and in deweyville, texas, tonight, an entire town cut off by the water, forcing families from their homes. abc's matt gutman is there with those families, and where this system heads next. >> reporter: with nothing left to save in this small town turned into a big lake, deweyville, texas, residents tonight are saving themselves. early this morning, some remaining holdouts heading out. how bad is it in there? >> bad. >> reporter: bad? the sheriff now frantically focusing on those still there, despite a mandatory evacuation. >> we got a lot of folks wanting to come out that's already flooded in, just decided the water's too deep. >> reporter: we climbed aboard a national guard truck with sergeant anthony ross of the newton county sheriff's office. the only way to get in or out is in a truck like this or a boat like that, and that is someone being rescued right now. deweyville's demise follows a weekend that spawned tornadoes in arkansas. and a week-long deluge, damaging 5,000 homes in louisiana. back in deweyville, one family trying to fight the rising water, building this berm. and this is

deweyville, texas. >> flood warnings will remain in effect throughout the weekend. let's bring in kevin korveaux. >> several rivers with major areas under major flood cresting right now. >> takes whitquite a while to g down. >> i will show you the satellite picture and airs of blue, the areas outside of the river that are flooded across this area. it has to recede toward the south. it could be several weeks before we see any real noticeable difference in this area. flood warnings are still in effect as well as mississippi. we have had rain showers passed through. some have been severe. take a look at what's happening across colorado. the area of snow is expanding for the last several hours, we have seen six inches of snow in denster. more to come. >> kevin, thank you very much. isil's crimes against humanity. the state department says it's a genocide. >> from fruits and vegetables to a larger cash crop, how legal marijuana can change the california landscape. hey how's it going, hotcakes? hotcakes. this place has hotcakes. so why aren't they selling like hotcakes? w

back in texas, a slow motion disaster. deweyville is still losing ground. tonight i'm standing on what should be a grassy knoll next to a busy street, but as you can see this area is completely swamped. the homes behind me already have significant damage, but if the flooding forecast holds true, the water level here would rise another 4 feet, way above my head. lester, the damage here has already been historic, but if the flooding forecast holds true, it would be catastrophic. lester? >> all right, miguel, thank you. >>> dozens of people are injured, some critically, after an amtrak computer train suddenly flew off the night, and there are growing concerns about what may have happened before that crash, something based on something the engineer saw. nbc's blake mccoy has late details. >> reporter: investigators on the ground in kansas trying to piece together what caused this terrifying ride. an amtrak train derailing, sending passengers and their belongings flying. >> just felt a jolt. we stopped in a big hurry and a lot of big smoke. >> you could see peop

texas. >> rescue workers gather in the early morning fog at the edge of deweyville. this is a community submerged after days of torrential wainz. most came from an overflowing reservoir. the river burst its banks making this the most severe flooding in more than 100 years. >> i have lived through droughts here, fires, two hurricanes, but this is worse than anything that we have been through. >> the only way into the community now is by boat with the extent of the damage and the depth of the waters is all too obvious. homes, cars and businesses now lay partially submerged in deep brown flood waters? >> it's been more than a week since the flooding here began. you can see on the fence line behind me that the flood waters are slowly beginning to recede. to give you an idea of how extensive the damage is and how long it will be before families can get back to their homes, this is a quiet residential street. now, it looks more like a river. >> we are going to be here for a little while. we might as well have some fun with it. >> hundreds of families have been evacuated to

. >> in deweyville texas, the near 35 feet, breaking a 130-year-old record. >>> funds central florida uses to prepare for natural disasters the president wants to cut nearly 50% of those funds from his 2017 budget. >> if this cut is implemented, tell affect the work we're doing in trying to protect the homeland. >> the white house has proposed adding $100 million in new grants for preparedness the city can apply for. >>> what we really need is rain. we've been seeing the fires kick up. >> we need to reverse this pattern, and we're going to do that. we'll get some rain and cool things down. but we have to we had 91 here at the station. 89 officially in downtown. and at the airport, still 89 degrees. temperatures now with that westerly flow, keeping that sea breeze offshore, and it is downright hot for this time of the year. fires have been another issue. some of these were controlled. they got out of controlled. we have had some brush fire. the combination, shoek plumes blowing downwind. and with some sea fog developing, we may have additional issues, especially in our western zones to

