highest of the entire pandemic. and many experts warn it will only get worse. in only one state, maine, cases are down. in iowa, well, it s holding steady. but the vast majority of the country seen in dark red on this map is struggling with a surge of 50% or more in new infections. hospitalizations and deaths are lower than their 2021 peaks, but the avalanche of new cases has the cdc predicting that more than 44,000 people could die of covid-19 in the next four weeks. let s start with polo sandoval on the big picture. reporter: the u.s. is shattering records this week with ab average of about 356,000 covid infections reported every day in the past week, according to johns hopkins university. as the world rang in the new year, the latest surge is sweeping across the u.s., pushing cases and hospitalizations to unprecedented levels. experts warning a turning point could be weeks away. given the size of our country and the diversity of vaccination versus non-vaccination, it
area in georgia to make that move. a vast majority of the country, in fact, seen in dark red here, is struggling with covid surges in some place. 50% or more. we re following the rapidly changing plans of school districts all across the country but particularly here in the atlanta area. what are you learning? yeah, this is exactly what school districts and students and teachers, a lot of them were hoping would not happen. but when you see the spike in cases all across the country and here in georgia, this is the reaction. so we know that at least five metro atlanta school districts, including three atlanta school districts are all going to be going back to remote learning when they go back to school this week. not back to the classroom, but back to their kitchen tables and their bedrooms and their basements to do remote learning again. just like many schools had to do at the beginning of the school year because of the spike in cases that we saw during the month of august. n
Lifted. we have the winter classic today. the blues facing the wild outdoors in minnesota. forecast of minus 5 at game time with windchills of negative 20 which would make it the coldest nhl game in history. it will be so cold, fred, they re going to have to warm the ice. what a way to start 2022 in the sports world. happy new year, fred. hello, again, everyone and happy 2022. thanks so much for joining me. i m frederica whitfield. money is the return to school for millions of kids but many will not be heading back into the classroom. as record numbers of children are hospitalized for covid-19, some school districts will start with online learning, including in atlanta which just moments ago announced the first week back from the holidays will be virtual. it s the third largest school district in the metropolitan
Packer faithful, digging out the frozen tundra of lambeau field. a foot of snow had to be removed before sunday s big nfc north championship game between green bay and the minnesota vikings. later today, is the nhl winter classic between two of hockey s biggest rivals the boston bruins and the montreal canadiens. last night the veterans took their turn on the ice at foxborough s gillette stadium. the two teams with a combined 30 stanley cups, 990 meetings with thousands of punches no doubt in between and hundreds of penalty minutes between both of those teams. the winter classic today, 1:00 p.m. eastern, only on nbc. one of the most popular characters on the television series mash has died. plus the affluenza teen s mom starts the new year in a los angeles jail. details next.
Night in america right here on nbc it was a small army of packer faithful, digging out the frozen tundra of lambeau field. a foot of snow had to be removed before sunday s big nfc north championship game between green bay and the minnesota vikings. later today, is the nhl winter classic between two of hockey s biggest rivals the boston bruins and the montreal canadiens. last night the veterans took their turn on the ice at foxborough s gillette stadium. the two teams with a combined 30 stanley cups, 990 meetings with thousands of punches no doubt in between and hundreds of penalty minutes between both of those teams. the winter classic today, 1:00 p.m. eastern, only on nbc. one of the most popular characters on the television series mash has died. plus the affluenza teen s mom starts the new year in a los angeles jail. details next. bring your family and friends together