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
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
representative s boat 32, voting no. reporter: the decision to ban her from you shut out 11,000 montanans, it is no surprise those montanans will come and de heard. reporter: now, the voters write down public gnomic party lines and effectively silences her. she cannot debate legislation and must vote remotely. the session only last a couple more weeks, but the debate over surgery and hormone therapy for children continues across the country. norah? norah: carter evans there in montana, thank you. back here in washington, president biden welcomed south korea s president of the white house today, where they called their bond unbreakable. made ongoing threats from north korea. but i cbs s ed o keefe reports, the newly announced candidate for reelection building know my fielded questions today about his age. yes, how old i am, i can t even say the number. it doesn t register with me.
reporter: president biden brushed off questions about his age this afternoon, even as polls show most americans, even most democrats, consider it a real concern as he seeks reelection. going to see a race, and they are going to judge whether i have or don t have it. reporter: today, republican presidential candidate nikki haley went so far as to question whether the 80-year-old president would live through a second term. the idea that he would make it until 86 years old is not is not something that i think is likely. reporter: when asked, mr. biden says he is ready for a rematch with the 76 your former president donald trump. i know the danger he presents to our democracy, and we have been down this road before. reporter: today, official visit with south korean president is focused on a dictator who has outlasted several u.s. demonstrations, north korea s kim jong un. ballistic missile test by the north have increased in recent months, ratcheting up tensions on the peni