looking at storm scan3, more rain on the way for those poor folks in louisianna. as far as the overall weather pattern, core of circulation, cold front trailing behind it cold front needs to cross through for us to feel relief. storm sent letter bypass us, but in advance of that, we're just beading time, waiting for the front to cross. so we do sit? slight risk for severe weather, northern two thirds of our region that have the shot for heavy downpours, gusty winds, frequent lightning at this point though we showed you earlier there is nothing to track locally, but i would say, give it until about maybe 2:00, 3:00. start to see things bubble up here at the local level on the radar. in the meantime, just feeling awfully oppressive outside, with feels-like values as high as the triple digits for yet another day. but notice what happens here. cold front crosses through, humidity begins to at least drop off. now, it is going to be a gradual change, you know, we start to see the dew point dropping off somewhat slowly, but will happen. that's the key here. now, outside

. >>> within the hour, president obama will be in louisianna for a first-hand look at the devestation left behind by the recent historic flooding. correspondent don champion has this report. >> reporter: president obama boarded marine one this morning, before flying to baton rouge, louisianna, widespread flooding there is blamed for at least 13 death. clean up is underway, but clearing all of the debris will take months. recovery will take years. >> we want to come back home, but we can't. >> the flooding damaged or destroyed 60,000 homes, and more than 106,000 people have registered for emergency federal aid. >> we don't know what we're going to do. >> people there tell cbs news they opportunity ask the president for help, beyond financial assistance, there has been a call for outside volunteers, to help with the massive clean up efforts. 80% of people in louisianna do not have flood insurance. >> i just don't know what they're going to do. they need assistance, they need money from fema, we need attention. >> mr. obama's visit follows a symptom hereby donald trump on friday, the rep

louisianna's governor pushed back at critics who said the president should have visited sooner. >> i asked him to let us get out of the response mode, where we were still conducting search of houses, we were still making rescues. i didn't want it divert these police officers, sheriff's deputies and state troopers and other essential resources and assets to providing security for the president. >> a network of relief now building across louisianna, the salvation army has even deployed mobile feeding trucks and tide providing laundry services to flood victims. >> right now, local red cross workers are volunteering, and also assisting in louisianna. the flooding in louisianna was the worse natural disaster to hit the united states since super storm sandy. early estimate predict relief effort could cost at least $30 million, and this number may grow. many of the calls for help are being diverted to our local red cross centers in center city, more than 10,000 calls have come in from people in need or from people wanting to help. >> can you imagine if the water roast to your second floor?

. >>> president obama will visit louisianna tomorrow, to see first-hand the worse flooding this nation has seen since hurricane sandy. flood waters are receding and the clean up now underway. at least 13 people died in the flooding. and six off thousand homes were damaged. fema has set up two disaster recovery cents, already approving $55 million in temporary assistance, plus, $15 million in advance national flood insurance payments. >>> and right now, local red cross workers and volunteers are also on the ground, assisting louisianna flood victims. early estimate predict relief effort in the state could cost at least $30 million. and this number may grow. many of the calls for help are being diverted to our local red cross center, in center city. more than 10,000 calls have come in from people in need, or from people wanting to help. >> can you imagine losing everything you ever owned? that's the level of intensity that you hear in the calls. >> the red cross is providing shelter and food to thousands of people impacted by the disaster, and will be in louisianna in the weeks and month

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. >> federal aid is on the way after louisianna was hit with devastating floods. we'll tell you how many people have been rescued so far. >>> the trial of attorney general, kathleen kane, is coming to an end. we'll tell you what we can expect as closing arguments get underway. >> good morning, today is monday, august 15th, i'm jim donovan. >> i'm brooke thomas. there is a lot to tell but this morning, including details on security scare at new york's john f. kennedy airport. but first, big welcome to jim donovan, coming safely back from bermuda. >> oh, i rode all the way, yes. >> twenty-one, yes. >> absolutely. >> katie and meisha in the house, too. >> good morning, you guys, roadways are looking really good. a lot of construction, we know that, roadways are nice andrew, we survived the heat. my goodness. >> still going though, unfortunately, it has already proven deadly for couple of folks. no joke. so it continues on. still have excessive heat. very quickly, take a look at storm scan3, quiet thankfully at the moment. we did have heavier thunderstorms that rolled

