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word in this program tonight. the 11th hour with stephanie ruhle starts nowtephanie ruhle starts now tonight, the $5 million of the verdict. former president donald trump find liable for sex abuse and defamation. we will break down the legal and political fallout. then, congressman george santos now facing federal charges. what we know as calls for his resignation continue for both sides of the aisle. and, with the clock ticking on the debt ceiling, president biden met with congressional leaders. what went down and is congress any closer to a deal? as the 11th hour gets underway on t...

>> reporter: lightfoot revealing her husband shot at the thieves while she fled and got away. griff: lashing out at state attorney general lakisha james, cuomo's office responded prosecutors will not be charging them in a sexual assault allegation. the intersection of prosecutorial misconduct. the 2019 accident. a criminal charge, with groping a former aide. with the covid 19 vaccine card can land you in jail for your. the governor signing legislation designating falsifiable id as forgery. new york city mayor bill deblasio announcing a scaled back celebration in times square.

Coverage tonight from new york. elise. >> reporter: nikki, new york just hit a record 85,000 daily new cases. the omicron variant is also partially to blame for the state's highest hospitalization total since february. >> happy new year! >> reporter: this is how they rang in the new year in key west, as florida reported 56,00w new covid cases, shattering its single-day record. >> it's going off! >> reporter: from the fireworks and revelers in las vegas, to the scaled back celebration in times square, a brand-new year has begun with the same old pandemic getting even worse. >> we are watching a...

>> garrett: with all the details, lonnie quinn, thanks so much. the u.s. is ending the year with a record number of new covid cases, more than 2.5 million in the past week. 568,000 new infections were reported just yesterday. cbs' nancy chen is in new york's times square where the big new year's celebration is it just a bit smaller. nancy, good evening. >> reporter: major, good evening to you. average daily new cases in new york have increased nearly five-fold in just two weeks. but the show guilty on here tonight in times square, though, with a much smaller crowd than usual. >> happy new year...

Of faa employees have tested positive for covid-19. according to flight aware, more than 1,000 flights in the u.s. already cancelled today. meanwhile new york city is putting the final touches on the nation's biggest new year's eve celebration. joining us to talk about it all, nbc's priscilla thompson who is in times square. von hillyard, and also a doctor from the university of minnesota. priscilla is in times square where they're getting ready for a scaled back celebration. what will tonight look like and how is the city planning to keep people safe? >> yeah. well, we've been talking to the ...