. >> o'donnell: a lot of nice people.ple here in your town. amidst all the despair, you see this: old glory. american flags planted, a sign of strength, a sign of hope and resilience among the people of mayfield. like that famous line from the national anthem, our flag was still there. it survived then and now, and so will david turner. >> i'll make it. i'll survive. i'm a survivor. i've survived a lot of things. i'm going to survive this, too. >> o'donnell: david turner, just one of the many reminders here about the heart of america. well, still ahead on tonight's "cbs evening news," some of the other stories making headlines including those new mask mandates in california and new york. he's really on his game. once-weekly trulicity lowers your a1c by helping your body release the insulin it's already making. most people reached an a1c under 7%. plus, trulicity can lower your risk of cardiovascular events. it can also help you lose up to ten pounds. trulicity is for type 2 diabetes. it isn't for people with type 1 diabet

this is the "cbs evening news" with norah o'donnell, reporting tonight from los angeles. >> o'donnell: good evening to our viewers here in the west and thank you for joining us. we're going to begin with the new push to boost covid immunity in millions more americans. today, the f.d.a. authorized pfizer booster shots for 16- and 17-year-olds. boosters are already encouraged for everyone 18 and up. public health officials are worried that people who were vaccinated last winter and spring now have weakened immunity, especially against the new omicron variant. now that strain, discovered last month, has now been found in at least 24 states. most of those omicron infections have actually been in vaccinated people, including some who'd received a booster. the more pressing concern tonight is a surge in cases of the delta variant. that has hospitalizations rising in more than half the country. in the hard-hit northeast, national guard troops are being deployed in several states to help overwhelmed hospitals. cbs' nikki battiste leads off our coverage in wilkes-barre, pennsylvania. good even

>> no. >> o'donnell: especially not this time of year. >> not this time of year. >> o'donnell: and not just toys on these conveyor belts. >> but also our vaccines. >> o'donnell: operations manager steve was there for the first shipment of shots a year ago. so that vaccine likely came through here in fedex. >> exactly. >> o'donnell: how long are the vaccines in the fedex network? >> from pickup to delivery a total of 20 hours. we're saving lives. potentially millions of people with those 290 million vaccines that are coming through our system that we've delivered, to me that's incredible. >> o'donnell: between vaccine shipments and the holiday season, this is fedex's super bowl, and steve calls his employees industrial athletes. >> every day, first five minutes is a stretch and flex. they're coming out here living 50 pounds, packages up to 150 pounds coming through the system, you've got to be warm, loose and ready to go. >> o'donnell: ready to go like this treatment in griffin. it's physically demanding, not only at night. >> it is. it takes our arms, upper bodies to do this. >> o'donn

osteo bi-flex, plus vitamin d >> o'donnell: last >> o'donnell: last year, covid interrupted a traditionre than a century. cbs' mark strassmann is with the santa claus girls as they return to bring cheer to children in need. >> thank you. >> you're welcome. >> reporter: for more than a century, the santa claus girls have had west michigan's longest christmas list-- all these cars? the parents of 6,000 needy children. >> merry christmas! >> that's what it's all about, it's helping underprivileged children. >> reporter: this is their only >> for some. >> yes, it is. >> we try our best to give them something that they'll be excited about. >> reporter: inside this warehouse, tables stacked with gifts, five gifts apiece. >> look at that. >> reporter: including a handmade hat and mittens. the santa claus girls, bringing christmas to life here since 1908. >> the love that the people have for giving back just doesn't go away. >> reporter: ask liz lamancusa. >> this checkerboard came from santa claus girls around 1940s. >> reporter: you're holding your mother's christmas when she was 10 years old

i'm no h o'donnell.es as easy as possible. >> a sign of the times and census go where a major retailer is taking steps right now to stop shoplifters in their tracks. >>> police and prosecutors tonight, with a message to people who live work and shop here. >> we want people to feel safe to come here and shop here. we want people to feel welcome in this town. >>> rain shower making the way from the northbay into the east bay. if you have not seen rain and yet i am tracking more in the forecast tonight. >>> 1 in 5 households added a pet during the pandemic but tonight we ask what happens when everyone starts heading back to the office. >> pause on the window and he will watch us leave and it breaks your heart. >> if you have not already booked with a local pet sitter or boarding facility, you are probably out of luck. >>> right now at 7:00 and streaming on cbsn bay area we are tracking the much- anticipated return of rain. how long will it last and is there a more on the horizon? i'm allen martin. >> i'm am

