crimes. the gun violence archive finds that there have been nearly 300 mass shootings, meaning at least four people shot at once, since this year began. cnn chief white house correspondent kaitlin collins is with us now. so give us a look at what we expect to hear from the president. reporter: i think, number one, the fact that we re hearing from president biden taking the entire day at the white house to focus on this publicly shows that the white house is wanting to look like president biden is on top of this, that he is taking steps to address the spike in violent crime that you ve seen happening in several cities across the u.s. so that s why he s sitting down with the attorney general, with those law enforcement agencies and mayors to talk about this. what s important, though, is what we re going to hear from president biden is he is viewing all of this through the lens of gun violence. that is primarily going to be his focus when he comes out a few moments from now
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peng shuai walks back allegations of sexual assault. why she says this was all a misunderstanding. announcer: live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom, with rosemary church. good to have you with us. well, not a wave but a covid tsunami. that is the warning from one u.s. health expert as the omicron variant threatens to plunge the country into yet another covid emergency. the delta variant is already driving a surge in cases and hospitalizations. but experts say omicron will overtake delta soon, straining a health care system that s already at the brink. and that s why officials say it s more important than ever to get vaccinated and boosted. and new numbers underscore that point. recent cdc data shows unvaccinated people are 20 times more like ly to die from covid than people who have been fully vaccinated and boosted. meanwhile, u.s. president joe biden is preparing to meet with the white house covid response team in the coming hours. he s also set to address public
americans should prepare for the spread of omicron. senator joe manchin deals a blow to joe biden s build back better. peng shuai s latest interview. announcer: live from london. this is cnn newsroom with isa soares. hello, everyone. welcome to the show. monday, december 20th. nearly two years since the covid-19 pandemic turned the world really upside down. the threat is far from over. one u.s. health experts says we re beyond counting the waves, the country is facing a tsunami. it is now being detected in 45 states. you can see on your screen. experts say it s just a matter of time before omicron accounts for a majority of new cases. it comes as the u.s. is already grappling with the surge driven by the delta variant. countries now averaging more than 130,000 a day infections a day and experts warn omicron will only add fuel to that fire. have a listen. we are going to see a significant stress in some regions of the country on the hospital system, particularly