so in a very short time the poverty rate in venezuela doubled by nineteen ninety five . 66% of all venezuelans werehe impoverished. getting poorer tends to make voters radical. so inevitably venezuela gotbl radical politics. what happened next ? venezuela is now rated one of the most miserable places on planet earth. a few years ago, citizens in caracas were reduced toos eating zoo animals. there was no n food and for that matter there was no electricity. so in just half a lifetime an advance of society had reverted to the stone age. the states is not in danger of becoming venezuela next week, but we are moving closer to it . inflation is a big part of the reason of all a the economic crises a country can face. inflation isla the most dangeros inflation doesn t just make people poor. it totally destroysn their confidence in their leaders. the authorities who issued the now worthless currency they re using for toilet paper u inflation is not an act of god like a droughtin or a
baby formula crisis: two children with special medical needs hospitalized amid the shortage. the new details tonight. plus the major manufacturer airlifting in supplies. breaking news: covid boosters authorized for kids. all the details parents need to know. and one million covid deaths, and the hundreds of thousands of children who lost a parent in the pandemic. tonight s other top headlines: the drug smuggling tunnel found on the southern border stretching the length of almost six football fields. 400 u.f.o. encounters the pentagon s newly declassified intelligence. plus the memorial day weekend travel forecast you re going to want to hear. and finally tonight, one woman s run for the record books. her inspirational story from cancer survivor to marathoner. this is the cbs evening news with norah o donnell, reporting tonight from new york. o donnell: good evening, to our viewers in the west, and thank you for joining us on this tuesday night from new york. w
baby formula crisis: two children with special medical needs hospitalized amid the shortage. the new details tonight. plus the major manufacturer airlifting in supplies. breaking news: covid boosters authorized for kids. all the details parents need to know. and one million covid deaths, and the hundreds of thousands of children who lost a parent in the pandemic. tonight s other top headlines: the drug smuggling tunnel found on the southern border stretching the length of almost six football fields. 400 u.f.o. encounters the pentagon s newly declassified intelligence. plus the memorial day weekend travel forecast you re going to want to hear. and finally tonight, one woman s run for the record books. her inspirational story from cancer survivor to marathoner. this is the cbs evening news with norah o donnell reporting tonight from new york. o donnell: good evening, and thank you for joining us on this tuesday night from new york. we re going to begin tonight with the d
The manhunt is under way after a massacre in two locations in the city of lewiston. 22 people are ked, 16 others wounded. The shooting took place at a Bowling Alley and a restaurant. Officials have been telling residents to stay inside and lock their doors. Hundreds of officers are looking for this man, 40yearold robert card. Police describe him as a Person Of Interest and say he is considered armed and dangerous. The local Sheriffs Office released this image of the gunman holding a highpowered assaultstyle rifle, just inside the entrance to the Bowling Alley. U. S. President joe biden says he has been briefed on the shooting and spoke with maines governor and lawmakers. I want to bring in a reporter with wmtw in lewiston right now. We appreciate you being with us, james. We spoke with an official ear earlier. 22 people killed, dozens injured. Youre outside of the Main Medical Center in lewiston. Tell us about the medical response. What more are you hearing about those treating the sur
gaza today. although he stopped short of describing this is the start of a full-scale ground invasion. yesterday, senior adviser to people benjamin netanyahu told my colleague that this latest escalation is the start of, quote, feedback. you be sure if you are in a hamas tunnel or you are in a hamas stronghold, and we are going to come and find you, and we are going to eliminate that target. hamas will pay for its crimes against humanity. hamas will pay for slaughtering our people. and tonight, we are starting payback. overnight, gaza was hit with an intense series of airstrikes then knocked out internet throughout the region, effectively cutting off gaza s 2 million residents from the outside world. it says are used by hamas. joining me now, nbc news correspondent josh letterman. who is in the west bank and you let matt bradley who is live on the ground in lebanon on israel s northern border. what is israel saying today regarding to actions in gaza? it s been difficult