. >> alex perez is in elkhart, indiana where they deskrired a state of emergency. >> reporter: therely two swollen rivers in this area and this is what a lot of the neighborhoods look like right now, completely under water. the rain has been creating some major problems from texas all the way through the heartland. rivers across parts of the midwest are at major flood stage, crews across the area rescuing stranded students, even these horses in lake station indiana had to be led through neck deep water to safety. in green bay, wisconsin, this united flight skidded off the run way during freezing rain and wet conditions, and making matters worse, a lot of these waterlogged areas are now bracing themselves more rain expected in the next couple of days, alex perez, abc news, elkhart, indiana. >>> well, we got sunny skies all across the bay area, it's a little bit crisp out there, this time of year that's what we expect, speaking of contribute , it's going to be cold in the higher elevations, 29 to 30 degrees in some spots. then tomorrow we'll have a sunny and milder, slightly milder day

the mayor of elkhart says his city hasn't seen flooding like this in 45 years. in irl south of chicago drivers stranded in standing water had to be rescued. >>> graham is being remembered as the most widely heard christian evangelist in history. >> there is only one way that men can get to heaven. >> graham died yesterday at the age of 99 in his north carolina home. he was a confidante of presidents and reached millions. he wanted to be remembered first and foremost as a man of god. >> i said, dad ya, what do you want on your tombstone. he thought. he said just preacher. >> reporter: he'll be buried there next to his wife. >>> and now to the olympics where ar american women's hockey team won gold, but it took an exciting shoot-out of first in an olympic women's final to do it. this gives the united states a gold medal. 21 medals in all. dana jacobson is in south korea with the details. good morning, dana. >> good morning. february 22nd, 1980, this exact date back then, we witnessed the miracle on ice. that's when the u.s. men's hockey team ended the soviet union

a state of emergency was declared today in elkhart, indiana. number of people had to be rescued from flooded homes and streets. some areas have seen a month's worth of rain just this week. there is a lot more ahead on the "cbs evening news" here tonight, including how israeli spies busted an isis plot to bring down a jetliner. >> glor: we have new details tonight on an isis plot to blow up a passenger jet. the attack, planned for last year, never happened, because israeli cyber spies broke it up. jeff pegues is following this story. jeff. >> reporter: the plot itself >> reporter: the plot itself , owed the potential reach of isis, bu s disclosures ioe an indication of how aggressively western intelligence agencies are tracking the terror group. e stralian police raided several homes linked to the plot last ermmer and the arrests followed. >> reporter: why are you being ourested? de i've got no idea. >> reporter: today, israeli investigators in a rare description of an intelligence operation, said the elite 8200 optelligence unit was responsible

and near elkhart, inn u.n., people escaping their flooded homes tonight. really a mess everywhere.ob marciano tacking us through the track. >> reporter: david, this storm is just not moving very fast. we've got a stalled frontal boundary. kind of parallel with the jet stream. a lot of moisture. it's raining heavily on the north side. icing and another round of pretty much the same thing tomorrow. shifting a little bit to the east. flooding, a huge concern. record heat. dozens of records today. that gets squeezed tomorrow. look at this. 80s in orlando. maybe 70 again in new york. still winter, david. >> all right, rob, thank you so much. >>> when we come back, the new health headline tonight. >>> and the major development in the mystery at sea. the newlyweds, the wife who disappeared. there is news tonight about the husband. k.'ll be right back. y doctorribed brilinta. it's for people who have been hospitalized for a heart attack. brilinta is taken with a low-dose aspirin. no more than 100 milligrams as it affects how well brilinta works. brilinta helps keep platelets from sticking

in elkhart, indiana, the high school football field is now a lake. evacuees in town have filled at least one shelter in capacity. in lansing, michigan, a state of emergency has been declared as people rush to evacuate. >> packing clothes, packing food. whatever i can get out of here, i'm getting out of here. >> reporter: and over in nearby niles, the town's main road is passable only by boat. >> i've seen a flood here and there. island park always floods, but this is incredible. >> reporter: several homes surrounded by feet of freezing water. >> we can't even get to our house without full waders on. this water is freezing cold. >> reporter: the flooding is pushing east. in pennsylvania a police officer had to be rescued from the roof of his patrol car submerged in floodwaters. >> there was heavy water in the area. a police vehicle was probably about 100 yards out in the water. >> really tough to see those horses in distress, wasn't it? in the meantime, snow continues to move through the upper midwest. we're going to more on the forecast in just a few

in ilk -- elkhart, this family showing us their submerged basement. >> it's just devastating, you know it's scary our whole neighborhood is part of the river. >> reporter: meanwhile, the cold side of this storm bringing a blast of winter. this united flight nearly sliding off the runway in green bay after landing in icy conditions. >> we were coming in real fast and we just kept on sliding. >> reporter: and back here, this neighborhood is still underwater. more rain on the way, and the river here expected to stay above major flood stage until tuesday. david? >> alex, thank you. let's get to the track of this system. rob marciano along new york city's westside highway tonight. hey, rob. >> reporter: hi, david. more rain on the way as you saw. the rivers are maxing out, and soil saturated, so just issued is a high risk for flash flooding widespread from arkansas across the ohio, tennessee and mississippi river basins for the next 36 hours. two more rounds of rain coming, including a threat for severe storms in those same areas late in the day tomorrow. northeast texas through much of ark

joseph river here in elkhart, has crested. but more rain is on the way. and it's expected to remain at major flood stage through the weekend. robin? >> all right, thank you, alex. >>> and now we're going to go to the olympics. and disappointment for the american figure skaters. the women falling short while a 15-year-old russian dazzled the crowd taking home gold. amy is in south korea with more. good morning to you, amy. >> hey, good morning. the athletes from russia taking the top two spots. and it was a tough day on the ice for team usa. the americans failing to medal but 24-year-old mirai nagasu making headlines for what she had to say after her performance. russia dominated the night in women's figure skating winning gold and silver. >> a double axel into triple toe hoop. >> reporter: the americans left disappointed. mirai nagasu failed to take off on her famed triple axel finishing in tenth place. >>is program. >> sliding off the takeoff only managing a waltz jump. >> reporter: but she appeared to take the loss in stride, saying afterward that she w

in elkhart chris vans and his wife jennifer showing us the submerged basement. >> it's scarey. our whole neighborhood is part of you know the river. >> on the cold side of in storm, a blast of winter. this united flight sliding off the runway in green bay after landing in icy conditions. >> we were coming in real fast. and we just kept on sliding. >> scarey. that was alex perez reporting. >>> for the firsttime scientists have proven the microplastics playing the oceans can transfer up the food chain to top pedators. british scientisting studied sales kept in captivity with no access to plastic contaminated water, fed mack relevant caught in the ocean. scientisting found micro"politifact"s in the mack relevant and waste of the seals too. this is the first study to show tiny bits of plastic can transfer from fish no marine animals. the scientists bleefts finding like these can awake inthe world about the dangerous of plastics. the united states has banned microplastics from added to products like toothpaste and soap but they come from plastic bottles that broke down in the water

but i represent the recreational vehicle industry in northern indiana, elkhart, county, we have 85% of that market. and i'm a defense hawk, i get what you're saying, what we're all saying around this table. we're one of the largest manufacturing districts in this country. the problem is right now, when we talk about balance, the mere threat of tariffs right now from some of my folks manufacturing right now, they employ some 15,000 people just in my district in indiana, and a guy -- one of my guys called me this morning the mere threat of tariffs has raised aluminum and steel costs by 25%. canadian soft wood raised 20%. the labor cost to the industry is already up 10% to 15% because the job market is so tight. this is a market that was 21% unemployment when we really had the financial crisis in this country. now we're down to 2.1%. their concern, my concern is if we seriously have a balanced effort, and be able to keep and retain the momentum in a place like northern indiana, and be fair at the same time, i am 100% supportive of what you're doing. i would just ask that you look at that

