hopes will tell the story of our universe. the war on cancer, the power of science and music. ( singing ) one impressive young woman who s making it her mission to help others going through treatment. smaller christmas eve crowds as the pope s mass and in the biblical town of bethlehem but what s not missing is hope. and on the road, with a reminder that all it takes is one person to make a difference. this is the cbs evening news with norah o donnell, reporting from the nation s capital. yuccas: good evening to our viewers in the west, and thanks for joining us this christmas eve. i m jamie yuccas in for norah. we begin with the rise in omicron cases causing nightmares for holiday travelers. airlines have canceled more than 1,000 flights here in the u.s. and over 3,000 worldwide because employees are getting infected by the virus. in the last week, the number of average daily cases is up 45%. that surge is attributed to the fast-spreading omicron variant. there is one bi
unfortunate sequence of events. yuccas: the $10 billion telescope n.a.s.a. hopes will tell the story of your universe. the war on cancer, the power of science and music. ( singing ) one impressive young woman who s making it her mission to help others going through treatment. smaller christmas eve crowds as the pope s mass and in the biblical town of bethlehem but what s not missing is hope. and on the road, with a reminder that all it takes is one person to make a difference. yuccas: thanks for joining us. i m jamie uccas in for norah. we begin with the rise in omicron cases causing nighted mares for holiday travelers. airlines have canceled more than a thousand flights here in the u.s. and over 3,000 worldwide because employees are getting infect by the virus. in the last week the number of average daily cases is up 45%. that surge is attributed to the fast spreading omicron variant. there is one bit of good news. hospitalizations remain flat, hovering around 60,000 pat
international airport. surprisingly a busy day for christmas at atlanta international thousands are more trying to get home and those are holding out hope that santa will give them the gift to be home for the holidays. up until this point it has been a nightmare for tens of thousands of holiday travelers of cancellations and delays have played airports nationwide because of the deadly arctic blast we have been dealing with today there have been more than 3600 delays and more than 1600 flight cancellations. not great but little lower than 24 hours ago and conditions are improving across the nation at the transit hub that make no mistake airlines and airports are not out of the woods just yet the brutal temperatures snap close the delta lounge in the international terminal and at the airport shut on friday and officials say it will remain close through 11:00 a.m. on monday when wind and visibility are expected to improve. canceling so many plans for the holidays and we are
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While a national lifeguard shortage continues to force pool closings, the Town of Bethlehem has hired a full complement of lifeguards for its summer swim season.