bruce rauner/illinois) "this is one of the worst." on the other side of the river.. illinois governor bruce rauner (r- ow-ner) says hundreds of homes in his state are underwater. he's urging people in voluntary evacuation areas to not take any chances and leave. (sot- gov. bruce rauner/illinois) "a flood in the winter is much different than a flood in the summer because hypothermia is a risk with people waiting around their house to be rescued in water." the flood water is receding in st. louis and major roadways are open again. but the high water is now moving south. and people in those areas are getting ready. david begnaud, cbs news, cape girardeau, missouri. ((sherry swensk)) the flood threat could last through all this week. the mississippi is expected to crest in memphis, tennessee on saturday. /// ((kirsten joyce)) > oklahoma has experienced several earthquakes in the last week... and they happened during a morning broadcast. (( "we're having another earthquake right now. the studio lights are shaking as we speak." "still shaking..." "yeah, we just had a big e

bruce rauner/illinois) "this is one of the worst." on the other illinois governor bruce rauner (r- ow-ner) says hundreds of homes in his state are underwater. he's urging people in voluntary evacuation areas to not take any chances and leave. (gov. bruce rauner/illinois) "a flood in the winter is much different than a flood in the summer because hypothermia is a risk with people waiting around their house to be rescued in water." the flood water is receding in st. louis and major roadways are open again. but the high water is now moving south. and people in those areas are getting ready. david begnaud, cbs news, cape girardeau, missouri. /// ((sharie johnson)) > the flood threat could last through next week. the mississippi is expected to crest in memphis, tennessee on january 9th./// ((sharie johnson)) > dozens took to the streets in eastern saudi arabia to protest against the execution of a prominent shiite cleric. saudi arabia announced today it had executed 47 prisoners convicted of terrorism charges, including the cleric, who gov

bruce rauner/illinois) his is one of the worst.n the other side of the river. illinois governor bruce rauner (r-ow-ner) says hundreds of homes in his state are underwater.he urging people in voluntary evacuation areas to not take any chances and leave.(02:14 sot- gov. bruce rauner/illinois) flood in the winter is much different than a flood in the summer because hypothermia is a risk with people waiting around their house to be rescued in water. he flood water is receding in st. louis and major roadways are open again.but the high water is now moving south and people in those areas are getting news, cape girardeau, missouri. 3 the e ood threat could last through next week.the mississippi is expected to crest in memphis, tennessee on january 9th. 3 3 it has been a 3 dry, cool start to the weekend. we started off in the middle 40s in columbia and warmed to lower 50s this afternoon.our normal low is 33 and our normal high is 56 for today.records for today are 10 set in 1928 and our record high is 78 set in 1952.sunset was at 5:27 and sunrise will be at 7:30 sunday

bruce rauner/ (r) illinois - "we can't force people to leave. and i understand why people want to stay and protect their homes. but you know a flood in the winter which is obviously very rare -- very different from a degrees outside. because hypothermia is a big risk.")) ((patranya bhoolsuwan)) river levels are expected to crest more than 3 feet above major flooding stage this week in cairo... that's where the mississippi and ohio rivers meet./// ((patranya bhoolsuwan)) > a neighborhood prank takes a violent turn for some oklahoma teens. at about 1-30 a-m on new years day... police got a call involving 14-year-old cole peyton and two friends. officers say the three had been playing ding dong ditch... where they would ring strangers but a man inside one of the homes thought the teens were breaking in... and shot at them. peyton was hit in the arm and police say peyton and his friends were unarmed and did not try to break into the house. oklahoma' s stand your ground law allows the use of deadly force only if there is peril: (((voice of: steven le

bruce rauner/illinois "this is one of the worst."on the other side of the river. illinois governor bruce rauner (r-ow-ner) s ss hundreds of homes in his state are underwater.he's urging people in voluntary evacuation areas to not take any chances and leave."a flood in the winter is much different than a flood in the summebecause hypothermia is a risk with people waiting around their house toe rescued in water." the flood water is receding in st. louis and major roadways people in those areas are girardeau, missouou. 3 the flood threat could last through next week.the mississippi is expected to crest in memphis, tennessee on january 9th. 3 3 2015 marked the rise of isis and a new terror threat.it was also the year that over a million refugees fleeing to europe, created what most call the worst migrant crisis since world war two.the desperate attempts of immigrants fleeing war in the mid-east and africa.. hoping to call europe home.. has created a political and economic crisis. some are calling for quick and desperate action.. or face a potential collapse of europe

