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
Years. i am resigning as leader of the conservative party. reporter: just 44 days after the queen appointed her, and two days before the monarch died. in parliament and in public the past month, toys r us political life imploded. i will deliver a bold plan. reporter: the biggest tax cut plan in half a century would hav ballooned the deficit. that spooked the markets and sent the pound plunging. she sacked her finance minister then made a massive u-turn on campaign promises. tax cut, gone. two-year energy freeze, gone. tax-free shopping, gone. economic credibility, gone. reporter: just yesterday, she vowed to carry on. mr. speaker, i am a fighter, not a quitter. reporter: but today, she did just that, stepped down. this head of lettuce outlasting the premiere in a tabloid stunt