Why COVID Confusion Won't Ruin Bill Hemmer's Christmas

The Fox News Rundown

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🗓️ 17 December 2021

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

Christmas Eve is a week from tonight. Last year, many Americans skipped seeing friends and family because of the coronavirus pandemic. This year, despite vaccines and booster shots, COVID-19 deaths and hospitalizations are on the rise and Americans are on edge once again. Bill Hemmer, co-host of FOX News' America's Newsroom, explains why he remains cautiously optimistic and will be keeping his Christmas plans. Hemmer also discusses the Democrats' polling problems and the speculation that President Biden may not run again in 2024. Airlines may soon encounter issues on multiple fronts as a surge in holiday travelers comes at the same time the Omicron variant of COVID-19 continues to spread through the country. Aviation consultant Michael Boyd joins to discuss how airlines are preparing for holiday travelers amid a rise in COVID-19 cases and how the airlines plan to combat potential disruptions to their industry. Later, he discusses how the airline industry is dealing with the prospect of 5G wireless disrupting domestic air travel in the near future. Don't miss the good news with Tonya J. Powers. Plus, commentary by Jimmy Failla, host of "Fox Across America with Jimmy Failla." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:15.7	I'm Guy Benson.
0:16.7	I'm Shannon Brem and this is the Fox News rundown.
0:19.6	Friday, December 17th, 2021, I'm Chris Foster.
0:26.2	The new Omicron coron coron coron virus variant
0:27.9	may spread faster but get most people less sick,
0:30.4	which has Fox's Bill Hammer cautiously optimistic.
0:32.6	When they mutate and get stronger, that's bad news for us.
0:37.2	When they mutate and get weaker, we know the virus itself is running its course and eventually sooner more than later will die out.
0:46.0	At least a Brady, the latest COVID surge isn't stopping the holiday rush.
0:52.0	The CEO of Frontier Airlines quite correctly said people are getting kind of
0:55.8	burnout on this COVID thing and I think they're more and more willing to take a chance.
1:00.1	I want to call it that, taking trips in the future.
1:03.0	And I'm Jimmy Phela. I've got the final word on the Fox News rundown.
1:07.0	Christmas Eve is a week from tonight after a lot of Americans skip seeing friends and
1:14.8	family last year because of the coronavirus pandemic and vaccines around the corner.
1:18.8	COVID-19 deaths and hospitalizations are on the rise now and some of those people who've been
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