consumer confidence rises as president biden declares christmas shipping problems solved. >> we're also working to unstick bottlenecks between the ports and the stores. >> yuccas: day three and still no verdict. the jury remains out in the manslaughter trial of a former minnesota police officer. the capitol riot investigation: why the house select committee wants to speak to a republican congressman who is a top ally of former president trump. the war on cancer: how close are we to a vaccine for breast cancer? and a new york school teaches lessons in kindness, both inside and outside the classroom. >> this is the "cbs evening news" with norah o'donnell reporting from the nation's capital. >> yuccas: good evening, and thank you for joining this is the "cbs evening news" with norah o'donnell, reporting from the nation's capital. i'm jamie yuccas in for norah o'donnell. we begin tonight with a major milestone in the fight against covid. the f.d.a. has authorized the