joining us for the interview is louisiana's governor, john bell edwards.u so much for being with us. i know that you have a million demands on your time tonight. >> thank you, i appreciate the opportunity. >> can you just give me a snapshot, sir, of where you are in the recovery and where do you think you are in the timeline of this disaster? >> well, before we do that, i want to tell you, we're still in the response. we still have historic flooding going on in ascension, paris, and floodwaters moving south into st. james paris on the east side of the mississippi river. on the west side of the mississippi river, we have historic flooding going on there in acadia parish and down into jefferson davis parish and cameron parish, as well. so i'm happy to talk about the recovery, but i want everyone in the country to know that even though the rain started a week ago, we are still very much in the search and rescue and the response mode, as we speak. >> do you have the resources that you need for the rescue and response mode? we've seen a lot of heart-warming is

. >> -- outstanding leadership from the top with governor john bell edwards and we very much appreciate all the outstanding work he's done. his better half, the first lady of louisiana, i know has been by his side every step of the way and we are grateful for her. i know they have their own cleaning up to do because of the

john bell edwards throughout the state on monday. >> the response phase is still ongoing. we do search and rescue now and many parishes and as the floodwaters move south in the rivers crest further , we have additional services being brought into play. the $5,000 reward is being offered for the person whose direct a dog to it's a disgusting story. the terrier pitbull mix was dropped off at thursday in she was severely inebriated. too weak to hold her head up. she has open sores on her back. she died a short time later. call the tip line at the bottom of the screen at 516-571-7755. >> more about these complaints. they filed a class-action lawsuit against the creators of the mobile game. they claim the players have been blocking the driveway and trespassing on loans. the couple says they filed the suit because the games developer ignored the request to pokcmon stops removed from the app. care introducing you to the new yorker who became the first person in the world to collect everyone in we will hear what they have to say about that. >> do you know that yelp has a feature o

louisiana's governor john bell edwards says this historic flooding has led to at least 7,000 rescues. >>> taking a look at what's world four u.s. swimmers including star ryan lochte were robbed at gunpoint in rio today. in an exclusive interview with the today's show lochte describes how it all went down. >> they pulled out their guns and they told the other swimmers to get down on the ground. i refused and the guy pulled out his gun. he cooked it andut forehead. i put my hands up. he took our money. he took my wallet. >> the good news in all of this as shocking as it was no one was hurt. >>> still ahead on news channel 8 at 6:00 running into disappointment in rio. >> yeah bay area athlete narrowly misses making it into the finals. she still has an opportunity to bring back gold. >>> plus looking for a lovely place to take a stroll. why not head over to st. pete. ? know you're budgeted for the expected, and the unexpected. know that at least the process of buying a new home can be clear and simple. know your investments can make retirement closer than you think know. the one word behi

. >> now, louisiana governor john bell edwards is encouraging people to donate to organizations like the red cross. >>> turning that california and the battle against the wild fires there. the blue cut fire outside of los angeles is now more than 80% contained. some of the 82,000 people who were evacuated are now being allowed back into their homes. no deaths reported but more than 100 homes were destroyed by this fire. >>> our congratulations go out to darrell green, the nfl hall of famer that's joining the athletic department of george mason university. he's been hired as -- to work with the senior leadership to build relationships and endanger -- engage in fundraising initiatives as well. >>> following the revelations that he exaggerated a story about being robbed in rio speedo is dropping their partnership with him. lochte went on brazilian television this weekend and said he got drunk and misled people about what happened there. >>> the 2016 summer olympics in the books. 120 medals, the u.s. dominated the games. that's the first time since 1948. ben tracey has more on the colorf

governor john bell edwards says least 10 people. more than 40,000 have been damaged. the flooding triggered the biggest disaster response in the u.s. since hurricane sandy. >> the water is starting to recede. to give you an idea. we were on a rels cue boat sunday. we passed by the house. all we could see was the roof. thousand of homes in this area are damaged. before it gets better. >> we are not going to give up. we are going to stay to the bloody end. and if it knocks us down we are going to get back up and rebuild. >> overnight, voluntary evacuations were under way in ascension parish as floodwaters from the overflowing river poured into the community. on monday, national guard helicopters pulled more people to safety from the unpress denlt unprecedented flooding hitting louisiana. we went along on a the flood zone. we are now flying over seven springs, louisiana. as you can see this area is covered in walter right now. roughly, 90% of the homes in denim springs have flood damage. the city's main highway is washed out. christina broad and her boyfriend, brooks wil

