>> found a flight from american to get to chicago today, and then back on united coming to d.c. so we can get a car and drive to richmond. but apparently the roads are shut down. >> reporter: now tonight, virginia officials report all stranded passengers along i-95 have in fact been rescued. but a major portion of the freeway south of where i am in springfield remains closed so workers can extract and remove the more than dozen stranded and abandoned vehicle there's. so norah, it may be just a few more hours before the entire stretch of this key highway for the midatlantic is fully reopened. >> what a story. errol barnett, thank you. well, just three days before former new york governor andrew cuomo was set to appear in court to answer the misdemeanor charge that he forcibly touched an aide, the charge has been dropped. cbs' jericka duncan explains what happened. >> reporter: the latest criminal investigation into former governor andrew cuomo has come to an end. the albany county district

attorney's office found the accuser brittany commisso to be cooperative and credible, but said after a review of all the available evidence, we have concluded that we cannot meet our burden at trial. back in august, come miss sow, a former executive assistant to then governor cuomo, publicly accused him of groping her in an office in the executive mansion. >> he put his hand up my blouse and cupped my breast over my bra. >> reporter: cuomo was scheduled for his first court appearance this friday to face the charge of forcible touching. cbs news legal analyst rikki klieman. >> the fact that it was dismissed by the district attorney, despite the credibility of the accuser is monumental news. >> reporter: but cuomo maintained he never touched anyone inappropriately. he stepped down shortly after a report was released accusing mihm of sexually harassing multiple women. >> the best way i can help now is if i step aside. >> reporter: the albany d.a. is

now the fourth prosector to decide not to pursue charges against cuomo. do you think the outcome of this case discourages other alleged sexual assault victims out there? >> i have no doubt that other women will be sexually assaulted and have legitimate claims, may just feel it is useless to go forward. >> reporter: cuomo's attorney says she has no comment. as for brittany commisso's attorney, he says that his client will continue to seek justice through civil action. norah? >> jericka duncan, thank you. well, there is breaking news tonight from here in washington. congressional investigators looking into the deadly assault on the u.s. capitol want to talk to fox news host sean hannity about his communications with former president trump and his top advisers on the day of the attack. also today, three more police officers sued the former president for their physical and emotional scars from that day. one year later, cbs' kris van

cleave looks at the toll on the capitol police force. >> reporter: almost one year on, the u.s. capitol police department is still recovering and changing its tactics in an increasingly violent political comment. chief tom manger. could a january 6 happen again? >> the short answer is i don't believe so. but there could be a situation where something unexpected happens that we're not prepared for. we've got to be in a posture where we think of everything and that we try and prepare for everything. >> reporter: we gained exclusive access to new capitol police training efforts, part of the wholesale changes under way. key intelligence is now being shared with rank and field officers and field offices have been opened in california and florida to help respond against threats against lawmakers. about 9600 last year alone. but the department still needs to hire 400 more officers. about 130 left the agency last year.

>> the threat level is much higher than it was a year ago. >> reporter: how big is the risk that something slips through the cracks? >> we're managing at this point. but if we really want to get to a point where we want to be, where we should be, it's going to take more time to get more people in place. >> reporter: low morale has been a challenge. roughly 140 police officers were injured by rioters on january 6, attacked with bear spray, flag poles, fire extinguisher, even table legs. >> every day for me has been a january 6. >> reporter: sergeant aquilino gonell is still recovering from his injuries after he was almost crushed to death battling the angry mob. >> we don't put a deterrent, hold people accountable for what they did this, will be a recurring issue. >> reporter: congress has passed millions in new funding to bolster the capitol police, but ohio democrat tim ryan who chairs a committee with oversight of the force says there is more work to do.

