radioactive waste? and the kitchen helping chefs cook up their own businesses and inspiring america. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening everyone. we are going to begin tonight with a story that will be of particular concern to families with very young children. an alarming and unprecedented rise in cases of potentially serious respiratory virus. cases of the virus known as rsv now quickly rising in at least 32 states. rsv frequently infects children under the age of two. doctors say cases are appearing earlier in the season and more rapidly than usual the virus usually presents mild symptoms but according to the cdc can cause more serious health problems now the surge of cases is putting a strain on some hospitals forced to take extreme measures to handle the influx of rsv patients dave gutierrez now with more from connecticut, which has been especially impacted by the virus. reporter: inside connecticut children s hospital in hartford
tonight, we have learned the mother had been charged before. how did the system fail these children? overseas tonight, the stunning turn in london. she lasted just 45 days as prime minister. british prime minister liz truss resigning. with the uk facing inflation worse than the u.s., she enacted tax cuts for the rich. which sent markets tumbling. and now the question tonight, is the man she replaced, boris johnson, now planning an attempted comeback? james longman live in london. 19 days until the midterms here at home. president biden in pennsylvania tonight, where the senate race could determine which party controls the senate. biden there to support lieutenant governor john fetterman, recovering from a stroke, locked in a very tight race with dr. mehmet oz. what the president said about democrat john fetterman and this race. mary bruce is there. the war in ukraine tonight, and we have new images of the mass exodus in the key ukrainian city of kherson. russia trying t
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
got one. that s what you ve got. you need a leader who s going to understand and works for you. let me tell you, i think you co should hire her. thanks for your time. ana cabrera right now. hello. great to have you with us. i m ana cabrera in new york, and we re following several major stories unfolding this hour. president biden is campaigning in the swing state of pennsylvania where a critical senate race is getting tighter and tighter. the president hopes to boost democratic senator nominee who plans to talk about infrastructure next to branl that collapsed earlier this year. meantime a shakeup with america s closest ally, prime minister liz truss announcing her resignation after 44 days in office. she ll become the shortest serving prime minister in british history. a country wrestling with a deeply troubled economy. and will there be another mar-a-lago search? sources tell cnn former president donald trump may go along with a supervised search of its mar-a-lago p
well, did remain longer than liz truss. the lead starts right now. liz truss resigns as prime minister only 44 days in, making history for shorten newer at 10 downing. you ll never guess who is vying for her job. president biden hitting the road for the midterms. he s in pennsylvania touting infrastructure alongside democratic senate candidate john fetterman but would it be better for democrats if biden stays at the white house? then breaking news for the search for a missing princeton university student. police have recovered a body. hello and welcome to the lead i m john berman in for jake tapper. and we begin with our politics lead as president biden hits the campaign trail with just 19 days until the election. biden making a road trip to pittsburgh, pennsylvania today. his 18th trip to the commonwealth since he became president. and the 19th is next week. this week it was to highlight how the bipartisan infrastructure law is rebuilding the nation s crumbling roads