norah. >> o'donnell: nikki battiste, thank you.e deadly school shooting in oxford, michigan where there are new questions tonight about whether warning signs were ignored. the parents to have the accused gunman are now in custody and tonight we're learning more about the spence manhunt that led to their arrests. the latest from cbs's michael george. >> do either of you have any held ineparat ey n in the s son cmbley t allegedshox schoo. the couple was expected to appear for an arequirement friday, arrested saturday insidt after a manhunt. today the owner of the studio was interviewed by investigators. his attorney says he was unacquire at the time the crumbleys were wanted and confirmed his house is being searched. >> how are you completing to -- pleading to count one. >> not guilty. >> reporter: pleading to not guilty to involuntary manslaughter in connection with the shooting. prosecutors say they provided a gun to their kid and failed to secure it. ed over r over the we understood r weekend, counselors said ethan crumbley did no

i'm norah o'donnell.what i'm proposing today will make a lot of people uncomfortable, and i don't care. >> the top only got tougher as san francisco's mayor outlined a sleeping crime crackdown. >>> let's mayor is appealing directly to the governor for help as a local hero launches his own effort to turn around the town. >>> the storm cleanup continues ahead of our next round of rain, the scene is and is only getting worse tonight. >>> says. often called the nba's greatest shooter, tonight the numbers back him up. >>> san francisco mayor london breed announces a sweeping new plan to crackdown on crime. >> the mayor did not mince words about it. >> it comes to an end when we take steps to be more aggressive with law enforcement, more aggressive with the changes in our policy, and less tolerant of all the bleep that has destroyed our city. >> is the for the vast majority that says it's great to hear the words and now we got to match up with actions. >> we are also called for sweeping the police and social wo

norah. >> o'donnell: manny bojorquez, thank you.rida man has received the toughest punishment so far in connection to the january 6 riot at the capitol. a federal judge sentenced 54- year-old robert palmer to more than five years in prison for assaulting police officers with a fire extinguisher. palmer apologized in a handwritten note and said trump supporters were lied to about the election. also today, longtime trump ally, roger stone, pled the fifth in response to every question asked by the january 6 select committee. all right, president biden is conceding that his $2 trillion "build back better" plan won't pass by a year-end deadline. and now a key provision of the bill for working parents appears to be headed for the chopping block. cbs' nancy cordes has a look at the real-life concerns behind the issue of paid family leave. >> reporter: molly moon's is an ice cream chain in seattle. it's named after its founder, who had an epiphany after giving birth in 2013. >> oh, my gosh. i needed to stay home for about 12 or 13 weeks. >>

this is the "cbs evening news" with norah o'donnell, reporting from the nation's capital. >> o'donnellgood evening to our viewers in the west, and thank you for joining us. we're going to begin with an all-too-familiar american tragedy: another deadly school shooting. it happened today at oxford high school. that's just north of detroit. three students are dead, eight people wounded, including a teacher. the suspected gunman is in custody. he's 15 years old, and we are told at this hour not cooperating with authorities as they try to determine the motive for the attack. before the pandemic, the u.s. was averaging about two dozen school shootings per year. this year, there have been 28, including this latest one. tonight, president biden is reacting, saying his heart goes out to the families. cbs' nancy chen raced to the scene today and leads off our coverage in oxford, michigan. good evening, nancy. >> reporter: norah, good evening to you. we're being kept about a half mile back from the scene right now as police get ready to search the suspected shooter's home. the f.b.i. is also here

this is the "cbs evening news" with norah o'donnell, reporting from the nation's capital. >> o'donnell: good evening, and thank you for joining us. tonight, we're following a concerning surge in coronavirus cases across the country, leaving colleges and businesses to close or reinstate covid measures. several large schools are and returning to remote introduction. others have shutting down campus and cancelling all student dominant strain.udinghe bu etxper warn the omicron spread is likely outpacing the nation's ability to track it. today, we heard from the c.d.c. director who warned that early data suggests omicron cases are more contagious than delta. the latest wave threatens to upend holiday plans for the second year in a row with just over a week before criticize. cbs' nikki battiste joins us now. good evening, nikki. >> reporter: norah, good evening. as business and colleges urgently implement plans to combat omicron, dr. anthony fauci says right now there is no need to develop a vaccine specific to omicron because studies show a booster provide considerable protection. today, th

