there's water everywhere in south carolina.d in both directions and all the alternate routes are closed, too. traffic literally has stopped going north and south up and down the eastern seaboard for trucks, for cars, for mostly rail travel, too. everyone has to wait for the water to recede in the days ahe ahead. this was just a flow. the storm responsible is still spinning right now over north flo florida, southern georgia.

from near wilmington, north carolina. to myrtle beach, south carolina.lions of americans along the eastern seaboard affected by the wind and record breaking rain. >> this is not just any rain. this is going to be the heaviest rainfall we have ever seen. >> reporter: in charleston, south carolina, a deluge of water and roads more accustomed to traffic jams, inundated by several feet of water. these two strangers teamed up to help stranded people in their cars. >> we saw the people and the car just floating around and decided to help them out. >> reporter: you don't know each other? you just helping hands here? >> well, i think we just have the same motive as far as we are stuck here any ways, might as well help somebody out. >> help us here. >> reporter: often where there is crisis, there are those willing to lend a hand. this stranded wedding party nearly missed the big day, if not for the last-minute aid of the national guard. but not everyone was as fortunate. since thursday, at least four people were killed in storm-related incidents in north and sout

deaths in south carolina so far. two in north carolina. those numbers could rise this morning. president obama has declared a major disaster ordering federal aid. the mayor of columbia expects things to get worse before they get better with damage in the billions of dollars. the problem now is flooded streams flowing into swollen rivers. officials say 18 dams have breached or failed in the state. near columbia, a mandatory evacuation has been ordered downstream of the overcreek river. >> helicopter crews and dozens more from the air in rescue operations. some guard troops ordered to help state troopers. this man risked his safety to get caskets out of a grave site. >> this is somebody's family. we have to respect the dead. that's family suffering. family popped up out of the ground. it is the human thing to do. >> with the latest on the flooding, cnn's boris sanchez in south carolina. >> reporter: we are in manning, south carolina. this major highway that leads all the way to florida is covered in flood water. at lea

around in the carolinas. let's get to meteorologist pedram javaheri. >> john and michelle, good morning. the last bounds of rain showers beginning to taper off. myrtle beach to wilmington getting rain showers. high pressure tries to build. we go back to a dry pattern. this does not mean the flash flooding concerns is done with. once you bring the land over the palmetto state, you look at the terrain over the region. talking about the northern portion of south carolina across the appalachian. you have the mountains up 35 feet high. you brings rivers down to the lowlands and marshy areas with the estuaries. you are talking about the waters being a major issue downstream for the communities. we will leave you with this from parts of south carolina. notice some of the areas in the low lying areas that go down the hill into the portion of the tennis court down there. the aftermath shows you the tremendous flooding that took place, especially in the low-lying areas in south carolina. >> the before and after is stun

nine deaths in south carolina and two in north carolina. tonight the governor is warning people to be on alert amid the devastating flooding and tonight more communities have been evacuated and more roads and bridges need to be closed as the water runs downstream toward the coast. 40,000 people are without water, but help is on the way, news 4's mark segraves with the local rescue team that's been deployed. >> part of the rescue effort in south carolina includes more than 80 members of a local search and rescue team. virginia task force one is now in the charleston area and prepared to weeks if necessary. virginia task force one based out of fairfax county is part of search and rescue teams, about 45 minutes of the elite team are in south carolina last night equipped with boats and search dogs. they are now in the charleston area coordinating with local and federal agencies and even subsiding with the governor of south carolina and theyearned that more evacuations in low-lying areas are likely. the fairfax-based team are responding to disas

carolina -- south carolina governor nickki haley who wrappd up her news conference talking about how her residents, 5 million of them in south carolina are facing stuff like that. the high tide are making matters i whole lot worse which has seen record catastrophic flooding after days of unprecedented rains. those rains haven't given up which means the flooding will continue even after the rain stops. we'll take yah back to the carolinas in just a few minutes and first we want to get to this story we're watching on msnbc. roseburg, oregon, it's the first sunday where that community is now having to remember and look back to thursday. remembering the nine people killed when the gunman opened fire on the campus of umpqua community college on thursday. a town barely over 21,000 people, no one has been left untouched certainly by this tragedy. those nine victims you see here who lost their lives, many of which were very, very young just starting their lives. i like to bring in po kim murray, someone who knows what that roseburg community is going through. she's a resident of newtown, con

