inflation is up 6%. norah: president biden issues an executive order requiring more gun background checks. it is just common sense. check whether someone is a felon, domestic abuse or, before they buy a gun. norah: a safety warning for drivers of midsize suvs. the majority of midsize suvs we evaluated have a lot of work to do to improve safety for the rear seat position. nornd: pioneer, former congresswoman pat schroeder. i will never apologize for my tears. i say no tears, no heart. norah: good evening, and thank you for joining us on this tuesday night. tonight, a story making international headlines, the first known physical confrontations between u.s. and russian military forces since the war in ukraine began. a russian fighter jet round a $57 million u.s. drone, forcing it down. plus, a new harvard medical study shows how much a good night s sleep could add to your life span. but first, and intensifying nor easter is slamming new england ton
u.s. airports, and today we learned about yet another near collision. this is the seventh in recent months, at washington s reagan international airport last week, and american eagle jet taxied across a runway where a united airlines plane had just been cleared for takeoff. here is how it played out over air traffic control radio. canceled takeoff plan. boarding takeoff. norah: investigators say it appeared the pilot of the american eagle jet made a wrong turn. tonight, an important consumer alert about the safety of midsize suvs that so many families rely on. the insurance institute for highway safety is out with its new crash test results, with nearly half of the tested models earning its lowest rating for backseat safety. cbs s kris van cleave has the details. reporter: tonight, nine midsize suvs popular with families saw their crash test ratings plummet in the latest insurance institute for highway he majority of the midsize
this friday. a routine flight turned deadly on an airplane. investigators are looking into the cause. nbc s kurt gregory describes what happens. reporter: scary moments for the members of a u.s. flight forced to evacuate this plane when a tire on the the front landing gear blew during takeoff. she said the plane took off and then it came down and went up again and then it came down again and then it basically crash landed. airport officials say u.s. flight 1702 was departed philadelphia international airport heading for ft. lauderdale, florida, when the aircraft experienced a mechanical failure. the pilot on boarding takeoff skidded to a stop, nose down on the runway. all 149 passengers and crew members fled the jet, using inflatable chutes and emergency exits on the wings. the air crew did a find job.