president biden blasts republicans for refusing to raise the debt limit. >> they need to stop playing russian roulette with the u.s. economy. >> o'donnell: covid caseso dropping. the hopeful news as america sees fewer new infections. plus why dr. fauci revises his guidance about whether families should gather for the holidays. pivotal supreme court turn, god, guns and abortions, what could be the most consequential year in a generation. school lunch crisis, the nationwide shortage leading staff to spend their own money to feed student. breaking news, federal agents shot, gunfire on an amtrak train. and tom's triumphant return, tom brady's hero welcome as he breaks an n.f.l. record. ♪ this is the "cbs evening news" with norah o'donnell, reporting from the nation's capital. >> o'donnell: good evening, and thank you so much for joining us. we want to begin tonight with what has been a brutal day for social media giant facebook, instagram and what's app. all knocked offline for about six hours today leaving billions of users locked out. the cause of the outage still not clear tonight but reports the systems inside facebook were down, some employees had difficulty communicating and troubleshooting the problem. newborn stock tanked taking a nose dive today sliding nearly 4% and forbes said mark zuckerberg's fortune declined by nearly $6 billionch but the greatest cough to the social media giant may be new complaints made to the fcc, allegations from a former facebook employee, france francs haugen, who copied tens of thousands of pages of company research, accusing facebook putting the company's profits ahead of public good. kris van cleave reporting on facebook that you didn't see on "60 minutes." >> reporter: tonight facebook is responding publicly for the first time to complaints filed with regular rarities saying any sense it has any sponszable for january 6th is absurd but the tens of thousands of pages of documents are raising real questions about what facebook did and didn't do. >> facebook over and over again chose to optimize for its own interests like making more money. >> reporter: that belief prompted facebook whistleblower frances haugen to file at least eight separate complaints with the securities s and exchange commission obtained by cbs news from a congressional source. among allegations, the social network misled inverts and public about its role perpetuating misinformation and violent extremism relating to the 2020 election and january 6th insurrection including removing faift systems put in ahead of the election. haugen speaking to "60 minutes" scott pelley. >> as soon as the misinformation was over they turn to it off. >> reporter: facebook added a statement it has expressly disclosed to investors the risk remains of misinformation, hate speech and extremism occurring on its platforms. >> what happened between election day and january 6th on the platform? >> there were a lot of people who were angry, fearful. they spread the fears to more people and then, when they had to choose which content from the groups to put into people's new feeds, they picked the content most likely to engage us which happened to be angry, hateful content. imagine your scene every day the election was stolen, the election was stolen, at what point would you storm the capitol. >> reporter: internal scomentsup documents obtained from a congressional source shows in 20 1-9d a year after facebook changed its algorithm, researchers identified a problem, setting up a test account following former president trump, first lady and fox news, within a day the algorithm was recommending polarizing content. conspiracy theory recommendations started on day two. after about a week the account received a k non-- q anon. two, false content, and week three the accounts news feed was an intensifying mix of misinformation, misleading and recycled content polarizing memes and con smirsy content dispersed with engagement bait. >> you can sy why are we taking the incredibly out there topics q anon, why are these things facebook is choosing to show you and it's because those things get the highest engagement. >> gasoline on a fire. >> reporter: facebook says it uses things like that test account to identify security issues and was involved in its decision to ban q anon from its platforms. the company tell us hate speech has declined by 50% on its platforms in the last three quarters. facebook's entire statement is i to testify before the senate congress committee tomorrow where she will tell senators they need to better regulate facebook. norah. >> o'donnell: interesting new details, kris van cleave, thank you. tonight we're learning what might have caused an offshore oil pipeline to rupture unleashing a environmental disaster along the southern california coast. more than # 125,000 gallons of crude oil leaked into the pacific. animals are dying and world famous beaches could be closed for months. cbs's lilia luciano is there. >> reporter: operators of the line believe they found the source of leak as still state and federal agencies deployed more than 100 people in an all-out effort to stop the spiel from spoiling california's most pries beaches. tonight one early theory is a pipeline may have been punctured by a passing ship. is there a suspicion the leak causenc ship snjts. >> that is a distinct possibility, yes. >> reporter: fleerl 130,000 exactliens of processed crude oil, enough to fill 3,000 cars for 300 