As families prepare to gather for the holidays, there may be an uninvited guest at some celebrations. With the so called “Tripledemic” of flu, RSV and Covid going strong, the CDC reporting today that nearly 10% of counties in the US are recommending you wear a mask indoors. As Ann Mercogliano reports, in some places hospitalizations are at their worst in a decade - and that's before people return from the World Cup, which some fear will be a superspreader event. And a very happy appearance on The Today Show this morning as Al Roker was back on the air after spending a month in the hospital. He joined the show remotely, just for a bit. After all the health challenges he's faced, it was great to see him. Plus, the family of an American college student studying abroad in France is frantic today - their son has not been in contact with them for more than two weeks, and none of his credit cards have been used since December 3rd. As Les Trent reports, they're hoping media attention will help them find out what's happened. And it's the first thing you learn when you start to scuba dive - always launch a dive buoy where you make your descent. This guy admits he didn't... and it nearly cost him his life.

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