. >> reporter: deweyville, texas, is cut off. the only way out by boat or helicopter. >> everything is gone. >> reporter: 4500 homes damaged in louisiana. more than 800 inn mississippi. >> when you walked down here for the first time and you saw the water had come back up again, what went throu your mind? >> oh, no, not again. >> reporter: linda parrish escaped her home by boat. officials warn the floodwaters could be toxic. >> if you can look at all the trash and all that's floating through the house, the houses, there's#gasoline that's got into the water. that's flowed through these people's houses. >> announcer: now first alert weather with meteorologist adam berg, south florida's most accurate forecast. >>> just brutal conditions across the mississippi valley. for us, not much rain today. just a few spotty showers out there. right now the keys lookikg pretty good. let's bounce around the radar. we could be looking at a few more of these spotty showers as we head into the day tomorrow. nothing right now through miami-dade, so

as many in the south continue to deal with severe flooding like this in deweyville texas... a local organization is now stepping in to help. today volunteers at matthew 25 ministries packed up their gear... and began their trip down to louisiana where they will help residents near shreveport. after that... they'll be going to other cities around the area. some sad news to report tonight.... the newport aquarium has lost its oldest and most iconic animal. you're looking at thunder, the alligator snapping turtle that passed 150! she was discovered in a louisiana seafood market in the late 90's and rescued because of her size. after that, the aquarium took her in when they opened in 1999... and she's been there ever since. for some quick math... thunder was born in 1866! so thankfully she had a good long life. steve weather the gusty winds will settle down this evening and for 10 o'clock. district facing allegations of discrimination... we'll detail that tonight at 10. your safety when you go for a jog by yourself? introduce you to the "booby trap bra." renting vacation homes j

. >> reporter: tonight the tonight of deweyville, texas is surrounded by rising water. 1,200 ordered to evacuate here, but some refusing to leave. the only way in or out now by boat or air >> you think you can help but you can't. >> reporter: with many homes already swamped, cars submerged and businesses lost, the nearby sabine river could crest tomorrow, promising to swallow what's not under water yet. >> tornado on the ground. >> reporter: this weekend millions faced tornado and hammering hail in arkansas. in important cuilla lloyd and ruby in their 80s have lost a >> water got about a foot deep. lots of mud from the water coming in. really gross. >> reporter: their daughter pam says the couple will have to start all over. >> they do not have flood insurance. >> reporter: in louisiana, 5,000 homes are water-logged. federal disaster declared by the president across much of this region. the south has been battered for days. historic flooding wiped out neighborhoods, roads and damaged bridges. more than 4,200 alone. tonight they are raising the emergency levees but will they hold? bac

deweyville, texas, the only way out is by boat. >> 4,900 homes damaged in louisiana, and more than 800 in mississippi. >> when you walk down here for the first time and saw the water went back up again, what went through your mind? >> oh, no, not again. >> she escapedy boat but returned too a basement filled with water. the city spared from the storm, but the floodwaters could be toxic. >> if you look at all the crash and everything floating through the houses, there's gasoline that got to the water and all different toxics and that's houses. >>> monday morning, 4:47, and hope you had a good weekend. across south florida we had spectacular weather. in our forecast today, what everybody experienced, warm weathernd that's going to stick around for the next several days. mid march and temperatures trending above average and i think we will be shy of records but awfully warm. a quick c`eck on the radar, all is quiet. no rain in sight. we do have patchy fog developing. we look down towards the freedom tower and aaa where all is quiet. notice winds from the south, in today's warmup. mid-70s

heavy rain, flooding, and hail remain a threat along the gulf coast from texas toe town of deweyville, texas, on the louisiana border, is still under water. the worst flooding there in a hundred years.he small town is evacuated and even when the water recede, it will be a while before residents can return. the size of tennis balls in some cases fell in the dallas/ft. worth area yesterday.e shattered and greenhouse roof was destroyed. the zoo said the hail killed a >>> an americanairlines flight new york airport to raleigh/durham raleigh/durham. . it landed ay a flash and loud back and no one injured. >>> overseas now. north korea fired a medium-range ballistic missile into the sea south korea said the missile was fired from a site north of the capital fore crashing off the north korea's east coast. violated several u.n. re from testing ballistic missiles. >>> the california university student who wounded four people in a campus stabbing attack back in november was inspired by e fbi said 18-year-old mohamed may have acted alone. isis propaganda on his laptop and evidence he visited the isis w

the town of deweyville, texas, on the louisiana border, is still under water. the worst flooding there in a hundred years. for the most part, the small town is evacuated and even when the water recede, it will be a while before residents can return. >>> hail the size of tennis balls in some cases fell in the dallas/ft. worth area yesterday. windshields were shattered and the zoo said the hail killed a number of exotic birds. >>> an americanairlines flight headed from new york airport to raleigh/durham raleigh/durham. . it landed safely. they say a flash and loud back and no one injured. >>> overseas now. north korea fired a medium-range ballistic missile into the sea this morning. south korea said the missile was fired from a site north of the capital and flew about 500 miles before crashing off the north korea's east coast. violated several u.n. resolutions banning the north from testing ballistic missiles. >>> the california university student who wounded four people in a campus stabbing attack back in november was inspired by isis. the fbi said 18-year-old m

