breaking news, congress votes to formally launch an impeachment inquiry into president biden. there is a lot to get to. ♪ ♪ >> i am here. >> norah: the dramatic speech from president biden's son. what hunter biden says he will only testify in his dads impeachment inquiry if it is in public. >> republicans say they are pursuing the truth. democrats accuse them of pursuing your ugly politics. >> norah: two people under arrest after a scary afternoon at an elementary school. students eating gummy bears contaminated with fentanyl. and our series about the pandemic's lingering effects on america's children. tonight, protecting the mental health of teens. >> i do think that we should have instructions on phones in the school setting. ♪ ♪ >> norah: good evening, and thank you for being with us on this wednesday night. we begin tonight with breaking news right here in washington on capitol hill. where just a short time ago, republicans in the house voting to begin a formal p impeachment inquiry into president biden. the next step follows the years long scrutiny of the president and his family that has turned up no proof of high crimes and misdemeanors. now, democrats tonight are calling the move an extreme political stunt that has no credibility and no legitimacy. today's vote comes on the same day that hunter biden showed up on capitol hill, not to testify, but to blast republicans for what he said were a attacks on him to embarrass and damage his father. the bss scott macfarlane will start us off tonight from capitol hill. it has been a busy day, good evening, scott. >> reporter: good evening, norah. it was just hours after president sun made that dramatic appearance outside the capitol defending his father that house republicans launched an effort to impeach the president. a party line vote tonight... >> the resolution is adopted. >> reporter: will launch another attempt to impeach a u.s. president. republicans approved a formal impeachment inquiry, alleging president biden might have benefited from his son's foreign business dealings and has stonewalled them. >> what are you scared of? what facts do you not want to come out? >> reporter: democrats blasted the move. >> they have been at it for so long and of course donald trump wants to keep it going into the next year for the campaign season. >> reporter: you think trump is directing this? >> oh, completely. >> reporter: the launching of a formal impeachment inquiry gives republicans more firepower and better legal standing to issue subpoenas. does this and anywhere short of impeachment articles? >> i don't think so. >> reporter: it's inevitable? >> i think it is gatsby to the house subpoenaed his son for a closed-door deposition. hunter biden declined. >> i'm here to acknowledge that i have made mistakes in my life and wasted opportunities, >> reporter: saying he would only testify in a public hearing, speaking before cameras of the capital come he described the depths of his drug addiction. >> during my battle with addiction, my parents were there for me. they literally saved my life. >> reporter: and he defended his father. >> there is no evidence to support the allegations that my father was financially involved in my business. >> reporter: by snubbing the committee, house republicans today recommended hunter biden be investigated for contempt of congress criminal charge. >> they belittled my recovery, and have tried to dehumanize me, all to embarrass and damage my father, who has devoted his entire public life to service. >> reporter: in a statement tonight, president biden said republicans come instead of doing things to help make americans lives better, they are focused on attacking me, with lies. norah? >> norah: scott macfarlane, thank you. well, the supreme court agreed today to hear two politically charged cases involving abortion, and one that could impact former president trump selection interference trial. that federal case was temporarily placed on hold today. cbs's jan crawford is here with us to help us break it down. okay, jan, the first issue, let's talk about that, the supreme court says they are going to look at the drug mifepristone, a medication used in the most common form of abortions. >> jan: yeah, it could have a tremendous impact on how and at what point in a woman's pregnancy she can access that so-called abortion pill. even in states where it is legal. now, a federal appeals court said the fda was wrong to approve that drug, mifepristone come up to ten weeks, and said women did not need to see doctor in person to get it. for lower court decisions, they are on hold, while this case plays out, so the pill will remain available for now. >> norah: and then let's talk about this second case. this is by several january 6th defendants who say prosecutors went too far. this could have a big impact. >> jan: huge impact. what literally could affect hundreds of january 6th defendants, including former president trump. now, they are all facing other charges for january 6th, but this one is under a federal law that prohibits obstructing any official proceeding. it sounds pretty clear, right, i mean come on january 6th, certifying the election, that ip with these men and say no, that laws talking about people who destroyed documents and records and should not apply to us. now if the supreme court agrees, that could have a big impact on trump selection interference case. it could cut two of the four charges against him, or potentially delay that trial. >> norah: we will be watching. jan crawford, who covers the supreme court for us, thank you so much. let's turn now to the white house or president biden and secretary of state antony blinken met with several family members of americans being held hostage by hamas. cbs's ed o'keefe is at the white house, where the families were looking for answers as to what is being done to get their loved ones home. >> reporter: the two hour meeting was the president's first face-to-face encounter with the families of americans being held hostage in gaza. >> we could have no better friend in washington or in the white house than president biden himself and his administration. >> reporter: what little is known about the state of those still being held. >> was the president able to she anything about their condition? >> we are going to keep the content of the conversation private. >> reporter: the white house says there are eight americans still unaccounted for, and putting americans still being held hostage. it is believed the 135 total hostages in varying nationalities remain in gaza. the meeting came a day after the president, for the first time publicly since the hamas attacks, questioned israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu, saying he has to change as israel's coalition government is making it difficult to establish a palestinian state. mr. biden also said israel is losing global support for its indiscriminate bombing of gaza. attacks deemed indiscriminate are