miles, continues spreading down the coast. >> we are there the middors of a potential ecological disaster. >> reporter: local residents reported smelling toxic fumes friday and some faulted the company amplified energy for no, ma'am acting quickly enough. >> we were not aware of anything friday night. reports'd not come to us. >> reporter: skimmers are scooping out oily dplobs and floating bar yrs protecting the beach. >> they called it surf city but for a long time no surfing and fishing, no activities ton water, the shoreline will remain closed. the mayor says it could take months to reopen. >> reporter: the parent company blind the rig received 125 noncompliant violations by inspectors. the pipeline is inspected regularly and revealed no recent problems. at risk a nearby wildfire habitat home to 90 species of birds. crews on and offshore continue their cleaning efforts and tonight we're learning that residents and local business owners just filed a class action lawsuit against the company operating the pipeline. they say their house and -- health and local economy is suffering from the spill. norah. >> o'donnell: problem gets bigger, lilia luciano, thank you. southwest airlines announced it will require all employees to be vaccinated making it the fifth airline to do so ahead of the busy travel season and tonight a lack of clarity over what health experts are recommending for family gathering this winter. nikki battiste. >> reporter: confusion tonight over c.d.c. guidance for safely celebrating the holidays. friday the c.d.c. says it performed an update to the page where the holiday guidance was listed but now says it was a technical update but doesn't reflect the c.d.c.'s guidance ahead of this upcoming holiday season. the page has since been removed entirely while the agency priors new guidance. meanwhile, as dr. fauci is declaring his ideas to margaret brennan. >> reporter: we can garter for christmas? >> it's too soon to tell. >> reporter: that comment resulted in more confusion regarding thing the holidays which dr. fauci addressed today. >> that was misinterpreted by saying we can't spend christmas with our families which is absolutely not the case. ly will be spending christmas with my family. >> reporter: for the 15 million americans vaccinated with the johnson & johnson shot, the company is seeking authorization for a booster according to the "new york times." a recent study found a single dose of the j&j vaccine was only 71% effective against hospitalization for covid 19. new york city's man date requiring all public school capitol police be vaccinated in effect today. the mayor here says 95% of full-time employees have received at least one shot and the state's largest healthcare provider northwell health said today 100% of their employees are now vaccinated after their fired 1,400 employees who refused to get the vaccine. norah. >> o'donnell: all right, tough measures there. nikki battiste, thank you. tonight, president biden is blasting senate republicans for blocking attempts to raise the nation's debt ceiling, warning of a crisis like a meteor headed to crash into our economy. the president is also struggling to get his own party to pass his legislative agenda. cbs's nancy cordes reports tonight from the white house. >> two. two people. >> reporter: in a meeting this afternoon, the president asked progressives what they are willing to cut in order to secure support from the last two holdouts. >> look, i need 50 votes in the senate. i have 48. >> reporter: one of the two is west virginia democrat joe manchin who wants to slash the president's build back better from 3.5 trillion to is .5 dollars trillion. >> reporter: the eid we have for our country. >> reporter: he and arizona democrat seernts seernts hounded by protesters this weekend who followed sinema into a arizona bathroom and paddled up to manchin's house boat. >> tax the rich! we're taxing the rich! >> reporter: but the two weren't president biden's most prissing problem. the nation is set to hit its borrowing limit in just two weeks, and republicans voted twice last week to default. >> you don't want to help save the country? get out of the way so you don't destroy it. >> reporter: in a letter to president biden today, republican leader mitch mcconnell argued, since your party wishes to govern alone, it must handle the debt limit alone as well. mr. biden warned that retirement accounts could start taking a hit this week, if the market gets spooked by senate gridlock. >> the falling on the debt would lead to a self-inflicted wound that takes our economy over a cliff. >> reporter: specifically a debt default could drive the nation's credit rating down and interest rates up, and it's all completely avoidable. norah, the two sides working together managed to raise the debt ceiling three times under president trump. >> o'donnell: you can hear the frustration building, nancy cordes, thank you. new details on a deadly shooting on an amtrak train in tucson, arizona. one federal agent killed, another in critical condition. the shooting broke out as the agents were searching for guns and drugs. cbs's jeff pegues has the latest. >> reporter: when the first barrage of shots were fired on the amtrak trainers onlooks, didn't know what was happening until they saw a k-9 officer run toward the gunman. sheen in one yelled, get out of there, get out of there. more gunfire. the officer backs off the train and runs for his life as the gunman