testimony in the trial of derek chauvin. former police officer charged with the murder of george floyd. the defense team arguing that the drug use killed him. the question is what do the jurors think? and senate minority leader says president biden s package won t get support from republicans. and following in the footsteps of georgia. texas lawmakers advance a sweeping elections bill that place restrictions on the vote are process. major corporations forcing opposition to the measure. will we see it signed into law? it s way too early for this. good morning. welcome to way too early. the show that is happy to see the word friday written in the teleprompter. i m kasie hunt. we will start with the news. day four of the derek chauvin trial had a wide range of testimony from medical to personal to the procedures for restraint. paramedic derek smith and seth bravinder did not see signs of life as they arrived. courteney ross, george floyd s girlfriend of three years, told t
tennis star novak djokovic is facing fresh controversy after photos and footage have emerged of him in public, without a mask, at around the time his lawyers say he tested positive for covid 19. australia has banned him from entering the country to defend his australian open title because he has refused vaccination. his lawyers say he doesn t need one as his infection was confirmed by pcr test on 16 december and he has since recovered. djokovic posted these images to his twitter page on 17 december. he s pictured at an event the day before commemorating his own personal stamp. it s unclear whether djokovic knew he had covid when these photos were taken. he s currently in an immigration detention centre ahead of an appeal hearing on monday. the bbc s shaimaa khalil reports from melbourne. the world s top tennis player is spending the weekend in an immigration detention hotel. and his supporters have turned up for a third day. this is novak djokovic arriving in melbourne on wed
descriptions and a grim warning, things will likely get worse as the omicron variant spreads across the united states. the nation broke records twice this week for the seven-day average of new daily covid-19 cases, which remained at an all-time high of 356,000 new daily infections on thursday. meanwhile, the faa says staffing shortages caused by covid-19 infections could lead to even more flight cancellations. more than 11,000 flights have been scrapped since christmas eve, including more than 1,000 today and tomorrow. but none of those are the result of faa issues. now with millions prepared to return to work and school, there are concerns the number of new infections will rise even further. cnn s polo sandoval reports. reporter: the u.s. is shattering records this week with an average of about 356,000 covid infections reported every day in the past week, according to johns hopkins university. as the world rang in the new year, the latest surge is sweeping across the u.s.,
omicron variant surges nationwide. this is andrea mitchell in washington. president biden will talk about the covid spread. utilizing the dproechbs duction act and talking tough. it is now making up 73% of all cases claiming the life of it s first victim. the president himself tested negative several times in the last few days after being exposed to a staffer on friday who pested positive over the weekend. they are talking about rising concerns and the epidemic. he did talk to joe manchin trying to smooth over the blast at the white house staff for reportedly unhinging the plan. and for the first time they have requested a meeting and documents. republican from pennsylvania, scott perry, about his alleged effort pps he already said that he will not cooperate. joining us now, the first director of the institutes of allergy and infectious diseases. we want to talk about omicron, it s now accounting for 73% of new cases, speading more rapidly than anyone expected and the holid
2022 elections, i ll talk to congresswoman susan mild about her concerns over the supply chain disruption and rising inflation. and just days after the capitol riot i learned of a woman who was from my hometown, how she became the foot soldier in one of the most dangerous movements in america. let s get started. all right. so if you have been following the news at all this week, you ve likely seen a lot of headlines like these, alarming updates about the spread of the omicron variant of covid-19, in new york, d.c. area, georgia, headlines and breaking news alerts flying so fast at you it s enough to make you scared. now listen, some scientists think omicron may become the dominant strain of covid-19, so if a case of omicron hasn t been announced in your area yet, it s probably just a matter of time before it does. now i m not trying to make light of the situation, it s just the truth. that s why i need everyone watching this program tonight to do two things for me, take a dee