carter evans, thank you so much.rth carolina, thousands of homes and businesses are still without electricity tonight, as volunteers set up emergency food and water giveaways. late this afternoon, investigators said they are ill searching for the person or persons who shot up two power substations. cbs's mark strassmann is on the scene in moore county. >> reporter: inside all these boxes, perishable food about to spoil, thawing inside cafeteria freezers without power. at aberdeen elementary, derrick marks removed box after box, and trucked them to freezers with power. just in time. and how much longer does thisfood have before it would go bad? >> well, they say 72 hours. >> reporter: so another day or so? >> probably another day, it would go bad. >> reporter: they saved enough food to feed the school's 700 kids for two weeks. but, make no mistake-- moore county is having a draining moment. no power, no school, no violating night-time curfew, and still no answers to the big questions for investigators: the who and why

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cbs' carter evans looks at the life-and-death consequences of the nation's e.m.t.ing shortages. and, the ultimate pep talk. >> we're all rooting for you, man. >> garrett: college athletes lifting the spirits of kids in the hospital. ♪ ♪ ♪ this is the "cbs evening news" with norah o'donnell, reporting from the nation's capital. ing from the nation's capital. >> garrett: good evening to our viewers in the west. thank you for joining us. i'm major garrett, in for norah. after a surprise trip to washington, ukraine's president zelenskyy is back home tonight, hoping more u.s. military aid will soon follow. .plus, f.t.x. founder sam bankman-fried is under house arrest tonight as he awaits trial after his first court appearance in new york. but, first, the biggest prechristmas storm in decades consumes much of the country. winter storm warnings, blizzard conditions, and dangerous cold forecast now in more than 40 states, from the pacific northwest to new england and as far south as florida. heavy snow and strong winds have already created chaos across the midwest, bringin

carter evans, cbs news, manhattan beach, california. >>> starting next week, people traveling from china to the u.s. must test negative for covid within 48 hours of their departure. the cdc announced the new requirements yesterday. it says it follows a surge of new cases in china and a lack of transparency from its government. there are also fears that a new variant could emerge. the action comes after mass protests in china last month prompted beijing to abruptly lift its zero-covid policies that fueled public frustrations. >> if you go to beijing, they have so many good hospitals, but if you go to further cities, all areas, it's total difference. >> the cdc also announced it's expanding its covid surveillance program at u.s. airports where a swab to better detect a wave of new cases. >>> the vatican says pope benedict's health is getting worse. pope francis asked for prayers for the 95-year-old retired pontiff saying he's very sick. the vatican says the situation remains under control as doctors constantly monitor his condition. in 2013 benedict became the first pontiff to resign in 60

so we want to begin with cbs's carter evans in crestline, california. >> reporter: tonight, a winterand in northern california, the result of a massive storm that blanketed parts of the sierra nevada with nearly six feet of snow. powerful winds also wreaking havoc. gusts blew up to 100 miles per hour, forcing this tahoe resort to shut down the chair lifts. major roads were also closed due to heavy snowfall and whiteout conditions. >> it's crazy out there. be careful. it's slippery. >> reporter: in south lake tahoe, falling trees snapped power lines, leaving thousands without electricity. >> we are most concerned about transformers that may catch fire. we're also concerned about senior citizens that may not have heat. >> reporter: the fire department received more than 200 emergency calls over the weekend with just ten firefighters on the force. >> so for the last two days, our crews haven't slept at all. >> reporter: in southern california, there are fears of more landslides like this one after dramatic downpours saturated hillsides and flooded rivers led to a swift-water rescue. in

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cbs' carter evans speaks with worried parents. and a match made in heaven with campus housing in short supply, a group of pennsylvania college students trade the dorm room for a con. bs' kki battisteas sist saight out of the movies. >> this is the "cbs evening news" with norah o'donnell, reporting from the nation's capital. >> duncan: good evening, and thank you for joining us. i'm jericka duncan in for norah. national drug chains are limiting the sale of over-the-counter children's medicine amid a widespread shortage. plus, the white house accuses texas governor greg abbott of endangering lives when he dropped off bus loads of migrants outside the vice president's home on a very cold christmas eve. more on those stories in just a moment. but first, a state of emergency is in effect tonight in new york state following the deadly blizzard that dropped more than four feet of snow in buffalo. president biden spoke with new york governor kathy hochul to offer federal assistance as the death toll has risen to at least 27 in the buffalo

