and breaking tonight only here on cbs news, members of congress are now asking for one of the largest single product recalls in u.s. history after documents show a top selling flea and tick collar may be linked to the deaths of nearly 1,700 pets. cbs anna warner investigates. reporter: alex jaeger and his mom say two mondays after they mom say two months after they put a seresto color on their dog he developed seizures like this one. they say their veterinarian gave the dog epilepsy medicine but blake was never the same. i don t want anyone to ever go through this. karen told us one of her two kittens fell ill within two days of putting the collars on in august. orange tabby oscar s legs began twitching. on a veterinarian s advice, she says, she immediately removed the collar but oscar died that night. he didn t deserve that. reporter: seresto collars contain two pesticides designed to ward off fleas and ticks, the retailer elanco says the collars
theater. capitol riot manhunt, the fbi releases new video showing assaults on police officers hoping the public will help pubh identify some of the most violent offenders. more than two dozen tornadoes reported in the south. some packing winds up to 130 miles per hour. angry putin. the russian leader lashes out after president biden calls him a killer and says their country will pay a price for election interference. attention pet owners: is a popular flea collar to blame for the death of nearly 1,700 dogs and cats? peloton safety warning after a child dies. the company s message tonight about keeping your kids safe. and the sweet story of a hugging machine, a five year old s invention that lets students hug their teacher during the pandemic. this is the cbs evening news
reporter: the company says it is cooperating with the subcommittee but will not issue a recall. that a spokesperson told us would be up to regulators, anna return westerner, cbs news. california. and there is still much more news ahead on tonight s cbs evening news, an urgent warning tonight from peloton after a child died in an accident involving a treadmill. also caught on camera, a speeding impact train slams into a truck causing a fiery explosion. and a five year old, his teacher and their remarkable invention, the story straight ahead, the hugging machine.
o donnell: on tomorrow s cbs evening news, a big story: hundreds of pet owners say their pets died. is a popular flea and tick collar to blame? we ll have exclusive new reporting. and if you can t watch us live, don t forget to set your dvr so that you can watch us later. that is tonight s cbs evening news. on this st. patrick s day, an irish blessing: may your troubles be less, your blessings be more, and nothing but happiness come through your door. we re going to leave you with
despite the emancipation proclamation, as the 1864 presidential election approaches, the future of slavery remains uncertain. lincoln is under immense pressure from radical abolitionists and modern unionists to come up with a permanent solution to the issue that is still tearing the country apart. in 1864, annie davis, an enslaved woman, sends a letter to the president of the united states and simply says, am i free or not? and here was the challenge. she s writing this letter from the eastern shore of maryland, one of the border states to which the emancipation proclamation does not apply. you have about 800,000 people