dead, inccluding six chiildren,, and d the number of victims, we, ththat s e expected to clli entire communities in some of the poorest places in our country. search-and-rescue teams backed by the national guard are going door to door frantically looking for the missing. president biden has declared a major disaster. it is the latest in a string of catastrophic natural disasters this summer floods, extreme drought, and wildfires. we is have a lot of news to get to tonight. mike seidel from our partners at the weather channel will start us off. mike, good evening. reporter: good evening, major. something we don t need is any more heavy rain that is coming down now this evening right across this creek. yesterday morning, the water got up to where the top of my head is. look tebrie. the souv flipped over in the creek. this caught many people off guard and tonight emergency crews are working around the clock and hoping to find and save anyone left behind. as the floodwaters i
and i m here whenever you re ready to talk. garrett: the actor posts an emotional apology to chris rock for the onstage slap at the oscars. hear what smith had to say. mega millions turns to megabillion. lottery fever as hopeful players line up for a long-shot chance at a billion-dollar payday. 9/11 families protest trump and the saudi-bracked golf tour. why the former president and players are accused of putting money ahead of justice. a halloween scare from hershey. why the chocolate maker says trick-or-treaters could be without their favorite treats. and on the road, with an update on the unlike friendship between twins and a world war ii veteran. this is the cbs evening news with norah o donnell, reporting from the nation s capital. garrett: good evening, everyone. thank you for joining us. i m major garrett in for norah. tonight, the death toll in kentucky continues to rise following what the governor called the worst flooth disaster he has ever seen.
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suffer, from pain. but then for weeks afterwards, ask sometimes even longer than that. yes, this is a public health emergency. this is something we need to have all hands on deck. reporter: starting today, more than 780,000 additional vaccines are being distributed to states as the biden administration comes under increasing pressure to follow the lead of the w.h.o., and declare monkeypox a national health emergency, something the white house says it is still considering. major. garrett: tanya rivero, we thank you. tonight, the f.d.a. has confirmed to cbs newsht er moderna expec upgraded vaccines tom test omicron variants as septe.e than 170 million doses. the administration says that should be enough supply for all who want upgraded booster shots this winter. actor will smith has broken his silence and again apologized to comedian chris rock for slapping him during the oscars in march.
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