that 15,000 is a much lower number than we typically see in times square on new year s eve. all those things in place to keep folks safe. this comes as new york city is seeing record breaking covid case numbers. i spoke with some of the people about that. listen to what folks shared with me. we have to forget about this tonight and celebrate the new year. happy, happy. that the party is still going on. if everybody is vaccinated and they re wearing masks, what else do you need to do? what are your hopes for 2022? i would like to see a world without face masks and everybody can relax and breathe and there will be enough vaccines for everybody around the world so everybody can be healthy again. reporter: i will say for everyone i have spoken to, this is their first time spending new year s eve in times square, so
administration goal quite a while ago. we have a lot of work to do yet in reaching that last, you know, 20, 25% of people. and that work continues. in the meantime we have to use the tools available to us to keep folks safe. and we know, also, that regardless of vaccine status, this delta variant is infecting people with who have already been vaccinated. fully vaccinated or with a single dose. so we have to make sure that we slow down the surge that s already been accelerating and overwhelming our hospital system. we know from the data already that those who are vaccinated and who get infected are not seeing the severest illness. what the vaccine does is prevent severe illness and death but doesn t necessarily stop transmission. you heard the joint statement from the governor and attorney general yesterday saying anyone violating their order will be taken to court. what do you take that to mean?
repeatedly yesterday, and informing them, you know, that this was coming, not the details, but that something was coming, and not informing the gang of eight, not telling speaker pelosi? well, i think one thing that s interesting, russia did there was deconfliction and that was required, right, to keep folks safe. but i think what is also interesting, it was actually that head of the sdf did know. that was the one force outside of american leaders who did know and i think that points to the trust and the deep trust that has been borne out between this partner force and the united states. that doesn t rupture in just one hour. so i think that look to see what comes next. one, the president has spoken with mazloun about the continuation of the u.s. mission there, does he come to the united states? there s one idea of an international force that would patrol between the kurds and the turks to allow the focus to remain on the counterterror operation, does that happen? what do we see co
firefighters hurt in fremont. tonight we look at the future of judge live breaking news. sky 7 flew above the breaking news in san francisco. pg&e crews capped a ruptured high pressure gas main. a construction crew hit a 4-inch pipe at about 3:00 this afternoon. one man saw the commotion unfold heading home from the the fire department is going to check in on our dog contradict to make sure she is okay. that is all we are concerned about. glad to see the folks safe. firefighters lifted evacuation
we don t know now, whether we ll accomplish when we were confident about last year. jamie: general jack keane, four star general with all of your years of experience, hopefully we ll make changes to keep folks safe. thank you. we ll be right back. do you have an irregular heartbeat called atrial fibrillation, or afib, that s not caused by a heart valve problem? are you taking warfarin to reduce your risk of stroke caused by a clot? you should know about pradaxa. an important study showed that pradaxa 150mg reduced stroke risk 35% more than warfarin. and with pradaxa, there s no need for those regular blood tests. pradaxa is progress. pradaxa can cause serious, sometimes fatal, bleeding. don t take pradaxa if you have abnormal bleeding, and seek immediate medical care for unexpected signs of bleeding like unusual bruising. pradaxa may increase your bleeding risk if you re 75 or older, have kidney problems or a bleeding condition, like stomach ulcers. or if you take aspirin products,