i'm nikki battiste. jericka duncan is off. >>> haiti is one of the world's most dangerous countries besieged by poverty, political instability, and violence. and tonight the fate of more than a dozen american missionaries and family members reportedly kidnapped in the country is unknown. police say they have been seized by a notorious criminal gang. it's the latest in a series of kidnappings and happened just outside the capital port-au-prince. cbs's manuel bojorquez is there and joins us with the latest. manny? >> reporter: by some estimates, gangs control half of haiti's capital port-au-prince and kidnappings are on the rise. but the sheer number of victims in this case and the fact they are foreigners is brazen even by the gang standards. the kidnappings reportedly happened as a group of missionaries was leaving an orphanage just outside port-au-prince saturday. an armed gang abducted 16 americans including five children as well as one canadian. the missionaries are affiliated with ohio's christian ai

nikki battiste, thank you. >>> and here is a sobering thought. some economists believe the supply chain bottleneck could keep prices high throughout next year. tonight cbs' carter evans reports the backlog isn't just hurting consumers, it's driving some businesses to the brink. >> we should not have empty shelves. that's not a good sign. >> reporter: ed o'brien's denver company makes some of the most popular outdoor toys on the market. but it's on track for a sales decline of 40%. >> we don't have a demand problem. people want to buy your products. >> yeah, it's a supply problem. >> reporter: that's because he has no idea when his toys will arrive from china. >> we still have containers that we place orders for in march. we have not seen and we don't know where they're at. >> reporter: and because of the huge backlog, he is paying more for shipping than ever. >> the cost per container was $6500 from china to denver. >> how much is it now? >> $50,000. >> reporter: how much have you lost this year? >> we have faced over two million of unexpected ex

nikki battiste has the story. >>> lie back -- >> reporter: dr.field isn't used to being the patient, but recent genetic testing revealed she has a rare mutation in the palb2 gene, significantly increasing her risk for breast cancer. >> when it came back positive, i was very surprised. >> reporter: now the 48-year-old mother of three faces an excruciating decision -- biannual mammograms and mris or a double mastectomy. >> you feel a little bit like a ticking time bomb because you know you have the gene. >> reporter: typically palb2 genes help repair dna damage in cells and stop tumor growth. a mutation can result in cells that become abnormal, further increasing every woman's nearly 13% average lifetime risk of getting breast cancer. for carriers of the palb2 gene the risk goes up to 33% and even higher with the family history to 58%. dr. elisa port is crutchfield's physician at the dubin breast center. some people who consider genetic testing would rather not know. >> i would say that knowledge is power, and i tell all of my mutation carriers the

here is cbs' nikki battiste. >> go ahead and lie back. >> reporter: dr.lde crutchfield isn't used to being the patient, but recent genetic testing revealed she has a rare mutation in the palb2 gene, significantly increasing her risk for breast cancer. >> when it came back positive, i was very surprised. >> reporter: now the 48-year-old mother of three faces an excruciating decision: biannual mammograms and m.r.i.s, or a double mastectomy. y>> rter: typicly palb2 lackg s genes help repair d.n.a. damage in cells and stop tumor growth, but a mutation can result in cells that become abnormal, further increasing every woman's nearly 13% average lifetime risk of getting breast cancer. for carriers of the palb2 mutation, with no family history, the risk goes up to 33 33%, and even higher with a family history to 58%. dr. elisa port is crutchfield's physician at the dubin breast center. some people who consider genetic testing just would rather not know. >> i would say that knowledge is power, and i tell all of my mutation carriers, the ball is in their court. >>

nikki battiste, thank you.onight, president biden is blasting senate republicans for blocking attempts to raise the nation's debt ceiling, warning of a crisis like a meteor headed to crash into our economy. the president is also struggling to get his own party to pass his legislative agenda. cbs's nancy cordes reports tonight from the white house. >> two. two people. >> reporter: in a meeting this afternoon, the president asked progressives what they are willing to cut in order to secure support from the last two holdouts. >> look, i need 50 votes in the senate. i have 48. >> reporter: one of the two is west virginia democrat joe manchin who wants to slash the president's build back better from 3.5 trillion to is .5 dollars trillion. >> reporter: the eid we have for our country. >> reporter: he and arizona democrat seernts seernts hounded by protesters this weekend who followed sinema into a arizona bathroom and paddled up to manchin's house boat. >> tax the rich! we're taxing the rich! >> reporter: but the two

