neil: now, you also, you own work wor -- >> wabc. neil: i apologize. curtis sliwa is back on the air? challenger for for the new york mayoral -- >> curtis has been at wabc for 30 years, and i just extended his contract for another 30 years. neil: that's a good contract. how's he doing? >> he's hurting because he got hit by a taxi cab drive, and he's hurting. but curtis is always there. the one thing i say about curtis, he knew every subway stop -- neil: he did. >> -- every neighborhood, and he is one of the most -- new yorkers, and wabc radio is lucky to have him. neil: this is such a democratic town if you think about it, john. can a republican win in this town? >> can a republican win? i think -- neil: it's been done. >> it's been done. a common sense republican can win in this town. i am pro-common sense republicans, pro-common sense democrats, i am pro-common sense independents. it's about the person, not about the party. neil: you considered it, right. >> i considered it, and if i stay young, maybe one more time someplace in the future. neil: okay

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. >> see, in the mornings at 6:44 i do a promo with our abc station wabc and sam was a part of it.he's never going to forget now. >> tory johnson were really in on it. she and sam have a special "deals & steals" later this week. >> tory is working hard. >> there's a lot coming up ahead. >>> but we begin with the new concern over the new covid variant. health officials are scrambling to learn more about it. at least 18 countries including our neighbor canada have confirmedcases of omicron and back to stephanie ramos with all the details, good morning, stephanie. >> reporter: george, good morning. scientists are working to figure out how serious the omicron variant is and how much protection we have against it from covid vaccines, all while states across the country are preparing for this new strain. this morning, the u.s. bracing for omicron, the new covid-19 variant already detected in at least 18 countries across the globe. scientists racing to discover if the variant is more transmissible than delta. could it make people sicker or evade our vaccines? the cdc sharpening its recomm

on wabc, our new york station, plus here. >> there's room in the piggy bank apparently. hollywood, this would be the end. but our here, we are just getting started. introducing the all-new nissan frontier. >> building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions, this is abc 7 news. kumasi: good morning, everyone. here daily square will flip the switch on. its holiday lights. today people will be treated to a special outdoor holiday market. trees designed by academy of art students. will be making a comeback. . at 5:00, the square will be lit up. organizers say they will be a special surprise. mike: life is getting back to normal. is going to be gorgeous no matter where you. will try to be. grabbed the sunglasses, you will need it. to purchase this weekend, mid to upper 60's and then 70's truck tomorrow and next week. kumasi: "the view" is up next. . >> announcer: "the view's" historic season 25 continues >>> announcer: "the view's" historic season 25 continues live right now. >>> exit wounds. top military brass testified they had a much different battle plan tha

. >> we want to show you a live look above new york city thanks to our wabc chopper.t-minus right until the holiday travel rush begins. >> that's pretty much a guarantee. our team is covering all the travel angles from weather, the skies and also the roads. trevor ault starts us off at laguardia airport here in new york. good morning, trevor. >> reporter: good morning, michael. so the crowds are starting to file in right now. these are all the early risers here at laguardia airport and while it's not yet crazy the security line is about 25 minutes, it is expected to get longer and longer. we are expecting this to be one of the busiest if not the busiest departure days and airports insist they are prepared but people are counting on that as so many people are now heading home for the first time in two years. this morning, america's airports bustling as the thanksgiving travel rush is under way. >> we feel good. nervous for her, her first time flying. >> reporter: tsa expecting prepandemic passenger levels, more than 2 million flying today alone, the top destinations, o

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