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On the CBS News "Weekend Roundup," millions of Texans lost power for days after a winter storm overwhelmed its electrical grid. President Biden has approved states of emergency there and also in Louisiana and Oklahoma. Dozens have died trying to keep warm. CBS's Omar Villafranca reports from the Lone Star state. Meanwhile, Republican Texas Senator Ted Cruz is being vilified over a badly timed trip to Cancun this week. CBS's Naomi Ruchim reports. It was a busy Friday for the president; for his first time since taking office, he addressed world leaders, calling for international cooperation on global issues. He also toured a facility in Michigan, where Pfizer makes the COVID19 vaccine. The distribution of the vaccine has been backlogged because of the winter weather. CBS's Debra Alfarone has the latest. We'll hear from CBS's Cami McCormick on why many U-S troops are refusing the vaccines. CBS's Jim Axelrod reports on the death of Conservative talk show host Rush Limbaugh, who was given the Presidential Medal of Freedom by former President Trump. The Biden Administration is hoping to achieve something no president has done in 35 years - getting comprehensive immigration reform passed by Congress. CBS News Immigration reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez joins Allison to explain the Democratic plan introduced this week that would put millions of undocumented immigrants on the path to citizenship. In this week's Unifying America segment of the Kaleidoscope, we look at why so many Black people have concerns about taking the Covid-19 vaccine. In Alabama, home of the infamous "Tuskegee Syphilis Study," suspicion runs particularly deep. Allison speaks with former Tuskegee Mayor, and President of the Tuskegee Macon County Community Foundation Lucenia Dunn about why she and many other African Americans are so skeptical. "CBS This Morning" host Anthony Mason speaks to some of country's biggest stars about a genre that is trying to open up to diverse voices. Plus, NASA's "Perseverance" Rover has touched down on Mars.

We begin this week's CBS News "Weekend Roundup" with the coronavirus pandemic. President Joe Biden says the nation's death toll is likely to hit 500-thousand by next month, adding that the country is on track to vaccinate 300 million Americans by July. CBS's Carter Evans reports. CBS's Meg Oliver has the latest on the coronavirus and the nation's schools. Meanwhile, CBS's Vicki Barker reports on the Covid-19 variant found in Southeast England. The second impeachment trial of former president Donald Trump began this week, where Democratic House impeachment managers showed disturbing footage of the deadly attack on the U-S Capitol January 6th. This as Mister Trump's defense team calls the article of impeachment accusing him of inciting that riot an "unconstitutional act of political vengeance. CBS's Nikole Killion joins Allison with more on the proceedings. CBS's Jeff Pegues has the latest on the lingering security concerns at the Capitol. John C. Yang, president and executive director of Asian Americans Advancing Justice, talks to Allison about the brutal attacks on elderly Asian Americans happening around the nation ahead of the Lunar New Year. In this week's Unifying America edition of the Kaleidoscope, we look at the plight of Black farmers, who once were 14-percent of the nation's farming population -- and now only make up 1.4-percent. Allison speaks with Abraham Carpenter Junior, who expresses his opinion of Tom Vilsack, President Joe Biden's choice to lead the Department of Agriculture. This comes as two new bills are introduced into the Senate to address years of discrimination against Black farmers. Finally, we celebrate 50 years of Carole King's chart-topping album, Tapestry, and look at King's musical legacy.

On this episode of the "CBS News Weekend Roundup," the world passes another grim milestone, as coronavirus cases rise in nearly 40 nations. CBS News Correspondent Allison Keyes speaks with CBS News Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. Jon LaPook about why it is so hard to get vaccines as the new head of the CDC says shots should be available to everyone in the nation by the end of the summer. In this week's Unifying America edition of the Kaleidoscope, we take a look at four racial equity executive orders signed this week by President Biden. Allison asks Howard University's chair of Afro-American studies, Dr. Greg Garr, what he thinks of the orders and whether they will bring changes. Plus, we remember the life and career of award-winning, iconic actress Cicely Tyson, who died this week at the age of 96.

