cbs' mark strassmann shows us who else is paying the price. >> do you show everyone how you wash your hands? >> reporter: for cassandra d'alesandro, little gavin's ainfection softens the squeeze of a broken system-- the cost of daycare in america. at one point taking almost half this architect's after-tax income. >> i felt like i should scream, cry, and vomit all at the same time. you know, you have this repetitive question-- is it worth it? >> reporter: except for washington, d.c., massachusetts has america's most expensive child care. for a four-year-old, that cost averages $15,000 a year. an infant, almost $21,000. by government standards, only 5% of massachusetts families can afford infant care. >> it doesn't work for anybody. nobody wins. >> reporter: yeah. >> everyone suffers. >> reporter: yeah. >> literally everybody. >> reporter: lauren cook runs the ellis early learning center, a boston institution since 1885. this nationally accredited none profit looks after 270 kids. tu i guess as high as $30,000. but without donations, the center would close. >> we lose money virtually on

mark strassmann reports. >> can you show everyone how you wash your hands?r: for cassandra d'alesandro, a squeeze softens of a broken system, the cost of day care, taking almost half of this architect's after-tax income. >> i feel like i could scream, cry, and vomit all at the same time. you have this repetitive question, is it worth it? >> reporter: except for washington, d.c., massachusetts child care. for a 4-year-old, that cost averages $15,000 a year. an infant, almost $21,000. by government standards, only 5% of massachusetts's families can afford infant care. >> it doesn't work for anybody. nobody wins. >> reporter: lauren cook runs the ellis early learning center. this nationally accredited nonprofit looks after 270 kids. tuition, as high as $30,000. but without donations the center would close. >> we lose money virtually on every child we serve. >> reporter: these parents should be paying more than they are. >> which is impossible. i mean, we would break families. >> reporter: for years advocates have pleaded for government to invest in early learni

>> brennan: our mark strassmann reporting in atlanta. that's it for us today.hank you for watching. until next week for "face the nation," i'm margaret brennan. >> brennan: that's it for us captioning sponsored by cbs captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org >>> this is the cbs "overnight news." >> good evening. thanks for joining us. tonight, the pentagon is criticizing vladamir putin's decision to put his nuclear forces on high alert as "unnecessary and escalatory" this as u.s. and european allies seek to further punish russia for its invasion of ukraine. still, russian forces are pushing deeper into ukraine, resistance has reportedly been fierce, and in some places, the fighting street to street. but russia's forces are advancing. these new satellite images you th

setes e nowdates, niraon and theg fast mark strassmann reports. >> repds, proof that covid resentmentuous fever on all sides. >> they say the last mile of any trip is the most challenging, and that may be the case here. >> reporter: but for covid chroniclers, a moment. >> given the declining hospitalizations, that is why we feel confident to lift this. >> reporter: new york is on of the 10 blue states where governors announced some form of dropping the indoor mask mandates. seven of the 10 are dropping mask mandates in schools. >> i'm very excited. my children have had enough of this. i'm ready for normalcy to begin. >> reporter: but with covid reality always clouds normalcy's return. >> we continue to recommend masking in areas of high and substantial transmission. that is much of the country right now in public indoor settings. >> reporter: for parents of young kids, another setback. the f.d.a. and pfizer's decision to delay a vaccine for kids five and under at least until april. millions of americans have another growing worry: america's startling inflation rate, 7.5%, the highest

