breaking news billionaire breakup. bill and melinda gates announce their divorce after 27 years of marriage the reason behind the split. deadly capsize a severely overcrowded boat sinks, killing at least three migrants. were they victims of human smuggling? sticker shock, rising prices at the grocery store, the gas station, even lumber at the hardware store. why are prices suddenly shooting up? the rocket heading towards earth? could china s 46,000-pound booster hit the u.s. in the next few days? and tonight, ahead of mother s day, we start our ode to moms with a military spouse who couldn t get hired so she became her own c.e.o. 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. we are going to begin tonight with breaking news and a game changer for parents worried about their children getting coronavirus. the f.d.a. is now expected to expand the emerg
allegedly being forced to drink nearly a bottle of liquor. now, eight young men are charged with his death. banning menthol cigarettes: the f.d.a. s new push to get 20 million americans to kick the habit. how soon they could be pulled from the shelves. military sexual assault overhaul: a new push from congress to change how cases are handled in the armed forces. our service members, and our survivors, deserve nothing less. o donnell: russian aggression our 60 minutes interview with the secretary of state. what is putin up to? severe storms bring softball- sized hail, destroying homes and cars in the south. dog-nappers arrested the breaking news in the case of lady gaga s stolen french bulldogs. and, the legendary america music venue paying tribute to the everyday heroes of the pandemic. 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. we re going
today. and did security procedures hold up after scrutiny in the aftermath of the january 6th riots? it s my question to retired lieutenant general russell honore, who led the security review. also, we ll show you the text messages that could end a congressman s career. matt gaetz is known for his devoted fan base, but at the moment, he has few friends in washington. i ll ask the investigative journalist who has those texts what light they shed on the allegations. plus, a highway deemed racist by the president himself. i ll talk to the woman who single-handedly brought this eyesore to the national spotlight and. and how the $2 trillion infrastructure bill could help rebuild that community and others like it. we begin with that breaking news from georgia where a short time ago, governor brian kemp says he will not bow to pressure from major league baseball or anyone else when it comes to the new voter restriction law in thinks state. cancel culture and partisan act
going to 40 and older on monday, and 18 and older on april 5th. they re trying to get as many people vaccinated as possible but this comes as these states do see these surge of people just flooding in and when it comes to the number of states that are seeing this rise, let s take a look at these numbers here. you mentioned over half the states in our country are seeing this rise and a handful are seeing a massive rise of 25% to 30% or more. that includes, i want to take note of a couple states in particular, connecticut, north dakota, new hampshire, minnesota, and some other ones. now, that s going to be important later, which i ll mention, so keep those in mind. now, the cdc director says that overall, the national average of rising cases has hit 7%. she says this is a clear sign that we are starting to get this increase. does it amount to a fourth wave? listen to what she said about how close we are to that. i remain deeply concerned about this trajectory. we have seen ca
survivorsre in there now. i survived this. honey, listen, i m humbling and i m forever grateful. the head of fema and secretary of homeland security both headed to kentucky to help in the recovery effort. the death toll there expected to rise. this event is the worst, most devastating, most deadly tornado event in kentucky s history. a so-called quad-state tornado that was on the ground for hundreds of miles could set new records. that and the time of year have people asking how much did this have to do with climate change? we all know everything is moreow intense when the climates warming, everything, and obviously it has some impact here. plus in washington, we could just be hourssh away from seein the contempt report for mark meadows. what we could look from the commercial committee owes vote tomorrow. good morning. it is sunday, december 12th. i m lindsey reiser. in the central u.s. recovery efforts from the devastating tornadoes continue today. in kentucky al