that's how south carolina is -- what south carolina is dealing with right now.ver is at its highest level since 1936. that's why we keep telling people to stay off the roads, stay out of the roadways. stay clear. we'll talk a little bit more about that but i want to give you as much information as we have. this is all hands on deck so there's a lot of information. the main thing we're dealing with is it's literally changing by the minute so we're dealing with those issues as we can. i want to turn it over to our climatologist and let him give you an update and i'll take it back from there. >> good afternoon, i'm from the state climate office. we're watching a persistent plume of moisture coming in off the ocean. this is what has delivered this rain throughout the evening. we'll continue to see light rain, rain showers throughout the mid-lands all the way to myrtle beach. there are some heavier showers in myrtle beach. we're expecting heavier showers to diminish by midnight tonight. we will maintain the rain showers through monday, however those will becoming les

south carolina underwater. how crews from our area are now working to help. >> accused of murdering three people over a 10--year period. today, charles severance goes on trial. >> just about 30 minutes until sunrise over the district. thanks for waking up with us. >> we have your time-saver traffic, but begin with howard. >>> clouds are moving towards the north-northwest they are broken up. moved into pennsylvania and a lot of breaks now. afew clouds and a good deal of sun. temperatures in the 4s and 50s. abeautiful picture at the weather camera of the clearing skies. 62 at noon. highs today in the mid to upper 60s. a great start to the week. here is larry. >>> we were single tracking, but that is resolved. buses are running on schedule as well. in the capital beltway we have good news. 23rd parkway at iverson place was closed because of a police investigation. when that wraps up that road will be open. here is a look from sky 9. you can see volume as as you make your way towards the capital beltway. again, typ

as a band of continues to impact south carolina. conditions should improve rain wise but 6 inches of rain will still be possible along coastal areas of south carolina. the band continues to pivot across the state. this is all due to a lot of tropical moisture from the atlantic coming in and interacting with an upper-level low. you have the perfect weather setup to see catastrophic floods over south carolina. we mentioned rain still coming down and gusting winds will be another concern. let's head over to you in new york. >> i was born right there in florence, south carolina so our prayers are with all of the folks. that catastrophic rainfall killing at least five people he across the state. officials urging people stay inside if you are not in danger of flooding as the national guard moves in. jonathan joins us live in columbia. >> good morning to you. standing on the banks you can see the swool encreek raging over the bridge. the waters were over top of the bridge. you can see the toppled guardrails the flood waters also damaged mu

within weeks, north carolina's" voter i.d."bill become a 57- page bill that: cut a week of early voting, ended same day registration during early voting, curtailed sunday voting, ended out-of- precinct voting, ended pre- registration for 16 and 17-year- olds. republican state representative david lewis chaired the elections committee when the bill passed. he says it makes the voting process fairer. >> the rules don't need to be tweaked in such a way that advantages one side or the other. we say, treat everybody the same. >> reporter: with early voting cut from 17 to 10 days, one of the two early voting sundays went away. that limited the so-called" souls to the polls" effort, when many black churches transport congregates to their polling stations. that looks like, from the superficial level, at least, that had to have been targeted to the african-american community. >> i certainly don't think so. many of our state agencies are not required to work on sundays. even if you want to attest or believe that we did something for part

the gentlelady from north carolina is recognized. ms. foxx: thank you, mr. speaker. i yield one minute to the gentlewoman from california, congresswoman walters. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from california is recognized for one minute. mrs. walters: mr. speaker, i rise in support of house resolution 461. this resolution would create a select panel to investigate a number of claims related to planned parenthood's activities involving abortion and fetal tissue procurement. like many americans i was horrified by the recent videos which depicted planned parenthood employees cass lousely discussing the trafficking and sale of aborted babies' tissue and organs. as a mother of four, i know nothing is more sacred than the gift of human life. and any organization that puts a price on unborn children must be held accountable. as a member of the house judiciary committee, i am actively involved in the house investigation examining the atrocities committed by planned parenthood. while wie continuing to gather information and determine th

the gentlelady from north carolina is recognized. ms. foxx: thank you, mr. speaker. i yield one minute to the gentlewoman from california, congresswoman walters. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from california is recognized for one minute. mrs. walters: mr. speaker, i rise in support of house resolution 461. this resolution would create a select panel to investigate a number of claims related to planned parenthood's activities involving abortion and fetal tissue procurement. like many americans i was horrified by the recent videos which depicted planned parenthood employees cass lousely discussing the trafficking and sale of aborted babies' tissue and organs. as a mother of four, i know nothing is more sacred than the gift of human life. and any organization that puts a price on unborn children must be held accountable. as a member of the house judiciary committee, i am actively involved in the house investigation examining the atrocities committed by planned parenthood. while wie continuing to gather information and determine th

