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There. >> reporter: that's right, alex. covid cases have reached record levels here in the uk, as you mentioned, 82,000 cases a day. 90,000 cases in every 24-hour period, in the previous two days. the omicron variant is spreading at an alarming pace through the uk. people who are contracting omicron is doubling every 42 hours. london is the epicenter for that variant. london's mayor declaring a state of emergency and saying that restrictions are inevitable. so far, the government has been reluctant to introduce new measures beyond making masks mandatory. the health secretary says that there's ...

I know is busy. we are busy. we're worried that it continues to be even busier into a very difficult time of year. >> and the surge in covid cases is upending students' lives. some students from maryland to new jersey are shifting back to virtual learning just days before winter break. harvard also announcing this weekend that they are going remote for the first part of january. and that list likely to grow, alex. >> you've got to wonder, what is it not upending these days? i know you'll keep abreast of what's happening, so thank you so much for that and that report as well. let's bring in sta...

Alex. it's almost like deja vu, with the rapid rise in covid cases forcing the country to take extra precautions. last night, "snl" still put on a show, but they featured a limited cast, no musical performance, and no live audience, similar to what we saw at the beginning of the pandemic. >> reporter: rising covid cases being blamed for major disruptions all across the country, even "saturday night live". >> whoa! where is everybody? >> kenan, haven't you heard? >> heard what? about that thing that's going around? >> yeah, covid. >> is that real? >> reporter: the show deciding there would be n...