>> we've taken some positive steps in the right direction, but there is a hell of a long way for us to go. >> reporter: in addition to the events planned here at the capitol to mark the anniversary on thursday, former president trump had planned a press conference in florida. tonight he canceled it. norah? >> all right. kris van cleave, thank you. the "cbs overnight news" will be right back. (announcer) if you're an american age 50 to 85, and you're counting on social security to help your family with your final expenses, this news may surprise you. the social security death benefit is capped at just $255

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goodness i dent get in on that. >> reporter: larry ellison, betsy devos's family, and board member general colin powell, all led to believe holmes' company theranos had develoed revolutionary technology for blood testing as she told norah o'donnell in 2015. >> what about those who say that's not enough blood do all the tests that need to be done, especially if someone is very sick and you're trying to figure out what it is? >> every time you create something new, there should be questions. and to me that's a sign that you've actually done something that is transformative. >> reporter: as former theranos employee tyler schulz told "cbs mornings's" "today" -- >> elizabeth is a very, very charismatic person. >> reporter: about problems inside theranos, angering his grandfather, former secretary of state george schultz, a former theranos director. >> she was found guilty. i feel like i won. i'm vindicated.

>> reporter: so will this trial change the behavior of companies and investors in a culture widely described as fake it until you make it. >> that doesn't mean that our industry should not be asking hard questions of the people we give money to. >> reporter: anna werner, cbs news. north carolina has fired what could be a ballistic missile. that's according to the japanese coast guard. conf it would be the first such test by the north korean leader

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so how do you bring people together when they seemingly disagree on just about everything? cbs news chief medical correspondent dr. jon lapook went looking for an answer in tonight's "unifying america." >> reporter: as our countr struggles for ways to bring people together, the word "empathy" seems to be everywhere. >> it's kind to see things from inside their world. >> reporter: uc berkeley professor dr. jodi halpern has been studying empathy for three decades. >> you know you're having empathy when you find yourself listening in a way that makes you feel them as a human being. >> reporter: patients who say their doctors are empathetic are more likely to follow their advice. that's why medical schools are teaching empathy core skill. at nyu langone health, where i'm a professor of medicine, our

empathy projec films to teach clinicians to be more competent by practicing empathy. >> how you pronounce the -- >> it's wooligan. >> reporter: our latest one focusing on how difficult it can be for a black woman to be seen and herd. >> if you really want to empathize, you have to imagine how the world sees her and how she assumes the world sees her. >> the number one thing about empathy is don't project your experience on to other people. >> reporter: during reconciliation efforts after international conflicts, empathy has helped people recognize their shared humanity. so how might empathy be used as tool for reconciliation right here in the united states? >> nobody feels good about living in this country with the fragmentation and flight. and curiosity begins with you don't have to see it my way. what do you need throw build. >> reporter: and after asking those questions, listening with empathy. dr. jon lapook, cbs news, new york. >> well, that's the "overnight

news" for this wednesday. for some of you, the news continues. for others, check back later for "cbs mornings." and follow us online any time at cbsnews.com. capital, i'm norah o'donne. this is cbs news flash. north korea has reportedly launched another ballistic missile. that's according to the south korean military. the news comes on the heels of a north korean missile test in october. the washington football team will reveal its new name ahead of the super bowl. team president jason wright says we can scratch wolves and red wolves off the list. those were a couple of fan favorites. the big announcement will be february 2nd. and one of the world's biggest electronic shows, ces 2022 opens in just a few hours. among the attractions, gm's highly anticipated electric silverado pickup and the latest tech in the metaverse will be on full display.

for more news, download the cbs app on your connect cell phone or connected tv. i'm tom hanson, cbs news, new york. ♪ >> announcer: this is the "cbs overnight news." >> good evening and thank you for joining us. tonight the covid tidal wave health officials warned about is here, with the u.s. shattering its single day record of new cases. and the big concern tonight, pediatric hospitalizations and childhood infections are also setting pandemic records. the fast spreading omicron variant is being blamed for all of it, with cases doubling every few days. and there is breaking news tonight out of the cdc. after facing criticism from top health officials about its guidance for those isolating with covid. there is a new update on what you should do after testing positive. and we're also seeing long

lines of people at testing sites. hospitals and their staff pushed to the brink. one in fort lauderdale, florida was forced to close its maternity ward because of covid-related staffing shortages. and it's not just health care. museums and stores are also impacted. macy's tonight announcing it will cut store hours for the rest of the month. cbs' omar villafranca is outside a testing site in fort worth with the very latest. omar, let's begin with that new guidance tonight from the cdc. >> reporter: good evening. the cdc said originally you show isolate for five days if you test positive. well, tonight they have updated their guidance. after isolating for five days, if you're still showing symptoms, you should get a test. it's not required, and that's also if you can find a test. these people in this line behind me, they're trying to get one of those tests at one of eight locations in tarrant county. and what they're finding is not good. the positivity rate here in texas is more than 33%. omicron is omnipresent.