usually considered violations of international law. did he misspeak yesterday? when he said that israel was carrying out indiscriminate attacks? >> the president speaks and has spoken about our concerns over civilian casualties in gaza and about urging our israeli counterparts to be more careful and more deliberate. >> reporter: today in israel, netanyahu quietly said we are continue until the end, adding in the face of international pressures, nothing will stop us. in gaza, heavy fighting continued, leading to the deaths of ten israeli soldiers. their highest single day losses so far. while the president met with families of hostages being held in gaza, it is incredibly rare for him to ever have contact with families of the dozens of other americans being wrongfully detained. something advocates for those being held in countries like afghanistan, china, and venezuela, called out today. norah? >> norah: ed o'keefe, thank you very much. it was a historic day on wall street. the dow sword more than 500 points, closing over 37,000 for the first time ever. the gain of nearly 1.5% came after the federal reserve kept interest rates unchanged and signaled at least three interest rate cuts next year. good news for the economy. we want to turn out to that major recall involving more than 2 million tesla cars. that is nearly all of the electric vehicles tesla has sold in the usp of a cbs's carter evans tells us how the company intends to fix a problem with the car's autopilot system. >> reporter: there is almost nothing left of this tesla after it slammed into a fire truck on a northern california freeway last february. the driver was killed and investigators believe autopilot was engaged when it happened. it's one of dozens of deadly crashes since 2016 allegedly involving the technology, and it led to a national highway traffic safety administration investigation. tesla owner susie magged opes the resulting recall leads to safer use of autopilot. >> i was driving on the freeway and saw a man with his seat almost fully reclined, feet out the window, and hands, like, behind his head, going about 95 miles an hour. >> reporter: nearly every tesla sold in the u.s. is affected comment over the air software update will now enable cart know my drivers cars to give drivers more warning and even suspend the technology drivers use it incorrectly. >> this recall is actually written in blood. >> reporter: robert sumwalt is former chair of the national travel safety board. he said he spoke to elon musk personally during the investagency'sto the autopilot . >> as the chairman of the ntsb, i am talking to him about this investigation, and he hung up to on me. i think that shows an arrogance within the organization that is leading to safety problems. and killing people. >> reporter: now the software fix is already rolled out to some customers. we reached out to tesla but have not heard back. however, on monday, the company posted that it believes the cars that use its autopilot system are safer than those without it. norah? >> norah: carter, powerful interviews and such important context. thank you so much. well, now to a frightening incident in central virginia. two people have been arrested in connection to seven elementary students falling ill after being exposed to fentanyl at their school. cbs's nicole sganga reports on the disturbing details. >> reporter: tonight, shock inside an elementary school, after residue from the highly lethal drug fentanyl was found gummy bears and shared by fourth-graders. speak with the fentanyl came from somebody's house. right? and so we need to wake up as a county and as a community to realize that these things are real, these things are happening. >> reporter: two suspects, clifford dugan and nicole sanders, were arrested early this morning and connection to the incident. both face charges, including contributing to the delinquency of a minor. >> we don't feel this was an intentional event, but we are continuing our investigation. >> reporter: police say five students were taken to the hospital. >> we feel hot, feel nauseous. >> reporter: including fourth-grader hayden floyd. the 10-year-old said he ate ten gummies heading to the school nurse, then was loaded into an ambulance with his mother. >> i was shaking a lot because i was really scared, and my mom came. she was right beside me the whole time, and i was just like, sorry, mom, sorry, because she was crying. >> reporter: all students have been discharged from the hospital. hayden's mother, kristina wright, tells us she is so grateful her son is okay, but she never thought she would have to have a conversation about fentanyl with her 10-year-old. norah? >> norah: oh, so scary. nicole sganga, thank you so much. we want to turn out to part three trend in our series, the "covid generation," students isolated during the lockdown turned to their cell phones and social media, and it has taken a toll on their mental health. 57% of high school girls in the u.s. said they felt persistently sad during the pandemic. that is double that of the boys. cbs's meg oliver shows us what one school is doing to help. >> reporter: a newburgh free academy in new york, cell phones are locked away for the entire school day, including lunch. students like tyson hill and monique may says it is a relief after constantly being on their phones during the covid lockdown. when scream time among adolescents more than doubled. how much do you blame the phones and social media for taking a toll on your mental health? >> all of it. >> all of it. >> for me, personally. >> i play my darkest moments because of my phone. >> norah: who have you ever been bullied online or felt left out after looking at social med? >> of course, throughout my middle school experience, there was a lot of people talking about you, whether it be on snapchat, posting a story that made fun of the way you looked. and it made me feel depressed. >> the youth mental health crisis is the defining public health issue of our time. if we do not address it with urgency, then i worry we will lose an entire generation of children to depression and anxiety and suicide. >> reporter: this year, u.s. surgeon general vivek murthy issued an advisory on the effects of social media on youth mental health per. would you consider advising the country to ban smartphones during school hours? >> well, i do think that we should have restrictions on schools in the school setting. we fundamentally have to understand that these devices, in a particular social media, is behaving largely as an addictive element. >> reporter: newberg newburgh free academy assistant ebony clark says banning phones has cut down on online bullying. speak all i am doing is giving them the opportunity to engage in school and leave the drama outside these doors. >> reporter: now that you don't have that distraction during the school day, how much has it helped you as a person? 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