and tonight, we hear from parents of kids inside robb elementary school. nothing was being done. o donnell: fighting a megadrought. the extreme measures. one area outlawing yes, outlawing grass lawns. sheryl sanborn is stepping down from facebook s parent company. alls tonight, the queen s platinum jubilee. the royal celebration in honor of her majesty. finally, military s glass ceiling, shattered on the high seas. we introduce you to the first woman to lead a branch of the armed services. i m immensely grateful to the many pioneers who paved the way. 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 wednesday night. we re going to begin with the news that is just coming in to us, news that many parents will welcome. choolers are one step closer to one step closer to getting a covid vaccine. pfizer just submitted its application and data
the long good-byes continue in texas. a wife and husband laid to rest. and tonight, we hear from parents of kids inside robb elta sool. ns beone. o don: ghtimega drought. the extreme measures one area outlawing yes, outlawing grass lawns. tonight s other top headlines: the man who attempted to kill ronald reagan is granted full freedom. and sheryl sanborn is stepping down from facebook s parent company. also tonight, the queen s program of platinum jubilee, the royal celebration in honor of her majesty. finally, military s glass ceiling shattered on the high seas. we introduce you to the first woman to lead a branch of the armed services. i m immensely grateful to the many pioneers who paved the way. this is the cbs evening news with norah o donnell, reporting from the nation s capital. o donnell: good evening, and thank you for joining us on this wednesday night. we re going to begin with the news that is just coming in to us, news that many parents will welcome.
i think parenhould e ane heays a covd vaccine for our nation s youngest can t come soon enough. they need to be able to learn to learn to speak, to learn to see their grandparents, to learn to see other people. if we get these kids vaccinated, we will help stop this spread. reporter: the f.d.a. is meeting june 14 and 15 to review both the pfizer and moderna data. moderna says its two-shot regimen is 51% effective at preventing illness in children ages six months to two. norah. o d. o donnell: nikki batte with that late information. athena sowch. there was a stunning verdict in johnny depp s high-profile defamation lawsuit against his ex-wife, amber heard. a virginia jury has sided with the pirates of the caribbean star and awarded him $10 million