mandate for federal workers. covid s toll on teachers: dozens of districts forced to cancel classes. our staff members are not well enough to even teach virtually. o donnell: antiabortion activists gather in the nation s capital. thousands rally outside the supreme court in hopes of overturning roe v. wade. breaking news in the gabby petito case: who claimed responsibility for her murder? tonight, the rocker known as meat loaf dies at the age of 74. and i would do anything for love but i won t do that o donnell: and on the road : a small town s rescue from an unlikely group of volunteers. 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. we have a lot of news to to get to tonight. a massive winter storm is bearing down on the southeast, bringing snow, sleet, and freezing rain. but the big concern tonight is ice causing widespread power outages and states of emergen
that s it. cbs evening news is next. we are back with more local news at 5:00 streaming 24-7 on cbsn bay area. en y your aftern captioning sponsored by cbs o donnell: tonight, states of emergency declared in the south as an ice storm put more than 60 million americans in the path of bitter cold temperatures. but first, some news about the russian demands as the u.s. supplies new arms to ukraine. russian missile systems head to ukraine s neighbor, belarus, as thousands of more troops stage at the country s border. but the uss harry s. truman aircraft carrier and nato allies preparing for a major military exercise. tonight, the high-stakes meeting. this is not negotiation but a candid exchange of concerns and ideas. o donnell: preventing hospitalization: the good news tonight about how effective the booster shot is in keeping you out of the emergency room. plus, the important ruling on president biden s vaccine