the winner of the kentucky derby, medina spirit failed a drug test, would he be the first horse in more than 50 years to be stripped of his title for drug use and what happens to that prize money? escalation in the middle east, palestinian rocket attacks, deadly israeli air strikes, hundreds are hurt in clashes, in one of the bloodiest days in recent years. tiger on the loose, police are looking for an alleged murderer and his pet after the exotic animal was wandering around a houstoton neighbororhood. hohonda s steering problems, the investigation tonight about a possible defect in more than a million honda accords. and, amazing amy, shattering barriers, making history, and inspiring us all. 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 so much for joining us. we ll begin with that breaking news because the f.d.a. says it is authorizing pfizer s coronavirus vaccine
breaking story is nbc s gadi schwartz. what do we know? we re learning a lot more by looking at the live video from the helicopter there. we know that tiger woods was the only person inside of that vehicle but as we zoom in here, let me kind of walk you through what it looks like. looks like all the air bags on that vehicle deployed and it looks like the jaws of life were used to approach tiger woods possibly from the windshield. as you notice, the front of the vehicle, the suv is completely gone and you may see from the chopper when it pulls out, it looks like the road is right there. so it doesn t look like it traveled that far from the road to where the suv landed. however, that s a little bit misleading because that road, it looks like the point of impact may have been initially on a sign that is maybe 100 yards down the way and then that suv is facing the opposite direction that it was headed. so that suv was headed northbound on hawthorne boulevard there and at some p
asian americans, the viral campaign to stop violence during the covid-19 pandemic. border crossings climb. our report tonight from the u.s.-mexico border, as the biden administration reopens a facility to house migrant children. soldiers struggling. our series on the families of those who defend our nation. i cannot feed my kids. o donnell: tonight, the military responds to why a growing number of families are going hungry. half a million dollar reward. lady gaga s two french bulldogs stolen. tonight, the graphic new video shows the moment her dog walker was shot. help me, i ve been shot! and, a dedication to service. meet the military veterans who drove 1,500 miles to help texans after the storm. 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 re going to begin tonight with what could be a dramatic new setback in the fight against coronavirus.
look, there is a little bit of controversy in some of the states also about how they re allowing people to get it or not, but it is a point of frustration. so i m with you. the bigger problem for me is, what do you get for getting the vaccine other than the personal satisfaction of knowing that you re way, way better off personally? shouldn t that already be in place, like, these places can open up, but you can open up this much more with vaccinated people? right, or if you have health care, like what i got from my health care person or agency or whatever you want to call it, is that when it s you re turn, we will let you know. i m just patiently waiting, but i m wondering, as i talk to friends who live in other states and they re my age or younger and healthy and in the gym every day, i m like, how did you get the vaccine? i don t really get it. we don t have a national plan. one of the things i d like to see one of my to-be in-laws, they re getting it this week and
devastating consequences of left-wing crime policies are more undeniable than ever. we apwill show you the tapes. but first, tonight, the ever struggling joe biden is finding new and creative ways to show just how out of touch, out of pocket, and frankly out of stea he really is. heading off to a home this week for the thanksgiving holiday, exposing once again his utter disconnect from the middle class and disconnect from common sense americans all across the countr and get this, amid slumping approval, massive policy failures, and a never ending stream of baffling moments still under the impression that america is back. take a look. hold on, my phone is ringing look at who s calling! hello? hello, mr. president? dr. biden mr. president thank you so m happy thanksgiving to you. that s right, we had a new york firefighter here. it is so good it s good for you calling. we thank you so much. what is your message to the american folks o thanksgiving day? my messages a