the cdc announcing today it now makes up an estimated 95% of all cases nationwide. dr. peter hotez with the baylor college of medicine says omicron may not be as severe as delta, but it is spreading faster. >> well, it clearly is more contagious, more transmissible. and it's looks like it's reaching levels that approximate measles which is the most common highly transmissible virus agent that we know. what we'll see is this wave of omicron will ultimately be as serious and dangerous as previous waves. >> reporter: as new covid cases topped one million, covid hospitalizations reached more than 100,000 nationwide. numbers on par with last summer's delta surge. and now covid cases and kids are higher than at any point in the pandemic. only 33% of kids 5 to 17 are fully vaccinated. more than 325,000 pediatric cases were reported for the week ending december 30th.

and hospitalizations are at the highest they've ever been. 672 a day, a 114% increase since last week, all as kids head back to school. dr. mary suzanne whitworth of cook children's in fort worth, texas has watched as more kids are admitted to her hospital. a majority of them unvaccinated. >> over the last two weeks, they've tripled and quadrupled in numbers. it's been a rapid rise. >> reporter: the number of patients isn't the only concern. the surging number of cases means health care workers were also getting infected and can't report to work. >> and that's the danger point of omicron is that one-two punch of people still coming into hospitals and not enough health care providers to take care of them. >> reporter: with the holiday weekend over, people from california to texas to new york are waiting in long lines to take a rapid or pcr test, if they're available. >> i spent two days trying to find a place.

>> reporter: because of surging cases, more than 215 school districts across the country have switched over to remote learning. in chicago, there might not be any classes tomorrow if the teachers union votes tonight to refuse to go to work in person. norah, that is the nation's third largest school district. >> omar villafranca with all those details, thank you. well, president biden addressed the american people today amid the unprecedented surge in covid cases, and he said the federal government is investing more into the fight. cbs' ed o'keefe is at the white house with the new details. >> reporter: with millions of kids heading back to school this week, and several 100,000 starting remote learning, president biden weighed in. >> we have no reason to think at this point that omicron is worse for children than previous variants. we know that our kids can be safe when in school, by the way. that's why i believe schools should remain open. >> reporter: to deal with the spike in omiwion cthesidid he would double the purchase of pfizer's antiviral pill from 10

million to 20 million, the first half available by june. it's proven 89% effective at preventing severe illness and death. >> they're a game-changer and have the potential to dramatically alter the impact of covid-19. >> reporter: but the administration still gets low marks on how it's handling the pandemic. a persistent concern is access to testing. >> everyone is sold out of tests until saturday. i called around. so it's hard to find somewhere to go. >> i spent two days trying to find a place. frustrating. believe me. it's frustrating to me. >> there is a sense among many that the country has lost control of the virus. would the white house agree with that? >> we would not. we're in a very different place than we were a year ago, ed. 200 million people are vaccinated. we have also just purchased the largest over-the-counter purchase of tests in history, 500 million tests. >> reporter: but the details of that bulk purchase of tests won't be sorted out for a few more weeks, meaning it could be several more after that until

americans get the tests as long lines for tests persist nationwide. norah? >> ed o'keefe, thank you. well, just three days before former new york governor andrew cuomo was set to appear in court to answer the misdemeanor charge that he forcibly touched and aide, the charge has been dropped. cbs' jericka duncan explains what happened. >> reporter: the latest criminal investigation into former governor andrew cuomo has come to an end. the albany county district attorney's office found the accuser brittany commisso to be cooperative and credible, but said after a review of all the available evidence, we have concluded that we cannot meet our burden at trial. back in august, commisso, a former executive assistant to then governor cuomo, publicly accused him of groping her in an office in the executive mansion. >> he put his hand up my blouse and cupped my breast over my bra. >> reporter: cuomo was scheduled for his first court appearance this friday to face the charge of forcible touching.