three deaths in south carolina on the roads. one in north carolina. we'll get back to this coverage in just a moment. >>> also, talking this morning about the oregon shooter's father and the fact he is speaking out now saying a lack of gun laws is to blame, essentially, he believes, in part for the massacre. >> plus, donald trump talking about guns. he also says that there should be more of them. >>> so in oregon students and faculty at umpqua community college are getting ready to return to campus tomorrow. as you can imagine, surprising, you know, that they would. no classes are being held here. the campus is being reopened, however. >> we know that the investigators, though, they are continuing their investigation and they now say that14guns have been linked to the shooter, and that he committed suicide after a shoot out with police. dan simon is live in roseburg, oregon. and dan, i understand, the father of the gunman is speaking to cnn. what did he have to say? >> reporter: well, ian mercer clearly says that his son not gotten ahold of all the w

here's a photo from columbia, south carolina.hese people are standing on the back of the bed of their truck. notice the fire department trying to rescue these people. this is the scene taking place throughout columbia, south carolina, north charleston and north myrtle beach toward florence. we're talking now not just about the monetary damage. we easily have a couple thousand people. 10,000. who knows how many people that don't have homes to live in. that whole bottom floor of that house has at least four to five water. and that's the scene. i've seen apartment complexes halfway up. people can't live in those places anymore. a lot of sheetrock has to be torn out. here's more pictures of first responders rescuing people from their homes. some of the rescues were dramatic. some like this pulling people out of their homes surrounded by water. also roads are closed. i-95 from interstate 20 to interstate 26. that's dozens of miles of major interstate where people can't get up and down the east coast. think of all the truckers stuck at

there's water everywhere in south carolina. just got word that i-95 is now closed in both directions and all the alternate routes are closed, too. traffic literally has stopped going north and south up and down the eastern seaboard for trucks, for cars, for mostly rail travel, too. everyone has to wait for the water to recede in the days ahe ahead. this was just a flow. the storm responsible is still spinning right now over north flo florida, southern georgia. it just shifted out of charleston. they had the worst weather yesterday. today's fears are columbia, georgetown, south carolina and now shifting up towards myrtle beach this afternoon. rainfall totals are incredible. boone hall plantation, 24 inches of rain. that's from a national weather service employee who works there. we'll add possibly another 6 to 10 inch on top of that. this area is white is where we've seen above eight inches of rain. that includes from columbia, into charleston and now northward. we'll soon add to the totals in myrtle beach. water is literally ev

north carolina. so, just widespread flooding. narrow strip, about inch and a half to 2 inches shall specially north and south carolina. and southern north carolina, has shifted farther nutter. so at least the area already fell 20 inches, probably won't see whole lot of additional rain. here is the set up, storm scan3, still little tropical connection going on. that flow right off the atlantic. now basically coastal, north carolina, around cape look-out, seeing the heaviest rain, that trend will continue for about another 24 hours. back home, we still have some flood issues going on, specially for the back base, later on this evening, we still have that push of air, coming out of the northeast, that winds, that's backing up the waters. watch out, tidal creeks, back bays, potential for minor tidal flooding after high tide. wind flow out of the north, sustained about 15 miles per hour, still seeing gusts over 20 at the shore. temperatures though starting to warm up little bit. still little cooler than a

you know 18 inches in parts of south carolina. you work into mt. pleasant. they recorded 24 inches of rainfall. you do the math for the surface area of south carolina, that equates to 65 billion gallons of water. you take niagara falls, that is how much that flows over the falls in ten days is what occurred in south carolina this weekend. to layout the land of the palmetto state, we are indicating the purple and pink and that is where the heaviest rainfall came down. the state average was 8 inches of rainfall. you take that and put that together. we are talking over 4 trillion gallons of water. that could fill seven million olympic size swimming pools. the third highest weather event. we know joaquin made that impact. i compare this to peeling back a layer of onion. this is another storm with the heavy rainfall. are getting more rain? it looks like we are. the vast majority over far northern coasts of south carolina or myrtle beach with up to .50 or 1 inch. and south of columbia, it could get an additional 1 to 2 inches. a dangerous scenario. >> it is a dang

all of this moisture is being ushered into south carolina, parts of north carolina, and again the threat of more flooding overnight tonight and into tomorrow. we're not going to really see this clear out until tuesday so the potential for 6 to 8 more inches of rainfall along the coast here, really a disaster. catastrophic. harris, this will be lingering until tuesday. schools will be closed. everything will be shut down in south carolina tomorrow. back to you. >> janice dean, thank you very much. we'll be right back. >>> we have been excited and abuzz all over the building about the rollout tomorrow. don't miss it on the radio. let's pop up pictures of south carolina. interstate i-95, 75-mile

