in the coronavirus pandemic. an ominous milestone, but one that requires important context. covid is pushing many hospitals to the brink, but really, more specifically, the unvaccinated are pushing hospitals to the per brink. more than 141,000 americansized shy of the all-time high established in january 2021. that record will likely be broken today. this includes people who are going to the hospital because of covid and those who show up for other things, a car crash, a broken arm, but turn out to also have covid once they get there. also, crucially, the large majority of hospitalized patients are unvaccinated or only partially vaccinated. look at this chart from new york city. it shows the rate of hospitalization among the unvaccinated. that s the top line. and the vaccinated, the bottom line. look at that chasm, mammoth gap. a stunning gap. two different worlds there. in the meantime, the testing shortage does remain problematic. the white house says the first of 500 mil
melber. president biden speaking to an exhausted country, as covid cases explode, and americans worry about omicron. today, with omicron now the dominant strain and spreading fast, biden saying this is not like past surges. because now we have vaccines. i want to start by acknowledging how tired, worried, and frustrated you are. i know how you re feeling. for many, this will be the first or second christmas where you look across the table and there will be an empty chair there. this is not march 2020. 200 million people are vaccinated. we re prepared, we just need to stay focused. about 200 million are fully vaccinated, but about 40% of americans are not fully vaccinated. in his speech, biden laced into platforms and people he says are spreading dangerous misinformation. look, the unvaccinated are responsible for their own choices. but those choices have been fueled by dangerous misinformation on cable tv and social media. you know, these companies and personalities are
prime time with laura coats joins now. happy monday to you i m actually perhaps as stand as the judges there was not more advisement by council at the very least for that sentencing. if you re calling me a cynic that might be true. nice to see you caitlin him also jealous that you guys are not best friends. i m so happy for you it s wonderful. don t worry when i hang with katie will obviously invite you to come with us. can you invite simone biles with the same height. thank you so much and good evening i m laura code thank you for joining me and tonight despite a judge warning they will be slapped in handcuffs if he violates the police his rhetoric is even growing more and more by the day. in fact his railing against the judge and the prosecutors and his successor. even some key witnesses even someone he knows quite well. i m talking about vice president mike pence. he s also telling some critics to go to just days after a certain night meant. this one over efforts t
ainsley: it is 8:00 a.m. right here on the east coast. it s wednesday, february 7th. this is fox & friends. we start with this. a news alert. brand-new border numbers more than 1 million migrants encountered since the fiscal year began just a few months ago in october. the earliest this milestone has ever been reached. steve: that is something. griff jenkins in moments. another fox news alert. hamas terrorists proposing a cease-fire deal. could the end of the war be in sight? still a lot of work to be done but we continue to believe that an agreement is possible. lawrence: illegal strip clubs. squatters taking over more than 1,000 homes in atlanta. brian: final hour of fox & friends starts now. you chose to be with friends, that s us. lawrence: fox news alert. brand-new border numbers just released. ainsley: we ve had more than 1 million migrant encounters since october 1st when the fiscal year began. it s the earliest this milestone has ever been reached.
or actively planning to vote a big old no in the very first bill on the deal in the second half for this wednesday. this does not look good a wednesday vote would be too early. a clear sign most republicans will block if the vote comes that day. johnson is talking about the bipartisan, i repeat, bipartisan deal is dead on arrival if it makes to the house at all. the committee is announcing it as a bad deal. the conference, #killthebill, it is aid for ukraine and israel. john chester has had just about enough of all of it. people want to work in good faith and did it and now good faith is out the window.. why is a deal worked out by a democrat, a republican, and independent on life support? it comes down to two words, donald trump. the former president saying the quiet part out loud, again, others quiet part might be concerned claiming that what he calls radical left democrats are laying a trap for republicans, quote, just in time for our most important ever elections. joi