. >> this is the "cbs evening news" with norah o'donnell reporting from the nation's capital. >> o'donnell: good evening, and thank you for joining us on this wednesday night. tonight, american families are coping with rising prices on everything from groceries, gas, and rent. consumer prices jumped by 8.3% compared to the same time last year. and while inflation eased slightly in april, it remains near a four-decade high. and while wage growth has risen at the fastest pace in 20 years, it hasn't kept pace with inflation. food and gas prices lead the way, with the national average for regular gas hitting a new record today at $4.40 a gallon. president biden traveled to the midwest and vowed to help american farmers deal with the global spike in food prices, taking new steps he says will help boost food production and lower costs. on wall street, stocks finished in the red with all three indexes falling on the day. nasdaq led the way, down more than 370 points, or more than 3%. we've got a lot of news to get to tonight, and cbs' carter evans is going to start us off from los angeles. good e

. ♪ ♪ ♪ this is the "cbs evening news" with norah o'donnell reporting tonight from new york ♪ ♪ ♪ >> ening, to our viewers in the west and thank you for joining us on this wednesday night. we want to begin tonight with some breaking news; the president just announcing new actions to try and ease the pain of the baby formula shortage. there are two major measures, first, to help with supply chain issues president biden is invoking the defense production act to get ingredients to manufacturers. that means suppliers will be required to give resources to infant formula plants before other customers. and in hopes of speeding up the import of formula from other countries, president biden is directing his administration to use government planes to go overseas and bring formula home. meanwhile, house lawmakers are voting on a bill tonight that would make it easier for low- income families to get formula. americans who take part in a nutrition program called wic usually have to get a specific brand of formula. well, this bill would allow them to get a different brand that is actually in stock.

this is the "cbs evening news" with norah o'donnell, reporting from the nation's capital. >> o'donnell: good evening to our viewers in the west, and thank you for joining us on this thursday night. tonight, we want to begin with a crisis many say shouldn't be happening here in the united states of america-- a struggle for parents to get baby formula. we learned today that the white house is now scrambling to find a solution to the country's worsening shortage. president biden spoke earlier with retailers and manufacturers and is trying to import more supplies from other countries. nationwide, parents are doing whatever it takes to feed their babies: message boards, social media, even offering to swap formula. we're hearing stories from moms like one in texas today who usually gets formula for free from social services, but she says they've been out of stock for two months. in eight states and here in d.c., more than 50% of all formula products were out of stock, and an additional 28 states have stock shortages of more than 40%. doctors and health care workers are urging parents to cont

norah. >> o'donnell: imtiaz tyab, thank you.d heat is on the way for much of the nation. by the weekend, 19 states and washington, d.c. will see record high temperatures, from triple digits in mcallen, texas to a steamy from 98 in hartford, connecticut. more than 100 cities are expected to face dangerous heat. still much more news ahead on tonight's "cbs evening news." the mysterious new illness popping up in the u.s., how contagious is monkeypox? contagious is monkeypox? we eat healthy. we exercise. i noticed i wasn't as sharp as i used to be. my wife introduced me to prevagen and so i said "yeah, i'll try it out." i noticed that i felt sharper, i felt like i was able to respond to things quicker. and i thought, yeah, it works for me. prevagen. healthier brain. better life. for copd, ask your doctor about breztri. breztri gives you better breathing, symptom improvement, and helps prevent flare-ups. breztri won't replace a rescue inhaler for sudden breathing problems. it is not for asthma. tell your doctor if you have a heart co

. >> this is the "cbs evening news" with norah o'donnell, reporting from the nation's capital. >> o'donnell: good evening, and thank you for joining us on this tuesday night. tonight, we want to begin with the community of uvalde, texas, because they begin saying good-bye to the victims of last week's horrific shooting at robb elementary school. hundreds of mourners turned out for the first of 21 funerals to take place in the weeks ahead as the city tries to come to terms with what happened in their small town. the anger and anguish of parents is felt around the nation, and we're learning more about the investigation tonight, including this reversal: police originally said the gunman got into the school after a teacher propped open a door. we're now learning that door was closed but did not lock. we also want to get right to some breaking news. cbs' lilia luciano is in uvaldee some new details about that school police chief who made the decisiono notclasm ri away. wh can yel >> reporrom the texas department of public safety that that school police chief, the man in charge of the police resp

