republicans for refusing to raise the debt limit. they need to stop playing russian roulette with the u.s. economy. o donnell: covid cases dropping: the hopeful news as america sees fewer new infections. plus, why dr. fauci revises his guidance about whether families should gather for the holidays. pivotal supreme god, guns and abortions, what could be the most consequential year in a generation. school lunch crisis, the nationwide shortage leading staff to spend their own money to feed student. breaking news: federal agents shot, gunfire on an amtrak train. and tom s triumphant return, tom brady s hero welcome as he breaks an n.f.l. record. 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 thank you so much for joining us. social media giant facebook, instagram and whatsapp. all of them knocked offline for about six hours today leaving billions of users locked out. the cause of
president biden blasts republicans for refusing to raise the debt limit. they need to stop playing russian roulette with the u.s. economy. o donnell: covid caseso dropping. the hopeful news as america sees fewer new infections. plus why dr. fauci revises his guidance about whether families should gather for the holidays. pivotal supreme court turn, god, guns and abortions, what could be the most consequential year in a generation. school lunch crisis, the nationwide shortage leading staff to spend their own money to feed student. breaking news, federal agents shot, gunfire on an amtrak train. and tom s triumphant return, tom brady s hero welcome as he breaks an n.f.l. record. this is the cbs evening news with norah o donnell, reporting from the nation s capital. o donnell: good evening, and thank you so much for joining us. we want to begin tonight with what has been a brutal day for social media giant facebook, instagram and what s app. all knocked offline for abou
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