>> reporter: it hit the target? >> close enough. >> reporter: unlike a ballistic missile, which travels in a predictable arc, a hypersonic weapon maneuvers much closer to the earth, making it harder for radars to see. combined with hundreds of new missile silos china is building, hyten believes the chinese are developing the capability to launch a surprise nuclear attack on the u.s. >> why are they building all of this capability? they look like a first use weapon. that's what those weapons look like to me. >> reporter: u.s. is developing its own hypersonic weapons, but not as rapidly. hyten said in the last five years, china has carried out hundreds of hypersonic tests while the u.s. has conducted just nine. norah? >> a very enlightening interview. david martin, thank you. all right. there is some encouraging economic news tonight. retail sales surged by nearly 2% in october. that's actually the biggest gain since march, when many americans and american families got those stimulus checks. economists expect that the

buying surge will continue through the holidays, but many retailers are struggling to fill more than a million holiday job openings. we get more on this from cbs' meg oliver. >> reporter: eve golden can't find any full-time workers to staff her new jersey boutique. she has to close every day for half an hour to pick up her daughter from school. >> i post on social media, ask friends of friends, and it just seems like no one is available to work right now. >> reporter: she gets by with two high school students who can only work in the afternoon. >> i could use one to two more people for sure. >> reporter: and how long have you been looking for extra help? >> a few months. >> reporter: with the holidays nearing, it's not just mom and pops that are looking for a helping hand. nationwide, companies could fill more than 600,000 seasonal jobs. amazon is looking for 150,000 new employees. kohles needs 90,000. and ups needs to hire 100,000 workers to keep up with

increased demand. >> we have a new process. apply, and if you have a clean work record, you can get a job offer in 30 minutes or less. >> reporter: why the 30-minute process? >> we want to give an opportunity to people who want to work immediately to get that position. >> reporter: after not working for three months, tito angelo was lured to this nordstrom job fair by a $250 cash bonus. he was hired on the spot. >> ultimately, it was worth it, because i walked out with a job. >> reporter: large companies looking to entice seasonal workers are doing what they can to bring in applicants. amazon, walmart, and macy's are among many offers unprecedented wages and signing bonuses. health care benefits and even tuition reimbursement. small businesses like golden's can't compete. >> we're not like a multimillion-dollar company. we're successful, but we are a mom and pop shop at the end of the day. >> reporter: from small mom and pops to big box stores, all of this could translate into longer lines and higher prices for consumers. here at walmart, they're

offering new employees as much as $17 an hour to start and free college tuition. norah? >> that's quite an incentive. all right, meg oliver, thank you. president biden hit the road todayouti the benefits of his trillion infrastructure bill in new hampshire. cbs' kris van cleave looks at one provision that that plan that came about as a result of a cbs news investigation into car seatback safety. >> reporter: 11 years ago this week, andy and liz warner lost their 16-month-old daughter tailor when her minivan was rear-ended. andy was driving. his seat collapsed backwards, striking tailor. >> i don't want her to die in vain. >> reporter: since 2016, cbs has identified dozens of families whose children were injured or killed in seatback croatia, every time i see a child behind a driver, my heartbreaks for them because you don't know. >> reporter: front seats can fail and collapse backwards, potentially launching the occupants into the back seat,

where regulators tell parents to put their children. but all the seats meet or exceed the 54-year-old federal strength standard. carmakers and regulators have longwn it'n issue. the association's researchers warned about injury or death in the early 1990s. >> cbs shined the light on this issue. >> reporter: senator ed markey wrote the rules for change within two years. >> i am now going apply the most pressure that is politically possible on nhtsa to act and to act quickly. >> reporter: for the warners, it's a moment of peace amid their heartbreak. >> there is hope in her loss instead of just sitting a the cemetery and asking why did this happen? why did this change our lives forever. >> it makes her a hero, and it makes me proud to be her dad, because she is making change. >> reporter: the nation's auto safety regulator says it will work to meet its congressional mandates, and we'll be watching

