a sobering warning as covid cases across the united states continue to increase, and fast. this as the cdc voted to recommend pfizer, moderna over johnson & johnson s vaccine due to side effect concerns. plus anger boiling over inside the democratic party as a key part of joe biden s agenda is now in jeopardy. and the wild and dangerous weather hammering the united states as typhoon rai barrels across the philippines. we re live for you at the world weather center. announcer: live from london, this is cnn newsroom with isa soares. welcome to the show, everyone. it is friday, december 17th. we begin this hour with a surge in covid cases across the united states and really dire warnings that things are about to get worse. officials are scrambling to stem the spread of not one, but two highly contagious variants, both delta and omicron infections are climbing fast just as the holidays are approaching. cnn s nick watt has the story for you. reporter: covid-19 case
good morning to our viewers here in the united states and all around the world. it is friday, december 17th. i m john berman with chief white house correspondent kaitlan collins. i couldn t stay away. i had to come back. . back for more punishment. this morning, what might be the most complicated moment in the entire pandemic. not the deadliest, not the worst, but the most nuanced, most confusing and possibly the most challenging. we are seeing huge increases in coronavirus cases. and that in itself is causing major reactions. a new group of colleges and universities shifting their classes online. broadway has canceled performances. one minutes before opening curtain. new outbreaks in pro sports. the league has delayed multiple games. the nba and nfl updated their protocols, on the one hannishing new requirements, on the other hand, speeding up the time asymptomatic players can get back to the field or court. companies now cracking down on the unvaccinated. new orleans pu
right, girl? singers: safelite repair, safelite replace. the united states and all around the world. it is friday, december 17th. i m john berman with chief white house correspondent kaitlan collins this morning. nice to see you here. back in action. there s a lot going on this morning. on your beat, i should note as well. the white house is a new series of concerns with this pandemic. yeah. this morning, what might be the most complicated moment of the pandemic. not the deadliest, not the worst, but the most nuanced, probably the most confusing and i would say the most challenging. we are seeing huge increases in the number of coronavirus cases. that in itself is causing major reactions. a new group of colleges and universities have shifted their classes online. broadway canceled performances. one just minutes before the opening curtain. everyone was seated already. new outbreak in post pro sports. the league postponed games. the nba and nfl updated protocols f
still, covid is once again dominating our daily lives. schools, sports, work, all face this uncertain future. colleges are sending students home. more and more companies are delaying the return to the office. the nba and nfl rolling out new safety measures and cancelling games. even secretary of state anthony blinken cut his trip to southeast asia short after a journalist on the trip tested positive for covid. five months ago president biden said the virus no longer controls our lives. now people everywhere are lining up to be tested before joining family for the holidays. and to be clear, that s a good thing. new projections show winter holiday travel is about to roar back, so people should get tested. aaa estimates that more than 109 million americans will travel during the week between christmas and new year s. a number approaching the pre-pandemic record. and after sacrificing so much for so long, people want to be together again. it s understandable, but the reality
high-rise, you will not believe how this ends. you are watching fox and friends first . todd: check your watches. vice president kamala harris says they haven t talked about 2024. rachel: bad news about the social spending bill. reporter: a president who would round out a second term 86 years old it is natural there would be a discussion about what 2024 might look like. saying in part, we do not talk about more have we talked about reelections because we haven t included the first year and in the middle of the pandemic. here s how the white house responded to that. i don t have more of that. is that on the ticket? he does. there is no change. reporter: contradicting a bit. they have to deal with harsh figures, the latest foxbusiness poll, they disapproval the president s job performance. registered voters approve of how the president has done. the administration suffered another blow when the senate parliamentarian rejected immigration for provisions built into pre