. ♪ ♪ ♪ this is the "cbs evening news" with norah o'donnell, reporting from the nation's capital. ♪ ♪ viewers in the west, and thank you for joining us as we start a new week together. we begin tonight with the race to escape mariupol, the city reduced to rubble. and tonight after spending more than two months underground at least 100 civilians were able to get out from the besieged steel plant in ukraine's port town. but there are more still trapped and the red cross and united nations called off the evacuation today because of constant russian shelling. and it comes as the highest ranking u.s. official, speaker of the house nancy pelosi made a surprise visit to kyiv. today pelosi and a delegation of democratic lawmakers met with the polish president in warsaw after a secret trip to meet with president volodymyr zelenskyy in kyiv. and we're learning more tonight about what u.s. officials believe is russia's plan for putin's war. the kremlin is planning to annex the two eastern regions of ukraine after failing to capture the capitol and overthrow the government. we have a lot of news

. ♪ ♪ ♪ this is the "cbs evening news" with norah o'donnell, reporting tonight from new york. ♪ ♪ ♪ >evening, to our viewers in the west, and thank you for joining us on this tuesday night from new york. we're going to begin tonight with the disturbing new details in the investigation of that buffalo supermarket massacre. cbs news has learned that the suspect was considering other targets, including elementary schools, churches, and hasidic jewish communities in new jersey. the suspected shooter remains behind bars tonight, and president biden traveled to buffalo, new york, today, to meet with grieving families, offering them comfort and support. the president and first lady placed flowers at a growing memorial near the tops supermarket. and in a speech, president biden issued an impassioned plea calling on americans to reject hate. and those who pedal and promote the racist conspiracy known as replacement theory. there is a lot of news to get to tonight in the investigation, but cbs' jericka duncan is going to start us off. good evening, jericka. >> reporter: good evening, norah. as

. >> this is the "cbs evening news" with norah o'donnell reporting from the nation's capital. >> o'donnell: good evening, and thank you for joining us on this tuesday night. tonight, president biden is fighting back against criticism that his administration is not doing enough to fight inflation as americans struggle with rises prices on everything from groceries to diapers. few items are taking a bigger bite out of the family budget than record-high gas prices. the national average for regular gas hit an all-time high today at $4.37 a gallon. and while gas prices are up, stocks have been down. the dow finished in the red for the fourth straight day, ending the session at its lowest point in over a year. all three indexes are down more than double digit on the year with the nasdaq off more than 24%. with rising prices hurting your wallet and stocks hitting your 401(k), inflation is taking center stage six months ahead of the midterms. we have a lot of news to get to tonight, and cbs' ed o'keefe is going to start us off from the white house. good evening, ed. >> reporter: good evening, nora

. >> this is the "cbs evening news" with norah o'donnell reporting from the nation's capital. >> o'donnell: good evening, and thank you for joining us on this friday night. we're going to get to those job numbers and the state of the u.s. economy in just a moment. but first we have some breaking news tonight. president biden just announcing a new $150 million security package for ukraine. at the pentagon today, spokesman john kirby confirmed the u.s. is providing intelligence to the ukrainians to help them defend themselves, including in sinking a rush warship. kirby said the kind of intelligence provided is legitimate, lawful, and limited. in mariupol, ukrainian frces are making a last stand against a russian onslaught against that besieged steel plant. russia is stepping up their attacks. and look at this. the italian government today ordered the seizure of a luxury superyacht, the $700 million ship has been linked to vladimir putin, and was reportedly getting ready to set sail. meanwhile, first lady jill biden is on a four-day visit to eastern europe, thanking u.s. troops deployed to th

