cbs's errol barnett reports in weekend journal. >> reporter: one have cashed in on the record pricing used cars are selling, selling his 2020 model charger equipped with 85 horsepower and a v-8 engine. >> i bought it nor $35,000 and use he mart dayngt 47.po: i to his profit to a down payment on a house while using another car to get around. buying the vehicle is stewart cherner. >> i see pickup trucks i used to buy for 12 or $15,000 and similar trucks now are, we're paying $20,000 for or $22,000. >> reporter: since january the average price of a used car has jumped nearly $7,000 and in december for the first time ever the average price tops over $30,000. it's a direct result of the supply chain disruptions and chip shortage constraints which is leaving most major auto makers with 4 new cars to sell. >> i think we could still see prices creep up a little bit higher. >> charlie chesbrough says these market trends are unprecedented. >> quite amazing and really because of what's happening in the new market. those buyers that would normally buy new had to come into the used market. >> repo

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cbs' errol barnett is at reagan national airport, and he has the latest. >> reporter: with every major airport in the country experiencing cancellations and delays tonight, it's an unhappy end to a difficult travel year. >> it's covid. i mean, nobody can control it. >> it's been very frustrating. >> reporter: the omicron wave and bad weather led to nearly 1,000 cancellations today and more than 4600 delays. on average, more than 1,000 flights have been canceled every day since christmas eve. >> my family had been waiting in airports for three days straight, and we just decide to cut our losses. >> reporter: nick napoli and his family from brooklyn are stuck in seattle. they were supposed to make it to denver to see his parents, but that leg has been canceled. >> we were hoping to get the family together for holidays in denver, and, unfortunately, that's not going to happen this year. >> reporter: and how do you and your wife feel about that? >> we're very disappointed. >> reporter: airline crews and staff calling out sick with covid have devastated flight schedules. the c.d.c.'s decisi

errol barnett, thank you so much.ell, 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 anda frozen in fear during her first sexual contact with jeffrey epstein. she said she'd met epstein and maxwell in 1994, while eating ice cream at a summer arts camp in michigan, telling a packed courtroom that maxwellat max 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 home in palm beach to new mexico, where she saw

we get more now from cbs's errol barnett. >> reporter: even before omicron cases are confirmed in the u.s., tonight researchers are preparing for its arrival. racing to analyze the strength of the arsenal to fight it. today, moderna's ceo told "the financial times" there is no world where his company's vaccine has the same level of effectiveness against omicron as it does with the delta variant. and regeneron -- makers of an antibody treatment that can reduce risk of hospitalization and death by 70% in high-risk patients -- says early evidence shows it is less effective against omicron and may need to be updated. meanwhile, the u.s. is stepping up its surveillance system for tracking new coronavirus variants. >> we are now sequencing approximately 80,000 samples per week. about one in every seven pcr positive cases and that's more than any other country. >> reporter: currently, testing antibody response against the new variant is dr. david ho of columbia university. >> we suspect that there will be a significant amount of loss in activity. the antibodies that have been elicited by the

errol barnett has more. >> reporter: even before omicron cases are confirmed in the u.s., researchers are preparing for its arrival. racing to analyze the strength of the arsenal to fight it. moderna's ceo told "the financial times" there is no world where his company's vaccine has the same level of effectiveness against omicron as it does with the delta variant. and regeneron, makers of an antibody treatment that can reduce risk of hospitalization and death by 70% in high-risk patients, says early evidence shows it is less effective against omicron and may need to be updated. meanwhile, the u.s. is stepping up its surveillance system for tracking new coronavirus variants. >> we are now sequencing approximately 80,000 samples per week. about one in every seven pcr-positive cases. that's more than any other country. >> reporter: currently testing antibody response against the new variant is dr. david ho of columbia university. >> we suspect that they will be a significant amount of loss in activity. the antibodies that have been elicited by the current vaccine may have worked very well

one new york man told errol barnett he's stranded in seattle with his family after their flight to see his parents in colorado was canceled. >> we were hoping to get the family together for holidays in denver, and unfortunately that's not going to happen this year. >> reporter: and how do you and haur wife feel about that?e flights ve beecanceled every day since christmas eve. more than 900 flights are already grounded today with more delays and cancelations expected. >>> several states in the south are facing the possibility of severe storms packing high winds, hail, and the risk of tornadoes. a possible tornado touched down in the city of winfield, alabama, about 70 miles west of birmingham. strong winds damaged homes and businesses and ripped down power lines. earlier in the day this tornado was spotted in southern georgia. no injuries were reported. the weather will last into the weekend. >>> president biden and russian president vladimir putin are set to speak again today. this will be their second call this month. it was requested by putin. u.s. officials say ukraine will be at t

er errol barnett has that story. >> reporter: she is outgoing. >> life is what you make out of it. >>r: outspoken. and out on the roads. sharing what she knows about trucking. >> provides you with different places that's hiring, job searches, and ways you can save money on fuel. >> reporter: clarissa of charlotte, north carolina, is a wife and mother of two who is sharing all aspects of life as one of the relatively few women truck drivers. amassing more than 1.5 million followers on tiktok, she's one of the most popular truckers on the platform. >> say that again. >> 1.5 million who want to see what you are up to each and every day. >> yes. >> reporter: it is a journey, rankin says, stemming from necessity. >> i went to school for my bachelors in criminal justice and i was over $50,000 in debt and i couldn't find a job in my career. >> how has trauucking transform your income? >> my first year i came out making 50,000. now, i am well over 150,000 and that's just one truck and that is enot counting none of my social media. >> which with endorsements can help her earn up to 12,000 addi

. >> garrett: errol barnett, thank you so much. the white house said president biden and russian leader vladimir putin will speak tomorrow, with ukraine at the top of the agenda. the call was requested by putin. cbs' jan crawford is at the white house. jan, good evening. >> reporter: well, good evening, major. so the white house says it doesn't know why president putin requested the call but thinks it's important for president biden to engage with him one on one, especially when there are now upwards of 100,000 russian troops gathered along the ukrainian border. now, a senior administration official today is calling this a "moment of crisis," saying it will take a high level of engagement between president biden and putin to address this and find a path of de- escalation. this will be the second call that these two men have had this month. tomorrow, president biden is expected to tell putin that tensions must be ratcheted down, and that for that to happen, russia must pull back its troops. if russia does invade, the white house say

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errol barnett reports. >> this is exactly what i want for cashed in on the record prices used cars areg his 2020 model dodge charger equipped with 485 horse power and a v8 engine. >> i bought if for $37,000 and because of the market today, i am getting around almost 47. >> reporter: he plans to put his $10,000 profit toward a down payment on a house while using his other car to get around. buying the charger is stuart turner, president of his family's used car company in maryland where business has been revving up as used car prices have been skyrocketing. >> i see pickup trucks i used to buy for 12 to $15,000 and similar trucks now are -- we are paying $20,000 for or 22,000. >> reporter: since january, the average price of a used car has jumped nearly $7,000 and in december, for the first time ever, the average price topped over $30,000. it's a direct result of the supply chain disruptions and chip shortage constraints which is leaving most major auto makers with fewer new cars to sell. >> i think we could still see prices start to creep up a little bit higher. >> reporter: charlie, a