imposed around the dpglobe. the rocketts calling off the christmas spectacular. in ireland, a curfew begins at 8:00 p.m. rio and paris deciding to cancel planned new year s fireworks shows. the world s health organization warning today that cases of the omicron variant double in under three days for countries already seeing infections. in the u.s., covid hospitalizations are at levels not seen since september. now, an admission from vice president kamala harris. she says we didn t see delta coming. i think most scientists did not. she goes onto say we didn t see omicron coming and that s the nature of what this awful virus has been which as it turns out has mutations and variants. harris adviser tells cnn the vice president was referring to the exact kind of mutation and not the prevalence of the variant themselves. we have more on growing signs that a winter surge is on the way. reporter: covid-19 infections and hospitalizations are rising in the u.s. promptin ing disrupti
happy saturday. thanks for joining me. we begin this hour with the reality of saa surge in covid cases as the holidays are approaching. the list of curfews and event cancellations are growing. the rocketts calling after their christmas spectacular. ireland is starting an 8:00 p.m. curfew. rio and paris cancelling new year s fireworks shows and health officials are sounding the warning over the threat of the highly transmissable omicron variant. in the u.s., covid hospitalizations are at levels not seen since september which was at the end of the summer surge. today a stunning add mission from kamala harris telling the l.a. times this. we didn t see delta coming. i think most scientists didn t see it. she goes onto say we didn t see omicron coming. that is the nature of what this awful virus has been which as it turns out has mutations and variants. cnn is in new york. state seeing case counts breaking records. tell us more about what officials are doing there to slow the spre
legislation. and the biden administration sharpens its response to the gop s flood of statement-level voter suppression bills and rigged electoral maps. president biden giving perhaps his most forceful denouncement thus far yesterday at a black college graduation in south carolina. this new sinister combination of voter suppression and election subversion, it s un-american. it s undemocratic, and sadly, it is unprecedented since reconstruction. but this battle s not over. we must pass the freedom to vote act and the john lewis voting rights act in washington. we re going to keep up the fight until we get it done, and you re going to keep up the fight and we need your help badly. i would like to view this strategic pivot with relief and appreciation given the inordinate amount of time i as president of national action network have spent this year and this week pleading with senate democrats to concentrate their attention on protecting our vote. but then, pleading has gotte