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Trejo has become one of Hollywood's go-to badasses and bad guys. He's got over 380 acting credits to his name. Growing up, he was in and out of the most notorious prisons in California, enmeshed in crime and struggling with substance use.

Now he's written about those life experiences in his new memoir, Trejo: My Life of Crime, Redemption, and Hollywood.

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Omicron is now the dominant strain of COVID-19 in the U.S., accounting for 73 percent of new cases. Health authorities say this strain is likely to result in more infections but fewer hospitalizations.

West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin continues to be at odds with many of his Democratic colleagues on the Build Back Better plan. He is in contact with President Joe Biden.

Russian President Vladimir Putin is blaming the West for heightened tension between Russia and NATO member nations after Russian troops began amassing on the country's border with neighboring Ukraine. State Secretary Anthony Blinken said Putin would face massive consequences if he moved to invade.

We cover all this and more during the News Roundup.

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The holiday season is underway, just as the nation grapples with an alarming surge of COVID-19 cases.

In New York state, reports of new cases shot up 80 percent in two weeks. Washington, D.C. is in the same boat. More than three times as many infections have been reported each day since the start of December.

Federal officials say these new cases are being driven by the omicron variant, which the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say accounted for 73 percent of new infections last week. Omicron was first reported in South Africa less than a month ago.

How are Americans planning holiday gatherings at this point in the pandemic? And what is the outlook for the new year?

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Last week, the Pentagon announced that no one would be disciplined for the U.S. drone airstrike that killed ten Afghan civilians in August.

New reporting suggests that decision follows a pattern. Locals in Afghanistan, Iraq and Syria are killed by U.S. drones and there's little accountability after. But for many higher ups in the military, the civilian death toll is simply a cost of war. The benefits outweigh the collateral damage.

We discuss how drones are transforming modern warfare, and what accountability should be in place.

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It's been more than 20 years since scientists set their sights on creating a successor for the Hubble telescope.

Now, the James Webb Space Telescope — a $10 billion infrared instrument — is set to launch and begin its million-mile journey away from Earth on Dec. 24.

What will it help us discover? And what's at stake?We meet one of the head scientists behind the telescope — plus, three astronomers whose future work hinges on the discoveries of the mission.

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Jane Goodall is best known for her groundbreaking work studying chimpanzees in the wild. She's dedicated nearly 60 years to environmental activism, and says she's remains hopeful.

We talk to her about her new book, "The Book of Hope: A Survival Guide For Trying Times," what fuels her optimism and how the next generation can follow in her footsteps.

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The COVID death total in the United States has now passed 800,000. Measures to fight this pandemic are developing. Dr. Anthony Fauci announced that the current COVID booster shots are strong enough to address the threat of the Omicron variant.

Top Democrats are at odds with Sen. Joe Manchin over the child tax credit included in the $2 trillion Build Back Better plan. Manchin would like the tax credit to be removed completely.

Despite early reports that the omicron variant of COVID-19 was less severe than its previous iterations, the United Kingdom's health authority is warning that this variant is the "most significant threat" since the pandemic began.

World health authorities are scrambling to contain outbreaks of COVID-19. South Korea has moved to restrict gatherings in the country amid crowding at hospitals. The WHO estimates that Africa, at its current vaccination rate, won't be 70 percent vaccinated until 2024.

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The prosecution rested its case last week in the trial of Ghislaine Maxwell, the New York socialite and alleged accomplice of billionaire financier Jeffrey Epstein.

Advocates for survivors of child sex trafficking say the Maxwell case is unique. They argue it's more common for law enforcement to target trafficking survivors than their abusers.

Who are the children being sex trafficked in the U.S? What's being done to support survivors and hold traffickers accountable?

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On Friday, deadly tornadoes tore through parts of the Midwest and the South. They touched down in Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Illinois, Mississippi, and Missouri, with western Kentucky the hardest hit. More than 100 are feared dead because of the storm.

While FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell called the event "unprecedented," she also described it as "our new normal."

Vulnerable populations like people living below the poverty line, the disabled, and the elderly are likely to feel the brunt of such extreme weather events.

What's the link between climate change and the weekend's tornadoes? And what can we do to be as prepared as possible for the future?

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It's estimated that over half of the 270 million people diagnosed with COVID-19 worldwide since December 2019 will experience post-COVID symptoms.

These symptoms can be wide-ranging and debilitating — from fatigue to joint pain, to depression, to brain fog, to a rapid heartbeat.

We convene a panel of scientists — one who's currently battling long COVID — to talk about the latest research and treatment.

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