aleem maqbool, bbc news, in new york. let's get some of the day's other news: the bodies of 15 people killed when a trailer carrying migrants overturned in mexico were returned to guatemala on thursday. in all, 56 people were killed in the crash in chiapas state earlier this month. of the 37 guatemalan nationals identified among the victims, the remains of only 19 have so far been returned. dozens of migrants have died from violence or accidents in mexico over the past decade. a stranded boat carrying around 120 rohingya refugees from myanmar has arrived in indonesia after it was towed by the country's navy. authorities initially refused to help the boat, but local fishermen organised protests supporting the refugees. they also ferried food and water to those on board. bill de blasio has held his final news conference as mayor of new york. de blasio can point to a list of progressive wins under his leadership, including universal pre—kindergarten, the end of the policing practice known as stop—and—frisk, and paid si

is cbs news flash. i am tom hanson in new york. president biden is expected to layout his strategy for fighting the new omicron mandates including travel restrictions and international travellers getting tested for covid-19 one day before parting to the u.s. the mlb faces a possible shutdown for the first time in decades. the lockout would prevent play are trades and free agency. and ever wanted to live like kevin mccallister? listen up. airbnb is listing the home alone house for one night. for more news download the cbs news app on your cell phone. i am tom hanson. cbs news, new york. >>> this is the cbs overnight news. >>> good evening and thank you for joining us. i am margaret brennan in for norah. we begin with the first confirmed infection from the new covid variant omicron here in the united states. cbs news learned the u.s. is reviewing more potential cases in several states. the first case was detected in san francisco. that patient was fully vaccinated but not boosted and recently had travelled to south africa. hundreds o

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abc 7 news at 11:00 starts now. announcer: building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions, this is abc 7 news. >> our most the parties, but i feel like staying safe is the way to go right now. >> many of us are changing plans and scaling back, uncertain about the risks of getting covid. clear guidance on how we can celebrate safely this new year's eve. thanks for joining us, i'm dan ashley. many of us will embrace -- embrace bringing in the new year amidst the covid search. our abc 7 news reporter spoke with a county health officer who issued guidance on how we can celebrate safely. >> it seems that this covid surge is going to have some sort of impact on new year's eve. many folks that i spoke with tonight would say they are not chancing going out this year. >> just not a risk i feel like i can take. on this years new year's eve. and i usually full of parties, but for breonna, not this year, she's traveling to a wedding in two weeks, so she won't be turning friends at a large party in napa due to cov

health secretary has ruled out any new covid restrictions in england before the new year. despite a record number of new infections. ministers have been under pressure to respond to rising infection levels after administrations in scotland, wales, and northern ireland implemented measures to stem the spread of the omicron variant. 11,030 reported on boxing day and today just over 10,500. the house secretary said 90% of cases in england are now thought to be the omicron variant and urges people to be cautious when celebrating new year's eve. here's our political correspondent. reporter: with a record number of covid cases recorded christmas day, the world fears a bleaker new year. scotland, wales, and northern ireland have all imposed further restrictions. for the time being, england warns that for the remainder of 2021, the message will we remain caution. >> there will be no further measures before the new year. of course people should remain cautious as we approach new year's celebrations and celebrate outside if you can. have some ventilation indoors if you can. please r

new information tonight from the owner of the warehouse where they were found. >>> the new allegation of sexual misconduct against news anchor chris cuomo brother of new york's former governor made hours after his firing from cnn. >>> nbc news investigates how the growth in electric cars is leading to the destruction of critical rain forests. >>> and a holiday tradition like no other. the new york city ballet's nutcracker is back and beautiful with some changes to the cast. >>> this is nbc "nightly news" with kate snow. >> good evening. it is never easy to say good-bye to a legend, someone who no matter what your politics, everyone could agree made an impact in the u.s. senate, for veterans, for people with disabilities. bob dole died today at the age of 98 as his family pointed out at his passing he had been in service to his country for 79 years. two pictures help tell the story of his long life. he was wounded in battle in world war ii, an injury that stayed with him. in one of his last public appearances he summoned all his strength to stand from his wheelchair to salute a fallen

