there threshold for delaying non-urgent surgeries, as the nation grapples with the still-rising flood of patients. and this morning, talks between the chicago teachers union and the school district are continuing as they work towards getting kids back in classrooms among this omicron surge. tomorrow, more than 330,000 students will be out of school for a fourth day if the two sides don t come to an agreement on covid protocols. city officials have already rejected most components of the latest proposal. they call for more testing and a return to in-person learning on january 18th. the city says it s already spent enough, about 100 million, on additional covid protection measures. this standoff comes as surging omicron cases pummel chicago. joining me now, sarah carve, an educator reporter for wbjz in chicago. there has been a lot of back and forth on negotiations this weekend. walk us through where we stand with the talks this morning. so, yesterday, after the