fired again. the shootout continues with bullets ricocheting around tucson's downtown train depot. late today officials said it all started on the train with a confrontation between two d.e.a. agents and a suspect. >> they were checking for illegal guns, money, drugs. this is something they do routinely. >> reporter: this time, though, it turned dead will i. >> i am deeply saddened to confirm that one special agent died as a result of the injuries sustained during the shooting. >> reporter: the investigation is ongoing. ( sirens ) jeff pegues, cbs news, washington. >> o'donnell: tonight, the supreme court began its new term, one that could be the most consequential in a generation, with abortion rights topping the agenda. the justices met in person for the first time since the beginning to have the pandemic. cbs's jan crawford is at the court for us tonight. >> reporter: as the supreme court returned to the bench for its new session -- >> in the october 2021 term is now convened. >> reporter: -- protesters left no doubt what's at stake. the most difght challenge to roe v. wade in a generation, asking the justices to uphold mississippi's ban on abortion after 15 weeks. shannon brewer is director of the only abortion clinic in the state in jackson. >> if the court says we're overturning roe v. wade, it's up to the states to decide what to do. >> they would definitely ban abortion in mississippi immediately, yes, and several other states, too. >> reporter: with justice aim ay coney barrett relating ruth bader ginsburg, that's exactly what would happen. most states are ready to outlaw or restrict abortion if the court sides with mississippi while some liberals passes laws to say awe boringsings would still be available. polls, the court's aire r opinion have declined. other cases will divide the justices including gun and religious rights. now, the justices are all fully vaccinated but justice sonia sotomayor has underlying health conditions so she wore a mask today on the bench and justice brett kavanaugh tested positive for covid last week, asymptomatic, but participated remotely. norah. >> o'donnell: busy year, jan crawford, thank you. tonight, we're following a perfect storm of supply chain drums and labor shortages now impacting school lunches across the country. rk strsmann tells n alabamaare e udents don't go hungry. >> we are looking for beef tips, one of our most popular men chew iemed. >> reporter: at sams club, cacyce davis has a daunting last-minute grocery list, is 80 pounds of beef tips, the next day's school lunch. >> it's not a solution to the problem. >> reporter: the problem is this food delivery truck, it's short again, way short. >> at this point, we're making a plan. >> reporter: davis directs nutritions for schools in elmore county, alabama feeding 8,000 kits. >> there are cracks in all points in the supply chain. >> reporter: you make it up as you go. >> no doubt. >> reporter: a county-wide and country-wide issue affect affecting millions of kids. in one survey 97% of school nutrition programs worry about continued supply chain issues. nnam toast crunch for lunch, one georgia mother posted this is unacceptable. pback in alabama, cacyce davis had to buy 180 pounds of beef roast not beef tips, cost, $1,500. that's all she could find for redland elementary to serve. are you sometimes surprised by what you have for lunch. >> yes. >> reporter: is it a good or bad surprise? >> in the middle. >> reporter: to help america's school systems struggling to serve meals, the usda announced it's pumping in a billion and a half dollars. the agency reimburses elmore county for davis' grocery runs. you look at a kid eating and think to yourself, you have no idea how hard that was to pull off. >> that's the part with my own kids. if you knew how hard that was to prepare the meal, you would klein it up for me. 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[ laughter ] >> announcer: "judge judy." you are about the enter you are about the enter the courtroom of judge judith sheindlin. the courtroom of -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com captions paid for by cbs television distribution sean taylor is suing his former friend, robert martin, for the return of car down payment, slander, and emotional distress. >> byrd: order. all rise. your honor, this is case number 508 on the calendar in the matter of taylor vs. martin. >> judge judy: thank you. >> byrd: you're welcome, judge. parties have been sworn in. you may be seated. sir, have a seat please. >> judge judy: do me a favor, byrd. before i start with these people, would you take a look at our book and look up a 1998 lincoln town car. >> byrd: sure. >> judge judy: okay. so, this is what i gather from this ridiculousness. you bought a car from the defendant. >> yes, ma'am. >> judge judy: the purchase price of the car was $1,500. >> yes, ma'am. >> judge judy: you gave him 700. >> i gave him 43 hours labor at $11 a hour. >> judge judy: okay, shh. you gave him money. >> yes, ma'am. >> judge judy: how much money? >> 300 cash. >> judge judy: and then you bartered for some. >> yes, ma'am. >> judge judy: is that correct? >> yes, ma'am. >> judge judy: and how much did he barter for? >> $445. >> judge judy: 445. so, that's $745 so far that you gave him towards the $1,500 purchase price. >> yes, ma'am. >> judge judy: and you knew him from before. >> yes, ma'am. >> judge judy: and you made this deal seven or eight months