unfortunate sequence of events. yuccas: the $10 billion telescope n.a.s.a. hopes will tell the story of your universe. the war on cancer, the power of science and music. ( singing ) one impressive young woman who s making it her mission to help others going through treatment. smaller christmas eve crowds as the pope s mass and in the biblical town of bethlehem but what s not missing is hope. and on the road, with a reminder that all it takes is one person to make a difference. yuccas: thanks for joining us. i m jamie uccas in for norah. we begin with the rise in omicron cases causing nighted mares for holiday travelers. airlines have canceled more than a thousand flights here in the u.s. and over 3,000 worldwide because employees are getting infect by the virus. in the last week the number of average daily cases is up 45%. that surge is attributed to the fast spreading omicron variant. there is one bit of good news. hospitalizations remain flat, hovering around 60,000 pat
Make sure it is a live operator so that you know it is real. we will check it out. thanks for watching. cbs evening news is next and ll captioning sponsored by cbs it s the nightmare before christmas, thousands of flights canceled as the omicron variant takes a toll on airline workers. hole day travelers stranded as covid infects flight cruise. i want to cry. yuccas: could the c.d.c. step in and shorten isolation periods for airline employees? plus smashing covid records. wild christmas weather. a powerful storm and record warm temperatures. your christmas day forecast. team tragedy, a officer s stray bullet hits a 14-year-old reportedly trying on dresses for her quinceañera. why l.a.p.d. opened fire in the first place. > these are a tragic and