0 captioning sponsored by cbs >> tonight, holiday surge. travel takes off. more than 100 million americans on the move, as covid cases skyrocket from coast to coast. the latest variants spreading fast. >> it's unimaginable to have to go through another winter. you have so much death and misery. >> but confidence in vaccines and pandemic fatigue appear to have people accepting the risk. >> i'm mar cyst gonzalez. >> new york city sees record infections, broadway shutters shows, broad way premiers cancelled. >> pro sports put some games and teams on ice. plus, sticker shock many used car price soar, how the supply chain is to blame. and later, covid-19 miracle, how the woman in montana beat the covid odds and lived to tell her story. >> nice to see you, this is amazing. >> this is the cbs weekend news. >> good evening, i'm meg oliver, adriana diaz is off. it's looking a lock like christmas, roads are packed and filling up. the coronavirus is shape shifting again, into the contageous new omicron variant. 125,000 daily cases up 20% over the last two weeks. cbs's marcie gonzalez, good evening. >> meg, good evening, omicron isn't putting a dent in holiday travel yet. for those who are fully vaccinated it is still safe to go to those family gatherings. holiday travel is ramping up with millions of americans on the move. packing airports and filling roadways at near prepandemic levels. fears of an omicron surge not enough to stop people from leaving home. >> it makes me nervous but i'm boosted. >> more than 2.2 million went through tsa checkpoints yesterday. more than a third of the country not fully vaccinated let alone boosted and you no okay ron a growing risk for holiday travelers. >> are you worried with traveling safely with the omicron variant spreading so quickly? >> no, if i wasn't i wouldn't be going. >> reporter: delta is still the dominate variant, but health experts say the mutated omicron is spreading fast and will soon take over delta. communities with low vaccination rates especially hard hit, adding strain to already bhoamed health care systems. >> even if we have a strike or surge it was 25% what it was last winter we don't have the capacity from space or staffing to deal with that. >> reporter: to help control the spread, health officials are urging people to get tested or boosted. just 28% of americans have gotten an additional vaccine dose so far. for so many heading home for the holidays an extra layer of caution. >> as long as you're being safe and following precautions for gatherings that's about as good as you can do. >> reporter: and health officials are bracing for a possible triple punch of omicron delta and the flu with a possible surge of infections expected to start after the new year. meg. >> oliver: marcie gonzalez in los angeles, thank you. the number of cases involving omicron is doubling every one and a half to three days. csn's imtiaz tyab is tracking the virus, imtiaz. >> meg good evening, in the u.k. it is now the dominant variant. tonight, mayor sadiq khan, part of efforts to try to probate the health care system here. meanwhile makes across europe are implementing restrictions including tightening borders, while the netherlands has just announced it's going through trick lock down over christmas. holiday shoppers were only given a few hours warning before all nonessential shops will have to shut until after january. the government is continuing with its rapid booster program to try to prevent the spread of omicron. meg. >> thank you. while omicron rips across europe, new york city is racing to contraa dangerous surge. elise. >> reporter: good evening meg, new york city, radio city music hall, difficult decision for fans ever the rockettes. >> turned off the lights. the rockettes cancelled the christmas spectacular through the end of the season. while on broadway -- >> we were so excited to see hamilton. we flew a long way to get here. >> some performances are cancelled because of outbreaks among cast members. >> we get here and there's a closed sign on the door. >> covid testing sites are swamped from miami to new york, reporting some of the highestn numbers since the start of the pandemic. narly 22,000 in the state on friday alone. >> it has affected my plans already. i've had to probably shut down a christmas eve party i've been attending with my aunt for 45 years. >> reporter: by noon the city had run out of tests. >> you can find another test right? >> tomorrow i can go over to 97th street i hope. >> reporter: the newest wave is affecting the sports world. football hockey and basketball games have all been rescheduled because of outbreaks. the nba agreeing to step up protocols, that means masking at all times except while on the are court. meanwhile here in new york, area officials are trying to get ahead of the surge by encouraging booster shots. of the 8 million people eligible to get an extra dose of protection, only 1.5 million are boosted. meg. >> oliver: elise freston outside much radio city, thank you. president biden commemorated the deaths of his first wife and infant daughter in a car crash 49 years ago today. the president and first lady jill biden visited their graiches in wilmington delaware. beau and his brother were seriously injured but survived. cbs's christina ruffini is at the hite house tonight. christina how is the white house responding to the surge in cases? >> the president will be making a speech on tuesday, laying out the white house's response to the new covid variant. the president will paint a stark picture on what life could be like for unvaccinated americans. >> what does the congress adjournment mean for america? >> lifersing it its accomplishments the next year, 70% of the country vaccinated and moderate economic growth. the hallmark of legislationthe president wanted passed is stalled in the senate and that body adjourned today for the holiday weekend. that means it won't be happening before new year. >> oliver: christina ruffini at the white house, thank you. thank you. the ceos of the four biggest airlines testified together, that hasn't happened in years. included southwest ceo gary kelly, who appeared mask mtion,. >> sitting side by side, as senators fired questions. >> will we ever be able to get on an airplane without masks? >> i think the case is very strong, that masks don't add much. >> reporter: after the hearing southwest ceo gary kelly then tested positive for covid despite being fully and boosted. >> i'm shocked that some of the ceos here today have suggested that we no longer need mask mandates. on planes. do you believe that we should be lifting the mask mandate? >> we agree that it should continue to stay in place. it's a workplace safety issue. >> reporter: senator ed markey of massachusetts hammered the mask mandate. >> will you refund that money yes or no? >> we will give you a credit. >> passengers want the money back and you say you won't i give it back to them and at a minimum they want a voucher they can use whenever they want to. >> reporter: american and southwest acknowledge the pandemic has mate e-made it harder to recover from weather issues. >> essential not only volunteer for work. >> reporter: but republicans focused on united's vaccine mandate. as for the rapidly approaching holidays. >> near 2019 levels of travel. account airline industry handle that? >> i think we are. all the support services we need, faa, tsa guidelines. disruptive of that. >> reporter: those complaints have been off the charts. flight ant ten attendants plead. chris van cleave, cbs news. >> facility about the size of 30 football fields was heavily damaged. one employee is reported missing. qvc is still assessing the impact of products and orders. wreaths across america project. at arlington national cemetery more than 250,000 wreaths were placed at head stones of fallen men and women. more than 2.3 million wreaths were placed on head stones nationwide and overseas. still ahead, used car sales soor, why it's a seller's markets. lobsters in canadian waters, we'll show you why. and later, a miraculous recovery just in time for christmas.