i was told last hour vaccines still appear to be effective against omicron. early indications is that you will be proetected against serious illness. the booster dose can arguably increase antibodantibodies. but what you care the most about is protection against serious illness. and we re seeing a big junch in jump in the number of vaccinations here in the country. the cdc says demand is up. right now averaging more than 2.2 million doses per day. also new this morning, new coronavirus testing requirements are in effect for all international travelers coming to the u.s., everyone regardless of their nationality or vaccination status must be tested within one day of departure, had been three days. all of this as we re seeing an uptick of new infections, averaging more than 100,000 new infections per day. that is the highest level in months. we should note that that rise is not necessarily because of the omicron variant, early for that to show up in the numbers so far. a lo
powerful politicians of the 20th century. wolf blitzer takes a look back at the life and legacy of bob dole. bob dole was the kind of politician you ll have a hard time finding in washington these days. much of the country only saw the cartoon image hatchet man. senator dole has richly earned his reputation as a hatchet man tonight. sharp-tongued partisan. in the election promise from my opponents. pundits who didn t know better labeled him mean-spirited, but the man wasn t defined by grouchiness or gridlock. in the senate where he spent the bulk of his political life, dole became a master at forging compromise, working together with democrats to cobble together bills that left the country better off. a food stamp bill with george mcgovern at the americans with disabilities act with tom harkin. social security reform with daniel patrick moynihan. some might find this surprising given the view that congress has been my life, but that is not so. with all due respect
plus, the letter from president biden s doctor after a raspy- voice press conference. deadly stabbing spree: a columbia university grad student is killed. what s behind the troubling nationwide spike in homicides? alec baldwin speaks out, the emotional interview. why the actor says he s not to blame for that deadly movie set shooting. honda safety warning: 700,000 s.u.v.s and pickup trucks recalled. we ll tell you which models are impacted. and on the road with a story of a vermont town that rallied to save its 130-year-old general store. this is the cbs evening news with norah o donnell, reporting from the nation s capital. brennan: good evening to our viewers in the west, and thank you for joining us. i m margaret brennan in for norah. as we come on the air tonight, an intense search is underway for two parents now facing criminal charges connected to that deadly school shooting this week in oxford, michigan. their 15-year-old son is accused of using a pistol purcha
biden s doctor after a raspy-voice press conference. deadly stabbing spree: a columbia university grad student is killed. what s behind the troubling nationwide spike in homicides? alec baldwin speaks out. the emotional interview. why the actor says he s not to blame for that deadly movie set shooting. honda safety warning: 700,000 s.u.v.s and pickup trucks recalled. we ll tell you which models are impacted. and on the road with a story of a vermont town that rallied to save its 130-year-old general store. this is the cbs evening news with norah o donnell, reporting from the nation s capital. brennan: good evening. and thank you for joining us. i m margaret brennan in for norah. as we come on the air tonight, an intense search is under way for two parents now facing criminal charges connected to that deadly school shooting this week in oxford, michigan. their 15-year-old son is accused of using a pistol purchased just a week ago as an early christmas present to kill f
illegal. well, technically not supposed to be here. undocumented person. i shouldn t have used illegal. undocumented. dana: three days and three different explanations from president biden as he bends over backwards to apologize to a migrant murder suspect for calling him an illegal. bill is off today. good morning to you i m dana perino. sandra: i m sandra smith. the man is charged with murdering nursing student laken riley. republicans pressured him to mention the case during the state of the union address. the president mispronounced lake en s name. dana: it didn t sit well with laken s mother. it speaks to biden s misunderstanding on the border according to the republicans. what the meaning of is, is. to even argue this point in the face of this 22-year-old young woman whose whole life was ahead of her, was taken allegedly by this person who crossed the border multiple times with a criminal background to argue whether it s undocumented or illegal. it s illegal, mr