fortunately no injuries were reported today in ellicott city..esidents and business owners with their last opportunity to clean up before crews start re-building.. john gonzalez is live in ellicott city with the very latest this morning.. the man police believe killed five adults and an unborn baby in citronelle, alabama six counts of murder. derrick ryan dearman turned himself in to police in his home state of mississippi saturday. hours earlier, he allegedly entered the home where his girlfriend was staying with relatives. police say he attacked the people sleeping inside, using firearms and several other weapons. a three-month-old baby of one of the victims survived the attack. police say after the kidnapped his girlfriend and the surviving baby. he allegedly drove them to mississippi, where they were freed. police are investigating a horrifying highway crash in manorville, new york that killed four people. one of the victims, scott martella, was a former aide to new york governor andrew cuomo. police say another driver lost control of his car

ellicott city residents head home for a few hours to begin picking up items and memories flood because left behind. >> change in command. feds leading the investigation into that deadly explosion at a silver spring apartment complex. >> calls for change. state lawmakers step in as controversy continues to swirl around the head start program in prince georges county. good evening. thanks for joining us. i am lesli foster. we begin with allegations of preschool students humiliated and abused by teachers. tonight a school board member says if school leaders knew about the abuses they should resign. the federal put funding for the program after the school system failed to address the allegations. a school board member is calling for an external investigation. >> it is important that we hold folks accountable. who knew what and when? i want an external investigation to figure out what happened here, why the board was not notified, what are we doing different to ensure our students are safe? >> the school ceo says teachers suspected of taking part in problems highlighted are no longer at hea

the town will remain closed for 30 days af in ellicott city, brad bell, abc7 news. jonathan: thanks for that. alison: okay. well, let's tuck about our weather. we have had all the thunderstorms lately. doug: a lot late at nights a well. jonathan: the lightning, crazy. doug: i don't think we will see it tonight. i think we get a break. tomorrow probably not either. the weekend the chances ramp up for showers and storms but it will have a happy ending because by the middle of next week it will be cooler and less humid. alison: a little break! doug: yeah. let's get started here on thursday evening live in ocean city, maryland. pretty picture. 81 in the sunshine on the boardwalk. that is sweet. the weekend outlook for the beach is very nice as well. let's talk about what will happen in the next few hours. hold near 90 degree mark a bit longer. fall slowly through the 80's after sunset. it will be comfortable. 89 in at potomac. ashburn is 91. the outlook tonight is pleasant. temperatures will make the drop. especially after sunset across below 80 to the 70's. the sunsets

in ellicott city, brad bell, abc7 news. alison: wow! unbelievable. if you want to see all of our coverage of the ellicott city floods including that 3d video of main street and a photo gallery we have put together, just log on to wjla.com and search ellicott city. in the meantime we're hoping to avoid a repeat performance of last night's storms. wow, that was something else, doug. doug: yeah. they were really fierce with the tremendous lightning show we saw. and the high winds. we saw damage from that. and the torrential rain. now it's gorgeous outside. we thought there mig early this evening but nothing yet on doppler radar. 91 right now at reagan national. wind direction at 12 so it's helping to dry it out. current areas is around 90 in many spots. leesburg, manassas at 90. 84 in annapolis. 87 in baltimore. 88 in frederick and in hagerstown right now. as far as the forecast goes tonight, we are just going to call it partly cloudy and mild. 68 to 74 degrees. the winds will be light out of the northwest at 5 miles per hour. tomorrow is sunny. i don't

six inches of rain in two hours was too much for ellicott city. it took a direct hit. the water receded fast, but the damage was already done. cars flipped on to each other, streets ripped apart, businesses destroyed. >> it's just devastating to see some of the businesses that are totally gone, totally gone. like, i don't even know where to start. >> reporter: maryland governor larry hogan declaring a state of emergency. for residents victimized by mother nature, recovery will be a long time. >> i just want to come and hug people and let them know that we're all going to be with them and we're going to help them get back to normal. >> reporter: we got a chance to walk down part of main street where most of the damage happened. there is chunks of the road that are just completely missing, dozens of cars upended, and the front of buildings just ripped off. in one case, you can actually see the river rushing underneath where a storefront used to stand. kate? >> just unreal. tammy leitner, thank you. >>> the war of words intensified today in the presidential campaign over

