we begin with david mckenzie in johannesburg with more on the emerging variant. david, what more are you learning at this hour about this variant and how effective vaccines may be against it here? reporter: isa, we just don t know what the impact on vaccines will be. it s just way too early to tell. it does speak to the quick reactions from south african scientists who have used a quirk in this particular variant that allows it to be picked up by regular pcr tests, to notice that it is increasing rapidly in this part of the continent and also possibly in several other parts of the region. now, it must be stated that it s not so much about where the variant is. it s about who has the capability the it s very early days, but this is a concerning variant amongst several that have been identified. we ll have to watch it very closely. and in the meantime, these travel bans have been put in place and it seems are increasing towards this region. isa? indeed. and i know you ll ke
store. could a series of smash and dash robberies keep people away? good morning and welcome to a special thanksgiving friday edition of early start. i m christine romans. laura jarrett has the day off. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. we have reports this morning from hong kong, california, france, istanbul, capitol hill, rome and virginia as only we can. but we start with breaking news this morning from johannesburg. serious concern about a new coronavirus variant detected in south africa. scientists worried because of its high number of mutations and rapid spread among young people. remember, lower vaccination rates allow the virus to mutate more easily. every unvaccinated person is a host for a new variant. this morning infections in south africa are dramatically up. markets ricochetting around the world. tokyo, shanghai, all down sharply. europe has opened up down sharply as well. in the u.s. stock index futures pointing to a very dim s
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
where in a few hours time for emergency talks on how to deal with the country s debt ceiling. some reports say the treasury secretary janet yellen has been personally calling chief executives to warn them of the dire consequences a default could have on the us and the global economy. so how did washington end up here? michelle fleury, north america business correspondent. it feels oddly familiar, these last minute talks to try and avert a crisis. last-minute talks to try and avert a crisis. , , , , ., ~ , crisis. yes. this is high-stakes olitical crisis. yes. this is high-stakes political theatre crisis. yes. this is high-stakes political theatre that crisis. yes. this is high-stakes political theatre that we - crisis. yes. this is high-stakes political theatre that we are i political theatre that we are witnessing, president biden will meet with congressional leaders later today, meet with congressional leaders latertoday, but meet with congressional leaders later today