simon jones, bbc news. andrew bridgen is the conservative member of parliament for north west leicestershire and hejoins me now. thank you for being with us, i hope you had a good christmas weekend. it is a slightly downbeat thing to be talking about with the festivities in the way people are worrying about coronavirus restrictions. we are in a different place where we were one year ago. do you think alone is enough for the government to be at this stage of saying we need something more overwhelming before we are prepared to introduce further restrictions introduce further restrictions in england?— in england? clearly the data bein: in england? clearly the data being fed — in england? clearly the data being fed to _ in england? clearly the data being fed to the _ in england? clearly the data being fed to the prime - in england? clearly the data i being fed to the prime minister were not sufficient for him to be able to justify any further regulations. that in mind that we have a lot of information from

cbs news new york. >>> this is the "cbs overnight news." >>> good evening, and thanks for joining us tonight. former-senator bob dole, born and raised in russell, kansas, is being remembered for a life of service to his country. first, on the battlefields of world war ii, and then the heights of the power that he held in congress. bob dole died today at age 98. today, president biden called mr. dole a statesman like few in our history. flags in washington, d.c., from the capitol to the white house have been lowered to half staff. in 2018, senator dole returned to the capitol for a final salute to another veteran, former-president george h.w. bush, who was lying in state in the rotunda. cbs's major garrett now with more on the life and legacy of bob dole. >> i accept your nomination to lead our party, once again, to the presidency of the united states. >> reporter: bob dole was the last presidential candidate who served in world war ii and in the '96 campaign, he said america needed more of the greatest generation's grit and values. >> and i know, because i was there and i have seen i

york christmas ♪ ♪ new york, new york, new york christmas ♪ ♪ new york, new york ♪ ♪ so call on your angels ♪ ♪ let's go down to the city ♪ ♪ we'll crowd around the big tree ♪ ♪ all you strangers you know me ♪ ♪ bring your compassion ♪ ♪ bring your forgiveness ♪ ♪ because right now we need it ♪ ♪ on this new york city christmas ♪ ♪ and i'm sending you a merry new york christmas ♪ ♪ and a prayer for peace on earth, it's not too late ♪ ♪ hear the sidewalk angels echo hallelujah ♪ ♪ we understand them, and we hear them say ♪ ♪ merry christmas ♪ ♪ it's a new york city christmas, yeah ♪ ♪ >>> good morning, it's 8:56. i'm scott mcgrew. as 2022 approaches, the fast spreading omicron variant certainly forcing many families to alter their new year's eve plans. some families scrambling to get last minute party supplies, bigger celebrations getting smaller and infectious disease expert with stanford university says despite all of the precautions next week they do expect to see covid cases increase. >>> happening now, the fda is planning to

aleem maqbool, bbc news, in new york. and a short time ago, aleem gave us this update from new york. well, you heard there from just two of the people who accused jeffrey epstein and ghislaine maxwell, one of whom, of course, testified in court, about their relief and how they hope that it would mean that others came forward who were victims of sexual abuse more broadly. and that's what we've been hearing across us, from lawyers, from advocates of those who have suffered sexual abuse, that in a country where it is notoriously difficult to get a conviction sometimes for sexual abuse, that they do hope, because this was such a high—profile case they did ending convictions, that it would help others to come forward. aleem maqbool there. the james webb space telescope, launched on christmas day, is starting to unfold its sun shield in a complex process involving hundreds of moving parts. all of them have to trigger at the right time and in the right order for the telescope to work. 0ur science editor rebecca morelle has the

this is the "cbs morning news." new covid concerns. people wait in long lines to be tested as the omicron variant continues to fuel cases across the nation. the states that are being hit the hardest. >>> two legends lost. we're remembering the lives of former senate majority leader harry reid and nfl hall of fame coach and commentator john madden. >>> and demanding justice. the parents of a california teenager killed in a store dressing room by an officer's stray bullet speak out. what the grieving mother says happened to her daughter. >>> good morning. good to be with you. i'm tom hanson. anne-marie green is off. >>> this morning, health experts are questioning the cdc's recommendation to shorten the isolation period for people infected with covid. it comes as the u.s. hit a seven-day average of more than 240,000 new daily cases. some fear hospitals could become overelme pies as the highly contagious omicron variant spreads. all of this as college football's holiday bowl was canceled just hours before kickoff when ucla pulled out due

