ain't never been this bad. >> reporter: at the height of the storm, 5 inches of rain fell on the florida panhandle in just 45 minutes. flooding sectionings of pensacola and destroying roads. florida's governor has declared a state of emergency in 26 counties. anne-marie, the worst is now over. forecasters say the storm systems are expected to weaken by later today. >> well, at least that's some good news. marlie hall in new york. thank you, marlie. >>> in california, dry hot weather and strong winds are fanning a wildfire that's burning more than 1,000 acres. the fire broke out yesterday near the city of rancho cucamonga. mandatory evacuation orders for more than 1,600 homes have been lifted but the danger is not yet over. danielle nottingham has our report. >> reporter: flames are eating away at the san bernardino mountains east of los angeles. >> the fire's kind of moving around in a lot of weird places. it's not a typical line of fire. >> reporter: more than 500 firefighters are trying to contain the wildfire. dry gusty winds are preventing helicopters from attacking the blaze from above. >> as

down in the florida panhandle 9 billion gallons dumped on the city. five inches in just one hour. and more than 5,000 lightening strikes in just 15 minutes. >> and just see the water keep raising just praying it didn't get all the way in the house. >> but it did, a mother who managed to rescue her baby girl, who lost everything else. >> all my memories all my babies things everything i own is gone. >> in those moments of panic and desperation, nothing mattered more than getting to safety. >> she says please don't let me die, and i looked in her eyes and that was all i needed. >> they saved her just in the nick of time, it swallowed her car. >> this panhandle city has suffered at least $100 million in damage, and the governor has declare add state of emergency. it is a crisis that started in neighboring southern states the same storm system spun out 64 tornadoes across six states. one that ripped through arkansas reached the second highest category an e.f. 4, with winds that might have reached as high as 200 miles per hour. the evidence is everywhere. >> keep in mind, that there ar

is the literary capital but here on the gulf coast we tend to think of that from texas to the florida panhandle. there really is a pan gold sensibility. we have a similar environment similar types of trees live oaks long leaf pine's palm trees sandy soil salt in the air. the gulf of mexico of course nourishes and supplies us with wonderful seafood. estuaries and rivers places like pogo bayh are wonderfully rich in tradition and culture and there have been books and memoirs and so forth in and around all these things for hundreds of years. so it's an extraordinarily rich subject to take and of course along comes the oil spill in 2010 were all of a sudden we are at center stage and people are beginning to look at the gulf coast and think about wow what is it like there and what moves them and we didn't know we got so much of our oil and gas from there so the nation really became kind of tuned in to how important the gulf is. what i also found fascinating and they never will forget an interview with the kid in louisiana right after the spill. he was a fisherman son and the kid was nine years old.

the florida panhandle slammed with heavy rains and as you can see, massive flooding. >> officials are calling it the worst flooding for that region in 30 years. >> the storm system bringing heavy flooding to the carolinas and up the east coast of washington, d.c. as we just saw a moment ago and new york city. >> we are outside grand central station. some area saw record flooding rains and flooding. it is not raining where you are right now. >> it was certainly raining throughout the night here up until we got on the air here. but it's especially bad down south as you saw, especially pensacola florida. at one point yesterday, there were five-inch it is of rain that fell in just one hour, truly incredible. more rain fell in the panhandle in the past 24 hours than during all of hurricane ivan more than a decade ago, but not just down south, it's all the way up the east coast into new york city. you are talking about roads giving way and tens of thousands of people without power. >> dangerous floodwaters swallowing entire communities in the florida panhandle. the rushing water ripping apa

are all around a and new york is the literary capital but on the gulf coast from texas to the florida panhandle there rarely is a sense of melody. we have a similar environment similar treaties , sandy soil, salted and the air cover the gulf of mexico nourishes and supplies us with seafood. estuaries and rivers like mobile bay is rich with tradition and culture. there have been books in and around all these things for hundreds of years. it is an extraordinarily rich subjects and then along comes the oil spill in 2010 were real are center stage and people begin to look at the gulf coast and think what is a like their? we didn't know we got so much good will and gas from their sows the nation became tune dan. also i never will forget an interview with a kid right after this bill a fisherman's son and was nine years old and said this is the end of our way of life. i thought how many american kids talk about a way of life? i know what it meant the crawfish whale and the stuff that goes with louisiana above florida and alabama and coastal mississippi so on the alabama gulf coast have more in common

