forcing evacuations with the worst still days away. in california, communities bracing for epic flooding there from the meltdown of record snow. plus, tens of millions in texas and florida on the lookout for tornadoes and large hail. also tonight, the woman who accused former president trump of rape and defamation takes the stand in his civil trial. what she says about their alleged encounter years ago. the former president s denial. disney fires back suing florida governor ron desantis in their feud about free speech and the future of disney world. just breaking, republicans in the montana legislature punish a transgender lawmaker barred from speaking on the floor. the pastor killed, police say, by a man he stopped to help. it turned out to be an inmate escaped from jail. the violent standoff and manhunt ongoing. menopause and money. the new data on the billions in lost work. how some businesses are changing their thinking. and a song that echoes through the
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
could smother america s productivity, wages and living standard, the president s regulatory agenda ensures in a single turn, he will transform the economy and life in america. ashley: alexandria hoff with what we can expects today. good morning. alexandria: we expect this announcement to come by way of video message, same way it did four years ago when even then the idea of a president in his 80s seeking a second term was major debate. here is the president yesterday. are you ready to run again, mr. president? alexandria: the real race will be on to rule 70% of voters who do not want the president to run again, most citing age. senior advisor to the president, julie rodriguez will take on that role with fultz being named deputy, he had run raphael warnock s campaign. democrats upset about how this progressed. former ohio state senator ninaturner wrote the dnc refusing to hold a debate is unamerican. this is happening, florida governor ron desantis on four-country to
i don t drink coffee at all. tastes like a puddle. i can t do it. that s because you re not drinking it correctly. you have to prepare it a certain way and with creamers. that s not coffee anymore. no. all right. at least 23 people are dead after russia unleashed a deadly attack on ukrainian civilians. our cnn team is live at the scene where rescue efforts are continue this morning. more than 50,000 people have left sudan after fighting broke out there just a couple weeks ago, including hundreds of americans. one of them shares her story. millions are facing the threat of severe storms. where we could see those storms fire up today. we begin in ukraine, where the death toll from a russian strike on an apartment building is expected to rise. the attack killed almost two dozen people, including five children, and is believed to be the deadliest strike on civilians since january. it targeted more than ten apartment buildings and other civilian targets. but ukra
sleep. that man turned around, went inside the home. they have ring camera video of him entering and exiting the home. he started shooting people in this home. the ages are from 8 to 40. you have five victims. two of the women were actually on top of the children trying to protect them, covered in blood. listen to the sheriff about this active manhunt. two of the juveniles were found underneath two of the deceased women in the bedroom. in my opinion, they were trying to take care of them babies and keep them alive. we know him by name, date of birth and we ve got his mexican consulate card. plus, there was a ring doorbell on the victims house that we actually captured him coming up to the front door with the weapon. fred, as you know, normally if we had a manhunt like this, the sheriff s department would share the picture of the suspect. they feel he s in a wooded area and contained, so they ll be able to find him. they have his name. they ve talked to his wife. all thes