testimony now that he was sitting in the dining room next to the oval office watching the attack on television as the assault on the capitol occurred. members of his staff were pleading with him to go on television to tell people to stop. we know leader mccarthy was pleading with him to do that. we know members of his family, we know his daughter. we have first-hand testimony that his daughter ivanka went in at least twice to ask him to please stop this violence. this first-hand testimony means that despite all the headlines about who isn t talking to the committee, is not is, and that is not was in the white house witnessing the commander in chief refusing to do anything as he watched this for more than three years, news coverage of the attack. live video of a crowd of his supporters depending on the capitol scaling the walls, assaulting police officers, chanting for the vice president to be hanged, and eventually make their way obtnto the senat floor. cnn s melanie zanona
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 ve se
the avalanche of all the new cases this week is pushing the number of kids being hospitalized to new records, all this as schools across the country get ready to welcome them back from the holidays. we ll be joined by education secretary miguel cardona and erik adams, who will oversee the nation s biggest school system. reporter: with the pandemic clocking unprecedented numbers of infections, the fda is expected to okay booster shots of the pfizer vaccine soon for 12 to 15 year olds. the cdc has intensified its warning against cruise ship travel amid dozens of outbreaks. and health officials are advising caution on shore too. i would not eat in a restaurant now without a mask. i would absolutely not go into a bar. if you go into a bar now, you are very likely to get covid whether you re vaccinated or not. if you re unvaccinated and you go into a bar, you will come out of it infected. reporter: as predicted the surge is not hitting everyone equally. if you are unvaccin
kaitlan, i know you say you are nervous but he is typically stowic. your grandfather went to cincy. you re root fog or the bears. listen, i m betting on a cinderella story. come on, john. this week we have been anchoring together three hours a day every day, and you re not going to root for alabama? this proves that good people can disagree. from a little bet here. if kaitlan team wins, you have to wear a bearcats shirt. if kaitlan wins, you have to shave your head. . and no mayonnaise bath. i did not consent to wearing a cincinnati shirt. new day continues right now. welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. it is friday, december 31st. i m john avlon in with kaitlan collins. kaitlan, happy new year s eve. happy new year s eve. i can t wait to hear your resolution later in the show as we approach a new year, we are still dealing with the same pandemic. unprecedented spike in covid cases fueled by the omicron variant. enjoy n
the former-first lady getting into the world of nfts. we ll explain. let s go out. good evening, i m poppy harlow. out front tonight, breaking news, a new record high average number of covid cases for the second day in the row. this as cdc predicts more than 44,000 covid deaths in the infect four weeks and as the white house deploys federal teams across country to he try to help overwhelmed hospitals, dr. fauci is warning of troubling signing ahead as the omicron variant continues to spread fast. we know now incontrovertibly that this is a highly, highly transmissible virus. we know that from the numbers we are seeing and clearly, there is a degree of immune evasion, particularly against infection and to some degree against hospitalization. now, across the country, hospitalizations are up in 37 states over last month. up at least 50% in 13 of those states. pediatric hospitalizations are close to topping the previous record, set in september. and there are warning signs ac