colleyville now. what more are we learning about the alleged hostage taker, morgan reporter: kate, a senior law enforcement official confirms akram entered the united states at jfk airport back on december 29th and they say there was no irregularity regarding his travel tonight they are still trying to ascertain his movements from jfk to where he ended up yesterday. kate morgan, thank you. to the latest covid surge now and what may be a silver lining to the growing case numbers this chart shows cases nationally which continue to grow fast but look at this this is what s happening in new york state, hit first by omicron. the numbers are starting to dip way over on the right there but the challenges to hospitals are still far from over. reporter: tonight omicron impacting millions of americans in hospitals across the country in dire mode, bracing for the demand of more patients staffing shortages are a challenge as health care workers fight the