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norah. >> o'donnell: jennifer mayerle, thank you. well, school districts across the country were on alert today, some even cancelling classes in response to vague threats of violence posted on social media. as cbs' jeff pegues reports, police tracked down some of the threats and were quick to make arrests. >> reporter: in south florida today, three students ages 13-15 arrested for allegedly making violent threats on social media. >> if you think you're going to post a threat, fake or real, i can promise you, you're not only going to get out of school-- because you will-- but you're going to jail. >> reporter: in connecticut, a 13-year-old was arrested after sharing a post warning of what he might do. there was an increased police presence at schools nationwide after a vague, unverified tiktok challenge went viral, encouraging students to call in threats. >> they're just all a bunch of threats, like, all over the place. >> reporter: law enforcement does not believe the threat are credible. still, at least 176 schools across 18 states

norah. >> o'donnell: elise preston, thank you.rosecution rested its case today in the sex trafficking trial of ghislaine maxwell. a fourth accuser testified that the british socialite and her ex-boyfriend, convicted sex offender jeffrey epstein, forced themselves on her when she was just 16. here's cbs' mola lenghi. >> reporter: like three women before her, annie farmer accused ghislaine maxwell of being central to jeffrey epstein's alleged sex trafficking ring. but unlike the other three accusers who testified, the 42-year-old farmer chose not to conceal her identity. farmer, at 16 years old, says she was isolated on epstein's new mexico ranch one weekend when maxwell insisted on giving her a massage, at which point she says she rubbed her breasts. in a 2020 interview she said... >> she touches me about my chest but blurring the boundaries of normal or not normal. >> reporter: that same weekend, she says maxwell instructed her on how to properly massager epstein's feet. farmer said today, "i felt very uncomfortable. i did not wan

i'm norah o'donnell.use she don't talk to me. >> i don't have to. >> announcer: a big sister tired of getting the silent treatment. >> judge judy: you got along pretty well because you went away with a trip together. >> the incident taking place from vegas. everything went haywire. >> judge judy: she didn't pay what she was supposed to pay. >> announcer: are alarm bells ringing for little sister? [ cellphone ringing ] >> mm. >> judge judy: you want to take that call? [ laughter ] >> announcer: "judge judy." ♪♪ you are about to enter the courtroom you are about to enter the courtroom of judge judith sheindlin. captions paid for by cbs television distribution. >> announcer: tatiana barns is suing her sister, 24-year-old brittany williams, for an unpaid loan and damages to a rental car. >> byrd: order! all rise! now it's case number 619 on the calendar in the matter of barns vs. williams. >> judge judy: thank you. >> byrd: you're welcome. parties have been sworn in. you may be seated. >> judge judy: are you

this is the "cbs evening news" with norah o'donnell, reporting from the nation's capital. >> o'donnell: good evening, and thank you for joining us. we want to begin tonight with escalating tensions between the two former cold war rivals, the u.s. and russia as the president of the united states issues an extraordinary warning to president vladimir putin-- cut it out on the border of ukraine or face new economic punishment that the biden administration says goes beyond the traditional sanctions and could cripple the russian economy. you'll recall, putin inveiledded and annexes ukraine's crimea region in 2014. tonight, putin says he has no intention of attacking ukraine but is pressing for guarantees that ukraine will not join the western nato alliance. president biden has been working the phones with european leaders to form a joint strategy to deescalate or inflict significant harm on the russian economy should putin again cross the line. cbs' nancy cordes leads off our coverage from the white house. good evening, nancy. >> reporter: good evening, norah. and in that call, president bid

norah. >> o'donnell: meg oliver, thank you.n the series of deadly storms across the great plains and midwest, at least five people were killed in wednesday night's dangerous weather which brought more than a dozen tornadoes including minnesota's first ever tornado in the month of december. cbs' mola lenghi reports from hartland, minnesota. ( sirens ) >> reporter: hurricane force winds tore through over 700 mi miles of the midwest. in nebraska, strong winds toppling a moving tractor- trailer. next door in iowa, a roof ripped off a library -- somehow the books remained on the shelves. residents were left to sort through what was left of their homes. >> power flashes! >> reporter: in chicago, 66- mile-per-hour winds reported at o'hare airport tearing limbs off trees and smashing them into car windows. more than 20 tornadoes reported in the upper midwest with minnesota's first ever december tornado, this after the five tornado rampage after haste were littered with overturned tractor-trailers. cbs news meteorologist jeff berardelli

this is the "cbs evening news" with norah o'donnell, reporting from the nation's capital. >> o'donnell evening, and thank you for joining us. we're going to begin tonight with a spike in covid cases that has health officials sounding the alarm. a rise in cases has states and businesses changing their plans, bringing back indoor mask mandates, canceling holiday parties, and giving employees the option to work from home again. and now professional sports seasons hang in the balance with the n.b.a. and the n.h.l. postponing games. a growing number of n.f.l. players are testing positive, having the league requiring masks regardless of vaccination status, and they're pleading with players to get their booster shots. on average nearly 118,000 cases are being reported daily just as millions of americans prepare to hit the road and the airports for the holidays. the double threat tonight from the dangerous delta variant, and the extremely contagious omicron strain, leads to the question could covid be the grinch that steals christmas again. cbs's meg oliver is in new york with all the headline

