the colombian air force are due to the deliver more water, aid and medicine to 90 parts of macoa.ater which is badly needed by some residents. an interested as well in some of the challenges for this and emergency services as it gets into day two. you talk about them tried to rescue people trapped under the rubble. any indication of how long it will go on for? what the civil defence and colombian governments have said are that for the first 72 hours, the crucial first 72 hours, that for the first 72 hours, the crucialfirst 72 hours, it that for the first 72 hours, the crucial first 72 hours, it will remain in recovery operations. they wa nt to remain in recovery operations. they want to find people live and that remains the case. they are deploying 1100 soldiers and police to the region and 2500 people. that will be the case as this day goes on and it is still very early on in the morning in colombia and as the day goes on, more and more people are likely tojoin the goes on, more and more people are likely to join the search. as the authorities have indicated, u nfortu nately, aut

as the day has developed, right now as darkness fell in macoa, the search and rescue teams have beenas attached to drones and they have been flying over some of the affected areas, trying to locate the people who are still trapped under the rubble, and it has been said that the survivors of this deluge, this must have mudslides, are being temporarily housed in three temporary shelters that have been set up by the colombian air force are due to deliver more water, aid and medicine to many parts of colombia because many areas are still without power and water. 50 trucks arrive tonight bringing potable water which is badly needed for some residents. for the first crucial 72 hours, it will remain a recovery operation. they want to find people alive and that still remains the case. they are deploying 1100 soldiers and police to the region and 2500 volunteers are also taking part in this rescue effort, so taking part in this rescue effort, so that will be the case as this day goes on, and it is still very early in the morning here in colombia and, as the day goes on, more and more people a

as the day has developed, right now as darkness fell in macoa, the search and rescue teams have beenameras attached to drones and they have been flying over some of the affected areas, trying to locate the people who are still trapped under the rubble, and it has been said that the survivors of this deluge, this massive mudslide, are being temporarily housed in three temporary shelters that have been set up by the colombian air force are due to deliver more water, aid and medicine to many parts of colombia because many areas are still without power and water. 50 tanker trucks arrive tonight bringing potable water which is badly needed for some residents. with me now is arturo wallace from bbc mundo. he's also a former colombia correspondent. thanks for being with us. do we have yet an accurate sense of the scale of this disaster? the latest figures are 254 people dead, more than 200 still missing, and everybody expects that that total will rise in the next few hours. of course, it is massive. there are several neighbourhoods in macoa, which is nearly 50,000 people, the town com plete

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them who lost their homes. >> reporter: as the region's emergency services make their way towards macoa the scale of their task is becoming clear, power lines are down, and bewildered residents try to come to terms with what's happened. >> ( translated ): i came here in search of family members. unfortunately, i do not have any news about them. i feel very sad. i can't express the magnitude of the loss here in mocoa. >> reporter: whilst the search and rescue operation continues, the clean up begins. people salvaging what they can from the ravages of a natural disaster which has cost so many lives. with 200 people still unaccounted for, the fears are that the death toll will rise significantly in the coming days. nick wallis itv news >> sreenivasan: on "the newshour" tomorrow, a profile of ivanka trump and her husband, jared kushner, two of the top advisers in the west wing of the white house. that's all for this edition of" pbs newshour weekend." i'm hari sreenivasan. thanks for watching. good night. captioning sponsored by wnet captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org >>

more than 200 people are injure in the town of macoa.laming climate change and torrential rain. >> horrible tragedy in a small town in michigan. a 13-year-old boy was killed and several others were injured by a carbon monoxide leak at a pool. officials believe it was caused by a faulty pool heater. >> first responders to the small town michigan hotel found pool side was a mass casualty scene. >> i have six to seven children unconscious. >> carbon monoxide killing a 13-year-old and poisoning a dozen others. >> my mom hurried up and went down there. the kids were around the pool throwing up. >> rescuers found a macabre scene. >> they were laying side by side. >> hotel staff helping out in harm's way. >> they opened up doors and called 911 right away. officials blaming carbon monoxide, more than 16 times what is safe from a faulty pool heater. every year in the u.s. there are 400 deaths and 20,000 admitted to emergency rooms for carbon monoxide poisoning. they are working closely with officials and the priority is the safety of their guests

the disaster struck yesterday morning when rushing river water submerged the city of macoa catching many by surprise as they slept. >>> a coast guard crew returned home to the bay area after seizing $55 million worth of cocaine before it hit america's streets. "abc7 news" was there when the strater docked. they spent 98 days at sea, focusing on stopping drug traffickers off the coast of central and south america. you're looking at some of the 3600 pounds of pure cocaine they confiscated. >> the intent is to push the borders offshore, get down south where the cocaine comes out of colombia. >> a drone helped locate drug runners. and this marks the first time they've used a drone for an entire patrol mission. >>> people who visited deloris park this morning found a mess. writer lidia chavez said eight city workers spent hours cleaning it up. and today the crowd was back out. neighbors say they love to see people enjoying the open green space but not happy when people don't clean up. >> so much trash, and it seems like a lot of people from out of town come to visit for the day and don't real

authorities in colombia said at least 290 people are known to have died from the mudslide in the city of macoa. the government has ordered an investigation to find out if building safety regulations were properly enforced. the search continues for 300 people who are still missing. tomorrow, president trump will hold one of the most high-stakes and perhaps contentious meetings yet when he welcomes chinese president xi jinping to mar-a-lago. it is a far cry from the iowa community that welcomed mr. xi three decades ago. barbara plett usher has gone there and has this report. barbara: iowa, the pearl of the mississippi, an old industrial town in the american heartland, a brief stopping point for mark twain and more recently for another famous visitor. xi jinping has friends here. he met them during an agricultural research trip as a young man 30 years ago and returned for a reunion shortly before he became president. this is the house he stayed? >> yes, and he had not home-stayed before. barbara: he got a taste of local american life by staying with the family. back then the room was filled with

earlier i spoke with dimitri o'donnell, a jounalist in the country he explained what is happening in macoaorst—hit areas. over the course of the last few hours many of the roads in and around mocoa have been washed away or blocked off, so it is still difficult to get in and out of the city and that is hampering the rescue efforts. the military in the past half—hour have released the most hated figures the military in the past half—hour have released the most updated figures in relation to the death toll in mocoa and we now know 254 people have died in a landslide. 200 people are still missing, 300 families have been affected across 17 neighbourhoods and hundreds of families and people are still missing in mocoa right now. so that the scale of the devastation that this landslide has caused over the past 2a hours in mocoa. obviously still a huge concerns. how with the weather now affected in the region? i guess the last thing rescue workers need now is more brain. i guess the last thing rescue workers need now is more rain. forecasters say there is light rain expected in parts of mocoa over

. >> in macoa the death toll has climbed to 273.rch and rescue workers located and removed bodies after friday's overflow and mudslide. the deluge tore trees out of their roots and washed cars and trucks away. 200 people are unaccounted for. >> the democrats will filibuster the nomination of gorsuch today. it appears almost certain that majority leader mitch mcconnell will impose the nuclear option and change the senate rules so gorsuch can be confirmed. >> president trump hosted the president of egypt today and promised a great bond between the two countries. he had been used to being admonished by the obama administration but trump is enlisting the man in the fight against terrorism. >> a judge will allow testimony in the case of eric frein. today a pike county pennsylvania judge denied a defense measure to sprelsz evidence. opening statements in the trial are scheduled for tomorrow. john rawlins will be this there for the beginning of the trial. >> bill cosby was back in court for a defense day hearing. the defense asked the judg

. >> the death toll topped 250 after several rivers burst their banks near southwestern city of macoaer, mud and debris to come crashing down through the streets and plenty of homes. >> rescuers dig to find survivors the country is mobilizing hundreds of aid workers to deliver fresh water and supplies to stranded survivors. abc's alex marquardt has the latest. >> reporter: devastation and despair deep in the amazon basin. rescue crews frantically digging through the muddy rubble trying to locate anyone who may be alive, listening for signs of life. "one feels unable to express the magnitude of the loss here," this man said. family members weeping over lists of the dead and missing children. "we have lost a baby who has gone missing, th" this woman sa. a little baby, we can't find him anywhere. the scale of the destruction from the avalanche of mud and water staggering. cars flung like toys, entire neighborhoods buried. the death toll at least 200. but with hundreds more still missing and injured, colom been and aid officials expect it to grow. with water and power knocked out, obliter