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 and restaurants forced to close. 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 to our viewers in the west, and thank you for joining us on this tuesday night. tonight, we want to begin with the community of uvalde, texas, begins saying good- bye to the victims of last week s horrific shoo
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
that s a high bar, given that mitch mcconnell believes the problem isn t about guns. discussing how we might be able to come together to target the problem mental illness and school safety. reporter: meanwhile, in the erytore near its border,ng canada isnd now preparing sweepg legislation that would freeze handgun sales and launch a buy-back program of assault-style weapons. norah. o donnell: ed o keefe at the white house. thank you. let s turn now to the severe weather that left a trail of destruction across minnesota. at least two rare tornadoes damaged dozens of homes and buildings, and knocked out power to thousands. caroline cummings of our cbs station wcco has the very latest. reporter: in the town of feratta, a violent tornado damaged or destroyed more than 70 homes. i thought a bomb went off. i mean, shrapnel everywhere, housing gone. reporter: a path of destruction nearly half a mile wide and two miles long stretched through the town of