will see you back here at 6:00 for a full hour of news. the weekend news is next testing for cbs weekend news captioning sponsored by cbs oliver: tonight: global travel ban. countries trying to stop the spread of the new omicron variant tighten their borders. south africa s foreign ministry says the country isder. being punished. oliver: also tonight calming covid fears, dr. fauci advising americans not to panic and get the vaccine. reporter: i m lilia lucianno in los angeles, where a strict vaccine mandate is about to go in place. plus return trip, this could be the busiest travel day of the year. people heading out on the road, trains and planes amid new pandemic concerns. reporter: i am in new york s laguardia airport where planes are packed as millions of americans head home from thanksgiving gatherings. oliver: also, remembering our heroes. the struggle for veterans of the