because critics want to ban hundreds of books that they claim are offensive. let s go out front. good evening, everyone. i m kate bolduan in for erin burnett. out front tonight, this is not march of 2020. that was president biden trying to reassure americans today. telling them not to panic over the latest surge. but he did warn things are about to get worse. we ll see some fully-vaccinated people get covid, potentially in large numbers. there will be positive cases in every office even here in the white house but these cases are highly unlikely to lead to serious illness. if you are not fully vaccinated, you have good reason to be concerned. you are at a high risk of getting sick. right now, the u.s. is reporting more than 140,000 cases per day and the cdc is predict predicting we could be at 250,000 new cases a day in the next few weeks. breaking the record set back in january of this year. president biden insisting the u.s., though, is ready for an omicron wave ann
protected range. and pfizer tonight suggesting two shots so far in trials in children are not enough. and tonight, breaking news going into the weekend. the big games being moved because so many players have covid. also tonight, former minnesota police officer kim potter breaking down on the stand. i remember yelling, taser, taser, taser. and nothing happened. describing the moment she shot and killed daunte wright. she has claimed she mistook her gun for her taser. the prosecutor repeatedly pressing the officer on her training on her taser to avoid this. potter sobbing, saying i m sorry it happened. news tonight about a suspected serial killer. authorities say he used a shopping cart to carry away his alleged victims. a storm moving into the northeast. winter weather alerts already up tonight. snow, sleet, and rain. the major headline, the longest sentence yet after january 6th. a florida man repeatedly assaulting officers. tiger woods beginning his comeback. wha
one month after the booster, you re back in range. and tonight, breaking news going into the weekend. the big games being moved because so many players have covid. also tonight, kim potter breaking down on the stand. i remember yelling, taser, taser, taser. and nothing happened. describing the moment she shot and killed daunte wright. claiming she mistook her gun for her taser. potter sobbing, saying i m sorry it happened. news tonight about a susp suspected serial killer. a storm moving into the northeast. winter weather alerts already up tonight. snow, sleet, and rain. rob marciano timing it out. the longest sentence yet after january 6th. a florida man repeatedly assaulting officers. tiger woods beginning his comeback. what we witnessed today with tiger and his son. dolly parton, what she s done. and our made in america christmas. the ideas pouring in. we keep going. good evening, it s great to have you with us as we near the end of another week togethe
Prove to be? new research today from the uk, south africa, and japan are finding omicron may be less likely to cause severe disease in the lungs but at this point it is still not clear whether the variant is less severe. israel, though, not waiting around to find out. now, recommending a fourth-vaccine dose to everyone over the age of 60, along with medical workers and people with suppressed immune systems. back here, hospitals are bracing for what may feel like march of 2020, again. the president announcing emergency response teams are being deployed to help in six states arizona, wisconsin, michigan, vermont, new hampshire, and indiana where hospitalizations are up 80% from this time last month and doctors are warning that people could wait as long as 36 hours for a bed to open up. we re underwater at the moment and it feels like every day is a little bit worse than
And the disappointing news for parents of children under 5 years old. pfizer pushing back the time line. erielle reshef leads us off here in new york. reporter: tonight, just one week ahead of christmas, experts warning the country is heading for a devastating double punch. as covid cases skyrocket from coast to coast, fueled by the delta variant already. and now the omicron variant doubling every 2 to 3 days. we re really just about to xperience a viral blizzard. i think in the next 3 to 8 weeks we re gonna see millions of americans that are gonna be infected with this virus. reporter: omicron, now detected in at least 42 states, predicted to eclipse delta within weeks. new york state breaking a single day record for new infections, over 21,000. earlier this week omicron accounting for at least 13% of new cases. authorities believe it s likely much higher. in new york city, people waiting hours in testing lines snaking around entire city blocks.