bruce rauner / illinois :54 - :59"we've got equipment, communication equipment, as well as sand bags and other supplies to support local first responders." those who escaped with their lives, but little else, remain hopeful. s/ arnold, missouri resident / no id 1:03 - 1:09 "we will get through this and we're gonna come out better on the other side than when we started." now, focus shifts downstream. as places like memphis and for the surge headed their way later this month. chris pollone, nbc news, new york. central iowa could see a chance of rain or snow next week joining us now for the first time -- meterologist amber alexander -- with a look at forecast well remain dry and mostly sunny to start the first week of the new year. temperatures will fall slightly for sunday and monday, only reaching the upper 20s. by tuesday temperatures will rise back into the lower 30s which will help melt some more of the snow. the next chance for precipitation comes on thursday, where we could even see a chance for rain mixed in with snow, however the presidential candidates are making their final p

sot - governor bruce rauner / illinois "the levees are mostly holding well // please if you get a request to evacuate, go ahead and evacuate. // hypothermia is a big risk, and you got people standing around in knee deep water around their homes." in cape girardeau, missouri - bridges, roads and homes are already submerged. now, the race is on to save so many others? volunteers filling sandbags? doing whatever they can to help. governor jay nixon touring the area today. sot - gov. jay nixon / missouri "houses were smashed into bridges. we gotta get that debris outta there. what we don't get out of there is going to find its way downstream." a critical mission to save homes and lives. indra petersons, abc news, cape girardeau, missouri. in cape girardeau, the flood waters will surpass the records expected to hit 50 feet tomorrow. stay with us... ben for the first time this season -- trying to get back on track today at home against wyoming wolf pack a perfect 5-0 at lawlor events center this season... pick it up 2nd half -- cam oliver going to work -- nice spin move by the freshman... momen

bruce rauner / illinois :54 - :59 "we've got equipment, as sand bags and other supplies to support local first responders." those who escaped with their lives, but little else, remain hopeful. s/ arnold, missouri resident / no id 1:03 - 1:09 "we will get through this and we're gonna come out better on the other side than the first weekend in january still ahead -- several bills are on the table for 2016 inside the state house. the first weekend in january will be dry and partly cloudy to mostly cloudy with highs in the 50s and lows in the 30s/40s. still ahead -- several bills are on the table for 2016 inside the state house. our will whitson has a preview. in less than two weeks, south and they'll kick off the new year with bills left over from 2015. will whitson takes a look at what's on the table. the biggest bill waiting on a vote in the state representative's attempt at road funding. the bill was introduced at the beginning of the 2015 session, but went through amendndnt after amendment before passing the house and heading to the senate... where it was amended again... and not voted

bruce rauner ((rauner)) "if the levees are breached in those low-lying spots, that's where the water is going to normal to have floods, and the water behaves differently. the ground's harder. it's a little firmer. and we've had so much rain all year that once the water moves somewhere it moves fast." that's why even though emergency managers say they don't think the levee will break...they don't want anybody near it. phil mccarty-morgan county ema director ((mccarty)) "if we were to have a catastrophic failure or a failure at any portion of the river, the water is going to come in, and it's going to come in quickly. this water is close to 32 degrees, and you're not going "oh yeah. people across northeast india are assessing the damage from a strong 6.7 magnitude earthquake that hit early this morning. according to some reports.. at least 8 people were killed.. another 100 injured.. but that hasn't been confirmed by media outlets. the earthquake was reportedly centered near india's border with myanmar. president barack obama says he wants gun control to be part of his legacy ... and h