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cbs' mark strassmann has more. >> reporter: for cassandra little, gavin's infection softens the squeeze the cost of daycare in america. at one point, taking almost half this architect's after-tax income. >> i felt like i should scream, cry and vomit all at the same time. you have this repetitive question, is it worth it? >> reporter: except for washington, d.c., massachusetts has america's most expensive childcare. for a four-year-old that cost averages $15,000 a year, an infant almost $21,000. by government standards, only 5% of massachusetts families can afford infant care. >> doesn't work for anybody. nobody wins. >> reporter: lauren cook runs the ellis early learning early center. this nationally accredited nonprofit looks after 270 kids. tuition as high as $30,000. but without donations, the center would close. >> we lose money on virtually every child we serve. >> reporter: these parents should be paying more. >> which is impossible. we would break families. >> reporter: for years, advocates have pleaded for government to invest in early learning. at ellis, two-thirds of the kids

cbs' mark strassmann reports. >> nurse sharron kerber treats cancer patients.fter a routine mammogram, she became one. >> i think like a lot of people, i was a little late getting my mammogram due to the pandemic. i was diagnosed with breast cancer on may 3. >> reporter: scary? >> it was scary. i don't think anybody can ever be prepared for that moment. >> reporter: through chemo and multiple surgeries, the 48-year-old mother of four kept working. on the days that you worked, were they different than the days you had off? >> yes. i think i felt better on the days they worked. i certainly wasn't thinking about myself very much. >> reporter: just as you were good for your patients, your patients were good for me. >> oh, my parties kept me going through this. >> reporter: a cancer camaraderie became her therapy at the sarah cannon cancer hospital near dallas. >> every time a patient would find out, they would look at me like they were seeing me for the first time. and then we could have more intimate conversations about treatment, side effects. >> reporter: has yo

cbs' mark strassmann has more. >> reporter: for cassandra little, gavin's infection softens the squeezeof a broken system: the cost of daycare in america. at one point, taking almost half this architect's after-tax income. >> i felt like i should scream, cry and vomit all at the same time. you have this repetitive question, is it worth it? >> reporter: except for washington, d.c., massachusetts has america's most expensive childcare. for a four-year-old that cost averages $15,000 a year, an infant almost $21,000. by government standards, only 5% of massachusetts families can afford infant care. >> doesn't work for anybody. nobody wins. >> reporter: lauren cook runs the ellis early learning early center. this nationally accredited nonprofit looks after 270 kids. tuition as high as $30,000. but without donations, the center would close. >> we lose money on virtually every child we serve. >> reporter: these parents should be paying more. >> which is impossible. we would break families. >> reporter: for years, advocates have pleaded for government to invest in early learning. at ellis, two-

cbs' mark strassmann reports. >> reporter: nurse sharron kerber treats cancer patients. routine mammogram, she became one. >> i think like a lot of people, i was a little late getting my mammogram due to the pandemic. i was diagnosed with breast cancer on may 3. >> reporter: scary? >> it was scary. i don't think anybody can ever be prepared for that moment. >> reporter: through chemo and multiple surgeries, the 48-year- old mother of four kept working. on the days that you worked, were they different than the days you had off? >> yes. i think i felt better on the days that i worked. i certainly wasn't thinking about myself very much. >> reporter: just as you were good for your patients, your patients were good for you. >> oh, my patients kept me going through this. >> reporter: a cancer camaraderie became her therapy at the sarah cannon cancer hospital near dallas. >> every time a patient would find out, they would look at me like they were seeing me for the first time. and then we could have more intimate conversations about treatment, side effects. >> reporter: has you

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mark strassmann reports. >> and so right now they're running the wire through the house. >> reporter:oper joe builds houses like this 3 bedroom 2 1/2 bath near boise. >> the good news is these guys are showing up. you guys are on the job. >> exactly. >> reporter: that's not true for everybody. >> it's not. >> reporter: america's builders face twin supply chain crises. a shortage of materials and labor. all trades. >> all the way through, you know, tile and sheetrock, roofing, all of those things -- >> reporter: electrical? >> electrical. >> reporter: plumbing. >> exactly. >> reporter: the industry says it now has up to 430,000 open construction jobs, and will need another 61,000 new hires every month for the foreseeable future. >> we need to replace or place 740,000 people into the industry a year for the next three years. that's a crisis level. >> reporter: this labor shortage began in 2008 during the great recession. older trades people kept retiring. fewer young people want to work with their hands. then the pandemic nailed the door shut on training programs. >> it's not so much us