that s right. and this latest tragedy just overnight comes as the country is deeply still mourning the 19 children and 2 teachers killed just last week at that elementary school in uvalde, texas. and the ten lives lost at a supermarket in buffalo, new york, just 18 days ago. this morning we have brand-new details about the investigation into the shooting at uvalde, and the mayor there saying the negotiator tried to talk to the gunman during the massacre. also, the governor of texas is now calling for a special legislative committee to address the shooting. what will that really mean? let s begin this morning with that new mass shooting in tulsa, oklahoma. our correspondent lucy kafanov is near the st. francis hospital campus where that shooting took place. you literally went from one mass shooting in uvalde, to the next, in tulsa. we just learned more information about the weapon used here. reporter: that s right, poppy. the victims haven t all been laid to rest in uvalde
and tonight, we hear from parents of kids inside robb elementary school. nothing was being done. o donnell: fighting a megadrought. the extreme measures. one area outlawing yes, outlawing grass lawns. sheryl sanborn is stepping down from facebook s parent company. alls tonight, the queen s platinum jubilee. the royal celebration in honor of her majesty. finally, military s glass ceiling, shattered on the high seas. we introduce you to the first woman to lead a branch of the armed services. i m immensely grateful to the many pioneers who paved the way. 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 wednesday night. we re going to begin with the news that is just coming in to us, news that many parents will welcome. choolers are one step closer to one step closer to getting a covid vaccine. pfizer just submitted its application and data
the long good-byes continue in texas. a wife and husband laid to rest. and tonight, we hear from parents of kids inside robb elta sool. ns beone. o don: ghtimega drought. the extreme measures one area outlawing yes, outlawing grass lawns. tonight s other top headlines: the man who attempted to kill ronald reagan is granted full freedom. and sheryl sanborn is stepping down from facebook s parent company. also tonight, the queen s program of platinum jubilee, the royal celebration in honor of her majesty. finally, military s glass ceiling shattered on the high seas. we introduce you to the first woman to lead a branch of the armed services. i m immensely grateful to the many pioneers who paved the way. 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. we re going to begin with the news that is just coming in to us, news that many parents will welcome.
It was a celebration fit for Florence Nightingale, and that is exactly what Nosisa Ntuli-Makapele got for her 90th birthday as nurses around the city celebrated a woman who dedicated much of her adult life to caring for the sickly in Nelson Mandela Bay.
see what mrna could do. moderna this changes everything. o donnell: tonight, the stage is set for a celebration fit for a queen. britain s longest running monarch, queen elizabeth, is marking seven decades on the throne, and we re hearing the platinum jubilee is going to be quite the crowning achievement. cbs holly williams has more from buckingham palace. reporter: it s not often