for more news download the cbs news app on your cell phone or connected tv. i'm tom hanson, cbs news, new york. it's friday, december 3rd, 2021. this is the "cbs morning news." more confirmed cases in the u.s. the omicron variant is detected in more states while president biden lays out his plan to take on covid this winter. heroic actions. how one student says a math teacher saved the entire classroom as a school shooting suspect stood right outside the door. the trigger wasn't pulled. i didn't pull the trigger. >> you never pulled the trigger? >> no, no, no, no. i would never point a gun and pull a trigger at them, never. >> alec baldwin speaks out in his first sit-down interview. the actor explains why he's not responsible for that deadly shooting on the movie set of "rust."

good morning, and good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. more cases of the omicron variant are showing up across the country. it's now been confirmed at least in five states. ten cases so far i including fi in new york. officials in new york and hawaii believe that there's already community spread since some of the infected patients had no recent travel history. yesterday president biden laid out his winter strategy to take on covid. he called for stricter travel requirements and urged americans to get vaccinated and get their booster shots. bradley blackburn has the latest developments from new york. good morning. >> reporter: anne-marie, good morning. four of those new omicron cases are here in new york city. we know at least one of the new york cases happened to someone who had received a dose of the vaccine. officials say they're expecting to see more cases of the new variant in the coming days. new york recorded five confirmed cases of the omicron covid variant yesterday. so far the most of any state.

>> while this may be highly transmissible, at least from the early evidence and, again, more information is still forthcoming, we want people to know that the early cases that arise are not life threatening. they seem to be minor case. >> reporter: minnesota, colorado, and hawaii also reported omicron cases yesterday. president biden unveiled new strategies to deal with the pandemic. >> experts say the cases continue to rise in the weeks ahead in this winter. we need to be ready. >> reporter: starting monday, travelers entering the country will have to be tested for covid within a day of their arrival. the rule applies to everyone, including vaccinated american citizens. >> we're going to fight with science and speed, not chaos and confusion. >> reporter: the president also extended the requirement that masks be worn on public transportation and said insurance companies would cover the costs of at-home tests. >> it's probably already more widely spread than our early determinations have indicated. >> reporter: while the world

braces for what omicron may do, the delta variant remains the dominant strain in the u.s. >> the strategy is the same whether or not you're fighting omicron or delta. the answer is vaccines, vaccines, and vaccines. >> reporter: to date, a little more than 63% of the eligible population is fully vaccinated. so far only 23% of those eligible have gotten a booster dose. and it will still be some time before we know how well the current vaccines work against the omicron variant, but the president is urging people to get those boosters now. and he said again yesterday that there are no plans for any lockdowns as we face this possible winter surge. anne-marie? >> bradley blackburn in new york. thank you very much. congress passed a spending bill to avert a government shutdown. the senate voted 69-28 last night to pass the stopgap bill. the legislation extends funding through mid-february after party leaders reached a deal to

overcome a republican standoff over vaccine mandates. the measure now goes to president biden's desk. and charges could be filed today against the parents of the teenager accused of killing four students at a high school in michigan. prosecutors suggest that the gun used in the shooting was freely available to the 15-year-old suspect. as nancy chen reports, survivors are speaking out. we hear something that sounds like someone being punched against a locker. and we heard at least six more gunshots followed by screaming. >> drop your backpacks -- >> reporter: as the attack unfolded, this senior credits her math teacher for springing into action. >> the shooter was right outside our classroom. he was able to shut the door immediately and get us all in the lockdown mode. he saved all of us. >> reporter: after police evacuated her class, what she saw stunned her. >> there were silver bullet shells all over the floor in the hall. >> reporter: prosecutors say

15-year-old ethan crumbley used a semiautomatic handgun purchased by his father days earlier in tuesday's rampage. four students were killed, and seven other people were injured. >> sir, do you understand all the charges against you? >> yes, i do. >> reporter: crumbley is in a county jail charged with 24 felony counts including terrorism and first-degree murder. >> it's a clear intent to execute a school shooting and kill students. >> reporter: oakland county prosecutor karen mcdonald told us she wants to hold anyone who could have prevented the shooting accountable. you had mentioned the possibility of charging crumbley's parents. where does that stand now? >> we are actively considering and investigating. >> reporter: what could those potential charges look like? >> it went far beyond just a negligent parent. >> reporter: investigators say the day before the shooting, crumbley made videos about killing students, and just hours beforehand he and his parents met with school officials about behavioral problems. nancy chen, cbs news, oxford,