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i'm tom hanson, cbs news new york. >>> this is the "cbs overnight news." reporting tonight from los angeles. >>> good evening, and thank you for joining us. we are going to begin with a key vaccination milestone here in the u.s. with new covid cases and hospitalizations spiking across the country, again, and a highly contagious new variant spreading to more countries, we've learned today that more than 200 million americans are now fully vaccinated against the coronavirus. that's roughly 60% of the population and the pace of vaccinations is pickin up for, both, first shots and boosters. demand for the vaccine has been high amid the new surge, and the emerges of the omicron variant. and today, pfizer said that early research finds that the initial-two shots of its vaccine appears to be much less effective against omicron than previous variants. but a booster dose offers significantly more protection. we have new reporting on omicron tonight from south africa but cbs's nikki batiste is going to lead our coverage from new york. >> johnson & johnson and modern

anna collinson, bbc news. authorities in china are attempting to stick to a zero coronavirus strategy ahead of its lunar new year celebrations and the beijing winter olympics. the country's vice premier has visited the northern city of xi'an, where thirteen million people have been confined to their homes in one of the country's strictest lockdowns since the pandemic began. these images are from inside xi'an. sun chunlan told officials there to speed up testing and do more to isolate the close contacts of those found to be positive. more than 1,200 cases have been found in the city in the past few weeks. to tell us about whether this strategy is the best way to keep omicron at bay, i am joined now by dr xi chen, an expert in health policy at yale university. thanks forjoining us. by comparison with some of the numbers we have seenin with some of the numbers we have seen in other countries, china's infection numbers are quite small, so why are they taking this rather tough approach?— so why are they taking th

in new york city tonight, the major news. the new first of its kind mandate. and what we're seeing across the country even before this new variant. first, this new mandate in new york city applying to nearly 185,000 businesses. and children 5 to 11 will also need proof of at least one dose of vaccine to get into many places throughout the city. across the nation, meanwhile, a 27% spike in new covid cases, and this trend even before omicron. the new variant now in at least 18 states tonight. >>> new developments tonight in the deadly high school shooting, the parents of 15-year-old held in separate cells after in- being caught, authorities say, after being on the run. and what investigators have now revealed. >>> the biden administration taking action against china tonight. a diplomatic boycott of the beijing olympics over china's crackdown on democracy and human rights abuses. china's response just in tonight and what does this mean for team usa? >>> also tonight, the showdown now brewing over ukraine. on the eve of a high stakes call between president biden a

bradley blackburn, cbs news, new york. ♪ >> announcer: this is the "cbs overnight news." >> good evening and thank you for joining us. i'm jamie yuccas in for norah. we begin tonight with this year's holiday season looking like a disappointing repeat of last year, all thanks to the omicron variant. case numbers are racking up. more people are entering the hospital. health care workers are overwhelmed. average daily cases fuelled by the highly transmissible variant have now exceeded the delta peak from this summer. meanwhile, americans are shattering records at pop-up testing sites with long lines stretching around blocks from new york to los angeles. and if you're looking for an at-home covid test, that's going to be tough. demand is so high that more retailers, including cvs and walgreens are limiting the number of kits customers can buy. cbs' nancy chen has the latest from new york city. good evening, nancy. >> jamie, good evening to you. omicron is spreading so quickly in new york right now, daily infections are up 34% in just one day. the nearly 40,000 new cases is the highest one-da

sounds like good news. bad news is that peak could be very extreme. in the past few days, we've seen on wednesday 300000 new cases on thursday, 562. and on friday that astounding number. you just mentioned 647000 cases. and researchers in that colombia study, if they are right, say that number would peak it 200. i'm sorry, 2.5 to 5000000 people. so a really, really high peak. and at that point that is when it could come down. meanwhile, thousands of flights have been canceled across the u. s. some due to weather, but some of them also due to oma crime, not just people getting sick who work for the airlines, but also people working for the airlines who don't want to take big incentives to work overtime during the holiday because they're so worried about the macro invariant, vaccines and boosters have been blunting that surge, or at least blunting the effect for people who get sick that lives allowed joe biden to focus on the economy and not on new restrictions. but meanwhile, this comes as people are gathering all over the u. s. for those new years eve

