>> reporter: dr. nelson took us to the operating room as the patient was undergoing surgery. >> many of the patients have had walls and ceilings fall on them. we have had a few jumping injuries. people jump off the balcony and have fractures from that. >> reporter: it's the ward, it's a race to keep up the influx of patients. three days ago, this wing was under construction and it was empty. now, there's not an empty bed in the entire ward. they have seen over 100 patients in just the last 48 hours. >> she has a femur fracture here on the right side and another femure fracture on the left side. >> reporter: both of the femures snapped in half, as she tried to escape a crumbling market. hers is one of thousands of stories from hai thtians.

>> she was running and hit by debris, there was a man next to her who died, who was crushed by the debris and she said that god blessed her, she is alive. here in the u.s., the recent surge in covid cases is throwing a wrench in the summer travel season. a lot of people who are itching to get away after 18 months of restrictions, have apparently changed their minds. a recent survey found that more than 27% of those responding have postponed a trip and who than half said the delta variant has made them left interested in traveling are right now. erol barnett has more from reagan national airport outside of washington, d.c. >> it's an emotional balancing act so many people are experiencing right now. on one hand, they are desperate to reconnect with friends and head out to a big about event, but on the other hand the pandemic is raging again. we spoke with two women who struggled with what to do.

>> it was really kind of heartbreaking to not be able to finally go. >> reporter: on wednesday, she was expecting to see her friends in san diego for the first time in a long time. >> it's been basically two years now since ithem. >> reporter: kim huff outside denver has been waiting longer. planning to meet her friends at dragon con in atlanta next month. >> when it got to the point of the rates skyrocketing in the last week or so, i thought no, i'm sorry. there's no level of logistics that will make me feel okay if i bring this back with me. >> reporter: both cancelled their long awaited trips due to the spread of the delta variant. the highly transmissable strain of covid accounting for most cases that soared over the past few month ons. >> the rates are getting worse in colorado, and who knows how

many people wiyou will pass in e airport. >> reporter: they say the flying has been leading to lower prices, and the service is finding since july, one as picture of travel is up. there's been a 33% increase in people buying cancellable tickets. >> people want to have the option to cancel if for any reason, you know, something happensment the situation developing in a way where they cannot take the trip. >> reporter: another potential pitfall, airlines cutting flights. in june and july, domestic air cancellations were above the 1% average. that translates to 10,000 cancellations in july alone. carriers suffering from staffing, bad weather and other issues, leaving people like star concerned. to help manage her lupus, she takes immuno surpress ens. >> i was going to be exposed a people on the airplane and angry people on the airplanes and did not want to get involved in it.

our hospitals are filling up fast and we are one of the largest in the nation. i don't know if there's going to be room if i end up going. >> reporter: her ailing grandfather led her to change her mind. >> i have been keeping in the back of my mind, i may need to make a short notices t trip to him. if i take a risk for anything. it should be family. >> and there may be a bright spot for the airlines, it showed that that more than a quarter of those that postponed their travel, plan to head out in october. you are watching the "cbs overnight news."

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santa barbara, california, an unusual search is under way.ct looking foreasure t a kind of t. tntil you find and we know we can bring it back home. >> he is our guide. he is both an experienced diver and a native of italy, he is also an experienced wine drinker. >> i'm married to all the things i like and tried to turn it in to a job. >> he then disappears in to the water. in about 20 minutes later -- >> coming up! >> -- breaks the surface. a massive metal cage filled with a bounty of nearly 1500 bottles of red wine. this is not dumb luck. he knew what he was looking for because he sink it in the ocean

a year ago. he is the co-founder of ocean fathoms. a company experimenting with using the ocean floor as a wine cellar. the bottles come out dripping with sea water and shalacked with sea shells. >> this is one of the bottles that came up. each bottle, it's an art piece. >> it does look like something you would find on a pirate ship. >> exactly. >> after just one year in the depths the bottles have bonded with the ocean bottom, attracting plenty of curious and perhaps thirsty sea creatures. but ocean fathoms is more interested in the ocean's influence on the inside of the bottle. they ka call this section of the santa barbara channel, nature's perfect cellar. because there's little oxygen and light, the temperatures are constant 54 and the currents

rock the bottom. >> there's all the whales here. so, imagine what the bottles hear for a year. >> right. >> the whales are singing to them. >> the we'll we whales are sing them. that's a good life as a wine bottle. >> yes, for us too as we drink it. >> better if you got it from somebody's closet. >> for sure. for sure. >> he was inspired by stories that he read a few years ago about a treasure trove of champagne found on the bottom of the baltic sea, the wine was highly drinkable after 170 years unat fmpagne house hasreated i the sea program. storing various bottles of bubbles 130 feet down in a baltic sea wine vault.

>> i was intrigued and super curious. >> he now makes his own wine near california's central coast. >> perfect place to grow grapes. >> where the breeze provides ideal conditions to make wines. but when he was approached about dropping his best in to the pacific, he was not convinced. at first you thought it was a gimmick? >> yeah, 100%. i thought it could be interesting, i just don't know. i was not sure. >> he ultimately decided to sacrifice a few bottles and see what happens. >> mind was blown. yeah. >> you realized it was not a gimmick. >> i realized it was not a gimmick. >> what does the ocean do to the wine? >> the wine evolves in texture. a wine's tannen becomes softer and wines that are more rustic become more round. but it does not age in the aroma, only in the texture.

>> and how long would it typically take you to get that kind of texture in a cellar? >> i don't know. five plus years. >> oh, wow. >> the bottles sell for a premium. starting around $350. but not everyone is a true believer. california's coastal commission is reviewing the permit application and expressed concerns about the wine cage's impact on marine life and fishing grounds. nice. >> thank you. yeah, silky. you found your treasure. >> i did. finally. >> and thounow we get to drink >> now we get to enjoy it. >> cheers. >> cheers, to you.

a lot of parents are getting sticker shock as they head out to back to school shopping. prices are up and the shelves are bar. kids are heading to the classroom. many since the pandemic starts. >> are you excited to go back to school. >> i am, i don't think they are. >> i am. >> you are? >> they are finding slim pickings. we just started and everything is empty. >> pandemic supply chain issues is impacting hundreds of consumer goods that are leading to shortages of school related items. >> they are missing pencils, folders, everything is not here. >> in places where shelves are stocked, shoppers are finding slightly higher prices because

of inflation. >> it does not seem like a big deal when you look at it on an item by item basis, when you get to check out and you are shopping for multiple kids and playing for everything in the cart, parents are feeling it. >> they say the most money is being spent on clothes shoes and electronics. >> schools have released specific school supplies that everyone in the area will need. >> they predict back to school shopping will hit a record $37 billion this year with the average family spending nearly $849. >> it may not be so expensive for this woman because her kids did remote learning last year. >> we have so many supplies from last year that we barely got to use. so we are probably going to be able to use most of those. >> parents are split on where to shot. retail me not said 52% are buying in store, the other 48% are making purchases online.

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