ellicott city is one of those beautiful historic cities that has a past of severe flooding. will it over monday? over tuesday? it looks like a bit of a respite. by wednesday, heavy afternoon thunderstorms and going into wednesday afternoon, it is northern new jersey with the bulk of the rainfall. you may expect flash flood watches. otherwise, scattered afternoon and evening storms across the region. about a 30% chance of isolated storms. it will give folks a chance to recover and clean up. we are looking at the mouth of the chesapeake with heavier storms into tuesday morning. the heat is back on across the midwest. temperatures soar into the 90 degree range in chicago. back to you. >> thank you, ckaren. >>> a bloody weekend in downtown austin. in the first incident. four women shot on sixth street. a popular night life spot. police say a suspect pulled out a weapon and began firing into a crowd and escaped. he is still at large. there was a shooting in a nearby parking lot. no one was hit there. the gunman was captured. >>> different tragedy in texas to tell you about. a hot

in ellicott city, cars were thrown to the sides of the road. government officials promising to help the victims. >> we're going to help you out. we will. we just signed a state of emergency to declare an emergency in broward county, providing all the state resources, federal resources. >> streets in wayne were shut down by floodwaters sunday night. in through waist-high water to save the lives of three people. >> he kept sticking his head out the window and saying i'm waiting. the water was so high, almost to your waist. >> reporter: powerful enough to rip drive ways to shreds. >> i saw the water come three-quarters up my drive way i said we're in trouble. >> reporter: brought down trees and shut down roads in morristown. destroyed, people's homes. the destruction is terrible. >> reporter: in maryland, officials say two people died as a result of flooding. more tan 100 needed to be rescued. we're live in wayne, michael george, news 4 new york. >> quite a mess ut there still tonight. thanks, michael. >>> nypd wants your help finding a man seen o

ellicott city is one of the beautiful historic cities that does have a past of severe flooding.onday and tuesday? it looks like a little bit of a respite. by wednesday, heavy thunderstorms. going into monday afternoon, eastern pennsylvania and northern new jersey with the bulk of the rainfall. you may expect flash flood watches to be issued. otherwise, we're looking at scattered afternoon and evening storms. a 30% chance of isolated storms. it will give folks a chance to recover and clean up. we're also looking at the mouth of the chesapeake with heavier storms into tuesday morning. the heat is back on across the midwest. temperatures soar into the 90 degree range in chicago. back to you. >> cakaren, thank you. >>> i final golf major brings a dramatic finish. who came out on top? there's a clue. we'll tell you about it in the bleacher report next. before taking his team to state for the first time... gilman: go get it, marcus. go get it. ...coach gilman used his cash rewards credit card from bank of america to earn 1% cash back everywhere, every time. at places like the batting

airline barnett, cbs news, ellicott city, maryland. >> the maryland governor hogan declared a state of emergency on sunday which will allow greater aid coordination and assistance to the area. >>> still ahead, extra runners calling in for those wildfires. >> and john elliott has some sun in the forecast. [incoming message beep] the average text takes your eyes off the road for nearly five seconds. [screaming] stop the texts. stop the wrecks. >>> extra trues were called in to help fight the california burning for more than ten days. several areas still under evacuation at big sur as more than 2500 acres have charred. 57 homes and 11 is buildings are destroyed. crew tackling the fire from the ground and with helicopters from above. this morning firefighters now also dealing with a new fire that has been quickly spreading in fresno county. >>> well, let's get over to john elliott right now for your exclusive cbs2 forecast. got a lot more humidity in the air in this part of the country so it's not like a tinderbox out west. problems with runoff and some flooding. but you know, we are makin