one haunting image is a floating casket, in southern louisianna. flooding has killed six of people and damaged 40,000 homes. officials in one louisianna parish say 75% of the homes in the entire parish have been destroyed by high water. the red cross says disaster volunteers from all 50 states are now headed to louisianna. >> now warning for families when it comes to keeping their kids safe in strollers and carriers. according to a 21 year study in the journal academic pediatrics, researchers found that 361,000 children, ages five and younger, went to the emergency room for stroller or carrier-related injuries. topping the list of most common injuries are children falling from the stroller or carrier, followed by the product's tipping. traumatic brain injuries and concussions accounted for one quarter of the injuries. >> we want to make sure that parents are taking the steps that they can in order to prevent these injuries from occurring to their children. >> some steps to avoid injuries, always buckle up children in the stroller, locking the wheel

manuel, cbs news, demain springs, louisianna. >> tough to see what they're going through down there. >>> still ahead on "eyewitness news". >> california wild fires move close to a national landmark. we'll show you why officials are hoping this one will be spared. katie? >> and jim, once more we're looking ahead here to a nice refreshing change of pace. it is already underway as we've got a bit of a breeze out there, the humidity has dropped, and it is a pattern that's going to last us a i'm hillary clinton, and i approve this message. michael hayden: if he governs consistent with some of the things he said as a candidate, i would be very frightened. gillian turner: he's been talking about the option of using a nuclear weapon against our western european allies. max boot: this is not somebody who should be handed the nuclear codes. charles krauthammer: you have to ask yourself, do i want a person of that temperament controlling the nuclear codes? and as of now, i'd have to say no. [bill o'reilly sighs] >>> certainly active while fire season in california. >> right now seven different

today trump is scheduled to tour the flooding in louisianna. hillary clinton is taking a break from the campaign trail and the latest polls show clinton maintaining a lead over trump in the battlegrounds state. >> well, coming up: at harming reason why twitter just suspended hundreds of thousands of accounts. >> plus it is the worse us disaster since hurricane sandy, and we are just starting to see the scope of the damage from flooding in louisianna. we'll show you what fema is doing to help. >> and a warning about over the counter lazer pointers. and why the green ones are specially dangerous to your eyes. >> ♪ >> what are your plans for friday night? hopefully you've got some good stuff planned. we'll be right back, as "eyewitness news" continues. >> ♪ ♪ we buy any car dot com ♪ ♪ we buy any car dot com ♪ ♪ we buy any car dot com ♪ ♪ any any any any ♪ did you know trading in your car at a dealer could cost you money? a recent study found consumers who trade in their car pay an average of $990 dollars more. so don't trade in... sell it.... to

don champion has the story from baton rouge. >> flood waters have shown little mercy on south louisianna over the weaken, left entire neighborhoods, underwater. from the air, the coast guard, left people from the top of their houses, on the ground, the national guard picked up people stranded in high water, in all, the governor says, emergency workers rescued more than 20,000 people in the state. >> overall ... >> this morning, 10,000 flood victims are waking up in shelters, film like the twilight saga were shot here at celtic studios, overnight, flood victims were busted to sound stage here, to spend the night. >> i'm just going to take one day at a time. >> alvin showed up pushing a cart of his belongings, and he was rescued by boat from his flooded home. >> grab your bag and start running in, you got water. >> major highways like i12 also shutdown, and some drivers were even stranded on the road for more than 24 hours. >> very crazy, we never experienced anything like this. hopefully don't have to do it again. >> a federal emergency declaration was granted to help people in the hardes

>>> parts of louisianna under state of emergency right now, as flood waters keep rising. tens every thousands of people have been rescued. we are live in baton rouge with a look at the devestation. >> good morning, i'm brooke thomas. >> i'm jim donovan. those floods are part of what you need to know to start your day in our morning minute. >> as soon as today, a jury of six men and six women could begin deciding the fate as state attorney general kathleen kane. >> it was actually great to go to the bathroom, to wash up. >> the water is finally back on for residents in west philadelphia. a water main break caused some to go 12 hours in this heat without any running water. >> milwaukee police have arrested more people after a second night of unrest over a police officer shooting and killing a black man. >> when i woke up, there was 5 feet of water in my house. >> president obama has now declared four parishes in louisianna major disaster areas, after historic flooding . >> can bolt catch him? here he is. stillions vince recall. hussein bolt. >> i run like that. >> will you

as flood waters re receive in louisianna, our local red cross is involved? relief efforts. how they're helping victims more than a thousand miles away. good morning, today is monday, august 22, i'm jim donovan. >> i'm jan carabeo in for brooke thomas. we have a lot to tell you about including the closing of three catholic churches in our area. and we have meisha keeping an eye on your morning trek. >> good morning, great to have you with us this morning, jan. the roads are looking good. little bit of construction, but for a monday morning, things are really rookie neat. >> i can echo that same sentiment when it comes to the weather. >> i love katie's forecast. >> right? >> my gosh, i'm telling you, i will take the credit for this morning. but no, all high pressure, that's what we have to thank for the beautiful weather coming our way. how about the floods last night? couple of storm reports to get you out to. so we start our focus, get things started couple of homes struck by lightning, two in middletown, delaware, trees came down in bell plane, new jersey, street flooding