to north carolina. some parts of south carolina talking more than two feet of rain. historic flooding charleston, columbia. it's a mess down there. that is joaquin pulling away. so futurecast nice and quiet. it's going to stay that way. notice how the clouds thin out late afternoon in southern maryland and sort of pull away tonight for the most part. hanging out on the coast towards norfolk. tomorrow is a nicer day. today and wednesday might be nicest of the week. 67 today. 52 tonight with the 40s in the suburbs. tomorrow, wednesday, just a couple of real sweet days moving our way with highs in the mid 70s. thursday a touch cooler. low 70s. a threat for showers on friday. then the weekend looks like going to the -- ravens home this weekend. looking good with the highs in the >>> all right. pretty interesting video from alaska. two moose in a battle to be top dog. a man had front row seats as the animals went antler to antler. it's breeding season. the two duke it out from one side of the street to the o

south carolina is submerged.s of rain coming to an end but not before roads turned into rivers with dramatic rescues. now we're seeing absolute devastation from above. >> what we got on us now is all we own. our kids got one outfit on everybody. >> nothing to worry about no more. everybody lost everything they had. >> this morning, new flooding dangers. we are live on ground.

this is greenville, south carolina. this is upstate south carolina. a lot of folks dealing with ooding that is border line biblical. >> this is with joaquin staying far >> away from the east coast. a totally difrent set up. >> which is incredible to tnk about that. that is the top story this morning. that storm and other things affected by it including the dangerous ht for a cargo ship that disappeared in hurricane joaquin. 33 crew memrs on board. 28 are american. kristen dahlgren joins us from jacksonville, florida where the ship set sail. good morning. >> reps ter: good morning, erica. at first light, search planes will be back up. they know the ship was taking on water. ey knowrthe eye of hurricane joaquin passed close to the ship's last known location. family members are holding out hope that the crew members were >> we don't know their status. 140-mile-an-hour winds. it could have destroyed other communications. >> reporter: missing at sea, the 735 foot cargo ship with the 33 crew members, including 28 americans, disappeared during hurricane joaq

a state of emergency there in south carolina.nd this has been described as a catastrophic event because it hasn't happened in many, many years. and people are dealing with just an incredible amount of water. you can see those people there, human chain i was talking about, as they reach for their maybe who was there stuck at a stop sign. nick, can you hear me, are you on the line there? i understand that you've been trying to get through this in your car. >> reporter: we are. we're in a coving coverage vehicle here being driven by our engineer right into the heavy disaster area. we've vus pulled up on the scene here, a downed tree, several residents looking at this just remarkable flooding that has captured some cars in it. what i see out of my window is at least two, three cars submerged under water. it is by all accounts a desperate situation with the rain just relentlessly pounding the state of south carolina. the storm trapped over the state, governor nikki haley who we are expecting a news conference from in just about 30 min

look at this, places in south carolina 26.88 inches and this is close to columbia, south carolina and very close to myrtle beach is at 21.63 inches in gills creek, south carolina at 28.3 inches and we've seen the pictures of the extensive flooding and we'll tell you over and over again never drive through flooded roadways and take a look at this guy this is down to south carolina and he's going into a raging river. you can see some guys stuck in it and he tris to make it through and this does not happen. fortunately, this guy was saved by a good samaritan and both had to be saved by a rescue squad. that goodness they were able to get out okay. once again, someone trying to drive through flooded roadways. >> i mentioned for us, our only concern is the coastal flooding that we've got. it will be the cool numbers and look at the lows, 44 in gaithersburg and 45 in kull pepper and 52 in d.c. starting off on a very cold note tomorrow, but here's the best part of the forecast. hour by hour tomorrow, we'll warm up nicely. 56, cool by 8:00 and 69, close to 70 with sunshine for noon and get out

flood advisory posted for much of south carolina up into north carolina and these are flash flood warningsmeaning that we have imminent flooding. look at the rainfall over the last 48 hours. we're referring this as a fire hose positioned over south carolina and it's been there for at least three days, the plume of moisture that has a bulls-eye in south carolina and part of the problem is, we have this area of low pressure, this cut-off low and joaquin. so we have the counter clockwise motion from this hurricane and then you also have the onshore flow from the low-pressure center and it just continues to inundate south carolina. so as we go through time, the forecast radar through monday, things will start to taper off. but still the chance of rain along the coast as we get into the new work week. so this is not ending anytime soon and it's just been relentless. again, some of the rainfall totals are incredible. and the potential for more rainfall, i mean, 6 to 8, even 12 inches of rainfall from this computer model north of the charleston area. so prayers out to the folks who live in south