the mississippi now threatening sot :gov bruce rauner: "here in alexander county it's the worst that we've seen.." indra bridge: the mississippi is 4 miles in that direction across what should be corn fields and today it is lapping against this house for many here it's a traumatic flashback to the record floods of 1993- some of the same families dislocated more than 20 years ago -- now manning pumps to defend their homes all over again the reynolds family manning a boat to check on their mother: sot dawn reynolds olsen mother's home flooded "my mum is elderly this is where she wants to stay and we in rural oregon, the new year is off to an unsettling start. armed protesters -- angry at the federal government-- have seized control of a national wildlife refuge -- and they say they're determined to make their stand. abc's kendis gibson has more. with guns -- dozens of armed militia members have taken over a federal building in the oregon back-country. sot ammon bundy militia leader "this refuge here is rightfully owned by the people. we intend to use it." they moved in on the building

sot - governor bruce rauner / illinois "the levees are mostly holding request to evacuate, go ahead and evacuate. // hypothermia is a big risk, and you got people standing around in knee deep water around their homes." in cape girardeau, missouri - bridges, roads and homes are already submerged. now, the race is on to save so many others? volunteers filling sandbags? doing governor jay nixon touring the area today. sot - gov. jay nixon / missouri "houses were smashed into bridges. we gotta get that debris outta there. what we don't get out of there is going to find its way downstream." a critical mission to save homes and lives. indra petersons, abc news, cape girardeau, missouri. in cape girardeau, the flood waters will surpass the records set back in 1993 - expected to hit 50 feet tomorrow. take a look at this video of someone who "wrote in the sky with smoke" during yesterday's rose parade.. a millionaire real estate developer -- who also happens to be a donor to florida senator marco rubio's is behind this aerial messages at the rose bowl calling g-o-p front-runner donald trump "dis

illinois governor bruce rauner (r-ow-ner) says hundreds of homes in his state are underwater.he's urging areas to not take any chances and leave. leave."a flood in the winter is much different than a flood in the summer because hypothermia is a risk with people waiting around their house to be rescd in watete" the flood water is receding in st. louis and major roadways are open again.but the high water is now moving southaha and pfople in those areas are getting ready. david begnaud, cbs news, cape girardeau, missouri. the flood threat could last through next week.the mississippi is expected to crest in memphis, tennessee on january ninth. rotesters flooded streets in eastern saudi arabia today, upset about the execution of a prominent she-ite cleric. cleric.e country announced earlier in the day it had executed 47 isoners convicted of terrorism charges, including the cleric, who is also accused of rallying protesters against the government.some are worried that today's mass- executions could further arabia and iran.saudi arabia says the executions are a necessary part of its role i the

bruce rauner / (r) illinois :54 - :59 "we've got equipment, communication equipment, as well as sand bags and other supplies to support local first responders." those who escaped with their lives, but little else, remain hopeful. s/ arnnd, missouri resident / no id 1:03 - 1:09 "we will get through this and we're gonna cce out better on the other side than when we started." now, focus shifts downstream. as places like memphis and vicksburg, mississippi prepare for the surge headed their way later this month. chris pollone, nbc news, new york. >> democratic presidential candidate martin o'malley will be visiting siouxland over the next few days. tonight, the former maryland governor will be in le mars at the plymouth county on sunday he will be in sioux city at noon at mama treglia community house. that's at 900 jennings street. from there he heads south to council bluffs. republican ted cruz will be campaigning in iowa next week. he's planning to visit 36 counties in six days. one of his stops will take him to dordt college, in sioux center on tuesday, january 5th. he'll speak at the

sot - governor bruce rauner / illinois"the levees are mostly holding well in cape girardeau, missouri - bridges, roads and homes are already submerged. now, the race is on to save so many others? doing whatever they can to help. governor jay nixon touring the area today. sot - gov. jay nixon missouri"houses were smashed into bridges. we gotta get that debris outta there. what we don't get homes and lives. girardeau, missouri. outskirts is pulling back from the mississippi, the missouri and the meramec after thursday's flooding closed them. members of the iowa national guard are in that region outside st. louis, helping with water purification. tv-9's brea love will report from missouri tomorrow iowans are helping those in missouri - recover... that's sunday on the kcrg-tv 9 news at 5:30 and 10. college student killed in a bus crash in chicago will live on at the university of iowa. loved ones of nicole underwood set up a scholarship fund in her name. underwood was studying social work and on track to graduate from iowa in may. she planned to continue her school. underwood was travelin

