america s fentanyl crisis. cbs news exclusive access to the drug raids, as law enforcement tries to get the dangerous poison off america s streets. stunning resignation. new zealand s prime minister steps aside. the young mother helped ban assault weapons. why she says she s leaving. and, remembering legendary singer, songwriter, and guitarist, david crosby. 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 thursday night. tonight, we are tracking two winter storms, one of them heading to new england late tonight and tomorrow, bringing snow, freezing rain, and sleet. also tonight, we have the story of a pre-dawn raid, and law enforcement s crackdown on fentanyl. cbs news was there today as more than 40 officers ready to raid a home where they believed the dangerous drugs were being made. but first, more than one year after that shocking shoo
biden really needs the cooperation of partners like mexico as he tries to get a handle on the situation of migrants at the u.s. southern border. when the administration announced the expansion of title 42 last week, it included an agreement from mexico to accept tens of thousands of migrants who are being turned away at the u.s. border back into mexico. so that is going to be, again, a very important topic of discussion. jake sullivan reported by told reporters this morning, don t expect new plans or announcements from this bilateral meeting. the two countries are really just going to need to take some time to figure out whether the initial agreement is working. m.j., there are a lot of critics of president biden s trip to the border sunday, including the union, many officials, the governor of texas. have white house officials responded to any of the criticisms, including that he didn t meet with my migrants while there? reporter: yeah, you know, it was really notable tha
president biden moving to keep gas price s down with the critical midterm elections fast approaching. good morning, it is wednesday, october 19th i m brianna keilar with john berman. today the president is expected to announce he s authorizing the release of 15 million more barrels from the u.s. strategic reserve. the draw down first announced in march to release 180 million barrels. and on the inflation front, millions of americans could see a bump in paychecks next year thanks to an inflation adjustment in the tax code. this comes as president biden and democratic candidates lockdown midterm messaging. the focus now, economy and abortion. president biden was speaking trying to rally voters still angry about the supreme court decision on roe v. wade, pledging to protect abortion rights if more democrats are elected to congress. right now, we re short a handful of votes. if you care about the right to choose, then you got to vote. that s why these midterm elections are
the dangers tonight for kidsfame riding the school bus. cbs s meg oliver shows us what one district is doing to prevent close calls like this.o and, gruesome grizzly attack. how these two college wrestlers broke free from the jaws of aols broke free f bear while out antler-hunting. kind of tackled me and chewed me up a little bit. 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 might. tonight, winter has come early for a majority of the country, with more than 235 million americans experiencing below-normal temperatures, from the upper midwest to the gulf of mexico. october snow has fallen across the midwest, including wisconsin, michigan, indiana, and even dipped as far south as kentucky, with some areas seeing as much as a foot and a half. and more is on the way. in minnesota, wind chills dipped below zero this morning, while mo
protecting your family the dangers tonight for kids riding the school bus. cbs s meg oliver shows us what one district is doing to prevent close calls like this. and gruesome grizzly attack, how these two college wrestlers broke free from the jaws of a bear while out antler hunting. tackled me and chewed me up a little bit. 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 might. tonight, winter has come early for a majority of the country with more than 235 million americans experiencing below norm temperatures from the upper midwest to the gulf of mexico. october snow has fallen across the midwest including wisconsin, michigan, indiana and dipped as far south as kentucky with some areas seeing as much as a foot and a half and more is on the way. in minnesota, wind chills dipped by low zero this morning while more than 100 million americans are under freeze and