reporter: the white house said today and this is a direct quote said it had sed christmas. empty or nearly empty shore shelves haven t. americans should have no trouble finding whaever they need for the holidays. yet, inflation persists, and the omicron variant, at some level, is stalking the u.s. economy, so the administration said today it was giving some 40 million borrowers a bit of a break, extending for 90 days a long-running pause in student alone repayments. that pause, jamie, will now continue until may 1. yuccas: major i want to ask you about an update on the president s scare with covid last week. what you can tell us? reporter: we have two important negative tests at the top of the administration. president biden tested negative as did vice president harris. president biden was in the presence of an aide who tested positive, and on tuesday, vice president harirs was in the presence of someone who later tested positive. their negative tests though, have reassured eve
the white house. yuccas: the congressional investigation into the deadly assault on the u.s. capitol is entering a new phase, with lawmakers looking to question fellow members of congress. we learned today the committee wants to speak with republican jim jordan of ohio about his communications with president trump on january 6. and the efforts to challenge the results of the 2020 election. tonight, a u.s. congresswoman is a victim of the surging crime that s being seen in so many cities. representative mary gay scanlon was carjacked at gunpoint by two men at f.d.r. park in philadelphia. she was not hurt. the robbers, though, took off with her 2017 acuras, her personal and government cell phones, her purse, and i.d. philadelphia has recorded more than 500 homicides this year. tonight, still no verdict in the trial of the former minnesota police officer who shot and killed a young black man after reaching for her gun instead of her taser. we get the latest from david schuman of our cbs
and the sheriff believes someone let the crumbleys into that art studio. they re investigating, and that person could potentially face charges, including aiding and abetting and obstruction. jamie. yuccas: michael george, thank you. now to the battle against covid and the new omicron variant. as expected, it s spreading, this as the number of americans fully vaccinated hovers near 60%. cbs lilia luciano is at hollywood burbank airport with more. lilia. reporter: good evening, jamie. omicron has flyers facing new restrictions and while those only apply to international travels, there are concerns about how it could all impact domestic travels during the busy holidays. in los angeles, health officials are stepping it up to stop the spread of covid, requiring proof of vaccination at many business and offering international travelers a free rapid covid test upon landing at l.a.x. i think it s a very good measure. and that s why i did it
that s jared peck along with charlie walter. we ll see you back here t 6:00. captioning sponsored by cbs yuccas: tonight, captured and charged. the parents of the accused michigan school shooter now held on a half a million dollars bond each after their overnight arrest, while a crowd attending a vigil for the victims erupts in panic. reporter: i m michael george in pontiac, michigan. the parents of the accused oxford school shooter are now behind bars. how they were found and what happened when they faced a judge. yuccas: also tonight, omicron spreads. at least 12 states now identifying the highly infectious variant. reporter: i m lilia luciano at the hollywood burbank airport where omicron is worrying some holiday travelers. yuccas: in africa, infection surge causing global uncertainty. plus, president biden warns vladimir putin against invading ukraine as russian troops amass at the border.
yuccas: the tallest mountain on indonesia s java island, erupted today sending people living in its shadow running for safety. a cloud of ash spewed at least 40,000 feet in the air before blanketing villages nearby. at least one person was killed. now to weather extremes. denver, colorado, has yet to see snow, but a blizzard is forecast for the aloha state this weekend. snow, seen here in time-lapse video, is swirling around a telescope atop mauna kea on hawaii s big island. up to a foot is forecast with winds expected to top 100 miles per hour. and in washington state, you can see heavy snow today caused travel problems for drivers on i-90 in the cascade mountains. skidding and spinouts like that