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errol barnett, thank you. well, tonight, the global death toll from covid has surpassed 5 million people. the u.s. alone approaching 750,000 confirmed deaths, accounts for about 15% of all covid fatalities. later this week, the u.s. is expected to begin vaccinating children with the pfizer shot as young as five, but there's a setback for moderna's vaccine for kids. here's cbs's nikki battiste. >> reporter: the f.d.a. is delaying the moderna vaccine for 12 to 17-year-olds so it can take more time to look into reports of the rare side effect of myocarditis, an inflammation of the heart muscle in some boys and young men. now the vaccine may not be available until january, but, by the end of the week, the first pfizer shots for children five to eleven could be available. a c.d.c. advisory committee is meeting tomorrow to decide whether to recommend them. >> we have enough vaccine, pfizer vaccine for every child age five to eleven. >> reporter: as some parents anticipate vaccinating their children, in new york city

we get more now from cbs' errol barnett. ( cheers and applause ) >> reporter: after more than a yearrsey residents aysha and vincent mathew finally introduced aysha's mother and sister who live in england to their growing family. >> the hardest part was not having them here to meet my son when he was born or missed my other sons' birthday on other milestones you want them to be a part of. >> reporter: aysha's mother couldn't be happier, holding her six-month-old grandson aaron for the very first time. monday, virgin flights took off simultaneously from london on route to new york, as part of celebrations marking the end of u.s. covid restrictions in place since march of 2020. now, nationals from 33 countries can come to the states for nonessential travel so long as they are vaccinated and provide a negative covid test within three days of departure. those under 18 need only a negative test result. >> it's been amazing day for the team. >> reporter: jose freig with american airlines tells cbs news demand for flights is up 74% from brazil and 66% from the u.k. in the past few months. >

errol barnett, thank you so much. well, it was an emotional day at the sex trafficking trial of british socialite ghislaine maxwell. an accuser testified that maxwell's boyfriend, jeffrey epstein, abused her when she was just 14. cbs' mola lenghi has graphic testimony from the federal courthouse in manhattan. >> reporter: taking the stand as jane to protect her identity, the first alleged victim to testify in ghislaine maxwell's trial today said she was 14 and froze in fear during her first sexual contact with jeffrey epstein. she said she'd met epstein and max well in 1994, while eating ice cream at a summer arts camp in michigan, telling a packed courtroom, that maxwell befriended her, then would sometimes be in the room during sexual abuse that went on for years. "she seemed very casual, like it was normal," she said with maxwell just a few feet away at the defense table. "but it did not seem normal to me." jane fought back tears when she described flying from her gnome in palm beach to new mexico, where and maxwel

cbs' errol barnett is in atlanta and says we haven't even hit the height of the thanksgiving travel rushorter: tonight, the weston-kandathil family is braving the crowds. will this be her first time seeing grandma? >> yes. it'll be her first time seeing her in person, yeah. >> reporter: flying with the 20- month-old for the first time. >> it will be a really special thanksgiving for us. >> reporter: 4 million people are expected to fly this week, up 80% over the last year. and while security lines are already long, the t.s.a. tells cbs news it is not concerned about staffing issues due to the vaccine mandate. 93% of its employees are at least partially vaccinated as the deadline kicks in today. >> we don't expect any service disruption as a result of the vaccination mandate. >> reporter: but there was a major disruption at atlanta's airport saturday when a man accidentally discharged a gun at security, sending passengers scrambling. tonight a warrant is out for his arrest highlighting the problem of prohibited carry-on weapons in atlanta. >> we have detected more than 460 firearms year t

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cbs's errol barnett got an exclusive look. >> reporter: while the supply chain backlog continues to choke ports and trucking routes, many companies are now looking to the skies for solutions. >> it's unbelievably exciting. we've been working toward this day for many, many years. ple's chief o iam o'connor is officer. >> we have done over 220,000 commercial deliveries in overseas markets. for us the promise of ultra fast delivery is really to give access to all kinds of communities, to all kinds of products. >> reporter: once a customer places an order via the zipline walmart app, items are packaged inside this specially designed box with a parachute. >> the first step we're doing is scanning the package. >> reporter: so by now someone's ordered something. it's been packaged up. and no it's in your hands. >> that's correct. >> reporter: flight operations lead evan briton showed us how it's launched. >> next we'll install the parachute. and load the package into the payload bay. >> reporter: latches in. >> and the next step will be to install the battery. inspection complete. zipline 963. >

