janet shamlian, cbs news, denver. >>> coming up on "cbs mornings," the impact of the new coronavirus variant on the economy and your wallet. we'll speak with cbs news business analyst jill schlesinger. >>> plus, singer graham nash talks with anthony mason about his book of photography in his first tv interview about the book. >>> and "the daily show" host trevor noah drops by our times square studio with an exclusive announcement. >>> that's the "cbs morning news" for this wednesday. thanks for watching. i'm anne-marie green. have a great day. ♪

here's janet shamlian. >> reporter: 'tis the night before the christmas panic -- ♪ -- when all through the stores like fundamentally toys, procrastinators paced the aisles. you waited until the last minute because -- >> it's like that every time. there's just no way about it. >> reporter: manager cliff moss says the most popular items are long gone. what's it like in the store right now? >> it's crazy. we don't have a lot of what they're -- they might be looking for. >> reporter: for those relying on premium services to deliver gifts before christmas, it's almost the midnight hour. >> i'm sending out a parcel, you know, it gets there on time, but i doubt it. >> reporter: at the post office, thursday is the last day to ship priority mail express, same with next-delay delivery via u.p.s. and fedex, and only fedex can help if you wait until friday. using same-day delivery. with an active season driven by pent-up demand, the national retail federation predicts record sales. >> it looks like actual retail sales will exceed our forecast and be upwards of 11% in terms of growth. >> reporter:

janet shamlian, thank you. we turn now to a possible solution to unclog shipping ports, where goods have been stacking up, as you have been reading, for months. a new pop-up concept is being used at the port of savannah, one of the nation's busiest. it could be applied nationwide. here is cbs' kris van cleave. >> reporter: that's the sound of the holiday rush at the port of savannah. here, it's not about delivering gifts. it's about clearing the backlog of cargo containers. three months ago, they were really piling up, sitting here for up to 12 days. it's now closer to seven days, and to help, the port established what amounts to four inland pop-up ports. >> we think these things can be replicated across the nation. >> reporter: you see these pop-up yards becoming permanent yards? >> i see some of them becoming permanent yards where it's actually going to help our business. >> reporter: the pop-ups were idle rail yards that are now bringing cargo closer to its final destination while freeing up space at the doc

cbs' janet shamlian reports tonight from texas, the state which now has the nation's most- restrictive law. >> reporter: with the future of abortion in america on the line, today, both sides of the emotional issue amplifying voices. >> end the scourge, the bludgeoning, the horror. questis the country tonight, "what >> reporter: questions across the country tonight, "what access to the procedure will look like if "roe v. wade" is overturned. >> today in the "dobbs" case is the most clear attack on "roe v. wade" that we've experienced since the 70s. >> reporter: the legal showdown could take away the constitutional right to the procedure, leaving it to the states, and some are ready. 12 have trigger laws that would automatically halt or nearly all abortions if "roe" is overturned. >> we know when about ban good gs into effect it has a detrimental effect for people needing access to care. >> reporter: but it doesn't have to be overturned to have impact, experts say. the court could weaken the decision, littling how long into a pregnancy the right to an abortion is protected. when you real

janet shamlian, thank you. we turn now to a possible solution to unclog shipping ports, where goods have been stacking up, as you have been reading, for months. a new pop-up concept is being used at the port of savannah, one of the nation's busiest. it could be applied nationwide. here is cbs' kris van cleave. >> reporter: that's the sound of the holiday rush at the port of savannah. here, it's not about delivering gifts. it's about clearing the backlog of cargo containers. three months ago, they were really piling up, sitting here for up to 12 days. it's now closer to seven days, and to help, the port established what amounts to four inland pop-up ports. >> we think these things can be replicated across the nation. >> reporter: you see these pop- up yards becoming permanent yards? >> i see some of them becoming permanent yards where it's actually going to help our business. >> reporter: the pop-ups were idle rail yards that are now bringing cargo closer to its final destination while freeing up space at the do

margaret. >> brennan: janet shamlian, thank you. there is breaking news tonight about a former justice department official who is refusing to cooperate with the congressional committee investigating the january 6 attack on the u.s. capitol. here is cbs' kris van cleave. >> reporter: tonight, moving towards contempt, the committee investigating january 6 is set to vote to advance a contempt of congress charge against trump-era d.o.j. official jeffrey clarke, who has refused to cooperate. clarke worked with mr. trump to overturn the election by spreading baseless claims of voter fraud. this comes after steve bannon was indicted on contempt charges last month. >> you don't blow off a congressional subpoena, and executive privilege is just a distraction and a sideshow. >> reporter: and a new look tonight at one of those charged for storming the capitol. >> i thought i was helping to asset country. >> reporter: this is danny rodriguez, accused of multiple violent crimes, speaking to the f.b.i. >> i thought we were doing the right thing.

