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significant, more serious dereliction of duty. reporter: meanwhile, the omicron surge shattering records. over 4,000 cases a day. it s really one of these perfect storms with all of these cases coming in. more and more schools bracing for a shift to virtual learning. there is absolutely no way to keep omicron out of the schools. the surge still wreaking havoc on holiday travelers. in the last ten days, 14,000-plus flights have been canceled. experts say relief could be weeks away. by the end of february, we will be through this. st a very happy new year to you. i m pamela brown in washington. it s great to be back with you. you re live in the cnn newsroom. a new year arrives and a new week awaits, and the troubling surge of covid infections looms over the post-holiday return to work and school. flight personnel and bad weather has led to thousands of flights canceled. that leads to problems getting home. today there was at least 1,000 flights cancele ....
thank you so much for sharing part of your new year s day with us. i m boris sanchez. coming up, from the capitol insurrection to election night upsets, it has been a whirlwind year in politics and we re going to break down for you the top ten political stories of the year. plus, one-on-one with outgoing atlanta mayor alicia k keys bottoms. she talks about her decision to not run for re-election and talks about her city and the pandemic. let s get a check of your top stories. good morning, and happy new year. thank you for joining us. i m ryan nobles. 2022 begins with more disruptions and a grim warning. things will likely get worse as the omicron variant spreads across the u.s. the nation broke records twice this week for the seven-day average of new daily covid-19 cases, which remained at an all-time high of roughly 356,000 new daily infections thursday. meanwhile, the faa says staffing shortages caused by covid-19 infections could lead to even more flight cance ....
special edition of new day weekend i m boris sanchez. i m amara walker. i got to say the music wanted to make me want to do jazz hands. with the glitters in the background. coming up, we will look ahead to the crucial midterm elections for the balance of power. for the second half of president biden s term the impact just ahead. and the new year usually comes with new year s resolutions, we ve got news to get your financial house in order in 2022. we ll introduce you to a singer-songwriter using her own challenges to inspire young people. first, a check of top stories. good morning, thank you for joining us. i hope your new year is off to a great start. i m ryan nobles. 2022 begins with more disruptions and a grim warning. things will likely get worse as the omicron variant spreads across the u.s. the nation broke records twice this week for the seven-day average of new daily covid-19 cases. now, one doctor is warning this latest wave is unlike anything we ....
it was a crazy, crazy year. bad things happened in philadelphia. bad things. former vice president joe biden becomes the 46th president of the united states. i had no idea what we would be in for. i thought it was a fake. i thought my friends were messing with me. a philadelphia landscaping company has been thrust into the national spotlight. the entire thing was supposed to be anonymous. just put me in shock to see my name on the president s twitter. we probably got thousands of calls. you have 950 new messages. we have a lot of haters. i remember asking, did we make a mistake? there were just way too many trees. here s the other thing, and i think we ll discuss this with the board. when we have the zoom. my name s marie siravo. i m 65, and i m the president of four seasons total landscaping in northeast philadelphia. we do irrigation, seeding, flowers, snow removal. it s kind of boring. i think the most challenging part of starting the busi ....
christmas morning. she ll joining us later this hour. and we ll hear from one woman who s inspiring work with the homeless has earned her the title cnn hero of the year. all that and more is coming up this christmas morning. first, let s get a check of your news headlines. good morning and merry christmas to you. i m jessica dean. the omicron surge means getting home for christmas is a challenge for many travelers today. both delta is united flight cancellations are in the triple digits for the second straight day. delta canceled 268 flights. united had 196 cancellations. jetblue canceled 120 flights. the airlines are blaming staffing shortages stemming from the omicron variant. pete muntean has details. reporter: as these cases cause their staffing levels to go down, leading them to cancel some flights. most of the flights, according to flight aware, were at united airlines and delta air lines but also alegent and jetblue. we obtained a united airlines memo to ....