i'm norah o'donnell.red by cbs captioned by media access group at wgbh >>> right now at 7:00. >>> i don't understand how this could happen. >>> emotions running high across the bay area for the possibility of the supreme court overturning roe v wade and giving the decision on abortion rights back to the states. >> the court looks like it is finally going to recognize its error in roe versus wade. >>> meanwhile, california says it is prepared to step in to rewrite its own constitution. >>> also, tonight saying goodbye to a political legend. norman mineta passes away at the age of 90. >>> he scales the sales tower without a rope or a net. the sales force spider-man and the timely motivation for his climb. >>> now at 7:00 and streaming on cbs news bay area, protests erupted across the region tonight. a fierce fight to preserve abortion rights. >> we will never yield. we will never give up until a woman's rights are permanently protected. thank you all so much. >> san francisco mayor speaking in the last hour

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norah? >> o'donnell: interesting to watch.obert costa with all that news, thank you. >> let's turn now to breaking news in the century long fight for justice for the last known survivors of the 1921 tulsa race massacre. a judge rule thed can make their case to hold the city accountable. omar villafranca has the late developing details. >> the last three survivors entered court for what could be a last effort to force the city of tulsa to pay reparations for a 1921 massacre that killed an estimated 300 black residents. >> we know what happened 100 years ago. and it is time for the city of tulsa to do what is right and stand on the right side of history. >> the survivors, viola fletcher, lessie benningfield randle and hughes van ellis are all more than 100 years old. they were small children living in the greenwood section of town known as black wall street, a thriving back community in the middle of the jim yoa era. in 1921 a young black man was accused of assaulting a white teenage girl, a white mob including members of the tu

norah? >> o'donnell: quite a story, janet, thank you. let's turn now to the election trail because the first major contest of the 2022 mid terms is under way in ohio. with republican voters picking their nominees for governor and the u.s. senate. as cbs's robert costa reports it is also a major test of donald trump's continued influence over the party. >> reporter: former president trump is dominating the senate primary here in ohio. and contenders spent weeks fighting for his support. his name is uttered constantly. >> president trump. >> president trump. >> reporter: j.d. vance, a well- known author and political novice, won the trump endorsement battle last month. and has since become the frontrunner. vance was a never trumper in 2016, but tells voters he was wrong. the former president has been forgiving. >> he is a guy that said some bad [bleep] about me, but you know what, every one of the others did also. >> reporter: vance told us he is confident he can shake off any suspicions from trump voters and spent the weekend campaigning

this is the "cbs eveng news" with norah o'donnell, reporting from the nation's capital. >> o'donnell:evening to our viewers in the west and thank you for joining us on this friday night. tonight, you may have noticed that filling up your car or truck is especially painful right now. well, you're not alone, as gas prices are an all-time high. the national average for regular gas now stands at $4.59. that's $1.55 more than it was just one year ago. and while gas prices are up, stocks are down. the week ended in the red after flirting with a bear market. despite stocks making a late-day rally, all three major indexes closed down on the week. the tech-heavy nasdaq posted its seventh straight week of losses and is now down more than 28% on the year. there is one bright spot. a bloomberg report sees the u.s. g.d.p. outpacing china for the first time since 1976. but worries about surging inflation and rising interest rates are hitting americans' pocketbooks and retirement savings, as fears of a recession loom over the nation. we have a lot of news to get to tonight, and cbs' errol barnett wi

this is the "cbs evening news" with norah o'donnell, reporting from buffalo new york. ♪ ♪ ♪ re >> o'donnell evening and thank you for joining us for a special edition of the "cbs evening news." we're here in buffalo, new york, where we're learning new details about what happened inside this supermarket behind me, and we have new reporting tonight about what led up to saturday's deadly shooting. new tonight, authorities tell cbs news the suspect made multiple visits to the store ahead of his rampage. he called this grocery store "attack site number one," and he had plans to continue his shooting spree at two other places here in the city of buffalo. we're also learning tonight the suspected gunman taunted federal police online months ago. well, tonight, this is a community in mourning -- ten people were killed, three injured, eleven of them were black. those who are killed range in age from 32 to 86 and included a retired police officer, a substitute teacher and a grandmother of six. tomorrow, president biden will come to buffalo to grieve with this community. and it was a deadly weekend her