this is the "cbs evening news" with norah o'donnell, reporting tonight from los angeles. >> o'donnell evening to our viewers here in the west and thank you for joining us. we're going to begin with a key vaccination milestone here in the u.s. with new covid cases and hospitalizations spiking across the country again, and a highly contagious new variant spreading to more countries, we've learned today that more than 200 million americans are now fully vaccinated against the coronavirus. that's roughly 60% of the population. and the pace of vaccinations is picking up, for both first shots and boosters. demand for the vaccine has been high amid the new surge, and the emergence of the omicron variant. and today, pfizer said early research finds that the initial two shots of its vaccine appear to be much less effective against omicron than previous variants, but a booster dose offers significantly more protection. we have new reporting on omicron tonight from south africa, but cbs' nikki battiste is going to lead off our coverage from new york. good evening, nikki. >> reporter: norah, good

norah. >> o'donnell: they deserveidate off. meg oliver, thank you. all right, there has been so much turmoil and suffering in haiti this year, and tonight, at least 66 people are dead and dozens more wounded after a gasoline tanker truck overturned and exploded in northern haiti. we want to warn you that some of the images you're about to see are disturbing. here's cbs' manuel bojorquez. >> reporter: flames from the explosion towered into the sky over cap-haitien after a truckloaded with fuel crashed in a neighborhood and desperate residents rushed to collect the leaking gasoline. daylight revealed the devastation in haiti's second-largest city. at least 66 dead with dozens more injured and hospitals overwhelmed. unfortunately, many people died, said the city's mayor, "we couldn't save them." fuel is scarce in haiti as gangs that control more and more of the country hijack and block the trucks transporting it. this disaster is the latest in a series of crisis here, from a presidential assassination and massive earthquake this summer, to kidnappings,

norah. >> o'donnell: that is some news. nikki battiste, thank you. in south africa, where omicron was first discovered last month, cases have jumped from about 200 per day to about 20,000. cbs' debora patta reports >> reporr: firmly he grf a covid storm driven by omicron, south africa's fourth wave looks nothing like previous ones. six months ago, ward was overflowing with patients. now it's completely different. it's half empty, despite soaring infections across the country. this was the same hospital during the delta-fueled third wave, overwhelmed, desperately short of oxygen, and running up on the of i.c.u. beds. but this time around, says covid doctor fareed abdullah, patients so far have had mild symptoms with very few requiring oxygen. >> we've never seen that before. normally in a covid ward, you would have 80-90-- i would even go as far as saying 95% of patients would be on some form of supplemental oxygenation. >> reporter: south african scientists have released the first results of omicron's potency, finding it significantly reduces vaccine

this is the "cbs evening news" with norah o'donnell, reporting from the nation's capital. >> o'donnell: good evening. thank you for joining us. i'm margaret brennan in for norah. tonight omicron is spreading to a growing number of states. moments ago the governor of new york announced five new confirmed cases. it has also been detected in california, minnesota and colorado. since omicron was first discovered by scientists in south africa, it has spread to at least two dozen countries. it is now the dominant strain in south africa where infections are spiking. the biden administration today launched a new campaign to get more americans a booster shot part of a strategy to manage a surge of delta infections already underway. cbs's weijia jiang leads off our coverage from the white house. good evening, weijia. >> good evening, margaret. tonight, we are learning that four of those new omicron cases are in new york city. still president biden is stressing that he does not believe shutdowns or lockdowns ntdark winrhead,ght now.he was o which health officials warn will include a surge in case

. >> o'donnell: all right, kris van cleave, thank you. well, tonight, we continue our reporting on the food insecurity so many military families are facing, and because of our reporting, "evening news" viewers like you have donated more than $600,000 to help military families receive food. next week, the military family advisory network says the one millionth meal from the money raised will be distributed. still, much more needs to be done and here's cbs' mark strassmann. >> i make sure my kids have food on the table. >> reporter: navy wife abigail kennedy is relieved. her three kids are too young to know why they're going to a food giveaway. >> we go to events like these so they help build our stock for when times are rough. >> reporter: near norfolk air station atlanta, you're looking at an american shame: the need to feed military families who can't feed themselves. the military family advisory network, a nonprofit, gave each family frozen chicken and produce, 60 pounds' worth. >> our kids would eat cheerios some days because that is a

