on the cost, and why it doesn t address the problem, or, for some, go far enough. nearly two dozen killed in ukraine after russian rockets strike a train station. cbs debora patta is in kyiv, tonight, where the world is marking six months of war. the new move tonight by the federal government to get untraceable ghost guns off the streets. cbs jeff pegues shows us why these guns are so dangerous. reporter: this is a ghost gun. it s something that can be produced on a printer, that you can get for less than $200. o donnell: and, we ve all heard about the summer slump. but, what impact did the pandemic have on america s school children? the startling details, with cbs meg oliver. this is the cbs evening news 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 on this wednesday night. tonight, president biden offers relief for millions of americans burdened with federal student loans
federal government to get untraceable ghost guns off the streets. cbs jeff pegues shows us why these guns are so dangerous. reporter: this is a ghost gun. it s something that can be produced on a printer. and you can get it for less than $200. o donnell: and we ve all heard about the summer slump. but what impact did the pandemic have on america s school children? the startling details with cbs meg oliver. this is the cbs evening news with norah o donnell, reporting from the nation s capital. o donnell: good evening, and thank you for joining us on this wednesday night. tonight, president biden offers relief for millions of americans burdened with federal student loans. the president pledged to wipe away thousands of dollars of college debt and his administration is also proposing big changes to the repayment programs. the highly anticipated plan forgives up to $20,000 for individual borrowers following through on a campaign promise he made in 2020. the average u.
o donnell: schools are back in session but some student still dealing with the cones consequences of the pandemic. meg oliver reports on what is called a covid achievement gap. reporter: this summer tahlynn carlisle has been seeing a tutor three days a week. did you feel you were behind the other students? like students across the country, tahlynn struggled with all-remote learning during the pandemic. when your students returned in person, how significant was the learning loss? there was a significant loss. rsey, na que techatterson, new tenth grade english. reporter: they were not ready and really understand, you know, simple things. reporter: nationwide students are slowly start of lot learning in reading last year, but it may take more than five years to completely catch up. while students across the board