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after explosions damage nord stream. plus the cbs exclusive with the director of the c.i.a. do you see any signs that putin is moving towards using those nuclear weapons? >> odonnell: and americas fentanyl crisis. the rainbow pills made to look like candy infiltrating u.s. streets. jeff pegues on the battle to combat the deadly opioid. this is the "cbs evening news" with norah odonnell, reporting from the nations capital. >> odonnell: good evening, and thank you for joining us. florida...

This week is b. microsoft japan decided to close its offices every friday this past august in a bid to improve work-life balance and boost office morale. they did a lot more than that, it turns out. productivity jumped some 40% compared to august 2018. on top of that, employees printed about 60% fewer pages and consumed 23% less electricity compared to august 2016. and data shows that working less could actually make us all better workers. take france, for example. most full-time employees enjoy...

Candidates. we all know what the boom line is. the bottom line is a democrat needs to win in 2020. im all in. but im submitting to you that i dont believe an insider politics game will create the kind of energy we need. donald trump did not win, and if he wins again, he will not win again only because of the people so excited about donald trump. we need to do more than just have people angry at donald trump. we have to speak to all those millions of people who didnt even vote. for that to happen...

Vertically integrated companies. they already own the platform and own the content you are watching. these movies on netflix or amazon, at&t says they need time warners content to better compete. the justice department is going to try to push back on this and ask the ceos questions about how they might leverage this bigger company to pushdown their competitors, but its going to be a big day these next few days really pivotal moments in this trial. >> thank you very much. we will check back in wi...

folks, its july 27th. welcome to groundhog day. the only movement is closer to the august 2nd deadline. less than six days the federal government could run out of money and default on its bills. next hour on capitol hill, the dooms day scenario is laid out. executives from credit rating agencies will warn lawmakers of the far-reaching impact of a u.s. downgrade. one debt plan, backed by house speaker john boehner, is yanked from a scheduled vote. the congressional budget office says it...

New feet of containment boom yesterday as well as 63,000 feet of new absorbent boom and tough out in the water but along the shoreline they are having success getting the boom line out. >> gregg: the beach seems fairly desolate. how about the holiday weekend mood among folks who live there and vacationing there? >> reporter: it has been a glum holiday weekend especially here in grand isle. going east, pensacola, florida, the beaches and businesses reporting basically half the people, half the pr...

Here but reducing substantially the amount of oil that is actually making it to the surface and then threatening the coast line. >> shepard: you know, a lot of people are worried about these fishermen who dont have any other source of income and they certainly have to pay off the loan for the bank to the boats. is bp helping those fishermen as they promised? >> bp says, in fact, it is. in fact, they brought out a few of their boaters. guys who make their living fishing and shrimping. three just ...