for more news download the cbs news app on your cell phone or connected tv. i'm bradley blackburn, cbs news, new york. >>> it's thursday, december 23rd, 2021. this is the "cbs morning news." omicron surge. americans rush to get tested for covid ahead of christmas. the worst could be yet to come. when we might see a peak in new infections. >>> four more years -- president biden reveals what it will take for a second white house term. >>> missing 3-year-old girl. the mystery surrounding a young child who seemingly vanished from her apartment playground. >>> good morning, i'm wendy gillette in for anne-marie green. with just to days before christmas, there's alarming new data about the omicron variant and its rapid spread across the u.s. it's now in all 50 states including washington, d.c., and puerto rico. researchers at the university of washington believe there will be 140 million new infections between january and march. they predict it will peak in late january at nearly three million daily cases. there's some hope amid this latest covid surge. two british

breaking news. that breaking news out of colorado where hundreds of homes have gone up in flames in a shopping center is burned to the ground in what is now the most destructive fire in colorado history and it is still actively burning right now. >> thanks for joining us on wayne and i'm catherine heenan in for pam moore. thousands of people have been evacuated as fast-moving wildfires swept into 2 colorado cities. it is being called the marshal fire. it was fueled by winds that gusted up to more than a 100 miles an hour. authorities say some of the fires 10 miles southeast of older were sparked by downed power lines as the fires grew nearly 35,000 people had to get to safety. take a look at this. this is what drivers saws. they tried to escape the flames andathe dense smoke. it was an incredible race to get away from the quickly deteriorating conditions reporter ashley michaels from our sister station in colorado shows us the chaos and confusion as people fled for their lives. it. >> in a community

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a new year leading to new laws. the rules taking effect in 2022 that will affect californians in the workplace. 7.25 on this wednesday morning. we're bringing you up to date on all the new state laws. they're going to taking effect. >> in the new year. ashley zavala explaining the new rules. it's going to affect california workers. >> new state laws will change some regulations for workplaces across california in january. the state's minimum wage will increase to $15 an hour for workplaces with more than 26 employees and $14 for those with less than 26 employees. in addition to the pay increase workplace safety fines will also see a boost in the new year. the state's division of occupational safety and health can penalize workplaces for each employee affected by a violation of the state's health and safety rules larger employers with multiple offices are hubs can have all of their locations penalized. if there's evidence of a pattern of violations at more than one location on workplace conduct starting in 2022 calif

for more news, download the cbs news app on your cell phone or nnected tv. >>> it's thursday, december 16th, 2021. this is the "cbs morning news." destructive weather. powerful storms sweep through the midwest and great plains bringing tornadoes and hurricane-force winds. we take a look at all the damage. >>> winter surge. covid cases are back up nationwide. one professor's grim prediction once the holidays are over. >>> glory days. bruce springsteen reportedly inks a music mega deal. how much he's set to make after selling his entire catalog of work. >>> good morning and good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. we begin with wild weather in the central u.s. nearly a week after a deadly tornado outbreak. another system swept across several states bringing tornadoes and powerful wind gusts. the national weather service recorded a wind speed of 107 miles per hour in southwest colorado yesterday knocking out power to people in the area. the same storm system also damaged part of a roof at an airport in downtown kansas city. fortunately no one was injured. courtney kealy is in new york w

