news app on your cell phone or connected tv. i'm elise preston. cbs news, new york. it's monday, december 6th, 2021. this is the "cbs morning news." new travel rules. the u.s. is clamping down on international flyers starting today as the omicron variant is detected in more states. involuntary manslaughter. the parents of a suspected school shooter are now in jail themselves. how the investigation is taking a new turn. remembering bob dole. the former presidential candidate dies at the age of 98. we'll look at the mark the republican leader left on politics. ♪ well, good morning, and good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. this morning more states are

reporting confirmed cases of the omicron variant. it is now in at least 17 states, but most of the symptoms have been mild in vaccinated people. health officials say that there's not enough evidence to know what to expect from the variant. laura podesta is in new york with the latest on this. laura, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, anne-marie. a big question is how transmissible is this new variant, how quickly or easily can others catch it. with that and other unknowns surrounding omicron, the u.s. is taking new steps to stop the spread. as of this morning, all travelers coming from the u.s. must undergo a covid-19 test within 24 hours of their departure. previously they had to be tested within three days of their flight. >> definitely another challenge that's coming up in the way for travelers. >> reporter: the tightened restrictions come as the omicron variant continues to spread. at least 17 states have reported omicron-related infections, many of the confirmed cases found in vaccinated people who reported

having mild symptoms. >> we've got to be careful before we make any determinations that it is elderly severe or really doesn't cause any severe illness comparable to delta variant. but thus far, the signals are a bit encouraging regarding the severity. >> reporter: experts say it's still crucial to determine if omicron is more transmissible than other variants. >> even if it is a mild disease, it's important that we still act fast now to take measures to control its spread. even if we have a large number of cases that are mild, some of those individuals will need hospitalizations, they will need to go into icu, and people will die. >> reporter: omicron's arrival has coincided with a spike in new covid cases, up 19% in just two weeks. the number of new infections tops 108,000 a day. the cdc says 99% of those cases are caused by the delta variant with unvaccinated people remaining the most at risk.

a new study indicates men spread coronavirus particles more so than women or children. researchers at colorado state university ran a study focused on tracking the spread of covid-19 in performing arts settings, and anne-marie, singing apparently spread more particles than talking, and the louder the singing the more e particles that were spread. >> so much for those christmas carols. laura podesta in new york. thank you so much, laura. geez. the parents of a teenager accused of shooting and killing four students at a michigan high school remain in the same jail facility as their son. james and jennifer crumbley were arrested on saturday. the couple was found in a detroit art studio after being charged with involuntary manslaughter. they are accused of buying the handgun used in last week's shooting by their teenage son and ignoring warning signs that he was planning the attack. meantime, a third party will investigate the shooting. >> i don't know what anybody will feel safe sending their

kids back to school until they know exactly what happened here. >> the superintendent told parents a teacher saw crumbley making concerning drawings and statements just hours before the shooting. his parents were called in, and counselors concluded that he did not intend to harm himself or others. president biden will hold a video call with russian president vladimir putin tomorrow. their conversation comes as tensions between the u.s. and russia escalate over a russian troop build-up on the ukrainian border. the white house says mr. biden will share american concerns about russia's military activities in the region and reaffirm u.s. support for the sovereignty of ukraine. and this morning, the nation is honoring former senator bob dole. he died yesterday at the age of 98 after a battle with lung cancer. dole is being remembered for a life of service. major garrett has more. i accept your nomination to

lead our party once again in the presidency of the united states. [ cheers ] >> reporter: bob dole was the last presidential candidate who served in world war ii, and in the '96 campaign, he said ameica needed more of the greatest generation's grit and values. >> and i know because i was there and i have seen it, and i remember -- >> reporter: it didn't work. baby-boomer president bill clinton painted dole as a fixture of the past and easily won a second term. growing up in russell, kansas, dole was a star athlete in high school and joined the army as a college freshman. he suffered grievous wounds in italy that would cost him the u.s. of one arm. neighbors raised money to pay for several surgeries and later sent him to congress. >> when i needed help, the people of russell helped. and i think -- [ applause ] >> reporter: gerald ford put dole on the ticket in 1976. in the vice presidential debate dole blamed democrats for wars on their watch.

