another exactly case count record, nearly everyone seems to know at least one person with this virus. right now more kids are in hospitals being treated for covid than ever before at a time when they should be enjoying the holidays. schools once again are grappling with how to balance education with health and safety. massachusetts denied a teacher s union request to close schools monday for covid testing. but in washington, d.c., students must produce a negative test result to return to school. meanwhile, holiday travel, headaches persist. the faa warns it may be forced to delay flights as crew members call in sick. that s on top of more than 11,000 flight cancellations since christmas eve. adding to travel implications, the cdc has increased its risk for cruise ship travel to the highest level. the federal agency says you should avoid cruises regardless of your vaccination status. cnn s polo sandoval joins me now from new york city. polo, times square looked pretty full wit
recent day of the holiday season thanks to covid and bad weather. more than 13,000 flights have been canceled since christmas eve. many stranded travelers may have attended new year s eve gatherings like this one last night in times square. but experts warn it could lead to a tidal wave of hospital admissions as omicron surges. the nation has already smashed another daily case record, but mass gatherings aren t the only issue. we were all taught if you have a significant exposure to covid, you would have been within six feet of somebody for more than 15 minutes. while omicron is so contagious, it s changing the rules. you can have a very transient encounter with somebody. maybe your mask is a little bit loose, maybe they pulled their mask down a little bit, maybe you walked into an elevator or somebody has just coughed. this is how you can contract this virus. as those case numbers grow higher, one consequence is clear. right now more kids are hospitalized with covid-19 t
Those days, and of course of what i had been listening to is you because you were like a child prodigy and started so early. we had ten years and beautiful stuff by everyone. so at any given point there were probably two or three carol king songs playing on the radio. credit where due, but that s true. the cnn film carol king and james taylor just call out my name premieres tomorrow night at 9:00 eastern and pacific. i know i ll be watching. you re live in the cnn newsroom. i m paula reid in washington. happy new year. omicron s rapid spread is leaving every aspect of normal life up in the air with the exception of the very things that should be in the air, like planes. airlines began 2022 by canceling more than 2,400 flights today. that s more than any other