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in year two? my guests this morning, democrats congressman jim clyburn of south carolina and democratic strategist james plus growing fears that russia is taking steps to invade ukraine. we have been very clear with russia on costs and consequences of further military action. now the u.s. is accusing russia of sending saboteurs into ukraine to create an excuse for an invasion. i ll speak with mitt romney about that and about the state of the biden presidency. also, the covid surge. there are many hospitals in the country on their knees. they re overwhelmed. cases, hospitalizations, deaths on the rise. testing, too, but is that too late? should we have done that sooner? we are doing it. should we have done it sooner? we are doing it. are rural hospitals ready for this wave? joining me for insight and analysis are nbc news chief washington correspondent andra mitchell, eugene robinson, amna nawaz, and anthony continetti of the american enterprise insti ....
all is quiet here in times square after people gathered to ring in the new year 2022. yes, it was a quieter celebration than normal, but here and across the globe, people happily looked forward. plenty. i was 8 years old. the crowds in some places, there were none at all. in others, they were sparse. cancelling over covid concerns and las vegas moving mostly online as covid-19 cases continue to rise. atlanta scrapping them all together. omicron infections spell trouble for this brand-new year. nearly 600,000 covid cases nationwide in just 24 hours. a new record for the second day in a row. testing centers are overwhelmed. it s getting super annoying. reporter: those trying to get back home facing daunting travel theys. i just want to get them. reporter: on friday alone, more than 3,000 flights cancelled and more than 11,000 delayed. jessie writes, family was supposed to be on one of those planes, forced to change airports after a last-minute cancellation. ....
updated ids guidance on how long health care workers should isolate if they get covid-19. shortening the time from ten days to seven days if they are no longer positive and if they are asymptomatic. let s go to our national correspondent athena jones more on the omicron surge as the holiday travel rush is underway. reporter: with holiday air travel surpassing pre-pandemic levels, according to the tsa, tonight long lines at airports and at testing sites. this whole thing is frustrating. reporter: as people scramble to do what they can to keep themselves and their families safe through the holidays. doctors are applauding the fda decision today granting emergency use authorization to a second anti-viral pill. this one from merck that people could take at home. adding another covid fighting weapon to the nation s armory. but they stress even these game-changing medications must be given within five dies of onset making timely access to tests all the more important. ....
and legacy of former u.s. senator bob dole who died at the age of 98. announcer: live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with rosemary church. good to have you with us. new covid testing requirements are now in effect for all travelers coming into the united states. it s part of the effort to curb the spread of the omicron variant which has already been found in at least 16 u.s. states. now anyone boarding a flight to the u.s. must have proof of a negative covid test one day before take-off. plus, foreign nationals must be fully vaccinated to enter the country, but that requirement is not yet in place for u.s. citizens. a travel ban is also in place for south africa where the variant originated, and several other african countries. the top infectious disease expert dr. anthony fauci says that s being reevaluated. now as you mentioned as we are getting more and more information about cases in our own country and worldwide, we are looking at that very caref ....
set to be arraigned on manslaughter. police arrested them in a warehouse where they were hiding. this is exclusive footage to cnn in the moments right after they were apprehended. this followed an hours long manhunt for the fugitives who were supposed to turn themselves in tuesday. how they were led under surveillance that is something they say needs to be dealt with. oakland county sheriff michael bouchard did admit his officers were stretched thing in investigating this tracking. surveillance team is quite a few people. and they work around the clock. those people are working the actual homicide. so, i would have had to have pulled them off of investigating the deaths at the school. we have to interview thousands of people that were in and around the school. we have go through hundreds and thousands of hours of digital evidence. it is an expansive job, obviously. cnn s athena jones is outside of the sheriff s office. athena, what are they saying this morning? ....