like tiger woods to play on the pga tour. his legacy will not be forgotten and he s a true trail blazer in the game of golf. yeah, i tried to think about it like that, that is the connection in a way, right, so many people have stood on lee elder s shoulders including tiger woods and you see you can draw a line and it is really an amazing thing as we remember lee elder. dan, thank you for being with us. yep, thanks for having me. new day continues right now. good morning to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m brianna keilar with john berman. breaking overnight, the omicron variant is now on five continents, barely a week after it was first detected. it is still, though, too early to know what the impact here will be. japan just discovered its first case overnight. that means that 19 countries or territories have now diagnosed at least one case of omicron. there are no confirmed cases in the u.s. as of now. and the president is urging ev
take time to answer important questions, including about efficacy of current vaccines against omicron. this morning, cnn spoke to a top doctor in south africa who is tamping down concerns. i think it was an overreaction. the knee jerk reaction of closing borders and people say, yes, but i m trying to protect my people. so the question would be how do you know it is not in your country yet? president biden says he does not anticipate any more travel bans or new lockdowns, that should be clear, assuring the public that both options are off the table for now. the white house is planning more extensive guidance as they learn more on thursday. obviously this could have an impact on the markets. we ll keep a close watch on them this morning. dow futures down sharply ahead of the opening bell. jerome powell will testify about the new threats the variant poses to the u.s. economy. athena jones and jeremy diamond are covering this for us this morning. athena, let s begin with yo
I love it. it is very important work you are doing. thank you for that. you? me? i got a number. friends of karen, a group that deals with families who have kids who are battling cancer, a group i love to give to every year. it is a wonderful group. and cnn s coverage continues right now. very good tuesday morning to you. i m jim sciutto. i m erica hill. this morning, at least 19 countries and territories have now confirmed cases of this new omicron variant. that includes japan, which reported its first case overnight. the cdc also updating its guidance, now saying every adult who is ducurrently eligible shod get a booster shot. it is early. as of right now there are so many things we do not know about the omicron variant. scientists are saying consistently be patient, it will
Thinking about it. that s t num one thing families always y, we never thought this was going happen to us. and nobody does, you re not prepared financially for it or emotionally for it and that s where friends of karen can come in. it s always hard as she s getting treatment, right? sara cokely helps families face the unfaceable. she is one of a dozen social workers at friends of karen, an organization which supports the families of critically ill children. how many families are you working with right now? i have a caseload of about 40. yeah. 4-0? 4-0. had is the process. she started losing her hair. this is her twin sister zoey. take the case of 14-year-old and her family. their world was turned upside down when she was diagnosed with sar coma in her leg. what s it like to hear that your child has cancer? it s i m sorry.