COVID cases spike heading into holidays; Mike Rowe on Santa’s ‘dirty job’

Do we really need to cancel Christmas again? For the second straight year, COVID has cast a shadow over the holidays. As of Monday, omicron is the most common coronavirus variant in the U.S., accounting for nearly three-quarters of cases. Travel expert Peter Greenberg, Dr. Eric Cioe-Pena, an emergency medicine physician, and Darby Fox, a family therapist, join the show to weigh in on what we can expect this holiday season.

From sewage pipes to singing pipes, Mike Rowe has found yet another “Dirty Job.” The host of the Discovery show joins “Banfield” to discuss relaunching the show and a new holiday song.

Then, we have an update on a Utah college student who was found safe after being missing for nearly a week. Ed Smart, the father of Elizabeth Smart, knows all about the journey to recovery. He joins the show to talk about the harrowing case.