ellicott city sits in the patapsco river valley surrounded by steep hills. as severe weather hit the area saturday night, six inches of rain fell in just two hours, overflowing the small streams that flow into the river and causing water to surge down main street. >> it was so fast. i -- it was horrifying. >> gretchen shuey still hasn't been able to assess the damages to her coffee shop. >> i actually watched video of the street during the flooding, to experience this -- the terror of these people. >> all of this was cars everywhere. >> reporter: nbc news was taken deep inside the destruction zone. >> this is ground zero, it's safe to say that they're all damaged by some degree of water. >> reporter: now more rain is expected this evening, which could add to the devastation. tammy leitner, nbc news, ellicott city, maryland. >> unbelievable images. >>> we're learning more about the pilot in the hot air balloon crash that killed 16 people in texas. court documents show multiple drunk driving convictions that made it illegal for him to operate a car but did not

about the fallout over donald trump's response to the parents of a fallen muslim may take historic ellicott city months to recover from saturday night's devastating flooding. two people were killed by the rushing water. several people formed a human chain to rescue a woman in a car that was being swept away. the water rushed down the town's main street, taking vehicles with it. both the people who died were inside cars overcome by the were completely destroyed. 30 more suffered significant damage. more than six inches of rain fell in just two hours. >> that's the equivalent of a whole month of rain normally. unfortunately, with that amount of rain comes tremendous force of water and tremendous difficulties in ellicott city, causing tremendous damage. >> nearly 200 cars and trucks were stranded in the center o this morning there are flash flood watches posted in parts of pennsylvania and new jersey. >>> and this morning an out-of-control wildfire has burned for 11 days and destroyed at least 57 homes. the wildfire has burned more than 40,000 acres near california's big sur. the fire is 18% contai

. >> after the break, preserving the businesses in ellicott city fios is not cable. we're wired differently. so we wired the wagner's house with 100 meg internet. tommy can download 30 songs, and jan can upload 120 photos. 12 seconds. that's the power of fiber optics. and right now, get our best offer ever. super fast 100 meg internet, tv and phone for just $69.99 per month online, cable can't offer internet speeds this fast at a price this good. only fios can. >>> tweet, from the campaign trail. donald trump, day one, i said i was going to build a great wall on the southern border, and much more, stop illegal immigration, watch wednesday. from hilary clinton, give the trump family a huge tax cu not a hard choice. she gives a link to the website and an article about trump's tax plan. >>> the howard county executive confirmed they will rebuild ellicott city and announced the new city that will help. stephanie ramirez reports. >> reporter: a month since the devastating flood, on may street, crews are still working b

we are in ellicott city. reporter: well, this is the rallying point for residents and business owners in the flood-damaged ellicott city. what coming to the church. they are checking in. in many case, they are getting ride in one of those gators down the businesses. let me show you what is going on over here as well. these are volunteers who have brought supplies up. everything that the people will need to do the cleanup, and take a look in the back of this truck t. there is bleach. there is hand sanitizer, water, lie sol, trash bags, brooms, shovels, much of what they will need to clean their businesses up, with a we are hearing from many of the people is they are grateful for the opportunity to get in today. some of them have not infrastructure, the water lines, the power lines, all of those things that were destroyed by the flood. inly cot city, brad bell, abc 7 news. >> to our south, the weather is not easing up on folks in flood wave anned louisiana. the nation alabama with ether service says heavy ran t

this is what it looks like after the water receded in ellicott city.w take a look at the severe weather as it hit saturday night. six inches of rain fell in just two hours, overwhelming small streams, causing water to surge down main street. a group of people, even formed a human chain to save a woman trapped in her car. >> come on. >> i'm just glad that we managed to save her. >> this is ground zero. it's safe to say they are all damaged by some degree of water. >> a state of emergency has been declared so the governor said that ellicott city, because of that, will get state and federal government help to rebuild. >>> one of the people killed in the flooding is from pennsylvania. 35-year-old jessica watsula of lebanon got swept away. her pastor tells us she left behind a 10-year-old daughter. >> she lived for her daughter. and her daughter was very, very close to her mother. >> reverend kover says she was visiting ellicott city with her family. >>> now your nbc 10 first alert weather. >> 16 minutes after 4:00. cloudy skiesç over philadelphi and dry r