cbs's errol barnett got an exclusive look. >> reporter: while the supply chain backlog continues to choke ports and trucking routes, many companies are looking to the skies for solutions. >> unbelievably exciting. woaive working towards this day many years. >> reporter: liam o'connor is zip line's chief operating officer. >> we have done over 220,000 commercial deliveries in overseas markets. for us the promise of ultra fast delivery is really to give access to all kinds of communities to all kinds of products. >> reporter: once a customer places an order via the zip line wal-mart app, items are packaged inside this specially designed box with a parish chute. >> so the first step we're doing is scanning the package. >> reporter: so by now, someone's ordered something, it's been packaged up, and now it's in your hands.d >> that's correct. >> reporter: flight operations e lead evan britton showed us how it's launched. >> next we'll install the parachute and load the package into the payload bay. >> reporter: latches? and the next step is to install the battery. inspection complete, zip line

i am errol barnett at the world's busiest airport in atlanta.with you some of the more interesting travel stories passengers are sharing >>> another live look right now as a news conference from oakland's police chief is about to begin to address the robberies and looting of from over the weekend. you can had to cbs to stream that live. >>> coming up, we look at what stores and shoppers are doing differently to try to stay safe and thieves. and finally >>> at 3:00, cal fire wants to make this lego version of its firefighting helicopter a reality. take a good look. someone designed this sikorsky s 70 fire hot using these tiny bricks. you can vote online within the next month to get the company to actually produce the set. it would include the helicopter, two pilots, and two firefighters and it would have about 3000 pieces. so pack your captioning sponsored by cbs >> o'donnell: tonight, a christmas parade turns into a nightmare after an suv mows down children and the elderly, killing five and injuring dozens more. an update on thkids still in crit

we get more now from cbs' errol barnett. good evening to you, errol. >> reporter: good evening, margaret. thankfully, flight cancellations and delays are low nationwide tonight, thanks to ideal weather conditions. however, travel of volume is tremendously high, both here on the ground and in the air, making it virtually impossible tonight to avoid the crowds. tonight, america is on the move. >> traveling back for thanksgiving on the busiest day of the year. >> reporter: it's been a day of congested highways, crowded airports, and full train stations as millions make their way to thanksgiving destinations. >> we left early to beat the traffic. >> it's just a parking garage at this point. >> reporter: most are driving, with more than 48 million hitting the roads. and tonight, finding gas prices averaging $3.39 per gallon, the highest thanksgiving holiday price in nine years. >> that's too much money. that's too much. the gas is high. >> reporter: with covid lockdowns in the rearview mirror and the national vaccination rate near

errol barnett has the details. >>> and anthony mason has a rare interview with richard carpenter of theut his book if the carpenters: musical legacy." >>> and dwane wade talks with gayle king about his memoir called "dwayne." >>> i'm anne-marie green. have a great day. -marie green. have a great day.

i'm errol barnett and i will show >>> the right light rain is making his way deeper into the north baye first hours making their way into san francisco. light stuff that verse but the darker greens offshore of the moderate to heavy rain that we are going to be seeing throughout the evening and into tonight. it is also going to be windy a wind advisory going to be in effect from 7:00 tonight through tuesday. gusts up to 50 miles per hour. wet roads. keep both hands on the wheel. coming up all new at 5:00, >>> plans to put police officers on bikes to patrol a popular trail in the south bay. we will explore that much more on the kpix news on 5:00. >>> a sign of economic recovery. vegas we buffets are back. some of them. covid shutdown and all 60 vegas buffets stopped servg. incling the back in all buffet at caesars palace. at $75, it offers nine ethnic cuisines and 28 different captioning sponsored by cbs >> o'donnell: tonight, what we're learning about the warning signs about that deadly concert in texas. the criminal investigation, new details about the victim and the first lawsuits aga

we get more now from cbs's errol barnett. good evening to you, errol. >> reporter: good evening, margaret. thankfully, flight cancellations and delays are low nationwide tonight thanks to ideal weather conditions. however, traveler volume is tremendously high, both here on the ground and in the air, making it virtually impossible tonight to avoid the crowds. tonight america is on the move. >> traveling back for thanksgiving on the busiest day of the year. >> reporter: it's been a day of congested highways, crowded airports and full train stations as millions make their way to thanksgiving destinations. >> we left early to beat the traffic. >> it's just a parking garage at this point. >> reporter: most are driving, wth more than 48 million hitting the roads. and tonight finding gas prices averaging $3.39 per gallon, the highest thanksgiving holiday price in nine years. >> that's too much money. that's too much. the gas is high. >> reporter: with covid lockdowns in the rearview mirror and the national vaccination rate nearing 60

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