i'm anne marie green. dog." this is cbs mornings. i'm anne marie green. liz, you nerd, cough if you're in here! shh! i took mucinex dm for my phlegmy cough. what about rob's dry cough? works on that too, and lasts 12 hours. 12 hours?! who studies that long? mucinex dm relieves wet and dry coughs. the suspect in the waukesha christmas tragedy will appear in e d drv that plowed into the parade. police say he had been involved in a domestic incident minutes earlier. >>> and today, president biden will announce he's tapping into the oil reserve. the latest national average for gas has risen to $3.41 a gallon. >>> people in the u.s., 18 and older are now eligible for a covid vaccine booster. but many have questions of what to expect after getting the extra dose. >> reporter: mary ann is opting for another dose. >> i have chronic lyme. my infectious disease doctor advised me i would be a really good candidate for the booster. >> they are doing a good job against hospitalization and death. >> boosting gives you that bigger immune response from your original vacc

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i'm anne marie green. president biden urged americans to stay calm while the new variant is a cause for concern, not a cause for panic. he said there is no need for lockdown as long as people are vaccinated and wear a mask. asking for approval of a booster shot for people ages 16 and 17. it would be the first booster for people under 18. laura is in new york with the latest. >> so we are in a waiting period. dr. fauci said it will take about two weeks to determine if it will come to more disease. and how protective existing vaccines are against it. >> health experts are digesting data about the omicron variant. >> there is some evidence and the second is does it cause more severe disease. we don't have any data on it. >> calling omicron a variant of concern. saying it has the potential to pose a high global risk. no country. no community is safe until we are all safe. >> the variant was first discovered by researchers in south africa. scientists are growing live omicron which will be tested against the blo

i'm anne-marie green. we begin, of course, with breaking developments in the christmas parade tragedy in waukesha, wisconsin which is a suburb of milwaukee. authorities say at least five people were killed and more than 40 injured when an suv plowed into a parade. the mayor called the incident a horrible and senseless act. a person of interest has been taken into police custody. elise preston has the very latest. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, anne-marie. this tragedy happened during a holiday tradition in the community that's gone on for nearly 60 years. this year's parade was supposed to mark a return to normalcy since covid canceled the tradition last year. but what was supposed to be joyous is now a source of pain. a holiday celebration in waukesha, wisconsin, took a tragic turn sunday when an suv plowed through a parade. >> it was absolute chaos. people screaming. and i immediately ran downstairs outside of my apartment, and i could see kids just laying on the street, people putti>>eporte we

i'm anne-marie green. we begin with the government's biggest push yet to get americans vaccinated against covid. if you work at a company with at least 100 people, you must be vaccinated by january 4th or face weekly testing. some 84 million people are impacted by the new rule, but republican leaders call it federal overreach. so laura podesta has more from new york on this. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, anne-marie. two-thirds of the american working population will be affected by this new rule, and the biden administration says it will keep the entire country safe. but it's likely this new mandate is going to face a lot of court challenges. millions of unvaccinated americans will soon have to make a choice. beginning january 4th, employees at companies with at least 100 workers will need to be fully vaccinated against covid-19 or be tested weekly. >> actions announced by the president are designed to save lives. >> reporter: the new rule from the biden administration also requires unvaccinated

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i'm anne-marie green. we begin with breaking election results as voters decide major contests across the country. in one of the most watched races, cbs news projects republican glenn youngkin will be the next governor of virginia. he narrowly defeated democrat terry mcauliffe in a state where president biden easily won in 2020. meantime, the race for new jersey governor is still too close to call. incumbent phil murphy has not locked down what was expected to be an easy victory over republican jack ciattarelli. so laura podesta is in new york tracking these races and more. good morning, laura. >> reporter: hey, good morning, anne-marie. so democrats could at least count victories in heavily blue new york city and boston, although a democrat had been guaranteed to win in boston since both candidates on the ballot were democrats. in buffalo, incumbent mayor byron brown who lost the primary to socilist india walton ran and won a write-in campaign against her. glenn youngkin will be virginia's next governor. >

i'm anne-marie green. we begin with dramatic testimony in the trial of three white men charged in the shooting death of ahmaud arbery. travis mcmichael, who fired the shots, will return to the stand today. he teared up yesterday as he offered his side of the story for the first time in public. he called it a life-and-death situation after getting into a confrontation with the unarmed 25-year-old black man. mcmichael and two others chased arbery through a georgia neighborhood in february of 2020 after they said he -- they thought he broke into a house. mcmichael claims self-defense when he shot and killed arbery. with more on his testimony now, here's omar villafranca. >>> i want to give my side of the story. i want to explain what happened. >> reporter: instead of invoking the fifth, travis mcmichael gave the jury a first-person account of what he says happened the day he shot and killed ahmaud arbery. mcmichael broke down crying as he described the final deadly confrontation captured on cell phone video a

i'm anne-marie green. we of course begin with the tragedy at the astroworld music festival in houston where eight people were left dead after spectators rushed the stage during travis scott's performance. a prayer vigil was held last night at a church in downtown houston to remember those who died. the youngest was just 14 years old. 13 people remain hospitalized. it all happened friday night. about 50,000 people were in attendance when concertgoers surged toward the stage during scott's concert. he performed for about 40 minutes after authorities began responding to people injured at the event. as lilia luciano reports, a criminal investigation is now under way. >> reporter: mourners lalaid flowers and candles for the victims of friday night's deadly chaos at the astroworld music festival. >> i didn't know personally anybody who passed away here. but it could have been any one of us. >> reporter: the university of dayton says one of its students, 21-year-old franco patino from illinois, was among those ki

i am anne-marie green. happy thanksgiving. this morning, americans are preparing to gather once again for thanksgiving. one year ago many families were separated during the pandemic. now people are traveling, and holiday celebrations have returned. one of them is the macy's thanksgiving day parade in new york city. last-minute preparations got under way yesterday as crews started to inflate the balloons. at least 6,500 people are expected to line the route. security is ramped up, as well. police will block off access routes with heavy vehicls and concrete barriers. city leaders say that there are no credible threats against the event. we have more from along the parade route. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, anne-marie. from the start of the parade route where the balloons and the floats are already lined up and ready to go. americans appear determined to regain some sense of normality this holiday season. >> family time and being able to see them for like the first time since the pandemic. >> reporter: some 50 million

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i'm anne-marie green. we begin with breaking developments in the capitol riot investigation.

i'm anne-marie green. we begin with the government's biggest push yet to get americans vaccinated against covid. if you work at a company with at least 100 people, you must be

i'm anne-marie green. we begin with a major