. >>> a shelter at home program with governor john bell edwards who says it will help people recover from the disasterrous flooding. fema is providing up to $15,000 to the flood victims. other programs are offering temporary housing including mobile homes. >>> good thursday. we're looking at temperatures right now in the upper 70s to lower 80s with mostly clear skies. titan doppler radar is quiet right now. the thunderstorms continue to move in as they did yesterday with the northeasterly flow coming down to the south. if you drive up right heading to the turnpike, heading up to the i-10 corridor. it's much there with this pocket of moisture on top of us and storms. this is fascinating stuff here. 45 mile-per-hour winds. if you know the tropical systems, the threshold for a tropical storm is 39. when this came out yesterday, a lot of meteorologists popped up saying well, we have a tropical storm. no. 45 mile-per-hour winds, yep, but it's not wrapping around the circulation, which is the other part you need. why is this important? if the models don't have a center to fix on, they do a

marci: at the same time governor john bell edwards praised donald brought much-needed attention to a disaster that was otherwise -- that many feel was otherwise largely ignored. unlike the slow federal response to katrina, agents are already here processing claims for the more than 110,000 people who registered for help replacing all that was lost. emily: new home sales soaring. the incentive to how much sugar is too much for your kids? a new health warning to tell you about. mike: spectacular weather but it will change. i will tell you when thunderstorms returned to the forecast and a check on traffic -- and a check on the tropics which are getting very active. >> the 10:00 news on metv boston with maria stephanos and ben simoneau, on comcast channel 942, verizon for 61 and over the narrator: let's put this political promise to the test. ayotte: i've been an independent, strong voice for new hampshire. narrator: then why does kelly ayotte still support donald trump for president? independent minded republicans across america put principle ahead of party and said no to trump. but not

governor john bell edwards declared a state of emergency, saying residents advised to evacuate should do so and quickly. >> we of record levels of flooding along the rivers and creeks. because these are record floods, we don't know how wide the water is going to get in those areas. >> it is been flooding progressively more and more as the day goes on. it's just getting worse. >> louisiana national guard is going house to house to save residents and pets stranded in waist high water. rescue crews are continuing to search for a washed away vehicle after reports of a missing person. >> are helicopters are primarily in active search and rescue right now. we are trying to coordinate with the officials on the ground to make sure we get to the critical areas. >> even the governor's mansion in baton rouge being impacted to rivers and creeks expected to rise to the downpours have also been sending area rivers and creeks rising toward historic crests. >> this is certainly not over. >> are fully devastating. will want to check in with meteorologist mark monstrola. >> mark, what can you tell us a

at least seven people are dead, though governor john bell edwards says officials won't know the exact death toll for several days more. so far at least 20,000 people have been rescued and more than 12,000 have spent time in emergency shelters. >> basically we lost everything. you know. other than our lives, you know. until it happens to you, you just really don't understand. water is probably one of the worst mother nature beasts there is. >> and while the rain in louisiana lessened significant yesterday many flood warnings have been extended through today and tomorrow as some people evacuate and others try to sandbag houses to save them. of course we'll bring you more on the weather and what's expected there and elsewhere in the country from bill karins in just a few minutes. >>> a california man has been arrested and charged with arson in connection to the state's clayton fire. 40-year-old damon anthony has been charged with 17 counts in connection with several fires over the past year including the clayton fire which broke out on saturday. it destroyed more than 175 homes, and stru