the mississippi now threatening sot :gov bruce rauner: "here in alexander county it's the worst that we've seen.." indra bridge: the mississippi is 4 miles in that direction across what should be corn fields and today it is lapping against this house for many here it's a traumatic flashback to the record floods of 1993- some of the same families dislocated more than 20 years ago -- now manning pumps to defend their homes all over again the reynolds family manning a boat to check on their mother: sot dawn reynolds olsen mother's home flooded "my mum is elderly this is where she wants to stay and we are going to do what we can to make that happen map gfx: v/o the vicksburg, mississippi and baton rouge, louisiana in the next two weeks? a rare we've already seen a few sprinkles around the area today, ahead of the first of several systems that will bring the las vegas valley showers this week. the center of the first system will pass to our south tomorrow and will bring scattered showers to the area starting tomorrow afternoon. highs will reach the low to mid 50s tomorrow, all the way thr

sot - governor bruce rauner / (r) illinois "the levees are mostly holding well in cape girardeau, missouri - bridges, roads and homes are already submerged. now, the race is on to save so many others? volunteers filling sandbags? doing whatever they can to help. governor jay nixon touring the area today. sot - gov. jay nixon / (d) missouri "??" a critical mission to save homes and lives. indra petersons, abc news, cape girardeau, missouri. nikki: will surpass the records set back in 19-93 and are expected to hit 50 feet tomorrow. all this water will keep going south - officials in mississippi and louisiana are keeping a close eye on what happens. nikki: iowa isn't dealing with much flooding now, but that wasn't the case just weeks ago. meteorologist bre sullivan is with me now. and bre, december flooding is not a normal thing for iowa or the midwest. bre adlibs about flooding adlibs about flooding we'll have more coming up in your full nikki: thanks bre. nikki: new details in the death investigation of des moines teen sam kemp. nikki: kemp was missing for nearly a week last month, after a

illinois governor bruce rauner toured some of the flood-affected areas today. he's ordered 20 soldiers and a helicopter to be ready for duty. he said water is expected to rise in some areas across the river from st. louis throughout the weekend. forty-five soldiers in a 20-vehicle convoy rolled out of the cedar rapids national guard armory this morning to help with flood recovery in missouri. members of the 334th brigade support battalion specialize in treating and transporting water supplies. the guard soldiers took a water purification system that can treat up to 15-hundred gallons a minute of fresh drinking water. thankfully, officials in saint louis county say the worst of this week's flooding is over. the state of emergency ended today. water levels in a river just west of saint louis have dropped today, letting the main interstates in the area. presidential candidates have only one month to make their cases to iowa voters. one republican candidate struggling in the polls is making one final and massive push to win in february. plan on a nice weekend ahead

sot - governor bruce rauner / (r) illinois "the levees are mostly holding well nikki: but for now, the lives in missouri--volunt eers are filling sandbags and doing whatever they can to help. nikki/bam: a bar owner in new york says his business was the intended target of an alleged new year's eve terror plot. federal officials said thrusday, emanuel lutchman planned to attack a bar - but authorities did not reveal which one. the owner of merchants grill says investigators told him that his place would've been targeted. he also says he's seen the suspect before. (font: :02-:09)john paige owner, merchants grill): "he's been around the neighborhood for some time. he's a of businesses have asked him to leave. he's banned in a few of them." yourself?" "including myself." nikki: a criminal complaint says lutchman wanted to bomb and kidnap partiers to prove himself to isis. he was nabbed after he met with a confidential source for the justice department. he's been charged with trying to provide material support to i-s-i-s. nikki/bam: 190 muslim workers at a meat plant in colorado have been fi

the mississippi now threatening sot :gov bruce rauner: "here in alexander county it's the worst that we've seen.." indra bridge: the mississippi is 4 miles in that direction across what should be corn fields and today it is lapping against this house for many here it's a traumatic flashback to the record floods of 1993- some of the same families dislocated more than 20 years ago -- now manning pumps to defend their homes all over again the reynolds family manning a boat to check on their mother: mother's home flooded "my mum is elderly this is where she wants to stay and we are going to do what we can to make that happen map gfx: v/o the mississippi floodwaters surging south ; expected to crest near memphis thursday /// and approaching greenville and vicksburg, mississippi and baton rouge, louisiana in the next two weeks? a rare winter scare for the communities in the south?dreading what's coming their way. armed and ready to unsettling start. armed protesters -- angry at the federal government-- have seized control of a national wildlife refuge. their rage runs run deep -- and they

