cbs' jeff pegues has the latest. >> reporter: when the first the amtrak train, onlookers didn't knowt was happening until they saw a k-9 officer run toward the gunman. then someone yells, "get out of there, get out of there.” suddenly there is more gunfire. the officer backs off the train and runs for his life as the gunman fired again. the shootout continues with bullets ricocheting around tucson's downtown train depot. late today officials said it all started on the train with a confrontation between two dea agents and a suspect. >> they were checking for illegal guns, money, drugs. this is something they do, as i said, routinely. >> reporter: this time, though, it turned deadly. >> i am deeply saddened to confth died as a result of the injuries sustained during the shooting. >> reporter: the investigation is ongoing. jeff pegues, n. >>> tonight, the supreme court began its new term, one that could be the most consequential in a generation, with abortion rights topping the agenda. the justices met in person for the first time since the beginning of the pandemic. cbs' jan crawford i

reporting from the nation's capital, i'm jeff pegues. >>> this is a nesh. facebook ceo mark zuckerberg has responded to bombshell whistle-blower testimony on capitol hill accusing the social media company of neglecting the well-being of its users. in a post he says the argument that we deliberately push content that makes people for profit is deeply illogic >>e happiest place on earth is returni returning to normal,t sort of. indoor meet and greets with the characters are coming back in november, but no hugs or autographs for now. >>> and the rose parade has a new grand marshall after last year's show was canceled. levar burton will lead the parade in pasadena in the 108th rose bowl. the theme? dream, believe, achieve. for more news download our app on your cell phone or connected tv. i'm tom hanson, cbs news, new york. >>> it's wednesday, october 6th, 2021. this is the cbs morning news. breaking his silence, facebook ceo mark zuckerberg hits back at a former whistle-blower. how he's defending the company in the wake of allegations. >>> debt ceiling showdow

jeff pegues, thank you.ht, top democrats insist a deal is close on president biden's massive social spending plan. but stumbling blocks keep piling up. most importantly, sharp differences over how to pay for the trillions in new spending. cbs' ed o'keefe is following the negotiations. >> reporter: tonight, hopes are fading for an agreement on president biden's sweeping social spending plan before he leaves tomorrow for europe. >> is getting a deal by tomorrow still realistic? >> yes. we'll see. >> reporter: but on capitol hill, demands from two key moderates, west virginia's joe manchin and arizona's kyrsten sinema, are slowing momentum towards an agreement. a major provision to extend paid leave to working americans is now likely out of the bill because of manchin's concerns with the size of the proposal, this despite intense lobbying from his colleagues. >> oh, if paid leave is not in the bill, it would be devastating. it would be devastating for working women. >> reporter: the moderate democrat also raise

jeff pegues, thank you.ight, every two minutes, a woman in the united states is diagnosed with breast cancer. and last year, one of those women was sally yates. yates spent decades at the justice department, and was unceremoniously fired by a newly inaugurated president trump. well, tonight, yates is sharing the story of her breast cancer battle for the very first time. >> it was invasive papillary cancer. >> o'donnell: sally yates was suddenly grappling with a cancer diagnosis during a busy summer, testifying before congress, and speaking at the democratic national convention. >> this was one of those times where the personal and the professional collided. and so, it was, i think, just about five days before i was to testify in the senate judiciary committee about the russia investigation, that i got the final diagnosis, that it was invasive cancer. >> o'donnell: and that's some pretty important testimony that you were about to give. >> it was.mony i thought about trying to postpone, but it would have an th

cbs's jeff pegues has the latest. >> reporter: when the first barrage of shots were fired on the amtrakrainers onlooks, didn't know what was happening until they saw a k-9 officer run toward the gunman. sheen in one yelled, get out of there, get out of there. more gunfire. the officer backs off the train and runs for his life as the gunman fired again. the shootout continues with bullets ricocheting around tucson's downtown train depot. late today officials said it all started on the train with a confrontation between two d.e.a. agents and a suspect. >> they were checking for illegal guns, money, drugs. this is something they do routinely. >> reporter: this time, though, it turned dead will i. >> i am deeply saddened to confirm that one special agent died as a result of the injuries sustained during the shooting. >> reporter: the investigation is ongoing. ( sirens ) jeff pegues, cbs news, washington. >> o'donnell: tonight, the supreme court began its new term, one that could be the most consequential in a generation, with abortion rights topping the agenda. the justices met in person fo

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jeff pegues, thank you. we have breaking news-- the u.n. security council has just announced it will hold an emergency meeting after north korea launched a new ballistic missile. these are the first pictures of what north koreans say is a missile being launched from a submarine, which would be a major advance for the country's military. the special envoy for north korea will reportedly meet in south korea about reviving the talks with kim jong-un. tonight, steve bannon is standing his ground, refusing to comply with a congressional subpoena in the capitol riot investigation. upon but his refusal could lead to criminal charges amid new scrutiny in his possible role in the insurrection. cbs' kris van cleave is at the capitol. >> reporter: tonight, a subpoena showdownals the house committee investigating the january 6 insurrection moves to hold steve bannon in contempt of congress, which could lead to jail time after he failed to turn over documents or show up for a deposition. >> public reports have him plotting with a variety of individuals,

