having a hard time finding covid tests. a problem that could last into 2022 and now many public school districts say they will require covid testing for students and staff. let s go to our experts that we have with us this evening dr. nicole saphier, fox news contributor and former assistant health secretary admiral brett giroir. welcome to both of you. thank you for having us. mike: from the new york times the u.s. breaks single day record hospitalizations and deaths however have not followed the same dramatic increase in the last two weeks. deaths are down by 5% with the daily average of 1221. while hospitalizations increased by just 15% to an average of 78,781 per day. while you obviously want to track cases, dr. saphier, are hospitalizations and fatalities really more meaningful metrics? well, absolutely. as of right now, as you can see, we really need to change our mindset and stop focusing on daily new case counts. as we know the virus is everywhere. it is impre
ready to have some fun. we have a great show i had to, including our resolutions and predictions for 2022. we are also going to see who is paying attention this year. not me. a very special trivia battle. don t miss our top videos from 2021. plus, we are answering some of your fan mail questions. but, first, let s do this. it is our big five stories of 2021. we are taking a look at the top headlines from this past year. my biggest story, and i know what yours might be and what yours might be. how what? jesse: i have someone in my ear. mine was the kyle rittenhouse trial. we had cameras in the courtroom for this trial. if there had not been cameras, this country would have perceived what happened that s carried a very, very different. it was all most a formal education in prosecutorial misconduct, constitutional law, and everything that the media tried to spin one way ended up being a complete disaster. we saw the trial in real time. we saw a jury deliberate methodicall
We will see you back here on monday. happy new year. bill: happy new year! mike: good evening, welcome to washington i m mike emanuel in for bret baier. breaking tonight as we come on air this evening it s now midnight in paris and berlin people in paris are wishing good riddance to 2021. a live report from new york s times square in what promises to be a toned down ball drop. health officials warning the new spike in daily covid cases is also fueling a surge in hospitalizations in some cities across the nation. the vast majority of those hospitalizations among the unvaccinated and as many americans look forward to the new year, they find themselves