On this episode of the "CBS News Weekend Roundup," we'll have highlights from the inauguration of President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris. Allison speaks with CBS News senior White House and political correspondent Ed O'Keefe about details of the ceremony -- which was like no other -- and the Biden Administration's agenda. We will also hear from Ken Rudin, host of "Ken Rudin's Political Junkie" podcast. CBS's Weijia Jiang has the details on President Biden's plan to fight COVID-19, which has infected more than 24.6 million people in the U.S -- while CBS News Medical Contributor Dr. David Agus explains why there's a shortage of vaccines. Meanwhile, CBS News Congressional Correspondent Nikole Killion joins Allison to discuss Senate preparations for the impeachment of former President Donald Trump. In this week's "Unifying America" edition of the Kaleidoscope segment, we take a look at the powerful impact Vice President Kamala Harris is having on women. As the first female, Black and South Asian to hold that position, she is inspiring women of all colors in an unprecedented way. Allison speaks with Kavita Amar, an Indian American mom, author and entertainment lawyer in L-A, who says for her community, there's a special meaning. Senator Bernie Sanders' inauguration fashion created a buzz on social media, which resulted in hundreds of memes being created in his imagine. Allison takes us back to the inauguration of President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris to hear from the nation's first National Youth Poet Laureate, Amanda Gorman, the 22-year-old who captivated the audience with her original composition "The Hill We Climb." Plus, we honor former home run king Henry "Hank" Aaron who died this week at the age of 86.

Less than a week before President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration, law enforcement officials issue a warning, saying the nation faces an unprecedented threat of extremist violence. This as the Department of Justice says it has no direct evidence that some involved in the January 6th storming of the Capitol intended to capture and assassinate elected officials. Allison Keyes talks to CBS's Jeff Pegues. Meanwhile, there are concerns on whether those who stormed the Capitol had help from someone inside. CBS's Catherine Herridge tells Allison some involved used military tactics. President Trump has become the first president to be impeached twice, this time for "incitement of insurrection" over the deadly assault on the U.S Capitol. CBS's Nancy Cordes reports on what's happening in the Senate. CBS's Grace Segers, was inside the Capitol during the attack on January 6th, and talks to Allison about what it was like to return for the impeachment hearings. Joe Biden has unveiled a massive stimulus plan to help fight COVID-19, as the virus reaches over 2-million global cases. Debra Alfarone reports. Thursday, nine people, including former Michigan Governor Rick Snyder, were charged over the Flint Water Scandal. Two were charged with involuntary manslaughter in what many see as an example of environmental racism and injustice. In 2014, the mostly Black city's water supply was tainted with lead, Simultaneously, a Legionnaires disease outbreak killed 12 people. Allison speaks with activist Pastor John McClane about the charges, and a pending 641 (M) million dollar settlement for residents. In this week's Kaleidoscope segment, new reporting from the non-profit newsroom ProPublica suggests that racism in the U-S Capitol Police Department may have exacerbated the deadly storming of the Capitol on January 6th. Allison speaks with the article's co-author Joaquin Sapien. StoryCorps, the 17-year-old non profit with the mission of preserving and sharing humanity's stories, has launched a new effort called One Small Step, aimed at dealing with the political divide in the nation. Allison gets details from founder Dave Isay. Finally, Allison shares the story of an Orlando restaurant server who's quick thinking helped a boy escape from a possibly abusive home.

On this edition of the "Weekend Roundup," Chaos at the Capitol. Five people, including a US Capitol Police Officer, are dead after supporters of President Trump stormed the Capitol in an effort to stop the counting of Electoral College ballots. CBS News Correspondent Allison Keyes speaks with CBS's Grace Segers who was inside the Senate gallery when the siege happened. Meanwhile, Twitter has permanently banned President Trump's account, citing "risk of further incitement of violence." CBS News White House Correspondent Steven Portnoy and Capitol Hill Correspondent Nancy Cordes join Allison to discuss the fallout and what is next for the President. In this week's Kaleidoscope segment, Allison speaks with Charles Wilson, National Chair of the National Association of Black Law Enforcement Officers about the disparity he saw in the treatment of the pro-Trump supporters who stormed the capitol and Black Lives Matter demonstrators over the summer.

