that wasn't official business. the real electors had official business, they didn't. someone in wisconsin thought to ask, well, since they didn't have official business that day, how did they get in the capitol? how did they get a reserved room inside the capitol to commit that alleged crime? well, is it senator chris larsen is going to join us in a few minutes to talk about this, because he now appears to have figured out the correct answer. it looks like the person implicated in this is now a sitting member of u.s. congress, as in u.s. congress, that appears to be the person who will provided the scene of the crime. who provided an official meeting room for this unofficial forgery ceremony, for which these wisconsin republicans might ultimately find themselves at the end of a -- potentially a federal prosecution. so, anyway, it has all taken sort of a weird turn. this story continues to take weird turns. particularly on this night when the justice department has finally confirmed that this part of the scam is under federal investigation. we've got all of that coming

that was not official business. the real electors had official business. they didn't. so senator chris larsson of wisconsin thought to ask, well since they didn't have official business that they, how did they get in the capital? how did they get a reserve room inside of the capitol to commit that alleged crime? well senator chris carson is going to join us here tonight in just a few moments to talk about this because now he appears to have figured out the answer. and it looks like the person who is implicated in this is now a sitting republican member of congress, as in the u.s. congress. that appears to be the person who has -- who provided that scene of the crime. who provided an official meeting room for this unofficial, forgery ceremony. for which these republicans might find themselves at the end of the -- potentially federal prosecution. so, anyway, it's all taking a weird turn. it continues to take we are turns. practically on this now where the justice department has finally confirmed that this part of the scam is under federal investigation. so we have all of

at this time of year, government officials, business executives, and thought leaders normally huddle in a small town in switzerland to share perspectives on how to address the world's biggest challenges. i hope to join you all in person in davos in the coming years. in the meantime, though, the virtual nature of these meetings does not diminish the importance of the issues at hand. we have all been living through the covid-19 pandemic for roughly two years now. policymakers, businesses large and small, and families alike have grappled with the uncertainty and unexpected twists of this ruthless pandemic and its associated economic disruption. at the same time, longstanding challenges persist, and some were exacerbated by a pandemic that disproportionately impacted low-wage workers and minorities. we still face growing divergence between rich and poor, within and between countries, along with the mounting risk of climate change. our navigation of these health and economic challenges will be consequential for ending the pandemic, for mitigating climate change, and for ensuring the stabi

and that— discuss official government business and that it _ discuss official government businessthe report, — test. if that is referenced in the report, it — test. if that is referenced in the report, it is— test. if that is referenced in the report, it is going to feed in this idea _ report, it is going to feed in this idea of— report, it is going to feed in this idea of cultural problems in the building. — idea of cultural problems in the building, disregard for the idea of cultural problems in the building, disregard forthe rules. it is building, disregard forthe rules. it is hard — building, disregard forthe rules. it is hard to say. if you look at a report _ it is hard to say. if you look at a report sue — it is hard to say. if you look at a report sue graded into damian green, the former— report sue graded into damian green, the former cabinet minister, it was pretty— the former cabinet minister, it was pretty conclusive. she is a civil servant. — pretty conclusive. she is a civil servant. so _ pretty conclusive. she is a civil servant, so you just don't know. if she does—

and usually she's used her congressional account for official business, for platitudes, very basic messagingn her personal account for the incendiary lies that she likes to spread. now the question is will she use her congressional account in some new way? i think in reality is she'll go off to these far-right twitter alternatives, none of which are very popular but do exist. remember donald trump said he was going to launch one in 2022. there's no sign of that actually happening. but maybe he will and maybe that's where she'll go. >> in june she was temporarily restricted and now with the permanent shutdown of her personal account, she's responding, she released a statement that says, in part, social media platforms can't stop the truth from being spread far and wide. big tech can't stop the truth. communist democrats can't stop the truth. i stand with the truth and the people, we will overcome. it sounds like this ban, in a way, she's trying to spin it into her narrative as the outsider who works for those who feel like they're being ignored by washington. >> that's certainly the attempt.