cbs news legal analyst rikki klieman. >> the fact that it was dismissed by the district attorney, despite the credibility of the accuser is monumental news. >> reporter: but cuomo maintained he never touched anyone inappropriately. he stepped down shortly after a report was released accusing him of sexually harassing multiple women. >> the best way i can help now is if i step aside. >> reporter: the albany d.a. is now the fourth prosecutor to decide not to pursue charges against cuomo. do you think the outcome of this case discourages other alleged sexual assault victims out there? >> i have no doubt that other women will be sexually assaulted and have legitimate claims, may just feel it is useless to go forward. >> reporter: cuomo's attorney says she has no comment.

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♪ >> announcer: this is the "cbs overnight news." >> i'm errol barnett in washington. thanks for staying with us. tomorrow marks the one-year anniversary of the assault on the u.s. capitol. today attorney general merrick garland will give a speech outlining the justice department's efforts to investigate and prosecute those involved. it's the largest federal criminal investigation in u.s. history, and so far more than 725 defendants have been charged. the critics point out that the department is focusing on what it described as the foot soldiers in the assault and not on those who organized and sparked the riot itself. our senior investigative

reporter catherine herridge brings us up to date. >> it was important for us to move quickly to charge a good number of cases to instill in the public that the rule of law worked. >> reporter: michael sherwood, then the justice department's top prosecutor in the district of columbia launched the capitol riots investigation. >> within ten weeks, we're talking about i think close to a thousand search warrants, 1300, 1500 grand jury subpoenas, 350 to 400 arrest warrants. so a number unseen before in any probably federal district in u.s. history. >> you said no one was offlimits. everything was on the table. >> iidte if you were a speak they're day or if you were a congressman, if you were in the executive office, the president, or if you were just one of the vendors selling popcorn that day. if your conduct fit the crime, we have the evidence, you were charged. >> reporter: since that day, more than 725 defendants have been arrested. the vast majority charged with entering or remaining in a restricted federal building or

grounds. about 40 defendants, including oath keepers, three percenters and proud boys face more conspiracy charges. at least five have pleaded guilty. sherwood told cbs news the trend lines emerged early. >> the great bulk of those individuals were these one-offs hav a sliver of omet that case, we call them the militia cases where there appeared to be more collective plans. >> the votes are as follows. >> reporter: later that day as vice president mike sense certified the electoral college, prosecutors mapped a legal strategy. >> we initially had a command post set up that evening at the capitol police headqurters where we had to set up an architecture to handle these cases because there was no road map. >> reporter: from an fbi mobile command center, thousands of hours social media and security footage collected often reviewed minute by minute. >> we set up crews to look at

body-worn footage and videos to try to identify who those people were. identify, fix and find them and get arrest warrants on them. >> reporter: prosecutors say 140 police officers were assaulted that day. to date, 75 defendants have been charged. should the killing have been locked down as a crime scene? . that would have essentally stopped the certification. so i think leadership wanted to ensure that look, let's collect as much evidence as we can, but we have to show the public that this process hasn't been deterred. >> reporter: approximately 165 individuals have pleaded guilty. among them, the so-called qanon shaman adam johnson and robert scott palmer, who pleaded guilty to assaulting officers with a dangerous weapon and was sentenced to more than five years in prison, the toughest sentence yet. the fbi is still asking for the public's help to identify the pipe bomber who left viable devices at the republican and

