navigating staffing shortages affecting ems, fire department, and the subway. >> staff shortages is a real issue both from a prehospital standpoint so from ems, bringing patients into the health care system, as well as with health care workers not just in new york but around the nation. >> reporter: atlanta is canceling its annual new year's celebration, the peach drop. in washington, d.c., the smithsonian temporarily shutting down five of its museums. another thousand flights canceled today with airlines still crippled by staffing shortages. jetblue announcing they're canceling nearly 1300 flights through the middle of january. testing lines are still stunningly long. the pressure only rising for hospitals across the country. ten states and washington, d.c. are seeing some of the highest hospitalization numbers of the pandemic. in georgia six major health systems report collectively seeing a 100 to 200% increase in covid-19 hospitalizations. unvaccinated adults remain the