reporter: south carolina. reporter: floodwaters are receding in columbia, south carolina now leaving behind massive damage. a giant sinkhole practically swallowed this tax office while raging waters ripped apart >> the community is strong, and it will be rebuilt, but it's going to take a long time. reporter: military choppers are flying looking for people who may still need help. over the weekend crews rescued hundreds of victims from fast moving floodwaters. the governor is urging residents in hard hit areas to stay indoors. >> this is not over. just because the rain stops does not mean that we are out of the woods. reporter: the rain and floods have left more than 40,000 people without drinking water. the state is setting up water distribution sites until the taps are flowing again with clean water. cbs news columbia, south carolina. >>> just absolutely wild weather there. they say it hasn't been like in this in a thousand years. >> they are not out of the woods yet. >> thousand year rain event means it has

boris sanchez, cnn, manning, south carolina. >>> joining me on the phone from columbia south carolinaation officer. i know you're busy. what's the latest assessment of the dam failures and breaches and how much of a risk do they pose right now? >> well, we've received several reports of localized voluntary evacuations issued by our local public response agencies and communities around the columbia area due to dam concerns. we've got one report of a dam that's being intentionally slightly breached so that it doesn't break further, and they can control the water flow. the president has declared a disaster for several counties in south carolina. that will free up many programs to be made available to the citizens directly affected by the storm. >> and we have a bit of a distortion on the line, but we're going to power through this with you because it's important information we want to get. these flood waters, they're projected to move southeast from the carolinas down toward the atlantic coastline, but five of the deaths so far are a result of people trying to drive through these waters.

century in south carolina has forced the south carolina football team to move its home game against lsu to the lsu campus, the officials are trying to be as hoss -- gracious to visitors. >> the financial burden, the stress of having to pick up to come to baton rouge trying to to find hotel rooms, we know it's stressful, this is their home game, we're trying to make it as easy as possible for them. >> hospitality is not expected to be extended to the football field. our producer who went to lsu made sure she wrote that in the script. poor south carolina has not had the greatest season this year. they got killed by georgia. >> reporter: lsu will probably kill them, too. the story cracked me up, only in college football only for a second this was the pros, this happened in dallas, and dallas had to come up here. this wouldn't happen between lsu and alabama i don't think. >> reporter: i give them credit. we look live on sky6 live hd nobody is on the tennis courts. we have a breeze whipping around, maybe the folks are waiting for it to warm up. no issues out there, all the rain has pulled of

that's the latest live in columbia, south carolina, i'm jay gray. betty, back to you. >> the dapger is not over, thank you so much. >>> new developments in the desperate search for a cargo ship missing at sea. search and rescue teams are scanning a 225 square foot debris field made up of wood, cargo and other items. the ship had 33 people on board, 28 of them americans, last heard from thursday during hurricane joaquin. distress call went out saying it lost power and was taking on water. the families have gathered together in jacksonville, florida. danielle randolph was the second mate and sent an e-mail to her mom before the storm. >> there was a hurricane out here, and we are heading straight into it. winds are super bad and seas are not great. love to everyone. >> the coast guard will give an update on the search at 10:00 a.m. eastern. >>> president obama and u.s. defense secretary ash carter are promising a full investigation into a deadly bombing at a hospital in afghanistan. 22 patients and hospital staff were killed when the doctors without b

this is in south carolina and the neighbors states. the weather may be a little better, but the threat is still bad. 40,000 people still without water. many don't have their power either. now the main concern today, all of that rainfall rushing down to the lower coast possibly triggering even more evacuations. now we've learned later this week that second of homeland security jay johnson will travel to the state of south carolina to review response and recovery efforts. eun. >> angie goff from the live desk. thank you, angie. 5:03 is your time. we are following virginia task force one in south carolina. the team from fairfax county posted these new pictures of what they're doing. you can see they're assisting cleanup efforts there. they're also assessing damage to

coastal areas in north carolina and virgin saw flooding. the slow-moving storms saved the crush for south carolina. >> i received a phone call from president obama, he was gracious and kind. we did a verbal request for a major disaster declaration. those things cover individual assistance, public assistance for things like debris removal and emergency protective measures, hazard mitigation, damage to infrastructure, and to expedite that we did it verbally. >> f.e.m.a. state and local officials along with the national guard assess the damage, which could add up in the billions. >> there are still hundreds of roads closed in the state capital. drinking water is not safe for thousands of people. there's a boil order in many places. schools are cancelled. businesses not open as the assessment begins and the recovery effort goes on for weeks, possibly months >>> robert ray in south carolina. >> u.s. coast guard officials say they believe the cargo ship that disappeared in the middle of hurricane joachim sunk. it apparently was trying to ride out

