cbs news senior national correspondent mark strassmann is in cocoa beach, florida, with a look at howarents across the country are reacting. >> there you go. you're welcome. >> reporter: halloween 2021's real scare: the next dog fight in covid america's divide. as soon as tuesday, the c.d.c. could join the f.d.a., approving the pfizer vaccine for young children, ages five to 11. >> we've been waiting for this, parents have been waiting for this, schools have been waiting for this. this is really a breakthrough. >> reporter: smaller arms, smaller doses. pfizer's pediatric vaccine has two shots, each one-third its regular dose. clinical trials showed efficacy rates above 90%. there are enough doses to vaccinate 28 million eligible children. one in four new cases were children. vaccinating young kids could help keep them in classes, protecting them, their families, and their friends. >> we'll be ready immediately following the f.d.a. and c.d.c.'s decisions so that parents can get their kids vaccinated quickly, easily, and conveniently. [yelling] >> reporter: but amicably? fat chance. mil

mark strassmann cbs news cocoa beach florida. >> duncan: actor alec baldwin made his first on-camerants this weekend. cbs' lilia luciano joins us in hollywood with more on what baldwin had to say. lilia. >> reporter: good evening, jericka. baldwin said he could not speak about the shooting, he was ordered not to, the one issue he addressed was gun control on set. >> there are incidental accidents, on film sets from time to time, but nothing like this. this is a one in a trillion episode, a one in a trillion case. >> reporter: alec baldwin spoke to paparazzi in vermont, with his wife also recording. >> we have to realize when it does go wrong this horrible catastrophic thing, some things have to take place, plastic guns. >> that shot killed hutchins and wounded are director joel souza. gun was cold, meaning safe. >> reporter: baldwin, who is also a producer on the film, addressed calls for stronger on- set safety measures. >> i do know that an ongoing effort to limit the use of firearms on film sets is something i'm extremely interested in. >> reporter baldwin said, authorities ordere