. >> flooding forced evacuations of nearly a dozen homes near elkhart, indiana. were by boat. >> further north, sleet and rain on the sidewalks. meanwhile, a lot of the east, today, will feel like may. but not for long. accuweather's paul williams with the latest. good morning, paul. >> good morning, kendis, diane. very warm, record challenging warmth along the entire east coast. looking for widespread flooding to come from cincinnati and toechb little rock, touching dallas and to the west. icy, cold air. punching toward the southwest with a chance of snow showers throughout the inland areas and then bracing for cold air early march. kendis? diane? >> we'll take it. there was one thing missing from the forecast. the weather in wakanda. >> we need to know because there are now non-stop flights to black panther's homeland. atlanta's airport is getting into the craze. >> they have jokes there. flight 1234 leaves every day at 7:30 p.m. they have not revealed the name of the airline. 80% of black panther was shot in atlanta. in the atlanta area. >> you don't need to l

he served four terms as prosecutor in elkhart county which is home turf for him. he is a martial arts black belt, so let that be a wilson to the -- lesson to the rest of you. he's an accomplished actor who for some reason he's being cast as the king of siam and the king and i. hillary axes director of -- [inaudible] she's been a federal prosecutor in the department of justice since 2001 and human trafficking -- [inaudible] she join the prosecution unit as senior litigation counsel when the unit was formed in 2007 and she has been its director since 2009. [inaudible] apparently starting when she was ten years old and is executive director of its case analysis division. she is an expert on the issue of child sex trafficking. laster was appointed to the national advisory committee on sex trafficking of children in the united states. and i'm going to ask each of our panelist to make some brief introductory marks, so we will start with eric. you may need this one. we will share. >> so thank you. good morning, everyone. it's a real honor to be here, having been sworn in

alex perez is in elkhart, indiana, where they've declared a state of emergency.ood morning, alex. >> reporter: good morning. there are actually two rivers that meet in this area. residents have been scrambling. take a look. this is what a huge chunk of this neighborhood looks like. the water is just not receding quickly enough. this morning, a united flight skidding off the runway in green bay, wisconsin, passengers rushed off the plane in the freezing rain while rising floodwaters endangering millions. the rivers so high hundreds of people now evacuating. >> i'm heartbroken i can't stay there and try to save it but i mean you can't fight what they're doing either. >> reporter: much of michigan state university's campus completely submerged. the steadily rising waters forcing many rescues including a police officer in washington county, pennsylvania. the top of his patrol car barely visible. animals too needing help. drenched horses in indiana led through neck deep water to safety. down in texas, these homes are now left with water on their doorsteps. backyards t

he served four terms as prosecutor in elkhart county which is home turf for him. he is a martial arts black belt comes to let that be a lesson to the rest of you, and he is an accomplished actor who for some reason he's been cast as the king of siam in thinking and die. [laughing] of the axis is director of the civil rights divisions human trafficking prosecution units, a federal prosecutor with the department of justice since 2001 -- hilary axam -- handling cases of national significance. she joined the prosecution unit as senior litigation counsel when the unit was formed in 2007 and she has been the director since 2009. and staca shehan has been at the national center for missing and exploited children for nearly 20 years currently starting there when she was ten years old and is executive director of its case analysis division. she's an expert on the issue of child sex trafficking and latch was appointed national advisory committee of sex trafficking of children in the united states. and i'm going to ask each of our panelists to make some brief introductory ma

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host: larry is on the line from elkhart, indiana on our republican line. are on with kelly cohen. go ahead. caller: my comment is that if you ladies take carter page's name out of the fisa warrant and put your name in, would you be happy with what is going on? can you talk about the concerns that people have? this is a private citizen, and he was the target of a surveillance effort. guest: it is definitely concerning,at is but you have got to remember dingedrter page's name on the fbi radar, and once the fisa warrant was applied company was no longer on the trump campaign. it is not that he was on the trunk campaign and was suddenly on the fisa court. he was on it because of the survey took to russia. the fbio believe that operates how it is supposed to. there is a reason and needed to 2013, acarter page in reason they needed to look at him and 2016. i think that is why we need to be a little more based on the memo just to get more information about the fisa warrant, what were the underlying reasons that they had carter page. host: this may backfire on the