re-election? first court appearance the boulder massacre suspect arrives in a wheelchair, his lawyer wants time to assess his mental health. plus, new heartbreaking details from a witness to the mass shooting. doubling the doses, the president vows 200 million covid shots in his first 100 days. pfizer begins testing its vaccine on children as young as five. covid s new hot spot, why hospitals are filling up in michigan especially with young people. plus the shocking spike in infections, is a covid variant to blame? record settlement, the university of southern california will pay $1 billion after accusations a campus doctor sexually abused more than 700 women. shipping halted billions in goods are held up by a container ship stuck in the suez canal, why it s taking so long to move. and healing with horses, a one of a kind program that offers an escape for children with emotional trauma. this is the cbs evening news with norah o donnell, reporting from the nation s capital.
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
america. admission of failure. in an extraordinary apology, the acting head of the capitol police admits they knew white supremacists and militias were coming to the u.s. capitol, armed. this as senators are sworn in for the trial of former president trump. putin phone call. what president biden said to his russian counterpart. more than 150 now facing federal charges, including this new york man seen smoking a joint inside the capitol. and, there s this stunning video of the trump rally before the riot. > let s takake the capipitol! take ththe capitol!l! o donnell: deadly storm. a tornado slices through alabama, kikilling a 1414-year-, injujuring more e than two d do, causing extreme damage to homes, hotels and neighborhoods. and, a lesson in dedication: the teacher who logs into class every day, even during cancer treatment. 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
black friday. a new and alarming coronavirus variant has been detected in south africa. officials are praerg to brief the world health organization. scientists are correspond because it spreads rapidly and shows the ability to evade immunity. there have been a spike in cases the last several days in south africa. it is known as b 11529 has been detected in israel and hong kong. the united kingdom banned flights from six african nations starting today. and the eu is confirming it also plans to halt all air travel from southern africa. cnn correspondent elizabeth cohen joins us with this top story. we know the world health organization is planning to meet today to discuss whether they should label this a variant of concern. so what are you expecting right now? reporter: i am expecting that they likely will label it a variant of concern. but i want to make something clear. variants and mutations happen often, all the time, actually. most of them come and go and we don t take
we do already see the russians resupply and try to reinforce some of the forces they have in the donbas. the european security architecture have changed fundamentally after the russian s invasion of ukraine. it s useful to go there and look in his eyes and say the war has been planned. reporter: the russian troops are amassing to come into kharkiv from this direction. translator: this is not war, this is terrorism. this is cnn breaking news. it s thursday, april 14th, 11 a.m. in ukraine. the u.s. and its allies are helping ukraine prepare for the coming fight in the donbas region of eastern ukraine with more weapons and ammunition. the biden administration is sending another $800 million in equipment including how witsers, armored personnel carriers and helicopters. european union is contributing another half billion dollars in military aid. all of this comes following a direct appeal following president zelenskyy in a video message he released which does contai