for norah o'donnell, i'm margaret brennan, have a good night.ed by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org >>> right now at 7:00 -- >> it just keeps happening. the new target for smash and grab thieves within the past few hours. we are in the south bay with the search for the suspects right now. >>> a san francisco neighborhood where sidewalks are sinking. we discovered how this problem may have been avoided. >> there is a big problem here. >>> several new cases of the omicron variant detected in the u.s. where it is popping up, and what is being done to stop it. >>> pushback wasn't enough to keep this man in jail. why the area neighbors are concerned about his release. >>> you can barely see past treasure island. >> if you thought the air was looking hazy today, you're not alone. the new health worries tonight about the smoggy skies. >>> we are staying on top of the breaking news. right now streaming on cbsn bay area, smash and grab robbers strike again , this time in san jose. good evening. >> here is kpix 5's kiet do with more the investig

for norah o'donnell, i'm margaret brennan.ouncer: a date night crashes and burns. >> judge judy: the night before he left, you had had an argument. >> she walked home from the place that we were. >> announcer: and his locked-out former fiancée... >> she busted the window out and climbed through the window, cut herself up really bad. >> announcer: ...painted their place red. >> i noticed blood on the bed. i pull the cover back, blood in the bed. i was, like, "what did you do?" >> judge judy: does that sound familiar to you? >> no. no, it does not. what are you saying? really? >> announcer: "judge judy." you are about to enter the courtroom of you are about to enter the courtroom of judge judith sheindlin. captions paid for by cbs television distribution anita leach is suing her ex-fiancé, robert johnson, for reimbursement of her security deposit and his share of unpaid bills. >> byrd: order! all rise! this is case number 40 on the calendar in the matter of leach vs. johnson. >> judge judy: thank you, byrd. >> byrd: you're welco

the cbs news is coming up next. ♪ >> o'donnell: tonight, the major news: another deadly shooting at at people. ( sirens ). >> o'donnell: a shooting rampage at a michigan high school. a 15-year-old fires a semiautomatic handgun more than a dozen times. >> we recovered multiple shell casings in the school. >> o'donnell: the race against omicron. health officials scramble to find out if the new covid variant is here in the u.s. stocks tumble: the dow drops amid the new warning from the chair of the federal reserve. tonight, why former president trump's chief of staff says he'll cooperate with the democratic-led investigation into the january 6 assault.

that is it for kpix news, cbs news is next, have a captioning sponsored by cbs >> o'donnell: tonight, we are watching a major new storm system that could bring high wind and rain to areas already devastated by the tornado outbreak. the search for more than 120 people still missing as thousands remain without heat, water, and electricity less than two weeks before christmas. tonight, the sad news that at least 13 children are among the victims. the heartbreaking story of a three-year-old boy lost. >> i wish i could have saved my son. i couldn't. everything was just falling on top of us. >> o'donnell: the trump texts: tonight, why donald trump jr. was urgently messaging the white house chief of staff on january 6 and so were three fox news hosts as congres

everything was just falling on top of us. >> o'donnell: the trump texts: tonight, why donald trump jrng the white house chief of staff on january 6, and so were three fox news hosts, as congress takes a vote

now it's time for the "last word" with the great lawrence o'donnell. good evening, lawrence. >> good evening, rachel. and stacey abrams is off and running, and she started the campaign in the right place, the rachel maddow show. >> you know, she is -- i was not -- in all of the parlor games about what will stacey

i'm jamie yuccas in for norah o'donnell.gin tonight with a major milestone in the fight against covid. the f.d.a. has authorized the first anti-viral pill to treat the virus, though the white house warns it will not be widely available for months. the milestone comes as u.s. cases, hospitalizations, and deaths are all rising. and now, health officials are warning of a possible tsunami of new infections from the omicron variant that could overwhelm hospitals. the variant has been found in all 50 states, as well as washington, d.c. and puerto rico. and think about this: it has only been 22 days since the first case of omicron was detected in the u.s. covid has shut down professional sporting events, broadway shows, and concert venues. now a major college bowl game is in jeopardy, following an outbreak among players. all this as millions of americans crowd airports and plan christmas gatherings, which could cause the next big surge. we have lots to get to tonight, and cbs' nancy chen starts us off in new york city. good evening

. >> here is norah o'donnell with a preview. >>> happy holidays. coming up after kpix 5 news at 6:00, we go on the road after an a thinkable tragedy. how one mom is getting kindness to others just in time for the holidays. the "cbs evening news" is just minutes away. >>> sports is after the break , and we have a bit of everything today. one of the most random rundowns you will see, from covid postponements, to the bahamas, and frank gore ready for his boxing debut, and trying to become the san francisco sack master. his reaction, with type 2 dias are waking up to what's possible with rybelsus®. ♪ you are my sunshine ♪ ♪ my only sunshine... ♪ rybelsus® is a pill that lowers blood sugar in three ways. increases insulin when you need it... decreases sugar... and slows food. the majority of people taking rybelsus® lowered their blood sugar and reached an a1c of less than 7. rybelsus® isn't for people with type 1 diabetes. don't take rybelsus® if you or your family ever had medullary thyroid cancer, or have multiple endocrine neoplasia syndrome type 2,

