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
we begin with our top story. memphis, tennessee, now on edge as officials brace for potential unrest over the release this evening of video capturing the traffic stop and con tronation that left a 29-year-old black man dead. he died in the hospital three days after his encounter with police in which five officers are accused of beating him. his family shared this photo of him in the hospital. the attorney for nichols family says the video shows police treating nichols like a pinata. the family has urged the public to demonstrate peace think. his mother spoke to cnn about her son s death. i just feel like my son was sitting here on assignment from god. his assignment was over. it s over. he was sent back home. god is not going to let any of his children s names go in vain. all five officers associated with this incident have now been fired and charged with second-degree murder. as of this morning, four of them have been released after posting bail. one remains in custody.
see you monday. cnn this morning have a good vacation. cnn newsroom is now. good morning, everyone. i m bianna golodryga. right now president biden is on capitol hill speaking moments ago at the annual national prayer breakfast and calling on republicans and democrats to unite in the wake of tyre nichols death as he makes a push for national police reform. it comes ahead of his and vice president harris meeting with the members of the black caucus. it comes after the vice president spoke about tyre nichols saying it is a moment that demands congress to take action. the republican led house is expected to vote on a resolution to remove ilhan omar from the foreign affairs committee. speaker kevin mccarthy said he has the votes to oust her. and going on the offensive. attorneys for hunter biden now calling for criminal probes into trump allies and others involved in disseminating his personal content from his laptop. first, let s go live to ukraine where cnn wa
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