bruce rauner: this is one of the worst. david: on the other side of the river, illinois governor bruce rauner says hundreds of homes in his state are underwater. he's urging people in voluntary evacuation areas to not take any chances and leave. gov. bruce rauner: a flood in the winter is much different than a flood in the summer because hypothermia is a risk with people waiting around their house to be rescued in water. david: the flood water is receding in st. louis and major roadways are open again. but the high water is now moving south, and people in those areas are getting ready. david begnaud, cbs news, cape girardeau, missouri. alyx: president obama signed a emergency exists in missouri due to the flooding. the flood threat could last through next week. the mississippi is expected to crest in memphis, tennessee on january 9th. the president is also making headlines calling for stricter gun laws. in his weekly address, president obama says that because congress won't act on gun control, he will. cbs news is reporting

. >> reporter: downriver on the illinois side of the mississippi river, governor bruce rauner says water has overtopped levees. >> hundreds of families have been requested to evacuate. unfortunately, the majority of families that we've contacted so far have said they don't want to evacuate. they want to stay with their home. >> reporter: in the community bigham family,y,hich has refused to leave. >> that's a whole family right there. there are six kids race razeed in that house. >> reporter: can the big said he and his siblings will defend the family home that's been here since 1959. in previous years, they built a flood wall, but the water is seeping in, so they've added a barrier of 70-pound sandbags plus eight pumps that are running. it is a family fight against a powerful river. >> you are worriri about everything you've t and everything you're going to lose. >> reporter: back here in cape girardeau, the mississippi river crested two days earlier than expected. it crested last night. and tonight, it is falling, but slowly. jim, the river won't drop below major flood stage until at le

today, illinois governor bruce rauner toured flooded areas and activated national guard soldiers to assist recovery efforts. he's declared 12 counties missing.e are reportedin their the state of emergency has ended in st. louis, where flood waters are receding, and the cleanup has begun. iraqi officials say a suicide attack by militants from the islamic state in iraq and syria, or isis, killed three iraqi soldiers and wounded 17 at a base near ramadi, iraq, yesterday. after that, seven suicide bombings by isis followed in and around ramadi, according to iraqi officials. the iraqi the iraqi military says it has rescued more than 50 iraqi families isis was using as human shields in ramadi, and moved them to secure locations. the violence comes just after iraqi forces retook ramadi earlier this week. isis had seized the city, 75 miles west of baghdad, in may. saudi arabia's execution today of a prominent shiite cleric and 46 other prisoners on terrorism charges is sparking international outrage. iran's supreme leader, ayatollah ali khamenei, denounced the execution of sheik nimr al-nimr by co

el gobernador bruce rauner ha ordenado a 20 miembros de la guardia nacional que ayuden con los esfuerzosmisuri e illinois ahora van rum tennessee donde las autoridades ya se preparan para resguardar carreteras y hasta el aeropuerto para prevenir mayor desastre. en chicago janet rodriguez telemundo. blanca ahora lucrecia borchard nos tiene el pronostico del tiempo para el fin de semana adelante lucrecia vo blanca --una madre da a luz a gemelos pero los hermanitos ahora celebraran su cumpleaÑos en --una madre da a luz a gemelos pero los hermanitos ahora celebraran su cumpleaÑos en aÑos diferentes. end segment blanca ---antes de despedirnos, le que nacieron en aÑos distintos. vo --asi es.... la mayoria de gemelitos o en este caso cuates, pero este parecito de pleaÑos, adorables bebes que nacieron en el hospital de san diego, estuvn separados por minutos antes de marcar la medianoche del 2016. --jayleen salgado nacio el 31 de diciembre a las 11 con 59 minutos del 2015 y su hermanito luis, nacio 2 minutos despues, el primero de enero del 2016. --obviamente esto inesperado para los papas pero,