. >> here is norah o'donnell with a preview. >>> here is what we are working on after kpix 5 news at 6:00. 'tis the season for shipping. our exclusive middle of the night visit to a fedex facility working around the clock to deliver 100 million more packages on time. the "cbs evening news" now just minutes away. >>> straightahead in sports, basketball trivia you love. time magazine ate its selection for athlete of the year, and they are on their way to state. sarah padres football, one of nine high schools repping norcal. >>> streaming today on cbsn bay area, at 8:20, marin county's new water restrictions and what that means. you can find cbsn bay area on kpix.com, or on the kpix app. you can also find cbsn bay area on ♪ i see trees of green ♪ ♪ red roses too ♪ ♪ i see them bloom for me and you ♪ (music) ♪ so i think to myself ♪ ♪ oh what a wonderful world ♪ ♪give my regards to broadway!♪ ♪remember me to herald square!♪ ♪tell all the gang at forty second street♪ ♪that i will soon be there!♪ ♪whisper of how i'm yearning♪ ♪to mingle with the old-time throng!♪ ♪give my regards to old br

the concerns about a new wave as the pandemic collides with captioning sponsored by cbs >> o'donnell:y, the c.d.c. predicts up to 1.3 million new cases the week of christmas. the concerns about a new wave as the pandemic collides with holiday travel and gatherings. the long covid testing lines-- americans prepare to see loved ones for the holidays, as the seven-day average of new infections nears its highest level in three months. >> it's just going to sweep across the country like a fire storm. >> o'donnell: plus the recommendation tonight about the johnson & johnson vaccine. hurricane-like winds across the midwest, the severe weather that killed at least five people overnight, leaving hundreds of thousands without power. why record-high winter temperatures are playing a role. hostages relse

. >> here is norah o'donnell with a preview. >> hi, after kpix 5 news at 6:00, private businesses in york city must now require covid-19 shots. will other cities around the country follow suit? the cbs evening news is minutes away. >>> ahead in sports, warriors back on the floor. a goodbye to a thorough bread racing great, and the 49ers. i've got social media inquiries on this one. we will have an update on one player they had to leave behind in seattle. >>> streaming today, cbsn bay area, we are speaking with a doctor from stanford about how the omicron variant will be easier to detect at 8:15. we mistakenly set in the 5:00 pm nears that is when elizabeth cox interview with dr. jill biden will roomier but you will have to wait until later in the week for that. you can see it on air or at kp with type 2 diabetes are waking up to what's possible with rybelsus®. ♪ you are my sunshine ♪ ♪ my only sunshine... ♪ rybelsus® is a pill that lowers blood sugar in three ways. increases insulin when you need it... decreases sugar... and slows food. the majority of people taking rybelsus® lowered

. >>> cbs evening news is captioning sponsored by cbs >> o'donnell: tonight, the country's strictest vaccine mandate, the new requirements for private employers in new york city, why the move is described preemptive strike against the omicron variant. the big apple's big mandate, impacting nearly 200,000 private businesses. plus what we're learning about the symptoms of the omicron variant, as a new wave of delta infections dominate. >> if you haven't gotten vaccinated yet, you're playing with fire. >> o'donnell: behind bars, the parents to have the accused gunman in that deadly school shooting in michigan now in the same jail as their 15-year-old son. could school officials face charges next for allegedly ignoring the warning signs? american hostages, three more

. >> that will captioning sponsored by cbs >> o'donnell: tonight, covid threatens christmas cheer ase than 100 million americans head home for the holidays as cases skyrocket across the country. packed airports and long covid testing lines stretching blocks as health officials send a warning. >> for the unvaccinated, you're looking at a winter of severe illness and death. >> o'donnell: the the important news for parents: a setback for vaccinating kids under age 5, and the plan to prevent schools from shutting down. plus, with more than 100 n.f.l. players testing positive this week, tonight, the league post pons multiple games. police manslaughter trial: the former minnesota officer apologizes, saying she meant to pull her taser instead of her gun. >> i'm

tapir is the correct captioning sponsored by cbs >> o'donnell: breaking news, the omicron variant is now the dominant strain here in the u.s., as america races to contain a christmas covid spike and hospitals already on the brink. long lines at airports, and at covid testing sites, as americans prepare for another pandemic holiday. the new measurers and mandates here in the u.s. and the new travel restrictions overseas. plus, the warning tonight from the world health organization abut your holiday plans. >> an evening canceled is better than a life canceled. >> o'donnell: the president's road block, president biden's domestic agenda hangs in the