. >> reporter: dangerous floodwaters swallowing entire communities in the florida panhandle. the rushing water ripping apart roads, stranding drivers, and flooding homes. >> we have been through tropical storms and hurricanes as you know. in 2014 and five, and we still did not have this much water. >> in pensacola, 20 inches of rain hit the area in just 24 hours. some people ditched their cars for canoes, and rescuers pulled people from rooftops. children saved by boat. >> my -- everything i own is gone. >> in mobile, alabama, firefighters pulled a woman to safety after her car was stuck in the rising waters, and it's a similar scene in washington d.c. where a driver got stuck on a bridge and he had to be rescued by raft. the relentless rain proved too much for an entire block of a baltimore street that collapsed, sending parked cars into a ravine. >> the sidewalks are gone, and the cars are gone p. it was like somebody came by and ripped off the side of the road. >> firefighters in new jersey took to the streets to help more stranded drivers, and in new york city, residents

. >> ifill: the worst flooding in decades literally drowned parts of the florida panhandle and coastal alabama today. the deluge was triggered by the same front that's spawned tornadoes and killed at least 37 people this week. >> ifill: streets turned into rivers, and cars into islands, as it started pouring yesterday, from gulf shores, alabama to pensacola, florida, and didn't stop. >> i came down about 6:00 this morning to check on everything. and the water was probably up to the sidewalk over here next door. and that was the first time in 29 years, i've never seen it get this deep before. the water was waist-high in some places, and still rising. >> we've had up to 22 inches of rain in the panhandle. >> ifill: that's roughly a third of pensacola's average rainfall for the whole year. and florida governor rick scott told today of urgent appeals for help. >> we've had flash flooding. we've had about 300 requests for evacuations. we've been sending vehicles there. we've sent 24 high water vehicles from the national guard. fish and wildlife is there with 31 vehicles, 13 boats. i declare

now to the latest on the florida panhandle as if the massive flooding was not enough. officials are now dealing with the aftermath of an explosion at the county jail that may have been triggered by a flooded-out laundry room. two inmates were killed. 184 other people were hurt. most of them have been released from the hospital at this point. three inmates do remain unaccounted for. we're expecting an update on the confusion surrounding that. chip is in pensacola for us. what's the latest there? >> reporter: this is the latest here. basically as you said, five inmates are missing. two are confirmed dead and still in that jail building. as far as where the other three are, we just don't know. those three inmates could be in there buried under some debris. that's what fire officials are trying to figure out at this time. or they could be on the run at this hour. the explosion happened right around 11:00 last night central time. it ripped through central booking where inmates are brought in and released. fire rescue rushed to the scene and aided in the triage and evacuatio

adjusting grateful patients' backs in the nearby florida panhandle.miling handsomely in health care ads in the newspaper and online. but money trouble plagued the chiropractor like a crooked spine and his financial problems troubled shirley's family because shirley had $1 million in the bank. >> were you worried about her money? >> yes, i was worried about her money. he came into her life with the clothes on her back. >> he come into the marriage with a wore out pick up truck and a bunch of debt. >> her engagement ring from dr. mike, the wedding rings, the house they lived in, the family says, shirley paid it all. four years into the marriage something is wrong with shirley. months later, in a recorded interview obtained by "20/20," dr. michael would tell investigators shirley had been ill for weeks. >> she gets bad migraines, two, three times a year. >> reporter: the family says mike tells them shirley might have fallen down these stairs a few days earlier. while he was away. knocking down a potted plant. he later tells investigators too. >> i sat he

the florida panhandle has had a historic ryan.rain. >> have had up to 20 in.ain. >> hurricanes are among the most prolific grain producers on the planet. it is pretty amazing that a storm this time of the year will produce the kind of rain. but there exchange are part of the changing climate. look at the rain in our area. >> look at the humidity's right now. the windchill only in the thirties right now across the area. the state feels more like a late march day than it does the first day of may. >> uc be scattered showers traversing the area. the circulation is a counterclockwise to rest.twist. the rain coming down heavier. this is the forecast. here is to set up tonight at midnight. the rain winds down. we start the day tomorrow with some breaks in the clubs. daytime heating will set the process back in motion again. not huge amounts of grain but perhaps one-two tenths of an inch. and 94 rats and diego. that is why the wild fires are burning out there. they now have a heat wave going and the warmth extends up into alaska. check of some of these record highs.

