canceled. some schools returning to remote learning. one doctor tells cnn, quote, there s a tsunami coming. the biden administration is working to reassure americans it s prepared for the rise in cases, with president biden himself set to address the country this week. a busy holiday travel week is in full swing. airports on friday saw double the number of passengers from 2020, but storms could upend that itinerary. new day start right now. it s sunday, december 19th. thanks for waking up with us. boris, great to be with you here again. pleasure to have you, paula. the start of this christmas week, unfortunately, brings additional anxiety for millions of americans as covid-19 cases
airports on friday seeing double the number of travelers from 2020, but storms could up end the itinerary. your new day starts right now. thanks so much for waking up, up with us sunday december 19th. i have to acknowledge a wave of panic when i say december 19th. i have not done enough christmas shopping yet. i m in pretty good shape but you have plenty of time. hope so. the start of christmas week brings additional anxiety for millions of americans, not just because of shopping delays but covid-19 cases continue to rise across the u.s. and now the white house says that president biden will address the nation about the threat posed by the new omicron
pyongyang, the united nations security council is meeting in new york on the korean crisis. it s late sunday, december 19th. south korea has promised to begin military drills at any time, and north korea has warned it will retaliate if they do. the u.n. security council today seemed powerless to stop it. six hours of talks in new york end without action. unable to agree on a security council statement regarding hostilities on the korean peninsula. at the pentagon a state of high alert. any hostilities between north and south korea could quickly involve the 28,000 u.s. military personnel stationed in the south. the pentagon is maintaining around the clock communications with south korea trying to stay on top of the situation and ready to weigh in in the hopefully unlikely event hostilities break out. that effort is aimed at trying to keep south korea and indeed both sides from escalating any
pyongyang, the council is meeting in new york. it s late sunday, december 19th. the defense department, so worried that admiral mike mullen, chairman of the choint chief of staffs spend sunday evening in the kmur military command center deep inside the pentagon, monitoring the explosive situation. in pyongyang, 14 hours ahead of the east coast, it s already monday morning. as the south koreans prepare for their military exercise, bill richardson prepares to meet with vice president at the people s assembly. we are with him. the meeting is in a huge room. richardson brings gifts from new mexico, five films made there, the dear leader likes movies. the talks last 90 minutes, and very soon afterwards i m on live with cnn s don lemon. he briefly suggest that had
and the 911 call. martin was found dead sunday, december 19th. the initial autopsy was inconclusive and did not reveal signs of trauma to her body or any obvious natural causes of death. her death is still being investigated. this is not the first time that all b usc iv has had brushes with the law or connected to a woman s death. nicholas, tell me more about busch s questionable past? in the early 80s when he was in college, he left the bar with a young lady in his corvette. wrecked it. she was ejected from the