so there was, there is a mixing of official american business of state with the biden family's private loo lose sight of the fact this is not about hunter biden. it is about joe biden because hunter biden had been deputized and groomed by his father to be his bagman, to collect the money from pedaling influence that joe biden wielded around the world when he was vice president. elizabeth: as you make an important point because it is in violation of government ethics laws what joe biden allowed. you know, it is striking that the white house has never denied the stories about hunter biden and the laptop emails. do you know of anytime in u.s. history where the first family or the second family had this kind of a financial dealings or bond with foreign intelligence services who are backing these state-owned companies? i mean the issue is, context is, miranda, biden was in debt in 2009. he owed $465,000. he had a negative, a negative net worth of 52,000. then you have hunter biden texting one of his daughters that he was complaining he has to pay half the cash he gets to quote pop. that is

supreme court shot down president biden's mandate for large businesses to require workers be vaccinated, the biden administration now officially withdrawing the business mandate today. the white house has said many large businesses have already put in place rules of their own. tonight, pfizer is now launching a human trial of its new vaccine booster specifically targeting the omicron variant. of course, the question, will it be needed, with cases coming down in parts of the country? and then, looking forward, the big question, will we see another variant that tests us like omicron? what dr. anthony fauci said about that today. abc's erielle reshef leading us off. >> reporter: tonight, that late word from an appeals court judge keeping new york state's school mask mandate in place -- for now. it comes just hours after a ruling striking down the state's indoor mask mandate sparked chaos and confusion across schools and businesses. >> we're not anti-mask, we're just anti-mandate. >> reporter: the governor had vowed to fight it, even with covid cases dropping dramatically in new york. >> the last thing i want to see is a different

punish moscow if it does further invade ukraine, identifying several elite russian government officials and business leaders to hit with sanctions. and cnn is also learned that senior administration officials including secretary of state tony blinken will deliver a classified briefing on the crisis to all members of congress this week. cnn's kylie atwood is live at the united nations with these breaking details on today's really critical meeting. kylie, what have you heard so far from this meeting? >> reporter: well, listen, very, very stark language here from the u.s. ambassador to the u.n., linda thomas greenfield. she called this an urgent and dangerous situation. she said this is unlike anything europe has seen in decades in terms of how many troops russia now has amassed along ukraine's border and she said if russia goes fourth and does infact invade ukraine, none of the countries sitting around that table will be able to say that they didn't see it coming and said there was been a ton of diplomacy behind closed doors. hundreds of meetings in the last few weeks but she said now is the time to a

i started my business officially at 18, but i knew i wanted to do it differently

businesses. what health officials are encouraging business owners to do instead, i'm grant lotus and i'm vicki liviakisws at 10 is next. new year, new start. and now comcast business is making it easy to get going with the ready. set. save. sale. get started with fast and reliable internet and voice for $64.99 a month with a 2-year price guarantee. it's easy... with flexible installation and backing from an expert team, 24/7. and for even more value, ask how to get up to a $500 prepaid card. get a great deal for your business with the ready. set. save. sale today. comcast business. powering possibilities. dry eye symptoms driving you crazy? inflammation might be to blame. time for ache and burn! over the counter eye drops typically work by lubricating your eyes and may provide temporary relief. those'll probably pass by me! xiidra works differently, targeting inflammation that can cause dry eye disease. xiidra? no! it can provide lasting relief. xiidra is the only fda-approved non-steroid eye drop specifically for the signs and symptoms of dry eye disease. one drop in each eye, twice a day. don't use i

businesses. >> health officials are urging people to voluntarily stay home unless you have to work, go to school, or go for a quick iin response to the increasing transmission of covid throughout the county. based on data it appears that half of the are mirom large gatherings so health leaders hope this will reduce that number. while most understand this order, it doesn't make it any easier. >> there's so in we just are lucky that we have made it through. >> health officials here in sonoma say this order goes into effect wednesday at midnight so that's wednesday morning and goes until february 11th. in sonoma county. justin andrews. >>> schools throughout the bay area are facing staffing challenges as covid cases continue to rise. what one school district is counting on help from parents to bridge that gap.. how palo alto is hoping to stay open. >> they launched a call to action. they are asking for volunteers and since they launched they said they have gotten a pretty great response from parents. >> in 20 minutes we had 50 volunteers. by the next morning we had 350. today really just barely int

