eye on america. cbs carter evans looks at the life-and-death consequences of the nation s e.m.t. staffing shortages. and, the ultimate pep talk. we re all rooting for you, man. garrett: college athletes lifting the spirits of kids in the hospital. this is the cbs evening news with norah o donnell, reporting from the nation s capital. ing from the nation s capital. garrett: good evening to our viewers in the west. thank you for joining us. i m major garrett, in for norah. after a surprise trip to washington, ukraine s president zelenskyy is back home tonight, hoping more u.s. military aid will soon follow. .plus, f.t.x. founder sam bankman-fried is under house arrest tonight as he awaits trial after his first court appearance in new york. but, first, the biggest prechristmas storm in decades consumes much of the country. winter storm warnings, blizzard conditions, and dangerous cold forecast now in more than 40 states, from the pacific northwest to new england
brand-new fox power rankings are out, republicans holding the advantage and retaking the house. the senate is still up in the air. hello, well come, welcome, i m sandra smith in new york. mike: mike emanuel in washington. republicans are supposed to keep the advantage from the last power rankings but different side in the senate. toss-up races in arizona, georgia, nevada and pennsylvania will decide which party takes control. sandra: tight as ever, we approach the final weeks to election day, all of this as pocket book issues are likely to determine the outcome of many of these key races. recent polls show the economy, inflation, surging gas prices are top of mind for american voters. especially independents. mike: jackie and james in moments, but first alexandria, the election is likely to be decided by independent voters. that is exactly right, often hold the decisionmaking power and we are seeing the area of independent concern aligning more with republicans. the
but first we go live correspondent trey yingst and khaki of ukraine. brett, good evening ukraine is on edge tonight. i do to warn her viewers some of the following images are gra graphic. a fireball rises into the air as russian missiles rain down. it is the worst attack on the ukrainian capital since the conflict began. the war against us. he needs ukraine. he attack a couple weeks ago, months ago, a couple of months ago and he was targeted. the mayor calling the strikes with a peer to be. a deliberate intent by russian president vladimir prudent to hit civilians. at least 11 people were killed in the attacks that include drones. the russians say that they were only responding to a bridge explosion over the weekend. the damage the artery between russia and crimea. so far they have not publicly claim responsibility. vladimir putin is threatening to escalate if other things are if attempts to carry out acts of terrorism on her territory continues the response will
and cancellations at airports across the country just as folks are trying to get home from the holidays. charles watson is live at the airport in atlanta. charles, you know, i don t know, was it one hour or two hours ago you were giving an offering the workers there a round of applause. did you go and shake their hands? i hope so. i haven t gotten around to that just yet. i will in just a short time. it is absolutely packed here at the atlanta airport. this is a taste of what we re seeing, long lines like this. folks have been lined up at these delta counters trying to check in and drop their bags off so they can make it onto their flights. with the massive crowds and the weather delays not only are these folks in for a busy day but they could be in for a miserable day. that is possibly the outlook at airports across the country. thousands are still facing flight delays and cancellations as airline disruptions continue to build in large part due to the deadly arctic blas
in hour. if you want to hear him griff: reindeer can talk? todd: if you re these reindeer, griff jenkins. this fireplace is about to be stuffed as he at 5:00 when i have my christmas eve dinner. within day till christmas. welcome in to the beautiful set. griff: where are the beautiful cookies? i ate them. griff jenkins, carley shimkus and todd pyro. welcome to fox & friends . carley: they re from spruce run farms. i like the placement of them on their head. griff: where else would it go? carley: well, it s like one big thick one right in the middle of the head. todd: can reindeer get cosmetic surgery to move the antlers or shorten them. carley: i m excited to go out on fox square later in the show even though it s freezing cold. i ve never pet a reindeer before. griff: that s like a horn straight ahead. carley: yeah, it s like a horn straight ahead. it s like the grinch. remember the grinch carton. todd: have you met a real reindeer? carley: this is a first for me. but w