as staffing shortages continue to disrupt businesses and schools nationwide. and later, what is next for democrats after president biden s stark warning on the anniversary of the january 6th insurrection that american democracy is in danger? what are they going to do about it? tim kaine of virginia will be here ahead. welcome to meet the press daily . one day after the president s fierily address. the administration cases are continuing to skyrocket. the 7-day average of new daily infections is now above 600,000. that has pushed hospitalizations to levels we haven t seen since the worst of the pandemic. this may be mild for most people, but it s still triggering hospitalizations. white house is being urged to retool the message. focus on ways for the u.s. to live with the virus given the spread and frankly, our unwillingness to do more about it as a society. cdc chief said this morning that her agency is preparing for the covid endemic which would suggest a looming piv
protected. as critics of remote learning pushback, the children come first, not last. they have been a very neglected group over the last few years. we will ask miguel how the administration plans to keep kids in school. it is not enough. it is clearly not enough. facing backlash over being behind the ball and covid testing. my message to the government is simple. we will discuss with arkansas governor chair of the chair association only on fox news sunday. then one year ago this week, the storming of the u.s. capital that sent lawmakers scrambling in a quest for answers amid growing political division. we will discuss the mission to keep democracy secure with the capitol police chief and ask our sunday panel whether the partisan divide can heal and the country moves into a new year. all right now on fox news sunday. hello again from fox news and happy new year. we begin with breaking news out of colorado where hundreds of people are starting the new year and devas
protected. as critics of remote learning pushback, the children come first, not last. they have been a very neglected group over the last few years. we will ask miguel how the administration plans to keep kids in school. it is not enough. it is clearly not enough. facing backlash over being behind the ball and covid testing. my message to the government is simple. we will discuss with arkansas governor chair of the chair association only on fox news sunday. then one year ago this week, the storming of the u.s. capital that sent lawmakers scrambling in a quest for answers amid growing political division. we will discuss the mission to keep democracy secure with the capitol police chief and ask our sunday panel whether the partisan divide can heal and the country moves into a new year. all right now on fox news sunday. hello again from fox news and happy new year. we begin with breaking news out of colorado where hundreds of people are starting the new year and devas
if we tell little children of color they are inherently victims. neither is good. the battle hitting parents the light is shining. all of you must go and we ll take back our schools. against school board members. i m a public official so i guess i m open prey. what do you think debate about critical race theory is really about? control, control over what can and cannot be taught. it s even become a political weapon. virginia parents have a right to make decisions on their children s education. that s the virginia i grew up in. terry mcauliffe wants to change that. this morning, we ll look at the fight over how children should learn about america s troubled racial history, how the crt debate has divided one community, and i ll talk to nikole hannah-jones who won a pulitzer prize for her work on the 1619 project about race in america. welcome to sunday and a special edition of meet the press. announcer: from nbc news in washington, the longest running
christmas morning. she ll joining us later this hour. and we ll hear from one woman who s inspiring work with the homeless has earned her the title cnn hero of the year. all that and more is coming up this christmas morning. first, let s get a check of your news headlines. good morning and merry christmas to you. i m jessica dean. the omicron surge means getting home for christmas is a challenge for many travelers today. both delta is united flight cancellations are in the triple digits for the second straight day. delta canceled 268 flights. united had 196 cancellations. jetblue canceled 120 flights. the airlines are blaming staffing shortages stemming from the omicron variant. pete muntean has details. reporter: as these cases cause their staffing levels to go down, leading them to cancel some flights. most of the flights, according to flight aware, were at united airlines and delta air lines but also alegent and jetblue. we obtained a united airlines memo to its st