ellicott city. we all reach out. we all help each other. the town has been through so much, even in the ten years i have bullpen there, floods, blizzards, all sorts of disasters. the neighborly love is always there. >> all the people involved in the incident are okay. the maryland governor larry hogan has declared a state of emergency for the area to allow for greater aid and assistance. it is not cat scratch fever but there is a potentially deadly virus infecting felines. a seemingly healthy kitten was brought into the headward animal shelter and a few days later she started showing signs of illness. it is a called feline leukemia and people need to keep an eye out for it. >> you should watch for symptoms that include vomiting, diarrhea, dehydration andletgy. >> in an effort to contain the outbreak the shelter is not accepting new cats at this time. vets say there is good news if your cats are up-to-date on its vaccinations, there is a low risk of infection. using dental floss on a regular basis is

ellicott city is a old historic town, and it played a part. they are historic, and the roads

ellicott city is a old historic town, and it played a part. they are historic, and the roads and the streets are narrow, and very steep. there are incredible inclines in this beautiful city, and so that the rush of water was intense is. we will get pictures of this out of china sometimes in the monsoon season. baltimore not in the watch, and parts of pennsylvania and northern jersey, and into new york, and not new york city, and thunderstorms are making the presence known to the later north and good news, no more rain in baltimore. >> thank you, tom. nice to see you. and now up next, the ugly side of the beauty pageant, and once

reporting live in ellicott city, maryland, scott broom, wusa 9. >> all right, scott. thank you. now, the hours that residents salvaged their stuff 9:00 in the morning to night. through august 22 nld. there is a 15-foot restriction on trucks. no date has been set to allow people to begin reoccupation. >>> three postal workers have been indicted on bribery c harges. the suspect allegedly took money in exchange for delivering usps packages filled with marijuana. people in and outside the district. two defendants were released on personal recognizance. shortly after they walked past po questions. a third defendant, yvonne rowe was not released. >>> tonight, untreated w astewater is spilling into a creek. it started yesterday afternoon, between route 410 and 450 in riverdale. so far, about 10,000 gallons of wastewater has spilled into the creek. wssc is working with the national parks service to install an overpass to stop the flow. the utility says the drinking water is not affected by the spill. >>> a health alert now, c oncerning the zika virus in virginia. the fairfax county heal

happening today, a critical deadline in ellicott city is people work to rebuild.rews are just hours away from shutting down the historic main street downtown. we understand that howard county is ready to get down to some business? lifting this week. nearly a month after this thousand year flood, as it has been called, decimated a two mile stretch of rain -- main street, you can see the roadway is still closed off. even areas like this which are closed to traffic, you still have a tremendous amount of a mess and a lot of damage to be repaired in cleaned up. see the front yard of this home, the tractor-trailer, the writing lower is almost completely flipped over. take a look at some of the video here. cleanup and restoration has been going on for week. knowing that time is running out a flurryend, there was of activity. dozens of vehicles came through to help cleanup, we understand, close to 100 properties. after today, main street will be closed for at least three weeks to allow county crews and other workers to complete the critical infrastructure repairs that nee

. >>> starting thursday, residents and business shop owners will have access to main street in ellicott cityding severely damaged the city two weeks and main street, of course, was a specially hard hit. people have access -- will have access to main street until next monday. then it will be closed three weeks while workers make repairs. are underway in southern puru after a powerful earthquake hit the region. it killed four people including one american tourist. the 65-year-old man died when part of a hotel ceiling collapsed on top of him. dozens of homes and building crumbled, many roads are impassable. investigators still trying to figure out what caused an apartment building fire left several families in the district without a place to live. it started in the kitchen of one of the apartments on madison street northwest. investigator says they were met with smoke and flames when hi entered the second floor apartment. fortunately no one was hurt. the water used to put out the fire did damage some of the other units. at least 14 people are now displaced. the is helping them. >>> we have a tr

