news updates always on kpix.com. see you back here in 30 minutes. capti ♪ ♪ ♪ captioning sponsored by cbs >> battiste: tonight, new year, new covid record. the u.s. averaging more than 300,000 new cases, a pandemic high. >> reporter: cbs' elise preston in new york, where the covid surge is also driving fatigue as we enter pandemic year three. >> battiste: also tonight, travel trouble. covid and bad weather taking their toll, and the f.a.a. warning flyers disruptions could get worse before they get better. >> reporter: i'm tom waite in los angeles, where massive delays and cancellations are stranding thousands of holiday travelers trying to get home. >> battiste: plus, wild weather. crippling amounts of snow, ice, wind and rain causing dangerous situations across the country. and golden girl. >> did you crash the men's room? >> of course not.