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Forces are being hallowed out by the spread of omicron variant. joining us live from miami with more is sam brock. >> reporter: good morning, the consistent testing lines and eye popping infection number is leading to a reality that hospitals are seeing a major surge. they don't have the staffing to deal with this and relaxing schools from hospitals trying to boost the work force. >> reporter: after two years of caring for covid patients, nurses are fighting at the front lines. >> we are tired and exhausted and on the edge. >> reporter: hospitalizations jumped nearly 80% in two weeks with a se...

Shortages. and -- jetblue announcing they're canceling nearly 1,300 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 of covid-19 hospitalizations. unvaccinated adults remain the most likely to be hospitalized, but pediatric hospital admissions for covid are now at a record high. >> the vast majority of the children w...

The country still waiting hours in testing lines, from pennsylvania to houston, some stretching miles. >> we were basically told that the chances of us getting tested were basically zero because there were 200 people in front of us. so by the time they closed they wouldn't get to us. >> reporter: and now new years closures and bad weather making it even more difficult to find tests. >> it's pretty frustrating. i've been literally up ever since, i don't know, 6:00 this morning trying to look for sites. i'm in health care and i can't treat my patients if i don't get tested. >> reporter: right no...

Announcing they're cancelling nearly 1,300 flights through the middle of january. testing lines are stunningly long. the pressure only rising for hospitals across the country. in georgia six major health systems report collectively seeing a 100% to 200% increase in covid-19 hospitalizations. unvaccinated results remain the most likely to be hospitalized but pediatric admissions for covid are now at a record high. >> the vast majority of the children who are being admitted are unvaccinated. there are small numbers who are vaccinated but the vast majority are unvaccinated. being unvaccinated inc...

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 fl...