officials caution severe pediatric cases are on the rise in several states. gift cards, boom or bust? they are seemingly everywhere this time of year. cbs carter evans reports many go unused, wasting billions of dollars. and on the road. cbs steve hartman looks at the true meaning of extended family. this is the cbs evening news with norah o donnell, reporting from the nation s capital. garrett: good evening, everyone. thank you for joining us. i m major garrett in for norah. tonight, more than 200 million ameramericans are under some fof winter storm advisory heading into christmas weekend. the national weather service alerts range from washington state to maine, from the gulf coast from texas to florida is under a hard freeze warning. the midwest has and is suffering the most with near-whiteout conditions reported in minnesota, iowa, wisconsin, and michigan. in the east, flash flooding has inundated communities across several states including connecticut, new jers
south carolina continue to recovery from rains wind and cataclysmic flooding. ian slammed into south carolina just shy of category 5. the current death toll of at least 45 people likely to come in the days as search and rescue cruise go through blocked floodwaters, as of this morning, 1.3 million homes and businesses still in the dark. according to the latest estimate ian may have caused as much as $47 billion in insured losses which could make it the most expensive storm in the state history. the figure comes from core logic, that s a research firm that estimates losses from natural disasters. the estimates, combined ensured losses through private insurance, which typically covers wind damage. and fema s national flood insurance program that covers water damage. their estimates as of thursday, wind damage, $20 billion to $32 billion. flood damage, $6 billion to $16 billion. so the low end of the combined estimate would be $28 billion. before we spend, let s ask ourselves, is
okay? [cheers and applause] now, if the results on november a end up how we think they are treading today, the gop could win both houses of congress and governorships that they have not taken into decades. if they do, it will in part be because more latino americans turned out for them then ever before. and democrats are clearly in panic mode. left-leaning latino voters are shifting towards the gop. it is a group that has been trending in the republican direction, particularly in key states, you look like those two like florida, like texas, the gop is rebuilding trust with latino voters. laura: which is why our theme tonight is the hispanic american electorate. [cheers and applause] so why are more shifting away from the democrat party and toward the gop? why is this happening? we have fantastic guests tonight. current and future political stars, business leaders, and the governor of this great state of texas, along with an amazing look at these people. they are aweso
And the appointment of an independent thirdparty, the Washington Post publishes anonymous report about what was uncovered on the raid. All the latest details after this. And a gruesome discovery in the searched for a memphis mother of two. Her suspected killer due in court just hours from now. Our experts lay out the road ahead in the case to come. We began with a president ial event. Joe biden taking every opportunity to amp up his rhetoric. Thats right, the white house wants to make it very clear that the label does not reply to all republicans or trump supporters, it remains a familiar line of attack from mr. Biden. These maga republicans are coming for Social Security as well. And of course, that is all about maga, who the president took verbal shots at a protester and again uses his political adversaries without evidence. 2 everybody is entitled to be in it idiot. They embrace political violence. Lawmakers are turning to capitol hill, growing concerns tonight at both ends of the p
and the appointment of an independent third-party, the washington post publishes anonymous report about what was uncovered on the raid. all the latest details after this. and a gruesome discovery in the searched for a memphis mother of two. her suspected killer due in court just hours from now. our experts lay out the road ahead in the case to come. we began with a presidential event. joe biden taking every opportunity to amp up his rhetoric. that s right, the white house wants to make it very clear that the label does not reply to all republicans or trump supporters, it remains a familiar line of attack from mr. biden. these maga republicans are coming for social security as well. and of course, that is all about maga, who the president took verbal shots at a protester and again uses his political adversaries without evidence. 2 everybody is entitled to be in it idiot. they embrace political violence. lawmakers are turning to capitol hill, growing concerns tonigh