unfortunately more heavy rain will be expected on thursday as he conceded on covering much of the florida panhandle yet again in the gulf states the system with any effect in mid atlantic and new england escaped with some rough weather can be wisely spent be a flood watch is in warne's and present a wide range of these areas and includes dc new york and in colombia. so on these big cities will be on during a slight chances of damaging winds large hail and again a couple of connecticut fans could it be possible into your wednesday evening and wears them cross the northern areas western great lakes region especially with the im about to forty millimeters on the heavy rainfall. so please watch out for flash flooding as well as water pooling on roads. when we want the dissertation is force the south west especially in areas and in california we have a critical fire warnings in place. this is due to the centennial was very strong and that the kibaki in the center is at thirty seven degrees so please watch out for heat stroke his and missing people continued and in a long way in to the north for example

in the florida panhandle today, high water and high drama. first responders on boats rushed to rescue dozens of panicked families trapped at this pensacola apartment complex, some clutching their children. she escaped with her one-year-old daughter. >> all my memories, baby's things, everything i own is gone. >> reporter: the governor declared a state of emergency as entire roads were washed away. this collapse swallowing unoccupied cars. >> i walked out this morning and couldn't believe it, never seen anything like that. >> reporter: the downpour reached its height late tuesday night, shutting down i-10 and leaving drivers trapped in their vehicles, some for up to ten hours. one woman died when she drove her car into high water. even this fire truck was no match for the rising flood waters, stalling on the way to a rescue. the area saw up to two feet of rain in 24 hours. five inches drenched pensacola in a single hour. nearly 6,000 lightning strikes were recorded in just 15 minutes. for the south, it was the latest round of severe weather af

the florida panhandle is being hit hard and in pensacola and the hoffa me to bring them in forty eight hours. miriam common heart. this is real hard to see what was going on in the dark and you just eat one or two tries in his brain and it didn't hit the lead in the house. the severe weather as well as damaging property and infrastructure has claimed the life to christ and fourteen people over the last week. in alabama the ready calls happen. an insane amount of running my kids crazy and way more than others in my entire life just torrential downpour. flooding everywhere roads collapsing all over the place that deadly weather cuts and looks set to continue until the end of the week. the national weather service believes the rams thirty million people are under threat from the city of conditions science is so warnings that a growing resistance to anti biotics prizes to make a credible threats to health in the first worldwide survey of the problems of alltel so can i say sian found grace l polk high rates of drug resistant eco type bacteria which causes problems such as meningitis infect

. >> reporter: at the height of the storm, five inches of rain fell on the florida panhandle in just 45 minutes flooding sections of pensacola and destroying roads. florida's governor has declared a state of emergency in 26 counties. marlie hall, cbs news, new york. >> parts of the south and midwest are still reeling from the aftermath of those killer tornadoes, as well. they hit earlier in the week. the storms are expected to weaken later today. >>> happening today in the bay area, a number of may day marches are planned. protests promoting human rights are held on may 1. the first event will be at 5:00 this morning in san francisco. marchers will gather at 16th and mission streets. in san jose, two marches will begin at 3:00 this afternoon. they will merge for a 4:00 rally at city hall. in oakland, a march is planned at 3:30 starting at the fruitvale village plaza and in san francisco, there's a rally at 4:00 at 24th and mission streets. >>> and one of the marches in san jose will be to support the deported mother of a san jose state university student. a rally held on campus tuesda

state so that skinny be a very good break on its wheel of the system is still lingering over the florida panhandle which means that more heavy showers sudden burst of showers also and thunderstorms will be capable of risking their lives against again. and that the crying kid looking at some high pressure system in bringing clear skies by the south western areas are still aching to see dr in a very hot conditions the wildfires is still raging across southern california the temperature is however will be on ongoing trends and fashions at thirty four in seattle on the way up there at twenty one bought into the next few days and temperatures the willoughby finally into day average range down to fifty from twenty one instead of portland making it the same kind of think big ears ascension is also finally into the room the freight that sunday at ten twenty six degrees. not cause a year at the we haven't reported four centimeters in diameter all here pointed in a one in western ma the shaft. this is it to this system but another low pressure system will also bring a ball kicks in and day out balkans. actu

the heavy rains have torn through several states leaving parts of the florida panhandle, parts of pensacolander two feet of water. residents and drivers trapped by what's being called the worst flooding in the state? 30 years. this is what's left of the scenic highway in pensacola yesterday. and this photo shows severe flooding in front of joe scarborough's old home. you can see a truck there buried in the mud. joins us from pensacola, sarah daroff. i know we're talking about a lot of stories out of pensacola today. >> reporter: a lot of very dramatic stories out of pensacola. it's been a dangerous few days. let me show you what we're talking about. behind me is what used to be south cory field road. now it is just a jumble of asphalt, dirt, and cars. people had to be rescued from these cars. you can see the smashed windshields. no injuries reported. everybody is okay. and it's not that pensacola isn't used to rain. this is actually one of the rainiest cities in the country, but it is the amount. nearly two feet in 26 hours. i want you to compare that to los angeles. the airport there has r