louisiana governor john bell edwards said in a news conference yesterday that as many as 10,000 people were in shelters as a result of the flooding. >> i woke up this morning and i started screaming, i was like oh, my god. and it -- i mean it was just a few inches and then all of a sudden it, yeah -- oh, my god. >> we can't use any more rain. we don't need any more rain. we just got to get these people out here. it's devastating. you have no idea. >> the coast guard says they have rescued more than 100 people from rooftops, vehicles and trailers in the baton rouge area. and throughout the state, good samaritans have also been going door to door offering help. at this point it is still too early to tell how many homes have been damaged but governor edwards estimated yesterday that it's probably in the thousands. >>> the other big story we're following this morning is from milwaukee. a second night of violence in that city after a police officer shot and killed a man saturday afternoon. this was the scene this morning as firefighters worked to extinguish a car fire. within the last few h

people engage in the response rather than trying to secure the president -- >> at the same time john bell edwards praised donald trump who visited on friday, saying his presence brought much bigger attention to an incidents that was largely ignored. >> but not ignored by fema, unlike the slow response to katrina, they are here processing claims for people that need help replacing all that is lost here. we are live in louisiana, marcy gonzales, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. >>> turning now to our forecast, another beautiful day, looking live now at sky 6 hd showing you the center city skyline, not a cloud in the sky, meteorologist, david murphy, is outdoors on the terrace. we want to keep this going. >> reporter: it's going to be today and tomorrow and then things change a bit. i did not take off my jacket, i should have though. look at satellite, we have plenty of sunshine, this is a close up image that shows you anything. a hint of clouds on the other side of washington, and we are looking at blue above. 78 in philadelphia and 77 a similar number up in central park, new york and 80 in w

. >> -- outstanding leadership from the top with governor john bell edwards and we very much appreciate all the outstanding work he's done. his better half, the first lady of louisiana, i know has been by his side every step of the way and we are grateful for her. i know they have their own cleaning up to do because of the acknowledge senator bill cassidy, senator bill vitter, representative derrick graves and representative cedrick richmond, the mayor of baton rouge, kip holden, and somebody who i can't brag enough about, one of the best hires i made as president, the administrator of fema, craig fugate, who has done such an outstanding job, not just in dealing with this particular incide, really rebuilt fema so that there is a change of culture and everybody knows that when the disaster happens, fema is going to be there on the ground, cooperating with state and local officials rapidly, and with attention to detail and keeping the families who have been affected upper most in their minds. we very much appreciate everything craig has done. it is hard, by the way, for craig to be here b

everything we did not hear publicly from him he's going tomorrow and he deposit wanto >> governor john bell edwards said he told the president look if you want to come down here i would rather you wait and let the release efforts do their part and to me that would not ring if not for president obama saying after hurricane cat reno why did george w. bush look at everything through the air. >> they're not apples and apples and there's people that say it's apples and oranges and in katrina you had people struck in the superdome and stuck on roofs dying not rescued ford days and the rescues there was 30,000 that had to be rerescued from their homes. you understand why people are looking at this. >> everything comes down to politics does it not, these days? >> yes. >> all right. no politics here everybody loves sue palka and everybody is looking forecast on. >> do they like when i stumble through >> thank you sue. >> i have owe to work on balancing act getting show you you this 7 day forecast. jim, shawn, what a great day. today at 835 one of the most comfortable days we had this month going back to aug

governor john bell edwards says at least 40,000 homes have been either damaged or destroyed. the hardest hit areas are in and around baton rouge as you see people a nocanoeing to get arou the. the plaid woaters have been receding. fema is offering rental payments for temporary housing. >> hopefully those folks with get on their way. >> we've seen flooding before with people with canoes but one showed the stop sign half covered. >> temporary housing but where is it even? you know? all right. >> all right. we're going the look at what's going on for a lot of people i guess for san jose, unified, first day of school today. >> weather shaping up nice. a lip bit on the warm side across the valleys again today. but cooler changes as we move closer to the start of the weekend. right now there is a live view of san jose as you can see there. mostly clear. a bit of a moon there at the top of the screen. temperatures outside right now across the bay area. 61 degrees in san jose. mild start. hazy skies over towards the east bay this morning. and a drizzly start to the morning there in s