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surged from the makeshift camp in belarus for the final fences separating the two countries. some have made a break for it under the cover of darkness, hoping to be discovered by aid agencies instead of soldiers who will escort them right back to belarus. >> people are dying ie forest. there is 12 people already death. and i know that there will be more. >> reporter: anna alboth has helped refugees all over the world. now the crisis is in her own country. >> some of them didn't eat for four or five days. many of them didn't drink for a long time. i've never seen people in such a state. i've never seen as hungry people as here. >> reporter: belarusian dictator alexandr lukashenko has been accused of luring thousands of middle east migrants to belarus on the promise of an easy entry to the european union via the polish border. they fled a war zone only to find themselves on another front line in a geopolitical battle

with no way forward and no way back. we're at a roadblock about a mile from the border. we've been driving for hours, and it's the same scene no matter where you go. migrants aren't allowed to cross the border. journalists and aid agencies can't get to the border. and there is no sign this situation is going to improve any time soon. norah? >> charlie d'agata, thank you very much. all right. still ahead, fast-moving wildfire forces families from their homes. and why some tiktok users could be entitle facing expensive vitamin c creams with dull results? olay brightens it up with new olay vitamin c. gives you two times brighter skin. hydrates better than the 100, 200, even $400 cream.

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the western wildfire season, which is usually winding down this late in the year, is roaring on. the kruger rock fire exploded. it grew to 75 acres within hours. officials told people to evacuate immediately. if you or your kids are posted on tiktok, you could be entitled to some money. there is a settlement of $92 million in a class action suit. the suit was over a federal lawsuit that tiktok broke the law by harvesting personal data without consent. you have to file by march. all right. coming up next, a country music's superstar's generous gift to a community devastated by floods.

when deadly floods hit waverley, tennessee back in august, many in the community of 4300 lost everything. but that small town just got a big donation and the gift of music. here is cbs' mark strassmann. >> reporter: kindness has an unmistakable shine. like the brass of these new instruments. they're a surprise gift for 40 members of the waverly junior high band. in deadly flooding, many of them lost their homes, their instruments, the rhythm of normal. harmony sanders' family lived here. the seventh grader is sleeping in a borrowed bed playing a borrowed clarinet. >> it just doesn't have that

same good vibe that i had for my old one. >> we're going to be able to donate all these instruments. >> reporter: country star vince gill presented the donation from manufacturer khs and the cma foundation. $100,000 gift that brought an overdue change in tempo here. ♪ >> it takes every single one of them to make a band be a band. it's the best feeling in the world to feel connected. to something, you know. it's beautiful when you watch it happen. >> reporter: harmony sanders already feels different. >> i think that everybody can just be happier now and have less weight on their shoulders. >> reporter: kindness hit a high note in a community that needed to hear one. mark strassmann, cbs news, waverley, tennessee. >> and that is the "overnight news" for this wednesday. for some of you, the news continues. for others, check back later for "cbs mornings." and follow us online any time at

cbsnews.com. reporting from the nation's capital, i'm norah o'donnell. this is cbs news flash. i'm bradley blackburn in new york. one of the most recognizable faces from the january 6 attack on the capitol will be sentenced. jacob chansley wore horns and face paint while howling in the senate chamber. the called qanon shaman face mrse than three years in prison. mud slides and flooding has devastated parts of the pacific northwest. the coast guard rescued ten people, including three children and an infant. 75% of homes have water damage. and a little magic for harry potter fans. 20 years after the first potter movie premiered, the original cast will reunite for an

anniversary special. daniel radcliffe, rupert great britain and emma watson are all returning to cast their spell again. for more news, download the cbs news app on your cell phone or connected tv. i'm bradley blackburn, cbs news, new york. ♪ >> announcer: this is the "cbs overnight news." >> good evening and thank you so much for joining us. we want to begin with an alarming spike in covid cases across america as we head into the holiday season. more than 150,000 new infections were reported on monday. that is the most in two months. cases are rising in nearly half the country, with the u.s. seeing a jump of more than 30% in recent weeks. the midwest and northeast are among the regions seeing those spikes. now public health officials are growing concern about weakening immunity from that first round of covid vaccinations, and