and the midwest. 65 tornadoes followed today by torrential rain and flooding.Ñir this is the florida panhandlefter the biggest rainfall there in decades. hundreds of people had to beÑi rescued from cars and houses. in pensacola, where the rain set a record, part of the scenic highway washed away. the flooding is blamed for at least one death in all since sunday. the storm death toll is, at least, 38, and thousands of homes have been damaged. mark strassmann is in pensacolaó >> reporter: more than 20-inches of rain fell in pensacola in 24 hours. flash flooding washed away roads and bridges. this sinkhole was 20-feet deep. the driver survived. >> you could see the currents. lightning was still popping all over the place and you just kept watching the water rise. >> reporter: kristin fairchild lives in pensacola's cordova park neighborhood. piedmont road is washed away and broken in pieces for six blocks. early this morning, she used her smart phone to take this video. these geysers are actually natural gas escaping from linesó broken by the rushing waters. >> i've done whitewater rapids and that

. >> reporter: epic amounts of h20 filled the florida panhandle. almost two feet in 24 hours in pensacola. that's over 9 billion gallons that could fill over 14,000 swimming pools. more that five inches fell in one hour. flash flooding is just that, too much flowing too fast especially in this case. the ground, the soil, the drainage system couldn't handle it. the car exploding right now. >> reporter: after seeing scenes like this play out, it's worth a reminder. flooding kills. >> oh, my god. those poor people are more than any other weather hazard. half of all flooded related drownings are from people driving into flooding. when the flash floodings are happening all it takes is six inches of water and you can lose control of your car. more than a foot, you can start to slope. at 24 inches your car can be swept away. so what should you do if you see water? turn around, don't drowned. if you find yourself in an emergency situation, the water coming up and over the car and your windows won't go down, you're going to need one of these, an emergency h

flooding in the florida panhandle is suspected as the possible cause of a deadly gas explosion at a jailhouse. and heat, drought, and strong winds are feeding a wildfire in southern california. we have a team of correspondents covering the extreme weather. >> reporter: more than 700 firefighters have built containment lines to protect the homes along the foothills east of l.a. smoldering brush could re-ignite at any time so captain louis delarosa and his team are digging them up and dousing them with water. >> i'd say we got pretty lucky. we had the people in the right place. they got in. they took aggressive action safely. and they at least slowed it down. kind of lessened the intensity of it. >> reporter: the fire grew from 20 acres to over 1,000 in just a few hours. liz brown has been fighting fires in california for 20 years. what allowed this fire to get so big so quickly? >> the wind-- you have dry fuels, low humidity, hot weather, and in this case, lots of wind. >> reporter: one gust topped 100 miles per hour. the winds are much calmer today, but residents in 1,600 homes have been warn

that happened over the florida panhandle. transportation correspondent jeff pegues is looking into this. jeff, what happened? >> reporter: well, jeff, an f.a.a. spokesperson says it was a u.s. airways regional jet and a drone that nearly collided in midair. it happened on march 22 at an altitude of about 2,300 feet as a us airways jet was coming in for a landing at tallahassee regional airport. we don't know how close the plane and the drone came to each other, nor do we know what kind of drone it was or who was controlling it. >> glor: drones are, obviously, increasingly popular. is anything being done to prevent this kind of thing from happening in the future? >> reporter: jeff, the f.a.a. is working on regulations and standards, but they're not expected to be on the books until late next year. but it might take longer than that because there are several issues at play here, including privacy and safety, as we now see with this incident from march 22. >> glor: jeff pegues, thank you very much. russia put on a huge display t

. >>> driving in the florida panhandle and most of the south should be fine today.but roads will be wet from virginia northward to the great lakes. there could be wet roads in the center of the country, as well. and in the sierras. >> and if you're flying, airport delays are possible in denver, washington and detroit. >>> back to the news, now. and new details about the murder case involving a popular tv actor. >> police say michael jace and his wife got into an argument just minutes after she brought the couple's two sons home from baseball practice. police say that's when jace opened fire, killing his wife. he then, called 911 to report the murder. neighbors are shocked. >> i heard, pow. sounded like a gunshot. but i'm not familiar with gunshots. so, i thought, maybe it wasn't. then, i heard pow, pow. i felt uncomfortable. i ran in the house. >> there are also reports that jace was physically abusive towards his first wife. and that he was deeply in debt. court papers reveal that jace threatened to kill his previous wife during a divorce two decades ago. >>> anoth