hilly trail says she talked to louisiana governor john bell edwards over the phone and is urging people to reach out to the red cross. meanwhile, donald trump and mike pence went to louisiana to talk with the people in person. >> reporter: donald trump promised to help flood victims in baton rouge, louisiana where he spent the morning looking at damage. >> you have never had floods before? >> never. >> reporter: trump did not bring up the ongoing shakeup of his staff, campaign chairman paul manaford resigned as investigators in ukraine are to lobbyists. he released a statement calling manaford a true professional. his son, eric trump, had this to say. >> i think my father did not want to be distracted by whatever things paul was dealing with. >> reporter: earlier this week, trump hired a new ceo and campaign manager, stephen bannon, and kelly ann conway, they may be responsible for an apparently softer trump who does not backpedal for comments. >> i do regret it, particularly where it may have caused >> reporter: the clinton campaign dismissed his comments as insincere and criticized hi

. >> louisiana governor john bell edwards say he has been in constant contact with white house officials adding that a presidential visit would require pulling police and first responders from recovery efforts to provide security for the president. >>> still ahead, a statue of a naked donald trump may be staying in san francisco [chuckling]. who is fighting to keep it here in the city. >> long lines outside this bay area pop-up shop. the limited edition gear these people were willing to wait for, for hours. ,,,, california's clean air laws are working. we've cut toxic pollution. we're seeing fewing cases of asthma in kids. and the new clean energy economy has created more than half a million jobs. i'm tom steyer. just when we're making progress, the oil companies are trying to weaken our clean air laws. but we can stop them. send them a message. we're going to protect our kids - not their profits. ♪ at the center of it: *this. it's a statue of donald tru. stark naked. the depart >>> a custody battle in san francisco. a statue of donald trump stark naked is at the center of it. the depart

that is 50% increase compared to what governor john bell edwards said last week. some folks say some areas are still under water, so even the latest number may not be a final total. the red cross says the flooding is the nation's worst disaster since superstorm sandy in 2012. >>> president obama is going to visit baton rouge today. the president is back at the white house tonight, after spending 16 days on martha's vineyard in massachuse and while vacationing there, the president did receive updates on the flooding situation. some people have criticized the president for not cutting his vacation short. however today, louisiana's governor says he asked the president to delay his visit so the emergency personnel could concentrate on what they were doing right now. >> i didn't want to divert the police officer, sheriff deputies, the state troopers and other essential resources and assets to providing while they were needed in this region to undergo those, or to undertaigs those response activities, and i asked that if he could wait until the response was over, and we

louisiana governor john bell edwards say at least 7,000 people have been rescued so remains at three. we believe there may be one more individual who is unaccounted for. >> although the storms have moved to the west more heavy rain is expected in and around the state. rivers will rise until monday and flooded residents have few options. local residents describe the ordeal of getting out of their homes. >> he shot out the backdoor, then car. >> reporter: in a dramatic rescue caught on camera, two men on a boat pulled from a woman from a car that was almost completely under water. one of the rescuers jumped into the water and pulls the woman to safety. she pleads for the man who 10 find her dog and he can't find the dog after several seconds he goes under water resurfaces with the small dog. so many residents have lost everything. i spoke to one who had to be rescued on a boat today and she told me that she lost tears she told me she was just thankful to be alive. >>> six people are safe on land tonight after the coast guard pulled them from a sinking boat in boston harbor. fox 25's jim

louisiana governor john bell edwards says it was his idea. >> i asked if he could wait until the response was over and we got into the recovery phase which i predicted we would do over the weekend and certainly next week would be a better time for us to visit and the president is welcome to come to our state any time he wants to. >>> philadelphia area is plague a big role in helping flood victims. joe holden visited the red cross today. >> reporter: in the immediate aftermath of catastrophic flooding in louisiana, images and stories are slow to trickle out. people are calling it a silent disaster one forced to compete with election coverage and olympic games. 22 and chestnut center city. >> your home was partially flooded. >> reporter: practically all they're hearing about is the flood in baton rouge and calling for assistance and help all routed here to the pennsylvania eastern red cross in philadelphia. >> when louisiana floods hit our national leadership knew we could handle these calls and so calls were immediately directed to us. >> and with that volume of phone calls, what kind of s