carter evans has the details. >>> nobody could imagine this crime happening to my family. >> reporter: raw emotion from michelle blandin speaking out about the brutal murder of her family by a man her 15-year-old niece met on line. >> catfishing led to the deaths of three most important people in my life -- my dad, my mom, and my sister. >> reporter: police say 28-year-old austin lee edwards who became a virginia law enforcement officer just this year, drove cross country to meet the teen. >> we don't know if this was the had. we also don't know yet if she knew that he was coming to califo. reporter: l cfridled po the teen looked distressed while getting into a car with edwards. soon after, a fire erupted at the family home. inside, investigators found the bodies of mark and sherry winnick along with their daughter, brooke winnick. >> for everyone who was there and responded, it was disturbing to look at. it's gruesome. >> reporter: police now say edwards died by suicide. they also believe he pretended to be 17 on line, and they've launched an extensive damage -- digital investigation

carter evans in los angeles, thank you.ore on the forecast let's bring in chris warren from our partners at the weather channel, chris, good evening. >> good evening, jericka. more heavy rain and mountain snow pounding the west coast as the storm track remains pointed right here at the west coast with very heavy snow fall expected in the mountains. strong winds, and the snow will be measured in feet, several feet possible. flooding possible with the extremely heavy rain that is on the way and the persistent heavy rain. travel forecasts into the weekend, storms in the gulf coast up the ohio valley, more rain and snow in the west. on new year's eve the rain heads to the east, moves out on sunday, with more rain and mountain snow in the west while most of the country, jericka, will remain pretty mild. >> duncan: we like mild. thank you, chris. tonight, the biden administration announced new covid-19 requirements for all passengers arriving in the u.s. from china. the c.d.c. said the new measures follow a surge of new cases and

carter evans in los angeles, thank you. for more on the forecast let's bring in chris warren from our partner tess weather channel, chris, good evening. >> good evening, jericka. more heavy rain and mountain snow pounding the west coast as the storm track remains pointed right here at the west coast with very heavy snow fall expected in the mountains. strong winds, and the snow will be measured in feet, several feet possible. flooding possible with the extremely heavy rain that son the way and the persistent heavy rain trel dpoar casnto e end, stos in the gulfcohialle me in andw in thees snu year's eve the hsund, wh more raid tuntry, jericka, will remain pretty mild. >> duncan: we like mild. td vid-19 19 requirs. ffrochin the said the newres follow a surge of new cases and a lack of transparency from the chinese government. here's cbs's scott macfarlane. >> effective one week from tomorrow, people traveling from china to the u.s. must have tested negative for covid within 48 hours of departure to be allowed through. health

in tonight's eye on america, cbs's carter evans studies what experts iional heal ge >> are you still 6 out of 10 pain? >> reporter: deniece farnsworth loves her job as an emt. but after seven years only the job, she can no longer afford to keep doing it. what is your base hourly rate. >> 18. >> $18 an hour? >> yes. to pay the bills, we have to work as much as we can. >> reporter: farnsworth actually makes slightly more than the national median wage for emts. the bureau of labor statistics lists it as one of the lowest-paying jobs in health care. that's the primary reason roughly a third of all emts quit in 2021. and the industry is having a hard time replacing them. a 2022 study found that 39% of part-time emt and 55% of part-time paramedic positions went unfilled because of a lack of qualified candidates. >> it's an absolute crisis. we have continual paramedics hitting the exit doors and leaving the field. >> american ambulance association president shawn baird says medicaid's reimbursement for non-emergency transports like moving a patient between hospitals or taking someone to dia

carter evans for us in los angeles. you. >>> well, turning now to the war in ukraine, russian forces bombarded the southern city of kherson with more than 30 missiles over the last 24 hours. ukrainian officials are now urging residents there to flee the city more than a month after it was liberated from the russians. cbs' ian lee has more tonight from inside ukraine. >> reporter: the russians may have retreated, but the people of kherson can't forget them. daily deadly reminders rain down, echoing around the former occupied city as russian rockets and artillery demolish homes and kill civilians. a shell destroyed this house. a woman inside survived. "punish the russians for their crimes. punish them their whole lives," she says. but tamara breshun wasn't so lucky. her son was killed when a russian shell leveled her home. she combed through the wreckage for his id so she could retrieve his body from the morgue. why russia shells kherson is hard to tell. nothing they hit appears to hold military value, like this maternity

