Wednesday on the NewsHour, hospitals in the United States struggle to handle the influx of COVID patients following the rapid spread of the omicron variant. Then, we speak with a progressive Democrat about whether the party can salvage the president's derailed legislative agenda. And, the racial divide on COVID vaccinations remains stubbornly wide with many Black Americans still vaccine hesitant.

WATCH TODAY’S SEGMENTS:
News Wrap: Secret Service says COVID fund theft nears $100B
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5sLyCFoCYsk
Rep. Bowman on progressive response to Manchin backtrack
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=biJuYuptS4E
What to know about student loan payments, child tax credit
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uRuDTKhWWCc
Frustrated health workers dread rise in hospitalizations
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qpn5tN5lbIU
What Hartford has learned in bid to vaccinate Black citizens
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yi2L8OzRVA4
Tigrayan forces retreat, but Ethiopia rejects peace overture
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J2pk35IpH8M
Artist uses urban inspirations to tell refugee stories
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SeCwpw0slmM

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