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>> 1.8 million daily and we are at just 700,000. eva, thank you. a long way to go. in the meantime, we're seeing the worst surge yet, still not at its peak. more than 22 million americans have now tested positive, right now, averaging 246,000 cases a day. that's 170 cases every minute. more than 379,000 american lives lost. some 3,200 lives every day now. tonight, we're with the paramedics with patients in dire need, now being turned away at hospitals across this country, with no more beds, no more rooms. in some cases, two, three hospitals at a time. here's abc's kaylee hartung tonight. ac ...

He was flown to a hospital in florida for emergency surgery. he's on a ventilator tonight. no arrests so far in that shooting. and a hiker missing five days in the montana wilderness is safe and sound tonight. eric hellmuth got lost during a hike on monday. he was able to survive without proper food, water and shelter until rescuers finally found him yesterday. the ironic part of this story, hellmuth who's 21-year-old, was taking a course on how to be a backcountry guide. and finally, if kanye west follows through with plans to run for president, his wife is ready. kim kardashian reportedl...

Month. two weeks ago we told you that 379,000 people applied for those first time claims and that was a nine month high. now we're back and moving in the right direction. these things change because of the holidays volume volatile. smooths out the volatility that rose a little bit. and that is how you spin this. the job market is getting better but very, very slowly. >> what about the markets? are they on pace to be the best years since 1997 i'm hearing? >> absolutely. future are up this morning. if you are keeping track, and we are here at fox business, the dow is up five days in a row. today...

♪ ♪ because during the holidays, keeping your identity protected means keeping your family protected. fox news business alert. labor department just releasing brand-new weekly jobless numbers. listen to this. 379,000 first-time unemployment claims were filed last week. that is 10,000 more than expected. shortly we'll check in with nicole petallides to go over what it means over on the floor of the stock exchange. we're going to head to heather nauert for headline. >> hi there. so here are the questions we're asking. who should be named the most fascinating person in the world this year...

Filing is not a problem and not happening in the 2012 elections. >> let's go through what it is that people need. it is confusing to most of us with a driver's license or a photo i.d. and apparently 379,000 eligible voter that is don't have an i.d. at all or one of the three documents necessary to get one. tell me what the requirements are. >> well, sure. well, voting in a sense is more elemental act than getting on a plane or going to a bar or things we need an i.d. for. and the requirements are that you need a passport or a military i.d. or a government i.d. and the state just announced that...