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
years. i am resigning as leader of the conservative party. reporter: just 44 days after the queen appointed her, and two days before the monarch died. in parliament and in public the past month, toys r us political life imploded. i will deliver a bold plan. reporter: the biggest tax cut plan in half a century would hav ballooned the deficit. that spooked the markets and sent the pound plunging. she sacked her finance minister then made a massive u-turn on campaign promises. tax cut, gone. two-year energy freeze, gone. tax-free shopping, gone. economic credibility, gone. reporter: just yesterday, she vowed to carry on. mr. speaker, i am a fighter, not a quitter. reporter: but today, she did just that, stepped down. this head of lettuce outlasting the premiere in a tabloid stunt