. >>> illinois governor bruce rauner gave his second state of the state address to a joint session of the state legislature in springfield. he talked about changes to labor regulations, state worker compensation system and decreasing property taxes. the governor also addressed a budget stalemate that left the state without a budget for eight months. this is 35 minutes. [ applause ] [ applause ] [ applause ] >> mr. governor, please proceed. >> thank you very much. president cullerton, leader dirken, lieutenant general, secretary white, treasurer, members of the general assembly, thank you all for your service. to our distinguished guests and to the media, thank you for attending today. to the members of our national guard, our servicemen and women and our veterans, thank you on behalf of a most grateful state. [ applause ] a unit of our guard will soon deploy to afghanistan. let's keep them in our prayers. to our firefighters, first responders, corrections officers and all those who keep us safe and protect us, thank you. [ applause ] to our state troopers -- to our state troopers and

illinois governor bruce rauner (r-ow-ner) says hundreds of homes in his state are underwater.he's urging people in voluntary evacuation and leave. leave."a flood in the winter is much different than a flood in the summer because hypothermia is a risk with people waiting around their house to be rescued in water." the flood water is receding in st. louis and major roadways are open again.but the high water is now moving southa& and people in those areas are getting ready. - david bag-no - reporting. the flood will continue to next week.the mississippi - is expected to crest in memphis - on january ninth. 33 million.that's the number of dollars vermont senator bernie sanders' presidential campaign says it has raised during the past three months. months.by comparison, clinton raised 37 million dollars during that same time period and 112 million during the *entire year.sanders raised 73 million dollars during 20-15, according to fundraising totals released today.the campaign says they've received two and a half *million donations, topping the number given to the obama campaign in 2011. dona

across the mississippi river in illinois, governor bruce rauner says people in southern parts of the state will likely be reimbursed for flood relief. but some people aren't pleased with current relief efforts. "i just don't understand......en d of the country " governor rauner says there have been at least nine confirmed deaths in his state as a result of the flooding. we'll take another look at your first alert back now to today's top stories. a dubuque family returned to iowa after saying goodbye to fallen u-s airman-staff sergeant joseph lemm. funeral services were held for him in new york city on wednesday, after he was killed during a suicide bomb attack in afghanistan. lemm grew up in dubuque before becoming a nypd police detective. president obama declared a state of emergency in missouri yesterday after flooding devastated several parts of that state. died there and in southern illinois. a few rivers including the mississippi have overflowed their banks and are beginning to recede. tonight at 5-30 and 10, tv-9's brea love shows us how the iowa national guard is helping with

bruce rauner/(r) illinois "if you get a request to evacuate...we can't force people to evacuate. understandably. they want to fight to protect their home. but the reality is, standing water around your home when it's 30 degrees is very different than when it's 80 degrees and hypothermia is a big risk." rauner says the illinois national guard is on standby to assist with any potential rescues or to help with evacuations more now from contact 13. honda is blaming "takata air bags".... for the death of a driver near pittsburgh. a 13-year old boy crashed a family car last summer.. a recalled honda accord. the government found a ruptured piece of the airbag killed the boy.. not the crash. takata says they are working with the government and honda on the case. the force is still with the star wars franchise. u.s. box office again this weekend. than 88-million dollars. "the force awakens" has already earned a little more than 740-million dollars since its release. that's about 20-million less than avatar.......which currently is the largest domestic film in history. "daddy's home" came

major highways have also had to be shut down because of all the water.on sunday, illinois governor bruce rauner surveyed some some of the devastation in his state. "if you get a request to evacuate...we can't force people to evacuate. please honor the request. stay safe. a lot of folks don't want to leave their homes understandabl y. they want to fight to protect their home. but the reality is, standing water around your home when it's 30 degrees is very different than when it's 80 degrees and hypothermia is a big risk." risk."rauner says the illinois national guard is on stand-by to help with the flood recovery effort.parts of the south are also dealing with flooding along the mississippi river, which is expected to crest today in memphis. president obama signed a federal emergency disaster declaration for missouri. meanwhile - parts of the nation's northwest are dealing with snow.in portland, oregon - rare snow and freezing rain caused problems on the roads and sidewalks.the city saw an inch fall sunday, with sleet continuing through today.a winter weather advisory is in effect for the area u

major highways have also had to be shut down because of all the water.on sunday, illinois governor bruce rauner surveyed some some of the devastation in his state. "if you get a request to evacuate...we can't force people to evacuate. please honor the request. stay safe. a lot of folks don't want to leave their homes understandabl y. they want to fight to protect their home. but the reality is, standing water around your home when it's 30 degrees is very different than when&it's 80 degrees and hypothermia is a big risk." risk."rauner says the illinois national guard is on stand-by to help with the flood recovery effort.parts of the south are also dealing with flooding along the mississippi river, which is expected to crest today in memphis.. presesent obama signed a federal emergency disaster declaration for missouri. meanwhile - parts of the nation's northwest are dealing with snow.in portland, oregon - rare snow and freezing rain caused problems on the roads and sidewalks.the city saw an inch fall sunday, with sleet continuing thrgh today.a winter weather advisory is in effect for the area un

governor bruce rauner announced yesterday that 23 counties in the state have been declared disaster areas. heavy rains have caused rivers to spill over in recent days. and with some flooding at record levels, emergency experts are worried for large amounts of ice. "these winter floods really scare me because they're very rare number one and number two, the risk of hypothermia for people wading around in these circumstances is very dangerous, people can lose their lives very easily. " the disaster declaration opens the area to state and possible federal assistance. in missouri, water is receding as communities start to recover from recent flooding. today an eastern iowa couple is in the st louis area with the american red cross. the retired couple has been doing disaster relief for years. kcrg-tv9's saunders has more. ann and ken opatz are packing up for a road trip.but they're not loading an r.v. and they're not headed to some warm oasis. these two, near 40-year- veterans of marriage, aren't spending their retirement relaxing. they're american red cross volunteers, heading to disaster zon

. >>> illinois governor bruce rauner gave his second state of the state address to a joint session of the state legislature in springfield. he talked about changes to labor

governor bruce rauner: the levees are mostly holding well. please, if you get a request to evacuate, honor the request and evacuate. hypothermia is a big risk, and you got people standing around in knee deep water around their homes. reporter in cape girardeau, : missouri bridges, roads and homes are already submerged. now, the race is on to save so many others. volunteers filling sandbags, doing whatever they can to help. governor jay nixon touring the area today. governor nixon: houses were smashed into bridges. reporter: a critical mission to save homes and lives. indra petersons, abc news, cape girardeau, missouri. adam: blue bell creameries is being investigated for how it handled a listeria contamination that is linked to three deaths. the u.s. department of justice is examining whether company executives committed wrongdoing in their handling of the outbreak. back in april, blue bell recalled all its ice cream, frozen yogurt, sherbet, and other frozen treats. the company found listeria on the lid of a food service cup the month before

bruce rauner / (r) illinois) "some communities hit harder than the '93 floods but most fortunately is not as bad but this is one of the worst." i'm jeremy roth reporting. president obama has signed a federal emergency disaster declaration for the state of missouri. it will help with disaster relief efforts... like recovery cost and debris removal. in pennsylvania -- the body of a missing autistic boy was discovered in a canal. police say dive teams recovered the body of five- year-old jayliel vega. he was reported missing after wandering off from his parents at a new year's eve party. family... friends... and volunteers have helped with the search. a community member found a tablet believed to be the child's in the water. "i want to thank the large number of volunteers we had conducted these searches and this investigation." "i want to take the time to recognize the citizens of allentown. their support, their willingness to help out was truly amazing and it makes me proud to be part of this city, knowing that community members care so much." family says the boy was not wearing shoes o

illinois governor bruce rauner toured the damage in his state just last hour. missouri jay nixon is expected to speak in eureka, in the next hour. this as residents are returning to their homes to survey the damage andby begin the cleanup. eureka, dan, what are you seeing? >> reporter: the floodwaters have receded in this suburb, but all the aftermath. you can see behind me. community volunteers who have come to this one particular street, and helping residents clean up. you can see dumpsters like this one, and see all of the damage belongs, if you were turfurnitu. homeowner across the street. this is keegan emmert. you can see some of the damaged stuff on his front lawn. keegan, tell us about what it was like seeing the floodwaters rise and kind of take over your basement? >> well, i had been up the night before pretty much all night, but when i fell asleep, my sister woke me up a couple of hours later and there was three inches of water everywhere. just kind of started slowing rising from there. it was pretty freak key. >> the fact it happened in the winter,

illinois governor bruce rauner toured the damage in his state just last hour.uri jay nixon is expected to speak in eureka, in the next hour. this as residents are returning to their homes to survey the damage andby begin the cleanup. eureka, dan, what are you seeing? >> reporter: the floodwaters have receded in this suburb, but all the aftermath. you can see behind me. community volunteers who have come to this one particular street, and helping residents clean up. you can see dumpsters like this one, and