lieu luv governor john bell edwards says it was his idea. >> i asked if he could wait until the response was over and we got into the recoverich predo over the weekend. and certainly next week would be a betser time for us to visit. and but the president is welcome to come to our state any time he wants to. >> the philadelphia area is playing a big role in helping the flood victims in louisiana. eyewitness reporter joe holden visited the red cross today. >> in immediate aftermath of catastrophic flooding in louisiana they are slow to trickle out. they're calling it a silent disaster one forced to complete with olympic games. >> your home was partially floodd practically all they're hereing about is flood in baton rouge. all calls for assistance and help from flood tortured louisiana have been routed here to eastern pennsylvania red cross in philadelphia. >> when louisiana floods hit our national leadership knew we could handle these calls. and so calls were immediately directed to us. >> and with that volume of phone calls what kinds of stor stories are they hearing in this nerve center.

. >> reporter: louisiana governor john bell edwards toured the damage and says some areas have become islands. >> it makes it very difficult for people to get out. difficult for first responders and sometimes to get in. so, we are asking everyone to be patient. surely, the waters are going to recede over time. so, everyone please -- just be very cautious out there. >> more than 1,000 people were stranded on interstate 12 overnight. elaine, first responders are using helicopters to drop food and water to those people. >> omar villafranca reporting, omar, thank you. other parts of the country are dealing with dangerous heat and humidity. the national forecast from pamela gardner at wvz in boston. pamela. >> elaine from west coast to east coast dealing with hot temperature thousands. through monday at least. heat advisories are posted. right around the los angeles area. excessive heat warnings in effect from philadelphia all the way to even boston the heat advisory in effect as well. monday's high temperatures out west. los angeles, 98. here in the east, also dealing with humidity levels

louisiana governor, john bell edwards says this 7,000 rescues. >>> the louisiana governor also says this historic flooding is taking its toll, quite heavily on the state. in some cases, they had to catch a ride aboard military trucks that were tall enough to try to plow through that water. >>> it's a good thing that they're doing it. this is what the community is about. it's helping one another. so it's good that some people get together and do this. stands at three, plus one other person is still unaccounted for tonight. state officials, the police there, are saying that there's a difficult situation on busy interstate 12 as well. >> we have over 1,000 vehicles on i-12 in albany. they've been there since friday. believe me, everything going on there, we're monitoring. >> some pretty tough times for those folks. helicopters right now, delivering food and water to the people who there on the interstate. >>> taking a look at what's making headlines around the world. four u.s. swimmers including star ryan lochte were robbed at gunpoint in rio today. those swimmers were on their way back to

we have sound into our newsroom from governor john bell edwards who spoke a couple of minutes ago. >> we have record levels of flooding along rivers and creeks. we don't know how wide the water is going to get in those areas. we don't -- this is unprecedented so we don't have records that we can go back and see who all is going to be impacted. >> congressman, other than prayers, anything that the good folks, the rest of the 49 states can do for new louisiana? >> at the top of the list, as we begin to dewater this area after hurricane katrina, we had thousands, hundreds of thousands of volunteers coming from across the nation, and in some cases other countries helping people tear down their homes and rebuild their homes. i expect we'll see similar situations here as homes that have been around for hundreds of years seeing the first flood waters ever. >> as you said, congressman, sadly, your state has way too much experience dealing with these kinds of catastrophes. we wish you and all your constituents the very best. stay dry and we'll be back in touch, sir. >> great. thanks. take care