the florida panhandle has seen some of the worst rain in pensacola close to 20 inches in 24 hours. >> we've been through tropical storms and hurricanes. like ivan and dennis back to back in 2004 and '05 and we still did not have this much water. >> it's touching down. >> reporter: in other places, it's been the wind, not the water, battering communities. tornadoes ripped through the deep south leaving a trail of devastation for miles. >> we lost it all. so we've got to build. but we'll be fine. >> reporter: now communities like tupelo begin to clean up and come back, they're dealing not only with the physical damage but the emotional scars that the storms left in mind. >> keep in mind there are people working out there right now that are just in shock. you know, their lives have been destroyed. they've lost friends and loved ones and neighbors. >> reporter: but clinging to the spirit and resolve they will need through a long and difficult recovery. jay gray, nbc news, tupelo, mississippi. >>> well, toronto mayor rob ford is taking a break from the campaign trail to get help for substa

the massive storm system that's moved through the south brought nearly two feet of rain to the florida panhandle today. cars are completely submerged. and people were forced to escape their homes on boats. some residents are still stuck stranded on their roofs waiting for help to arrive but rescue crews are having a difficult time because highways like this one have been completely washed away. 38 people have been killed in eight states from this week's severe weather. >>> after getting roughed up last week, the dow is bounced back closing at an all-time high. [ closing bell ] [ applause and cheers ] >> happy investors. of late, investors have been worried about tensions in the ukraine and slowdown in emerging markets but not today. the dow closed at 16,580. the nasdaq, s&p, also closing higher. >>> on another note, the federal reserve announced it is pulling back on its monthly bond purchases by another $10 billion. it says the economy is picking up and the job market needs less stimulus from the fed. >>> facebook users will now get more control over their privacy with a new feature called the

you mentioned extreme flooding across parts of the florida panhandle and parts of alabama. o feet of rain coming down in 24-hours. at one point it was across this area and parts of alabama and off to florida. some information as well as areas picking up over 6 inches of rain. they have been over carolina, georgia and most of the areas across tennessee. that is because the storm system is on the move and we have quieter weather. we are looking at storms across the eastern sea board. some could move the isolated weather. >> good news to all of the folks who had a lot of cleanup to do at this point. thank you. thank you. >>> thousands of people are fighting the fires in california. nearly 2,000 homes are evacuated. mandatory vak orders were lifted overnight. many are staying away because there's so much smoke and they are waiting for it to dissipate. brush and wind gusts over 70 miles per hour. they are whipping up the flames making it impossible to tackle in the air. it opens up sucking in several cars at least 10 cars after a day of solid rain. they were evacuated until a bui

florida and saint georges island and saint park in the florida panhandle are in the top three. other hawaii beaches round out the top five. they are based on cleanliness, safe conditions and amenities. >> maybe we need to do a were ro on that. >> 39 minutes after the top of the hour. a fast moving train slams into a car stuck on the tracks with the driver still inside. an outcome you won't believe. >> bon jovi banned from bars. why the rock star is getting the boot? : >> new video shows a women escaped her car just before it is hit by a train. she dives out seconds before the impact. her sports coup was brand new and she was getting used to the stick shift. it couldn't have stalled in worse spot. it slammed into the car at 35 miles an hour. >> marc cuban apologized to trayvon martin's family abofter making comments about black kids wearing hood des. >> we are all prejudiced in one way or another. if i see a black kid in a hood de it's late at night i am walking to the other side of the street. if i am on that other side of the street there's a guy that has tattoos all over his

in pensacola, florida, hundreds have been convicted in the panhandle, and some communities hit with asmuch as 4 feet of water. >>> and in a few hours, officials will take steps to strip ownership of donald sterling for making racially insensitive remarks p. >> the student accepted to 8 ivy league colleges is going to yale. he made the announcement to teachers and the press. border land is coming up next. coming up on aljazeera's border land.

this happened at a county jail in the fort -- in the florida panhandle.ffered damage from flooding yesterday. >>> the ceremony was held at the capital to honor caltrans workers killed on the job. cones were lined up. each respects an employee who has been killed on the job. 183 workers in all since 1921. this memorial aimed at creaking more awareness for drivers to slow for the cone zone and move over to give workers room to do their job. >> i want to recognize everyone in the agency today for the skills they commit to building and maintaining the backbone of this great state. >> statistically highway work is one of the most dangerous jobs in the u.s. 1,000 caltrans vehicles are hit every year. >>> kind of like a scene from the birds. a central california woman says hundreds of black swift birds have been swarming outside her home. it happens arm 8:00 p.m. avenue night -- around 8:00 p.m. every night and last friday dozens of birds flew down her chimney into her home. >> i screamed because the birds -- you are doing this and dodging them. the most horrifi