norah. >> o'donnell: jeff pegues, thank you. social media giant facebook is under fire, and today, a top executive was in the senate hot seat over a recent report that showed facebook's instagram app can be toxic for teens, especially girls. we get more now from cbs' carter evans. >> instagram is that first childhood cigarette. >> facebook is in the process of hiding. >> reporter: in a rare show of bipartisanship, lawmakers hammered facebook... >> how can parents trust you? >> reporter: ...using the company's own data against it. leaked researched indicated about a third of teen girls, who already feel bad about their bodies, say facebook's instagram makes them feel even worse. >> this research is a bombshell. >> this research is a bombshell. i ask you to commit that you will make-- full disclosure-- all of the thousands of pages of documents. >> we are looking for ways to release more research. >> reporter: facebook's global head of security antigone davis testified a day after the company did release more research, showing tha

all right, jeff pegues, thank you. we're going to turn now to a cbs news investigation. we have uncovered allegations of fraud, waste, and abuse at the bureau of alcohol, tobacco, and firearms, potentially involving hundreds of millions of your tax dollars. that agency has not had a permanent director for six years, even as violent crime has soared nationwide. here is cbs' catherine herridge. >> reporter: in 2016, joe, an army veteran, went to work for a.t.f. as an information specialist in the human resources department. >> i had to maintain the integrity of the information that went into the system. >> reporter: almost immediately, joe, who asked to be disguised and not to use his last name, said he noticed problems. a.t.f. personnel doing administrative jobs were paid a special bonus known as "law enforcement availability pay, or leap for short. >> if you were functioning in an administrative capacity, you don't qualify for the pay, so you're not supposed to get it. a lot of people were getting it. >> reporter: government regulations stipulate the extra pay is reserve

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jeff pegues has this story. >> reporter: how officers and firefighters respond to these mandates couldly respond to emergencies. at least that's what one police union is telling us this morning as more first responders walk off the job. late yesterday, seattle police officers and firefighters walked up city hall steps to turn in their boots. they refused to comply with a state mandate to get vaccinated. >> i'm wrapping up my last shift after 20 years. >> reporter: in spokane, tim archer gave up his job. >> i'll be fired tonight by the city of spokane. >> reporter: he also refused to get vaccinated. why didn't you comply? >> i really felt like this is in violation of the civil rights that god has given us. >> reporter: there has been a wave of resignations and firings in fire and police across the country. los angeles fire reports there have been at least 241 separations from the department. baltimore's police department is down 279 officers. and in the last couple of years, seattle police said more than 300 officers separate from the department. in massachusetts, the state police union

." >> i'm jeff pegues in washington. thanks for staying with us.ply chain disruptions brought about by the pandemic show no signs of easing and are now threatening christmas. dozens of cargo ships carrying a half million containers remain anchored off the ports of los angeles and long beach. there aren't enough dock workers to unload the containers and not enough drivers to truck those containers out of the port. there is a similar scene playing out on the east coast. rbor. ysts wn that everything from toys to turkeys to christmas trees will likely be in short supply this holiday tonight. supply chain disruptions and labor shortages are already impacting school lunches across the country. one district in alabama making sure that no student goes hungry. >> we are looking for big tips. it's one of our most popular menu items. >> reporter: at sam's club, casey davis had another daunting last-minute grocery list. >> and then one more. >> reporter: she needed 180 pounds of beef tips. the next day's school lunch. >> this is not a solution to the problem.

jeff pegues, thank you. tonight the fda is taking steps to help tens of millions of americans who struggle to hear ai which can cost thousands of dollars. more affordable devices could soon be available and over the counter. here's cbs news chief medical correspondent dr. jon lapook. >> same thing on this ear, okay? >> reporter: the proposed f.d.a. rule could be a financial relief for the nearly 30 million americans with hearing difficulties. >> i just felt it was mandatory. i mean, it's-- you get glasses because you can't see. you need to get something to help you to hear. >> reporter: the proposed f.d.a. rules would establish official technical guidelines for these devices and allow hearing aids to be sold directly to consumers over the counter and online without a medical examination or fitting by an audiologist. dr. jay youngerman is an ear, nose, and throat specialist at northwell health. how could this help? >> it think it becomes an introduction where they can at least trial the basic hearing aid and

jeff pegues, thank you. all right, every two minutes a woman in the united states is diagnosed with breast cancer. last year one of those women was sally yates. yates spent decades at the justice department and was unceremoniously fired by a newly nog raid president trump. tonight, yates is sharing the story of her breast cancer battle for the very first time. >> it was invasive papilary cans rp. >> o'donnell: she was speaking at the the democratic national convention. >> this is one to have the times where the personal and the professional collided. it was about five days before i was to testify in the senate judiciary committee about the russia investigation that i got the final diagnosis that it was invasive cancer. >> o'donnell: that'e pret important testimony you were about to give. >> it was. i thought about tryin to postpone, but it would have been a big thing if i had postponed it. and there also was this false narrative out there called obamagate that president obama and then vice president biden ha

jeff pegues, thank you. >> tonight, top democrats insist a deal is close on president biden's massivel spending plan. but stumbling blocks keep piling up. most importantly, sharp differences over how to pay for the trillions in new spending. cbs' ed o'keefe is following the negotiations. >> reporter: tonight, hopes are fading for an agreement on president biden's sweeping social spending plan before he leaves tomorrow for europe. >> is getting a deal by tomorrow still realistic? >> yes. we'll see. >> reporter: but on capitol hill, demands from two key moderates, west virginia's joe manchin and arizona's kyrsten sinema, are slowing momentum towards an agreement. a major provision to extend paid leave to working americans is now likely out of the bill because of manchin's concerns with the size of the proposal, this despite intense lobbying from his colleagues. >> oh, if paid leave is not in the bill, it would be devastating. it would be devastating for working women. >> reporter: the moderate democrat also raised questions about a proposed billionaire tax, which would help pay for the