norah. >> o'donnell: carter evans, thank you so much. and cbs reports has a new documentary that offers an in-depth look at elon musk's acquisition of twitter. be sure to check out "elon musk incorporated" on the cbs news app. the dramatic crash of a military fighter jet was caught on camera today in forth worth, texas. an f-35-"b," which can land like a helicopter, made a strertical landing on the runway whether it bounced and went into a spin. the pilot safely eject as the $100 million jet came to stop in the grass. lockheed martin, which makes the plane, is investigate the causew earlier this yeahingome so far in "harry & meghan," including criticism of his brother, prince william, in the latest episodes released today, his wife, meghan markle, recounts the mental toll shess. we get details from cbs' ramy inocencio in london. >> reporter: prince harry accused prince william of lashing out at him. >> it was terrifying to have my brother scream and shout at me, and my father say things that just simply weren't true. >> reporter: this, i

we want to begin with cbs carter evans in crestline, california. good evening. >> reporter: tonight, a winter wonderland in northern california, the result of a massive storm that blanketed parts of the sierra nevada with nearly six feet of snow. powerful winds also wreaking havoc, gusts blew up to 100 miles per hour, forcing this tahoe resort to shut down the chair lifts. mainly roads were also closed due to heavy snowfall and whiteout conditions. >> it's crazy out there. be careful,eth slippery. >> reporter: in south lake tahoe, power lines were snapped leaving thousands without electricity. >> we are most concerned about transformers that may catch fire. we're also concerned about senior citizens that may not have heat. >> reporter: the fire department received over 200 emergency calls over the weekend with just ten firefighters on the force. >> so for the last two days, our crews haven't slept at all. >> reporter: in southern california, fears of more landslides like this one after dramatic downpours saturated hillsides and flooded rivers led t

norah. >> o'donnell: carter evans, thanks so much. well, let's find out where this tremendous storm system is headed next, with mike bettes from our partners at the weather channel. good evening, mike. >> norah, good evening. a sprawling coast-to-coast storm will bring wild weather throughout the weekend. it already has in california. here at the sierra snow lab, three feet of snow and counting, and howling winds that came along with it. more snow and even severe thunderstorms now in play across the middle of the country. big snow for us across the dakotas into the upper midwest. blizzard conditions that could persist for days. and then severe weather all the way down through the south, where days of tornadoes could be threatening us. look at the snow footprint here. in some pockets, two to three feet of snow, winds gusting over 50 miles an hour. travel will be impossible. four different time frames to watch for severe weather. tonight across the plains, and then tomorrow across the lower mississippi river valley, going into mobile, a

carter evans, thank you. and now we want to turn to the volcano emergency on hawaii's big island.s erupting for the first time in nearly 40 years, spewing potentially harmful clouds of smoke and ash. cbs' jonathan vigliotti is there. >> reporter: as mauna loa erupts, it's nature's fury and nature's beauty. >> to see live lava shooting out of a fissure is incredible. >> i've waited my-- my whole life to see this. >> reporter: for 38 years, the world's largest active volcano sat silent. that changed instantly on sunday night, drawing locals and tourists to view a molten masterpiece. the eruption has at times sent lava hundreds of feet up into the air. nobody knows at this point when it will stop, and what damage, if any, it could cause. is this a safe eruption right now? are other communities threatened at this point? >> not according to civil defense. my hopes are that this stays as a beautiful, awesome sight, and doesn't affect people. >> reporter: mauna loa's previous eruptions have come close to wiping out communities. while people are not currently in danger, the slow-moving bu

cbs's carter evans speaks with worried parents. >>> and a match made in heaven. dorm room for a convent. cbs's nikki battiste has the sister act straight out of the movies. >> announcer: this is the "cbs overnight news." >>> good evening and thank you for joining us. i'm jericka duncan in for norah. national drug chains are limiting the sale of over-the-counter children's medicine amid a widespread shortage. plus, the white house accuses texas governor greg abbott of endangering lives when he dropped off busloads of migrants outside the vice president's home on a very cold christmas eve. more on those stories in just a moment. >>> but first a state of emergency is in effect tonight in new york state following the deadly blizzard that dropped more than four feet of snow in buffalo. president biden spoke with new york governor kathy hochul to offer federal assistance as the death toll has risen to at least 27 in the buffalo area and at least 55 nationwide. driving bans remain in place across several parts of erie county, new york. and at the nation's airports, chao

