continue across the country. another public show of defiance. iran state broadcaster appears to have been momentarily hacked. i m pamela brown in washington. you are live in the cnn newsroom.