retail sales surge ahead of the holiday season. why some companies are offering cash bonuses and higher wages to get workers on the job. new safety requirement: after a six-year, cbs news investigation into car seat backs, a new law that could save children s lives. helicopter rescue: 10 people saved from floodwaters as a strong storm knocks out power across the pacific northwest. tiktok lawsuits: could you or your kids be entitled to some of the $92 million class action settlement? and the gift of music: a country star s remarkable act of kindness. 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 want to begin with an alarming spike in covid cases across america as we head into the holiday season. more than 150,000 new infections were reported on monday. that is the most in two months. cases are rising in nearly half the country, with the u.s. seein