today as covid cases skyrocket. we have the latest for you. a u.s. judge is not buying donald trump s immunity claims, why the former president s reaction or lack thereof during the riots may work against him. and the georgia bulldogs end their drought, stunning alabama and winning their first title in 41 years. announcer: live from london, this is cnn newsroom with isa soares. welcome to the show, everyone. it is tuesday, january 11th. and we have a lot of developments to report on the coronavirus pandemic today and starting this hour in chicago where the teachers union has voted to return to in-person learning tomorrow after four days of schools being closed. more on that in a moment. meanwhile, the cdc could be changing its recommendations what kind of masks people should wear. the washington post is reporting advisers are expected to endorse n 95 or kn 95 masks. that comes as the number of americans hospitalized with covid continues to rise as you can see th
you re in the situation room. we begin this hour with the omicron surge taking a toll on school, hospitals and businesses. we re following it all. so many organizations and institutions are over burdened and in some places like chicago t situation is clearly boiling over. reporter: that s right. stress delays, frustration, cancellation it s all part of the omicron surge and all parts of the country. in chicago they are locked in debate. in so many places we re seeing a will we haven t seen before to keep moving forward through covid. parents are outraged and making their outrage known to the teachers union in is a very different dynamic than ever before. reporter: tensions mounting in chicago. more than 340,000 students missing school for a fourth day. teachers refusing to return to the classroom. we re very frustrated that there are no public health leaders standing up and saying we should be moving to remote learning environment especially for a district of this
russia, as well as more military assets moving into eastern europe and ukraine. while both sides emerged without any real victory, discussions did move forward on other issues. including the positioning of missiles that point at each other and how the two countries could carry out military exercises with more transparency. but it remains to be seen whether russia is taking this diplomacy seriously. or intends to invade ukraine regardless. we have to be prepared that russia was using this week of diplomacy and the meeting with the united states as a pretext for conflict. that they very well may walk away from these discussions and declare that diplomacy has failed. reporter: jake, we have just learned from numerous sources speaking to our colleagues that in the lead up to these talks just a few weeks ago in late december, the biden administration released another $200 million in military aid for ukraine. of course, that could go way up if russia decides to invade ukraine.
. pete: welcome to fox & friends an this sunday january 12nd year of our lord. we ask and you deliver. lawrence, you re in for will this morning. rachel, i see you digitally now. last i saw you it was 2:00 a.m. in nashville. usually a bad thing. but in this case it was a good thing. rachel: it was such a good thing. lawrence, it was great seeing you over there in times square. i have to say i wish you were with us in nashville. lawrence: me too. rachel: it was so much fun. everyone was ready to party. everyone wanted to elect pete president. it was so much fun. originally i was supposed to be in nashville. then the producers called an audible and sent me to times square. i had a great time. i thought the kid was missing out on all the fun with all of our friends and audience who we consider our family. that is me dancing in times square. if london breed was going to feel the spirit i would feel the spirit out there in times square rachel: i m going to say this about nash
international airport. surprisingly a busy day for christmas at atlanta international thousands are more trying to get home and those are holding out hope that santa will give them the gift to be home for the holidays. up until this point it has been a nightmare for tens of thousands of holiday travelers of cancellations and delays have played airports nationwide because of the deadly arctic blast we have been dealing with today there have been more than 3600 delays and more than 1600 flight cancellations. not great but little lower than 24 hours ago and conditions are improving across the nation at the transit hub that make no mistake airlines and airports are not out of the woods just yet the brutal temperatures snap close the delta lounge in the international terminal and at the airport shut on friday and officials say it will remain close through 11:00 a.m. on monday when wind and visibility are expected to improve. canceling so many plans for the holidays and we are