the wave of gun violence. the breaking news about mikhail gorbachev, the consequential world leader who took down the iron curtain. mr. gorbachev, tear down this wall. o donnell: as demand for new homes remains high, there is a labor shortage to build them. cbs s nancy chen on the women filling the void. 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 tuesday night. a humanitarian crisis is unfolding here in america, as a state of emergency is declared in jackson, mississippi. the governor warning the capital s nearly 200,000 residents to not drink the water. the national guard has been called in to help get bottled water to those in need. and, it s not just drinking water. low-water pressure means people are unable to shower or flush their toilets. the problems at the water treatment plant came after days of heavy rains, resulted in a swolle
mikhail gorbachev, the consequential world leader that took down the iron curtain. mr. gorbachev, tear down this wall! o donnell: as demand for new homes remains high, there s a labor shortage to build them. cbs s nancy chen tonight on the women filling the void. and cbs gayle king with the greatest of all time after her thrilling u.s. open win. o donnell: good evening. thank you for joining us on this tuesday night. we want to begin with a humanitarian crisis that s unfolding here at a major city in america as a state of emergency is declared in jackson, mississippi. the governor warning the capital s nearly 200,000 residents to not drink the water. the national guard has been called in to help get bottled water to those in need, and it s not just drinking water. low-water pressure means people are unable to shower or #their toilets. the problems at the water treatment plant came after days of heavy rains, resulted in a swollen pearl river. tonight, one of the most al
water to those in need, and it s not just drinking water. low-water pressure means people are unable to shower or #their toilets. the problems at the water treatment plant came after days of heavy rains, resulted in a swollen pearl river. tonight, one of the most alarming parts of this story, schools are now impacted, and officials say they don t know how long the crisis will last. we have lot of news to get to tonight. cbs janet shamlian will start us off from jackson. good evening, janet. seems like a dire situation there. reporter: it s very challenging here tonight, norla. tonight, it s almost every family for themselves in the search for water. there s almost nothing in the stores. the water giveaways across this city are winning out. a line stretching as far as the running out. a line stretching as far as the eye could see in jackson, mississippi, tonight waiting for water that s safe to drink. the irony of it, too much water along jackson s pearl river after a storm contrib