michigan. we are hearing from actor alec baldwin in his first tv interview about that fatal shooting on his movie set. he tells abc news someone is responsible for the tragedy, but it's not him since he did not pull the trigger. >> i was told, i was handed an empty gun. if there were cosmetic rounds -- nothing with a charge at all, a flash round, nothing. she goes down. i thought to myself, did she faint? the notion that there was a live round in that gun did not dawn on me until probably 45 minutes to an hour later. >> baldwin added he's not the one who put a live bullet in the gun leading to the death of cinematographer halyna hutchins in october. >> the people who watched her daily said her work was beautiful. she was someone who was loved by everyone who worked with and liked by everyone who worked

with her and admired -- >> baldwin said it was hutchins herself who directed him to point the gun at her. that they both believed was empty. the incident is still under investigation, and so far no one has been charged. the trump-era policy remain in mexico will restart as soon as monday. the program forces asylum seekers to stay in mexico as they await immigration hearings in the u.s. the biden administration reluctantly announced plans to revive the program due to a federal court order. president biden tried to get rid of remain in mexico, but lawsuits filed by texas and missouri kept it alive. and coming up, an arrest in a murder case. a suspect is in custody for the deadly shooting of the wife of a music mogul. stranded at ikea. why some customers and employees were forced to spend the night

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it was a close call for an idaho state trooper when he had to jump over a concrete barrier to avoid being hit by an out-of-control truck. the trooper had stopped wednesday to help a driver with a flat tire. a nearby chain-reaction collision sent two pickup trucks crashing into the disabled car. the trooper and the driver fixing the flat tire had to quickly get out of the way. they both suffered minor injuries. customers at an ikea store were stranded overnight, and there's been an arrest in a high-profile murder case. those are some of the headlines on the "morning newsstand." the "los angeles times" reports a suspect was arrested in connection with the killing of philanthropist jacqueline avant, the wife of legendary music executive clarence avant. police say 29-year-old aariel maynor was taken into custody

wednesday after accidentally shooting himself in the foot during a burglary at a hollywood hills home. investigators say hours earlier maynor, who is on parole, broke into the avants' beverly hills home and shot and killed 81-year-old jacqueline avant. police recovered an ar-15 rifle at the second home which they believe was used to kill avant. >> jackie avant was a friend. i know we use this term a lot, but truly an angel in the city of angels. >> police have not said whether maynor targeted the avant home or if it was a random attack. the "billings gazette" said a wildfire destroyed 24 homes in a tiny farming town. unseasonably warm weather and strong winds helped push the fire into the town of denton wednesday. the fire started the day before in another town and was largely extinguished. officials say it flared up again, moved quickly across six

miles of drought-stricken land, and ripped through denton. nearly 300 residents were evacuated. there were no reports of injuries. and the "associated press" says a snowstorm in denmark stranded people overnight in an ikea. six customers and about two dozen employees spent the night in the store when a foot of snow fell wednesday. they slept on beds that are usually meant for display. they also spent time together eating, playing cards, and watching tv. an ikea manager called it fun, and everything went super well. employees at a toy store next door slept at the ikea, as well. and still to come, a burger bargain. burger king is celebrating the whopper's birthday with a super low price.

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on the cbs "money watch," google is delaying a return to office for its workers, and the price of a burger king whopper is going back to 1957. diane king hall is at the new york stock exchange with those stories and more. good morning, diane. >> reporter: good morning, and happy friday, anne-marie. this morning traders are awaiting the labor department's monthly jobs report. that will be out later this morning. it's expected to be strong. it comes as all three major indices rebounded yesterday as concerns over e coronavirus variant eased for now. the dow rallied 617 points. the nasdaq jumped 127, and the s&p 500 added 64, logging its best day in seven weeks. google employees will not be returning to the office on january 10th, as planned. the company is delaying its mandatory return to an unspecified date amid fears over the omicron variant of the coronavirus. in an email, google said

individual offices can make decisions on when to require employees to come back based on local covid conditions. google and other companies have pushed back return dates several times as the virus continues to spread and mutate. the dollar store is rolling out new stores to lure customer who's have more cash. the company is opening about 1,000 new stores called pop shelf over the next four years. right now operates about 30 of those stores which are stocked with items including home furnishings, party items, and beauty products for $5 or less. the stores target women in suburban areas with an annual household income between $50,000 and $125,000. and talk about a whopper of a deal, burger king is throwing it back to 1957 and selling the whopper for the original price of 37 cents. the chain is celebrating the flame-broiled burger's 64th birthday. the special runs today and tomorrow, but customers must use the app or website. last month mcdonald's sold its