they're looking to booster shots for added protection. a growing number of city and states are getting ahead of the federal official, and those have begun recommending boosters for all adults. and americans infected with covid could soon treat themselves at home with an experimental pill from pfizer. lots to cover and cbs' nikki batiste is going to lead off our coverage tonight from new york city. good evening, nikki. >> reporter: norah, good evening. pfizer asked the fda today to authorize its pill currently intended to treat unvaccinated people with covid-19 who are high risk. the drug is meant to be distributed at pharmacies and taken at home over five days. pfizer says its antiviral pill would treat mild to moderate covid in patients with increased risk of hospitalization or death if given within three days of symptoms. it was shown to reduce severe outcomes by 89%. as cases rise in just under half the country, some states aren't waiting for the federal

government to expand access to booster shots for all adults. at least seven are doing it on their own. >> the booster isn't a luxury. a booster isn't an add-on. >> reporter: current federal guidance recommends boosters only for those 65 and older, or people at high risk six months after pfizer or moderna vaccination. so far just over 16% of adults have gotten a booster. >> so the states are jumping the gun somewhat. we've collected new data showing the importance of third immunization, and the states are able to be a little more nimble and move faster. >> reporter: cases are rising in more than 20 states, and pediatric cases are up 22% compared to two weeks ago. >> if we go into the winter at 70,000 cases per day, you're going to start seeing breakthrough infections even more so than we see now among the vaccinated. >> reporter: that's what happened at the geer nursing and rehabilitation center in connecticut, where a covid

outbreak led to eight deaths. 89 residents and staff were infected, and all but two were vaccinated. still, there is some pushback against vaccine requirements. south carolina and 11 other states are suing to block the biden administration from implementing a federal vaccine mandate for health care workers, calling it unlawful. pfizer's booster for all adults could be available as early as this weekend, making tens of millions more americans eligible for an additional shot. norah? >> that is some big news. all right, nikki battiste, thank you. all right. tonight hundreds of national guard troops are standing by in kenosha, wisconsin as the city awaits the verdict in the kyle rittenhouse trial. the 18-year-old could get up to life in prison if found guilty of intentional homicide in the fatal shooting of two men at a violent protest in the summer of 2020.

a third man was wounded. here is cbs' nancy chen, who has covered the trial since the beginning. >> reporter: in an unusual process, kyle rittenhouse himself randomly selected the jury of seven women and five men, all white except for one person who will now decide whether the 18-year-old could spend the rest of his life in prison. >> folks, you can retire to consider your verdicts. >> reporter: rittenhouse is facing five felony charges for killing two men and seriously wounding another. >> no justice. >> no peace! >> reporter: outside the courthouse, tensions are starting to grow as protesters and supporters wait for the jury's verdict. 500 national guard troops are s case there is unrest. over eight days of testimony, prosecutors tried to portray rittenhouse as an instigator with an ar-15 style weapon who is looking for trouble. his defense argued rittenhouse went to provide medical help in the town where his father live and ultimately had to defend himself.

>> the prosecution in its closing argument was very strong on the issue of provocation. because if kyle rittenhouse is the initial aggressor, he loses the privilege of self-defense. >> reporter: and tonight the governor of wisconsin is calling for peace in kenosha and throughout the state, regardless of the outcome of the case. norah? >> nancy chen, thank you. let's turn now to brunswick, georgia where tomorrow the defense will begin presenting its case in the trial of three white men accused of chasing down and murdering ahmaud arbery. the prosecution rested today after a medical examiner showed graphic autopsy photos of arbery's wounds from shotgun blasts. his mother covered her eyes and walked out of the courtroom. the m.e. said three shots were fired. two struck arbery, and the first to his chest was the fatal blow. he added that arbery's wounds were so severe, nothing could have been done to save his life. well tonight much of the

