her policies led to economic turmoil. cbs ramy inocencio with the familiar face that could replace her. and a record drought and worker shortage has one company turning to a different source of labor. reporter: picking strawberries is backbreaking work, but not for these robots. 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 busy thursday night. we want to begin with some important health news for families. in recent weeks across the country, there has been an alarming increase in illness among young children. and it s not covid. it s something called r.s.v. hospitals in at least 33 states are seeing a dramatic rise in cases of children suffering from the respiratory virus. cases have more than doubled in 25 states over the last month, and it s putting a strain on hospitals. some healthcare facilities are so overwhelmed, that they re running
british prime minister liz truss quits in just six weeks after her policies led to economic turmoil. cbs ramy inocencio with the familiar face that could replace her. and a record drought and worker shortage have one company turning to a different source of labor. reporter: picking strawberries is backbreaking work, but not for these robots. this is the cbs evening news with norah o donnell, reporting from the nation s capital. o donnell: we want to begin with some important health news for families. in recent weeks across the country there has been an alarming increase in illness among young children. and it s not covid. it s something called r.s.v.tiin cases of children suffering from the respiratory virus. cases have more than doubled in 25 states over the last month, and it s putting a strain on hospitals. some healthcare facilities are so overwhelmed, that they re running out of beds. the state of connecticut is even thinking about bringing in the national guard
Law enforcement sources tell cbs miami news partner the miami herald jorge arias was accidentally shot and killed by a fellow agent while they were role playing during a training class wednesday. sources tell the paper the agent who shot arias in the chest had mistakenly replaced his training pistol with his loaded hand gun. tonight, the e.p.a. is investigating whether officials in mississippi discriminated against black people by refusing to improve the water system in the state capital. more than 150,000 people in jackson were under a boil water alert for nearly two months this summer after harmful bacteria was found in the tap water. then in august, floods knocked out one of the city s water treatment plants. there s a new warning for parents to check their children s halloween candy after a disturbing discovery at a major u.s. airport. that story when we return.
Streamed online. president biden thanked truss. look, she was a good partner on russia and ukraine, and the british are going to solve their problem. reportr: but britain s problems, new england inflation over 10% and at a 40-year high are not disappearing. this was about people s mortgages, how much it cost to fill the grocery trolley. that s why the british people are pretty angry. reporter: and fed up with their political leaders. it s a cycle of rubbish, and they replace rubbish with more rubbish. we re basically the laughing stock of the entire world, as per usual. reporter: and now the race to replace liz truss is on, and the conservative party is aiming to have a successor in place as early as monday. there are even reports that boris johnson may throw his hat back into the ring. meanwhile, as for the opposition labor party, they are just clamoring for a general election. polls show that if that were to be held today, they would win in a landslide. norah. o donne