. >> this is the "cbs evening news" with norah o'donnell reporting from the nation's capital. >> o'donnell: good evening, and thank you for joining us for a special edition of the "cbs evening news." we are here at the supreme court tonight ahead of what could be a seismic shift in american law, politics, and society, as tonight, the nation's highest court confirmed the authenticity of this leaked draft decision of a ruling that would overturn abortion precedent in this country. you can hear the protests behind me. what this all means, it could mean striking down "roe v wade" after nearly 50 years, a decision that has caused fierce divides and legal battles in the decades since. but the court also stressing tonight that the opinion is not final until it is officially delivered. and the chief justice, john roberts, calling the release of this secret document an egregious breach of trust. this is unprecedented in our nation's history. reaction to the news is intense. you're looking at live pictures of the protests behind me and what this means depends on where you live. take a look at this m

. ♪ ♪ ♪ this is the "cbs evening news" with norah o'donnell reporting from the nation's capital. ♪ ♪ vening, to our viewers in the west, and thank you for joining us on this thursday night. as we come on the air tonight, public protests are spreading across the nation, following the leaked draft decision from the supreme court that would end federal protection of abortion rights. well, the demonstrations have been mostly peaceful so far. there is growing concern about potential violence leading up to the official ruling. fences have gone up around the supreme court as crowds are expected to grow in the days and weeks ahead. and cbs news has learned that the justices themselves have been given extra security while several justices have canceled upcoming public appearances. cbs news sat down with former secretary of state hillary clinton who called the opinion incredibly dangerous and warned that more could be at risk than just abortion rights. we'll have more of our interview with secretary clinton in just a moment. but first, cbs' ed o'keefe will start us off from the white house. goo

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norah. >> o'donnell: jeff pegues with all those new details, thank you. turning now to sunday's shooting now to the impact of the nationwide baby formula shortage. we're learning for the first time about children hospitalized because they were unable to get a specific formula. two kids, one a toddler the other a preschooler, have special medical needs and rely on a formula made by abbott. they were treated with i.v. liquids at a hospital in memphis. one child was discharged today and the other remains hospitalized. and nestle announced it's stepping up its shipments of gerber formula flying it in from its plants in switzerland and the netherlands. they will import two brands for babies intolerant to cow's milk protein. in more medical news, the f.d.a. authorized pfizer's covid-19 booster shot for 5-11-year-olds. the c.d.c.'s scientific advisers are scheduled to meet on thursday to decide whether to formally recommend those children get booster shots. if the advisers agree, boosters for elementary-aged kids could start as early as friday. well, the pandemi

he also sat with norah o'donnell, he told norah about his concern about donald trump using military forceuntry to understand what was going on. the last year of the trump administration and to tell the story about things we prevented, bad things, dangerous things that could have taken the country in a dark direction. >> what kind of things did you prevent? >> certainly the last year of the administration. folks in the white house were talking about taking military action against venezuela, to strike iran. at one point there was somebody that proposed we blockade cuba, these would come up and we would have to swat them down. >> who is we? >> mostly me and i had good support from mark millie. >> they ran the army for over a year before finding themselves in charge at the pentagon. in order to deal with what he called the crazy ideas coming from the white house, they came up with a system. >> i come up with this idea, mark millie and i discuss it. what we call the four nos. the four things we had to prevent from happening between then and the election. and one was no strategic retreats, no u

norah. >> o'donnell: wow. hopefully this new plan will help. the details, thank you so much. we turn now to the economy and the panic on wall street as the country's largest retailers warn of rising inflation costs and fears of a recession grow. all three major indexes posted big losses with the dow falling more than 1100 points or more than 3.5% purpose both the nasdaq and s&p 500 were off more than 4%, with the s&p having its worst day since june of 2020. cbs' ed o'keefe has more from the white house. >> reporter: it was the biggest one-day point drop in two years on wall street as the nation's top retailers warn price spikes are affecting their bottom line. target announced a 52% drop in profits last quarter, blaming the growing costs of gas and transportation. its stock lost a quarter of its value. other retailers took double-digit hits, following walmart's stock performance yesterday, the worst in more than 30 years. the global economic slowdown caused by covid-related factory closures in china and the war in ukraine has led to record gas

