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Tonight we're following several breaking news stories, including the state of emergency just declared in California as a dangerous storm forces mass evacuations. Plus, we've got the latest on the dramatic Republican

revolt right here in Washington as the GOP fails to pick a speaker. Wide spread flooding forces

residents to leave homes. Drivers stranded with more rain on the way.

Republican chaos.

Vote after vote after vote.

And Kevin McCarthy defeated again.

So what happens now?

Plus, President Biden weighs in.

I just think it's a little embarrassing he was taking so long.

Signs of improvement. New information tonight on the condition of Buffalo Bill's 24-year-old safety.

New video tonight.

This is your car.

Of the first time the quadruple murder suspect was pulled over after allegedly stabbing four college students just one month earlier. Tonight, he's on his

way to Idaho to face multiple charges. A CBS News investigation is American technology being used

in Russian drones killing civilians in Ukraine. And unicorns, dreams, and the power of imagination.

This is the CBS evening news with Nora O'Donnell, reporting from the nation's capital.

Good evening and thank you for joining us on this Wednesday night.

Well, tonight Republicans are deadlocked in disarray in the House of Representatives over the battle for a new speaker.

And make no mistake, what we are witnessing is historic.

Some Republican lawmakers tonight accusing far-right members of their own party of holding the people's business hostage

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