In this second half of the "Weekend Roundup" year-end report CBS's Steve Kathan looks back on the COVID-19 pandemic. Correspondent Allison Keyes hears from CBS's Manuel Bojorquez about how the virus spread in Latin America and CBS's Charlie D'Agata on the coronavirus vaccine in Europe. Allison speaks with CBS News Chief Congressional Correspondent Nancy Cordes about the year on Capitol Hill, including President Trump's impeachment trial and CBS News White House Correspondent Steven Portnoy revisits the presidential election. In this week's Kaleidoscope segment, Allison speaks with CBS News Chief Justice and Homeland Security Correspondent Jeff Pegues about a year in which the police killing of a black man, George Floyd, sparked a global battle against brutality and racism.

In this week's "CBS News Weekend Roundup," CBS News Correspondent Allison Keyes looks back on the news that made headlines throughout 2020. Globally, more than 1.7 million people died from the coronavirus, but there's new hope with vaccines on the horizon. CBS News Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. Jon LaPook talks to Allison about taking the Pfizer vaccine this week. Meanwhile, President Donald Trump lost his re-election battle to President-Elect Joe Biden. We hear from CBS's Steven Portnoy and Nikole Killion about the contentious 2020 campaign season. CBS News Business Analyst Jill Schlesinger looks back at the economy, which was hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic. In this week's Kaleidoscope segment, Allison speaks with CBS News Immigration reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez about the big changes in immigration policy in 2020. CBS's Matt Pieper reminds us of the chilling effect the pandemic has had on the entertainment industry, and CBS's Deborah Rodriguez looks back at some of the legends who left us in 2020.

The first round of COVID-19 vaccines have been administered across the country. Meanwhile, negotiations continue over a coronavirus stimulus bill. We hear from the correspondents covering President-elect Joe Biden's cabinet nominees. We'll report on a dentist accused of breaking the teeth of his patients to bill their insurance, and take a look at the most popular Christmas movies. Correspondent Steve Dorsey will have these stories and more on the CBS News Weekend Roundup.

The FDA gives final approval to the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine as health officials warn people not to travel over the Hanukkah, Christmas and New Year's holiday season as cases spike. Some could begin getting the shots as soon as Monday.  Allison gets the latest from CBS News Medical Contributor Dr. David Agus and speaks with CBS News Transportation Correspondent Kris Van Cleave about the distribution process and its complications. Allison speaks with psychiatrist Dr. Marketa Wills about how families can discuss whether or not to travel this holiday season. Meanwhile, The Supreme Court rejected a long shot lawsuit supported by President Trump and more than 100 Republicans seeking to overturn the 2020 election. The drama isn't stopping President-elect Joe Biden from moving on with cabinet picks. Allison gets the latest from CBS's Nikole Killion. In this week's Kaleidoscope segment, Allison speaks with Johns Hopkins University history professor and director of Hard Histories at Hopkins Project Martha S. Jones - who was part of a team that discovered that the school's benefactor and namesake owned enslaved Black people. In recognition of Computer Science Education Week, Allison speaks with 16-year-old Jordan Gardner in Vincennes, Indiana, who is working with the National 4-H Council to help teach young people, about why this is important. Finally, Allison speaks with Google’s Katherine Williams about this year’s top search trends.

