the move comes after the nhl announced a shutdown of all league operations starting today until sunday to try to curb the recent surge we have seen in the league. . >> sports in the age of covid. andy, appreciate it. thank you. "new day" continues right now. ♪ welcome to our viewers in the united states and all around the world. it is wednesday, december 22nd. i'm john berman. brianna is off. erica hill joins me all week. what a week. >> yeah. it's quite a holiday week, isn't it? >> president biden telling americans who are vaccinated and boosted, they can gather safely with family and friends over these holidays as they normally would. speaking to the nation, the president rejected lockdowns and