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
Children s charities. i like that, he is just hanging in there. captioning ss garrett: tonight, a massive pre-christmas storm. blizzard conditions and dangerously cold temperatures plunge most of the country into a deep freeze. power outages, airline cancellations and icy road conditions are expected throughout the weekend. cbs elise preston has the bitterly cold details. the january 6 committee s final report. cbs nikole killion details the 845 pages that blame one person for the attack donald trump. china s covid surge. new infections soar with an estimated 250 million new cases this month alone. cbs elizabeth palmer reports on the public health emergency. the c.d.c. s strep warning.