your cell phone or connected tv. it's thursday, january 13th, 2022. this is the "cbs morning news." seeking interview. january 6th investigators want to talk to representative kevin mccarthy about the capitol riot. why cbs news is mentioned in the request. prop supplier sued. the new twist into the deadly shooting on the movie set of "rust." caught on camera -- new video shows the moments before a medical helicopter crashed to the ground with everyone on board surviving. well, good morning, and good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. there is cautious optimism this morning that the omicron surge could be peaking in parts of the

country, but health officials are warning americans to keep their guard up. according to the cdc, the seven-day average for new cases is still at a pandemic high of about 761,000 cases per day. hospitalizations and deaths are up, as well. yesterday, chief medical adviser to president biden, dr. anthony fauci, vowed the government will eventually control the virus but said virtually everyone will get exposed and likely infected. laura podesta is in new york with more on all of this. laura, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, anne-marie. well, one way to end the pandemic is to give everyone high-quality face masks. it's a distribution idea that i talked to the cdc's rochelle walensky about during an interview on cbsn. now it looks like it could become a reality. the latest wave of covid-19 infections may be slowing in the parts of the country hard hit by omicron. wastewater data in massachusetts sampled by biobot analytics is

showing a steep drop in covid particles per liter of sewage. >> it tells us that the level of infection is likely going down. >> reporter: south africa saw a steep rise and sudden fall in cases, but u.s. health experts are not ready to celebrate yet. >> if we just assume that that's what's going to happen in our country, we could be making a grave mistake, and that's why i think people's guards should still be up. >> reporter: the numbers are still concerning. cdc director rochelle walensky says hospitalizations are up 33% since last week, and deaths are up 40%. >> the sudden and steep rise in cases due to omicron is resulting in unprecedented daily case counts, sickness, absenteeism, and strains on our health care system. >> reporter: eskenazi hospital in indianapolis is over capacity and understaffed. >> it's stressful to be continuously taking care of so many patients. >> reporter: the biden administration says it's considering making certain high-quality masks available to

all americans. >> virtually everybody is going to wind up getting exposed and likely get infected. if you're vaccinated and if you're boosted, the chances of your getting sick are very, very low. >> reporter: the cdc reports just 40% of those 18 and older have gotten a booster shot. president biden is expected to an-marie? e initiatives to fight >> all right, laura podesta in new york. thank you. house minority leader kevin mccarthy is refusing to cooperate with the house select panel investigating the january 6th assault on the u.s. capitol. mccarthy issued a statement yesterday accusing the committee in aetter toarthy, the panel requested an interview and records about his conversations with former president trump before, during, and after the riot. the letter also mentions an interview mccarthy did with "cbs evening news" anchor norah

o'donnell as the attack was unfolding. >> have you spoken with the president and asked him to perhaps come to the capitol and tell the supporters it's time to leave? >> i -- i have spoken to the president. i asked him to talk to the nation to tell them to stop this. this is not who we are. >> the committee also wants to question mccarthy about communications with mr. trump and white house staff in the week after the riot. president biden is set to meet with senate democrats today in an effort to get voting rights bills passed. in a speech in atlanta tuesday, mr. biden called on congress to urgently pass legislation to protect the constitutional right to vote. he also endorsed eliminating the senate filibuster which republicans can use to blok the bills from moving forward. the president is also trying to convince two moderate democratic senators to change the rules. and there are disturbing new allegations against the teenager who's accused of shooting and killing four students at oxford high school in michigan.

ethan crumbley made a virtual court appearance yesterday as new documents allege troubling actions weeks before the rampage took place. elise preston has more. >> reporter: 15-year-old ethan crumbley remained quiet as a not guilty plea was entered on his behalf. >> ask that a not guilty plea be entered? >> reporter: crubley faces 24 counts including murder and terrorism charges linked to the shooting that left four students dead and seven other people injured. a civil lawsuit against oxford community district accuses administrators of putting students in danger by allegedly downplaying crumbley's actions ahead of the shooting when he posted countdowns and threats of bodily harm. at one point the complaint claims that the teen left a severed bird head in a mason jar containing a yellow liquid in the boys' bathroom. the school then e-mailed students and parents, "there has been no threat to our building, nor our students." crumbley's parents are also being accused of ignoring

warning signs and allowing him access to the gun used in the shooting. days later police tracked them down in a detroit warehouse. they are facing involuntary manslaughter charges. at their hearing friday, prosecutors made allegations about their son's mental state. >> ethan crumbley would text his mother jennifer on more than one occasion and always when he was home alone, that he thought there was a demon, a ghost, or someone else inside the home. >> reporter: legal analyst joe tamburino says school districts need clearer protocols. what do you make of the lawsuit? >> well, it's got great legal grounds for three reasons -- gross negligence, notice of the danger, and breach of duty of care. >> reporter: ethan crumbley remains here at the oakland county jail. an attorney for the school district tells cbs news some of the claims in the lawsuit are false, adding school officials are cooperating with prosecutors. elise preston, cbs news, pontiac, michigan. well the woman overseeing weapons for the alec baldwin

western "rust" is suing the prop supplier in connection with october's on-set shooting that killed a cinematographer. hannah gutierrez reed alleges that the prop provider and his company included live ammunition in a box that was supposed to have only dummy rounds. baldwin was holding a prop gun during rehearsal when it fired killing halyna hutchins and wounding the director. and there's new video showing a medical helicopter crashing outside a church near philadelphia on tuesday. a home security camera captured the chopper passing overhead. another camera shows the moment of impact. officials say the helicopter with four people on board including a 2-month-old girl hit the street and slid into bushes outside a church. they all survived. bystanders rushed the infant to safety, and the wreckage was removed from the scene yesterday as investigators try to determine why it crashed. >> aircraft's in remarkably good shape. we've documented a lot of