. >>> heavy rain, thunderstorms and flooding from southern louisiana to the florida panhandle.nd thunderstorms from upstate new york to new england. scattered showers across the eastern plains. a chance of damaging winds and hail for the dakotas and nebraska. also stormy in the rockies. >> mostly 80s from salt lake city to albuquerque and dallas to minneapolis. 70s from chicago to the northeast. >>> all right. coming up, terrifying turn of events in one of america's tallest buildings. >> the shattered sky deck in chicago as a tourist was sitting high above the earth. >>> a sad day here at "world news now" as we mark diana's last day with us. but as our tradition goes, we celebrate with food, fun, and some embarrassment. it will all be good. come on back. you are watching "world news now." ♪ >> announcer: "world news now" weather brought to you by swiffer sweep and trap. t to you by swiffer sweep and trap. cleans up. always leaves a trmbs behind. you're going to have a problem with getting a wife. uh, yeah, i guess. [ laughs ] this is ridiculous. christopher glenn! [ doorbell ri

residents in the florida panhandle cleaning up. tuesday, believe it or not, was the single rainiest day on record in pensacola. floods devastating much of the area, forcing hundreds of rescues. let's go out to southern california. wildfires there are the problem. rancho kocucamongo wildfire is % contained. now the severe weather is moving out and making way for a beautiful weekend. rick reichmuth is live outside in new york city with the forecast. >> yeah, final le it's beautiful. a lot of people will be happy to hear that. but what a rough week. think about the tropical storms that go through florida and you look at the video from the rain. that's a place that gets a lot of rain. and you wouldn't normally imagine that you would see as much destruction as you did from this. but if you have your wettest day ever, even with the tropical storms and hurricanes that go through there, this is the type of damage that's done with that. that's pensacola. there's a little more rain to fall across florida this weekend. go out across the west,

. >> around 20 inches of rain fell over portions of southern alabama and the florida panhandle in justis the latest bout of severe weather from a violent storm system that began sunday. the deluge was so heavy, sometimes at an astonishing rate of five inches per hour. it scrambled the residents, sent them running for higher ground. in mobile, alabama, a dramatic moment as the floods trapped this man barely able to cling to a tree. a rescue worker braved the currents and trees and brought the man safely back to shore. the town of orange beach is now under water where the local marina is. and pensacola, florida saw record-setting rainfall. the torrential rains washed out part of the scenic highway sending cars falling into a ravine. entire neighborhoods in the city were hit, and roads turned into raging rivers. >> water was coming in through our garage and then through the back doors and flowing in out this door. so we just had water in the house. the kids were getting a chair to perhaps get in the attic. we don't know what was going to happen. >> the residents resorted to alternative fo

just last week, rain in the florida panhandle exceeded two feet in just 24 hours.he last tep years have seen records broken across the country. from wildfires in the western states to a historic drought in the midwest and large parts of california. in fact, 2000 to 2010 was the hottest decade on record. over all, high temperatures have risen more than 1 and a half degrees since 1895. the white house report is in line with other studies and is the result of years of research by more than 300 scientists. >> this report makes it emphatically clear that humans are causing the climate to change and the climate is already changing where we live, work, grow our food in your own backyard. >> no doubt, say 97% of climate experts but plenty of doubt among other americans. in a gallup poultry leased in march, 57% of americans say climate change is indeed caused by humans but a sizeable minority, 40%, see no connection between human activity and global warming. >> we need to do a better job. the pathway we are on today portends a future climate unseen by anyone in this nation,

look where it takes it, all the way to the south and drops it over pensacola, the florida panhandle.ou begin to understand why all the flooding as the energy has been conducive to all the storms over that region while high pressure has dominated the western part of the country. northwest, temperatures up in the 90s. beautiful coastal town in oregon. the south central coast of oregon where we know temperatures in the month of april 57 fahrenheit. record high 91 degrees fahrenheit on wednesday afternoon. broke an all-time april record of 85. in fact, only 14 times in their history have they obtained a 90 degree fahrenheit temperature, all 13 of them were in the month of august. it shows you the rarity of it happening in april. the trend goes up and down the i-5 corridors. upper 80s, low 90s. should be in the 60s and 70s. seattle's 82 degree day is unusual. the average high in the month of july and august is only 76 degrees. temperatures in reality. they should be in the mid 70s. the best we can do by saturday, only the mid 90s. we know the excessive drought taking place. look at the sa

flooding in the florida panhandle might have caused a gas explosion at a jail. the blast shook the ground, killed two people and injured 250 people. opinions cola got more than 9 inches of rain overnight on top of what they had already gotten the day before. look at this scene in baltimore this morning where two days of heavy rain opened up a mass of sinkhole. this is baltimore, not florida, usually more known for sinkholes. cars dropped 75 under the rail tunnel. dulles recorded the most rain ever in a single day. flooding has forced evacuations in laurel, maryland and stranded drivers were stilli being rescud this morning. the forecast calls for another day of heavy rain but this time farther north, new england. there will be rain in much of florida. msnbc will have updates throughout the day on conditions up and down the east coast. and, yes, there's a lot of travel issues. now my first read of the morning. if you want to talk to anyone in washington on both sides of the wall, nearly all of them will admit this fact -- the current campaign finance system in am

