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above and then escaped on a neighboring rooftop. police in tactical gear tonight searching on top of buildings. the concern over children in the hospital in this country. in part of california tonight, they have now declared a health emergency over the surge of children hospitalized with respiratory illnesses. and pfizer tonight with news on a potential vaccine for rsv in the future. the abc news exclusive tonight. a woman who accused georgia republican senate candidate herschel walker of pressuring her to have an abortion, sitting down on camera for an interview for the first time with our juju chang. why she s now come forward. saying, this isn t about political parties, that she voted for president trump. and what she brought with her to the interview. tonight, herschel walker s response. tonight, we are one week to the midterms. georgia, of course, and several other key state races all so close. any one of them could determine who controls the senate. so, rachel sco
attack on pelosi and other threats to leaders. and the escalating rhetoric. mary bruce is live. just six days now until the midterms. the economy issue number one. in nevada tonight, the first latina senator in the u.s., a democrat, fighting to hold opt her seat. former president obama trying to help. and what the voters there told our martha raddatz. plus tonight, georgia, pennsylvania, new hampshire, and ohio. rachel scott on these very tight races. we ll show you the numbers tonight. the fed hiking interest rates three quarters of a per essential today to try to slow down inflation and try to stave off recession. how americans will feel this. in parkland, school shooter nikolas cruz face-to-face with families, formally sentenced tonight to 34 consecutive sentences of life in prison. victor oquendo is there. the alarming escalation by north korea. more than 20 missile tests launched. what south korea did for the first time and matt gutman in south korea. the war i
o donnell: vaccine for r.s.v. as the dangerous virus spreads across the nation, cbs s janet shamlian has the promising news for parents of young children. and, the new requirement forcing new york city employers to post salaries for job openings, and why it may give future employees leverage in negotiation. this is the cbs evening news with norah o donnell, reporting from the nation s capital. o donnell: good evening to our viewers in the west and thank you for joining us on this tuesday night, as we are just one week out from the all-important midterm elections that will determine who holds power here in washington. we ve got the latest on that in just a minute. but first, we ve learned new details about the break-in at the home of speaker nancy pelosi, where her husband paul was violently assaulted with a hammer. members of pelosi s family are expected to soon hear audio from the 911 call from paul pelosi, and see body camera footage from that very night. today,