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dangerous conditions while parts of europe setting scorching new records. in london where we are bracing for a record heat wave. on monday and tuesday, it is expected to be hotter here than in jamaica. > vicome. the number of cases in the u.s. surging once again. >> she had a true belief that she was equal to everyone else. and later, the extraordinary woman who is still breaking barriers, standing tall amid american giants. >> announcer: this is the "cbs weekend news" from new york with jericka duncan. good evening, everyone. jericka is off tonight. i'm errol barnett. thanks f...

Rapidly across the u.s. with about 75% of americans living in a high or medium covid risk area. hospitalizations are also rising. especially in the southwest because of this dominant strain. >> it is the b.5 strain that's growing. it has the capacity to evade the immunity we've acquired from vaccination and also from prior infection. >> reporter: dr. scott gottlieb says there is an undercount of omicron cases because many who home test do not self-report. >> there is over 100,000 cases on average being reported. we're probably detecting 1 in 10 infections right now, so it is probably more like...