. right now on america this morning, flash flooding from east to west. the deluge hitting the nation's capital, cars under water, tr trains flooded, flights canceled. the dangerous conditions and what to expect today. new details about the fbi's search of former president trump's home at mar-a-lago. the reported tip agents got from an informant. meanwhile, trump invoking the fifth amendment during four hours of questioning in a second investigation. what we're learning. good news and badri fillying f, but renr groceries. the every day food items showing

the biggest price hike and how can you save. outrage at yuvalde months after the shooting at the robb elementary school, anger erupting at this town hall. the new challenge for the cruise industry, why more cruises are now being canceled. and the nascar driver who crashed into an endorsement deal, to the turkey who flew the coop to a barbecue pork sandwich with something very unusual inside. it's thursday, august 11th. from abc news in new york, this is "america this morning." >> good thursday morning, everyone, i'm mona coekosar abd. >> we want to begin with the extreme flooding. >> the radar may be quiet right now, but the cleanup is just beginning, especially around the

nation's capital. overnight, flash floods hitting the nation's capital. ed into floodwaters going into this business, overflowing the sandbags. the deluge, a nightmare for commuters, with trains across the region delayed for hours or canceled all together. rain pouring into drains on the d.c. metro. water gushing into the station. and in northern virginia, water streaming down the tracks. conditions on the roads not much better. north of the u.s. capitol, emergency crews using an inflatable boat to rescue someone trapped in a vehicle. in nearby maryland, the town of riverdale earning its name. >> today is the worst i've ever seen it. we've never had it where we can't get out of neighborhood at all. >> reporter: storms flooding parts of tennessee.

nearly four inches of rain submerging cars in chattanooga. >> we came, had to get our dogs out of the house and then move the cars over. unfortunately, one of them was parked there while it was waist-deep. so it's a little soggy now. >> this man kayaking what is usually 16th street. across the count ry, streets turned into rivers in albuquerque, new mexico. and after weeks of dry weather people in north texas finally seeing some rain just days after this massive land spout ripped across a town in the texas panhandle, winds topping 50 miles per hour. more than 100 flight also to be canceled. reagan was hit the hardest. the otbig story this.

it was reportedly an informant who tipped off agents about documents at mar-a-lago. mitch mcconnell now calling for an immediate explanation. abc's ike ejiochi has the latest on both investigations. >> reporter: good morning. that's right. the search at former president trump's home was initiated by a conversation federal agents had with trump and his associates two months ago. this morning we're learning more about what initiated federal agents executing a search warrant at former president trump's florida according to news week, back in june, someone familiar with the story says there may be more

private documents at his club. they retrieved 15 boxes. two months later, agents were back, c executing a warrant, a warrant that would have had to convince a federal judge that there was evidence a crime may have been committed. christopher wray was asked for details on the search. >> it's not something that i can talk about, so i'd refer you to the department. as to the issue of threats, i will say that i'm always concerned about violence and threats of violence against law enforcement. >> reporter: leading republicans continue to demand answer, even bringing up hillary clinton's e-mai e-mails. >> we skcan't have a two-tiered justice system in america.

you can't negotiate something with the president as you didn't do with hillary clinton on her e-mails. >> reporter: in a completely unrelated matter, trump appearing before morning's attorney general for a sworn deposition related to a civil case accusing the trump family business of misrepresenting the values of its properties. he testified for four hours, not including breaks. trump declining to answer questions, citing his fifth amendment right against self-inc self-incrimination. >> you sigh tee the mob take th fifth. if you're innocent, why do you take the fifth amendment. >> thank you. the justice department has revealed an alleged assassination plot against john bolton who served as former president trump's national security advisor.

a member of iran's revolutionary guard has been charged for the plot. the suspect is now wanted by the fbi. former secretary mike pompeo was also reportedly a target. now to inflation. some good news and some bad news. prices overall may finally be leveling off. but americans are still seeing teir rent go up along with th their grocery bill. this morning wall streit che t cheering. inflation has been at a 40-year high for much of the year but now appears to be dropping slightly, to 8.5% in july. those represent the jump in prices from the same month a year ago. >> it's far from done, our effort to bring inflation down, but we're moving in the right direction. >> the s&p hit a three-month

high, but it's not all good news. while prices for gas, airfare and clothing are falling, other essential goods are getting more expensive. food is up 13% from last year. the largest increase since 1979. the typical household is paying about $460 more per month for the same goods and services as they would have last year. fro >> the average american household makes about $65,000 a year. that's a significant hit to income. >> every day items such as meat, fish, poultry and eggs have gone up. it's not just because of inflation. egg prices are up 47% from last year, due in part to bird nflu outbreaks. shoppers should consider in-store brands rar ther than ne

brands. 55% of all ice cream bought in july was bought with a coupon, proof that americans are i tryitrying to save.pprices from june to ju slightly. we're not out of the woods yet. new outrage in uvalde, texas. at a town hall last night, former congressman beto o'rourke running for governor fired back at a heckler who was discussing how the shooter was able to legally buy an assault-style weapon when someone in the back of the room laughed out loud and o'rourke called them out. >> and take that weapon that was originally designed for use on the battlefield in vietnam to penetrate an enemy soldier's helmet at 500 feet and knock him down dead up against kids at five feet. it may be funny to you, but it's not [ bleep ] funny to me. after the interruption he

finished his point, he and greg abbott have agreed to debate each other next month. a wildfire emergency in france. take a look. about 5,000 people in the bordeaux wine region have been ordered to evacuate. they have seen 260 wildfires just this year, four times the usual amount. extreme heat is fueling the fires and killing the fish in h local rivers. back in this country, let's take a look at your thursday forecast. >> good morning. another day of monsoon moisture in the southwest. watch out for water over the roads from phoenix to las vegas with slow-moving, drenching thunderstorms. meantime here in the northeast there could be lingering storms on the i-95 corridor but not the gully washers we had a day ago. not the widespread flash flooding that we had on wednesday. looking to the wupcoming weeken, relief for the northeast and hot

for the plains. i'm kevin coskren. coming up, the athlete whose jersey could sell for $5 million. but first a developing story. a deadly house explosion leaves nearly 40 other homes damaged. we will hear from witnesses. >> and the new images as the fbi joins the search for a

investigators in northern california are widening their search for kiely rodni who was last seen at a party in lake tahoe early saturday. the last known image of the 16-year-old shows her shopping in truckee before driving to a party at a campground. two other newly released images show a hoodie that she may have borrowed at the party and also her missing honda. officials say no one reported

seeing her leave the party. the fbi and sheriff's office believe she may have been abducted. we turn now to that deadly home explosion in evansville, indiana. we learned overnight just how powerful it was. here's abc's christine sloan. >> reporter: this morning video shows the aftermath of an explosion that rocked a community in indiana killing three people and damaging more than three dozen other homes. 11 of them, officials say, are now destroyed. >> it felt like an earthquake. >> reporter: surveillance cameras captured the blast from a nearby street. the explosion leveling that home and tearing a path of destruction through the neighborhood. >> we saw the huge plume of smoke come up from the house -- from the scene, and there was insulation and debris falling on us like snow. >> we just hear just a crazy boom, and our whole house

shakes, so we immediately ran outside because we didn't know what happened. >> i was just getting ready to come into work, and my wife and i could feel the house vibrating from apparently that blast. >> reporter: rescuers racing to the scene. >> we need everybody back. >> people were laying on the ground. >> there was a female already rendering aid to one person on the ground, and i started to help her, and the police came up, and naturally they issued me out of the way. >> reporter: the atf and state fire marshal's office are now trying to figure out what triggered the explosion. authorities turning off the gas and electricity. >> can't be confident the structures aren't safe to enter, so there may be somebody still in there. >> reporter: some residents just thankful they weren't home at the time. >> just so happened to not be there because it was the kids' first day of school. >> reporter: the red cross is helping those left homeless. investigators still not saying if there was anything criminal about the explosion, only that they'll know more once they survey the area. mona, rhiannon. >> christine, thank you for that. coming up, cruising into trouble.

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