across america. new cases are now topping a record 400,000 a day and hospitalizations, which i want to note consist of mostly the unvaccinated according to the cdc, have crossed the 100,000 mark for the first time in yearly four months. just a few moments ago, a doctor at texas children s hospital calling the number of kids admitted to there staggering, adding the main reason for the admissions is because of omicron. so we are not talking about kids who happen to have omicron, and are tested when they show up at a hospital for something else. he is saying, no, the staggering, use of that word staggering, applies to kids who are coming to the hospital because of omicron. but as those cases hit epic levels across the country, vaccinated people are mostly not getting sick. and that has changed the game. florida s governor, a champion of individual freedoms who, of course, has strongly opposed both covid masking and vaccine mandates is now on the same page as the mayor of new yor
the united states explode. members of the january 6th selection committee reveal actions. just days before the u.s. marks a full year since the insurrection. we want to welcome our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer, you re in the situation room. we begin our coverage this evening with the latest on the omicron surge now seriously disrupting everyday life across the united states. cnn s alexandra field is joining us from new york right now. alexandra, americans are trying to keep some sense of normalcy, but the virus is causing all sorts of problems for schools and businesses. reporter: really we re facing cascading problems that should continue for weeks to come, wolf. that includes for travel. nearly 18,000 flights canceled since christmas eve. part of that is weather, a lot of it is covid, none of it will help up soon. as the governor of new york put it bluntly, we are not in a good place. if you look at the up tick, it s almos
A team win games. reporter: cnn has reached out to the nfl and to a representative for antonio brown for comment on all of this. we have not heard from either of them, wolf. all right. brian todd reporting for us, brian, thank you very much and to or viewers, thanks very much for watching. i am wolf blitzer in the situation room. erin burnett outfront starts right now. out front next. the u.s. in the red zone. covid cases rising and hospitalizations now at their highest level in nearly four months as the fda tries to taking as. plus being breaking through trump s wall of secrecy. january 6th select committee has firsthand knowledge of what trump was doing during the deadly insurrection, so what do they know? and leader chuck schumer says he wants to force a vote that could change the rules of washington. but does he have the votes to make such a transformational move? let s go out front. and good evening, i m erin burnett. out front tonight, covid surging
What s happening in sports. what s the real reason tim tebow did not work out with the new york jets? tebow s release from the jets has owners and players weighing in. you ve got the owner woody johnson saying it was a weird situation for tebow to be in. defensive end justin tuck said tebow didn t fit in and needed to be somewhere where he could help the team win games. imagine the chicago cubs not playing at wrigley field. the owner says he would consider moving the team to a new field if his plan for a 6,000 square foot video board is not approved. he said he needs the advertising to fund renovation without costing taxpayers a dollar. local owners say the video board will block their view from the rooftops where they sell seats for fans to watch the games. rick parliamentary inquiry inquiry rick pitino
championship. lebron james. the whole team. lebron james. doesn t everyone just think lebron james is the heat? good morning, everyone. nice to have you with us on this very, very early start. i m ashleigh banfield. i m zoraida sambolin. let s get started here. let s start with the developing news this morning out of egypt about the health of former president hosni mubarak. we re getting conflicting reports about his actual condition. a state news agency is reporting the 84-year-old is clinically dead. but his lawyer says that he is in a coma. the military says mubarak s condition is critical. but that he is, indeed, still alive. all this confusion coming at a very critical time for egypt. thousands gathering overnight in cairo s tahrir square to protest the military leaders who were supposed to oversee the transition to democracy. instead, they are grabbing more power. ivan watson is live in cairo. ivan, what is the latest on mubarak s condition? reporter: the late