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 canceled. t
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
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