information about the suspected hostage taker. a battle ahead in the case of omicron as cases spike. we are seeing high case numbers and hospitalization rates. the good news is there are parts of the country where we re starting to see a plateau and in some cases an early decline in cases. good evening, everyone. thank you so much for joining me. i m poppy harlow in new york tonight in for pamela brown in the cnn newsroom. a long weekend for many americans is proving to be no holiday thanks to a huge winter storm. right now 80 million people are in winter weather alerts across the east. the storm will kpexit the south tonight and begin its march up through new england. the carolinas have been especially hard hit. north carolina s governor said some areas of 12 inches of snow and the added danger of ice underneath, more than two dozen counties have declared a state of emergency. across the southeast, some 280,000 homes and businesses are without power tonight. and the we
cavuto. shopping for christmas is up 19% from last year that could mean consumers don t want to be the grinch this year by not giving presents the readout from a guru, what does this mean, 19%, the saturday before christmas what does that mean for retailers going into this season? we re certainly seeing retailers benefit from this, and especially the small businesses, so according to the data catalyst institute 79% of small businesses have an offline presence, so this is a brick and mortar presence, while they are still selling online, they are expecting people to walk into their stores and buy last minute. so i m sure people are out there right now going and shopping, you know, literally in the 11th hour, brick and mortar stores are certainly getting the store traffic. in addition, these sort of offmarket venues that these retailers are taking advantage of, like the street markets and the street fairs, 57% of small businesses have presence there, meaning a brick and mortar
hospitalizations in the u.s. the women s tennis organization saying they are deeply concerned about the fate of chinese tennis player. if covid would have happened, do you think you would have quit your job. the great resignation. prompting millions to rethink their career priorities. and an afghan family coming together to share a meal and lifelessons on this thanksgiving. good morning. welcome to your new day, so great to be back with you. happy thanksgiving to those still celebrating or recovering. sk we want to begin with this global concern of the new coronavirus variant that has reached europe. with he know dutch health officials are investigating whether 61 people traveling from south africa who tested positive with covid-19 yesterday are infected with the new strain known as omicron. saying the strain could pose increased risk for reinfection. other places such as israel, hong kong and belgium have confirmed cases of this new variant. multiple studies te
charlottesville are liable and ordered to pay millions of dollars, but the defendants in the case are destitute. none of them have any money. i don t know how the plaintiffs are going to get any of this. and with gas prices soaring, president biden is making moves to ease the pain. many experts say it s just a drop in the bucket. announcer: live from london, this is cnn newsroom with isa soares. hello, everyone. it is wednesday, november 24th, and just hours from now jurors in brunswick, georgia, will begin their second day deliberating the case of three white men charged with killing ahmaud arbery, an unarmed black man. now, the jury spent just over six hours on tuesday deliberating the racially charged case, garnering really international attention. here s cnn s martin savage with more. reporter: the jury deliberating the fate of the three men accused of killing a black man running through a coastal georgia neighborhood last year. the law of the case rep
probably helped fuel a subsequent covid surge in this country. this year americans are hitting the roads and the skies with travel expected to be way up from last year to near pre-pandemic levels. and gas prices are the highest they ve been, though, in years. on tuesday president biden announced the release of u.s. strategic oil reserves in a joint effort to ease gas prices along with china, india, japan, south korea and great britain. while our combined actions will not solve the problem of high gas prices overnight, it will make a difference. it will take time, but before long you should see the price of gas drop where you fill up your tank. and in the longer term, we will reduce our reliance on oil as we shift to clean energy. truly a unique holiday this is. vax-giving than thanksgiving. it is one of the busiest travel days of the year. the crowds will remind you of pre-pandemic times. preside aaa estimates travel will be up 80% over last year. it s a holiday t happe