president biden met face-to-face but there is new concern at the pentagon about china's military buildup, including the development of a hypersonic missile. here is david martin's interview you'll seental on cbs news. >> reporter: the virtual summit had one clear purpose. >> our responsibility as leaders of china and the, you know, is to ensure that the competition between our countries does not veer into conflict. >> reporter: one potential flash point is the island of taiwan, which china claims as its own. according to chinese state media, president xi warned president biden u.s. support for taiwan would be like playing with fire. behind the rhetoric is a chinese military buildup, which includes hypersonic weapons that can travel more than five times the speed of sound. they tested one last summer that literally went around the world. >> that is a very significant capability that has the potential to change a lot of things. so we have to be very concerned about that. >> reporter: vice-chairman of

the joint chiefs general john hyten, the number two person in the u.s. military described the test in an exclusive interview with cbs news. >> they launched a long-range missile that went around the world, dropped off a hypersonic live vehicle that glided all the way back to china. tat impacted a target in china. >> reporter: it hit the target? >> close enough. >> reporter: unlike a ballistic missile, which travels in a predictable arc, a hypersonic weapon maneuvers much closer to the earth, making it harder for radars to see. combined with hundreds of new missile silos china is building, hyten believes the chinese are developing the capability to launch a surprise nuclear attack on the u.s. >> why are they building all of this capability? they look like a first use weapon. that's what those weapons look like to me. >> reporter: u.s. is developing its own hypersonic weapons, but not as rapidly.

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♪ >> announcer: this is the "cbs overnight news." >> i'm ben tracy in washington.. now that younger children are eligible to receive the covid-19 vaccine, pediatricians are educating parents on what to expect before and after the shot. elise preston has more from new york city. >> reporter: 7-year-old amaya roy is getting her first covid shot. why is it important for you to get the vaccine? >> so i get protected from covid-19. >> for our family, a turning point in what has been an

incredibly difficult 18 months. >> reporter: elizabeth has been preparing her daughter for this, and pediatricians say knowing what to expect before and after is good practice for any vaccine. the cdc does not recommend afow well the vaccine beforehtod works. >> it is advised to avoid fever reducers such as tylenol and motrin because in some studies, it's been shown that they affect the immune system. even though it's very few studies, we just don't really know. >> reporter: pediatrician dr. joanne luna says a child should be laying down when they get their vaccine. >> a child gets too nervous, too upset, they can drop their blood pressures and pass out. it's not just exclusive to the covid vaccine. >> reporter: patients should stay in the office 15 minutes after the shot just in case they have an allergic reaction, and should take it easy for the rest

of the day. >> it's okay for them to have a fever, achiness, soreness, anything like that. if it's going on beyond three day, call the pediatrician just to check in. >> after the vaccine, i think we've promised some sweets. >> reporter: with amaya vaccinated, this family has big i'm really excited about the holidays this year and being able to celebrate with more family and friends. >> reporter: but they still plan to take precautions to protect their family and community. elise preston, cbs news, new york. seven astronauts aboard the international space station remain on high alert. that's because of a new cloud of dangerous space junk the u.s. government says russia destroyed one of its own satellites with a missile, creating more than 1500 pieces of new space debris. even a small fragment traveling at thousands of miles per hour could cause devastating damage if it hits the station. mark strassmann has the latest. >> good morning. sorry for the early call. we were recently informed of a satellite breakup. >> reporter: that was the call

received aboard the international space station monday morning, just five days after the arrival of four new astronauts, the station was under threat. mission control asked the astronauts to close the hatches and shelter in their docked spacecraft. according to u.s. officials, a russians weapons test of an anti-satellite missile destroyed an old russian satellite in low earth orbit that reportedly created more than 1500 pieces of orbital debris, crossing paths with the iss about every hour and a half. roughly 20,000 pieces of space debris are monitored by u.s. space command, mote of it moving at speeds above 17,000 miles per hour. at that speed, a collision can be catastrophic. state department spokesman ned price slammed the russian test, calling it reckless and dangerous. >> with these 1500 pieces of tractable orbital debris pose as risk not only to those astronauts, not only to those

