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since 11 a.m. when it broke out. dramatic video showing the firefighters desperately trying to enter the building to reach victims and then taking away some that they were able to rescue. cnn s paolo sandoval is on the scene for us. paolo, what more are you learning about those who have been rescued, those hospitalized and how this all happened? fred, well, at least the positive note here is that the fire is out, and now it s just about tallying up the numbers right now of those affected and likely even killed according to authorities. we heard directly from the fire commissioner himself a few moments ago. they are basically bracing for the worst in terms of the number and the potential death toll that may emerge here which at this point they don t have solid confirmation but based on what the fire commissioner has been told and what he s seen firsthand they are basically bracing for that. as i step out of the shot, just to give you a sense what have happened here. it ....
highest of the entire pandemic. and many experts warn it will only get worse. in only one state, maine, cases are down. in iowa, well, it s holding steady. but the vast majority of the country seen in dark red on this map is struggling with a surge of 50% or more in new infections. hospitalizations and deaths are lower than their 2021 peaks, but the avalanche of new cases has the cdc predicting that more than 44,000 people could die of covid-19 in the next four weeks. let s start with polo sandoval on the big picture. reporter: the u.s. is shattering records this week with ab average of about 356,000 covid infections reported every day in the past week, according to johns hopkins university. as the world rang in the new year, the latest surge is sweeping across the u.s., pushing cases and hospitalizations to unprecedented levels. experts warning a turning point could be weeks away. given the size of our country and the diversity of vaccination versus non-vaccinati ....
cnn has learned the president will announce the purchase of half a billion at-home rapid tests and a new plan to distribute them free to americans who request them. this as 73% of cases in the u.s. are now the highly contagious omicron variant, outpacing delta as the dominant strain. that s up sixfold in just a week. now, so far it appears most cases of omicron are relatively mild but it s so contagious it is crippling already overwhelmed hospitals. the resurgence has the nhl on ice. the entire season will be put on hold starting tomorrow till at least after christmas. let s bring in jasmine wright in washington. the there is covid exhaustion, now there is this. the vaccine is unreachable. what is the white house plan here? reporter: well, christine, a major part of the plan is making those 500 million tests free and available to americans. now, this kind of is a reversal from the white house who made light really of sending free tests to americans when asked wh ....
stars through the perilous fight for the ramparts we watched were so gallantly streaming and the rockets red glare the bombs bursting n air gave proof through the night that our flag was still there o say does that star-spangled banner yet wave o er the land of the free and the home of the brave pete: good morning and welcome to fox & friends on this saturday. that was our nation s anthem, of course. and, of course, look who is here this morning. will cain, rachel campos-duffy and yours truly. will: good morning. rachel: good morning. pete: the tradition did continue. look at those photos at the end very cool. rachel: we had horses with flags just for you. pete: just for me? will: happy thanksgiving weekend to you. i believe it counts as an entire holiday weekend for most americans. not just the three of us who sit on this couch this morning. rachel, yesterday, i saw you sitting here as well. i saw a picture there of a michigan style helmet. i m ....
we were so excited baby yoda made his first appearance. joey: he was cool. i saw i go up on the third flo first time ever seeing the macy s day parade peg leg i don t know much else about him. amputees were well represented in the parade and i got myselfy and sent it to the kids. we had a good time. lawrence: we don t know if he lost his in combat. american hero. joey: we were a bunch of ship ridingletter necks. i m going to make up my own story that s what he was, too i guess. i spent some time with some friends yesterday, if you have photos from your thanksgiving celebration. you can email those photos to us at friends at foxnews.com. we would love to celebrate your family and put you on the bottom of the screen, rachel,. happy thanksgiving, got some photos. i do have some photos. pull them up. well, there we go. so we have a family tradition it s not very p.c. the younger ones always dressed up like pilgrims and indians. more of them want to be indians, you can ....