jeanne moos, cnn, new york. >> that is all awesome and slightly creepy. our thanks to ss to jeanne moo that. how about ringing in the new year safely in the comfort of your own home with anderson cooper and anthony cohen. they're hosting "cnn's new year's eve live" friday. why aren't don lemon and i mentioned? we're also hosting from new orleans with dulce sloan. i'll get that graphic fixed soon. it's the top of the hour. hi, everyone. i'm alisyn camerota. happy holidays. another day and another jump in covid cases driven by the omicron variant. the u.s. now averaging more than 237,000 new infections per day. that is 66% higher than just a