lawmaker barred from speaking on the floor. a 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 past the violins that survived the holocaust and the people who saved them announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt good evening, and welcome. it is like the worst of winter in reverse as excessive snow melt poses a rising disaster threat in parts of the country tonight. along the mississippi river, flood warnings up from st. paul to north of st. louis in places like davenport, an agonizing wait for residents powerless to halt the creeping waters still days before the river is expected to crest. almost 2,000 miles away, the atmospheric rivers that brought massive snowpacks to california s high country are gone, but war
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
the devastation. it s just we re looking at the video. now. it s incredible. it is striking jim to see this devastation of close and in person, you know, it s not really an exaggeration to say that there is very little of this town that has remained untouched from the tornado that ripped through here on. uh, the buildings that we re seeing here throughout the area have been reduced to rubble. there are individuals that we smoke into that don t understand how they got out alive, considering so many around them perished. as you mentioned at least 25 people have been killed as a result of the storms that we re continuing the machinery being brought through these areas clear out the records, and it was earlier that i spoke to one of the tornado survivors. ernest hall, who says that he was asleep when the initial storm came through. woken up by a phone call of a family member asking for help to erased across town to a trailer park where we re standing in front of that is among the
targeting u.s. forces in north syria this morning. 48th attack since october 17th. no injury reported, but 56 have been injured on attacks on u.s. forces in the past month. welcome to fox news live, i m grief jenkins. aishah: i m aishah hasnie. this as a pro-palestinian protest shuts down grand terminal, delaying a train line. and cb cotton has the latest on the situation there. hi, cb. the commuters can now exit and enter at new york s central terminal. and they surrounded the building and demanded to get inside and the terminal temporarily suspending service. we saw people banging and kicking on locked doors as officers stood inside. at some point, hundreds had gathered outside the terminal many chanting for a cease-fire in the israel hamas war. the iconic transit hub one of many stops called flood manhattan for gaza. and as thousands marched through the city streets, our fox news digital team capturing scenes like this and israeli flag being burned before it s thrown on
The threat for damaging hail possibly up to baseball sized, also exists in florida, not just possible, but it is likely ther weather in texas,isiana into f tonig. tomorrow, the threat includes more of the southeast, and once again, with damaging winds and hail, norah, it is possible there could be more tornadoes. norah: chris warren, thank you. there was graphic and disturbing testimony today in a new york city courtroom. a former columnist for elle magazine described in detail how she says former positive donald trump raped her in a department store dressing room nearly 30 years ago. cbs s elaine quijano reports this trial can take place because of a new state law changing statute of limitations. reporter: e. jean carroll took the stand in a civil trial against former president donald trump, and in graphic detail told jurors i m here because donald trump raped