this is the "cbs evening news" with norah o'donnell, reporting tonight from uvalde, texas. >> dokoupil: good evening and thank you for joining us. i'm tony dokoupil, in for norah, who is recovering from covid. and tonight we are here in uvalde, texas once again, where a community's grief is turning to anger and frustration because pof new questions about the official timeline of tuesday's school shooting that killed 19 children and two teachers. a spokesperson for the texas department of public safety said the gunman walked into the school through an unlocked side door, and was inside a classroom for more than an hour before a tactical team could storm the building and take him out. these new details came after videos emerged from during the shooting, showing parents desperate, begging officers to enter the building and rescue their children. and the massacre has reignited a national debate over the country's gun laws, as we learned tonight that president biden and the first lady will travel here on sunday. a lot of news to get to, and we're going to begin with cbs' janet shamlian, who

norah. >> o'donnell: nancy cordes thank you. also tonight, russia claims to have complete control over the battle-scarred city of mariupol, after the last of the ukrainian fighters in a besieged steel plant were removed. but fighting around ukraine's second largest city of kharkiv is intensifying, where the only safety is below ground. here is debora patta. >> reporter: in a dimly lit coroner of this gloomy basement sits the last child left in kutnuzivka, eight-year-old tymofiy seidov. the days are marked on the calendar-- 84 since he moved in. at the beginning of the war, there were 140 people living down here, 40 of them kid. some managed to flee but the rest got stuck here. dark circles ring the eyes of the young and the old. sleep has not come easily. above a brutal battle was being fought. vladimir putin had set his sights on capturing the city of kharkiv. kutnuzivka was in the way. "the soldiers stole our apartment," this woman says, "and forced us to live down here." just 15 miles from the russian border, the village was

t this is the "cbs evening news" with norah o'donnell, reporting from the nation's capital. >> cordes: good evening to our viewers in the west, and thank you for joining us on this memorial day. i'm nancy cordes in for norah. tonight, the nation pauses to remember the heroes, veterans and gold star families who served and sacrificed for our freedoms. this afternoon, the president laid a wreath at the tomb of the unknown soldier at arlington national cemetery. less than 24 hours earlier, president biden was in texas, visiting families of the 19 children and two teachers who were killed in an elementary school shooting last week. tonight, the community of uvalde is preparing for the victims' funerals, and the justice department has announced it will conduct a critical incident review of the police response to the massacre. lilia luciano starts us off tonight from uvalde. lilia, good evening. >> reporter: good evening to you, nancy. over the last week, i have been talking to children who survived the shooting and parents, and they tell me they can't think of a scarier thought than the en

. ♪ ♪ ♪ this is the "cbs evening news" with norah o'donnell, reporting from the nation's capital. ♪ ♪erson: good evening to our viewers in the west, and thank you for joining us. i'm john dickerson in for norah. tonight, help for some of america's most vulnerable, babies, is on the way. but for many families, the shelves are still missing the form whether they need to feed their children. an air force plane with tons of hypoallergenic formula landed in indiana and a second flight will land in virginia wednesday. these are two first flights of operation fly formula as the biden administration eased the shortage. abbott nutrition hope to open the shuttered michigan plant in two weeks but could take up to two months for that formula to be available. we have lots to get to. meg oliver will start us off from new york, good evening. >> reporter: good evening. as desperate families nation wide wait for baby formula to arrive, the mayor of new york city issued a state of emergency to prevent price gouging. this massive air force c17 plane landed in the u.s. sunday carrying precious cargo, 78,

. >> this is the "cbs evening news" with norah o'donnell reporting from the nation's capital. >> brennan evening to our viewers in the west, and thank you for joining us. i'm margaret brennan in for norah. tonight, president biden said it is just a matter of weeks before baby formula is back on shelves. the u.s. is working now with manufacturers to import formula and relieve this nationwide crisis. from coast to coast, over 43% of all baby formula products are just out of stock, and in some parts of the country, the problem is even worse. but for some desperate families, especially those reliant on government assistance, help may not come soon enough. the f.d.a. will unveil its plans next week. meanwhile, lawmakers on capitol hill have launched investigations and have hearings set to begin next week. we have a lot of news to get to tonight, and cbs' elise preston will start us off from new york. good evening to you, elise. >> reporter: good evening, margaret. the department of health and human services launched a web site today to help frustrated families find formula, hoping to ease the

