war on terror to find a home for their memorial. plus: earth friendly, the brewery saving the planet one beer at a time. planet one and later: welcome aboard, we re going to be dealing some good feelings for the next 60 minutes. oliver: celebrating soul train. 50 years of pioneers and legends in black music and culture. this is the cbs weekend news from new york, with jericka duncan. oliver, jericka duncan is off. oliver: good evening, i m meg oliver, jericka duncan is off. tomorrow, the u.s. joins the european union imposing strict new travel restrictions in response to the new omicron variant. in addition to south africa, a host of other countries are included in the u.s. restrictions. affecting an estimated 122 scheduled flights between the u.s. and south africa in december. cbs debra patta leads off our coverage tonight from south africa. reporter: once again, a pandemic weary world has been plunged into uncertainty following the discovery of a ne
the high seas. cbs news, joins the patrol as homeland security works the waters. reporter: this is one of the dozens of motorized vessels that they use to track down the drug runners. evans: plus, making a comeback low tech in high demand. and later, giving back. the atlanta rapper taking mom s advice and helping kids in need. this is the cbs weekend news. evans: good evening, i m carter evans. adriana diaz is off. tonight, new cases of the covid variant omicron are cropping up around the world. britain, belgium, the czech republic, germ me, italy, israel and hong kong all with confirmed cases, botswana reported at least four. the u.k. reimposes mask mandates as prime minister boris johnson has this warning today: it does appear that omicron spreads very rapidly, and can be spread between people who are double vaccinated. evans: cbs debora patta is in johannesburg, south africa, where omicron was first discovered. reporter: the discovery of the new var
could sales top $9 billion today? severe weather threatens to mess up holiday travel in the northeast and pacific northwest. what you need to know. a labor strike at kellogg s drags on as union workers fight for better pay from companies they say are making record profits. online shoppers beware, cyber intelligence experts say thousands of fake web sites are popping up every day waiting to steal your money. we have tips to avoid getting scammed. and steve and steve hartman s on the road, with the story of a foster dad who is thankful for his expanding family and the kids who are thankful for him. this is the cbs evening news with norah o donnell. dokoupil: good evening and thank you for joining us on this post-holiday friday. i m tony dokoupil in for norah. and we re going to begin with growing concerns about the new variant of the coronavirus first discovered earlier this month in south africa and since turning up in belgium, israel, even hong kong. the world health
we visit a county in georgia without one where covid cases are skyrocketing. deadlines looming, the race to fund the government and how a shutdown and default could impact the nearly 70 million americans who get social security. plus the treasury secretary warns of a catastrophic event possibly wiping out $15 trillion in household wealth. president obama returns to the stage as the 44th president breaks ground on his library, he weighs in on the border crisis, saying the immigration system is dysfunctional. price hikes and delays? the new post office changes you should know about before the holiday shopping and shipping season. and overcoming obstacles, this quarterback lost his sight, but his dream survives. this is the cbs evening news with norah o donnell, reporting from the nation s capital. o donnell: good evening, to our viewers in the west, and thank you for joining us. we are going to begin with today s extraordinary hearing on capitol hill. it s rare to have
we visit a county in georgia without one where covid cases are skyrocketing. deadlines looming, the race to fund the government and how a shutdown and default could impact the nearly 70 million americans who get social security. plus the treasury secretary warns of a catastrophic event possibly wiping out $15 trillion pin household wealth. president obama returns to the stage as the 44th presidents breaks ground on his library, he weighs in on the border crisis, saying the immigration system is dysfunctional. price hikes and delays, the new post office changes you should know about before the holiday shopping and shipping season. and overcoming obstacles, this quarterback lost his sight, but his dream survives. this is the cbs evening news with norah o donnell, reporting from the nation s capital. o donnell: good evening, and thank you for joining us. we are going to begin with today s extraordinary hearing on capitol hill. it s rare to have the president s top military a