the news continues trimming on cbsn bay area. you can find it on the kpix 5 news app , and the cbs evening news is coming up next. captioning sponsored by cbs o donnell: tonight, the death toll rises, as the remnants of hurricane ida slam the northeast. the record-shattering floods and tornadoes killing dozens. homes destroyed. countless high water rescues, cars abandoned on highways, and water pours into the new york subway. we did not know that the heavens would literally open up and bring niagara falls-level water to the streets of new york. o donnell: why experts say we ll see more dangerous storms because of climate change. frustration in louisiana. tempers boil over. the long wait for gasoline, water, and electricity. plus, four louisiana nursing home residents die after being evacuated. what we are learning about an ongoing rescue effort. ( protests ) abortion showdown.
machines and high-tech military machines to control the blaze. abortion showdown: the protests against the new texas law, considered one of the most restrictive in the country. why it means someone could be sued for driving a woman to get an abortion. 32 count indictment: three officers and two paramedics face manslaughter charges in the death of elijah mcclain in colorado, the 23-year-old who was injected with a drug and put in a chokehold. $4.5 billion settlement: what victims of the opioid epidemic are saying, after a judge approves the bankruptcy agreement of drug company purdue pharma. and, stepping into history. 50 years ago today, baseball took a major step toward diversity. th eveninnews with norah o donnell, reporting from the nation s capital. o donnell: good evening to our viewers in the west, and thank you for joining us. we are going to begin with breaking news.
advertising things that were fda approved and that ultimately that gave information only to doctors who then independently wrote prescriptions. there is a legal challenge here. it s interesting that opening statement that we re reducing all of our trials to a johnny cochran type, if you over supply, people will die. we need thoehold defendants to higher standard of causation. that s so clear. thank you very much. coming up, abortion showdown. talk about legal cases. what could the supreme court s move on an indiana abortion law today signal about the court potentially overturning roe v wade? e v wade