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we get more on america's school staffing crisis from cbs' janet shamlian. >> so glad you're here! >> reporter: gel ortiz often supervises recess at denver's barnum elementary school. it's not her only responsibility. >> i am principal, assistantcipt principal, teacher, paraprofessional. i cover classes, lunch recess duty. i do everything that needs to be done. >> reporter: and in third grade, grace saenz is leading class. >> i need you guys to write the date in your blue notebooks, please. >> reporter: she usually works in the district's main office. in the denver district, superintendent alex marrero tells us everyone is doing multiple jobs. >> it's in droves that we're having absences. >> reporter: the pool of substitutes has plummeted amid covid fears, from 1,200 to just 375, not enough to cover those out due to stress and illness. it's not just here in denver. burnout is fueling shortages of teachers and staff, like bus drivers and cafeteria workers, in schools all across the country. principal joseph uy vacuums his las vegas elementary because he's short on cleaning staff. he

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i'm janet shamlian in denver. >>> when the pandemic hit last year, it sent the residential housing market, here is a phrase, through the roof. but as the coronavirus began to fade, home price, well, they continued to rise. the average price of a new home is up more than 16% nationwide this year. and a new study shows the least affordable markets tend to be in small towns, attracting big city workers looking to relocate. prices have soared in places like austin, texas, and proech vaugh, utah. but the biggest boom is in boise, idaho. mark strassmann went shopping. >> reporter: ask anyone here. boise, idaho is having its biggest gold rush since the 1860s. it's called real estate. >> prices went up 30% in a year here in ada county. it's incredible. >> reporter: agent jennifer louie's awed by the noisy boise housing boom. >> 10, 20 people in a bidding war, sometimes even more. this year we had homes sold 100,000 over the asking price. it's insane because you don't really know what you're up against. >> reporter: boise is now america's least affordable housing market. home prices dwarf incomes.

janet shamlian, cbs news, north carolina. >> that is the "overnight news" for this christmas eve. for some of you, the news continues. and for others check back later for "cbs mornings." and follow us online any time at cbsnews.com. reporting from the nation's capital, i'm jamie yuccas. have a merry christmas. >>> this is cbs news flash. i'm bradley blackburn in new york. on this christmas eve, united airlines is cancelling 120 fights due to omicron-related staffing shortages. united says they're notifying customers now so they don't get stranded at the airport. they're working to rebook passengers. >>> christmas shoppers had to take shelter in an oakbrook, illinois mall when two people started shooting at each other. four people were injured and had to be taken to the hospital. s.w.a.t. teams went store to store to clear them all. >>> the new year hasn't even started but jason bateman has been named the man of the year. the arrested development star will be awarded his pudding pot in february. past winners include tom hanks and clint eastwood. for more news, download the cbs app

janet shamlian braved the crowds for this report. >> reporter: many last-minute shoppers are now hearing these words. "out of stock." >> there's a lot of us explaining to people that you know, we don't have a lot of what they might be looking for. >> reporter: this is houston's fundamentally toys. where supply chain issues mean many of manager cliff moss's orders never arrived. >> there's a lot of things that we're expecting, that were expected two months ago. we get e-mails daily about, you know, sorry, it's still in the water. >> reporter: despite the backlog the national retail federation expects record growth. predicting an 11% increase in holiday sales this year. all in the face of the omicron variant. >> does the national retail federation not believe that the new variant will have an impact on these last few days? >> there's a lot of uncertainty surrounding the new variant. it's impacting different parts of the country in different ways. >> reporter: with many online retailers now unable to deliver in time for christmas -- >> happy holidays. thank you. >> reporter: -- shoppers are

here is cbs' janet shamlian. >> reporter: 'tis the night before the christmas panic... when all through the stores, like houston's fundamentally toys, procrastinators paced the aisles. and you waited until last minute because... >> it's like that every time. >> reporter: manager cliff moss says the most popular items are long gone. what's it like in the store right now? >> it's crazy. we don't have a lot of what, you know, they might be looking for. >> reporter: for those relying on premium services to deliver gifts before christmas, it's almost the midnight hour. >> i'm sending out a parcel. you know if it gets there on time, but i doubt it. >> reporter: at the post office, thursday is the last day to ship priority mail express, same with next-day delivery via u.p.s. and fedex. and only fedex can help you if you wait until friday using same-day delivery. with an active season driven by pent-up demand, the national retail federation predicts record sales. >> it looks like actual retail sales will exceed our forecast of growth. >> reporter: but the omicron variant could