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including five children were abducted in october after visiting an orphanage. the incident highlighted haiti's growing kidnapping problem. it is worsened amid economic and political crises following a devastating earthquake in august and the assassination of the country's president last july. also breaking tonight during a holiday parade in waukesha, wisconsin, a fast moving suv drove thriet through the parade, you saw it there. mult pem people have been injured. the red suv has been recovered. the search for the driver is under way. waukesha is about 20 miles outside of milwaukee. millions of americans are hitting the road days ahead of thanksgiving as health officials warn of a post holiday surge of covid infections, and the concern is very real. covid has already killed more americans this year than in all of 2020. lilia luciano is at lax where you say you have seen it packed all day, lilia, right? >> reporter: that's right, jericka. millions of americans are on the move here and elsewhere across the country and as the number of travelers jumps, so has the number of new covid infections. millions of americans are bracing for long lines, full flights and packed airports, in what is expected to be the biggest holiday travel period since the start of the pandemic. >> i think things are getting back to normal even with the spike. >> reporter: pent up demand and the opening of borders are spurring travel. on saturday two million flyers went through t.s.a. checkpoints with worker shortages and covid concerns are worring some travelers. >> i'm honestly nervous to be in concerns are working s the airport. it is a lot of people. >> and tonight police are searching for this man who caused chaos saturday at the nation's busiest airport, atlanta's hartfield-jackson. authorities say kenny's gun discharged at a security checkpoint and he ran away. beginning tomorrow t.s.a. employees are required to be vaccinated. the agency says most workers are complying but according to its latest numbers 40% still haven't gotten a shot. >> there is the potential if you do not have an approved exemption and are you not vaccinated that you will lose your job. exemption and are you not vaccinated that you will use your job. >> 62 million americans eligible to be vaccinated aren't. scott gottlieb says it may change what it means to be fully vaccinated. >> i have i eventually this will be considered a three dose vaccine but i would be hard-r pressed to believe c.d.c. is going to make that recommendation any time soon. >> reporter: health officials say a booster could increase the effectiveness of the vaccine up to 95%. and dr. fauci says he's optimistic that we won't need a booster every year. jericka? >> duncan: we wait to see what happens next, lilia luciano for us in los angeles, thank you. two weeks after the u.s. listed the covid travel ban to europe the world health organization is now warning of a surge in covid deaths across the continent. unless proper actions are taken. here's cbs' imtiaz tyab. >> reporter: belgian police use water canons after some demonstrators chanting freedom turned violence, earlier tens of thousands took to the streets of brussels to protest against thousands took to the streets of using re-- newly reinforced restrictions like mandatory mask and work from home orders as infection rates continue to spike. several european countries are now convulsing with protests after the world health organization declared the continent the hot spot of the coronavirus pandemic. in the netherlands, there was a second night of violence, this time in the capitol the hague. dozens have been arrested in what police are callingol antilockdown disorder after a partial lockdown went into effect last week following a major surge in coronavirus hospitalization. in nearby austria which has some of the highest rates of covid and lowest rates of vaccination in europe, thousands took to the streets of vienna on saturday after the government announced a full nationwide lockdown starting on monday as well as mandatory vaccination requirements starting february 1st. imtiaz tyab, cbs news, london. >> duncan: chinese tennis player peng shuai spoke with the president of the olympic committee on a video call today. tom hansen has details and it appears the call eased some concerns but there are still some concerns and many questions about her safety. >> reporter: that is certainly correct, lots of unanswered questions here, jericka. the chinese government has released its own videos to prove that peng shuai is safe and well but that 30 minute video call appears to be her first contact with officials outside of the country. chinese tennis star peng shuai is seen smiling here to ear in this image from a video call with the international olympic committee. the i.o.c. says peng told them she is safe and well and asked for her privacy. china released its own version of proof showing peng at a youth tournament in beijing sunday signing autographs for young fans and posing for pictures. until this weekend no one had publicly seen or heard from peng in weeks after she accused a former communist party official of sexually assaulting her. those allegations quickly disappeared along with peng. >> these latest images that the chinese government is putting out, they are trying to pretend everything is okay. >> reporter: another video posted saturday appears to show the former number one doubles player having dinner with her coach and friends, the women's tennis association has threatened to pull out of tournaments in china over peng's disappearance and there have even been calls to boycott the upcoming winter olympics in beijing. now those boycott calls range from pressing corporations to yank ads to the u.s. threatening to withdraw entirely from the winter games. and while it seems that peng is no longer missing, it is unclear if she is making these appearances by choice. >> duncan: tom hanson, thank you. with inflation up more than 6% this year, president biden's approval rating is taking a hit. a new cbs news poll shows 44% of those polled approved of the 4 president's performance. his lowest ranking of the year. cbs' christina ruffini is at the white house. obviously these are not numbers, christina, that the president was hoping for. >> reporter: yeah, good evening, jericka. that's right, it means a majority of americans disapprove of the way the president is doing his job. now the white house is hoping the build back better bill will boost america's opinion of not only the economy but also president biden. >> there is no question inflation is high and it's affecting american consumers and affecting their outlook. >> reporter: brian deese said today that's why congress needs to pass the 1.75 trillion dollar social spending plan as soon as possible. >> we need to move on this build back better bill right now. >> reporter: but opponents of the bill say spending that much money could have the opposite effect. >> this idea that we're going to spend 1.75 trillion, but trust us it is not going to cost you anything, nobody buys that. >> reporter: a new cbs poll finds only 30% of the americans say the economy right now is good. and a large majority say every day items are costing them more money. most attribute inflation to supply chain issues. but 67% disapprove of how president biden is handling the problem. >> we are doing everything to lower costs for every day families. >> reporter: democrats say the aim of the build back better plan is to make life more affordable for families. >> we know paid leave helps people get back it to work. >> reporter: but key provisions including paid family leave and immigration reform might not survive the senate, where democrats can't afford to lose a survive the senate whe single vote. now also in that cbs news poll about a third of democrats say they don't think the president has done as much as he promised to do on immigration reform. 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"60 minutes" is coming up. i'm jericka duncan in new york. thanks for staying with us. have a great night. ♪ ♪ ♪ captioning sponsored by cbs captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org ♪ ♪ ♪ live from the cbsn bay area studios, this is kpix 5 news . a warning from police that we could be in for more mass robberies and the security analyst weighs in on the rise in the crime and what it could mean for shoppers. >> at what point we finally say that you can't come into macy's unless you have been cleared? it is a mess. there has to be some recourse or somebody who breaks the law. >> from thefts to gunbattles and sideshows, what is going on in oakland? and the police chief is set to address the mayhem that unfolded over a course of several hours. later, it is a material worth more than gold and takes minutes for a criminal this off your car and we take a closer look at a problem getting worse by the month and costing drivers thousands. good evening. we began with a warning from walnut creek police that the bay area could be in for more mass robberies tonight. this afternoon, police tweeted out that they have intelligence that a group of thieves who ransacked the broadway plaza nordstrom are considering similar activity later today. we spoke with the security analyst about this rise in the coordinated mass robbery and what it means for shoppers. >> reporter: tonight we have seen that response begin by police and we saw officers here throughout the day and also at this location and we know this is happening at other bay area shopping centers as well and a way to create a barrier and block people from quickly