build back better. this is enough, on this legislation. plus, tiger s back. the golf legend returns to competitive play with his son by his side. and then later, a tradition returns. i m mark strassmann, think you ve got a tradition? trying getting a tradition going for 6,000 kids. this is the cbs weekend news from new york, with jericka duncan. duncan: good evening, and thank you for joining us. tonight top government officials are warning that the united states is likely tonight top government officials are warning that the united states ask likely to see is likely to see record numbers of new covid cases and as the highly contagious omicron variant rips across the country. the delta variant still accounts for most infections but omicron is now in 48 states plus the district of columbia. marci gonzalez leads us off from los angeles international airport where there is a crush of travelers already on the move for the holidays. marci. reporter: jericka, go
Party things hosted by epic steak captioning sponsored by cbs tonight, covid whiplash. two years into the virus, us cases are surging again, seemingly out of control. millions risk the holiday rush, sick of the mutating variant. wait being for hours to get covid tests. i m marci gonzalez in los angeles where a spike in covid cases isn t stopping travelers. from big cities to the heart land, stressed travelers, for another covid wave. very, very soon do we see variation. cases spike, also, tonight, democratic senator joe manchin deals a possible fatal below to, democratic senator joe