russian invasion of ukraine, they have developed these sanctions packages against elite russian officials and businessuld be imposed if russia did move to attack ukraine yet gep. we're learning these of fishls are in and around the kremlin's inner circle. they won't tell us who is being eyed for these sanctions, they're worried about flight risks, don't want people to have prior warning so they don't move their assets and try to get ahead of the sanctions. this would be a significant move for the u.s. to target people close to russian president vladimir putin. those are the people that can potentially convince putin not to take certaining shuns. what the u.s. and allies are hoping, by targeting these oligarchs, threatening to freeze their assets, target their families even, they can hopefully pull strings with russian president vladimir putin and try to get him to pull back from the border. there's a range of other sanctions options that the u.s. is looking at, not just sanctioning the inner circle of the kremlin, to include sanctions on russia's major banks and tight export controls over russia. this

on the 1st official day of business at the united nations this year, the new members of the security council present their flags, albania, brazil, gabon, ghana, and the united arab emirates will be part of the 50 member body for the next 2 years. but they join us international peace and security, which the counselors supposed to maintain is under great threat. in almost all the countries, the counsel focuses on from afghanistan to saddam, from libya, to molly, from somalia, to be unmarked. things are going backwards. veteran diplomat, mona jewel, the ambassador of norway is president of the security council this month. i certainly think that that, that it is quite blake, but as i said, we have to be optimistic. it is possible to forge dialogue and to bring people to the table. but we know it costs a lot, it requires a lot of resources and it requires not lease a unity in the security council. but the problem is that the security council is increasingly divided, and those divisions center on the most powerful members those that can veto any action. the permanent 5 tension persists bet

the federal government's official covid test website open for business officially launching on wednesday after a beta test tuesday. every website launch. in our view comes with risk. we can't guarantee there won't be a bugger to but the best tech teams across the administration and the postal service are working hard to make this a success this coming after president biden announced in order for half a billion total at home covid testing kits. to keep up with demand as the macron variant continues to surge across the country. with the launch of the website, americans are able to order the rapid test kits and to have them delivered to their homes for free. some concerns arising during the testing phase, including americans who live in multi unit buildings, having issues placing their order because their neighbors have already ordered a test from that address apartment complexes houses with basements those types of things again, that's going to be a fiasco. the united states postal service website saying orders will begin to ship at the end of january. typically shipping within 7 to 12 day

this actually happened as the i'm so happy that the business is grooming people to start making money out of officially open. when last as these tyesha touch it with them business, i'm glad that we can get to come here and enjoy. many scientists also optimistic despite the low vaccination rate by religious dwarf gang plaza says that many south africans had already and infected with the corona virus before the only true waste hospital data show that the prior corona, virus infection, or vaccination, provides protection against severe illness. also with the army tron various women and honestly try to like to hear dear tied war partridge, hollis entered at dish, tomor tom wood again didn't. or if you get to a situation like this, where nearly every one has had it or has been vaccinated, then you can relax. of course, on the other hand, it is summer here, and the big school break took place over most of the 4th wave vacation was shorter and europe school is starting again, and it's winter when people spend much more time together indoors or the selfish winter home. if he makes those are considerable differ

