hospitalizations worldwide nationwide, rather. spearheading legislation in congress for three decades, we look back at the legacy of one of america s post powerful politicians, senator harry reid. they promised to protect women s rights. the new taliban law restricts them even more. announcer: live from london, this is cnn newsroom with max foster. it s wednesday, december the 29th. our new worries over the omicron surge could make weeks ahead difficult for hospital workers across the united states. joe biden s covid team says the country is in for a tough january. i suspect by the end of january things will peak, and there s no question that january will be filled with a lot of short-term challenges, hospital beds shortages, it s tough to handle this many cases at once. but i think if there is a silver lining, it s that when it comes out fast it s likely to go down even more quickly. well, the u.s. is averaging more than 265,000 cases a day over the past week.
good to be with you here, laura. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. two variants are reminding us why this virus isn t going away any time soon. the u.s. shattering its record for average daily cases more than doubling in two weeks, thanks to a combination of both delta and omicron. the cdc even adjusting its data now, showing delta still accounts for about 40% of these cases. hospitalizations are not spiking as fast, but experts still have concerns about the weeks ahead. there is no question that january will be filled with a lot of short-term challenges. hospital beds, staffing shortages of tests, shortages of almost everything. it s tough to handle this many indications at once. i think we have a good thing in these tests, but there won t be enough in many places to get us through the most trying time. now the fda says at-home coronavirus tests may be less sensitive to picking up the omicron variant. that could send more people out for
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With draw from the wto. and remembering two american icons. today, celebrating the life of the queen of soul, aretha franklin. while the body of senator john mccain arrives in the nation s capital taft eithafter an emoti church service in his home state of arizona. john believes so deeply and so passionately in the soul of america. john s story s the american story. indeed, it is. we begin today with the president back on the trail. this time rallying supporters in indiana, where he took aim at the department of justice, the fbi, the media, big tech and just about everybody else. i have a great team here with me to break all of it down. but we ve got to start with the president. he was taking the stage in evansville, indiana, to campaign for republican senate nominee mike braun. but the speech devolved into a replay of the president s greatest hits.