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news investigation. crash tests like this one show the problem revealed by our reporting. a federal safety standard dating back to 1967 leaves vehicle front seats susceptible to collapse in rear-end crashes. in response, lawmakers passed legislation aimed at addressing the issue within two years. kris van cleave spoke with the colorado family who helped lead the push for safety changes to honor their daughter's life. 16-month-old tailor warner had just started walking when a ride in the family minivan turned deadly. >> i always thought of trying to justify why did tay die. i don't want her to die in vain. >> reporter: the warners were rear-ended. the force of the collapse caused father andy's seat to collapse backward, colliding with tailor, who was strapped in her car seat. sunday marked 11 years since that accident. her parents came to her grave to refleek on how this year is finally different. >> bravo!

>> reporter: the new bill mandates change that the warners and dozens of other families identified. >> when we spoke to you in 2015, we didn't know where this was going to go. just every day getting in the car thinking what if this happens again? what if we lose another child until this can change? >> reporter: we found crash test after crash test after crash test showing what can happen when a seat collapses. but every single seat met or exceeded the half century old federal strength standard. so does a banquet chair. >> 200. >> reporter: in the early 90s, the national highway traffic safety administration's own researchers warned the agency about seatback collapse, siting examples of major or fatal injury, and carmakers have long known it's an issue. in a 1996 deposition, a general motors engineer said the cost to fix it was on the order of a dollar or so per seat. >> there are too many lives of children that are being needlessly lost. >> reporter: crash investigator has been trying to change the

standard since 1989, including on "60 minutes." >> it's an inadequate standard. it's flawed as far as i'm concerned. >> reporter: and again in 2015. >> it's basically the same today as it was then. it's a worthless standard. >> reporter: three decades after you told nhtsa there was a problem, congress has passed something that tells nhtsa there is a problem. are you at least optimistic? >> i am optimistic. i think it will get done. >> reporter: in response to our reporting, massachusetts senator ed markey introduced legislation to fix the problem. regulators now have two years to draft a new strength standard pending approval by the secretary of transportation. >> cbs and the families put the spotlight on this critical issue. now it's time for nhtsa to respond. ♪ happy birthday ♪ >> reporter: as andy and liz warner remember tailor 11 years later, they're now finding a moment of peace amid their heartbreak. >> you always second guess yourself as being the person in that seat. knowing that legislation is

being passed helps take some of that weight off my shoulders. >> we still miss her every single day, but then we know that her life meant something. that we love her, and we're very proud of her and thank her for what she is doing to help others in the future. >> reporter: now nhtsa says safety is its top priority, and it will work to meet its congressional mandates. of course the obvious question is where do you put your children? well, safety experts continue to tell us the back seat is the safest place, ut to consider putting a child behind the passenger seat if it's empty, or in the middle of the back seat if both front seats are in use. >> the infrastructure law also includes $13 billion for native american communities, including measures to fight climate change. one tribe desperately in need of that help is on washington state's olympic peninsula. their village next to the pacific ocean was inundated by historic flooding on monday. i recently visited the area and learned how climate change is forcing the people there to make some heartbreaking choices. >> we've had these lands. it's home to us.

they built this a pennharl led on the street f tire life. so this piece of land has been in your family for a while? >> yes. two generations. it's where our family grew up all along the roads here. >> reporter: but just across the way, she has an uncreasing unfriendly neighbor. the pacific ocean rising because of climate change. on monday, the town experienced some of its worst flooding ever, swamping the main street and forcing anne to evacuate her home. flooding like this is now becoming all too common. how concerned are you about what might happen to this village, to your home? >> i'm pretty concerned. that water, when it rises, you know, it's just right over there, you know. it's scary. i see it. >> reporter: anne is a member of the quileute nation in la push, washington, home to about 400 people. the tribe once called vast swathes of the olympic peninsula home, but in 1855, it was

stripped of most of its land. decades later, president grover cleveland issued an executive in >> that's the toughest thing, you know we dent want to give up our land. >> reporter: at the tribal school down the street, anne volunteers in the craft class. students here are already used to dealing with the threat of a tsunami caused by an earthquake. they regularly practice evacuating and fleeing to higher ground on their school buses. now the tribe is building an entirely new school on top of the hill, far away from those rising ocean waters. and while it will be bigger and better than the current school, some students can't imagine not seeing the very water now forcing them to flee.