law enforcement officials and local businesses in washington, d.c. are on edge this weekend. thousands of people are expected to show up for a number of protests including one against vaccine mandates. cnn's suzan malveaux is there. so suzanne, tell me about all this activity in d.c. this weekend. >> reporter: well, pam, d.c. is bustling this weekend. today the focus was on abortion around the 49th anniversary of roe v. wade. former vice president mike pence joining anti-choice activists while you had counterprotesters advocating for abortion rights, rallying outside of the supreme court. but all eyes are on tomorrow. that is the fight over vaccine mandates which will play out on the national mall. the national park service says various groups opposing vaccine mandates, vaccines, masks, could draw up to 20,000 people at the event being called defeat the mandates, american homecoming event. and so the fbi, department of homeland security, metropolitan and u.s. park police and others, they are helping local businesses prepare for the crowds and possibly confront protesters who

tonight, i have some great news: redmon's popcorn has resolved their issues and is now officially back in businesseopening, we here at "the late show" took out a giant billboard ad in times square! turns out, those are very expensive, so we did it, but we were only able to get a little amount of time by preempting a billboard for another cbs show. take a look at what actually happened today in times square. joe, a drum roll please? ( drum roll ) >> stephen: there it is... and there it goes! ( cheers and applause ) big moment, crossroads of the world, baby, crossroads of the world. >> jon: i like that! >> stephen: up in lights! congratulations to zack redmon on his reopening. check out their shop or visit them online at: redmonspopcorn.com. you can enjoy the popcorn eaten by celebrities like nick offerman and the mayor of new hope, minnesota, herself: >> audience: kathi hemken! >> stephen: everybody loves her. redmon's popcorn: the perfect snack to enjoy while watching "ghosts," right here on cbs, thursdays at: >> audience: 9:00 p.m.! >> stephen: and we want to keep highlighting other great busines

there are no reported deaths, which local officials describe as miraculous panic in a busy story. colorado strong winds of finding fires throughout the state, pushing it through and tie and neighborhoods. people had rushed to that cause to get away. as a fast moving wildfire closes in her . guess i'm a little scared. this happened in 5 minute period. at night the flames lit up the sky. come morning, they were gone, quelled by snowfall. colorado is given a, could it a new year's miracle? he surveyed to the destruction from the air on the ground. he said he was shocked. how fast the flames could 3 communities and this was a disaster in fast motion, all over the course of half a day. nearly all the damage, many families having minutes, minutes to get whatever they could, their, their pats, their kids into the car. and leave. after leaving the day before the 1st residence of being allowed back hundreds of homes, a smoldering throughout the state. some people have lost everything. i think they pay in south town. he thought or thought to say any remaining fires will likely also burn out. for tho

is sharpening its options for sanctions, identifying russian elites and russian business officials whonction if russia does invade ukraine. a lot to watch here. we will see what it comes down to, what this diplomacy on the world stage looks like later this morning. >> kylie atwood, thank you for coming here before you head to the united nations for what will be perhaps a historic morning. >>> an abandoned asphalt factory near kyiv has become a training ground. cnn's sam kiley has more. >> reporter: an a ban danned asphalt factory near kyiv is a training ground for civilians who volunteered to fight off a possible russian invasion. they're out numbered here by journalists and armed at best with pellet guns. they know they will be outmatched by moscow's military machines. >> it is a crucial moment for our country. we have a really big risk of a russian invasion that might occur. even civilians have to be ready. >> reporter: these men believe it is their country's democracy that vladimir putin fears more than a threat posed by european unions and nato membership. >> all russian citizens a

business. powering possibilities. around 15% of office workers will continue to work remotely into next year. in a new report released today, city officials say the shift will hurt business tax revenue, with many offices empty business tax revenue is predicted to grow just 1% from $957 million in the current fiscal year. 2 966 million in the next fiscal year, which starts in july. well, the latest surgeon omicron cases appears to be affecting foot traffic in san francisco today, the streets and sidewalks and some normally busy districts look nearly empty. ktvu amberleigh tells us that pandemics persistence is weighing on people and businesses to. in san francisco . it appears there are few people on the streets in commercial hubs and tourist spots. it's so quiet, it's so empty. everywhere we go at pala teahouse in ghirardelli square. general manager dennis leong says business so far this week has dropped in half compared to the week between christmas and new year's day. it was pretty dramatic. this is video from monday, december, 27th before noon. staff say there was an hour and a half wait at times. but liang says macron concerns are now

