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>> everyone is trying their best to keep kids in school so at the end of the day, that is the best place for kids to be. >> omicron outbreaks and bad weather still have airlines struggling to rebound. this weekend more than 5,000 flights were cancelled. this testing site is free por people who have an appointment but for those who want to get their hands on the rapid at-home test, those have been hard to come by and the biden administration hasnt started shipping them out yet. it could still be ...

With news that came out of california this weekend where the state health department said health care workers who test positive but are asymptomatic can return back to twork. what is that about and what implications do you think that has for health departments across this country? >> thanks jericka, good evening. what california did actually is say only at last resort, so there is no other option, you have no workers, you can bring bck those workers. and if you are covid positive du only care fo...

Investigators believe the cause was a spice heater. at-- a space heater, at least 200 firefighters responded. cbss tom hanson is there for us tonight, tom? >> good evening, jericka. well, the scenes described paint a terrifying picture for the hundreds of people living in this apartment comploks. one woman we spoke to said the smoke was so think she couldnt even see the steps in front of her and neighbors said they felt helpless as they watched the tragedy unfold. >> a horrific, horrific, painfu...

Deliberately ratcheting up tensions in order to stretch concessions from the u.s. and its allies. the u.s. gave ukraine nearly half a billion dollars in military assistance last year and president biden has threatened sanctions if russia invades but has ruledded out sending american combat troops. jericka? >> duncan: a story we continue to follow, holly williams, thank you. straight ahead on the cbs weekend news, its return season. well show you what happens to all those unwanted gifts and the i...

Entire height of the building, completely unusual. members found victims on every floor in stairwells and were taking them out in cardiac and respiratory arrest. >> the victims were returned to nearby hospitals. now this may be the deadliest fire since 1990, that is when an arsonist set fire to the happyland social club in the bronx. 87 people were killed in that blaze. >> so many lives forever changed today. thank you. the latest covid surge is setting new records, straining hospitals and causi...

0 6:00 for a full hour of news. >> that is just how i do it. those updates always on our website and we will see you in 30 minutes. captioning sponsored by cbs >> duncan: tonight breaking news in new york city. multiple people are dead. several of them children after one of the worst fires in the citys history. the mayor calling the numbers. >> a horrific, horrific, painful moment for the city of new york. >> duncan: also tonight, covid keeps surging, setting new records. nearly five million cas...