captioning sponsored by cbs . garrett: tonight, a guilty verdict in the sex trafficking trial of ghislaine maxwell. the british socialite found guilty on five of the six counts of recruiting and grooming teenaged girls to be sexually abused by one-time financier and convicted sex offender, jeffrey epstein. plups the decades-long prison sentence maxwell now cases. severe weather alert. southern states from alabama to the carolinas at risk of thunderstorms and tornadoes. pediatric hospitalizations on the rise. the u.s. sets a new record for covid infections. delta and omicron are twin threats that are driving up cases to record numbers. garrett: travel nightmares continue. airlines cancel flights for the