. ♪ ♪ ♪ this is the "cbs evening news" with norah o'donnell, reporting from the nation's capital. ♪ ♪evening, and thank you for joining us. i'm john dickerson, in for norah. tonight; another mass shooting in america, this time at an elementary school, where at least 18 children and a teacher were killed. on the brink of summer vacation, lives in the small town of uvalde, texas, have changed forever. this is the deadliest school shooting since the stoneman douglas high school shooting in parkland, florida, in 2018. texas governor greg abbott said the gunman entered the school with a handgun and possibly a rifle and was likely shot by a responding officer. police said the shooting happened at 11:32 a.m. local time at robb elementary school in south texas. cbs news can confirm the suspect not only had a handgun but also an assault rifle. witnesses describe a chaotic we have a whole lot to get to tonight and anayeli ruiz our houston affiliate khou stars us off. >> reporter: good evening, john. that's right, cbs news did confirm the gunman did have a handgun and assault rifle. witnesses de

tonight with a woman who has helped raise redsf chdren ♪ ♪ this is the "cbs evening news" with norah o'donnellg from the nation's capital. ♪ ♪ ♪ to our viewers in the west thank you for joining us, i'm major garrett, norah is on assignment. tonight, the cost of borrowing money is going up at the fastest pace in recent history. the federal reserved raised interest rates by half a percentage point, the largest rate increase since 2000, when the u.s. was in the middle of a dotcom boom, just the second rate increase since 2018, the goal: cool inflation but not the job market. wall street apparently liked the news. stocks roared to their biggest advances in two year, all three indexes posting triple digit gains. president biden tried to get ahead of today's announcement and persistently negative public assessments of his record by touting low unemployment and falling federal deficits. we have a lot of news to get to and cbs' nancy chen will start us off from new york, nancy, good evening. >> reporter: major, good evening to you. today's decision means it will soon cost you more to borrow money on e

. >> this is the "cbs evening news" with norah o'donnell, reporting from the nation's capital. >> brennanning to our viewers in the west, and thank you all for joining us on this friday night. i'm margaret brennan in for norah. there is growing outrage tonight after texas police admit to multiple failures in their response to the school massacre in uvalde, texas. today, we learned that the officer in charge at the time of the shooting ordered law enforcement not to enter the classroom where children were being terrorized by a gunman. those children were repeatedly calling 911, begging for police help while officers waited nearby. but the officer in charge believed the gunman had barricaded himself and was no longer an active shooter. it was a deadly decision. all this was taking place as desperate parents outside the school pleaded with the police to intervene. the texas governor tonight said he was misled about the police response, and is livid. now there's an investigation into not only the gunman, but how police responded to the massacre. and, of course, for the families of the victims

for norah o'donnell, i'm tony dokoupil here in uvalde, texas. good night. be well. by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org >> right now at 7:00 -- >> we're taking it to a whole other level with a sense of urgency. >> california leaders with a swift response to the mass shooting in texas. the plan to put new gun laws on the fast track. >> we've passed so many different gun laws in this state now, and we continue to have mass shootings. i think that that approach really hasn't worked. >> what do you tell him when he asked, daddy, am i going to get shot? >> as police step up patrols of bay area schools, parents are struggling with how to reassure their children. >>> fog spreading over the city, spreadingenland. that means an end to the heat wave. we'll take a look

