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Detecting the omicron variant compared to the delta variant. but anthony fauci says these tests are till beneficial. here is our lead story from new york. >> reporter: a new surge in covid cases is bringing with it another spike in pediatric hospitalizations, up nearly 50% in a week nationwide. children still make up a small percentage of people hospitalized for covid and far less likely to become severely ill than adults, but hospitals have seen it before. just last summer during the delta surg...

987% the past two weeks. this is as hospitals across the nation grapple with how to reign in the spread of omicron. it seems like kids werent as impacted and we have the numbers to prove it. pediatric covid hospitalizations are growing. new york state health officials revealed the number of covid hospitalizations among children increased four fold in new york city. thats approximately half of the admissions of these kids are under the age of 5. these are babies. as the nation wrestles with the n...

>> i think youre right. and -- and that should dhchange. it should be above the fold, no question about it. congresswoman, with an interim report in the summer and final report due in the fall, how likely is it republican allies of the president will try to run out the clock? i mean, if theyre looking at a report coming out in the fall and its being announced that it is geegoing to come out in the fall, how likely is it they are going to run out the clock? and is that likelihood that any number ...

And catastrophic weather events. scientist say climate change is adding to the climates and it also brought historic funding for climate projects throughout the nation. >> 2021, another blistering year of climate and weather extremes. almost no state escaping unscathed. this year seamed to pick where 2020 left off. four years after withdrawing from the paris climate agreement, joe biden bringing the u.s. back into the fold. >> we cannot delay or do the bare minimum to address climate change. >> ...

Catastrophic flooding and hundreds. almost no state escaping unscathed. this year seemed to pick up where 2020 left off, with one major exception. four years after withdrawing from the paris climate agreement, newly-elected president joe biden bringing the u.s. back into the fold. >> we can no longer delay or do the bare minimum to address climate change. >> reporter: the deal bringing together world leaders, pledging to do their part to stop the earth from warming past 1.5 degrees celsius. scie...

Which would normally take us three days. >> they do prep work in their home. eventually they made granola and than began selling it. that grew into a business with sales to starbucks and major grocery stores. >> the churchs can kitchen is a cooking classroom and teaching basic skills. the church is helping build a network of homes for autistic adults to live independently. its transformed the entire community. >> they have helped the members of this church family learn how to give those spiritua...

Francisco saying its really bad. safety and crime is an issue all over our cities. our policies are not working. what we saw is two fold. the george floyd protests with black lives matter and covid. major event meshed together. we have 2 years of social change. this is the repurcussion of it. you have to look to the district attorneys too. our good police officers are catching who they need to catch at times but those criminals are let out again. >> in new york city. eric adams takes over as may...

Beginning with the latest on the omicron variant, alison barber is in new york. also joining us is dr. nucar. talk about this disturning rise in cases. it comes as we just heard bill deblasio announce a plan to reopen schools with a ramped up testing policy. what are e we talking about for cases and how are they handling the surge right now? >> in new york city there has been a five fold increase. and half of them are under the anyone of five, theyre not eligible, yet, to be vaccinated. the new ...

Getting close to the peak we saw in early september. in new york city the number of kids in hospital with covid increased five fold over a peer week period according to state data. a doctor in chicago said the number of young patients at childrens hospitals has quadrupled. this is happening ads the education department stresses the importance of safe in-person learning. >> this is such an extraordinarily contagious virus, its getting not only adults, but its getting down into children, spreadi...

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