major immigration issues, asylum seekers, and children separated from their families. diaz: and later. touchdown confirmed. diaz: how these diverse women are going boldly where few have gone before. those struggles made us even better. this is the cbs weekend news from chicago. here s adriana diaz. diaz: good evening, to our viewers in the west. there is breaking news as we come on the air. late today, the f.d.a. gave formal approval to a third covid vaccine. it s the first to require just one dose instead of two. and it s also easier to store planes and trucks are ready to roll across america. so far, at least 46 million people have received one dose of any vaccine. that s more than 14% of the population. also today, movement on president biden s nearly $2 trillion covid relief bill. but a critical hurdle remains. cbs christina ruffini is traveling with the president in wilmington, delaware, and has the latest. christina, good evening. reporter: good evening
akram held a rabbi and three congregants at gunpoint for ten hours inside the synagogue. a live stream initially set up for virtual prayer services captured negotiations with police as well as the suspect s shouts. in that livestream, the gunman could be heard saying he targeted the synagogue because the united states only cares about jewish lives. during the standoff, akram demanded the release of aafia siddiqui, a pakistani neuroscientist who is currently serving a federal prison sentence in fort worth, texas, fewer than 25 miles from that synagogue. siddiqui was convicted by a federal jury in 2010 for the attempted killing of u.s. officers in afghanistan although she has always maintained her innocence. she s currently serving an 86-year sentence. her release has been sought by islamic militants for years including the attempts made by isis. siddiqui s lawyer told nbc news that she s always said and i m sure maintains she does not support it, she does not support violence.
if i can t go home and explain it to the people of west virginia i can t vote for it and i cannot continue to with this piece of legislation, i just can t. bill: this is a no? this is a no on this legislation. we all knew senator manchin couldn t be trusted. the excuses that he just made are a complete bull [bleep]. i hope we will bring a strong bill to the floor of the senate and let mr. manchin explain to the people of west virginia why he doesn t have the guts to stand up to powerful special interests. dana: white house correspondent peter doocy is live on the north lawn. not the outcome the white house expected but should have been prepared for? definitely not what they expected because officials here are saying that a couple weeks ago when joe manchin went to joe biden s house in delaware he privately delivered a framework for this bill that he could support. so officials here are saying this big no betrays that. jen psaki has a statement where she explains
massive social spending plan. hello and welcome, everyone. i m sandra smith in new york. good to see you. mike: great to see you. i am mike emanuel in for john roberts in washington. a tough week for a democratic leaders as they leave town for the break was no victory in hand, and dwindling hopes they can pass their goals ahead of the 2022 midterms. see eight squad members like ilhan omar and alexandria ocasio-cortez and other liberal lawmakers making things personal with manchin after his announcement on fox news sunday. we all know that senator manchin couldn t be trusted, the excuses that he just made i think our complete [bleep]. he waited until everyone was on vacation to say, no, i m not going to vote for this. let mr. manchin expand to the people of west virginia what he doesn t have the guts to stand up to powerful special interests. mike: we begin with congressional correspondent chad pergram live on capitol hill. chad, are democrats wondering if manchi
didn t startle and that the coffee is working well in d.c. this morning. it was early and the coffee is hot and tasty this morning. we start with the beginning of the holiday travel rush and worrying signs that the omicron variant has been issued. a warning that the unvaccinated prepare for illness and death. hospitalizations have been trending upward more than two months. levels not seen since the end of the summer surge in september. rates are rising fastest in parts of the northeast, midwest and south. in new york state alone, positive cases jumped 154% in less than a week. the numbers trending in the wrong direction. with christmas and new years approaching, millions expected to fly in the next few weeks. a warning that it is only an amount of time before omicron is the leading variant. cnn s report of the growing strain on the country s hospitals. boris, paula, the doctors and nurses here are under a great deal of stress because at one point, they didn t have