theater. capitol riot manhunt, the fbi releases new video showing assaults on police officers hoping the public will help pubh identify some of the most violent offenders. more than two dozen tornadoes reported in the south. some packing winds up to 130 miles per hour. angry putin. the russian leader lashes out after president biden calls him a killer and says their country will pay a price for election interference. attention pet owners: is a popular flea collar to blame for the death of nearly 1,700 dogs and cats? peloton safety warning after a child dies. the company s message tonight about keeping your kids safe. and the sweet story of a hugging machine, a five year old s invention that lets students hug their teacher during the pandemic. this is the cbs evening news with norah o donnell. o donnell: good evening to our viewers in the west, and thank you for joining us, we will begin with new developments in the shooting rampage in the atlanta area that left eight pe
acknowledged. dozens more including women and children. the white house has claimed the civilian deaths are rare. new jobs numbers have finally been released 18 days late because of the government shutdown. the report was hardly worth the wait. 148,000 jobs were created last month. fewer than predicted. unemployment ticked down to 7.2% and that s the lowest level since november 2008. the effects of the 16-day shutdown continue to ripple across the government. the irs has announced it will delay the beginning of filing season up to two weeks because of the work of reprogramming computers was interrupted by the shutdown. the delay will affect early filers. many of whom rushed their returns to the irs so they can quickly get refunds. attention pet owners, you may want to reconsider feeding your dog jerky treats made in china. the fda reporting that the treats are linked to the deaths of 600 dogs and ten cats. it says more than 3,600 other pets have apparently been sickened by the
been in three years. all kind of stars aligning here for motorists. reporter: nationwide, prices at the pump are down 26 cents in the last month and a half. with gas stations in 16 states now charging less than $3 a gallon. 2.99 at this one in sioux city, iowa, and at this one in davenport, iowa, where it is already snowing. experts say it s only going to get better. we have higher supply of gasoline. 10% higher than last year. lower demand as the temperatures cool. a lack of hurricanes this year. all of those factors could put downward pressure on gas prices to the tune of 15 to 20 cents drop by christmas. reporter: and experts say an easing of tensions with iran and syria and egypt is helping to push oil prices below $100 a barrel for the first time in 16 weeks. it also means american drivers may have a little extra cash to spend around the holidays. with consumer confidence and the economy hurting from that partial government shutdown, the lower gas prices couldn t come at a