that is up from around 700 last month. this is leading to an overwhelming increase in demand for testing. we ll take you live to miami where people have been waiting for hours at a testing location this morning. let s begin with the spike in children being hospitalized. alexander field is tracking the numbers. alex, the hospitals in new york have seen a five fold increase in pediatric cases. both of us are parents of kids too young to get vaccinated. so i think the fear that we have is being felt by a lot of parents across the country. reporter: yeah, look, poppy, i can t say it enough. this is a headline that s hard for parents to take in, especially the ones who feel they ve been battered in so many ways, trying to get through this pandemic, trying to steer their children safely through it. when you see this increase, we ve got to point to it because it is indicative of the trend. there s an upward count, a five fold increase since december 1 th in new york city. statewid
days followed by five days of wearing a mask. this comes as the latest data shows new cases in this country are now averaging more than 200,000 a day. and the new york times says reports from 14 states indicate this current covid surge is now worse than last winter s. earlier this evening, white house medical advisor anthony fauci described the thinking behind the new cdc regulations. you have so many people simultaneously testing positive, and you want to make sure that particularly among essential workers that you get people out there much sooner. and by much, i mean cutting it in half, saying that five days of isolation, then come out and wear a mask the rest of the time so you can keep people safe from getting infected from you if you still are infected, but at the same time getting you back to what might be an essential function in society. on balance, if you look at the safety of the public and the need to have society not disrupted, this was a good choice. this i
i want to ask a question. i haven t seen you in a minute. my question for you is, just how were your holidays, nicolle? i ll tell you honestly, they were harrowing. i left northern as this omicron thing that seems to be smothering our city. i was scared that i was going to bring omicron out to where my folks live, out west. we tested. my son sneezed for the first time in 20 months, i had a hard attack, we all tested, everybody was negative, but it was worth it. i think the tricky thing is to take all these smart great scientists and doctors, and all of them said if you re vaccinated, you test before you go, your family is vaccinated, it s safe to gather, but it s still a harrowing moment. even if you shut off your phone, you re aware of this omicron thing. it was great. i m glad i listened to all the smart people, by i have to say it wasn t without worry. how about you? thanks for asking. that makes total sense, and i think that s what we re living with. thank you for askin
the worst border crisis we have ever seen. the cartels having operational control of our southern border. our southern border to the point where they are bringing drugs in that are killing 150 young people in america every single day. that should matter to everybody. house republicans demanding more border security as growing examples show the migrant crisis is making america and americans less safe. crime surges in new york and various other sanctuary cities and now california is seeing an influx of people from one of america s most powerful adversaries. good afternoon, john roberts in washington, d.c.. border officials are sounding the alarm not just over the record of crossings but also the dramatic rise in chinese migrants pouring through a small gap of the border wall near san diego. john: more than 20,000 chinese nationals have been apprehended since october, just three years ago, that number for the full year was just 450 people. let s get right to griff jenkin
Effective Tuesday, February 8, 2022, parents may determine if their student will wear a mask or face covering while in schools within the Carson City School District. In accordance with Emergency Directive 048, masks will be provided for all students and adults who utilize school transportation.