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carolina and south carolina. mainly taking a real target there on south carolina. meanwhile, hurricane joaquin really weakened as it went by bermuda yesterday, and now it's north of there, and the track continues to take it well east of the canadian maritimes and well out to sea. for us the sky will continue to clear out. we'll have lots of sunshine today. by noontime we should make it into the mid-60s and then by late afternoon when you're heading back home, it should be around 70 degrees. warm pattern for the week ahalf. storm team 4 forecast, it may be near 80 degrees by wednesday afternoon. it look os to be the warmest over seven days. seven-day outlook, highs to mid-70s. next chance of rain looks to be friday afternoon. showers may come through. maybe even thunderstorms. no sevevere weather. clearing out just in time for next weekend. bright and sunny with highs around 70 degrees. slowdown, what's going on with that, melissa? >> looking pretty typical. still fairly slow. 95 northbound as you're headed to woo

what does it look like today in south carolina? >> it's just remarkable, kate, when you look at the impact this rain has had. just consistent downpour. the intensity of that rain has stopped. it really isn't raining right now. that's the scary part for local officials here. they worry that residents are going to look out their window and think this is all over. when you look at the weather models, it seems this storm is lingering and hovering over the state of south carolina, nowhere seemingly harder hit than here in column bee, yeah the state capital. the concern, of course, this is in the middle of the state. this water has to go somewhere. perhaps towards the coast. that creates another problem for places like charleston. let's get back to that point about the water. i just spoke to the mayor of columbia, steven benjamin, who told me few places have had their water restored but there are still thousands of people without usable or drinkable water. they worry that that is going to be the issue going forward. we were in charleston

coming up, south carolina's thousand year flood. dams have been breached, roads wrecked and parking lots turned into lakes. that's just the beginning. >>> new polls show donald is think i sinking, but who is rising? hillary clinton prepares for a town hall meeting this morning. >>> the fbi issued a warning to philadelphia-area colleges. >>> that and much more as "early today" starts right now. >>> good morning. i'm melisilissa rehberger. deadly rainfall has south carolina's governor issuing a short and simple warning. stay in your house. for parts of that state, it's been called a 1,000 year flood event. meaning in any given year, there is a 1 in 1,000 chance of these rainfall totals. nbc's jay gray is on the ground in columbia, south carolina. >> reporter: flood waters are running through and over everything in their path. >> cars are submerged. cars washed up against the porch and everything. never seen anything like it. >> reporter: in many areas, there's never been anything like this. rain for days straight, at times, two inches

schools and collegion are closed in south carolina today. thousands are without power around the state, seven are dead. officials rescued hundreds from cars caught in flash floods. robert ray is live for us in charleston, south carolina. was there any warning? >> that's a great question. the answer is yes and no. they expect really intense rain and heavy amounts in the south carolina area. the mayor here of charleston, who's been here for 40 years at mayor said he has never seen anything like it, including 1989's hurricane hugo which really caused havoc in this area. people are trying to figure out exactly what to do in the coming days and assess when this rain is over, which should be over today, later today. charleston's been hit hard, the capitol, columbia very, very much completely pummeled. there have been swift water rescues and chopper rescues yesterday. roads have collapsed. dams have crashed in. there have been hospitals that we're told are considering evacuation, five of them right now they are considering because the water supply

obama express ed their concerns and prayers for the people of south carolina. and also, said that they were there to assist. prior to my conversation with president obama, we went ahead and did something that is very unusual, but it allows us to expedite the process. we did a verbal request for a major disaster declaration, and rather than waiting to do the paperwork, and with which we are drafting now, and we went ahead and did the verbal request for personal assistance, and debris removal, and damage to infrastructure, and to try to expedite, we did that verbally, and we are looking at 11 counties right now, and that number will change. those are just the ones that we are doing this, because we have immediate needs now in 11 counties as we are going forward and dealing with the counties, we will see that we are adding to the list. i also think that what we have started doing today is to have phone conversations with the counties to educate them on what they need to do to do the county assessments properly, and we have people standing by to show them how to do

some died in neighboring carolina.threat because of ricing rivers and governor also warning about drinking water. >> we have quite a few water issues that we're seeing either people are without water or con nam -- contaminated water. we want to be careful. >> nicole: taking necessary precautions. hundreds of roads and bridges closed in south carolina. many resident remain without power, cheryl. >> cheryl: massive search by the u.s. coast guard for a missing cargo ship that vanished during hurricane joaquÍn going to puerto rico including 28 americans. one body has been found in a survival suit. it was damaged and it was empty, nicole. >> nicole: day after launching aircraft, russia volunteer ground troops will join the fight, military experts say similar to russia's tactics to seize crimea. russian jet crossed over turkey on saturday. moscow calls it an innocent mistake laying for weat ner the area. >> cheryl: very interesting there. the deadly air strike on a hospital was not sought by the u.s. military. >> we have now

