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Proceed and the show can go on as planned. this is going to be an outdoor event for the fully vaccinated, wearing masks. and at the end of the day, those who perhaps now feel comfortable or safe then should perhaps watch at home including here on cnn. >> which the vast majority of people will. the countdown clock already has begun. the show will go on. the change in year will go on. polo sandoval, thank you for previewing all of it for us. happy new year. >> reporter: thanks, john. happy new yea...

The surge, but at the same time, were kind of stuck where were at right now in terms of level of protection we have and we just have to know that. >> it is not the news everyone wants to hear going into the new year. that is the reality were dealing with. michael osterholm, thank you for joining us this morning. we hope you have a great 2022. >> thank you very much. >> take care. all right, a state of emergency, in colorado. with sending thousands of people fleeing their homes as two fast movi...

Le level. >> outbreaks is causing some ports to turn them away. airline disruptions surging with more than 3,000 flight delays and more than 2300 cancellations. that means those weekend flights home for holiday travelers could be in jeopardy as thousands are now attempting to rebook furiously online. the tsa expects 10 million people to pass through airport screening by the end of the day monday. >> were also following another big story out of colorado, where there is a state of emergency this m...

>> yeah, no, just donie cam is all i need. >> donie cam. so good. >> awesome. all right, listen, chloe, thank you so much. ball dropping, jaw dropping in times square. be well, happy new year. join anderson and andy for cnns new years eve live. the party starts tonight at 8:00 here on cnn. all right. so what are the chances, really, that youll keep your new years redz resolutions this year? i want to hear kaitlans resolutions as well. >> i want to know what harry entens resolutions are going t...

That trucks were toppled over because they had so many calls about them and 18 wheelers toppled over like they were made out of paper. jesse aaron paul, were grateful you were on the ground to cover this and youll continue covering it and well make sure were covering it here at cnn as well. thank you. >> absolutely. all right, next, how can congress hit the ground running in 2022 before midterm battles completely consume washington? we got a key democrat standing by to talk to us live. the fir...

Right can have a little bit of breathing room. >> it is a lot on the agenda, congressman tim ryan, thank you for joining us this morning, we look forward to seeing how january plays out. >> happy new year to everyone in youngstown. >> you have a great new year, thanks. still ahead here on "new day" -- >> yo. ♪ youre a firework ♪ >> cnn gets ready to ring in the new year with katy perry. maybe not at the monument, but she will be ready to go.

A live look at times square right now as were preparing to say good-bye to 2021 and ring in 2022 with special live coverage kicking off tonight at 8:00 p.m. eastern. anderson cooper and andy cohen will return to co-host cnns new years eve live, the duo made this a tradition for half a decade now. this year they will be joined by some exciting guests. if you did not watch it last year, it was so funny. joining us now to tell us what to expect tonight is our times square correspondent for the cele...

>> well, it is because your compassion met with a sense of action and you were able to build this out in a way that is just exemplary. tell me how it has literally grown. thats an amazing demonstration of love for your fellow neighbor. >> one of the people i sent that text to was a local attorney, t. greg duset. were both graduates of north carolina central university and i sent him that text and he came through major and ever since then he has just been an incredible partner. we have done this ...