egg mcmuffin for just 63 cents for one day to mark the sandwich's 50th anniversary. anne-marie? >> man, that price is pretty tempting. 37 cents? >> i know. >> they're so smart because you can't just have a whopper, you got to have a drink, fries, the whole thing. >> of course. of course. i mean, you know, exactly. they know what they're doing. >> they do. diane king hall at the new york stock exchange. thank you so much, diane. >> all right. thank you. >> lots and lots of ketchup, too, if you're me. still ahead, move over cyber truck. tesla unveils a four-wheel ride for children. the cost and why you probably cannot get one in time for christmas. truthfully, it's frustrating to see how fast dust reappears. but dusting with a cloth is a pain. and dealing with a bulky vacuum.. . is such a hassle. uchhh!!! so now we use our swiffer sweeper and dusters. the fluffy fibers? they pick up dust easily. grabbing it in all those hard-to-reach places. gotcha!!!

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points. major league baseball team websites are getting attention for what's not on them. because of this week's lockout, images of players have been removed from every team's official site. they're filled with silhouettes where photos used to be. owners locked out players yesterday after the two sides could not reach a new collective bargaining agreement before it expired. stories and videos featuring active players were also removed from every team's website. it's not just adults who can have fun driving a tesla. the electric carmaker is now selling four-wheel atvs for children. the cyber quad for kids goes for $1,900 and is already out of stock. shipping takes up to four weeks. tesla says it is meant for children ages 8 and up. the vehicle's battery has an estimated range of 15 miles and can recharge in about five hours. it can reach a top speed of ten miles per hour. and the national christmas tree is now lit up in

washington, d.c. >> three, two, one -- merry christmas! [ cheers ] >> president biden and the first lady helped light the tree last night on the ellipse just south of the white house. it's filled with 50,000 lights. mr. biden paid tribute to the thousands who died from covid. >> for all those lost during the pandemic, we have also seen how much there is to gain. the appreciation and gratitude of the gift of time and the light of goodwill that we share as we look out for one another. >> the president also credited the american people for their optimism and thanked service members for their sacrifices. and coming up first on "cbs mornings," oscar winning actor aaron sorkin talks about his movie "being the ricardos." i'm anne-marie green. this is the "cbs morning news." sorkin. green.

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our top stories -- more cases of the omicron variant are popping up across the country. the first case was detected in california. other cases are confirmed in new york, minnesota, colorado, and hawaii. at least ten cases have now been identified. and the government will stay open after congress passed a spending bill to avoid a shutdown. the senate voted 69-28 last night to pass the stopgap bill. the legislation extends funding through mid-february after party leaders reached a deal to overcome a republican standoff over vaccine mandates. america is facing a housing crunch. the nationwide shortage of homes for sale is being driven in part by a severe lack of builders.

the construction industry says more than two million new workers will be needed over the next three years to meet demand. mark strassmann explains. so right now they're running the wire through the house. >> reporter: this developer builds houses, like this three bedroom, 2.5-bath near boise. >> the good news is these guys are showing up. >> yeah. these guys are on the job. exactly. >> reporter: that's not true for everybody. >> it's not. >> reporter: america's builders face twin supply chain crises. a shortage of materials and labor. all trades. >> all the way through, you know, tile and sheetrock, roofing, all of those things. >> reporter: electrical. >> electrical. >> reporter: plumbing. >> exactly. >> reporter: the industry says it now has up to 430,000 open construction jobs and will need another 61,000 new hires every month for the foreseeable future. >> we need to be -- to place

740,000 people into the industry a year for the next three years. that's a crisis level. >> reporter: this labor shortage began in 2008 during the great recession. older trades people kept retiring. fewer young people want to work with their hands. then the pandemic nailed the door shut on training programs. >> it's not so much us telling the contractor when they need to show up. it's them saying this is when i can show up. >> reporter: is it going to get better any time soon? >> the narrative's changing. skilled trade jobs provide a great living. and college isn't really for everybody. >> reporter: that's the industry's hope. but for now, laborcosts more, so houses cost more. the framer of this house, he charged $6,000 more than six months ago. mark strassmann, cbs news, boise. coming up first on "cbs mornings," oscar-winning writer aaron sorkin stops by the times square studio with his new movie "being the ricardos." and a baseball memorabilia

auction from a personal collection. we'll hear from top art collectors about how they started their vast collection more than five decades ago. that's the "cbs morning news" for this friday. thanks for watching. i'm anne-marie green. have a great weekend.