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more details are expected to be released in a news flooding devastated downtown ellicott city, business owners are getting a chance to what they can. starting today they have dawn to dusk access to their property using their own vehicle to clear out debris and start rebuilding. some business owners, though, aren't finding much to salvage. >> 80% of it got mud and silt. you know, because we couldn't get in right away, the longer it sat there, the worse it got. maureen: now her chants will have to work quickly. they will only have access for five days. after that, the downtown of ellicott city will be sealed off for a month to allow for road and infrastructure repair s. a local community is mourning the owner of popular restaurant killed while crossing the street near his business in d.c. shaw neighborhood. police say a car hit a armin amin-toomaji as he crossed ninth street near intersection with p street in northwest d.c. that was just chaplain's, the restaurant he owned. stephen tschida is live outside the restaurant that opened a short time ago. stephen? stephen: maureen, armin amin i

>> reporter: powerful floodwaters sweeping through historic ellicott city on a busy saturday night. >> there's people in the water. >> reporter: diners in this restaurant watching in horror as people hung on to car, floating down main street. inside that car, a woman trapped. >> don't let go. >> i have to. chain to get her to safety. >> i will never forgot seeing that video of a human chain saving that person out of that car. i'll never forget that. >> reporter: in all, 22 people had to be rescued, six persons lost their lives. six inches of rain in two hours was too much. it took a direct hit. the water reseeded fast but the damage was businesses destroyed. >> it's devastating to see some of the businesses that are totally gone. totally gone, like i don't even know where to start. >> reporter: maryland's gov larry logan declared a state of emergency. for victims victimized by mother nature recovery will take a long time. >> i just want to hug people and let them know we're all with them and we're going to help that. >> there are new details of a hot air balloon accident. the victims

. >>> today marks one month since the devastating ellicott city floods. if you had any doubt that county executives was going to rebuild, he affirmed businesses will be coming back only this time around, authorities hope to make the buildings more structurally sound. the county partnered with the nonprofit preservation maryland which will be creating a resource center. some business owners want to return to historic main street but there is a problem. they don't know if they will be able to wait until all the repairs are made. >> we don't have a lot of the places across the state. we think ellicott city is a crown jewel of historic resources in the state. we are committed to seeing it rebuild. >> the center is expected to be open for about nine months and may cost about $100,000 to run. maryland's preservation executive director says they have enough to fund that cost there depending on outside donations. >>> researchers say there might already be a drug that can stop the zika virus. >> a local man gets a chance to thank the men and >>> trending on facebo

it has been weeks now sincee massive flooding caused major damage to ellicott city, maryland. earlier outlined the next steps in the city's recovery. starting tomorrow, a part of main street that did not sustain much damage will reopen to the public. we hear from reporter recreator. the video doesn't get any easier to watch.ch. and the damage is still surreal. door contact extras trophy'sophy accurate. killing two people and turning a vibrant downtown area into a ghost town.own. now it's just so empty. it's an empty feeling, i guess.s three weeks later, the lengthy cleanup process, recovery is finally visible. certain parts of main street is set to open.en this is a very dynamic and constantly evolving situation. while others remain a construction site, a new gas line being connected to 70 properties. needly to say that's a vi undertaken. the no access perimeter on main street will continue to syringe, including ill cot millionsg il drive. meaning come wednesday some of these businesses could be back open. this was kind of biblical.ibli the judge's bench was the spot am raised

one official says ellicott city disaster movie. half a foot of rain fell saturday night. two people died when they were swept away in the storm. five buildings were destroyed, dozens more have significant damage. ellicott city is about 1 miles west of -- 14 miles west of baltimore. >>> wild fire is threatening thousands of homes in california's big sur. the fire is now about 59 square miles and only 15% contained. dozens of homes have burned more than 5,000 firefighters are battling the fire. another wild fire in fresno county s yesterday. >>> a big night for the patriots on and off the practice field today. wbz sports director steve burton has a closer look at all the action. >> good morning. first four days of training camp are in the books and tonight they will practice inside the stadium for the season ticket holders and tomorrow they will get the first day off. first four days the only difference is that they put on the pads starting saturday and then the weather. and yesterday, the weather time. rob gronkowski says they need to work in all conditions including the r

