aly i m a little speechless about that one. i forgot that ad. john kennedy, known for being fairly direct. is the one that report is going to in the senate, because he s always got some kind of cork. it lean on the fact that he s quirky and says things the way he means them. but, you, know we ve long since got rid of the dog whistle in american politics. everybody just says the quiet part out loud. but that iowa ad with something else. literally, as you said, taking just another black woman any black women and making the point. so yeah, i think we re in that area where there is no dog whistling anymore. they re gonna peel straight to racism, go for it. straight ahead. danya? for me, i just look at these, and they say, to at least point, yeah. there s no dog whistle. they re full on bullhorns. the podiums and stage is set up to be as racist as possible. republicans reward racism and misogyny. it s extraordinary, right? and we should call it out when we see it. but it is
week-long meltdown impacting tens of thousands of passengers. but first, a major break in that murder case of four university of idaho students. authorities arrested 28-year-old bryan christopher kohberger at his parents home in pennsylvania. he is now facing four counts of first degree murder. and we still don t know the motive in the killings of the college students, which sent shock waves across the country. cbs danya bacchus starts us off tonight from idaho. still a lot of questions. good evening, danya. reporter: good evening, jericka. there are still a lot of questions and idaho law limits what investigators can say at this point. but during a news conference late today, they reveal they do not have the murder weapon. they say they have recovered a white hyundai elantra that appears to be critical to the case. what i can tell you is we have an individual in custody who committed these horrible crimes. reporter: after 19,000 tips in a quadruple murder case that drew nation
family events. reporter: dr. agus also said it is not too late to get your flu shot. it takes about a week to kick in and, remember, the flu season lasts for a few more months. adriana. good advice, microsoftal jorge. thank you. now to the holiday rush. more than 150 million people are expected to shop this weekend with hanukkah starting tomorrow and christmas in eight days. cbs s danya bacchus is in los angeles with more. danya. reporter: good evening, adriana. here at the largest mail handling center in the country, more than 3,000 postal workers are feeling the pressure as customers race to meet today s first class deadline. the holiday rush is on, to travel, to shop, and to ship. this one i have to ship it to virginia. reporter: while people race to post offices around the country, a massive operation to move the mail is underway in los angeles at the nation s largest postal processing center.
back here at home, cleanup is under way in rural kansas after an oil spill from the keystone pipeline. about 14,000 barrels of crude flowed into a creek, making it the largest inland oil spill in the u.s. in decades. the pipeline travels from canada through the plains to the texas gulf coast. the number of covid and flu cases are surging sharply. the cdc calls it the worst season in 25 years, and that s got officials in some cities recommending a return to masking up. danya is in los angeles with more. reporter: good evening. a parking lot with heated tents is being used as this hospital to triage patients as cities nationwide brace for a winter surge of covid, flu, and rsv. the trio of respiratory viruses pushing several hospitals in new york and california to the limit. cbs news chief medical correspondent dr. john labuke.
latest covid booster and adriana, about a third say they don t plan on getting a flu shot at all. danya, thanks so much. nasa s artemis lunar 1 mission is expected the end tomorrow with a splashdown in the pacific ocean. they re training to retrieve the unmanned capsule. if all goes well, nasa could return astronauts to the moon in 2025. there was a very special christmas parade in london today. 60 dog owners and their corgis gather in honor of the late queen elizabeth. corgis were her life long companions. she owned 30 over the years. coming up, lawmakers look to ease the squeeze on passengers and their airline seats. and access to high speed internet is on the horizon for millions of americans. and finally, the humble