loaned it screened 1.7 million passengers. but those same travelers will be returning over the next few days. the question now, will the airlines be ready? david thank you. the overgrown variant appears to be less severe far more contagious with covid case numbers in some areas increasing eight 100%. as cases continue to rise people lining up sometimes for hours to get tested. meanwhile many businesses including sports arenas and theaters are upping their covid protocols were just canceling events in closing the doors altogether. charles watson is live in atlanta where the cdc is headquartered with more, charles. is a point of americans take time off to spend christmas with their family omicron variant is certainly at work as of friday covid
the omicron variant also forcing broadway shows to go dark and pro sports team to put their seasons on hold. we have fox team coverage night charles watson is live in atlanta with the latest on the covid search. first david lee miller light at laguardia airport in queens, new york. john, thousands of travelers will not have the opportunity to spend christmas day with loved ones. a number of major u.s. airlines again today were forced to cancel flights because there was a shortage of pilots, flight attendants and support crews caused by the fast spreading over come variant the number of cathleen should increase during the day as of this are according to flight where.com, lisa and her 40 flights were grounded. three to eight of the cares of flights accounting for 15% of its schedule canceled. united and jetblue have canceled 12% of their scheduled flights. only yesterday christmas eve one of the business travel days of the year, the same
rex i love it, i love it. everybody that s it for us thank you for joining us merry christmas everyone, right? merry christmas. airlines forced to cancel thousands of flights is holiday weekend. cases of the omicron variance surge worldwide. good evening i am. david: and this is the fox report. one of the years busiest disrupted by surging cases of the variant of the strangest weeks after it was first detected in the country multiple airlines blaming the search for flight delays, cancellations staffing issues.
thanks for joining us tonight. breaking tonight, an outpouring of outrage from some celebration from others. after president obama directs his u.n. ambassador to allow passage of an unprecedented united nations resolution condemning settlement construction in israel. in moments we ll speak with governor mike huckabee who is calling this a be trail of israel. first david lee miller has the latest from the united nations in new york city. reporter: sandra, some u.n. observers say the vote today underscores a radical shift in u.s. policy. for the first time now in nearly four decades the united states has failed to exercise its veto power in stopping a resolution addressing israeli settlements. before the vote the u.s. would not disclose what it was going to do but many israelis did fear that there was going to be what they call some type of obama
after being into custody. as for the hearing itself. security as you mentioned extremely tight. as he entered the courtroom his hands were cuffed behind him. he asked during the hearing to be addressed as mr. siewl mone. he was bearded wearing prison clothing. he spoke through a translator. his attorney did not ask for bail. something that he probably would not have been granted. and at this hour, he is in a federal detention facility. his next court appearance scheduled for april 8th. shepard? shepard: do we know what kind of evidence the government has against him, david lee? the government gave a few hints about the case that they are going to present. the prosecutors said that they did obtain 22-page post arrest statement, not clear though is what he may have said in that statement. they also mention the use of audio and video recordings. remember are, one day after the 9/11 attacks, the defendant said, and i quote: the storm shall not stop, especially the