more than one had you thousand people in louisianna have applied for federal aid. president spoke about the suffering the people of louisianna have this -- have had to endure. >> we are deaf stat dollars by the loss of life. these are good people down here. we are glad the families i had a chan to meet are safe. but they have a lot of work to do. they shouldn't have to do it alone. >> while in louisianna the president also met with the family of alston sterling, remember he was the man killed in a police involved shooting in baton rouge. also met families of three police officers killed and three others injured in the ambush related to that original shooting, 12 days later. >> 6:17. time for sue. >> we will go back to the earthquake in italy, just to give you some of the geography. here is the familiar boot of italy, and then there is rome, and it is northeast of rome where this happened. and you see not only this big circle, the main earthquake, but all of the after shocks that happened after that. and here is some of the magnitude we found, there is the main one,

louisianna governor john bell edwards toured hard hit areas yesterday, and urged people to be patients the widespread flooding has presented tremendous challenges, more than 20,000 people have been rescued from their home. >> and, this is one of the more dramatic rescues caught on camera. rescuers work to free a woman from submerged car in baton rouge. you can see them attempt to go break the vehicle's window, just as the car goes under completely, the woman is pulled up to the surface, the woman's dog was still in the car. just as rescuers were ready to give up, the pup pulled to safety. we have full report on the flooding in baton rouge coming up at 6:30. >> i mean, i posted this on my fast book page and i saw it and were you just in tears, my dog. the rescuers they don't even know, that she comes up, gasping for air, it is awful, and i'm so thankful. >> i believe we have a sounds bite of her saying the same thing, grateful, thankful. nice to see people coming together to take care of each other down there. but yes, just unbelievable, the amount of rain that fell in just short amoun

. >> also ahead, the situation in louisianna continues to get worse. this is new video, actually showing the coast guard hoist ago child to safety from the roof of a home. to baton rouge for a look at the conditions. >> and we're hearing from stunned resident, forced to flea an out of controlled wild fire in california. we'll tell you why authorities believe the flames are going to get worse before they get better. >> ♪ >> ♪ >> it is monday morning, brooke and i are here to help you get your weekday and work week started. stay with us, it is 5:08. >> ♪ and spent eleven months in a pow vcamp.m what donald trump said about our members of the military being captured is a disgrace. he's a war hero because he was captured. i like people that weren't captured. when you fly over enemy territory, the odds might be against you being able to come home. donald trump doesn't understand the weight of sending americans into harm's way. he's unfit to be president. priorities usa action is responsible for the content of this advertising. by finding a policy to fit you

. >> it reads: our views, vacation or not, are hurting louisianna needs you president obama. the paper calling on the president to take a break from his vacation on martha vineyard to visit the flood ravaged part of the state. you may remember following hurricane katrina in 2005, president bush was criticized for not visiting the devastated area because he was on vacation. well, according to the white house, the president is being briefed on the situation, but at this point, there are no plans in place for the president to visit the state. homeland security secretary jay johnson was in louisianna today meeting with leaders and residents, his department overseas fema, volunteers have been working around the clock to rescue thousands of people. >> i can't see how anybody could sit home if they could help, you know? the amount of people that here to help is overwhelming. almost to where at one time it was almost too many boats. >> more than 30,000 water rescues have been made in louisianna since friday. just remember fox5 is your source for political news. catch the show at a an

. >> massive flooding reaking havoc acroters parts of louisianna tonight. national guard rescued more than a thousand people from their homes and cars. the floods are linked to at least two deaths, and the slow moving storm is expected to dump more rain in the state. fox's will car with the latest on this emergency. >> reporter: evacuations and rescues are underway in louisianna after days of torrential rainfall now swamped the state, dumping widespread flooding. >> the first had to come rescue at the house, the water was that high. >> slow moving storms expected to dump more heavy rain throughout the weekend. governor declaring a state of emergency, saying, residents advised to evacuate, should do so quickly. >> we have record levels of flooding along our rivers and creeks and because these are record floods, we don't know how wide the water is going to get in those areas. >> flooding progressively more and more as the day goes on, just getting worse. >> reporter: louisianna national guard going home to home to save residents and pets stranded in waist hig

