jericka. >> lilia luciano for us in los angeles. with infections surging in europe, austria today took a drastic measure and imposed a nationwide lockdown on unvaccinated citizens. the restrictions sparked protests in vienna. people without shots can only leave home for work or to die food. that they leave, they face fines. there are new health concerns tonight about queen elizabeth. today the 95-year-old monarch missed one to have the most dates on her calendar, a service honoring britain's war dead. cbs's elizabeth palmer is in london with the latest. >> reporter: at sunday's remembrance day ceremony commemorating military deaths since world war i, prince charles was among the dignitaries. and so was his son, prince william. but conspicuously absent from the balcony where today royal wives stood was the queen. it's only the seventh time she's missed this solemn ritual in 70 years. since her own days serving in world war ii, as an ambulance driver. >> in the past, she was absent only because she was either pregnant or traveling. to

. >> reporter: jericka, this was the president's first solo press conference since his last foreign trip to geneva more than three months ago. this q & a was relatively brief. it lasted less than half an hour. he insisted his recent drop in support in the u.s. has not affected his influence with world leaders here. >> i didn't run to determine how well i'm going to do in the polls. >> reporter: as he wrapped up his time here in rome, president biden was peppered with questions about his political standing back home. a new poll just out today shows his approval rating has dropped 7 points since august. >> the polls are going to go up and down and up and down. look at every other president, the same thing has happened. >> reporter: climate change has been a central focus here in rome with president biden pushing other nations to move more rapidly to renewable energy, so he was asked why he's also been urging oil-rich nations to temporarily boost production amidst a global supply chain crunch. >> you have to get in an automobile, turn on the key, get their kids to school. there is an idea t

jericka?> kristina ruffini at the white house, thank you. >>> turning to covid, the number of cases across the country is going up. going in the wrong direction, infections are suddenly rising again after two months of declines. we get more tonight from cbs' lilia luciano in lngeles good evening. >> reporter: good evening, jericka. hospitalizations are also going octuplet here in the west, and there is increased concerns about waning immunity, that older vaccines may not be as effective in slowng the spread. crowds are enjoying the outdoors in los angeles today. but for the first time in two months, covid cases are rising again across the country. with thanksgiving fast approaching. >> we're going see a post holiday spike. there is no question about that. people are exhausted right now, but we need to remain vigilant. >> reporter: colorado is among the countries a biggest hot spots for covid-19, despite a high vaccination rate. governor jared polis is joining other state leaders including cali

jericka. >> lilia thank you.tlanta braves are one victory away from theirs first world series championship in more than 25 years, but a tradition in the stand and the team's name are drawing new scrutiny. cbs' mola lenghi is outside the stadium. mola. >> reporter: well, jericka while many braves fans insist that their mascot and their team rituals like the tomahawk chop are meant to honor native american traditions. some say they still find the symbols offensive. a ritual among atlanta brave's baseball fans. the mimicked native american war chant dates back to the braves 1991 world series appearance as profiled by cbs sports. three decades later it continues, seemingly at odds with the traditions of native americans. >> brings to mind the warrior savage which has been a stereotype and just an image that has not been really positive. >> reporter: the issue has become a political flash point. former president trump on hand at saturday night's game performing the chop. these braves fans say the intention is not to o

jericka. >> duncan: this is heartbreaking. lilia, thank you.e in houston also say emergency workers used narcan, a drug used to treat opioid overdoses to revive a concert security guard. he apparently felt a pinprick in his neck prior to passing out. these types of attacks are increasingly common in britain. cbs' haley ott has more. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> reporter: 19 year old sarah buckle was clubbing with her friends when something went terribly wrong. >> i started screaming and then throwing up and going unconscious and coming back 'round and it was just this horrible cycle. >> reporter: her friends brought her to the hospital. when she woke up the next morning she noticed a strange bruise on her hand. the bruise got bigger and it got darker. a scientist who works with the police had a look and said that definitely looks like a needle prick if that makes sense. >> reporter: police forces across the country say they've received at least 56 reports of spiking, involving needles in the last two months, and nearly 200 reports of drink spiking. women being sli

jericka?t to see what happens next, lilia luciano for us in los angeles, thank you. two weeks after the u.s. listed the covid travel ban to europe the world health organization is now warning of a surge in covid deaths across the continent. unless proper actions are taken. here's cbs' imtiaz tyab. >> reporter: belgian police use water canons after some demonstrators chanting freedom turned violence, earlier tens of thousands took to the streets of brussels to protest against thousands took to the streets of using re-- newly reinforced restrictions like mandatory mask and work from home orders as infection rates continue to spike. several european countries are now convulsing with protests after the world health organization declared the continent the hot spot of the coronavirus pandemic. in the netherlands, there was a second night of violence, this time in the capitol the hague. dozens have been arrested in what police are callingol antilockdown disorder after a partial lockdown went into eff

oliver, jericka duncan is off. >> oliver: good evening, i'm meg oliver, jericka duncan is off.he u.s. joins the european union imposing strict new travel restrictions in response to the new omicron variant. in addition to south africa, a host of other countries are included in the u.s. restrictions. affecting an estimated 122 scheduled flights between the u.s. and south africa in december. cbs' debra patta leads off our coverage tonight from south africa. >> reporter: once again, a pandemic weary world has been plunged into uncertainty following the discovery of a new variant by south african scientists which could be more transmissible and vaccine resistant. one nation after another has shut its doors to countrieson across southern africa. the u.s. follows tomorrow, ands israel has imposed the world's toughest restrictions to date, banning all travelers for the next two weeks. >> now is the time to act fast, early, hard and strong. >> reporter: but with omicron already circling the globe, public health experts say border closures don't help. there is bitter anger here over the

jericka duncan, cbs news, new york. >>> coming up on "cbs mornings," on this veterans day a cbs newsoks into why more than 30 service members who appear to be qualified for the purple heart are still waiting for their award years later. >>> plus, actor and director kenneth branagh stops by the times square studio to talk his movie "belfast." >>> and in "a more perfect union," country music star vince gill surprises students in a tennessee community recovering from devastating floods. >>> that's the "cbs morning news" for this thursday. thanks for watching. i'm anne-marie green. have a great day. ♪

jericka duncan takes a look at one woman who turned her passion into a career. >>> i love sewing.eporter: mimi g.'s youtube >> reporter: mimi's youtube videos have been life changing. >> i ran away at 15. it's hard to sew when you're homeless. >> reporter: not only for the people learning from her but for the now-45-year-old sewer herself. >> about 2012 i remember sitting there having a conversation with my then-husband, and he said, you know, why don't you film it. it was so grainy and like you could hardly see. it was fuzzy. but people loved it. >> reporter: based in atlanta, she now has over 300,000 youtube subscribers, a retail fabric business, and a sewing academy. in 2007, youtube started sharing revenue with its most popular users called creators. that idea exploded the video platform into the titan it is today. its model was quickly copied by other popular sites. >> if you want to start monetizing on youtube, the level of audience has to be somewhere around 1,000 subscribers and 4,000 hours. then when you reach that threshold, you're at it for some time on a sustained basi

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