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Today is " Small Business Saturday” — a day when consumers are encouraged to do holiday shopping at small, locally-owned stores and businesses. In a shopping season when so many items are stuck at sea, holiday gifts that were manufactured in the United States can still be found. Michelle Miller has the details.
Over the last three years, the Jewish community in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood of Pittsburgh has come to rely on hope. In October of 2018, 11 Jews were murdered while worshipping in a local synagogue. The horrific attack is the subject of a new book, “Squirrel Hill: The Tree of Life Synagogue Shooting and the Soul of a Neighborhood.” Author Mark Oppenheimer spoke to Dana Jacobson about how the entire community rallied, illuminating the idea of hope, to overcome the darkness of hate.
President Biden announced Friday that he is restricting travel from eight countries in southern Africa over concerns about Omicron, a new COVID-19 variant circulating in the region. The restrictions start on Monday and apply to non-U.S. residents. Weijia Jiang reports.
The world is racing to contain and understand a fast-spreading and potentially more dangerous variant of the coronavirus. On Friday, a World Health Organization panel named the variant Omicron, after it was first detected in South Africa. It has already been found in Belgium, Israel and Hong Kong. The news prompted a wave of new international travel restrictions, including in the United States. Debora Patta reports.
"CBS Sunday Morning" anchor Jane Pauley discusses the upcoming one-hour special "Forever Young: Searching for the Fountain of Youth." Pauley sits down with actress and model Candice Bergen to talk about turning 75, and the joys of becoming a grandmother.
Macy's CEO Jeff Gennette joins "CBS Mornings" to discuss the impact of staffing shortages, inflation and supply chain problems this holiday shopping season.
It's been 50 years since the premiere of Soul Train. The Saturday morning dance and variety show became a cultural phenomenon. Although the weekly broadcast went off the air in 2006, the Soul Train legacy still lives on. Vladimir Duthiers speaks with music and culture journalist Nelson George, singer-songwriter Leon Bridges, and Soul Train Awards executive producer Connie Orlando about Soul Train's impact on everything from dance to dress, and commemorating the special milestone at the world-famous Apollo Theater in Harlem.
This holiday season, many shoppers are turning to a new payment system: "Buy Now, Pay Later" allows consumers to take items home now and delay payments for a set period, with little to no interest. Mark Strassmann has the details.
More than 108 million people plan to shop either in-store or online on Black Friday. After a quieter year last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, holiday sales are forecast to increase up to 10.5%. Meg Oliver reports.
A legislative fight is underway over where to put a memorial honoring those who have served and sacrificed during the global war on terrorism. Kris Van Cleave reports on the bipartisan push to have it built on the National Mall.