democratic party headquarters. >> if those devices went off, you go from a terrible situation to a terrible situation on steroids. >> reporter: and another 350 believed to have committed violent acts on capitol grounds. so are we years out from seeing the end of these cases? >> look, it would not surprise me if there are cases charged in 2022 or 2023. >> and while the justice department has brought a range of charges, including conspiracy and obstruction, it has stopped short of sedition among those serious crimes. attorney general garland will provide an update on the department's efforts to get accountability for january 6. >> kathercatherine herridge rep there. lawyers for elizabeth holmes are expected to appeal her guilty verdicts that could land her in prison for 80 years. holmes of course was founder of a failed blood testing company, theranos, that promised investors it could work wonders from a single finger prick. she was found guilty of four counts of fraud and conspiracy. the jury found her not guilty on

four other counts and did not reach a verdict on three more. anna werner has more on this. >> do you plan to appeal? >> reporter: a stoic elizabeth holmes held the hands of her mother and husband as she left the san jose federal courthouse monday afternoon, moments after the verdicts were read. >> she did not seem to react at all. >> reporter: reporter emily saul has been covering the trial for the podcast "bad blood: the final chapter." >> she continued to sit impeccably straight and listen. other than that, there was no obvious reaction to the verdict itself. after they left, she, you know, exchanged hugs with her family. >> reporter: holmes had been considered a visionary who could change the biotech industry with technology she claimed could test for hundreds of health problems with just a few drops of blood. she left stanford university at 19 to found her company theranos in 2003. in 2015, she spoke with norah o'donnell for cbs mornings.

>> it sounds genius, but what about those who say that's not enough blood to do all the tests that need to be done, especially if someone is very sick and you're trying to figure out what it is? >> every time you create something new, there should be questions. and to me, that's a sign that you've actually done something that is transformative. >> reporter: she was indicted in 2018. although she was found not guilty on four charges involving bogus test results for patients and the jury deadlocked on three additional count, they did find she bilked investors out of their money, using false claims about the tech that theranos had developed. former prosecutor michelle hagan said holmes likely sealed her own fate with investor calls played for the jury. >> one of the investors recorded the investment call where she made these statements which turned out to be false. so i think her own words incriminated her. >> reporter: each count here comes with a potential sentence of up to 20 years. holmes, of course, can appeal,

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snouts to these sensor-packed paws, these high-tech pest are carted around like poodles or toddlers, to the beach or to be se shinto shine. minutely shaped by the whims and habits of their owners. it's no wonder sony's robotic dog aibo. the social companion is designed to be cute and tirelessly affectionate, building the kind of intense emotional attachments usually associated with kids or beloved pets. norie yokamada rushed to buy a dog when her mother began shows signs of dementia. >> mother had stopped smiling and talk. but when we switched the dog on and it gazed up to her, she lit up. her behavior changed 1830 degrees. >> reporter: japanese are primed for robotic companionship, growing up with friendly cartoon

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we're watching as supply chain issues continue into the new year and they're now affecting wineries and distilleries. michelle medina has more. >> reporter: jesse fanning is in the business of make whiskey. >> we really wanted to resurrect the family name, and whiskey was the way to do it. >> reporter: his tasting room and distillery near san diego has grown over the past nine years. but these days his passion for make spirits has been shaken. this is where you keep your glass bottles. >> it is. we're living bottle to bottle, day at a time. >> reporter: that's what's in here right now? >> correct. >> reporter: this is just going to fulfill the next order? >> that's exactly right. >> reporter: the u.s. is facing a glass bottle shortage. shipping backups, labor woes and a trucker shortage.

>> we're at about 20% increase already. and these are glass bottles that are already created. >> most of russ looking for different distributors. >> reporter: dana lafleur owns a microwinery and is president of a southern california collective representing urban wineries, metereries and cideries. she says it could get worse in the new year. it's a concern because wineries need many different kinds of bottles. >> we use bordeaux bottle, burglary bottles. they all are shaped differently and have different purposes. >> reporter: with demand high and a busy holiday season, consumers may struggle to find some of their favorite spirits. one store in texas is even limiting sales. >> i've never seen anything like it. >> how much more have you had to raise prices to the consumer because of the shortage? >> so far i haven't raised prices yet. but it's inevitable. >> reporter: creating the holiday spirit is coming at a higher cost, and it's not clear when this bottle shortage will

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