this actually happened as the i'm so happy that the business is roommate people to start making money out of officially open. when last as these tie, i hate them business. i'm glad that we can get to come here and enjoy. many scientists also optimistic despite the low vaccination rate by religious dwarf gang plaza says that many south africans had already been infected with the corona virus before the only true waste hospital data, so that the prior corona virus infection or vaccination, provides protection against severe illness. also with the army from various women that i'm is if you are to an ice to be here, when you get to a situation like here were nearly everyone has had cove it or has been vaccinated, then you can relax and come on to him off at bonham and of course on the other hand it is summer here on the 4th wave happened mostly over the long school breaking at equals untruth. ian no one wants to think about more mutations right now in the middle restaurant in. bah, certainly not illness. he believes he already has big glance and wants to expands to other cities. he believes that the prospe

so many people in business, in election officials, so many others, worked so hard to make that happen. as we know, the response was, trump's big lie, the slander that our election was stolen. the insurrection driven by that big lie, and now in states all across the country, new laws to make it harder to vote. also driven by that big lie. last year, we had 19 states pass 34 new laws to make it harder to vote by the count of the organization i lead, the brennan center. this year, the legislatures are coming back, and there's many more possible bills to be voted on. and of course, at the same time, there's redistricting happening, with really egregious gerrymandering taking place in much of the country. and what failure by congress to act, congress has the power to act. it has the constitutional power and the legal power. the question has always been, does it have the political will? if we see a situation where voting rights are being abused in the states, where congress cannot act because of the 60-vote requirement in the filibuster, and the courts have stepped back, the u.s. supreme co

looks at what lies that on the 1st official day of business at the united nations this year, the new members of the security council present their flags, albania, brazil, gabon garner, and the united arab emirates will be part of the 50 member body for the next 2 years, but they join us international peace and security, which the counselors supposed to maintain is under great threat in almost all the countries, the counsel focuses on from afghanistan to saddam, from libya, to molly, from somalia to be on mark, things are going backwards. veteran diplomat, mona jewel, the ambassador of norway is president of the security council this month. i certainly think that that, that it is quite bleak. but as i said, we have to be optimistic if it is possible to forge dialogue and to bring people to the table. but we know it costs a lot. it requires a lot of resources and it requires not lease a unity in the security council. but the problem is that the security council is increasingly divided, and those divisions center on the most powerful members those that can veto any action. the permanent

this has happened as the i'm so happy that the business is rooming people to start making money out. kind of officially open way lost as these tie. i hate them business. i'm glad that we can get to come here and enjoy many sciences charles optimistic despite the low back to mation rate. paralogistic both can pricer says that most south africans had already been infected with the corona virus before the microwave hospital data showed that a prior corona, virus infection, or vaccination, provides protection against severe illness, with the arm of cranberry and the london. i'm as if you are too nice to be here, dear tide for a patricia and you can't to a situation like this where nearly every one has had it worse been vaccinated than you can relax. all things fallen under the sides. of course, on the other hand, it is summer here, hope it's you had in coast and the big school break took place over the most of the 4th wave. you know, hopa vacation was shorter in europe if you could. and school is starting again and, and it's winter when people spend much more time together endorse country shooter. and when

but school officials stays time get back to regular business as usual.ffer excused absences to students who are kept home over concerns about covid and that also include quarantine. they say that this will reduce the strain on teachers, because as omicron cases were exploded, school officials did allow students to stay home and do their schoolwork at home. but now, they say, cases are dropping sharply and they say it's time for those students get back into school, students that continue to stay home for reasons such as fear or concern will be market as truant. >> well, it is covered under state law and the truancy laws are pretty clear, that without having an excuse to be absent there school, just keeping your child out of school when the mandatory education statutes say that your child is to be in school between the ages of 6 and 16, we are obligated to enforce that. and there are options. they can choose home education, like i said, and they can withdraw and register in a home education program or withdraw and enroll in private education. >> reporter: