the u.s. military accidentally ships live anthrax. the fallout at fifa, the latest on the massive corruption allegations against top officials at football's governing body. also, tornado warnings and flood watches, a powerful weather system moves through texas. a warm welcome to all of you in the united states and around the world.

i'm zain arbor. >> and i'm errol barnett. this is "cnn newsroom." >> right now, u.s. military and health officials are looking into how live samples of anthrax were accidentally shipped to military installations in the u.s. and to one base overseas. the shipments were part of a research project to develop a test for biological threats. >> here is what we know so far. at least two dozen u.s. military personnel are now undergoing precautionary treatments because they may, i want to emphasize the word "may," have been exposed to anthrax. military labs in nine u.s. states received the live samples, as well. defense officials say so far no one has shown any signs of exposure. >> 22 of the people receiving precautionary treatment are at osan air base in south korea. cathy is just outside that air base and joins us live.

this is one of the places sent the live anthrax. i'm just curious, when did officials there realize they were dealing with a potentially fatal sample rather than the safe ones they're expecting? >> errol, we're learning that it was on wednesday that emergency personnel at this base in south korea responded to this incident by destroying the sample of live anthrax that should have been inert. 22 people, as you say, had been working with this live anthrax as part of a training exercise. the facility was immediately cordoned off, decontaminated and these 22 people so far, we're told, are showing no signs of exposure. but they have gone through testing. they were given antibiotics and in some cases vaccinations. but as you know, it wasn't just here in south korea. these shipments of live anthrax were sent to other places in the united states and there will away serious investigation into how this happened, errol.

>> most of our viewers will remember anthrax being in the news post 9/11 when it was feared it was being sent to u.s. political officials. but why is the u.s. government still studying anthrax and sending it from base to base? what's being developed? >> well, the fear, errol, is that it still can be used as a biological weapon. anthrax is deadly when it is airborne and the purpose of this training is to develop a test in the field to be able to tell if there is, indeed, any threat of this anthrax being used as a biological weapon, which could pose a very serious harm to people that it's used against, errol. as you mentioned, of course, it has been used in the past 2001 is fight. people died when anthrax was sent through the u.s. mail. >> and it is such a headline for the u.s. to inadvertently send live anthrax, you know, overseas. not to say even though it's just -- it's bad enough.

it's sent all over the u.s. how could something like this happen? i know they're looking into it. is this really as simple as something being mislabeled? >> well, errol, right now we're told there is this investigation. it seems to have just been a mistake. but if it is a mistake, it is a serious one. this is a potentially deadly substance that is being sent in containers that were only secure for anthrax that should have been inert. they didn't have the same level of security that would have been used to ship live anthrax. we're told that the people who handled this anthrax through the mail should not have been exposed and that there is no threat to the public, but there will be a serious investigation carried out by the cdc and by the pentagon and all of the labs who may have received this anthrax are thoroughly checking their inventory. >> cathy, outside the osan air base in south korea where it's just past 2:00 in the afternoon. thanks very much. get out to a story that a

lot of football fans must be talking about. the integrity of the organization that oversees the world's most loved sport is now under serious scrutiny, allegations of widespread corruption have dogged fifa for many, many years. >> the difference, though, is that now the u.s. justice department says it has concrete proof and it is going aftertop officials. among them, former fifa president jack warner who heard the charges against him in trinidad. fifa suspended him four years ago pending an investigation and fifa cleared him. >> warner is one of nine officials accused of taking $150 million in bribes over 24 years. five corporate executives are accused of paying them for media and marketing rights and other crimes. >> they were expected to uphold the rules that keep soccer honest and to protect the

integrity of the game. instead, they corrupted the business of worldwide soccer to serve their interests and to enrich themselves. >> is this timing coincidental? well, this all comes as fifa is set to elect its president on friday. sepp blatter has been expected to win a fifth term easily. blatter, though, has not been indicted, but he was investigated. european football's governing body is calling for a delay in the boet vote. >> the members of the executive committee are convinced that there is a strong need for a change to the leadership of this fifa and strongly believe that the fifa congress should be postponed with new fifa presidential elections to be organized within the next six months. >> alex thomas is in zurich and he's been following this story. alex, let's talk about sepp blatter. the big question is, can he

really survive this? he's been the president of fifa since 1998. he must be nervous. surely, he muffle the walls closing in. what are your thoughts? >> zain, what happened to sepp blatter is one of the key questions we've been asking ever since this latest scandal broke. but the lessons of history teach us that he can survive any controversy at all. this is certainly the biggest in the 17 years he's been ahead of fifa, the world governing body for football, the most popular sport on the planet and he's never had any of the mud stick to him before. but there's real scrutiny on blatter, more than ever before. and the reason is this. he is saying this is great, we've got two criminal investigations from two different countries because it will help root out corruption in the sport. but what his critics are asking is why hasn't he done more to root out that corruption himself. he's not only been fifa president since 1998. he's been at the organization in

total since the 1970s. he's been general secretary from 1981 to 1998. he is fifa. his whole life is fifa. which is why he's so reluctant to give up the presidency at the age of 79. >> and it is likely, at least before today, at least before wednesday, it was like that he was going to win that fifth term. he does seem untouchable. but i do want to move on to the swiss investigation. they're now looking into the bidding process for the 2018 and the 2022 world cups, both in russia and in qatar. how likely is it that those countries are now going to lose the right to host the world cup? >> it really is too early to say that. i'm sorry to dodge the question. i would love to give you more of an answer. but there's been scrutiny on those nations ever since they

were announced back at the end of 2010, months after a historic fist ever world cup to be held on the continent of africa. in south africa, it went very well. it was a real source of national pride and indeed pride for the whole continent. football is on a bit of a high. i think we were stunned when russia and the tiny middle eastern nation of qatar were chosen for the host of those two world cups. the first time ever, by the way, they were whoven at the same time which brought problems itself because there was obviously vote collusion. people were saying i'll vote for you for 2018 if you vote for me for 2022. the american investigation is now suggesting -- it was not focusing on 2018 and 2022. that was left to the swiss case. but all the details read like a mafia match very from hollywood. it brings up what does the swiss

have up their sleeves. we know they're in possession of the report compiled by michael garcia. there's a whole can of worms. we can't say with any certainty that the world cups will be taken away from russia and qatar, but we can't say for sure it will stay there. >> a lot of people raising their eyebrows at that. fifa has been accused of being corrupt for many, many years and now asking what has taken so long. alex, thank you so much. errol. zain, here is an example of how much money flows through fifa. it made $2.6 billion from the brazil world cup alone in 2014. now, some of that money was reinvested in the game, leaving fifa with $338 million in profit for the period from 2011 to 2014. almost half of that money came from tv broadcast deals worth $2.4 billion over four years.

but the costs 06 running a global operation can add up. fifa spent more than $1 million on legal matters alone. >> and you can dig into all of the details on cnn.com. you'll find more background on who's charged and reaction to the allegations, as well. coming up, we'll have more perspective from the executive editor of world soccer. >> we'll have lots more to say on this story. here is another big story we're following for you. the u.s. internal revenue service says it now knows who may be behind a major breach that compromised more than 100,000 tax returns. sources tell cnn the irs believes it can be traced back to organized crime syndicates in russia. >> they allegedly so he had stole social security numbers to file for $50 million in fraudulent refunds. taxpayers whose information was accessed will be offered free

credit monitoring. now, if you're in the southern u.s., you've already been hit with record rainfall and flooding. the unfortunate part of this is that you could see more of both over the next few days. at least 35 people have died in severe storms in texas, oklahoma and in northern mexico. several others are missing at this hour. authorities say they found a boy's body on the banks of a river in hays county in texas. they're now working to identify him. tornados are a major problem. at least 16 were reported in the region on wednesday. amid all of this, people are, of course, trying to pick up the pieces. here is anika brar ra with more. >> i know. got it? >> rushing to the water's edge. >> 50. and the police are over there. they told us there was one live body in the water coming down this way. >> okay. >> reporter: a nearby worker prepares a rope to throw to someone believed to be in this

tumultuous river. >> are you prepared to make a river rescue of some sort? >> yes, ma'am. yes, ma'am. i was in the army for six years, combat water survival. >> hoping for a rescue while bracing for a recovery. a scene playing over and over as the south copies with several days of widespread flooding. in the end, this one turns out to be a false alarm. in the heart hit down of wh whimberly, the search continues. friends are fearing the worst. >> he will be really missed. i mean, he -- yeah. it's tragic, just to know how he died, too. we think he died. he's missing. >> gayla mcneal barely made it out of her home. >> careful. >> as water raced inside smashing furniture in every direction. >> this time up to -- just nearly chest deep. >> and you're trying to wade your way through the water? >> yeah. waded up to -- my husband's truck was already starting to go

down, float down the river and my car was up higher so we got in that. >> her car was soon surrounded by water. then the air bags went off. >> i couldn't get out. i was driving. and my husband was able to get out on that side. and this man just appeared and pulled me out. and -- because i couldn't get out. >> right. who was this man? >> his name is chance. that's all i know. >> mcneal, like so many others, is left with a muddy mess to clean up and little that is salvageable. texas officials say more than 4,000 homes may be damaged or destroyed and mother nature isn't finished. a dam in midlothian just south of dallas is threatening to burst, holding tight for now, but more rain is in the forecast. anna cabrera, cnn, wimberly, texas. >> incredible amounts of water. in fact, there's been so much rain in wimberly texas, the river is spilling over its banks

and straight into people's homes. incredible. a couple shot this video as the water flowed into their home. you can see how strong it is knocking -- i'm not sure if you can see, it's knocking over furniture, flowing in the room. >> still to come here, we'll have more on the massive corruption scandal surrounding fifa. find out what fifa's president has to say about these unprecedented charges. also ahead, singapore airlines is launching an investigation following a heart-stopping moment during a flight. details on this close call, coming up. making a fist

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. welcome back, everyone. okay. this one is frightening. singapore airlines is launching an investigation after one of its jets lost power to both engines as it passed through a storm. people who travel, you think what if i was on this plane? >> people who were afraid of flying, like me. >> the engines were inspected once the plane landed and nothing unusual was found.

renee has details of what was a frightening flight. >> singapore airline flight 836 with 194 on board was flying over the south china sea bound for shanghai when both engines went out. the sudden loss of power at 39,000 feet after the jet liner passed through bad weather. within seconds, the aircraft dropped nearly 13,000 feet. >> the pilot has to basically put the plane that's now lost the power in its engines in a dive. and that wind going through those engines spins the turbines and helps the pilots get a relight. but even with a relight, getting your engines actually going again, you know, the fuel is burning, you have to be able to sustain those engines. so it's a really tricky maneuver. >> singapore airlines says the problem started about 3 1/2 hours after depart iing singapo. >> it is something that they're trained to do.

and in all cases on all planes, there is a point at which the manuals say don't try any more diving restarts. just look for a place to put it down and set it down. >> this is the latest of several incidents involving asian airlines. flight 235 crashed into a river in taiwan. in december, air asia flight 8501 and airbus 320, disappeared from radar and crashed into the java sea minutes after the pilot asked for clearance to climb in altitude to avoid bad weather. and malaysia airlines flight 370 from kuala lumpur from beijing disappeared without a trace more than a year ago. but as for singapore airlines, its safety record is one to brag about. this year, it was rated one of the top ten safest airlines.

fifa's president says misconduct has no place in football and vows the guilty will be put out of the game. this comes after u.s. and swiss authorities announce corruption investigations into the sports governing body. u.s. justice officials are accusing nine current and former fifa officials along with five corporate executives of racketeering, wire fraud and money laundering. on wednesday, the u.s. attorney general laid out her case against these top football officials. >> now, in many instances, the defenders and their coconspirators planned aspects of this long running scheme during meetings held here in the united states. they used the banking and the wire facilities in the u.s. to distribute their payments and they planned to profit from their scheme in large part through promotion of efforts directed at the growing u.s. market for soccer. >> for more on this story, let's bring in the executive editor of "world soccer magazine" keira

radniche. i'm just wondering now that we had -- we had you on around this time yesterday. now that we've had a full day to digest the scale of the two investigations under way, i'm wondering what shocked you most, the charges or the speed at which this all came down? >> i think yesterday the shock really was the drama of it. i mean, we have known that there have been investigations ongoing for some time. but the actual -- the practicalities of it, the arrests of people in fifa's luxury zurich hotel and the ever changing statements contradictions, counterstatements and statements of confidence emerged during the day and this was a breaking story that just kept breaking and breaking. >> and i know it's difficult to predict the future and what will happen, but you would think that the coordination of the multiple raids, the announcement from the

swiss authorities that they'll be pursuing their own investigation, and we see this chart of essentially sepp blatter's inner circle falling. all of this would just raise the level of confidence that investigators have that their evidence proves there's corruption within fifa. can you see sepp blatter or the institution itself remaining unchanged, at least, through all of this? >> well, i -- this is the interesting question because, i mean, everyone was gathered together here for fifa congress on friday. i think that's why the cold natured raids and statements and so on took place, because everyone is suddenly here from all over the world. i think whether fifa will change, i think in some ways is unlikely. i mean, you need the one to go for the others to change. at the moment, the sides are still that fifa will continue and blatter himself will be re-elected. >> but there is a little bit of friction on that.

the european football is association wants fifa to delay the leadership elections. asian football disagrees, though. so would fifa eventually acquiesce or just act as if it's business as usual? >> basically, what fifa and what blatter are doing, really, are trying to maintain business as usual. because they really don't want to admit or allow any sense that the organization is crumbling. so as far as they're concerned, they're going to try and go ahead and blatter will focus on the statements from the asian federation and the african federation that he has the support within the wider world beyond the very critical western or western european english speaking seblther, if you like, that he has the support to go ahead and carry on. >> okay. what about all the football fans out there? what about all the south africans and africans who were

proud to have a world cup hosted on their soil? what about those excited for one in the middle east and in russia? the allegation that it was all because of a corrupt bribery money taints the entire thrill and love of the sport in general, doesn't it? >> yes, it does. i mean, i think we're looking at two separate investigations, as you said earlier. one is the swiss investigation into the -- into the russia award which you would say has come comparatively late in the day. the investigation by the american fbi and authorities are much more serious because that does peel back layers and reveal some very, very murky business among people who were very high up in fifa. >> and we understand there may have been some wiretaps and some wires being used and some conversations recorded.

so it will all be very interesting to see what the evidence, what the proof is for these serious allegations. thanks for your time from zurich this morning. >> thank you. >> it will be interesting to see what happens on friday for fifa's elections. we're going to take a quick brai break here on cnn. when we come back, iraqi forces are moving forward in their fight against isis. up next, we'll take you to the front line in the battle for iraq's biggest oil refinery. headache? motrin helps you be an unstoppable, let's-rock-this-concert- like-it's-1999 kind of mom. when pain tries to stop you, there's motrin. motrin works fast to stop pain where it starts. make it happen with new motrin liquid gels. motrin works fast to stop pain where it starts. and i quit smoking iwith chantix. i told myself for so long that i needed to quit smoking. i would quit then i'd go right back to it. chantix absolutely helped me quit smoking. along with support, chantix (varenicline) is proven to help people quit smoking. chantix helped reduce my urge to smoke.

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with us. you're watching "cnn newsroom." >> the headlines at this hour. at least two dozen u.s. military personnel are undergoing cautionary treatments after possibly being exposed to anthrax. putting two of them at the osan air base in south korea. military officials say live samples of the dangerous bacteria were inadvertently sent there and to labs in nine u.s. states. they say there is no risk to the public and so far no one has shown signs of exposure. the u.s. justice department is accusing current and former fifa officials of taking $150 million worth of bribes over the past 24 years. five corporate executives are indicted. it's an unprecedented crackdown against the world's football governing body. iraq says its forces are making progress against isis fighters in anbar province. sources claim they have retain the university of anbar on the southern edge of ramadi.

but u.s. officials say the troops have not entered the city itself. meanwhile, isis militants killed 30 iraqi soldiers in a bomb ataj tack near falluja. i want to bring in ian lee who has been following this story from cairo. ian, has the iraqi government or have the iraqi army, at least, changed their strategy or stepped up their game after defense secretary ashton carter's comments this weekend? >> there was that ward of words and a lot of finger pointing about who was at fault for the withdraw from ramadi. we've seen some reports, some of the fighters were blaming the upper command, the higher issue lons for not giving them the support they needed, also the weapons they needed to keep the fighting going. there have been sunni tribes who complained about not getting resources, as well. but when you look at the way the

isis was advancing, the iraqi forces needed to do something fairley quickly. isis forces were trying to create a corridor that connected ramadi to falluja and from falluja, you're roughly 40 kilometers from the outskirts of baghdad. that's something that would just be unacceptable for them. so there was an urgency for them to confront size quickly, to stop their advances. we're seeing that now. we're seeing iraqi security forces along with the police, the shiite militias as well as the sunni fighters finally able to push back and start trying to contain isis. we have seen that they are moving around, they haven't fully directly engaged isis yet. we hear they're trying to cut off their supply lines. they're moving slowly, though, to minimize casualties and minimize damage, as well. >> ian lee live for us in cairo.

thank you so much. we appreciate that. >> errol. >> zain, to the north, iraqi force res battling isis at a very delicate place, the bajii oil refinery. it is iraq's largest. the iraqis are doing taking extra care to make sure the refinery isn't damaged and to save it. >> this is just a taste of how apocalyptic it could again at the baiji oil refinery. already choking on smoke. part of this huge complex is still head by isis. the months long fight here slowed by fears and chaos isis could reach if they scorch and burn here as they retreat. iraqi special forces took us to their front line, defending the ruins of a house that a coalition air strike pushed isis out of. >> in this area. >> they, from the elite golden

division. the ramadi colleagues part of the troops the u.s. said lacked the will to fight. >> that line of buildings over there is voice's closest position. and yesterday during a thick sand sform here, they used the cover of it to advance within 20 meters of here when the sandstorm subsided, suddenly a fire fight began. we don't know why they start shooting this day what they may have seen. isis are few in number here, they say, but there's a sniper nearby. or maybe they more want to show us and even washington they very much do want to fight. it's not logical and wrong, he says, of the american press because anywhere, in ramadi or biaji, anywhere duty calls, we fight.

their gunfires grows, and usually it's mortars that isis fire back. so we pull out. more ammunition, some american is arriving at their base, but the fight will be a slow encirclement, we're told. the reason we want to surround them, he says, is because we cleaned up the area properly with engineers because it has fear of booby traps. plenty here of isis, baghdad's new plan for ramadi, but a slow grind. mindful that iraq needs something to live off if isis ever leaves. nick peyton walsh, cnn, beijing. baeijing. ijeijing. ieijing. ijing. . . . >> back now to the allegations involving the world's most popular sport. u.s. justice officials are accusing nine current and former fifa officials along with five corporate executives of

racketeering, fraud and money laundering over the past 24 years. it's huge. >> just to stay credible. as cnn's justice correspondent pamela brown reports, some are calling it the biggest bust in history. >> it's the largest governing body for the world's most popular sport, soccer. and now fifa has enough people indicted for corruption to start its own team, one the justice department says it organized, widespread and criminal. >> they were 13ek9ed to uphold the rules, to keep it honest and protect the integrity of the game. >> at this luxury hotel in switzerland, authorities arrested seven fifa officials as they arrived for their annual meeting. in total, the justice department indicted 14 officials. >> we intend to hold them accountable. >> among the charges, racket

earring, wire fraud and money laundering. >> this really is the world cup of fraud. and today, we are issuing fifa a red card. >> events like the world cup help fifa bring in more than $2 billion a year. the international event draws top players, top tourism and to be top publicity for the host cities and sponsors. now the justice department says fifa officials have used that allure to earn a cool $150 million in bribes for more than two decades. in exchange, it allegedly provided lucrative media and marketing rights to the world cup, another tournament. >> fifa worldwide has extraordinary power. this is uber power. we can make a case that this is the biggest sports bust in history. today. this is historic. this is monumental. >> so who is among fifa's least trustworthy team of executives? vice president jeffrey webb is directly accused of soliciting

kickbacks. and according to the irs, top committee member charles blazer has amassed $11 million in income. accusations of corruption have long shadowed fifa, including holding future world cups in qatar and russia over the u.s. >> we were absolutely shocked. except then we took a deep breath and everyone thought about the oil and the money and the fact that you could open up another part of the world and everyone kind of shook their heads and said, well, of course. >> fifa's provocative president, sepp blatter, avoided charges today and is up for re-election on friday. but u.s. officials made clear today this is just the beginning. >> the work will continue until all the corruption is uncovered and a message is sent around the world that this conduct will not be tolerated. >> pamela brown filing that report. >> we are going to take a quick break here. when we come back, it is the

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i am runing for president of the united states. >> and with that announcement, former u.s. senator rick santorum takes his second shot at running for president in 2016. this time around. santorum won the iowa caucus in 2012 but ultimately lost the nomination. >> opinion polls show mr. santorum is at the bottom. he has only 3% support in a cnn poll. santorum says big government and big business have ruined the american middle class and he intends to change that. >> let's go ahead and take a look at that crowded field that zain just alluded to. former new york govern george

pataki is expected to launch his bid in just a few hours. and he joins, as you see on the left of your screen, ten other republican candidates. >> hillary clinton is leading the much smaller pack on the democratic side among those who might run, former glr governor jeb bush and business tycoon donald trump. queen elizabeth formally opened the british parliament on wednesday. dressed in full ceremonial regale ya, the 89-year-old mon act delivered her annual speech. >> most notably, it includes plans for a referendum on eu membership. here is max foster with more. >> a ceremony dating back to the 1300s and dripping in tradition and ritual. before the queen's arrival at the palace of westminster, the yoman of the guard searched the cellars to prevent a terror plot

like the one near miss that was masterminded by guy fawkes more than 400 years ago. it's the job of this man, black rod, to summon the house of commons to hear the queen's speech. the door slammed unceremoniously in his face to symbolize the independence of the chamber. he doesn't give up, though. and after three knocks is allowed in before the members of parliament make their way to the house of lords. the queen, balancing the priceless imperial state crown on her head, no mean feat in itself, but the real challenge for the monarch is delivering the speech in a way that gives away so little expression that you can't tell her view on any of the policies. it's her job to stay above politics. this speech may be written by her government, but she has no stay in it. and this was the headline. >> my government will renegotiate the united kingdom's

relationship with the european union and pursue reform of the european union for the benefit of all member states. alongside this, early legislation will be introduced to provide for an in/out referendum on membership in the european union before the end of 2017. >> think of this speech as a wish list for the government. the laws it wants to get through and top of that list is giving brits the choice of staying within the european union. a referendum before 2018. then there was scotland. >> my government will also bring forward legislation to secure a strong and lasting constitutional settlement involving wide ranging powers to scotland and whales. >> in the election, the people voted overwhelmingly for the scottish national party which wants independence, so cameron offered a compromise which was

more divuld powers. but crucially, he offered the same to wales and to english regions. the conservative may have won a majority, but it's a slim one and where the party splits cameron needs to compromise. he'll be tested on all this when the sovereign delivers her next queen speech. she'll be in her 90s and britain's longest serving monarch. she moos the form. max foster, cnn, london. earlier we told but the deadly heat wave in india. we want to get more on the conditions there and across the u.s. so many serious weather conditions. we're joined now with meteorologist pedram. >> it's expanding a little more than this time yet yesterday as far as the severe nature and extreme nature of the heat. the eastern side of the subcontinent closest to the body of water dealing with the humidity. so the indian meteorologistal department has put an extreme

warned here where the temperatures could easily feel like 100 to 125 fahrenheit. but you see what the folks in new delhi are doing. officials going around with some trucks filled with water helping people get water across this region to help with the extreme conditions ahead of this. the monsoons is one of the most important forecasts in the world. very much advanced when it comes to getting this is forecasts lined up. the word monsoon" comes from a arabic world meaning a shift in the wind direction. we have tremendous heat building across the subcontinent. that solar radiation creates a difference in pressure and of course the air temperature warms up far more rapidly over land than over water. we get the flow over the land in the southwest and that brings in the moisture. when it gets here, 70% of the rainfall that falls across india happens over a four-month period

over this region and some 250 million people, literally comparable to the population in the united states, are farmers in india. it showed you how big of a deal it is. with temperatures above average, being about 156 to 116 fahrenheit, 41 being what is considered average, it makes a big difference as far as how dangerous the situation becomes. this is the current perspective for where the monsoon moisture is. by the middle of june is when we expect it to push in towards areas of central and northern india. one area of the world, they want the rainfall. another area of the world, they want the rainfall to come to an end. you know what's happened across portions of texas. some of the latest models show the rainfall might continue for a couple more days. over 183 rivers at this region at or above capacity. brings in a couple more inches across into oklahoma.

certainly not done yet with the flooding in the u.s., guys. >> keep our attention there, for sure. >> especially with india. we're hearing people have to go without air-conditioning for up to ten hours a day because of lack of power. just incredible. >> thank you so much, pedram. we're going to take a quick break here. when we come back, a car safety demo goes terribly wrong. instead of detecting pedestrians, the car plows into them. oh, boy. we'll explain, coming up. x as the company that's all about printing. but did you know we also support hospitals using electronic health records for more than 30 million patients? or that our software helps over 20 million smartphone users remotely configure e-mail every month? or how about processing nearly $5 billion in electronic toll payments a year? in fact, today's xerox is working in surprising ways to help companies simplify the way work gets done and life gets lived. with xerox, you're ready for real business.

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oh, boy. this was pretty embarrassing. it was supposed be a volvo's dealership training session on their new vehicle's pedestrian detection system, but it did not go quite as planned. >> it was the worst possible outcome. jeanne moos has more on this safety demo gone wrong. >> reporter: this is how not to train your car dealership staff about a safety system meant to protect pedestrians. it's okay. no one was badly hurt. no one even went to the hospital. staff at this volvo dealership in the dominican republic will

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