>> it's sad. and it's going to be really different. this is where a lot of us grew up. it means a lot to us. >> reporter: native tribes from alaska to the southwest to florida are facing severe climate impacts, in large part because they were relocated on to some of the country's least desirable land. the infrastructure bill just signed by president biden includes $216 million for climate resilience and adaptation for tribal nations, including some funds for relocation. >> our main focus is definitely the kids and the elders. >> reporter: tony foster is a member of the tribal council. while government grants are paying for most of the new school construction, he isn't sure if they will get fund fog interest rest of the tribe to move and build new homes on land near the school. so it's not as simple as saying it's time to move to higher ground? >> no. it's really difficult for all of us to say we have to leave our home because of the climate. >> i'll pick up the kids later. >> reporter: anne penn charles

fears that day will come. >> i'm not going to move unless mother nature makes me move. >> reporter: but to honor her ancestors, she says she'll hold out as long s ould be tough to give lan it would be like taking our heart beat and giving it a zap, and we'd be leaving our heart here within our areas that we all grew up in. >> reporter: land this tribe never chose, but a home they may now have to leave behind. thankfully those historic floodwaters from earlier this week are now receding. the "cbs overnight news" will right back.

one of mexico's favorite sports is gaining popularity here in the u.s. lilia luciano introduces us to one of its top athletes. >> reporter: she has been a part of national's mexico sport for almost seven years and a part of her familia for generations. >> this is how we ride. beth of our legs go to the left in this. >> reporter: it's an all female synchronized horse riding event, a tradition that remains intact from the side saddle to the hand-made dresses turkey, see them do it was incredible. and that's when i really wanted to do it. >> reporter: born in the

pimmiento is often shy about her mexican heritage, but she overcame that when she decided to pursue the sport. >> what really drove me is when i had a cousin of tell me you're never going to be ab anone becae your an american. >> reporter: when she was 11, she starred training on a horse her dad brought from mexico. this year year she is the sport's ambassador. what would you tell little girls who are growing up in the states with hispanic heritage? >> don't be ashamed of who you. be proud of where we come from, because we are such a beautiful community. >> reporter: little may have changed in the sport, but pimienta hopes she changes attitudes for the next generation. lilia luciano, cbs news, buckley, washington. and that's the "overnight news" for this wednesday. for some of you, the news continues. for others, check back later for "cbs mornings." and follow us online any time at cbsnews.com. reporting from the nation's capitol, i'm ben tracy.

this is cbs news flash. i'm bradley blackburn in new york. one of the most recognizable faces from the january 6 attack on the capitol will be sentenced. jacob chansley wore horns and face paint while howling in the senate chamber. the called qanon shaman faces more than three years in prison. severe flooding and mud slides have devastated parts of the pacific northwest. in washington state, the coast guard rescued ten people, including three children and an infant. officials in the town of sumas say 75% of homes are water damage. and a little magic for harry potter fans. 20 years after the first potter movie premiered, the original cast will reunite for an ni rcliffepe g

grint and emma watson are all returning to cast their spell again. for more news, download the cbs news app on your cell phone or connected tv. i'm bradley blackb it's wednesday, november 17th, 2021. this is the "cbs morning news." booster shots for all? how soon any adult in the u.s. can possibly line up for an extra vaccine dose as covid cases begin to rise again. awaiting a verdict. the fate of kyle rittenhouse hangs in the balance. the unusual way that he selected the jury of 12 people. devastating floods. the pacific northwest gets hammered by heavy rain. the one area where 75% of homes were damaged by floodwaters. good morning.

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