. >> it seems incredible to think the same storm system that flooded the florida panhandle spawned theoes in oklahoma and arkansas. at least 37 people were killed in that destruction. >>> things didn't get better as the system moved north. the heavy rain was too much for a street in baltimore that collapsed cars along with dirt and debris, slid down onto a set of train tracks. people living closest to the crops are evacuated and are spending the night elsewhere. the train tracks owned by csx which sighs all traffic through that area has now been halted. >>> here in new york, all that rain too much for drain systems in a lot of neighborhoods, plenty of cars and homes flooded. luckily, no injuries being reported. mudslides close to the busiest commuter railways. they expect problems for the morning rush. >>> here's a look at your weather today. heavy rain along the east coast especially during the morning hours. showers across the upper midwest and great lakes,ics maryland with snow in minnesota. another scorcher in the west, strong santa ana winds in southern california are going to kee

weather now with jennifer gray. >> john and christine, the big story today still the rain in florida, not in the panhandle, but more in central florida. we could see anywhere from 4 to 6 inches along the coast. that includes daytona beach, all the way down to west palm beach area. central florida, the interior sections could see 2 to 4 inches. that includes orlando, and 1 to 2 up in portions of the panhandle, especially east of tallahassee. temperatures are going to stay in the low 70s across the southeast, slightly cooler temperatures in place. 69 in d.c. and new york city, not bad for a friday afternoon. as we go through tomorrow, still rain, but it's moving down into portions of south florida now. mostly sunny across much of the country's midsection. just a couple of showers moving into the northeast. temperatures will gradually warm up. look at dallas, 90 degrees by saturday, 74 in atlanta, 79 in memphis, so warmer air moves in quickly over the weekend. john and christine? >> all right, jennifer gray. thanks for filing that report for us. >>> for the first time, the education department has revealed a

. >> reporter: at the height of the storm, five inches of rain fell on the florida panhandle in just flooding sections of pensacola and destroying roads. florida's governor has declared a state of emergency in 26 counties. marlie hall, cbs news, new york. >> parts of the south and midwest are still reeling from the aftermath of those killer tornadoes, as well. they hit earlier in the week. the storms are expected to weaken later today. >>> okay. it's time for traffic on this thursday at 5:46 on the nose. >> everything is okay up and down the nimitz freeway. this is near the oakland coliseum. only 15 minutes right now between 238 and the maze. later on this evening once again we have a warriors game, taking on the clippers at 7:30 so you could see some more traffic around that area later on this evening. if you are riding bart right now we still have these delays. we just checked bart's website. it's just from the san leandro stop. there's a switching issue going on. so right now they are delayed by about 5 to 10 minutes but it's enough to give you a late start to work so heads up. it

. >> reporter: at the height of the storm, five inches of rain fell on the florida panhandle in just cola and destroying roads. florida's governor has declared a state of emergency in 26 counties. marlie hall, cbs news, new york. >> parts of the south and midwest are still reeling from the aftermath of those killer tornadoes, as well. they hit earlier in the week. the storms are expected to weaken later today. >>> developing news in the north bay where investigators are trying to figure out the reason for a wild drive that left a freeway guardrail crumpled. they have been talking with the woman who apparently crashed into other cashes deliberately. it happened along eastbound i- 80 near the american canyon exit. the destruction ended when the driver crashed her toyota tundra into a walmart big rig about 7:30 last night. she was taken to the hospital in fairfield with minor injuries. no one else was injured. >>> new this morning, two inmates are dead and 150 other people are injured after a late- night explosion at a florida jail. it happened at the escambia county jail's booking facil

the florida panhandle drenched under nearly two feet of water. while in baltimore a long long blocked section of the street has just collapsed. in philadelphia, fast-moving flood waters engulfed a bus, two passengers and a bus driver onboard had to actually climb on to the roof of the bus to wait for firefighters to rescue them. luckily, no one was hurt. the storm is the same one that created deadly tornadoes in the deep south earlier this week. the national weather service says at least one of the tornadoes was an ef-4 twister with winds up to 200 miles per hour. at least 36 people died when dozens of tornadoes just tore through the south. >>> jurors will be back at work at a san jose courtroom trying to come up with a conclusion in the latest apple/samsung court battle. wrapped up the first full day of deliberations yesterday. they are trying to determine if samsung infringed on apple patents. samsung has also filed a countersuit. one pizza chain will soon offer you the chance to order while you're catching up on your favorite tv show. bertha c