Americans appear to have largely ignored the pleas of health experts to stay home for Thanksgiving amid the coronavirus pandemic, as more than 217-thousand new Covid-19 cases were reported on Thursday, and daily deaths are on the rise as well. CBS's Adriana Diaz reports. Britain has become the first nation to approve Pfizer's coronavirus vaccine. CBS's Elaine Cobbe has the latest. President-elect Joe Biden is expressing strong confidence in the nation's top infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci. Allison talks to CBS's Ed O'Keefe. Meanwhile, President Trump is not giving up on his pitched battle to overturn the results of the 2020 election. CBS News White House Correspondent Steven Portnoy joins Allison with what he's been doing. The Trump Administration has quietly released a draft report from the President's Commission on Law Enforcement and the Administration of Justice. CBS's Jeff Pegues takes a look at the findings. A new survey by National Children's Hospital finds that parents are very worried about the lasting impact the coronavirus pandemic will have on their kids. CBS's Lisa Mateo speaks with the hospital's psychologist Parker Huston about his advice for parents. In this week's Kaleidoscope segment, Allison speaks with CBS News Immigration Reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez about the case of a teen who came to the U-S border reporting sex abuse, but was expelled by U-S Immigration and Customs Enforcement over Covid-19 concerns. Big movie news this week as AT&T Inc's Warner Brothers studio says it will debut all of its 2021 films in theaters and on the HBO Max Streaming Service on the same day. CBS's Spencer Raine speaks with Syracuse professor Robert Thompson about what this means for the industry. Finally, Allison tells us about a new study looking at pets and touch amid Covid-19.

The Trump Administration this week finally gave the green light for the formal transfer of power to President-elect Joe Biden to begin, and Mr. Biden introduced part of his cabinet. Allison gets the latest from CBS's Nikole Killion and CBS News Foreign Affairs Analyst Pamela Falk. This as tens of millions are traveling for Thanksgiving despite a CDC recommendation against it. Allison speaks with CBS News Transportation Correspondent Kris Van Cleave about the crowds, and perspective. This weekend kicks off the holiday shopping season with Black Friday. Allison asks CBS News Business Analyst Jill Schlesinger if brick and mortar stores will see huge crowds, and speaks with WalletHub-dot-com's Jill Gonzalez about Black Friday deals. In this week's Kaleidoscope segment, we discuss the desperate need for foster parents amid the coronavirus pandemic. Nationwide there are some 400-thousand children in foster care, and about 96-thousand are waiting for placement. Allison speaks with Jamal Malone at Chicago’s Ada S. McKinley Community Services about why there's been an increase in referrals to its foster care program. Finally, reporter Marcia Kramer has a remembrance of New York City's first Black Mayor, David Dinkins, who died on Monday at the age of 93.

The CDC recommends that families do not travel this Thanksgiving, as coronavirus cases continue to rise across the country. Correspondent Allison Keyes gets more from CBS News Medical Contributor Dr. David Agus. Allison speaks with both CBS's Nikole Killion and CBS's Ed O'Keefe about the contentious transition between outgoing President Trump and President-elect Joe Biden as Mister Trump continues his battle to overturn the November 3rd election. Tens of thousands of residents of the nation's nursing homes are dying from illnesses other than Covid-19, including neglect. Allison speaks with Mairead Painter, the state long term care ombudsman in Connecticut, about what's happening. Meanwhile, the nation is dealing with a massive blood shortage amid the pandemic. Allison speaks with Paul Sullivan at the American Red Cross. In this week's Kaleidoscope segment, Allison speaks with California civil rights lawyer James McElroy who spent years making sure white supremacist Tom Metzger made payments on a $12.5 (M) million dollar judgment for his role in the killing of an Ethiopian man in 1988. McElroy adopted the Ethiopian man's son. And Allison shares some good news for fans of the Charlie Brown holiday specials.

We begin with the Covid-19 pandemic as the daily number of new coronavirus cases passes the 150-thousand mark for the first time. CBS's David Begnaud with more. CBS News Medical Contributor Dr. David Agus joins Allison to speak about exciting Covid-19 medical advances this week, including a new vaccine from Pfizer the company says is 90 percent effective. The nation and the world are watching the chaotic transition between outgoing President Trump and incoming President-elect Joe Biden. Allison asks Mark Medish, former member of former President Clinton's administration and co-founder of the non-profit, non-partisan Keep Our Republic election integrity group, what he thinks about all of this.  CBS's Sabina Castelfranco joins Allison to explain. AAA estimates that tens of millions will travel this Thanksgiving holiday despite the coronavirus pandemic. CBS's Kris Van Cleave reports this is leading to worries about an even larger Covid-19 surge, and also discusses the safety of flying. The nation's top infectious disease expert, Dr. Anthony Fauci, says if people are having a holiday gathering they should mask up. In this week's Kaleidoscope segment, we look at what many are calling the "Rainbow Wave" of LGBTQ+ election day victories across the nation. Allison speaks with 27-year-old Mauree Turner, the first Muslim and first non-binary person elected to the State House in Oklahoma.