have captioning sponsored by cbs >> o'donnell: tonight, the holiday covid surge underway, the c.d.c. predicts up to 1.3 million new cases the week of christmas. the concerns about a new wave as the pandemic collides with holiday travel and gatherings. the long covid testing lines -- americans prepare to see loved ones for the holidays, as the seven-day average of new infections near as its highest level in three months. >> things could get really bad particularly -- particularly for the invaccinated. >> o'donnell: plus the recommendation tonight about the johnson & johnson vaccine. hurricane-like winds across the midwest, the severe weather that killed at least five people overnight, leaving hundreds of thousands without power. why record-high winter temperatures are playing a r

the original movie came ou 31 >> o'donnell: tonight, more cases of the new covid variant omicron arefirmed in the u.s. president biden outlined his strategy to manage a rise in infections in the weeks ahead. the president launches a nationwide push to get booster shots into nearly 100 million more americans and urges families to get children vaccinated, plus a new plan for at home tests. will the parts of shooting suspect in michigan face criminal action? hearing from a survivor. >> we were walking out with our hands up, silver bullet shells were all over the floor in the hall. >> o'donnell: looming deadline as congress faces another government shutdown, will sen

we are streaming on cbsn bay captioning sponsored by cbs >> o'donnell: tonight, the big news from pfizer, why the company says the standard two-dose reg men may not be enough to protect against the new omicron variant. covid cases spike in the u.s., but there's good news tonight: the number of americans getting vaccinated is on the rise. but does the new strain mean you'll need a fourth dose sooner than expected? plus, we're in south africa, where scientists say omicron may not be as dangerous as the delta variant. former officer on trial: opening statements today for the minnesota police woman who claimed she mistakenly drew her gun instead of her taser, killing 20-year-old duante wright. instagram in the hot seat: senators grill the app's c.e.o. as concern grows that the social

just the personal tragedy, that we saw up close and personal, was most moving. >> and norah o'donnell will anchor the cbs evening news tomorrow from mayfield, kentucky. to the pandemic now, the omicron variant has been reported in 27 states but delta is still much more prevalent and more severe. cbs's mark strassmann 3as more. >> call it thanksgiving covid hangover. average number of cases up 37 percent from last week. hospitalizations rising in at least 42 states. deaths up almost 30%. by next weekend the cdc predicts up it to another million americans could be infected with december's biggest covid worry still ahead. christmas. >> a cbs news poll says that over the holiday season despite the threat from both strains two thirds of americans plan to gather with friends and family. more than half will travel by car or dine in a restaurant. just one in five say they have cancelled plans because of omicron. this is grand rapids, one of the nation's hot spots last holiday season. michigan is now seeing an even higher number of cases and that number is rising. the state's chief medical off

back with more local news by cs >> o'donnell: tonight, the major news as the c.d.c. takes its next step to try and vie vent a winter surge, republicking pfizer boosters for millions of older teens. new covid cases opened rise nationwide up 42% since last week, and hospitals on the brink with very sick, unvaccinated patients. >> i don't think we ask ourselves will it be bad today, we ask how bad will it be today. >> o'donnell: verdict in the jussie smollett case, the breaking news out of chicago. russian troop buildup, ukraine sounds the alarm as its president tours the front lines, warning the world his country could not fight back without help from the west. toxic water military families in hawaii forced into hotels getting sick after

"the last word with lawrence o'donnell" eyes, "the last word with lawrence o'donnell" -- with we nowcan get a test. >> that's "the last word with lawrence o'donnell" only about 2,000 tests were conducted that day when donald trump claimed anyone can get a test. other places like south korea were doing 10,000 tests a day. here there was nothing, no real plan for how to handle a virus and especially scaling up testing and that is in large part because a month before that visit that we just played you, the cdc sent the only diagnostic tests we have in the u.s. to a net work of public health laboratories across the country and almost all of them did not work. it would be months before the u.s. had enough working tests to navigate the pandemic, which in the spring of 2020 was spiraling out of control. that failure by the cdc is one of the most significant failures in a series of blunders by the trump administration and the response to the coronavirus. even today the cdc has never given a full explanation how those tests got screwed up. thanks to exclusive reporting by buzz feed of an inte