. >> the governor john bell edwards said he plans to request a major federal disaster situation. >>> a charred shelf a building is all that is left of this gas station as protest evolved in the violent. lightening police say rioters set it on fire. several buildings burned and four police officers were hurt. >>> the violence after an officer shot and killed an armed man yesterday afternoon. fox 29 joyce evans is here to explain. joyce? >> reporter: iain and lucy, the governor calling in the national guard to help local law enforcement in case the violence continues. this after a night of raging protests deliberate set fires in milwaukee. >> it's about being prepared for the worse. you hope for the best. hope is not a plan. you prepare for the worse. if you never need these, fantasti fantastic. >> police have not named the officer involved in the shooting. saying only he is 24 years old. african-american, and has years of experience. police identified the man shot as 23-year-old seville smith. he can be seen on body cameras footage holding a loaded gun in his hand as he took off from

. >> -- outstanding leadership from the top with governor john bell edwards and we very much appreciate all the outstanding work he's done. his better half, the first lady of louisiana, i know has been by his side every step of the way and we are grateful for her. i know they have their own cleaning up to do because of the

and all our clothe, furniture, everything is >> mark: it's been reported louisiana's governor john bell edwards had told president obama to hold off from visited until things stabilize. the whitehouse has assent relief quickly, including 800,000-gallons of water, 800,000 meals. president obama is scheduled to speak before 11:00 this morning. >>> stanford is putting rules in place to cut down on at parties. >>> alex is joining us for the changes these students can expect. >> school officials are trying to limit drinking on campus. it's being put in place here two months after broke turner was sentenced for sexual assaulting an unconscious woman. both of them had been drinking heavily at a fraternity party. beer and wine will still be aloud. undergraduates will no longer be able to have a bottle of alcohol larger than 750-milliliters. those who break the rules could be removed from university housing. one man that works here at stanford sees these rules as a step in the right direction. >> i think alcohol can be easily abused here on campus, so i think it's a good idea to limit hard alcohol on ca

meantime, governor john bell edwards is touring the destruction in flood ravaged louisiana. edwards is meeting with some of the victims and one pleading for more help. they admit the money coming from fema won't be enough and he will be asking congress for additional aid. earlier this month a massive storm dumped two feet of rain on southern louisiana killing 13 people. they are firing three warning shots at an iranian boat yesterday. a u.s. navy commander says it happened when the boat came within 200 yards of this ship, the uss. tempest. the squall, seen here, fired 50 caliber rounds that september the boat scurrying. and nasa is testing its spacecraft, the owe ryan. the agency making another spalsh down test using a large pool. the agency is flinging the capsule at 25 miles an hour to get a close look at crash test dummies. the owe ryan will take its first payload to space in 2023. gyro -- robots are just like us. they get scared watching movies. one robot served as a magician assistant. the reactions are harder to read. see if you can tell which is which. >> the music is

john bell edwards says the short-term housing and flood is on the way and they will bo. >> brian: providingfor those affected. republican presidential nominee donald trump toured the damage today that president obama will visit next week. >> the u.s. olympic committee says the olympian is on a flight that left rio earlier tonight. given his passport back after nearly $11,000 in fines. ryan lochte post ed an apology n his instagram. now back to "hannity." >> law and order must be restored. it must be restored for the sake of all but most especially for those living in the af communities of which there are many. we will once again be a country of law and order. together, we will make america strong again. we will make america safe again. and we will make america great again. greater than ever before. >> welcome back to this special edition of "hannity." that was trump talking about his plan to restore law and order. hear now, with reaction from the trump organization, his state's attorney. >> how are you? >> this is something that very early in the campaign, i remember you and i discussed thi

. >> even though the storm wasn't a hurricane, louisiana governor john bell edward says it has been a challenge. >> we asked people to evacuate as soon as we knew that we were going to see record levels of water. >> reporter: was it too late by then? >> well you can't give the warning and so, you know, obviously, there are lessons that we are learning. i am not going to say it has been mistake free. but we issued a declaration of emergency here in the state that included the entire state. i think in a timely fashion. >> sunday, volunteers rescued adam albright and family from the rising floodwaters in baton rouge. today, the father of two is cleaning out his flood damaged home. >> i knew it was affecting a lot of people out there. hit us, you know? >> reporter: in the last few hours, the water here has risen several inches in sorrento, scott if the water keeps rising, residents may start evacuating. >> omar villfranca covering the story in louisiana. thank you. >>> well donald trump said this afternoon he will not change his style. though no candidate in 60 years has won the presidenc