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governor bruce rauner participated in the joining volunteers who helped paint walls and murals to benefit organizations with service projects across the country. >>> in texas it was a group of elementary school students who put together their own very special tribute. >> yeah, the fourth and fifth graders were asked if martin luther king jr. were running for president today, what would his campaign look like. here's abc's linsey davis. >> i may not get there with you, but i want you to know tonight that we as a people will get to the promised land. >> reporter: his words moving a nation, that promised land inspiring generations. >> it's dr. martin luther king, jr. were to run for president this in his campaign speech, we are a nation of promise and a land of opportunity. >> my brothers and sisters, i challenge you to keep the dream alive and uplift one another. >> we have made progress in the 21st century, but we have not overcome. >> there is more that must be done, white and black lives must matter, hispanic lives must matter, native and asian lives must matter, all lives must matter. >

down river, on the illinois side of the misssippi river, governor bruce rauner water has overtopped levees. (governor)hundreds of families evaxcuate, unfortunately the majority have said theyeydodoot want to evacuate they want to stay in their homes." in the community of olive branch we met the bigham family which has refused to leave. (bingham) we've got to much to lose // 6 kids we raised in that house. david bigham says he and his siblings will defend the family home that's been here since 1959.in previous years, they built a flood wall,but the water is seeping in.so they've added a barrier of 70 pound sandbags. plus they have 8 pumping running.it's a family fight against a poweful river now surrounding the bighams property. (bigham) you're worried about everything you've got and everything you're going to lose 3 democratic presidential candidate martin o'malley made a stop in siouxland was in storm lake before appearing at the plymouth county museum in le mars, saturday night. it's part of his three stops in northwest iowa. during the event, o'malley focused on new leadership, equal pa

. >> reporter: as illinois governor bruce rauner tours the damage, the people who live here know it isn'ti thought it was coming. >> at the area of concern, which is this entire basin area right here, the reason is, it's not just. we have a lot of rivers that flow into the mississippi including the missouri, the ohio and arkansas river. in st. louis, it is done raining and they have hit heir peak. the crest has gotten as high as it will. but that's not the case for the south like cape girardeau, and areas that have yet to hit their crest. there be at least a day or two until they finally hit their peak. farther south, we're talking memphis down to pine bluff. the problem with that, you never know exactly how much water is coming out of these. some of these numbers could change for the actual crest. another thing that could change, once we get far down to greenville and vicksburg, we're not expected to hit crests here for 10 to 14 days. any rain that we get in the next 10 to 14 days could also change the crest sites making them much higher especially with an additional 2 to 3 inches of rai

bruce rauner/illinois) flood in the winter is much different than a flood in the summer because hypothermia is a risk with people waiting around their house to be rescued in water. he flood water is receding in st. louis and major roadways are open again.but the high water is now moving south and people in those areas are getting news, cape girardeau, missouri.

illinois governor bruce rauner got a first hand glimpse of flood ravaged areas along the mississippi river today. he was joined by members of the illinois emergency management agency. while many homes and businesses 100-thousand- dollar flood wall... saved several other structures from damage. the governor says he will be get financial assistance for communities that have suffered losses. we've got equipment, communication equipment as well as sandbags and other supplies to support local first responders in all 12 of the this allows us to go to the federal government as we assess the damage and try to get federal financial support for the families and the businesses that have been impacted by these floods. missouri is also experiencing flooding - record flooding. the community of high ridge, missouri asked for help providing water to its residents. it lost its water treatment plant to the floods. the iowa national guard responded. about 4-dozen soldiers are providing water purification and transportation services for the roughly 20-thousand residents without water. more highlights fr