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
Everybody. Breaking out this hour you have 75,000 Healthcare Workers going on strike. Seems the thing to do in america today. It is happening at dozens of hospitals across five states that include virginia, california. Among those on strike are the nurses and technicians they say they are understaffed and underpaid. More on this story as we get it right now. A live look in los angeles. Meanwhile you have a country in crisis at least in washington, d. C. , anyway. In a fight in Congress Puts us at a stand still. A group of house republicans, small group, siding with democrats to rip the gavel out of Kevin Mccarthys hands. He is no longer speaker. The country plunged into uncharted territory and puts the issues Americans Care about the most on hold. Good morning. Dana is off today. Im bill hemmer and this is martha maccallum. Martha were in uncharted territory to be sure. We didnt get on the air yesterday. I was watching this untold. I havent seen a debate like that in a long time. Well
meanwhile, unicef saying gaza has, quote, become a graveyard for thousands of children. we re going to talk to the head of a children s aid group there about what his team is seeing on the ground. over to capitol hill, a showdown is now set over aid for israel. what is expected to happen to the house republicans $14 billion deal once it hits the senate. and the fall, my gosh, of the crypto king. what is next for sam bankman-fried now that s found guilty of stealing billions from investors? and former president trump s son eric back on the stand today in the civil fraud trial against members of the trump family and their business in new york city. hi, everybody. good to see you. we begin this hour with the very latest on the israel-hamas war. and the threat of this widening conflict. just this morning, the leader of hezbolla spoke for the first time since this war began. he addressed the lives lost in gaza, but added the october 7th attack on israel was 100% palestinian. ju