after that blast of snow and ice caused hundreds of crashes. among the stranded, a u.s. senator tweeting from his car. what the department of transportation just announced. the u.s. reporting a million cases in a single day president biden addressing the nation saying there s quote, no excuse for being unvaccinated and what he said about testing shortages. our rare access inside one of the largest labs running 24/7 to meet demand. the major turn in the misdemeanor sex crime case against former new york governor andrew cuomo. why the d.a. is dropping the charge. security ramping up at the capitol ahead of the one-year anniversary of the january 6th insurrection our interview with a texas realtor days before beginning a sentence for her role in the riot. does she have regrets? the record number of americans quitting their jobs what s fuelling the great resignation? and once, it was one of the most
owners to secure their boats, to not be on those boats because of the potential tidal swing. this morning they had someone down at the redondo beach harbor measuring a 1.5 foot tidal swing. when they experienced the effects of the japanese tsunami, for example, a decade or so ago that tidal swing was much larger so that s something they watch out for in the harbors. natasha, thanks so much. let s turn to the uphill battle against the coronavirus. the cdc updating its guidance on masks saying n95 or kn95 masks are the best option but testing shortages continue to cause trouble across the country. states like georgia are opening up mega testing sites to keep up with the high demand and starting today americans can get free at home tests by using their private insurance. starting next week americans will be able to order free at
number of hospitalizations. cases and identification of cases remains important and testing is linked to that. and we have tools. if you get tested, you have access to medical treatments. that s why it s equally important that people continue to get tested. and between the testing shortages, the confusing guidance from the cdc, is there a plan to get the federal covid response back on track? a lot of public health experts, former public health policy makers are saying now that there needs to be an urgent messaging reset to address some of this confusion that is going on out there. and just the general feeling that the message coming from the white house and the president isn t matching what people are seeing in their everyday lives. when they are seeing schools close, despite the president saying that they should be open. when they re seeing leaders, national figures wearing n-95 masks, yet the cdc is still saying that a cloth mask or a surgical mask is okay. and of course, this br
delta surge and it is half of the record high that we had during january. now, the data shows that 12 states have seen at least a 10% uptick in covid-19 hospitalizations over the past week compared to the previous week. and that is happening against the backdrop of a 48% increase in covid-19 cases from last week. i know watching all of these case numbers surpassing the summer surge, it really is a stunning indication of just how quickly omicron is spreading and has quickly become the most prevalent variant in the u.s. this week. now, as these covid-19 testing shortages lead to long lines in many metro areas before christmas, some pockets of the country are reporting surges. take los angeles county, cases have nearly tripled in the last week there. hospitalizations though have remained steady. new york state broke its own daily record of covid-19 cases friday when it reported more than 44,000 new cases. that is a 14% increase from thursday.
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