CBS Evening News, 12/11/25
CBS Evening News
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3.5 • 650 Ratings
🗓️ 12 December 2025
⏱️ 22 minutes
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Summary
Parts of the Northwest are being slammed by an atmospheric river, as tens of thousands of residents have been advised to evacuate for safety from flooding. First responders have begun using boats to rescue stranded people. The Treasury Department added new sanctions on several family members of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, as well as six oil tankers it says have been used to fuel Maduro's “narco-terrorist regime." A routine formation jump turned chaotic when a reserve chute snagged on the plane, slamming a skydiver into the tail and leaving him dangling midair. He cut himself free, fought through tangled lines and managed to land with only minor injuries.
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| 0:00.0 | Our common nature is a musical journey with Yo-Yo Ma and me, Ana Gonzalez, through this |
| 0:07.0 | complicated country. |
| 0:08.8 | We go into caves, onto boats, and up mountain trails to meet people, hear their stories, |
| 0:14.4 | their poetry, and of course, play some music, all to reconnect to nature and get closer to the things we're missing. |
| 0:23.6 | Listen to our common nature from WNYC wherever you get podcasts. |
| 0:29.6 | Epic Floods slam the Pacific Northwest. Washington State is swamped by more than a foot of rain. |
| 0:36.6 | Tens of thousands are urged to clear out |
| 0:39.1 | as rivers rise towards historic levels. Rising tensions between the U.S. and Venezuela, more oil |
| 0:45.8 | tankers are banned from making shipments. What is President Trump's end game? He loved excellence. |
| 0:52.7 | Erica Kirk addresses some of her late husband's most controversial statements. |
| 0:57.3 | I want to read a few that have captured the most attention, especially on the political left, okay? |
| 1:02.3 | Yeah. |
| 1:03.3 | Terror at 15,000 feet, a skydivers parachute gets snagged on the plane. |
| 1:08.7 | Did he make it out alive? |
| 1:10.4 | You want them inside the house? |
| 1:11.7 | Absolutely. |
| 1:12.4 | And raccoon love? |
| 1:14.4 | The push to make these cuddly critters |
| 1:16.3 | one of America's favorite house pets. |
| 1:19.0 | People like, oh, you're the raccoon guy. |
| 1:20.8 | Yeah, I guess I am the raccoon guy. |
| 1:25.0 | From CBS News headquarters in New York, this is the CBS Evening News. |
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