also breaking tonight, the deadly christmas eve shark attack on the central coast of california. what we re learning about the victim. the urgent race to get tested ahead of the holidays. long lines growing while supplies diminish. in new york, crowds swarming covid testing sites as cases skyrocket across the country from the rapidly spreading omicron variant. the cdc shortening the covid isolation period for health care workers as many hospitals are pushed to the brink. so what can families do to gather together safely? the hurried scramble to get presents under the christmas tree. some last minute deals for all the procrastinators out there. overseas in afghanistan, defying taliban rule. a look at the women and girls fighting back to keep their education alive. ian pannell reports from kabul. and america strong tonight. a community coming together this holiday, sharing their wishes for better times ahead. and good evening, everyone. thanks so much for joining us.
on high alert amid growing concern of the new strain of the coronavirus. the world health organization has named it omicron and classified it as a variant of concern. omicron was first reported to the world health organization by south africa where the new variant, quote, appears to be increasing in almost all provinces. fears of another deadly wave of the coronavirus has forced some countries to act swiftly on friday. several nations including japan, canada and the united kingdom announced travel restrictions for people coming from the southern region of africa. the biden administration decided to do the same. beginning monday november 29th the united states will restrict travel from botswana, eswatini, former swaziland and mozambique, namibia and zimbabwe. belgium, israel and hong kong have had one case of the omicron variant within their borders and you know there is never just one. no cases have been identified in the u.s. to date. we expect omicron to be identified quick
and this is fox & friends. we start with a fox news alert. three u.s. service members are dead and more than 30 hurt after another drone attack by iran-backed militants. a live report from washington as president biden says we will respond. kayleigh: a woman speeds stolen car to save her french bulldog. brian: game is set. kansas city chiefs and 49ers in super bowl lviii. it s a rematch. fox & friends starts right now. remember, your mornings are better with friends, especially one of those two teams. brian: here we go not good news. fox news alert. all eyes on the white house this see how the biden administration will respond after iran-backed militants killed three u.s. service members and hurt more than 30 in a drone attack in jordan. kayleigh: this weekend s deadly strike was the 160th attack on our troops. brian: look at that care kay since the war broke out israel and hamas. steve: madeline rivera. give us the latest. good morning, steve, kayle
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