like the 22 inches of rain that fell in 24 hours in the florida panhandle a few days ago, this is going to be a continuing problem in the southeast. more moisture in the atmosphere, more falling in deluges. a problem for the coastal regions is rising sea level. sea level is rising, is continuing to rise and will do so for a long time to come. the total extent is depending on the extent to which we succeed in reducing the emissions of greenhouse gases that are driving global climate change. >> reporter: how about the great plains which is our bread basket in many ways. >> summer begins sooner and lasts longer. the longer growing vaccines would be an advantage, but it is offset by more extremes. again, more extreme deluges, more extreme heat waves, and that is going to be a continuing challenge in the great plains. >> ifill: you talk about the southwest. we think of the southwest as mountains and desert anyway, but does climate change have an effect there? >> it does. in the mountains, what happens is, first of all, more of the precipitation falls as rain that rather than. ♪ rain runs off

that occurred after unusually heavy rains left the worst floods in decades going through the florida panhandleg out roads and trapping people in their homes. >> we had a gas explosion and it did cause the partial collapse of the building and structural damage to the building. >> we did lose two inmates. we have accounted for all the other inmates that we do have at the jail and they have been placed at different locations throughout the county. >> reporter: the sheriff said investigators could not enter for hours because the building was too insecure and that left angry relatives demanding answers. >> he was crying and i see one or two body bags. >> reporter: the jail has had a troubled history, a u.s. investigation found inadequate management, strikingly high levels of violence and until recently a practice of segregating prisoners by race and i'm john with al jazeera. >> flooding there and what is the weather like around the world? here is everton. >> flooding in india as well and really heavy downpours coming in here. this is an unpronounceable name and seven syllables and rain coming down

that flows south from lake lanier and lake altoona down through alabama, georgia and into the florida panhandlet is over the eastern acf basin that uses the flint and chattahoochee river. alabama and florida argue georgia and specifically metro atlanta take more than its fair share of that water. alabama says it's putting undue strain on its residents and florida says it's endangering the seafood supply that's important in that state's industry. things have gotten so bad that last fall attorneys for the state of florida asked the u.s. supreme court to step in and decide how the water should be divvied up. u.s. solicitor general still has to decide if the court -- if they will argue this case in front of the court. the fight has also made its way to capitol hill. in january, alabama republican senator jeff sessions wrote a letter to the heads of the senate environmental committee complaining that atlanta's excessive water consumption was causing, quote, substantial harm to the environment and downstream communities in alabama and florida. now, the heart of this case is pretty simple. it's all ab

. >> the storm now moving up through the east coast, alabama, florida panhandle under two feet of water there. >>> in philadelphia, fast-moving flood waters engulfed a bus. they had to climb on the roof of the bus to wait for firefighters to rescue them. nobody hurt. >>> the same storm created deadly tornadoes earlier in the week. one of the torenados was an ef-4 twister with wind up to 200 miles per hour. at least 36 people died when dozens of tornadoes just tore through the south. >>> right now crews in virginia cleaning up dozens of derailed train cars that caught fire. some of them carrying crude oil and a few of the tankers ended up in a river. authorities evacuated all nearby buildings, however, there are no reports of injuries. >>> toronto's highly controversial mayor is taking a leave of absence. rob ford said he is seeking professional help for substance abuse. the leave comes after reports of a second video of ford smoking crack cocaine. despite the controversy, ford refuses to step down and is even seeking re-election. last year ford publicly acknowledged that he smoked crack

the florida panhandle was inundated by two feet of rain this week. the storm system also brought downpours up much of the eastern seaboard. swollen rivers overflowed in virginia and maryland, causing roads to collapse. and in the philadelphia area, people had to be rescued from the rising water. the same weather front spawned tornadoes earlier in the week, killing almost 40 people. investigators in pensacola, florida, are asking whether storm flooding there helped trigger an apparent gas explosn at a jail late last night. it killed two inmates and injured some 150 others. the jail had housed 600 inmates, but it was almost completely destroyed. the injured were taken to local hospitals, while those unhurt were transferred to neighboring jails. this was may day or, "international workers day," and in russia, trade unions organized a parade through moscow's red square. the first since the soviet union collapsed in 1991. the crowds came out with signs supporting president vladimir putin and celebrating the annexation of crimea from ukraine. and, they cal