highest crest on record as water continues to push toward communities. >> reporter: in fact, in deweyville, texaswater on the sabine river near deweyville was 32.99 feet. they expect it to reach 35 feet when it crests. it's the kind of flooding they haven't seen in 100 years. >> david, thank you. damaged rails may be to blame for this week as y's amtrak cra. the track was inspected last week but officials say a vehicle accident may have damaged it. >>> united states investigators this morning are trying to confirm the identity of an apparent american citizen who defected from isis in iraq. the man is being held by kurdish forces. he was carrying a virginia driver's license when he was taken into custody. he surrendered monday at a checkpoint near the iraqi town of sinjar. elizabeth palmer is in irbil, iraq. elizabeth, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. this is quite a story. it starts predawn on monday morning when the kurdish soldiers out there on the front line thought they heard something or saw something moving in the dark. they shot at it but it wasn't until the sun rose they realize i

the town of deweyville, texas, on the louisiana border, is still under water. the worst flooding there in a hundred years. for the most part, the small town is evacuated and even when the water recedes, it will be a while before residents can >>> hail, some the size of tennis balls fell in the dallas/ft. worth area yesterday. windshields were shattered and greenhouse roof was destroyed. the ft. worth zoo said hail killed a number of exotic birds there. >>> an americanairlines flight headed to new york's laguardia airport from raleigh/durham was diverted last night after it was hit bay bolt of lightning. the jet landed safely at new york's kennedy airport. passengers say there was a flash and then a loud bang. no one was injured. >>> overseas now. north korea fired a medium-range ballistic missile into the sea this morning. south korea said the missile was fired from a site north of the capital and flew about 500 miles before crashing off the north korea's east coast. it's the first medium-range missile launched by the north since april of 2014 and violated seve

. >> and pretty much the entire town of due weville, texas, -- deweyville, texas, is wands water, forcing residents to seek ground. look at these guys! room on the roof! >> all right! >> couches, tv, even someone sweeping the roof. >> there's a cowboy there on the counter. >> they're making the best of a terrible situation, i guess. >> yeah! it's bad down there. they got 12 to 16 inches of rain. so it'll take a while to get rid of it. for us action we're above normal rainfall-wise by about 2 inches. >> all right! >> not bad. we'll cool it down and give you some snow, right? >> thank you, mark! thank you, mark. that's what we wanted! >> i fig youred i'd give you the painful part first. [ laughter ] >> ouch! >>> a beautiful sunset from akron today. beautiful shot there! notice the green? there's green grass in akron! >> there is! just this time. >> just in time. a live look downtown. quiet weather there. a mainly clear sky and staying dry for now. let's show you what's going on on the power of 5 live doppler radar. a lot of clear action out there. but look. we have rain showers to our west.

another important story, floodwaters are getting deeper and no place has been hit harder than deweyville, texas, on the louisiana border. david begnaud is there. >> reporter: this is the worst over 100 years. everything-- the sheriff's department, post office, church, school, and the town's only grocery store-- is under water. deweyville, a town of 1100, sits west of the sabine river. it's a funnel for many smaller tib temporaries carrying water downstream from three larger bodies of water. 20 inches of rain over the last week, and 455 billion gallons of water released from an overflowing reservoir has left deweyville flooded in four feet of water. >> look at the dog. look at the dog. >> reporter: today, rescuers spotted animals in need of help. >> come on up, big guy. >> reporter: this dog had to be coaxed into the boat. >> oh! >> reporter: downriver is krista kachtick's home, with two feet of water inside. >> it's horrific. i would have never in all my 26 years thought i would see what i'm sieg right now. >> reporter: right now we're headed with the rescuers to check on a guy they met last ni

pretty much the entire town of deweyville texas is under water... and that's forced the people who live there to head elsewhere.these guys have moved their entire living room to the roof!you can see the t-v... couches... and there's a guy even sweeping the floor let get your latest nine traffic let the dance begin.which teams made it through the first four in dayton last night and the final scores. just ahead. and here's what you'll see keeping up with 9 on your side's ncaa march madness coverage.here's a look at the famous arch in st. louis.the picture sent to use from chris riva.he's there with 9 sports director john popovich and the xavier musketeers. the field of 64 is now set after the second night of the first four games in dayton last night. holy cross beat southern by four for the shot to face number one seed oregon. and michigan takes game two ... next stop: brooklyn to face notre dame. pizza in a flash...with a the new venture. venture.we're talking about pizzeria locale.the new pizza joint located in kenwood opened just a few days ago.and