CBS News projects that Democrat Joe Biden will be the 46th president of the United States. Allison speaks with CBS's Steve Dorsey about how that came about. CBS's Nikole Killion tells us how Vice-President elect Kamala Harris is feeling. CBS's Norah O'Donnell about what President Trump is thinking. CBS's Vicki Barker on reaction from overseas. CBS's Cara Corte on the president's claims about voter fraud. In this week's Kaleidoscope segment, We take a look at CBS News exit polling of Black and Latino voters, who supported President Trump in numbers that might surprise some. Allison speaks with Howard University political science professor Keneshia Grant, who says Democrats didn't do a great job speaking to Black men. And Researchers find cyber-bullying is happening as millions of children are doing on-line learning amid the Covid-19 pandemic. CBS's Nancy Chen explains.

President Trump and his Democratic rival Joe Biden are criss-crossing the nation in a last minute push to galvanize voters before the election next Tuesday. CBS's Nikole Killion joins CBS News Correspondent Allison Keyes with the latest. CBS's Chris Martinez reports on the non-traditional locations where people are casting ballots this year. Allison speaks with CBS's Kate Smith as the Supreme Court says it will conference on a Mississippi case that would give justices the chance to review the 1973 Roe V. Wade decision, And In this week's Kaleidoscope segment, we look at Tulsa, Oklahoma as the nation nears the 100th anniversary of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, some possible remains of victims are found. Allison speaks with the Smithsonian's Paul Gardullo about what that means for the nation.

We are less than two weeks away from Election Day. CBS News Correspondent Allison Keyes and CBS White House Correspondent Steven Portnoy look at the issues discussed during the final debate between President Donald Trump and his democratic rival, Joe Biden.  CBS This Morning's Tony Dokoupil joins Allison to talk about his special election series, "At America's Crossroads," where he interviews undecided voters. Allison also speaks with prolific actor Larenz Tate about his latest movie, “Business Ethics,” which is going straight to streaming services on Friday. In this week's Kaleidoscope, how an outreach effort by the Trump campaign is making inroads with black male voters and LGBTQ voters are registered in much higher numbers this year. Allison speaks with Democratic pollster Terrance Woodbury and GLAAD President and CEO Sarah Kate.

19-Million Americans have already voted and election day is just over two weeks away. CBS News Correspondent Debra Alfarone has the latest. Meanwhile, the number of coronavirus cases is rising in Europe, we hear from CBS News Correspondents Elaine Cobbe in France and Sabina Castelfranco in London. And in this week's Kaleidoscope, Allison Keyes looks at Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, a mental illness that affects as many as three-million Americans.

On this edition of the "Weekend Roundup," Correspondent Allison Keyes has the latest on the President's coronavirus diagnosis and treatment. Is the experimental Regeneron therapeutic really a miracle drug? White House Correspondent Steven Portnoy speaks with Dr. Anthony Fauci. In this week's Kaleidoscope, Allison Keyes speaks to one of the women behind the 'Freedom Georgia Initiative' - a group of 19 black families that purchased nearly 97 acres of land outside of toomsboro to create what they are calling a thriving safe haven in the midst of racial trauma and the global pandemic.

President Trump and the first lady test positive for Covid-19, and he is taken to the hospital. CBS News Correspondent Steven Portnoy has the latest. This week also kicked off the first round of Presidential debates -- where coronavirus was one of the key topics, Allison Keyes gets the details from Correspondent Steve Futterman. Meanwhile, the President's administration says it is planning to take in no more than 15,000 refugees in fiscal 2021. CBS News Correspondent Allison speaks with CBS News Immigration Reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez about what this means. Plus, some colorful birds with even more colorful language removed from a British Zoo. And finally in this week's Kaleidoscope, a closer look at calls for President Trump to more clearly denounce white supremacist groups, which he and the White House insist he has done.