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we're following breaking news. u.s. officials say they have identified the first case of the omicron variant in the united states. and it's been found here in california. >> that individual was traveling from south africa and this happened on november 22nd. the traveler was fully vaccinated and had mild symptoms that are improving and is self-quarantining and has been since testing positive. all close contacts have been contacted and have tested negative. mayor london breed is expected to speak at 11:30. of course, we'll bring you that news conference as it happens. >> it was found in san francisco. turning live to a look at sfo, we're learning more about this variant of covid. the white house says to expect more restrictions at airports across the nation. this as more americans are beganing to plan their holiday travel. >> cierra johnson joining us live with a look at those restrictions. it looks like it may impact a lot of those international travelers. >> yes, good morning, marcus and laura. really some big news espe

in other news... nhs england is to set up new nightingale hubs to combat a potential wave of covid admissions due to omicron. an extra 4,000 emergency hospital beds are to be deployed. around 8 million covid test kits will be made available to pharmacies by tomorrow, after reports of shortages following the self—isolation rule change. now, on bbc news, review 2021: the business year. ben thompson reflects on how the uk economy, businesses and jobs have changed amidst the coronavirus pandemic and in the wake of brexit. 2021 has for many people been a long and difficult year. a year of change and uncertainty. and worry about lives and livelihoods and jobs and prospects. early hopes of a return to something more normal have been replaced by a realisation that covid will be around for much longer than we first thought. its impact on how we live and how we work has been far more significant than feared and our social lives and shopping habits and travel plans, all still changed by this pandemic. and now

kelly o'donnell, nbc news. >>> the u.s. detected its first case of the omicron last week and has spread through the nation at least 17 states have positive cases. and new travel restrictions went into effect to curb the spread of the omicron variant >> reporter: a last-minute scramble to get to the u.s. before new travel restrictions go into effect >> it's just really challenging. so much so that i don't know if we'll be able to do it >> reporter: all visitors must now show a negative covid test the day before boarding, some canceling their flights all together >> it's devastating. it really is we've had a huge leadup to it. >> reporter: a drastic atevenlt to stop the spread of omicron, found in 40 countries, including the u.s., where 17 states have reported positive cases. >> there is an indication of community spread >> reporter: the first case in minnesota, a man who traveled to new york city, says around 15 of his friends have also tested positive for covid it is not known if they have omicron. connecticut reporting its

new yorkers line up for test and shaw says tough. new mandate to take effect. and france announces fresh measures to rein in his highest number of new cases. since the pandemic began, also coming up heavy flooding, hammers, brazil's northeastern by yes, state. the governor says it's the worst disaster in the states history. and the crimes of stolen as a soon to be forgotten. as russia supreme court ways, shutting down a group that documents, historical atrocities, w news talks to a woman whose family suffer under stollins regime ah and a warm welcome to our viewers around the world. i'm michael ok. nearly 2 years into the pandemic, many countries are once again ramping up covered restrictions in response to the rapid spread of the amok on variance in the u. s. hospitals and health workers are bracing for an expected surge after the holidays and across the atlantic. large parts of europe, a re imposing partial lock downs, to curved record numbers of new cases. rounding off the year with another variant and another set of measures to fight back. countries across

new development in a story we first brought you here last night on abc 7 news at 11 the city of san francisco is now saying not so fast to a developer who revised a construction plan for the site of the former san francisco tennis club, the developer had made a verbal agreement with a non-profit to rebuild indoor tennis courts, but then took it out of their plan. local players filed an appeal with the city and more than 100 people spoke at a hearing tonight. this issue will now go back to the san francisco planning commission for reconsideration a father and son are under arrest tonight on suspicion of starting the massive caldor wildfire earlier this year 66 year old at david scott smith and his son 32 year old travis shane smith are accused of reckless arson in a warrant the kaldor fire burned more than 220,000 acres near lake tahoe destroyed more than a thousand buildings and force the evacuation of south lake tahoe the da didn't provide details about what the men did but their attorney says they're innocent these people called in the fire on. when we call it in as soon as they saw. it and

so that's both good news and bad news the good news is there may be evidence this comes at us very fast and leaves equally as fast. that would be the good news. the bad news is in that short period of time, as you reported, shep, the hospitals are going to face very significant demand both from the delta wave, the omicron wave, coming on top of it, as well as everything else people need. so we have to be very careful this christmas and holiday season not to be among them. >> but, andy, putting on m captain obvious hat, people are not locking down again they're not going to cancel christmas, even if some people want them to if someone hasn't gotten vaccinated in the last year, who in the world thinks they're going to do it now given all those truths, how do you balance making policy with the reality that people are tired of this and just dug in. >> you're right. this is a point in time where people are either just disbelieving or just plain tired and don't want to put their lives on hold. the good news is, unlike last year we have a lot of tools that allow people to get together with the

