residents forced out of their homes because of wildfires. when the state can expect a reprieve. cities right around the globe are getting ready to ring in the new year. but for many, the crowds and confetti have been pushed aside as an explosion of new covid infections takes hold on several continents. preparations are, though, under way at this hour for the balloon drop in new york s times square just as the state announced a new record 74,000 cases. celebrations have already been scaled back with masks and vaccinations required. now, the seven-day average of cases right around the world has broken yet another record at nearly 1.2 million infections. the u.s. has set a third straight record meantime with average daily cases topping 355,000. but here s the thing. johns hopkins reports close to 650,000 cases on thursday alone, and we do want to point out that of course that number could be inflated somewhat because of the lag in reporting over this holiday season. now, this
the american nurses association says it is deeply concerned about the change, citing insufficient evidence and concern for health care workers safety. everything we re going to do right now is going to be imperfect. just accept that right now. we don t know a lot of the things we wish we d know. but what we do know and what is emerging here is that this country is going to be in the soup just in the next few weeks with so many cases and so many locations that we re going to see critical infrastructure as well as health care challenged. take a look at this. for the first time since omicron hit, an uptick in hospitalizations. that s something to watch with data catching up from the holiday weekend. the number now almost doubling in the last eight weeks. michigan is one of several states to hit peak hospitalizations this month. the state department of health says it isn t following the new cdc isolation guidelines and it s sticking with its own rules while they wait for more
at least five people killed. several wounded, including a police officer. police investigating seven different crime scenes from denver to lakewood. authorities late today identifying the suspect, saying he was known to law enforcement and harbored extremist views. news tonight about the 14-year-old girl accidentally shot and killed by police in los angeles. her mother in tears, describing her daughter dying in her arms. authorities releasing body camera video. officers opening fire on a suspect inside a store, not knowing the girl and her mother were in the dressing room nearby. america s travel nightmare continues. roughly 1,100 flights canceled today. pilots, flight attendants and other essential staff testing positive for covid, forcing the ground. keep their planes o- two people killed in an avalanche in montana. heavy mountain snow slamming the west. why authorities are now urging drivers to avoid using navigation apps in some areas. and the winter blast from the
ilung police investigating seven different crime scenes from denver to lakewood. authorities today identifying the suspect, saying he was nobody to law enforcement and harbored extremist views. news tonight about the 14-year-old girl accidentally shot and killed by police in los angeles. her mother in tears, describing her daughter dying in her arms. authorities releasing body camera video. officers opening fire on a suspect inside a store, not knowing the girl and her mother were in the dressing room nearby. america s travel nightmare continues. roughly 1,100 flights canceled today. pilots, flight attendants and other essential staff testing positive for covid, forcing airlines to keep their planes on the ground. two people killed in an avalanche in montana. heavy mountain snow slamming the west. why authorities are now urging drivers to avoid using navigation apps in some areas. and the winter blast from the great lakes into the northeast. rob marciano timing it all o