coming here, everyone has lost someone, so it is easier to talk about it with them, because they know what you are going through. reporter: this was the largest snowball express ever, nearly 1,900 people in all, treated like v.i.p.s every step of the way on chartered airplanes with unusual on-board entertainment, and as treasured guests at disney world in orlando. it just made me kind of feel like i haven t been forgotten. reporter: there were the somber moments, too. that happens when they remember their heroes, and ours, too. david begnaud, cbs news, new york. o donnell: the most important thing we can do is honor our veterans and their families. that s tonight s cbs evening news. i m norah o donnell. good night. captioning sponsored by cbs captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org
come monday morning, uncrewed orion will fly within 60 miles of the lunar surface, then push on roughly 40,000 miles beyond the moon before heading home. we ve got four eeks of mission to go. we are just barely starting to scratch the surface. reporter: today, the moon again. tomorrow, mars. that s one small step for man. reporter: nasa s apollo program of yesterday and its artemis of today as alike and as different as brother and sister. mark strassmann, cbs news, kennedy space center. o donnell: it s pretty exciting, isn t it? well, that s tonight s cbs evening news. i m norah o donnell. good night. captioning sponsored by cbs captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org
republicans need to net just five to get control. back here at the senate, it s worth underscoring with 24 million-plus mail-in ballot, it may be days until we get some results, including from the state of arizona, and the commonwealth of pennsylvania. it s more like election week than just election night. o donnell: just because the process is slow does not mean that it is broken. reporter: still safe, still secure. o donnell: it means they are voting well. all right, lots of people turned out. all right, scott macfarlane, thank you so much. and a reminder that cbs news will have full coverage of the 2022 midterm elections. that s tonight starting at 8:00 p.m. eastern. we hope you join us here at cbs news. that is tonight s cbs evening news. i m norah o donnell. good night, and we ll see you soon. captioning sponsored by cbs captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org
the respect that my rank and my office deserve. reporter: but for american women, especially, queen elizabeth was something more. erin vanderhoof, staff writer at vanity fair, says, remember, at just 25, she was reigning over an empire. she kind of emerged as this woman who was challenging a lot of ideas about what it means to be a wife, what it means to be a mother, but she was doing it really subtly. reporter: despite their privilege, the royals are human, after all. our love affair may be long- distance, but as britain mourns, america s heart is broken, too. lee cowan, cbs news, los angeles. o donnell: and that s the cbs evening news. i m norah o donnell, in london. good night. captioning sponsored by cbs captioned by media access group at wgbh
i read all the books eight times. i watched the movies a million times. reporter: this book is older than you are. exactly, yeah. it is really interesting to see how it has affected people from before when i was born to now when it is a constant not only in my life but the generation in when i front of me. no matter how old you are or how young you are, you will find something within that world that you can enjoy and relate to. reporter: a quarter century after that first spell was cast, the magic endures. ian lee, cbs news, london. duncan: it sure does, that is the cbs weekend news for this sunday. coming up tonight on 60 minutes, senior national security officials discuss concerns of an invisible weapon. i m jericka duncan in new york, from all of us, thanks for watching, have a great night. captioning sponsored by cbs captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org ht.