candidates, adrian: hundreds of homes in mississippi are flooded by the rising leaf river near hattiesburg. and least three deaths are due to the severe weather and rain and flooding has affected louisiana, mississippi, arkansas, tennessee, and alabama. the leaf river is expected to crest tomorrow. but with more severe weather in the southeast on the way, the national weather service says flash flooding will remain throughout the weekend. tough stuff. tonight, law enforcement are mourning the loss of one of their officers. a deputy in hillsboro county was killed in a wrong way crash. the deputy was a six year veteran. >> we go through a lot, and when is one of your own, it is very hard. reporter: crunched metal, broken glass, you can see the sheer impact of this head on collision by taking a look at the deputies patrol car. it appears that the deputy was trying to get out of the way. reporter: you is just returning from the hospital after completing across investigation around 3:00 this morning. 31-year-old eric of hudson began driving the wrong way from the selma expressway brandon exit.

it's hattiesburg, mccomb, into covington.haven't had any tornados in a couple of hour, i don't expect to see many. maybe an isolated one over the next hour or two. later today, the storms will regenerate. 27 million people are at risk, it goes from southern portions of the great lakes, almost near chicago. all the way down to new orleans. but the area greatest risk of tornados appears to be this area of northern mississippi, from memphis down to birmingham. that will be late this afternoon into this evening. the other story is of course the heavy rain we're getting. we saw the pictures near little rock. we have flash flood warnings in memphis and in greenville. we have our flash flood watch that goes back to atlanta into central georgia. not only do you have to worry about the severe threat, but the heavy rains that are coming with the storms. rainfall totals up to six inches locally possible. but definitely two to four inches here throughout areas of alabama, georgia, and eventually into south carolina. then finally, for eve

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in some cities like hattiesburg, mississippi, there are now concerns that the floodwaters might morph into a toxic mix. >> if you can look at all the trash that's floating through the houses, you know, there's gasoline that's got in through the water and all kinds of toxins. that's flowing through people's houses. >> and president obama said signed a disaster declaration for louisiana to allow for federal aid to flood victims. >>> from a water crisis to a federal disaster, senator barbara boxer wants to make it easier for the federal government to respond to lead contamination in drinking water. the california senator will introduce a bill today. as the crisis in flint, michigan, is gaining headlines, it is a very timely issue. high lead levels in the drinking water there have sickened children. boxer's bill would allow lead contamination to be among the disasters a president can declare that would allow for a rapid response from fema. boxer is co-authoring a separate bill for tens of millions of dollars to repair flint's pipes and infrastructure. >>> the european space agency sending

in some cities like hattiesburg, mississippi, there are concerns that the flood waters turn into a toxic mess. >> through the houses and there's gasoline that has got into the water and all different kind of toxins that's flowed through these people's houses. >> president obama yesterday signed a disaster declaration for louisiana to allow federal aid to flood victims. >>> the final on last year's german wings airline crash raising new questions about confidentiality rules for airline pilots. french investigators say two weeks before the co-pilot flew his plane into the french alps doctors diagnosed him with possible psychosis and had referred to him to a psychiatric hospital. he hid his condition from german wings airlines as did his doctors citing patient confidentiality. the parent of one passenger that died said that report says nothing how a suicidal pilot was allowed to fly. >> almost everybody completely unsatisfied with the answers that were given. >> french investigators also say on the day of the crash, lubitz was on antidepressants and sleeping pills. their final report requir

and some cities like hattiesburg, mississippi, are now concerns of flood waters might turn into a toxic mix. >> if you can look at all the trash and all that is floating through the house, the houses. there is gasoline, there's all kind of different toxins and that's flowed through these people's houses. >> president obama signed a disaster declaration. >>> happening today, the rest of the walls are finally coming down. crews are expected to tearing down an apartment complex teetering on the edge of a crumbling cliff. >> one we have been following for years now. bob, this work has been delayed several times because of the wet weather we have been getting and some delays from the owner himself. >> because of our property dispute between the property owner and the city, laura and sam. you'll recall that 320 what remains of it was evacuated back in 2010 and the demolition finally started this weekend. of course, to keep this 20-unit apartment complex from tumbling into the pacific ocean. that demolition began on saturday and 75% of the complex has been moved and held off to a landfill. the

hattiesburg and north of greenville 1 to 2 feet of greenville. tropical connection. this is a mayan express from the el nino waters filtering into this area of the gulf of mexico and in through the midsouth. more flash flood watches and warnings that extend through the middle of next week. how much more do we expect ask even parts of texas will see more rainfall today. 2 to 4 inches in jackson, mississippi. some more in the way of flooding for the next 48 hours. >> thank you, rob. >>> we move on to the new headline about el chapo and the actress that brought him together with sean penn. kate del castillo is here to speak out. >> she's speaking out about sean penn too. he never told her about writing an article until they were already in front of el chapo telling "the new yorker" she thought they were making a movie. overnight kate del castillo, the mexican star who facilitated that meeting between sean penn and joaquin "el chapo" guzman talking about how she and penn traveled deep into the jungle to meet him. [ speaking foreign language ] >> according to the article

near hattiesburg, locals say repairing or building the road could take months. >> in some cases it's like a 50 to 75 -- in that time frame type of flooding. good to see you this morning. >> i know. >> what time is it? what day is it? >> i was about to say the same thing. >> i sprang forward an hour and a day. i'm off a little bit. they're going to love me tomorrow morning. nice to see you guys. decent looking sunday. temperatures in the 50s in the city. that's good news. the clouds will thicken up, though, through the day. eventually, the clouds will lead to some rain. and chillier temperatures. enjoy the mild temps out there this afternoon. right now, weather headlines. they're dealing with the clouds thickening up today. more clouds but mild. it's wet, it's windy and much chillier tomorrow. highs only in the 40s by tomorrow. sounds dramatic. temperatures. right back to the 60s by the jersey city at 51. staten island at 50. in and around the five boroughs. 50 to 55 covering it. some of the suburbs, chilly. morristown -- danbury the chilliest spot is westhampton at 33 degrees. as the

jackson, mississippi into memphis, tupelo, hattiesburg. 20 million people at risk. strong storms firing up today on into tomorrow. atlanta is going to be under the gun. look for a lot of airport delays there and heavy rain will continue -- some areas picking up four to six inches of rain in this region. here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. >> good morning, i'm storm team 4 meteorologist chuck bell. bright sunshine, but a bit of a march chill in the air. temperatures mostly in the 30s this morning. 35 in rockville. 32 in college park and 31 at joint base andrews. the sun is out. sunshine start to finish today. temperatures near 40 by 9:00. highs today into the low 60s. plenty of sunshine coming your way for today. tomorrow up into the 70s with >> that's your latest weather. >> al, thanks. >>> have you heard about this? you can enjoy the taste of salt without the salt. tell you about that. >>> and a new era in virtual reality. the much a new iphone every year with iphone forever from sprint. ♪ here's how it feels to get 50%