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
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. we have a lot of news to get to tonight, and cbs omar villafranca will start us off. good evening, omar. reporter: good evening. tonight, hospitals from texas to connecticut are sounding the alarm. their emergency rooms are filling up with r.s.v. patients. there are no vaccines and doctors are bracing for a roigh winter opinion at connecticut children s medical center, doctors are slammed with the surge in r.s.v. cases. dr. john brancato says every inch of the emergency room is filled. we are having patients in hall beds. we re using our orthopedic room. we re using other treatment rooms as much as possible. reporter: r.s.v. cases typically peak in december to mid-february, but this month, the hospital has more r.s.v. cases than any other respiratory illness, including covid. a l