we begin with mixed news about the omicron variant of the coronavirus. >> first the good news. dr. anthony fauci now says that the omicron variant is almost certainly less severe than the delta variant, but omicron appears to spread faster and could be more successful at evading the pfizer vaccine. >> still experts say vaccinated people are likely to be well protected. meanwhile, covid deaths across the country are surging. >> abc's 'em nguyen is here now with the very latest. em, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. the world health organization is almost certain omicron is not more severe than the delta variant. but studies are still ongoing to figure out vaccine effectiveness. this morning, covid-19 cases surging. about 1,100 people dying every day. that's up 57% in just the last week. and children are getting sick too. more than 1,400 american children hospitalized. 37% more than a week ago. >> you are going to see increases in cases. we still have substantial numbers of people unvaccinated. >> reporter: in los angeles, as many as 34,000 students have not yet complied with

but we begin with the news out of michigan. the parents of alleged school shooter ethan crumbley, behind bars at the same jail as their son. james and jennifer crumbley were arrested at this warehouse in detroit after failing to turn themselves in. their lawyers deny that they were trying to flee. the couple arraigned from jail saturday. each charged with four counts of involuntary manslaughter in connection with tuesday's rampage at oxford high school and the michigan community keeping the victims in focus. today, the detroit lions honoring the four students killed with a moment of silence wearing gold os for oxford on their helmets. trevor ault leads us off tonight from pontiac, michigan. >> reporter: tonight, james and jennifer crumbley, the parents of the accused high school shooter, remain locked up in the same jail as their son. >> they're not speaking to us, any of them. and they are all in my jail, all segregated in separate cells and constantly monitored. >> reporter: days after the alleged gunman pleaded not guilty to

disturbing coronavirus news, breaking news. the omicron variant, now, now is dominant here in the united states. let's go right to our national correspondent athena jones in new york for us. omicron appears to be spreading even so much faster than what the experts were predicting. it was 2% three days ago, now 70% of all the new cases. what are you learning? >> reporter: hi, wolf. is that right. this is sign of just how quickly this can spread and how much things can spread with the new variant just over a matter of days. the latest that we had was that omicron represented 3% of cases. now we learned it represents 73% of all new cases. officials in new york believe that omicron is driving a big spread here. this as people here and across the country prepare for a brutal third covid winter. >> it is going to be a tough few weeks to months as we get deeper into the winter. >> america bracing for a tough winter that's beginning to look a lot like last winter. already in the midst oh of a delta surge, the omicron varmt acc -- varia

york and new jersey. erly data suggests omicron causes less severe illness than other variants, but doctors are concerned about what appears to be omicron's ability to evade vaccines. >> one dribble, yes. >> reporter: the number of vaccinated professional athletes testing positive is seemingly growing by the hour. last night the brooklyn nets had only eight players for their game, the minimum amount allowed before a game is postponed and espn reports 75 nfl players have tested positive in the last two days. the coach of the los angeles rams says all nine of his players who tested positive are vaccinated. >> the scary thing about all of this to me is every single person is vaccinated that we're talking about. you know, like that's the thing that's the most concerning about all of this is everybody has done exactly what they could. this covid thing has taken over. >> reporter: health officials insist booster shots are the best protection against the virus hoping to slow the spread of omicron and the delta v

but withstand news gone? and moll journalist detained the grip on hung comes free press. grows ever tighter or for more on this, let's bring in cedric albany. he is head of the east asia bureau of reporters without borders and joined us from a ty pay. if obviously you monitor press freedom in the region that includes hong kong. tell us why stand news was important and what is closure means. western news was one of their last remaining independence, middle in hong kong. it's, i should, down i represents, i tend to be close or from residence because this was one of their last chinese language media that hong kong residents could rely on. you know, that 6 months ago, the uncle executive, that he's nothing more than the minion of the bitching regime has assassinated. exactly the same way, was the same modus operandi up on duty, which was a symbol of press freedom in hong kong. and now the s. s united and other media, which also was a symbol of press freedom. so hong kong authorities accuse stand news of, of incit

