highest of the entire pandemic. and many experts warn it will only get worse. in only one state, maine, cases are down. in iowa, well, it s holding steady. but the vast majority of the country seen in dark red on this map is struggling with a surge of 50% or more in new infections. hospitalizations and deaths are lower than their 2021 peaks, but the avalanche of new cases has the cdc predicting that more than 44,000 people could die of covid-19 in the next four weeks. let s start with polo sandoval on the big picture. reporter: the u.s. is shattering records this week with ab 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., pushing cases and hospitalizations to unprecedented levels. experts warning a turning point could be weeks away. given the size of our country and the diversity of vaccination versus non-vaccination, it
injuring 48. the s.u.v. struck those marching in the parade and those on the sideline. police have identified the suspect as darrell brooks. he has been re he had been released on bail prior to the incident. police say he was involved in a domestic dispute prior to the crash. i m charles payne in for neil cavuto. we begin in waukesha with grady trimble. grady? police say darrell brooks acted alone and there s no indication the attack was terrorism related. they say moments before brooks intentionally ploughed through the parade route, he said there s school bands and other community groups. five people were killed and 48 more people were injured including 18 children. the youngest just three years old. some of our first responders were there with our families. they left their families to treat people. brooks is expected to be charged with five counts of intentional homicide. he has a lengthy criminal history. he posted a $1,000 bail just days ago after allegedly runni
long waits for council properties combined with rocketing prices mean that in some areas, if you re on a modest income and looking for something that just suits your needs, you might be out of luck. to understand the problem, we re in a city where it s at its most acute. ..edinburgh. edinburgh enjoys its status as a tourist hot spot, and it s also the financial and political nerve centre of scotland. but all that comes at a cost. house prices here are skyrocketing, rents are rising faster than in any other part of the country, and it has one of the highest rates of families in temporary accomodation. and at the same time, there is a shortage of social housing. this is michael urquhart, his partner, kara, and theirfour children teagan, holly, michelle and james. and this is where they live. michael has offered to show me around. hi, michael, how you doing? hey. cheers. going to give me a tour? yeah, no problem. this is room number one. i have one bed here where both the girl
relaxed. people were starting to breathe i think a little better. but this is a sign that la leave practically on nato s doorstep, 43 miles from the poland border, not safe. there were strikes in luhansk. the governor urging people to evacuate, saying there are no safe places left in the region. and kreminna has fallen into russian hands. they entered the town with a huge amount of equipment. some tried to escape in their vehicles and russians opened fire on their car, killing at least four. ukraine s president zelenskyy telling cnn they are not willing to give up territory in the eastern part of the country to end the war. he says the coming battle in the donbas region could influence the war. russia telling ukrainian fighters, lay down your weapons or be eliminated. that ultimatum was rejected. yet another example of ukrainian resistance. russian troops have surrounded the city for some time. today some say mariupol will be closed for exit and entry and the men remainin