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does not protect andrew. and hemp could be the key to finding a treatment for covid, also a special salute for harry reid. those are some of the headlines on the "morning newsstand." "the washington post" reports president biden and former congressional colleagues paid tribute to the late senator harry reid as he lay in state at the capitol. he died last month from pancreatic cancer at the age of 82. he represented nevada in congress for more than three decades including eight years as senate majority leader. >> he was one of the most incredible and generous individuals i've ever met. the sort of person you come across only a handful of times in your life. when you lose someone as special as harry, they're never gone -- >> reid is the 34th person to lie in state in the u.s. capitol rotunda. "the oregonian" reports researchers say hemp compounds could prevent covid from

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showing inflation jumped 7% in december on an annual basis. that's the highest rate in nearly four decades. despite that, stocks actually gained ground. the dow rose 38 points. the nasdaq gained 34, and the s&p 500 added 13. there's now a sentencing date for former theranos ceo elizabeth holmes. the 37-year-old will learn her fate on september 26th. earlier this month, a jury found her guilty of lying to investors about new blood-testing technology. she faces decades in prison, but her lawyers are expected to fight the verdict. holmes remains free on $500,000 bond. delta airlines is offering some reassurance to flyers amid the pandemic. it's become the first major carrier to extend travel credits and waivers through 2023. typically they expire after one year, but the airline is making the move as covid continues to spread in the u.s. delta and other airlines previously extended expiration

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here's a look at the forecast in some cities around the country. ♪ the music world is mourning the death of ronnie spector, the lead singer of the 1960s group the ronettes. ♪ baby baby my darling ♪ >> spector died yesterday after a brief battle with cancer. her soaring voice was heard on the group's blockbuster songs including "be my baby," "baby i

love you," and "walking in the rain." they were famous for hairdos and sound. in 1986 spector sang with eddie money on "take me home tonight." the ronettes were inducted into the rock and roll hall of fame in 2007. ronnie spector was 78 years old. the nominations are out for the 28th annual screen actors guild awards, and some history is being made. troy kotsur was nominated for best supporting actor for the movie " cc ccode -- "coda." he's the first s.a.g. actor to receive the nomination. he was also nominated for best ensemble cast. and "squid game" racked up four nominations and is the first foreign series to receive s.a.g. nominations. there was also history made in baseball. the new york yankees officially introduced rachel balkovec yesterday. she is the first woman hired to manage the minor league affiliate of a major league

team. she will manage the yankees' low-level class-a team the tampa tarpons. she joins the yankees organization -- she joined in 2019 as a minor league hitting coach. she talked about some of the people who have congratulated her. >> billie jean king would fall into that category. just like, okay, i can die now. my career's over. billie jean king congratulates me. makes all the difficult times really worth it to know that you are paying it forward, you know. what they did for me, i'm able to do for somebody else. >> she's also a former college softball catcher. and coming up on "cbs mornings," former vice president al gore has an update on the fight against climate change 15 years after his landmark documentary, "an inconvenient truth." i'm anne-marie green. this is the "cbs morning news." this is the "cbs morning news."

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our top stories this morning -- president biden is set to meet with senate democrats today in an effort to get voting rights bills passed. mr. biden wants them to pass legislation to protect the constitutional right to vote and is backing the elimination of the senate filibuster which republicans can use to block the bills from advancing. and house minority leader kevin mccarthy says that he will not cooperate with the house select panel investigating the january 6 assault on the u.s. capitol. in a letter to mccarthy yesterday, the panel requested an interview and record about his conversations with former president trump before, during, and after the riot. mccarthy is accusing the

committee of abuse of power. there is still no diplomatic breakthrough in the effort to convince russia to withdraw troops from the border with ukraine. david martin has more on the tense negotiations. >> reporter: u.s. intelligence is tracking still more troops and equipment en route to the border area with ukraine even as a russian delegation met with american and applied officials at nato headquarters in brussels. after four hours of talks, chief u.s. negotiator wendy sherman said russian military movements make it all the harder to defuse the crisis. >> is this about invasion, intimidation, is this about trying to be subversive? i don't know. but it is not conducive to getting to diplomatic solutions. >> reporter: russia's putin is trying to roll back the nato alliance which has expanded dramatically in the last two decades. he is demanding ukraine never be allowed to join and that military deployments be halted in countries like romania.

just last month american f-15s were operating out of one airfield in romania while u.s. helicopters flew into another. some of the many deployments ordered since putin annexed crimea. >> it all started with what putin did in 2014. >> reporter: former nato ambassador douglas lieutenant says it's strictly for defense. there are currently 1,000 u.s. military personnel in romania. >> you would need ten, 20, 50 times the numbers of troops that nato has positioned now to pose any sort of serious offensive threat to russia, and putin knows this. >> reporter: u.s. officials say they are willing to limit nato exercises as long as the same limits apply to russia. but for now, the russian military continues its build-up for a possible invasion that could begin as soon as the ground freezes to give their tanks better traction. david martin, cbs news, the pentagon.

coming up on "cbs mornings," former vice president al gore has an update on the fight against climate change 15 years after his landmark documentary "an inconvenient truth." plus, we'll talk with willie o'ree, the first black player in the national hockey league, about being honored by the bruins and congress. and david begnaud has the story of how a phone scam led to an improbable friendship. that's the "cbs morning news" for this thursday. thanks for watching. i'm anne-marie green. have a great day. ♪