discussing with nicolle. you re watching this somewhere in america or in the world, you i bet you know what we re talking about the omicron is swamping america and many other countries as we go through on you holidays. brand-new guidance late in the day. i m going to bring that to you in a moment. we also have an expert standing by. the daily case count is exploding. peaks have been hit, records are being set in multiple state, surpassing many peaks already. it feels like it s worse than ever. in some measurable ways, it is. the united states could hit a million daily cases. over 1,000 u.s. flights canceled because of staffing shortages that relate to surge in covid. then that meant the news i just mentioned, the countered is
smart people, by i have to say it wasn t without worry. how about you? thanks for asking. that makes total sense, and i think that s what we re living with. thank you for asking. mine was good. i got to see family. i tested, traveled safely, but we re all divided by things here, this is something that s tough, but in a way we re all going through it, trying to do it together. for me, five, six, seven days, without my nicolle hand-off, it s too much. see you. stay safe. good seeing all of you. i have been out, but i am back. we have a lot to go through tonight. we begin with what i was
i want to ask a question. i haven t seen you in a minute. my question for you is, just how were your holidays, nicolle? i ll tell you honestly, they were harrowing. i left northern as this omicron thing that seems to be smothering our city. i was scared that i was going to bring omicron out to where my folks live, out west. we tested. my son sneezed for the first time in 20 months, i had a hard attack, we all tested, everybody was negative, but it was worth it. i think the tricky thing is to take all these smart great scientists and doctors, and all of them said if you re vaccinated, you test before you go, your family is vaccinated, it s safe to gather, but it s still a harrowing moment. even if you shut off your phone, you re aware of this omicron thing. it was great. i m glad i listened to all the