rise. they re up only 3% in the last week. still some of the nation s largest cities are breaking records in case number, new york setting a new high. in los angeles, new cases tripled in the last week. the surge is making a mess of holiday travel, too, with several major airlines cancelling hundreds of flights this morning because of staffing shortages. that s where we start, as one of the nation s bus yi airports, one of the world s busiest airplanes in atlanta. nadia, what is the situation like here? reporter: you hear a lot of people saying merry christmas, but there s a lot of grinches out there, because the flights have been canceled. getting home to see their loved ones is not going to happen. we re talking about more than 1,000 flights canceled today, tomorrow, throughout this christmas weekend. we just had an update on more cancellations. delta air lines, almost 300 flights canceled today so far. more than 200 for united, more than 100 for jetblue. the numbers keep
hospitalizations haven t seen that rapid rise, up only 3% in the last week. testing the remains. huge concern as the united states tries to keep the numbers down. long lines await those attempting to take a covid test as we look at footage from raleigh, north carolina. scenes like that playing out across the country, some of the largest cities and states breaking records and case numbers. new york setting a new high with 44,000 new cases reported on friday alone. in los angeles, meantime, new cases tripled in the last week. the surge, of course, having big impact on holiday travel. several major airlines cancelling hundreds of flights because of staffing shortages. alison kosik is monitoring the developments. new york is seeing so many cases now, what s being done to slow it down? boris, great to see you. new york s governor, mayor, they continue to urge people to go ahead and get vaccinated if they haven t been, and they re telling people to get a booster if you have been
The largest commercial solar farm proposed to date in Amherst County in the Piney River area received a denial vote from the county’s planning commission on March 16.