here's kelly o'donnell with a look back on his life. >> bob dole always possessed humility and dry humor. >> i want to thank all those that said the kind words about me, they are probably not true but they are nice. >> respect earned through his years of public service, and capped with a medal in 2018. but dole's story brought everybody together, the world war veteran and longevity was among his gifts. in his 90s, dole returned to kansas to visit every county one last time. from his roots in russell, kansas, dole joined the army during world war ii. gravely injured in italy, dole gave credit to the people of kansas for putting their faith in him. >> i was in the 10th division -- >> elected to congress in 1960, and then to the senate in 1968, rising to republican leader for a dozen years. father to daughter, robin, from his first marriage, when he was married to elizabeth. dole sought the office of president himself three times, and faced incumbent, bill clinton, and described himself as a fighter at age 73. >> tonight i stand before you, tested by adversity, and a fighter by principle, a

and kelly o'donnell, i'm not sure if you caught the remarks on the way out or not. >> reporter: just a little. and i think based on the context the president was asked about the looming government shutdown which is friday. and there are plans in the works to extend government funding into the new year buying more timp and the president indicating that he has talked to top leaders on that issue. while not a done deal, there are pathways to overt that kind of a problem on top of everything else that is on the president's plate. so much of what we heard was turning up the volume on plans that have already been in place to fight covid by this administration and averaging it up through the winter months but notable new things with at-home he testing become free for people who have private insurance who would have to submit to their insurance company to get reimbursement for at-home kits. we'll learn more about that when the specifics of that program are made known to us in january. but they plan to have more testing available at community centers and clinics. and also this idea of generat

. >>> here is norah o'donnell with a preview. >> hi there, a busy newsday. tonight after kpix 5 news at 6:00, we are watching the severe weather threat as nearly 100 million americans face dangerous storms tonight, plus the covid-19 thread on college campuses. that's right, the cbs evening news is minutes away. >>> straightahead in sports, whose birthday did we just miss? a huge gift for las vegas and steph curry, why he is the gift that keeps on giving. >>> streaming tonight on cbsn bay area, how about some mindfulness to help ease the stress during the holidays? you can find cbsn bay area on ♪ i see trees of green ♪ ♪ red roses too ♪ ♪ i see them bloom for me and you ♪ (music) ♪ so i think to myself ♪ ♪ oh what a wonderful world ♪ hi honey! hi mommy! oh i missed you! you just want to video call the kids. ok. hush little baby...don't say a word... but if slow upload speeds turns your goodnight call into an accidental horror movie... can you hear me? shut it down. just remember. you're not a bad mom. you just need better internet. at&t fiber delivers faster

captioning sponsored by cbs ♪ ♪ ♪ >> o'donnell: tonight, heartache here in the heartland. the death toll rises, and the number of missing surpasses 100, in what is one of the most devastating tornado outbreaks in u.s. history. an entire town flattened. rescue workers comb through debris in a desperate search for survivors, as entire towns are faced with uncertain futures. unimaginable loss: the families reeling tonight. at least seven kids among the victims, including a two-month- old strapped into the car seat meant to keep her safe. breaking news from that candle factory described as the backbone of mayfield's economy. thst

for norah o'donnell, i'm major garrett in the nation's capitol. good night.a access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org >>> right now at 7:00 -- >>> a live look at chase center, a pandemic first for the warriors on the road tonight. what derailed the game they are supposed to be playing right now. >>> the scramble to stake a covid test ahead of new year's celebrations, and demand is not expected to slow down. >> the disconnect or uncoupling you see between the rise in cases. >>> a top berkeley expert gives his pandemic prediction for the new year. >>> why the governor is declaring a state of emergency for parts of the bay area. how it could help in the wake of powerful winter storms. we have a long way to go anita be careful with her resources. >> one part of the bay area still has a ways to go when it comes to rebounding from the drought. >>> later, bringing out the big guns to help snowed in california communities. >>> right now on kpix 5 news at 7:00, streaming on cbsn bay area , the warriors were supposed to be facing off against the denver nuggets right now, b

. >> here is norah o'donnell with a preview. >>> on this friday night, a "cbs evening news" traditionkindness to people in need. the "cbs evening news" is now just minutes away. >>> the countdown always starts at 10. it is officially curry countdown time. he can sniff the all-time three- point record. and the biggest game of the season for the 49ers is now every game moving forward. must win mode has arrived, and the team's star is hoping he doesn't have to watch from the account. sports is coming up next. >>> streaming today on cbsn bay area, my exclusive white house interview with first lady dr. joe biden. you can find a cbsn bay area on kpix.com, or the kpix app. we are also on the cbs news app >>> what you say sports fans? steve kerr played for gregg popovich in the late 90s and early 2000's. he's always seen him as a mentor. today, steve kerr is said to replace pop on the bench for team usa. this is a no-brainer. think of all of the stars he has been around as a player and coach. it makes sense he will leave them on the national stage. he will take over duties for the national te