announcer: live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom. with robyn curnow. great to have you along this hour. we begin in the united states, where health officials worry that the supply of covid vaccine could soon outstrip demand. now, more than 225 million doses have been administered in the u.s. but average daily vaccinations have started to drop recently. as you can see from this, experts believe that some of that may be due to the temporary pause of the johnson & johnson vaccine over clotting fears. states are now resuming its use after the fda cleared it. but that is not the only reason. as polo sandoval explains. reporter: as johnson & johnson s covid-19 vaccine is cleared to go into arms again, a slight but ongoing drop in overall shots being administered a day. that average number according to the cdc dipped below 3 million this week. the biden administration attributing it to vaccine hesitancy, a trend that the university of washington s institute for health m
lowered to half staff for officer billy evans, who was killed in the attack. the outpouring of grief as capitol police lose another officer in the line of duty. also tonight, new travel guidance. the c.d.c. issues sweeping new recommendations for people who are fully vaccinated. and the new explosion of infections heading into easter. why are so many young people now getting covid? devastating testimony in the derek chauvin murder trial. nnea homicide unit says the former officer crossed the line as he pinned down george floyd. congressman under fire the disturbing new allegations in the federal investigation of florida republican matt gaetz: was he paying for sex, using his cell phone? georgia strikes out major league baseball pulls the all- star game out of atlanta. why the sports league says a new law there doesn t match its values. and on the road with steve hartman, after a year of heartache, some faith and hope this holiday weekend. this is the cbs evening n
o donnell: the president s promise: as cities run out of doses. it is a little bit of hunger games out there. o donnell: .president biden cuts a deal for 200 million more shots, increasing the u.s. supply by 50%. tonight, when dr. anthony fauci says vaccines will be available to everyone. and the state that s letting some young residents cut the line. plus, president biden finally speaks with the chinese leader. the details tonight from the two-hour phone call. deadly pileup: a truck loses control. at least 100 cars crash on an icy interstate. firefighters go car to car to rescue drivers. bone-chilling forecast. 31 states now under weather alerts. and what s a seven-letter word fo young genius? meet a prodigy of crossword puzzles. 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. we re going to begin with breaking news from the u.s. capitol wh
tonight that cases in the u.s. are slowly decreasing. a very different christmas. the unprecedented celebrations around the globe, as the holiday is observed during the deadliest pandemic in a century. record snowfall a powerful christmas storm leaves more than 200,000 americans without power, and the ice leads to dangerous roads in the northeast. jingle bells jingle bells garrett: returning to notre dame for the first time since a fire destroyed the famed notre dame cathedral in paris. a christmas choir, in hard hats, rings in the holiday. silent night garrett: opera star andrea bocelli gives us the christmas gift we need this year. o donnell: do you think there is something about the pandemic that unites us all? of course, the sufferings. garrett: his message tonight about the healing power of music. and, cbs s steve hartman is on the road, with a secret santa surprise for essential workers. this is the cbs evening news with norah o donnell, reporting f
and live in ukraine. where multiple explosion appro targeted parts of the city. we will talk to the deputy mayor. millions women are looking mournfully as what they feel is a loss of what is a constitutional right. the draft opinion shows the court with its still new conservative majority appears poised to overturn the landmark abortion rights law roe v. wade, the vice president is infuriated and blasted republicans in a firry speech if they can think of any laws that give the american government the power to make decisions about men s bodies. those trying to use the weaponize law against women. we say, how dare they, how dare they tell a woman what she can and not do with their own bodies. the decision will not come until late next month and it will be possipossible, allbeit unlikely that opinions to change. for now, abortion is the law of the land. but without protection, states would be able to ban abortion. those in red likely to ban aborti abortion and those in y