Tonight, severe weather sweeping the nation, parts of the south bracing for tornadoes, and

the state of emergency tonight along the Mississippi River, the five states on alert for

possibly life-threatening flooding.

Here are tonight's headlines.

Baseball-sized hail and dangerous rain as the threat continues. Former advice

colonists E. Jean Carroll has taken the stand in the civil trial against former President

Donald Trump. She claims Trump raped her in a department store dressing room in 1996.

Blackmercy!

Montana Republicans vote to ban a transgender lawmaker from the State House floor for the rest of the year.

Today I rise in defense of those constituents, of my community, and of democracy itself.

Everybody is having this struggle.

Crime in America are 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's now lasting longer with patients experiencing more intense symptoms.

President Biden and South Korean President Yun, the official state visit and the agreement

to deter North Korea.

It's an unbreakable bond.

Forgery, the sacrifice of our people.

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

We do want to begin with that severe weather that it's making its way across the southern part of the country,

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