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so that's both good news and bad news the good news is there may be evidence this comes at us very fast and leaves equally as fast. that would be the good news. the bad news in that short period of time, as you reported, the hospitals are going to face very significant demand both from the delta wave, the omicron wave, coming on top of it, as ge well as everything else people need, so we have to be very careful this christmas and holiday season motte to be among them >> but, andy, putting a my captain obvious hat, people are not locking down again they're not going to cancel christmas, even if some people want them to if someone has gotten vaccinated in the last year, who thinks they're going to do it now given all those truths, how do you balance making policy with the reality that people are tired of this and just dug in. >> you're right. this is a point in time where people are either just disbelieving or have gotten tired. the good news is, unlike last year we have a lot of tools that allow people to get togetherd am with their families. we have rapid at-home tests, booster shots. t

on monday will face strict new rules that aim to keep the new omicron variant from triggering a new wave of infections. it's already been found in at least 16 states. now all of this as airlines get ready for the busy holiday travel season. many of the new restrictions target passengers from southern africa, where omicron was first detected last month. the country of south africa has seen an enormous surge of covid cases in the past week, more than 16,000 just on saturday. president cyril ramaphosa accused wealthy nations of hoarding vaccines, making it difficult for his country to get enough doses. cnn's larry madowa is in johannesburg. larry, the numbers are concerning, to say the least, but top authorities seem to be trying to stamp down fears here. >> reporter: that's what they're trying to do, kim, right to encourage people to get vaccinated. but the early figures indicate, according to cyril ramaphosa, that this omicron variant does not lead to serious hospitalization. the rate of hospitalization, the president says, is not increasing at an alarming rate. he did say that there's st

the good news there is still time. the bad news it'll cost you. before you ship there is a new report tonight showing which carriers have been better at getting your packages delivered on time. >> reporter: the final sprint to christmas putting carriers to the test. >> this is what we do. this is our play-offs. >> reporter: a new the u.s. postal service are delivering your packages on time 95% of the time. that is up 7.5% from this time last year for usps. but for fedex, they're lagging behind at 85% down 9% from last year. overall experts say shipping companies are doing well because of more hired workers, increased hours, and expanded facilities. >> they are doing even better than previous years? >> yes. they added capacity after seeing what happened last year. >> today is my deadline for ordering to get things out by christmas. i've been working to get things shipped out. >> reporter: it is also thanks to more planning by shoppers. >> the consumers have helped with making deliveries on time by going and buying more items in the store which redu

a new york was active. so the buildings and the way they were built had changed, but not a staggering amount of money. patrons were prepared to spend. all the seagram building on punk avenue cars, more per square meter than any previously built. the cult of the architect had also begun. few people know who built the empire state for the architect now became as important as the building seagrams create a vendor road and his contemporaries, which are bringing the age of the architect as an item. the doctor sees modernised and the patrons had very little sentimentality. and many of the cities historic buildings were torn down. the monolithic panam building now renamed . metlife, was stuck on top of a delicate facade of grand central station. the station itself barely escaping the wrecking ball and the city where money was still the only god who i guess it still is new york pride itself on being the city that never sleeps the financial capital of the world. i can't help but wonder if that's what's going wrong t

s new isolation guidelines. returning to the classroom: with a what the spike in new cases means for in-person learning. >> your children are safer in school. the numbers speak for themselves. >> garrett: wicked weather: chicago records its first snowfall of the season, while severe weather threatens the south. looking for justice: the parents of a teenaged girl killed p by a police officer speaks out as hey sll in dus anys to moreon would want. >> garrett: denver shooting rampage. still no motive in the shooting deaths of five people, including the gunman. >> this is the holiday season. to have this kind of spree take place is not normal for our community. >> garrett: california plane crash: four people killed when a small plane goes down on approach near san diego. american innovation: a new hydrogen passenger ferry that could carry america to a greener future. feeding america's military families. how your generosity leads to the one millionth meal served. and a lesson in giving from one generation to another.

