u.s.? plus, the path of destruction from a tornado in minnesota, damaging dozens of homes. clinton lawyer acquitted. tonight, the major blow to special counsel john durham s three-year russia probe. inflation and america s small businesses. main streets boarding up, family-owned stores are you afraid you might run out of business? oh, yeah, all the time, every day. o donnell: nationwide pilot shortage and what it means for your summer travel plans. the deadly alligator attack. what a florida man was doing when police say a gator bit him. and social media used for good. how a small nonprofit used tiktok to reach thousands. 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 tuesday night. tonight, we want to begin with the community of uvalde, texas, because they begin saying good-bye to the victims of last week s horrific shooting at robb elementary school. hundreds o
in the shortages across the nation. also tonight, with memorial day weekend and the unofficial start of summer now less than a week away, record high gas prices have some americans second guessing a road trip and their daily budgets. and as the focus turns to georgia primaries just days away, the pennsylvania republican senate primary still too close to call with a recount likely around the corner. we begin with the crisis on the border which shows no signs of slowing down despite a judge temporarily halting the biden administration s plan to end title 42 covid restrictions at the border tomorrow. bill melugin is live in eagle pass, texas, with the latest there. bill? well, jon, good evening to you. that federal ruling really isn t going to change anything on the ground here tat southern border. the at the southern border. the illegal crossings will continue. title 42 has been in place the whole 250i78 the whole time, and we expect everything to stay the same. for the l
the un warns that global food shortages and mass hunger in poorer countries could follow russia s invasion of ukraine. soul legend diana ross, queen and duran duran are among the star studded line up for the queen s platinum jubilee concert. and, we will meet the couple who have won £181; million on the euro millions lottery. britain s biggest ever lottery win. they go public with a press conference in just over half an hour. hello, and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. ministers are facing growing calls to bring forward large increases in benefits and the state pension which will be paid from next april. charities say they want benefits to increase now to help people. last night the chancellor rushi sunak warned the next few months will tough, as he spoke to business leaders. inflation to business leaders. in the uk has hit a a0 year inflation in the uk has hit a a0 year high of 9%. 0ur political correspondent jonathan blake reports. thank you. high
coming up at a30, the media show ros atkins speaks to the chief executive of channel 4 about its future. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. finland s government has announced it will apply to join nato. its parliament is expected to approve the application within days. sweden is likely to do the same. nato foreign ministers, who are meeting in berlin, say they want a rapid accession because of the crisis in ukraine. the secretary general of nato, jens stoltenberg, welcomed finland s application, and said it would increase nato s shared security. president putin has already called finland s move a mistake. from berlin, our europe correspondent, nick beake, reports. a fresh aerial attack lights the sky above the besieged mariupol steelworks. this is where the last of the city s defenders have been holed up, a final ukrainian stand against a relentless russian bombardment. but as well as by land and by sea, russia continues its assault from the air, focusing its fight o
arrangements in northern ireland to try to help restore power sharing at stormont. and a triumphant ukraine wins the eurovision song contest after claiming the popular vote. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. first, sweden and finland have confirmed they will apply for nato membership ending decades of military non alignment. the finnish president, sauli niinisto, called his country s decision historic. however, sweden s governing social democrats, said that as members they would not accept nuclear weapons or alliance bases on swedish territory. reports say both countries are planning to hand their membership applications to nato on wednesday. nato foreign ministers, who are meeting in berlin, say they want a rapid accession because of the crisis in ukraine. from berlin, our europe correspondent, nick beake, reports. a fresh aerial attack lights the sky above the besieged mariupol steelworks. this is where the last of the city s defenders have been holed up, a final