not a city of ellicott but you have to live around it, things, quirky things people say here but very historic lays over like 240 years old this city. it is in between baltimore and washington. a place called howard county there. just devastating flooding. just unbelievable. you can't plea of you are watching whitewater rapids in a place that they ever gets that. thunderstorms in ocean county around stafford there, and barnegat right there along the garden state parkway, and very intense, with very heavy downpours, just this one little area. rest of the area doesn't have any thunderstorms but doesn't mean we won't get any. they could pop up anywhere. today's then are storms will be isolated in nature. we will get one very intense and 20 miles away nothing going on. that is possibility through 4:00 this morning we have a chance in the pocono mountains where they have having the rescheduled race today the one cancelled yesterday. possibility is really there anyway of pop up showers and thunderstorms even throughout the night tonight. lesser chance tomorrow but still unsettled until wedn

there's a state of emergency in ellicott city. floods also caused havoc in new york and new jersey overnight knocking out power in many areas. >>> checking out today's weather, the flooding and down of pours continue along i-95. there is a danger of flash floods especially into the evening hours, we're talking about the northeast. >>> finally from us this morning, imagine jumping from a without a parachute. one man just did it. >> he lived to tell the tale about his death-defying freefall. abc's kayna whitworth talked to luke aikins about how he pulled it off. >> jumpers away. >> reporter: freefall. this man in green plummeting 25,000 feet to earth. no parachute, no wingsuit. broadcast live on fox television, the world watching. what makes you the most nervous. >> i have a wife and a son. i plan on time. being a pain in his neck for when we get older. >> reporter: how did he pull off this death defying feat, a net 20 stories off the ground his only chance at survival. his helmet beats if he's off target. dummies dropped from helic

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people in flood-ravaged ellicott city are getting some help in applying for loans. small business administration disaster loan outreach cent fifty-plus center in ellicott city. the center is open on weekdays from 8:30 a.m. to five p.m., and saturdays and sundays from eight a.m. until four p.m. meanwhile, residents and business owners will have access to main street from dawn to dusk, through monday. after that, main street will be closed for three weeks. happening today.. the search resumes at eight a.m. in the potomac river.. for a missing swimmer. authorities say a man went under water yesterday evening near the old angler's inn in potomac, and did not resurface. search and rescue crews and a u.s. police helicopter quickly responded. crews suspended their search for the night when the sun went down. developing now.. sprint says it's fully restored 9-1-1 service in d.c., after monday night's transformer fire. but it's still working to restore 9-1-1 service in nearby areas. flames and smoke shot out of an underground transformer at 18th and "l" streets in downtown w

happening today, parts of main street in ellicott city will reopen. g in the city killed two people and destroyed several businesses. howard county officials hope to have part of the downtown parking lot open by saturday. >>> prince george's county board of education want leaders replaced. five members are demanding the chair and vice chair step down after the investigation into the headstart program. they lost $6 million in federal funding after claims of student abuse. the board members wrote i letter saying the leaders did not keep them informed. baker is happy with the job of leaders are doing. >> i have all the confidence in the world. he's done a great job. dr. maxwell, we've seen improvements in the school, graduation rates are up. improvements in early childhood education. so we're going

. >>> the town of ellicott city, maryland, is devastated. y declared a state of emergency in the wake of a flash flood and the scenes of floodwaters which swept through that city's historic district are unbelievable. look at that. two people were swept away. but thanks to the heroics of countless good samaritans at least 120 people were rescued. >> i will never forget seeing that video of the human chain saving that person out of that car. i'll never forget that. because that tells me what people in ellicott city are like. >> that is extraordinary. and it all happened after almost six inches of rain fell during a two-hour period saturday night. that's what caused a nearby river to rise more than 13 feet. at least four buildings on the city's main street were totally destroyed. dozens more suffering significant damage. >>> wow. >> incredible. >> bill karins, my heavens. >> you think maybe the mountains of colorado we had pictures like that in the mountains of virginia and west virginia. this was only 15 miles from downtown baltimore. of that s