john bell edwards declared a state of emergency in the southeastern section of his state which is bracing for more rain through the weekend. there were two storm-related deaths. >> the scattered wildfires are burning on an island in portugal. the homes and businesses are still smoldering. the firefighters are dealing with more than 100 fires and forcing 100 people to evacuate to a makeshift shelter. two people have been arrested. >>> hillary and bill clinton released details of the 2015 tax returns. the clintons had an until of $10.6 million. they paid three million in federal taxes. they donated $1 million to charity and most of that going to the clinton foundation. and an end of an era at yankee stadium on friday night. alex rodriguez playing his last game with the yankees. he didn't disappoint getting an r.b.i double at his first at bat and it was his only hit of the night. he took a ball with him as a souvenir as well as a handful of stadium dirt. finally, what do you see here? a piece of rope, a pipe? a large nape? nope. it is a 90-meter long cuban cigar. it took two weeks to roll in

. >> governor john bell edwards said, residents advised to evacuate, should do so immediately. >> we don't know how wide the water is going to get in those areas. >> it's been flooding more and more as the day goes on getting worse. >> the louisiana national guard rescue crews continue to search for acar swept away and a report of a missing person. >> our helicopters are primarily, they're in active search and rescue right now. we're trying to coordinate with the officials on the ground make sure we get to the critical areas. >> floodwaters even impacting the governor's mansion basement flooding overnight. rivers and creeks expected to crest four feet higher record. >> this isn't over. >> dumping more rain in 36 hours, making it uncertain, when it is going to recede. will carr, texas, fox 13 news. >> a woman is trapped in the car with her dog as the floodwaters rise. rescuers in a boat arrive just in time. they tried break out the window, in the water and tore through the convertible's traffic roof, he pulled her to safety, but she said her dog was also trapped inside. a short while

governor john bell edwards has requested help from fema and has declared a state of emergency. >> i thinkre going to see more and more areas inundated with water. there will be road closures. today they may be open, so i'm

. >> -- outstanding leadership from the top with governor john bell edwards and we very much appreciate all the outstanding work he's done. his better half, the first lady of louisiana, i know has been by his side every step of the way and we are grateful for her. i know they have their own cleaning up to do because of the as well. in addition, i want to acknowledge senator bill cassidy, senator bill vitter, representative derrick graves and representative cedrick richmond, the mayor of baton rouge, kip holden, and somebody who i can't brag enough about, one of the best hires i made as president, the administrator of fema, craig fugate, who has done such an outstanding job, not just in dealing particular incident, but has really rebuilt fema so that there is a change of culture and everybody knows that when the disaster happens, fema is going to be there on the ground, cooperating with state and local officials rapidly, and with attention to detail and keeping the families who have been affected upper most in their minds. we very much appreciate everything craig has done. it is hard, by

. >> reporter: louisiana governor john bell edwards issues a of emergency and receiving federal funding promises from president obama. >> this is an ongoing event and we have hundreds of road closures around louisiana. roads that have been opened are now impassable. i'm asking for paem to remain patient and compliant and we are going to get through this -- -- people. >> reporter: the damage is surreal. >> we didn't think it would be anything like this. >> that's incredible. >> yeah, my son-in-law was in louisiana over the weekend. it was really bad. >> two feet of rain, that's an incredible amount. more than you normally see in a tropical system. you know that's rough for the people. i feel for them. >>> that front is edging towards our area. our big story is the heat today. a lot con selled. cumberland county school systems events are being cancelled so you may want to recheck anything you were planning to do outside. our tower cam looks pretty out there. a lot of times in the summer these cumulous clouds begin to tower and get taller and taller and then produce a thunderstorm. we're u

