field in the middle of the game shirtless. building trust: teams and police officers break down misconceptions. i m not programmed to trust the police. duncan: and later, portraits with a purpose. look at that smile. duncan: artists donate their talent and time to pay tribute to fallen heroes. this is the cbs weekend news from new york, with jericka duncan. duncan: good evening. and thanks for joining us, and happy new year. as the long holiday weekend wraps up, some travelers are literally at a stand still. more than 2,400 flights have been cancelled today alone. that is according to flight aware, a website that tracks air travel. on the ground it s not much better with severe weather adding to the travel woes. cbs tom wait is in los angeles with the very latest. tom, it really looks like there are two major factors at play here. reporter: good evening, jericka, that s right, omicron and storms are making it a struggle for millions of americans to
Back at 6:00. the cbs weekend news are up tonight, retail records. inflation puts pressure on the holiday spending system. i m michael george in new york where retailers are hoping shoppers turn out big. also tonight travel troubles. tens of millions of americans are returning home from their holiday weekend, but snow in some places could delay their plans. the fuel driving our economy is at exorbitant prices nationwide. tonight the trickle down effect on us all. they re not buying diesel. everything they get delivered to their home, all their food is shipped by trucks. and to the rescue. a police officer jumps into action, saving a man from an
of the weekend news is next. we will be back at 6:00. see you then. captioning sponsored by cbs duncan: tonight travel troubles, airlines slammed by bad weather and covid related staffing issues causing thousands of cancellations for a tenth consecutive day. i m tom wait in los angeles where travelers see delays and the miseries could last through the week. duncan: plus, wild weather hits the south and snow impacts the midwest with another storm on the way. also tonight, covid and classrooms. parents face tough decisions on whether to send their children back to school amid surging cases of kids with covid. i m tom hanson in new york city where amassive testing effort is under way as the nation s largest school system gears up to head back to class. duncan: the fallout after nfl star antonio brown walks off the