him to say. right now in jackson, mississippi, residents are facing a fourth day without reliable running water. we re life on the ground. in ukraine, u.n. inspectors are at europe s largest nuclear plant under russian control amid fierce shelling in the area. we begin with what will be a crucial day in the legal battle over classified documents seized from donald trump s mar-a-lago estate. the judge will hear arguments on the former president s request for a special master who filter out privileged materials. it comes hours after his legal team filed a defiant response to a blistering justice department filing late tuesday. his team argued it should have been, quote, fully anticipated that trump would have sensitive material at his home. his lawyers describe the documents as, quote, his own presidential records. even though the law says they belong to the government. trump s team also argued a special master to review the documents is needed because, quote, left unchec
baby formula crisis: two children with special medical needs hospitalized amid the shortage. the new details tonight. plus the major manufacturer airlifting in supplies. breaking news: covid boosters authorized for kids. all the details parents need to know. and one million covid deaths, and the hundreds of thousands of children who lost a parent in the pandemic. tonight s other top headlines: the drug smuggling tunnel found on the southern border stretching the length of almost six football fields. 400 u.f.o. encounters the pentagon s newly declassified intelligence. plus the memorial day weekend travel forecast you re going to want to hear. and finally tonight, one woman s run for the record books. her inspirational story from cancer survivor to marathoner. this is the cbs evening news with norah o donnell, reporting tonight from new york. o donnell: good evening, to our viewers in the west, and thank you for joining us on this tuesday night from new york. w
biggest thing to watch? it is hospitalizations. as you see more and more hospitalizations, that s going to be the real pressure on the system. not just for covid patients but for all patients who are trying to access care. that s going to be the big concern, i think, over the next several weeks. sanjay, there is news which is big in my household with two 14-year-olds. i think you have someone in this age, as well. children ages 12 to 15, the fda now says they re authorized to get the pfizer booster shot. cdc has to sign on, which i guess happens wednesday. what s the significance of this, in your mind? well, you know, i think, overall, you re look at a percentage of people. we can show the number of people who have already been vaccinated sort of in this group. you have about 39%. 51% fully vaccinated. 39%, i think, partially vaccinated. sorry, unvaccinated. see the numbers there. this would be an opportunity to give additional protection, at least to the people who have
the fda authorized pfizer s coronavirus vaccine boosters for children ages 12 to 15. the agency shortened the timing of booster shots from at least sick six months to five months after the initial vaccine series for everyone 12 and older. today, president biden is set to speak about omicron s rapid spread and discuss steps his administration is taking to fight it. the white house still hasn t issued details on the plan to distribute 500 million tests for free. let s bring in our medical correspondent sanjay gupta. it is the first time we ve spoken. morning. good morning to you. since the omicron has surged. you have cases nearing almost 500,000 per day on average. where do we stand as you see it? yeah. happy new year, guys, right? this is going to sound familiar. i mean, what we re seeing here is obviously a significant increase in the overall number of cases. at the same time, as people have
counse congressional investigators have learned about president s action and inaction during the capitol as surge. and the gift that truly came out of left field. and let s begin with the millions of americans returning to school and work as omicron continues its surge. cases once again shattering all-time highs. now averaging more than 400,000 cases a day, an increase of more than # 0300ness. but some experts say the focus must shift away from new cases to new hospitalizations.%ness. but some experts say the focus must shift away from new cases to new hospitalizations.ess. but some experts say the focus must shift away from new cases to new hospitalizations.ss. but some experts say the focus must shift away from new cases to new hospitalizations.. but some experts say the focus must shift away from new cases to new hospitalizations.. but some experts say the focus must shift away from new cases to new hospitalizations. san and the numbers are continuing to climb. just this morning