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hard during this pandemic. now a lot of restaurant owners are calling for relief, saying that without help from the government, they will be forced to close their doors. cnn s vanessa ukay vich has more. reporter: we have been warning about this moment for a long time. reporter: restaurants across the country, quiet, facing uncertainty and many on the brink of closing again. carol stein, co-founder of the independent restaurant coalition, saw it coming. we knew that it just was one more wave, one big variant, one bad winter, away from disaster for a lot of restaurants. reporter: omicron has crushed restaurants. this week diners dropping by an average of 28% nationwide compared to 2020 according to open table. the $28.6 billion restaurant revitalization fund rrf saved many restaurants from closing last year, but with nearly