. >> reporter: with nothing left to save in this small town turned into a big lake, deweyville, texas, residents in saving themselves. early this morning, some remaining holdouts heading out. how bad is it in there? >> bad. >> reporter: bad? the sheriff now frantically focusing on those still there, despite a mandatory evacuation. >> a lot of folks already flooded in, decided the water's too deep. >> reporter: we climbed aboard a national guard truck with sergeant anthony ross of the knew on the county sheriff's office. the only wail to get in or out is in a truck like this -- that is someone being rescued right now. deweyville's demise comes after in arkansas. and a week long deluge that damaged 5,000 homes in louisiana region. today. unfortunately, nothing has been able to stop that water. it is rising and it is expected meaning that folks may not be able to get to their homes here for several weeks. david? >> all right, matt gutman in texas for us. matt, thank you. let's get right to ginger zee, who is tracking the system and where it is going next. >> reporter: right. we've got to

abc's phillip mena is in deweyville, texas. >> the sabine river is running wild again tonight. this is the worst flooding in southeast texas since hurricane ike. nearby, interstate 10, a major artery, overrun with water, causing travel chaos. >> reporter: in tangipaho parish, louisiana, cleanup under way, as the waters finally recede. about 2,000 homes damaged there alone. and david, back here in illinois, there's actually a home underneath this huge pile of rubble. and take a look at this tree. all kinds of debris, even a bike the cleanup, just beginning here. david? >> alex, thank you. >>> we turn overseas tonight, and the u.s. targeting north korea with new sanctions tonight for its nuclear and ballistic missile activity, and it comes on the same day that a american college student was paraded in front of the cameras there, and sentenced to 15 years of hard labor. accused of trying to steal a political banner. this afternoon, the state department now condemning the conviction. the administration calling for his immediate pardon and release. >>> there is still much more ahead

pretty much the entire town of deweyville texas is under water... and that's forced the people who live there to head elsewhere.these guys have moved their entire living room to the roof!you can see the t-v... couches... and there's a guy even sweeping the floor let's turn to your forecast now with a live look from skycam 9. 9.i'm joined now by meteorologist jennifer ketchmark... cooler out the door this morning with dry conditions means a quiet start to thursday. skies stay mostly sunny today as highs increase to 60. you will notice that winds pick up from the west this afternoon and gust up to 35 mph for a few hours. right around the corner.. and sometimes the best kind of break is a staycation. there's so much to do here in the tristate.. including the newport aquarium.joining us now with more on spring break discounts at the aquarium is chief conservation officer ric which starts next a look out over the city from the nine on your side skycam. we'll have a final check of the nine first warning later today at 4 on the now cincinnati...learn about

another important story, floodwaters are getting deeper and no place has been hit harder than deweyville texas on the louisiana border. david begnaud is there. >> reporter: this is the worst flooding deweyville has seen in over 100 years. everything, sheriff's department, post office, church, school, and the town's only grocery store is underwater. deweyville, town of 1,100 sits west of the sabine rive funnel for tributaries carrying walter downstream from three larger bodies of water. 20 inches of rain over the last week. and 45 billion gallons of water release from an overflowing reservoir left deweyville flooded in four feet of water. >> lack ook at the dog. >> rescuers spotted animals in need of help. this dog had to be coaxed into the boat. >> oh. >> downriver is christa's home with two feet of water inside. >> it's horrific. i never would have in all my 26 years thought i would see what i'm seeing right now. >> heading with the rescuers who check on a guy. refused to leave his flooded home. one of the rescuers thought it was pitiful. >> no one responded. just as we were heading back to s

and in deweyville, texas, 1,200 people were ordered to evacuate as the sabine river overflowed the banks. the damage is catastrophic. the health clinic, church and police station all hard hit by that flooding. meanwhile, storm chasers captured a tornado that touched down in western illinois. no reports of damage or injuries from the sinister looking storm. a total of nine tornados were reported in the state on tuesday. >>> and check out this video of an ominous slow swirling funnel cloud over the town of bushwell. boy, a big scare for a lot of folks out there, bill karins. i guess it's that time of year. >> it is. welcome back from your little minivacation. >> yeah, maternity leave is not a vacation. i haven't slept in months. >> now you'll continue that trend too. well, we told you those -- we showed use those amazing picks from illinois. no deaths or fatalities. a couple of structures were damaged. that's the area hit hardest, and they have weakened and moved to the north. so that's good. so we'll watch it into the turn snowstorm the areas of the north. we switched over from the cold r