the white house warns it s provocative and irresponsible. our interview with taiwan s top representative to the u.s. are you ready for what may be coming? plus, russia finally says it s ready to talk about a prisoner swap. and basketball star brittney griner. the c.d.c. s new covid recommendations. the nation s top public health agency agency is expected to ease guidelines, just as students return to schools. and on the road : how one woman s passion for grammar is taking her across the country. this is the cbs evening news with norah o donnell, reporting from the nation s capital. brennan: good evening, to our viewers in the west, thank you for joining us. i m margaret brennan, in for norah. tonight, america s economy has recovered from the pandemic. the labor market has regained of tens of millions of jobs lost when covid first hit u.s. shores. a stunningly strong jobs report shows a hiring surge in july. employers added 528,000 jobs last month, the biggest
u.s. on vital issues and stages military drills off taiwan s coast. the white house warns it s provocative and irresponsible. our interview with taiwan s top representative to the u.s. are you ready for what may be coming? plus, russia finally says it s ready to talk about a prisoner swap. and basketball star brittney griner. the c.d.c. s new covid recommendations. the nation s top public health agency agency is expected to ease guidelines, just as students return to schools. and on the road : how one woman s passion for grearm is taking her across the country? this is the cbs evening news with norah o donnell, reporting from the nation s capital. brennan: good evening. thank you for joining us. i m margaret brennan in for norah. tonight, america s economy has recovered from the pandemic. the labor market has regained of tens of millions of jobs lost when covid first hit u.s. shores. a stunningly strong jobs report shows a hiring surge in july. employers adde
able to engage in an arms race with china. but we are going to be smart and asymmetrical about our own capabilities. brennan: when you talk to biden administration officials, they will say zirc the xie president of china is taking notes. he is watching what mariya putina is doing right now in ukraine as a test case to see what he can get away with in taiwan. i think we are all learning lessons. we have to be stronger in our own self-defenses. we have to work hard to galvanize international support in working to deter that tragic scenario from ever happening. brennan: you can watch more of our interview with representative hsiao, sunday on face the nation. israel unleashed air strikes in the gaza strip today. palestinian officials say dozens were wounded and at least 10
until 8:00 tomorrow morning. also today, margaret, we learned the president and first lady will be here monday. margaret. brennan: justin, thank you. well, president biden is dealing with rising tension on two fronts tonight russia and china. as mariya putina s war in ukraine and imprisonment of americans continues, now china s leaders of warning of risk of war with the u.s. steven portnoy is tracking new developments at the white house. reporter: eer inspired every day. reporter: brittney griner s w.n.b.a. teammates huddled last night in a moment of solidarity after she was sentenced to spend nine years in a russian prison. president biden said today he s hopeful she ll be returned. we re working hard. reporter: the u.s. has proposed a prisoner swap. it reportedly involves the u.s. sending back viktor bout.
Russian President Vladimir Putin's reported girlfriend, Alina Maratovna Kabaeva, was included in the latest round of sanctions announced Tuesday by the US.