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CBS Evening News, January 9, 2022

Monster storms trigger California emergency; Baby sleepers recalled after more infant deaths

SpaceX launches 40 more OneWeb broadband satellites

It was the second Falcon 9 launch helping OneWeb recover from a post-Ukraine break with Russian rockets.

Brazil detains hundreds after attacks on Congress and other government buildings

Supporters of former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro stormed Congress, the Supreme Court and presidential palace on Sunday in opposition to the country's newly-elected president. Nomia Iqbal from our partners at the BBC reports on the attacks from Brasilia. Then, Ryan Berg, director of the Americas Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, joined John Dickerson on "Prime Time" to discuss the riots.

6-year-old student used mother's gun to shoot teacher, police say

Police say the 6-year-old who shot his teacher in Newport News, Virginia, put his mother's handgun in his backpack before he left for school. The teacher was giving a reading lesson when she was shot, according to officials. Kris Van Cleave reports.

New guidance: Treat childhood obesity aggressively

Children struggling with obesity should be evaluated and treated early and aggressively, according to new guidelines from the American Academy of Pediatrics. CBS News chief medical correspondent Dr. Jon LaPook shares more.

More than 7,000 nurses on strike in New York City

More than 7,000 nurses at two major New York City hospitals went on strike Monday. The nurses are demanding increases in pay and staffing, saying they're being forced to work long hours and are unable to properly care for patients.

Biden makes first trip to U.S.-Mexico border

President Biden is in Mexico City for the North American Leaders' Summit with his counterparts from Mexico and Canada. One of the biggest topics on the agenda will be immigration. Before the summit, Mr. Biden made his first trip to the U.S.-Mexico border since taking office.

Biden meets with president of Mexico to discuss border policy changes

President Biden is in Mexico for the first visit by an American president in nearly 10 years. It comes on the heels of his first trip to the southern border and new changes to U.S. immigration policy. CBS News senior White House correspondent Weijia Jiang is traveling with the president and joins John Dickerson on "Prime Time" with details.

Georgia Bulldogs crush TCU for back-to-back college football national titles

Georgia scored a touchdown on its opening drive and never trailed in a game they dominated from start to finish, winning 65-7.

"S.W.A.T." star Shemar Moore announces he will be a first-time dad at 52

"Here comes the BEST part of my life," Moore wrote on Instagram announcing the news.