. >>> well in ellicott city, not many of us saw rain this afternoon including here in flood ravaged ellicott city. thankfully no reports of any further flooding this evening. crews still cleaning up after flash floods killed two people and destroyed at least four buildings in historic downtown area. residents and business owners are able to retrieve large items with their cars through tomorrow. >>> the afternoon rain moving out of the area tonight. first alert te center. sounds like the kids are heading back to class. they're going to have cooler temperatures tomorrow. >> they really are. some of them may need a light jacket. we've got schools going back and frederick county public schools are going back. we have a bus stop forecast for you in a couple of minutes. but first storms move through this afternoon. some of them have seen heavy rainfall with a few gusty winds as well. we are starting to see them move out. but still a couple of thunderstorms over towards reedsville closer to the metro. the cooler drier air is going to be arriving. the cold front is moving through. we've got a couple

schools could risk federal funding if they do not comply with the law. >> main street in ellicott citysed for repairs. the city had owners to examine the damage and then access to the area ended last night. main street will be closed several weeks for the city to make repairs. >> tense moments at a popular pennsylvania amusement park. >> second time in less than a week a ride stopped working in hershey park. workers had to escort all 27 passengers off. good news is no one was hurt. last friday, the parks fahrenheit roller coaster was stuck mid ride for about six minutes before eventually continuing. >> the universe is not happy with amusement parks righting. >> yes. >> doesn't it seem like we had a lot of stories. >> lot of story this summer. >> all right. gary. >> yes. >> air conditioning off and windows down this morning. >> oh, you did? wow. that's awesome. how about you. >> air companyer is still on and windows still up. >> really. >> we already established i'm soft. >> it's all good. >> i don't like to to be loud so i keep my windows up. >> oh, my gosh. >> you're surrounded by sof

some of this video is provided by ellicott city.any buildings are shored up with lumber, where foundations used to be. i.t. consultant, henry stanton was trying to salvage items from his office today. >> tough to run a small, when you're faced with this. but i just am amazed at the help we're getting from the people that are working down here. >> authorities will allow residents in to move out their possessions between 9:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. through monday of next week. but they will not say when they will be able to reopen town for people to try and come move their things back in. >>> well, the flooding in louisiana could lead to the state's biggest housing crisis since hurricane katrina. at least 13 people are dead. and as many as 40,000 homes were damaged. the destruction and cleanup could run into the billions of dollars. authorities estimate less than 21% of people affected have flood insurance. >>> the fierce, blue cut w ildfire continues to rage out of control thursday, spreading across 40 square miles los angeles. authoriti

take a look at this video from saturday night in ellicott city, maryland. you can see good samaritans braving flood waters to rescue a woman who was trapped in her car. the flooding killed two people, destroyed dozens of vehicles, and left main street there in ruins. county officials compared the town to a war zone. >> cars everywhere. sidewalks missing. roads partially gone. utility polls down. buildings, the bottom floor completely gone. foundations completely gone. so i don't think we can compare this to anything we've seen before. >> county officials declared a state of emergency. they said the area got a month's worth of rain in just two hours. >>> yesterday, members of the pennsylvania incident management team headed to maryland to help ellicott city recover from the deadly flooding we just showed you. the team will provide logistical support to county officials. members are expected to be there for the next week. >> now your nbc 10 first alert weather. >> that's some of the most amazing video i've ever seen in this part of the country, to see water r