. >> this is the "cbs evening news" with norah o'donnell reporting tonight from uvalde, texas. >> dokoupil: good evening on what is really anything but a good evening. and thank you for joining us. i'm tony dokoupil, in for norah who is recovering from covid, and tonight we are here in uvalde, texas, a community shattered by one of the deadliest school shootings in american history. 21 victims, 19 of them innocent children. they ranged in age from 10 down to as young as eight. one victim described by family as the sweetest little boy i've ever known, so full of life. others loved baseballs, they loved swimming, loved dancing to tiktok videos-- in other words, these are your eve every day american kids, extraordinarily 4r06d loved and now extraordinarily missed. their parents adjusting to lives that we know will never quite be the same. and this roughly 13,000-person predominantly latino community, joining, columbine, parkland, their children murdered in their own classrooms. and of course the question tonight: when will it stop? we have a lot of news to get to. we'll begin with cbs' janet

. >> this is the "cbs evening news" with norah o'donnell reporting from the nation's capital. >> dickerson: good evening, and thank you for joining us. ickersoni in for norah.ing, tonight, another mass shooting in america, this time at an elementary school, where at least 14 children and a teacher were killed. on the brink of summer vacation, lives in the small town of uvalde, texas, have changed forever. this is the deadliest school shooting since the stoneman douglas high school shooting in parkland, florida, in 2018. police said the shooting happened at 11:32 a.m. local and ikely shot by atary schoolid responding officer. the f.b.i. and the department of homeland security are involved in the investigation. flags have been lowered to half-staff at the white house, and the white house says the president will address the nation at 8:15 p.m. eastern. we have a whole lot to get to tonight, and cbs' carter evans will start us off. good evening, carter. >> reporter: good evening, john. cbs news can now confirm that shooter not only had a handgun but he had an assault rifle with him during this

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. >> this ♪ ♪ ♪ this is the "cbs evening news" with norah o'donnell, reporting from the nation's capital♪ ood evening and thank you for joining us as we start a influence week together. we come on the air with some breaking news about that alabama couple on the run. the suspect and the florida official helping him to escape have been captured, following acar chase. first we start with overseas with the war in ukraine. today is victory day, a celebration of the defeat of nazis in world war ii. it was somed vladimir putin would claim victory in his war but he used the occasion to blame the west. 60 officials were killed over the weekend when russians bombed a school being used as a shelter in eastern ukraine. jill biden is now home, following a four days trip to eastern you're folt a mother's day visit to ukraine. charlie d'agata will start us off from eastern ukraine. good evening charlie. >> reporter: good evening nora. having less to do with what he said than what he didn't say and that has come as a relief, at least for now. the annual victory day parade marking the dephoto of nazi ger

an interview on "60 minutes" promoting his new book he told "cbs evening news" managing editor norah o'donnell that then-president trump proposed bombing mexico. >> the president pulls me aside on at least a couple of occasions and suggests that maybe we have the u.s. military shoot missiles into mexico. >> reporter: for what? >> he would say to go after the cartels. we would have this private discussion where i'd say, mr. president, you know, i understand the motive -- because he was very serious about dealing with drugs in america. i get that. we all understand. but i had to explain to him we can't do that. it would violate international la. it would be terrible for our neighbors to the south. it would impact us in so many ways. >> esper also said mr. trump suggested shooting protesters in washington, d.c., who were demonstrating after minneapolis police killed george floyd. >>> be sure to tune in now to "cbs mornings." former defense secretary esper will join us in our times square studio for more on his new book and his shocking claims about former president trump. >>> we're getting a look

norah. >> o'donnell: jeff pegues with all the new details. thank you. let's turn to another mass shooting in america. over the weekend a gunman opened fire on a taiwanese congregation. david chew is a chinese immigrant motivated by his hatred of taiwan. we learned the name of man killed california dr. was killed while trying to help each others. john cheng. steps spelled out to reopen a baby formula plant in michigan opened since february. new formula could hit store shelves after about eight weeks. what that means abbott is ten weeks away. we spoke exclusively with the second largest producers of formula in the u.s. patrick sly, president of global nutrition at reckitt, is the maker of enfamil. parents are desperate. what is your company going to ramp up supply. >> for many months we increased production by more than 30% and are feeding more than 200,000 more babies a month than we were before. we're working closely with the administration and the f.d.a.d to try to accelerate additional production and bring on a new facility. also, to secure additional