british prime minister liz truss quits in just six weeks after her policies led to economic turmoil. cbs ramy inocencio with the familiar face that could replace her. and a record drought and worker shortage have one company turning to a different source of labor. reporter: picking strawberries is backbreaking work, but not for these robots. this is the cbs evening news with norah o donnell, reporting from the nation s capital. o donnell: we want to begin with some important health news for families. in recent weeks across the country there has been an alarming increase in illness among young children. and it s not covid. it s something called r.s.v.tiin cases of children suffering from the respiratory virus. cases have more than doubled in 25 states over the last month, and it s putting a strain on hospitals. some healthcare facilities are so overwhelmed, that they re running out of beds. the state of connecticut is even thinking about bringing in the national guard
captioning sponsored by cbs o donnell: tonight, the scary respiratory illness on the rise in children here in the u.s. as hospitals in more than 30 states see cases of r.s.v. skyrocket. tonight, the parents bringing their young children to the emergency room. something s not right. this isn t normal. o donnell: we ll show you the one state considering bringing in the national guard. we re having patients in hall beds. o donnell: president biden hits the campaign trail to tout his infrastructure law after brushing off questions about candidates not wanting to be seen with him. there haven t been that many candidates campaigning with you. that s not true. there are 15. o donnell: cbs ed o keefe is in philadelphia.