tonight, how many lives may have been saved. children s hospitals, overwhelmed. pediatric beds at capacity, as the country sees a dramatic rise in r.s.v. we speak with an emergency room doctor. how concerned are you about a long winter of illness? i m concerned. o donnell: and, putin watches his troops nuclear drills. cbs s holly williams gets reaction from inside ukraine. from the nation s capital. o donnell: go e to our viewers in the west, and thank you for joining us on this busy wednesday. tonight, there are major developments that could potentially shake up the midterm elections in two key political battlegrounds. the breaking news from georgia: republican senate candidate herschel walker is denying new accusations that he paid for another woman to have an abortion three decades ago. the accuser says she is afraid of retaliation, and wants to remain anonymous. and, in pennsylvania, there is concern tonight from democrats after the senate debate between john
courtroom. here s our chief justice correspondent pierre thomas. reporter: it was the horror just days before thanksgiving. a driver barrelling through crowds as families celebrated at a christmas parade. killing six, injuring dozens. tonight, guilty on all counts for the man accused. we, the jury, find the defendant, darrell e. brooks, guilty of first-degree intentional homicide. reporter: among those who were killed in waukesha, wisconsin, 8-year-old jackson sparks, and members of the dancing grannies, who had performed for years. the conviction justice for some, but today, there was outright fury from other family members left behind. burn in hell! reporter: others finding comfort in the conviction. virginia sorenson was a member of the dancing grannies. today, her son came to court with a necklace bearing her ashes. she told me to take my mom with us for the sentencing, so she was with us today. we ve been praying for this day
for a long time. reporter: the trial had at times been bizarre, with brooks who had first pleaded not guilty because of mental disease. just before trial, he withdrew his plea, deciding to represent himself. i don t need to cool off, i m not angry at all. reporter: the wounds are far from healed in this town that has celebrated christmas with an annual parade of love and community. so many injured and unable to comprehend what had happened. david, the killer faces a mandatory life sentence on each homicide count. a judge will soon set a hearing where victims and family members can make statements. that will be so emotional, david. no question about that. just a difficult case all around. pierre, thank you. tonight, the explosive new allegation against senate candidate herschel walker in georgia, just 13 days now until election day. a second woman now alleging that he pressured her to have an abortion. this issue is taking center stage in this race, because as a candidate, wal
bridge collapse in missouri. the images coming in tonight. our reporting on climate. the race to save the glaciers. ginger zee takes us where glaciers are melting at a pace not seen in a century. the recall tonight for a popular household cleaner. and the powerball jackpot growing. good luck. good evening and it s great to have you with us here on a wednesday night. and we begin tonight with the verdict after that horrific scene in wisconsin. the driver who intentionally drove into that holiday parade in waukesha, wisconsin. you ll remember that scene almost a year ago, just before thanksgiving, when that suv appeared, barrelling into the crowd, killing six people and injuring more than 60 others. the driver, darrell brooks, acting as his own attorney, hiding his face in his hands as the verdict was read. the youngest victim, just 8 years old, the oldest, 81. tonight, darrell brooks convicted on 76 separate charges and what one of the grieving families brought to the