new year's eve on nbc and peacock. miley cyrus and pete davidson are here [ cheers and applause >> steve: i love both of them. >> jimmy: we're going to talk to them. and then later in the show, miley is performing with the roots. yeah [ cheers and applause special song for us. i love them. plus, he stars in the new movie, "the matrix resurrections," which is in theaters and on hbo max december 22nd. yahya abdul-mateen ii is here tonight. [ cheers and applause got a choose he's awesome it's great guys, we have exactly seven shows left before we go on christmas break, which means it is time for that beloved "tonight show" tradition it's time for "12 days of christmas sweaters." here we go [ cheers and applause ♪ 12 days of christma sweaters 7 days left ♪ >> jimmy: that's right every show between now and christmas we'll be giving one lucky audience member an iconic christmas sweater from the "countdown to christmas" cabinet. [ cheers and applause i'm not saying it's worth $40,000, but it's pretty awesome. since there

>> it's bad news. any time you have a new pathogen, and this is a new variant, it's really infectious. it's remarkably infectious. if you look at delta, delta was way more infectious than the other strains, and omicron is way more infectious than delta. there is some hope that maybe it causes less severe disease. we don't know that yet. what we do know is it's better at getting around our immunity than delta was. studies are just beginning to come out now. there's a lot we don't understand yet. how protective is a prior infection. how protective are two doses of vaccine? one thing is clear, that the most important message that omicron is sending to us is vaccinate, vaccinate, vaccinate. if you haven't gotten vaccinated yet, your first dose, start the series right away. that's who is filling up the hospitals, intensive care units and sadly the morgues. secondly, if you haven't gotten your booster yet, get your booster. it's really clear the boosters do a lot of good to protect against omicron. third, we

all of this, as two new vaccine mandates go into effect in new york city. one of them, expanding the existing vaccine mandate to businesses in the private sector the other, related to kids now, anyone over the age of 12 trying to eat inside a restaurant in new york city, go to a gym, or any sort of indoor entertainment venue, must show proof of vaccination mayor bill de blasio's office has said they expect legal challenges to come because of this, but they believe that these mandates will hold up in court. brian? >> ellison barber in new york. ellison, thank you. >>> meantime, winter weather wreaking havoc on flights and it is hitting coast to coast. we have the forecast for where you live and where you may be heading. >>> and despite supply chain concerns and backups at the port, it was a big year for holiday shoppers and their bank accounts the items some people willing to shell out the big bucks for. coming up. >> the facts, the truth, "the news with shepard smith" back in 60 seconds >>> we have got a weather alert. 25 million of you out there under a wi

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so that's both good news and bad news the good news is there may be evidence this comes at us very fast and leaves equally as fast. that would be the good news. the bad news in that short period of time, as you reported, the hospitals are going to face very significant demand both from the delta wave, the omicron wave, coming on top of it, as well a everything else, so we have to be very careful this christmas and holiday season not to be among them >> but, andy, putting a my captain obvious hat, people are not locking down again they're not goods to cancel christmas. if someone has gotten vaccinated in the last year, who thinks they're going to do it now given all those truths, how do you balance making policy with the reality that people are tired of this and just dug in. >> you're right. this is important when people are either just believing or just play tired. the good news is, unlike last year we have a lot of tools that allow people to get together with that the families we have rapid at-home tests, booster shots. the problem is people need to use the tools. if they don't use tho

ashley zavala kron 4 news. >> other news tonight, little more upbeat. the nba could not have scripted this any better about an hour, half ago warriors star steph curry broke the all-time three-point record at madison square garden in new york. all we needed was to 3 point shots to do it. he has now surpassed ray allen for the most career 3 pointers made. there's rain right there. he was there to see that moment live. our sports director jason dumas says going to have a whole lot more on curry's big achievement coming up a little bit later on in this now to our 4 zone forecast as we give you a live look. >> outside and we were talking about the tula clark going way song downtown yes. and there it is. count all clean and bright clean and bright. i mean, this is the quiet before the next storm yeah. you know, kind of line up and we need this so much rain. we need a break from all that stormy weather going to get it tonight. going to be a cold night out there. those skies begin to part a couple of key those clouds left over but not for long. and then things

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