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i m kristen welker, in tonight for lester on this christmas eve americans are preparing to spend yet another holiday against the backdrop of covid-19. and tonight the nation s major airlines announcing that thousands of flights have been canceled around the world, in large part because the fast-spreading omicron variant has prevented some staffers from working, creating shortages. and there is late word that a u.s. navy ship is stuck in port after a portion of the crew tested positive for covid. it comes as the biden administration announced it is lifting travel restrictions initially imposed last month and while the number of cases rises, there are new signs omicron may be less severe than other variants. we are covering all of the latest developments tonight sam brock starts our coverage from miami. reporter: with omicron shattering infection records set during the peak of delta, at airports nationwide a christmas curveball. united airlines pre-emptively canceling m ....
yesterday. omicron cases have now surged past the peak we saw from delta cases in early september. the january high point for this pandemic is a ways off, but we re getting closer by the day. there is one piece of good news. average hospitalizations are still flat over the past week. the bad news is, the u.s. saw more than 3500 deaths on thursday. that s the highest we ve seen in some time. as we said, all of this is throw wrench into holiday plans. if you re flying, you probably want to check with the airline before heading to the airport. united cancelled more than 160 flights scheduled for today. that s about 10% of their total flights. they just don t have enough crews to fly. they re not alone, more than 400 u.s. flights and 1900 global flights have been cancelled, including flights on delta, jetblue, and allegiant. if you had your heart coming to new york city for new year s eve, those plans are changing, too. the mayor said the celebration is happening but it w ....
in colombia are trying to help those in need this holiday season. announcer: live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with rosemary church. good to have you with us. well, the world health organization warns a storm is coming to europe where the omicron variant is partly to blame for more than 2.7 million new covid cases in just the past week. france and spain have broken new daily records, and germany, portugal, and scotland are bringing back covid restrictions. israel is now the first country to offer a fourth vaccine dose. medical workers, people over 60, and those with compromised immune systems will be eligible. meanwhile, u.s. president joe biden is laying out his strategy to fight surging covid cases in the u.s. due to the omicron variant. he says fully vaccinated americans can go ahead with their holiday plans, but he s also planning to make half a billion free at-home test kits available starting next month. more now from cnn s jeff zeleny. let me g ....
is are democrats ready to get back to work. and a scientific wonder as researchers discover a embryo egg inside. the question is is this a plot for jurassic park people? it s way too early for this. good morning. welcome to way too early, the show that has a lot of questions from white house press secretary jen psaki which she joins us later in the hour. i m jonathan lemire on this wednesday, december 22nd. we ll start with the news. thanks to a steep surge in coronavirus cases across the country. president biden is outlining new steps his administration will take to combat the new omicron variant. according to the president, new vaccination and testing sites will be set up nationwide. the government will buy 500 million rapid tests and distribute them to americans free of charge. and 1,000 medical professionals will be sent to help hospitals overwhelmed with patients. speaking from the white house yesterday, the president try to reassure americans that the ri ....
americans should prepare for the spread of omicron. senator joe manchin deals a blow to joe biden s build back better. peng shuai s latest interview. announcer: live from london. this is cnn newsroom with isa soares. hello, everyone. welcome to the show. monday, december 20th. nearly two years since the covid-19 pandemic turned the world really upside down. the threat is far from over. one u.s. health experts says we re beyond counting the waves, the country is facing a tsunami. it is now being detected in 45 states. you can see on your screen. experts say it s just a matter of time before omicron accounts for a majority of new cases. it comes as the u.s. is already grappling with the surge driven by the delta variant. countries now averaging more than 130,000 a day infections a day and experts warn omicron will only add fuel to that fire. have a listen. we are going to see a significant stress in some regions of the country on the hospital system, particu ....