john bell edward's asking residents to be patient. >> we understand there's still a lot of people sufferinge people evacuated are not entirely comfortable in circumstances although we do at that level best at the shelters to make sure we are taking care of them. nicole: some parishes with widespread body damage have been placed under curw cause reports of looting. the southern half of louisiana could get as much as two more inches of rain through friday. taylor swift is donating $1 million to help the state recover from the massive flooding. lauren: so many don't have flood insurance. the devastation continues in southern california westway wildfire in san bernardino county has turned into a 20 square mile monster. the fire has burned a number of homes in 82,000 residents told to evacuate including the ski town of freight would. >> when it came through earlier it was a huge ball of flames. nothing you can do. even fire trucks were overwhelmed. transfer the wildfire forced to shut down a part of interstate 15, the main highway between southern california and las vegas. nicole: the next fed m

that's a 50% increase compared to what governor john bell edwards said last week. two disaster centers opened. 3200 people remain in shelters. leaders in louisiana can setting up a temporary bus system to area. >>> rescuer saved a little girl in -- rescuers saved a little girl trapped on a boat. two officers pull the parents and a baby to safety and they could hear crying, but they cannot find the toddler. they did find her after 45 minutes of searching. she was air pocket beneath the flipped boat. a life jacket kept her [indiscernible] and saved her life. >> it was great seeing her come out like that. >> thank you for saving my baby. i can't imagine. >> the family was reunited and tammy says she's forever thankful to those officers. >>> new information did the death of legendary singer prince. authorities say pills were counter fit drugs that contained phytanoyl. the pills were inside aspirin and vitamin bottle in a suitcase and a duffle bag. prince did not have a prescription for any controlled substances. last june, an autopsy report shows that prince died from

. >> reporter: at the same time, governor john bell edwards praised donald trump who visited on friday saying his presence brought much-needed attention to a disaster many feel was otherwise largely ignored. not ignored by fema, unlike the slow federal response to katrina, agents are already here starting to process claims to the more than 110,000 people who ha for help replacing all that was lost. marci gonzalez, channel 7 "eyewitness news." >>> donald trump is back on the campaign trail. he has a rally in texas tonight. he was supposed to lay out his immigration policy, but that health. >>> a funeral today for one of the victims of a deadly crash on the long island expressway. services will be held for scott martell la this afternoon in dix hills. a setal of six people will be killed. carmelo was speeding when his car went airborne over a thin westbound lanes. >>> a show of solidarity as members of the new york city police department said a final good-bye to a brother in blue. nypd commissioner william bratton delivered the eulogy for former first deputy commissioner and chief of dep

governor john bell edwards says people that can restore their homes for $15,000 or less. that money will be given to flood victims by fema. temporary housing will be available for those eligible for the program while they rebuild. for those whose homes have more damage temporary mobile homes and shelters will be available. >> julie: we track traffic and weather together every ten minutes. good morning, everyone. right now on 93 south easy 20 minute ride as you head from 495 shiri? >> shiri: 76? right now in boston and talk about the winds. coming from the southwest carrying heat and humidity back into play. we got sustained winds at 14 miles per hour and check out gusts as we shift into the afternoon. gusting near 30 miles per hour for the cape, about 25 miles per hour in the boston area, 20 in worcester area today, so it is turning for sure breezy, timeline on friday showers coming up. >> daniel: major internet retailer could come storefront near you. >> julie: expanding grocery business. >> daniel: coming up where to fios is not cable. we're wired differently. so we wir

. >> hilary clinton said she called louisiana governor john bell edward today but suggested she would state to avoid distracting from the flood relief effort. on facebook, she is urging supporters to donate. after being criticized for being on vacation, president obama will examine the damage on tuesday. >>> we are just getting started on wusa9 at 5:00, neighbors say a construction project is keeping them up at night. >>> a test drive? it didn't go as planned for a woman taking it out for a spin in arlington. >>> top ser back with the best times to be outside this weekend. >>> we are live with fans at fed ex field as the burgundy and field gets ready for tonight's preseason game. >>> weekend is here. we want to know about the 3- degree guarantee. i went with the same number today. 92 once again today for our 3- degree guarantee. temperatures hovering around 90 now. let's talk about bragging rights. put this on facebook and tweeted this out. not good bragging rights but such as it is. let's talk about the recorded average high temperature in dc atlanta and miami so far in august. look