in june to nations struggling to get control of the virus around the world. even with science that are closer to normal future is within our reach, there s a lot of confusion about the new and changing cdc guidelines on mask-wearing and there is new pressure on the white house to weigh in here. some of the nation s biggest retailers quickly changed their policies to follow the cdc and have made masks optional for fully vaccinated customers. district of columbia, new york state also relaxing mask requirements this week but california is going to keep its mandate for another month and in new jersey, it s still masks on while indoors. we are just not ready yet. we ve been clobbered not once, but twice and we ve lost over 26,000 people. we know the virus is more lethal indoors and you are asking somebody who is at the hardware store working there or in a retailer grocery store to make the judgment on whose vaccination who s not. we re not there yet, but close. and let s not f
turns on his former ally the prime minister, borisjohnson saying he lacks integrity. we start in india, where the situation is critical as the health care system struggles to cope with a surge in coronavirus patients. for two days running, the country has seen a record number of new cases. in the past 2a hours alone, 330,000 new infections. hospitals are full, and oxygen is in short supply. 0ur delhi correspondent yogita limaye got access to the emergency ward of one hospital. her report contains distressing scenes from the start. the front line an emergency room in a covid hospital, just about standing under the weight of an unfolding disaster. a patient who s hardly breathing is brought in. as nurses try to get him to respond, there s another person, even more critical. this woman rushes to help. so many like her are putting in all they can. they couldn t revive him. to get past the shortage of beds, they ve packed in stretchers, wheelchairs, as many as they can. but
and as hollywood gets ready for the oscars, we head to the desert to talk to the real life nomads from one of this year s best picture contenders. hello and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. we re covering all the latest coronavirus developments here in britain and globally. we start in india, where the situation is critical, as the health care system struggles to cope with a surge in coronavirus patients. for two days running, the country has seen a record number of new cases in the past 2a hours alone, 330,000 new infections. hospitals are full and oxygen is in short supply. 0ur delhi correspondent yogita limaye got access to the emergency ward of one hospital. her report contains distressing scenes from the start. the front line an emergency room in a covid hospital, just about standing under the weight of an unfolding disaster. a patient who s hardly breathing is brought in. as nurses try to get him to respond, there s another person, even more crit
plus, why are people not showing up for their second vaccine appointment? kids and coronavirus: one in five new cases are children. the outbreaks in schools tonight, and how to keep kids safe at summer camp. giving away vaccines, the biden administration pledges to ship tens of millions of doses to countries in need, as india s new covid wave is out of control. car seat safety congress takes action, after our six-year investigation. more than 100 severe injuries or deaths in rear collisions after seat backs fail. and the oscar goes to. o donnell: a historic oscars, a look at the award show s firsts. highway explosion, a car explodes into a ball of flames. how no one was hurt. and stitches in time, the volunteers who are using their love of sewing to save lives. 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. we are going to begin tonight with outra
happen an hour from now. the cdc is investigating another case of a woman that passed away after getting the vaccine. but we re told it is under way and no conclusions can be drawn until it is ccompleted. all indications was that they would recommend lifting that pause given that this period has been a wait and see period. they say we have waiting and we have not seen a crush of additional indications demonstrating this condition, this rare blood clotting condition combined with low platelets. this is important for vaccine confidence given the pause went on longer than what they terribly anticipated. most public health officials are saying that the evidence is showing the benefits of taking this vaccine far outweigh the risks. this was a vaccine of choice for so many critical populations including the homeless, young people, students, individual that s may be harder to track. there will be a lot of pressure if this advisor panel recommends reinstating this to get it back on