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peak levels. and even on this day after christmas, people are lining up to get tested. airlines are also struggling with the surge and sick-outs, which means airline travel is beginning to plummet. thousands of cancellations. let s start with you. . we re talking about thousands of flights canceled today alone. think about all the people who travel on the day after christmas, and it s all coming together with so many people thinking they would be able to go see family and friends and get back to work with business as usual starting monday morning for many americans. unfortunately, a thousand flights canceled today. that brings the total up to about 2,000 for the weekend of cancellations and delays, and then you add in those international flights that were canceled as well. we spoke to some travelers that were just frustrated, right? they finally wanted to get out and meet family members, some of them for the first time in two years, but their flights were canceled. on ....
raducanw a fitting end to a fairytale year we ll look back on a that remarkable victory in the us open with teenage tennis star emma raducanu. i would never have expected it, but i would never have expected it, but i am just i would never have expected it, but i am just really grateful. all the hard i am just really grateful. all the hard work i am just really grateful. all the hard work that i ve done at some point hard work that i ve done at some point in hard work that i ve done at some point in my hard work that i ve done at some point in my life just all paid off in such point in my life just all paid off in such a point in my life just all paid off in such a great year. good morning. i cold and frosty start, a lot of cloud with brighter breaks. is it going to be a white christmas? it might be for some. details later. good morning. it s monday, the 20th of december. our main story. downing street has defended the prime minister, after a photograph ....
sf reporter: america, bracing for a tough winter that is beginning to look a lot like last winter. in the midst of a delta surge, the new omicron variant accounting for 3% of cases but spreading fast. this virus is extraordinary. it has a doubling time of anywhere from two to three days. it is going to take over. reporter: and with just over 60% of the country fully vaccinated, the white house warning of a season of severe illness for the unvaccinated. the u.s. now averaging 1200 deaths aday. and 130,000 new covid cases a day, up 10% from a week ago. hospitalizations nationwide up 35% over last month. intensive care unit beds 80% full. cases rising much faster in parts of the midwest, the south and the northeast. ohio s governor deploying over a thousand national guard members to over stretched hospitals there. in miami, a royal caribbean cruise ship docking over the weekend with 48 people testing positive for covid. new york setting a record for new cases for the ....
professional sports leagues are cancelling games, major colleges are moving to remote learning and keep in mind we re still in the throes of the delta wave, the delta variant still accounts for 97% of reporting infections here in the u.s. right now, but we know omicron is more transmissible and it is spreading fast. this virus is extraordinary. it has a doubling time of anywhere from two to three days. right now in certain regions. country 50% of the ice lets are omicron which means it s going to take over. even if it has a lower risky is veracast we could be having a million cases a day if we re not really attentive to all of those mitigation strategies and, you know, a small fraction of a big number is still a real big number. here s the silver lining. the vaccines are working. cdc data shows if you run vaccinated, you are 20 times more likely to die of covid than someone who is vaccinated and boosted. that s not surprising. it s what we ve been hearing from doc ....
strictest sentence yet to a capitol rioter as the january 6th committee meets with one of president trump s closest allies. and tiger woods is back on the golf course just ten months after a devastating car accident. we ll tell you everything you need to know about his comeback. buenos dias on this saturday, december 18th. paula, good morning, welcome to new day. good morning, great to be up early with you. got lots of coffee and lots of news. we begin this morning, of course, the start of the holiday travel rush, but worrying signs the omicron variant is giving a rise in covid-19 infections. yeah, president biden issued a stark warning for the unvaccinated prepare for a winter of severe illness and death. hospitalizations have been ticking up for two months but the united states is now averaging 121,000 new covid cases every day. those are numbers not seen since the summer surge since september. and in the northeast and midwest and south in new york state a ....