lot of that moisture being funneled in across south carolina and north carolina, bringing that historics across south carolina reporting more than 26 inches of rain, very significant, that shattered not only daily rainfall records across the state but monthly records for being at the highest levels, even some rain gauges being swept away a river xwanlg being swept away by rushing floodwaters. rain will continue throughout the day in south carolina and we'll keep you updated. stay off the roads. lot of the water filled with bacteria and in charleston we saw some paddle boarders over the weekend. water could be filled with bacteria. at our location we saw some eels swimming around so also creatures in the floodwaters. stay out of them and stay off the roads throughout the day today. send it over to you in new york. >> funny you should say that. my brother was rescuing people, took a boat out and getting people out of the second floor windows. my mom was concerned because the water is not safe. some so you copperheads in the water, unbelievable. >> let's go out to columbia, jonathan is the

south carolina. bill karins is here, and bill, you are tracking not one, but two storms coming at us. >> that's right. the first one is the biggest of them, and what's going on in the central bahamas is just kind of off the charts, worst case scenario. a category 4 hurricane lingering over these islands for about 24 hours. i can't imagine what it's going to look like. we'll probably get pictures not today, but maybe by the end of tomorrow. the latest in from the hurricane center. still a category 4. the path well off the east coast. so that's great news for us. even should miss bermuda. still have to watch closely out there in nova scotia, possibly cape cod for some glancing blow type things. for the most part we're not going to worry about joaquin too much more. now the rainfall is just problematic. already torrential rains. this is not from joaquin, this is say separate storm that's located over the top of alabama and mississippi. it's drawing tropical moisture to the coast and we are going to see

alex perez, columbia, south carolina. >> incredible. >> incredible images from the carolinas. more rain and more misery for the carolinas by the way in the hours ahead. >> the rainstorms continue to drench that region at this hour. our coverage continues with accuweather's paul williams and why this is happening. hey, paul, good morning to you. >> thank you, reena, kendis. major flooding still a concern for monday. possibility of road closures, mud slides in the mountains. and power outages major problems with the amount of water that's already fall. . low pressure system will typically bring a little rain our way. a dip or trough in the jet stream can bring a little rain our way and tropical moisture not connected to the hurricane, by the way, all of that triple-teameds on the carolinas. and that's why we have accumulations of 24 inches and still counting in some areas. kendis, reena? >> great. our thanks to paul there. in the meantime, hurricane joaquin has spared the east coast but it's now bearing down on bermuda before veering out to sea. no longer a category 5 storm but

in south carolina, evacuations are under way after 18 dams were breached state wide. half of them in the columbia area. the sun is expected to shine today, but it will take many weeks to repair all the damage. we're talking 550 roads and bridges impassable now. about 40,000 people without drinkable water, shelters overflowing and now a warning from the governor this morning that some communities downstream may be displaced and all of that rain water makes its way toward the coast. we're watching this closely. >>> anne arundel count yy polic are investigating a pair of suspicious deaths. police identified a man as 40-year-old anthony anastasia jr. during a search of the house, officers found a woman dead in the basement. she suffered trauma to her body. that's according to investigators. investigators also say the crimes were not random acts. >>> exclusive look this morning at the man police say shot at buildings, one of them the office where he worked. fairfax county detectives are trying to determine matthew malacarne's motive. he had a arsenal of weapons, four guns,

deadly unprecedented flooding in south carolina. the governor deploying 600 members of the national guard with the state experiencing rainfall totals never seen before. the governor calls this a once in a 1,000 year weather event. it has triggered more than 200 water rescues. roads all over the state shutdown by flooding. cars and trucks washed away. look at the aerial view where water levels rising so fast that the coast guard had to air lift this mother and 15-month-old infant to safety. look at the folks in columbia. >> i can't get over the water. >> raging waist deep waters. holding on to a stop sign. rescue operations set to begin in the state capital today. the torrential rain and floods leaving some with no choice but to completely rebuild. >> we have lost everything. what i got on my body is everything. pretty much everybody down that hill has lost everything. vehicles, clothes, everything. the best thing is we still have our lives. >> more than 18 inches to 24 inches of rain in places in that state in a day or less. you can

