win over unthuziastic democrats and taking digs at his former and potentially future opponent donald trump. a rape allegation lawsuit against trump goes to trial with opening statements in new york. we will have the latest on e. jean carroll s civil case against the former president and trump s defense. and in war-torn sudan, americans are a part of an urgent race to flee the country as bursts of violence mara fragile u.s. ceasefire. this amid fierce of a biological nightmare after paramilitary forces seize a public health lab. welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. the 2024 race for the white house is taking shape in a big way tonight with president biden s official campaign launch. his announcement video driving home team biden s strategy, if an historic rematch with donald trump actually becomes a reality. let s begin our coverage with our chief white house correspondent phil mattingl
The jury that trump got snarly on the deposition because he said he was angry because carroll is accusing him of raping her, calling him a rapist. we will hear from trump in that form. the lawyer couldn t commit as far as to whether the former president would appear in court. the judge pressing him saying he needs to know this week in the former president will testify and he said he understood some clients don t want to make that decision but the press is pressing him to come forward with ane enanswer by the end of the week. defense attorney shan wu for some analysis as well. how effective were each side s opening statements and who might now have the upper hand with the ar jurors? i would give a nod to the plaintiff, miss carroll s team on the opening statements, because they are focusing very much on the facts and, importantly, corroboration of this. the pattern evidence that they have alluded to is very, very
Numbers since the start of the pandemic. narly 22,000 in the state on friday alone. it has affected my plans already. i ve had to probably shut down a christmas eve party i ve been attending with my aunt for 45 years. reporter: by noon the city had run out of tests. you can find another test right? tomorrow i can go over to 97th street i hope. reporter: the newest wave is affecting the sports world. football hockey and basketball games have all been rescheduled because of outbreaks. the nba agreeing to step up protocols, that means masking at all times except while on the are court. meanwhile here in new york, area officials are trying to get ahead of the surge by encouraging booster shots. of the 8 million people eligible to get an extra dose of protection, only 1.5 million are boosted. meg. oliver: elise freston outside much radio city, thank
0 captioning sponsored by cbs tonight, holiday surge. travel takes off. more than 100 million americans on the move, as covid cases skyrocket from coast to coast. the latest variants spreading fast. it s unimaginable to have to go through another winter. you have so much death and misery. but confidence in vaccines and pandemic fatigue appear to have people accepting the risk. i m mar cyst gonzalez. new york city sees record infections, broadway shutters shows, broad way premiers cancelled. pro sports put some games and teams on ice. plus, sticker shock many used car price soar, how the supply chain is to blame. and later, covid-19 miracle, how the woman in montana beat the covid odds and lived to tell her story. nice to see you, this is amazing. this is the cbs weekend news. good evening, i m meg oliver, adriana diaz is off. it s looking a lock like christmas, roads are packed and filling up. the coronavirus is shape shifting again, into the contageous new omicron va