ian? ou see where is going. that is it for kpix at 3:00 , the cbs evening news is next. back with more local news by cs o donnell: tonight, the major news as the c.d.c. takes its next step to try and vie vent a winter surge, republicking pfizer boosters for millions of older teens. new covid cases opened rise nationwide up 42% since last week, and hospitals on the brink with very sick, unvaccinated patients. i don t think we ask ourselves will it be bad today, we ask how bad will it be today. o donnell: verdict in the jussie smollett case, the breaking news out of chicago. russian troop buildup, ukraine sounds the alarm as its president tours the front lines, warning the world his country could not fight back without help from the west.