. >> this is what it looks like now after the water sided in ellicott city.hes of rain fell in just over two hours, overwhelming small streams, causing water to surge down main street. a group of people even formed a human chain to save a woman trapped in her car. >>> one of the people killed in that flooding is from pennsylvania. 35-year-old jessica watsula of lebanon died when her car got swept away by the floodwaters. her pastor tells us she leaves behind a 10-year-old daughter. >> she lived for her daughter. and her daughter was very, very close to her mother. >> reverend kover says watsula who volunteered in the church nursery was visiting ellicott city with her family. >>> now your nbc 10 first alert weather. >> cloudy skies this morning. we'll be watching for a shower during the day. but most of the day it's dry. this is the view from center city, from philadelphia, cape may marina. skies are breaking. going to see some sunshine. sunshine will be enough to warm us into the low 80s this afternoon. right now, 69 degrees in the suburbs. low 70s for the le

main street in ellicott city turned into a massive river. swallowing up cars and crashing them into each other. the aftermath, cars stacked on top of each other. this suv flipped nose-first into a canal. what's made this so dangerous is a lot of the city is built on top of a river. when a flood like this happens, a lot of it is simply washed away. buildings, roads, and power lines in the area suffering extensive damage. >> second floors collapsed, sidewalks and roads washed away. >> reporter: community members are now desperate to get into their businesses. but officials saying it's still not safe enough to go in. the scene gives you an idea of the force of the flooding. a car flipped sideways, another one smash it into it. the smell of gas is in the air. search and rescue says they've never seen anything like this. tom? >> an unbelievable scene. gloria, thank you. >>> i want to go right to rob marciano for the storm track. rob? >> we still have rain falling over the flood zone. parts of jersey that got hit hard yesterday under a flash flood

tonight much of the historic ellicott city maryland is in ruins. a weekend storm dumped six inches of rain in less than two hours. people formed human chains to rescue drivers who were trapped. >> reporter: the devastation was everywhere, 200 buildings gajed, gaping holes in store the saturday night downpour swelled the nearby river 14 feet in 90 minutes. the floodwaters rushed down ellicott city's main street, pushing 170 cars downstream. a 35-year-old pennsylvania woman and a 38-year-old man from maryland died after they got batting the powerful current, people locked arms to save jamie knight from her car. she reunited with the man who pulled her to safety sunday afternoon. >> thank you, sir. >> not a problem. it was the decent thing to do. >> reporter: the national weather service has called this a once in a thousand year storm. residents and business owners are being kept out of their stores on main street. county president allen kittleman says it's just too dangerous. >> it's a disaster area down. there it looks like a war zone. i knew this t

ellicott city residents head home for a few hours to begin picking up items and memories flood becausebehind. >> change in command. feds leading the investigation into that deadly explosion at a silver spring apartment complex. >> calls for change. state lawmakers step in as controversy continues to swirl around the head start program in prince georges county. good evening. thanks for joining us. i am lesli foster. we begin with allegations of preschool students humiliated and abused by teachers. tonight a school board member says if school leaders knew about the abuses they should resign. the federal put

today marks the final day for residents to clean up main street in ellicott city. what happens tomorrow that will prevent people from entering the historic district. and we are following breaking news out of fairfax county. a downed pole and wires, the aftermath of a serious accident.. what you need to know to get around the mess,. good morning washington im larry smith.. and i'm autria autria godfrey.. toss to veronica good morning, back to school day! we'll start off with what you need to know. dc public schools are back in session. you'll

in ellicott city, maryland.od samaritans brave the fierce floodwaters to rescue a woman who was trapped in her car. the flooding killed two people, destroyed dozens of vehicles and left main street like that, in ruins. county officials compared the town to a war zone. >> cars everywhere. sidewalks missing. roads partially gone, utility poles down, cars on top of cars, buildings, the bottom floor completely gone, foundations completely gone. it doesn't compare to anything we've seen before. >>> county officials declared a state of emergency. the area got a month's worth of rain in just two hours. >>> yesterday, members of the pennsylvania incident management team headed to maryland and ellicott city to help the city recover from that deadly flooding. the team will provide logistical support to county officials. members are expected to be there for the next week. >>> now your nbc 10 first alert weather. >> clouds overhead. right now we're watching for some sunshine to break through the clouds. that will happen lat