joining us from south carolina, the south carolina congressman and democrat james clyburn, and thank for joining us. i want to get your quick reaction to sheriff's decision today to fire that deputy? >> well, thank you very much for having me, wolf. i want to thank the sheriff lott for doing what he did as promptly as he did. i know the sheriff very well. i think that he did what was proper. unfortunately, this should not end this. i think that we have to begin to review our school procedures. as you know, wolf, i am a former edge educator, and i taught eighth graders, and i know what it is like to have an eighth grader act up in class. and we have had young children, and not all of us, but i have had teenager, and sometimes the teenagers mouth off, and when they do, we are have to treat them as teenagers, and we have to conduct ourselves as professionals. that deputy, that resource officer did not conduct himself as a professional dealing with a young developing child. we should always keep in mind that all of us have been young ourselves, and all of us know that we have at sometime

the gentlelady from north carolina is recognized. ms. foxx: thank you, mr. speaker. i yield one minute to the gentlewoman from california, congresswoman walters. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from california is recognized for one minute. mrs. walters: mr. speaker, i rise in support of house resolution 461. this resolution would create a select panel to investigate a number of claims related to planned parenthood's activities involving abortion and fetal tissue procurement. like many americans i was horrified by the recent videos which depicted planned parenthood employees cass lousely discussing the trafficking and sale of aborted babies' tissue and organs. as a mother of four, i know nothing is more sacred than the gift of human life. and any organization that puts a price on unborn children must be held accountable. as a member of the house judiciary committee, i am actively involved in the house investigation examining the atrocities committed by planned parenthood. while wie continuing to gather information and determine th

columbia, south carolina, saw 12 inches of rain. fairfax fire and rescue is sending a team to south carolina to help overweaponed reonders there. they received a call from fema at 9:00 p.m. last night and jumped into action. about 80 responders jumped into action. coming up, they'll be live for more on the equipment that the team will use. >>> 100 potential jurors will report to court today for the beginning of a murder trial a decade in the making. charles severance is charged with three deaths in alexandria. the killings happened over a ten-year span. his trial could last as long as six weeks. "news4's" julie carey will be in court to cover it. >>> the college's president says she wanted students to start coming back following last week's mass shootsing. christopher harper mercer killed nine students last thursday night. police areyh killed himself. >> this is not a club we wanted to join. we did not want to be part of the sandy hook club, but we're now members, the newest members. the senior members are all taking care of us. >>

there in south carolina. several neighborhoods are still under water this morning. more flooding could happen and dams continue to fail. nearly two dozen dams have breached state wide. more than 500 roads and bridges washed out by the flooding. 1300 national guardsmen are in that area performing aerial rescues. officials are asking people to donate water to the 40,000 people who don't have clean water this morning. >>> virginia task force one is on the ground this morning in south carolina helping out first responders. the team from chantilly in west columbia now. they have been assigned to the clarendon county area. the team was called in sunday night by fema. the 80 member team and 59,000 pounds of equipment left yesterday morning. they'll be down for 10 days total. >>> we're keeping an eye on the dam breach situation in south carolina. we'll check in with kerry sanders late are in tr in the s. >>> the cargo ship that sank is now the subject of an ntsb investigation. a team of investigators is on its way to

and south carolina.hat produced historic and catastrophic flooding across the region. the rain moved offshore. joaquin moving away to pull moisture as well. it's a quieter picture. we need the dry picture across the carolinas to allow water to exit the states. flooding is on going. we do have a concern for dams that could be breached or threatens next couple days. river flooding along areas in eastern south carolina. some rivers are not even forecast to crest until the next couple of days. some as late as sunday morning. so this will continue to be a story we'll keep an eye on across south carolina with more flooding forecast. i want to take you out west because across parts of the rockies, we have a storm system exiting parts of mexico and moving into new mexico. with it we'll look at potential for flash flooding as well. we've been looking at it over the weekend, especially, even yesterday across places like vegas. the risk for storms is in place across new mexico, arizona and also southwestern parts o

leon: virginia task force one is there in south carolina. the 80-member task force helping fema with the search and the rescue missions. maryland sending its task force to help with the flood response. it is not clear how long it will be needed in south carolina. doug: it is near 80 degrees and sunshine will help dry it out. the weather bug camera in great falls. it's a beautiful sunrise this morning and through the morning. the skies got front and fair weather clouds. interesting timing of the year. the shadows are different. the longer shadows this time of day. officially today. you can see from the district it's 72 and 54 are the average. 35 was a record low from 1881. right now it's the upper 60's to the lower 70's. we get to the overnight hours and it will be clear and partly cloudy. 53 in bethesda and fairfax. 54 in woodbridge. it will be cooler north and west. it will be a mild and sunny afternoon. i do see cloudiness on the radar. it's got really low rain showing up at all. there is nothing more than the package of high clouds. the f