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Valuable tool to the arsenal. >> reporter: schools in seattle and washington d.c. extended their winter break using the time to distribute thousands of rapid tests to students and faculty. baltimore will provide onsite pcr tests to schools with outbreaks and california will provide one to two tests to students ahead of tomorrow's reopening. now other schools are hunkering down as the omicron wave sweeps across the country. more than 8 school districts in new jersey are going remote and atlanta schools are doing the same. jericka, experts predict that the wave will peak around mid january. >> d...

>> probably seeing four to five times the number of children who are currently in my i.c.u.. >> reporter: here in georgia testing shows the positivity rate now pushes 40%. it's so high atlanta public schools just decided to hold virtual class this week when the kids come back on tuesday. jericka? >> duncan: mark, thank you. many schools are scheduled to resume classes tomorrow after the holiday break. but the spike in covid cases among children has teachers and parents questioning what to do. cbs' tom hanson has that part of the story tonight from new york. tom, good evening. >> reporter: hey ...

The deadly insurrection at the u.s. capitol. in a new cbs poll finds that most americans fear something like that could happen again. nearly seven in ten believe the january 6th attacks were a sign of increasing political violence, not an isolated incident. and two thirds of americans believe our democracy remains threatened. ed o'keefe is at the white house tonight with more. ed, what more can you tell us about these polls? >> reporter: well, jericka, good evening. several interesting findings in the survey, we should point out a majority of americans, democrats, republicans and independents ...

Field in the middle of the game shirtless. building trust: teams and police officers break down misconceptions. >> i'm not programmed to trust the police. >> duncan: and later, portraits with a purpose. >> look at that smile. >> duncan: artists donate their talent and time to pay tribute to fallen heroes. ♪ ♪ ♪ this is the "cbs weekend news" from new york, with jericka duncan. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> duncan: good evening. and thanks for joining us, and happy new year. as the long holiday weekend wraps up, some travelers are literally at a stand still. more than 2,400 flights have been cancelled t...