cbs' nikki battiste is in the big apple right now to lead off our coverage. vening, nikki. >> reporter: norah, good evening. here in new york city, the deadline has just passed for all public school staff to get at least one vaccine dose or face termination. and we've just learned, the supreme court has refused to block that mandate. and today, another mandate in california: all eligible school-aged children must be vaccinated against covid as soon as the f.d.a. gives full approval for the shot. >> we want to end this pandemic. >> reporter: california governor gavin newsom took a bold step today, making his state the first to mandate covid vaccinations for eligible children in public and private schools, once the vaccine is approved by the f.d.a. >> in fact, i anticipate other states to follow suit as well. >> reporter: the vaccine will be added to the list of other vaccinations, like measles and chicken pox, required by schools in california. about a third of california kids 12 to 17 are not vaccinated against covid. >> i'm 100% in favor of it. >> reporter: m

nikki battiste, thank you.ring thought: some economists believe the supply chain bottleneck could keep prices high throughout next year. tonight, cbs' carter evans reports the backlog isn't just hurting consumers. it's driving some businesses to the brink. >> we should not have empty shelves. that's not a good sign. >> reporter: ed o'brien's denver company makes some of the most popular outdoor toys on the market, but it's on track for a sales decline of 40%. you don't have a demand problem. people want to buy your product. >> yeah, it's a supply problem. >> reporter: that's because he has no idea when his toys will arrive from china. >> we still have containers that we placed orders in march and have not seen and don't know where they're at. >> reporter: because of the huge port backlog, he's paying more for shipping than ever. >> the cost for shipping from china was $6500 from china to denver.ppin >> reporter: how much is it now? >> $30,000. >> reporter: how much have you lost this year? >> we face over $2 mi

here is cbs' nikki battiste. >> go ahead and lie back. >> reporter: dr.athilde crutchfield isn't used to being the patient, but recent genetic testing revealed she has a rare mutation in the palb2 gene, significantly increasing her risk for breast cancer. >> when it came back positive, i was very surprised. >> reporter: now the 48-year-old mother of three faces an excruciating decision: biannual mammograms and m.r.i.s, or a double mastectomy. >> you feel a little bit like a ticking time bomb because you know you have the gene. >> reporter: typically palb2 genes help repair d.n.a. damage in cells and stop tumor growth, but a mutation can result in cells that become abnormal, further increasing every woman's nearly 13% average lifetime risk of getting breast cancer. for carriers of the palb2 mutation, with no family history, the risk goes up to 33 33%, and even higher with a family history to 58%. dr. elisa port is crutchfield's physician at the dubin breast center. some people who consider genetic testing just would rather not know. >> i would say that kno

. >> good evening, i'm nikki battiste, jericka duncan is off. it is one of the world's most dangerous countries beseiged by poverty, political insecurity and violence. and tonight the face of more than-- fate of more than a dozen american missionaries and family members reportedly kidnapped in the country is unknown. police say they have been seized by a notorious criminal gang. it is the latest in a series of kidnappings that happened just outside the capitol port-au-prince, manuel bojorquez is there with the latest. >> by some estimates gangs control half of haiti's cap poll-- capitol port-au-prince and kidnappings are on the rise but the sheer number of victims in this case and the fact that they are foreigners is brazen even by the gang standard. the kidnappings reportedly happened as a group of missionaries was leaving an orphanage outside of port-au-prince on saturday. an armed gang an dcted 167 americans including pief children as well as one can dal. the missionaries are affiliated with ohio's christian aid ministry. the group's website

nikki battiste, thank you. >>> tonight, president biden is blasting senate republicans for blocking attempts to raise the nation's debt ceiling, warning of a crisis like a meteor headed to crash into our economy. the president is also struggling legislative agenda.y to pass his cbs' nancy cordes reports tonight from the white house. >> two. two people. >> reporter: in a meeting this afternoon, the president asked progressives what they are willing to cut, in order to secure support from the last two holdouts. >> look, i need 50 votes in the senate. i have 48. >> reporter: one of the two is west virginia democrat joe manchin who wants to slash the president's "build back better" plan from $3.5 trillion to $1.5 trillion. >> they should be looking at the needs, the needs we have for our country. >> reporter: he and arizona democrat kyrsten sinema were hounded by protesters this weekend who followed sinema into an arizona bathroom. >> we need solutions -- >> reporter: -- and paddled up to manchin's house boat. >> tax the rich! >> we're taxing the rich! >> reporter: but the two weren't president