>> if we added up the killed and wounded and democrat wars -- >> reporter: the backlash hurt dole and ford who would eventually lose to jimmy carter. dole spent 27 years in the senate, quitting his post as majority leader in an all-out bid to defeat clinton. >> my time to lead this office has come, and i will seek the president with nothing to fall back on with the judgment of the people and nowhere to go but the white house or home. >> reporter: with that defeat, dole became the only person to lose as a presidential and vice presidential nominee. >> thank you so much -- >> reporter: six years later his wife elizabeth was elected to the senate, and he became an unlikely tv pitchman for soft drinks with britney spears -- >> easy, boy -- courage -- >> reporter: and even viagra. >> like erectile disfunction. >> reporter: when donald trump secured the nomination in 2016, dole became the only living gop nominee to endorse him. >> donald trump can win. >> reporter: dole was a farm belt fiscal conservative, party loyalty came easy, culture war

did not. he wounded power quietly and over the years with humor and humility. calls of what feels like a bygone era of national politics. major garrett, cbs news, washington. cnn fired anchor chris cuomo over the weekend. the move comes after new information emerged last week about how he helped his brother, former new york governor andrew cuomo, in a sexual harassment investigation. the network also reportedly received information from a prominent washington lawyer that chris cuomo sexually harassed her client while he worked at abc news. the woman's identity has not been revealed. a lawyer for chris cuomo denied the allegations. well, coming up, a coronavirus first. two hippos at a zoo contract the virus. how they are doing. and losing streak over. the detroit lions win their first game in nearly a year. how they also honored victims of the school shooting in the

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our top stories this morning -- new travel restrictions go into effect in the u.s. today to combat the spread of the omicron variant of the coronavirus. all travelers coming to the u.s. must undergo a covid test within 24 hours of their departure. meantime, at least 17 states have detected cases of omicron. and the nation is honoring

former senator and presidential candidate bob dole. he died yesterday at the age of 98 after a battle with lung cancer. dole is being remembered for a life of service first on the battlefields of world war ii, and then for his leadership in congress. president biden called him a statesman like few in our history. some 25 million fir trees will be cut and sold this holiday season. for the farmers who grow and sell them, it's more than a business. it means being part of a time hype honored christmas tradition, and there's a supply chain problem caused by drought. our minneapolis station wcco reports. we're starting to really get things in shape. >> reporter: 'tis the season at hanson tree farm. their busiest time. year has just begun. and there's plenty of work to do. >> we have 40 acres here in ramsey. 25 is in christmas trees. >> reporter: brothers david and mark run the farm which has been a family business for 70 years.

they have about 10,000 christmas trees ready to be cut. but this year will be different. prices will be up slightly due to drought. >> it was brutal. the trees this year didn't grow as much. the big trees. it was really brutal is the word. >> reporter: ideally during the growing season their trees would get about an inch of rain a week. the hansons say they got just one inch of rain over a three-month stretch. as a result, about 10% of the trees they planted the past two years were lost. this balsam fir shows the impact the drought had on tree farms. it was planted two years ago, but because it didn't survive the summer, it will have to be replaced. >> this was the worst i'd ever seen. if we didn't have irrigation, basically i don't think any of the trees we planted this year would have survived. >> reporter: they're worried the loss could lead to a christmas tree shortage in future years. still, last year was a record year, and they're expecting more of the same this season. >> now is a good time to do it. any of the first species hold their needle, so that's not an

issue. >> reporter: cbs news, ramsey, minnesota. coming up on "cbs mornings," the art of dubbing foreign tv shows like "squid game" into english. carter evans takes us behind the scenes to show a new evolution in dubbing. plus, we'll meet a truck driver and tiktok influencers who's encouraging more women to enter the trucking industry. and supporting small businesses this holiday season. etsy's trend expert has advice on shopping local and offers some unique gift ideas. that's the "cbs morning news" for this monday. thanks for watching. i'm anne-marie green. have a great day.