norah. >> carter evans, thank you so much. >>> and cbs reports has a new documentary that offers an in-depth look at elon musk's acquisition of twitter. be sure to check out elon musk incorporated on the cbs news app. >>> the dramatic crash of a military fighter jet was caught on camera today in fort worth, texas. an f-35b which can land like a helicopter made a vertical landing onto the runway when it bounced and went into a spin. the pilot safely ejected as the $100 million jet came to stop in the grass. lockheed martin, which makes the plane, is investigating the cause of the wreck. earlier this year, an investigation into the military's fleet of f-35s found at least one ejection seat had a defective part. >>> britain's prince harry is launching some of his most personal accusations so far in the new docu-series harry and meghan, including criticism of his brother, prince william. in the latest episodes released today, his wife, meghan markle, recounts the mental toll she suffered from the british press. we get details from

here is carter evans. >> it was fun. >> reporter: this christmas steph and her husband steve are hopingfind a treasure trove of gift cards. not under a tree but in a dumpster. >> oh, my goodness. >> reporter: they sort through trash outside retail stores and post their finds online. >> $62? >> $62 in bed, bath and beyond. >> it sounds like it's not uncommon to find these gift cards for you. >> no. no, it's not. i don't really know why they're there with a balance, but they are. >> reporter: nearly half of americans are holding on to $21 billion in unused gift cards, averaging about $175 per person. and 25% of people say they misplace them. >> the most important thing to do is to treat that gift card like cash. >> reporter: gift card expert shelly hunter says keep it next to your credit cards and if you end up with a small leftover balance in at least 12 states -- >> you can just ask the cashier to give you that money back. >> reporter: for unwanted gift cards there are some reputable websites where you can sell or trade them for a fee. hunter says you should also take a picture of the c

carter evans has that report. >> reporter: 'tis the season to pick out that perfect tree, and in some >> i've been wanting this for five, six years. >> reporter: tired of paying for live trees every christmas, she just bought an artificial one against her family's wishes. how many years do you think you'll have to keep this tree for it to pay off? >> i'll be happy if i get five. >> reporter: price increases are real this year. most wholesale growers say they have to charge up 15% more. why are prices going up on christmas trees? >> well, first of all, there's a lot of labor in a christmas tree. >> reporter: christmas tree lot owner tina callous is also seeing supply shortages. when it comes to artificial trees, high shipping fees from china are adding to the cost. did you have to raise your prices? >> yeah. >> larry gold sells top of the line trees in los angeles. so how much does a tree like this cost? >> this tree is about $1,100. >> $1,100? wow. >> he says cheaper trees may not look as real or last as long. but which has more impact on the environment, fresh ones or an artificial o

carter evans has that story. >> i had to go to four different stores. >> reporter: it took megan shanele day to find medicine for her 19-month-old daughter when her fever spiked. >> i had myself husband, my pas parents, my siblings. nobody could find anything. >> reporter: she thinks her daughter has the flu, just one of the viruses overwhelming doctors. >> we never had such an amount of people getting sick at the same time. >> reporter: shane her is just one of many parents panicking over a run on children's pain relief medicine at drugstores. >> there's nothing on the shelves. >> it's just so ridiculous how difficult it's been just to get children's tylenol. >> if you see some tylenol or ibuprofen, you better grab it. >> is there any end in sight? >> no. we don't know. it is a shortage. it's a national shortage. >> reporter: to combat part of the problem, the government released reserves of tamiflu, and cvs, target and walgreens are limiting purchases of over-the-counter children's medicine. >> what are you telling parents who are calling you in a panic? >> i would say don't panic. t

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carter: mr. speaker, i rise today to congratulate larriesquans for his -- larry evans for his recent selection to georgia's 40 under 40 list. he's a successful attorney whose focus on civil litigation matters for clients ranging in size from small and local businesses all the way to fortune 500 companies. while many who pursue a professionas as demanding -- a profession as demanding as his are unable to find a balance between work and life, larry has been able to strike that balance wonderfully. he's been led to serve on the boards of the savannah center for the blind. the charities are focused on high-impact programs for students in the areas of financial late are asy and -- literacy and career readiness. these programs also focus on fostering an entrepreneurial spirit in the youth of the first district of georgia. larry also hold as deep reverence for the outdoors and would rather be outside than nearly nirls. he regularly -- anywhere else. he regularly spends time connecting with nature. a true example of someone who works hard and fully commits to everything he does, larryiesquans is someone