NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio announces a strict new policy to fight covid. All private sector workers in the city should have at least one dose of a covid vaccine by December 27th. President Biden speaks with Russian President Vladimir Putin this morning in a high-stakes video call. Mr. Biden is concerned over Russia's increased military presence near the Ukrainian border and wants to de-escalate tensions between the two countries. Charlie D'Agata looks at the history of the Russian invasion of Eastern Ukraine and how thousands of Russian troops got to the Ukranian border. Senior U.S. diplomats will boycott February's Winter Olympics in Beijing over China's human rights record. Three more Christian missionaries held hostage by a violent gang in Haiti are free this morning. A state of emergency has been declared in Hawaii as a powerful storm threatens flash flooding across the islands. John Dickerson spoke with Pearl Harbor survivors on the 80th anniversary of the Japanese attack on the U.S. military base. More than 2,400 Americans were killed during the attack, propelling the country into World War II.

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Coronavirus cases are rising as officials report more than 100 thousand cases a day for the first time since early October. However, the CDC says most of those cases are from the delta variant -- not the new Omicron strain. And the World Health Organization (WHO) reports zero deaths so far from Omicron. The parents of the accused school shooter in Oxford, Michigan, are in custody after law enforcement tracked them down in Detroit. They've been charged with four counts each of involuntary manslaughter for allowing their son to have access to the gun. President Biden plans to speak with Russian President Vladimir Putin tomorrow, as tensions rise between the two countries amid a possible Russian invasion of Ukraine. Flags are at half-staff this morning for former Senate Republican Leader and presidential nominee Bob Dole, who passed away at age 98 over the weekend.

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Comedian, actor and businessman Kevin Hart made his dramatic series debut in the Netflix limited series thriller "True Story." He sat down with “CBS Mornings” co-host Gayle King at his HartBeat Studios in Los Angeles and opened up about the meaning that he hopes his ambitions to be a billionaire by age 45 sends and how he used his street smarts to create a booming business.

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Betsy West and Julie Cohen, co-directors and producers of "Julia," join CBS Saturday Morning co-host Dana Jacobson to discuss the life and legacy of Julia Child. West and Cohen explain how Child revolutionized how Americans thought about food, reinvented cook books and introduced the concept of cooking shows.

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The Omicron variant has already been detected in at least five states. Experts think the real number is likely much higher. So far, all cases of the strain in the U.S. have been mild. In Washington, Congress has voted to keep the government running. The parents of accused school shooter Ethan Crumbley could be charged as soon as today. Crumbley, who is fifteen years old, has been charged as an adult -- for allegedly killing four students and injuring seven other people at his Oxford, Michigan high school. The Biden administration is bringing back a controversial policy for migrants at the southern border, under a federal court order. L.A. police have arrested a suspect in the killing of Jacqueline Avant, the 81-year-old philanthropist married to music industry legend Clarence Avant. Actor Alec Baldwin describes what happened -- before a crew member was killed on his New Mexico film set.

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Dr. Ayoade Alakija, co-chair of the African Union's COVID-19 Vaccine Delivery Alliance, joins CBS News foreign correspondent Debora Patta to discuss vaccine inequality on the continent. She says the inequality is an example of a wider, more systematic issue. Dr. Alakija tells Patta African countries are being punished for identifying the Omicron variant.

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The first confirmed case of the strain was found in San Francisco -- in a person who is vaccinated, but who has not gotten their booster shot yet. On Capitol Hill -- Republicans who oppose the president's vaccine mandates could shut the government down this weekend in protest. Access to abortion may be in jeopardy -- after a day of arguments at the Supreme Court. We're learning more about the lives that were lost during this week's school shooting, in Oxford, Michigan. The Select Committee investigating the assault on the Capitol will ask for criminal charges against another ally of former President Trump.

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A community in mourning in Michigan -- after three more American kids lost their lives in a school shooting. The shooter also wounded eight people. Concern over the Omicron variant of the coronavirus is leading to new travel restrictions -- including for U.S. citizens. The Supreme Court hears arguments this morning in a case that could allow states to outlaw abortion for the first time since the Roe v. Wade decision, nearly 50 years ago. An important figure from the Trump White House is now cooperating with the select committee investigating the assault on the Capitol. The city of Tucson, Arizona has fired a police officer who shot and killed a man sitting in an electric scooter. CNN has suspended anchor Chris Cuomo indefinitely for helping his brother, former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, defend himself against accusations of sexual harassment.

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New steps to fight the Omicron variant -- including CDC guidance urging booster shots for all adults. President Biden is urging caution -- but he says lockdowns are currently not on the table. Cases have now been reported in at least nineteen countries or territories around the world -- including South Africa, where the strain was first identified. Witnesses are continuing testimony this morning in Ghislaine Maxwell's sex abuse trial. In opening statements, the prosecution called Maxwell and Jeffrey Epstein "partners in crime." We're learning new details this morning about the sexual harassment investigation that led to the resignation of New York Governor Andrew Cuomo. The information is also raising fresh questions about the role of the former governor's brother, CNN anchor Chris Cuomo, in defending him. Retail experts say a large share of online buying is being done by automated bots -- software designed to scoop up huge amounts of popular items and resell them at higher prices.

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A troubling new COVID variant emerges in South Africa -- and it's spreading globally. The Omicron strain has been confirmed in at least fourteen countries since it was announced -- prompting new fears of another COVID wave. Now, new travel restrictions have been announced -- including here in the U.S. Today is Cyber Monday -- traditionally the biggest online shopping day of the year. Retail analysts predict it could generate $11.3 billion dollars in online sales -- rebounding from a slower-than-expected Black Friday. The long-awaited sex abuse trial of British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell begins this morning in New York. Remembering fashion designer Virgil Abloh. He was a groundbreaking streetwear artist who became the first black man to be an artistic director for Louis Vuitton.

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