the details of the lovers on the lam. baby formula shortage. the big announcement today that could help parents scrambling to feed their children. tonight s other top headlines: u.s. overdose deaths hit a record. the investigation after a palestinian-american reporter is shot dead covering a raid in the west bank. plus the haunting pictures of soldiers trapped inside a steel plant in ukraine. we speak to the wife of a soldier. i will do everything to save him. o donnell: and unifying america with with a group of teenagers who turned their experiences into action. 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. tonight, american families are coping with rising prices on everything from groceries, gas, and rent. consumer prices jumped by 8.3% compared to the same time last year. and while inflation eased slightly in april, it remains near a four-decade
They were essentially hiding in plain sight, literally just down the street from the vanderberg county sheriff s office the hotel s owner confirms he has no record of the pair ever checking in they were driving around, approached somebody, appeared to be homeless, and offered that person money if they would go and rent the room for them reporter: a longtime friend of vicky white s says she s in shock, that the veteran deputy treated everyone with kindness how did vicky treat inmates? she was good to them, she treated them like they were still good people. reporter: when the sheriff was asked if casey showed any emotion after vicky death, a simple response no. reporter: meagan fitzgerald, nbc news, evansville, indiana. how many of us have wondered what we would do if it was left to us to land an airplane in an emergency? it became real for a passenger on a small plane who said he had no idea how to do it kerry sanders talks with the man who talked him through it.
Hopefully we find you safe. reporter: and the two are considered armed and dangerous. there s a reward of $15,000 being offered for information leading to casey white s arrest and $10,000 for vicky white s arrest. adriana. diaz: michael george thank you. we learned today of country music legend mickey gilley. he was 86 years old. his music and hall served as a back drop for the 1980 movie urban cowboy. straight ahead, how russia s rhetoric is sparking cold war fears. and we re in nashville where the rising cost of living is affecting access to food. o food. causing inflammation that can lead to asthma attacks.
Romantically involved or whether she helped him escape for another reason. we know she participated now, whether she did that willingly or if she was coerced, threatened somehow to participate in this escape, not really sure reporter: the sheriff says the day she vanished was supposed to be vicky white s last day at work she filed retirement papers the day before after selling her home lester. gabe, thank you. new and dangerous weather threats tonight. severe thunderstorms, large hail, and tornadoes likely again in parts of kansas, oklahoma, southwest missouri, and western arkansas 8 million people could be affected. even more at risk tomorrow for severe thunderstorms from western kentucky through southwest pennsylvania. no letup tonight in new mexico where large wildfires are growing across the state, forcing thousands to evacuate. more than a dozen major fires are blazing across the west with over a million acres burned nationwide here s miguel