those constituents of my community and of democracy itself. everybody is having this struggle. norah: crime in america. our exclusive reporting. the major challenges in keeping the nation safe. all crime up 25%. murder up 24%. motor vehicle theft up 107%. what s going on in our nation s capital? allergy season is here, with specialists telling cbs news it is now lasting longer, with patients experiencing more intense symptoms. norah: president biden and south korean president yoon, the official state visit and the agreement to deter north korea. is an unbreakable bond, forged in bravery, sacrifice our people. norah: good evening, and thank you for joining us on this wednesday night. we do want to begin with that severe weather that is making its way across the southern part of the country, while resident this across the mississippi river are forced to evacuate ahead of rising floodwaters. nearly 22 million americans from central texas to the flor
palestine are running out of patience with the administration s response or lack thereof to the derailment and the cleanup. what federal response? if it were in washington, d.c. it would be cleaned up taken care of answers done. white house defending what the federal government has done and will do. we are committed to supporteding the people of palestine every step of the way and will be helping them long as needed. some residents are mystified why the transportation sect buttigieg hasn t even visited the area. to me eye his job. this is something he should be here for. this is pretty significant the amount of chemicals cancer causing chemicals that were released. we need guidance i think this deserves a pink slip for his job. buttigieg said he s more focused generally on rail safety which is by his admission nowhere near close to good enough. while this horrible situation has gotten particularly high amount of attention, there are roughly 1,000 cases of a year
messages that could shed important light on the plot to overturn the election. john wood who is a senior investigator for the january 6th committee joins me. plus, it s not just disney, ron desantis is stepping up his fight against so-called woke companies which stands to benefit the companies that help him out politically. we begin tonight with a republican party gone off the rails. what was once a self-described grand ole party advocating small government and national security now seems to be actively rallying against the very issues that just 5, 10, 20 years ago were their top priorities. first, you have the majority of republicans voting yesterday against the bipartisan chips bill that would create high-tech jobs and make the u.s. more competitive against china who republicans keep telling us is the big threat to america s future. republicans also in the main are declining to support the respect for marriage act. okay, family values party, or the inflation reduction act o
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About costs and trade offs. Discussions are ongoing ahead of a speech in the coming days. Mr sunak said the biggest commitment, to reach net zero Carbon Emissions by 2050, wont be abandoned. But the bbc has learned that some longstanding commitments are under threat. They include delaying a ban on the sales of new petrol and diesel cars from 2030 to 2035. The plan to phase out the installation of gas boilers by 2035 could be weakened, with only 80 phased out by then. And homeowners and landlords could be told there will be no new Energy Efficiency regulations on homes. 0ur Political Editor chris mason reports. Within the Conservative Party in recent months, a fuming row, Cost Of Living Squeeze but recent months, a fuming row, cost of living squeez living squeeze but extra cost for families to living squeeze but extra cost for families to green living squeeze but extra cost for families to green targets. Living squeeze but extra cost for families to green targets. Longterm families to g