>> earlier trump visited flood stricken louisianna to survey the damage that has left more than a dozen people dead. he criticized president obama who is currently on vacation with plans to visit on tuesday. >> playing golf in martha vineyard. >> but luis anna democratic, louisianna, hoping they can continue on recovery effort. >> hillary clinton veered away from the campaign trail to celebrate hers husband's 70 birthday, same day monday for the left. >>> left for pro russian political party in ukraine. clinton camp said in a statement you can get rid of manafort, but it doesn't end the odd bromance with putin. time for trump to come clean with his own dealings with russian interests. weijia jiang, cbs-3, "eyewitness news". >> president obama is scheduled to travel to baton rouge on tuesday. but hillary clinton posted a message on facebook about, she said her heart breaks for louisianna, right now the relief effort can't afford any distractions. >> supporters of hillary clinton brought some star power to kick off a voter registration drive. "eyewitness news" caught up with actor sean pa

donald trump made a stop in louisianna today, where he bashed the president for not being there. white house has declared the damage part of state of disaster area, and louisianna governor has brushed off the criticism saying he state has what it needs from the federal government. >> former president, bill clinton, meanwhile, marking a major milestone today. today is his 70th birthday. the 42nd president of the united states has a lot to celebrate, too, he now has two grandchildren, and of course, you know he's been keeping very busy with the clinton foundation and as well he do just be a few months away from becoming the first gentleman, if his wife, hillary, wins the general election in november. >> i would say that's what we're calling him then, is that the official name? >> first hubby? first gentleman? >> i like all of them. >> what i would like is a break from all of the heat we've had. i think we had a little bit after break today. >> i am happy to say that i missed the heat. really thrilled about that. >> yes. >> breathing it from a far. >> i'm sure. thank goodness, you w

more than 100,000 louisianna residents have applied for federal aid. the president spoke about the suffering, the people have endured in louisianna. >> we are heart broken by the loss of life. these are some good people down here. we're glad that the families i had a chance to meet are safe, but, you know, they got a lot of work to do. and they shouldn't have to do it alone. >> what's your name? >> while in louisianna the president also met with the family of sterling, man killed in a police involved shooting in baton rouge. the police also met with the families of three police officers killed and three other who were injured in a ambush related to that original shooting some 12 days later. >> back here at home, judge done hearing witness testimony after day three of jerry sandusky's bid for new trial. >> lead prosecutor in the case said did not believe the man who settled with penn state over molestation claim is the same person someone saw sandusky molesting in a shower. sandusky is also aiming for his charges to be dropped. hoping that this person w

louisianna marks 11 years since hurricane cat rita struck the gulf statement. >> people in florida prepare for a storm that may bring flooding rain. justin? >> we're dealing with lot of sunshine and mid summer like conditions, but florida is on alert. talking about few tropical system. i'll let you know where they are >> welcome back, hurricane katrina left path of destruction across the state, storm made landfall in louisianna on august 29, 2005, the storm killed more than 1800 people, and caused over $100 billion in damages. >>> right now, south florida is getting ready for another storm. forecasters down there are watching a tropical depression. it is expected to dump up to 4 inches of rain. >> and were you saying earlier we could use little rain. >> we could use the rain, down about three and half inches so far this summer. but that's not terrible. but been little dry. we could easily get that in a thunderstorm or two, but tracking tropical systems, height of tropical season, so doctor to -- so have to keep an eye, moving through the peak of it, which is september 10th, good place to b

. >> coming up president obama visits flood ravaged louisianna facing hard criticism for not going sooner. >> the message he is sending to residents trying to pick up the piece. >> donald trump just launched an app called america first. hear how it hopes to gamefy the voter experience. >> hillary head today hollywood. star studded event in her honor tonight with holly woods' biggest name. >> hey, laura, sarah, another wonderful afternoon here, as we get break from our scorch dog days of august. one of my favorite sounds up in the tree, i don't know if you can hear it, cicada's are happen which this wonderful turn of fortune and the cooler air, i don't think we've been hire than 82 degrees here in d.c. so heating up just little bit. first look at your forecast, fox5 local news at 5:00 and the cicada's, we'll be right back. >> ♪ >> ♪ >>> president owe became an appealing to all to help the flood victims in louisianna. he toured baton rouge today got first-hand look at the damage caused by the massive flooding in that state. he reassured residents there that the federal response to the disas

another one, that's just headed for the coast of texas and louisianna, and another one near bermuda, could see fair amount of rainfall with that, as well, louisianna certainly doesn't need any more rain. that's another system we'll watch closely. southern florida could get the impact, as well, with rainfall. tomorrow, midday, about seventy-seven, your overnightt g up to 94 degrees, not quite as humid, i am happy to say that. your fox5 accuweather seven day forecast, few storms popping up tuesday, wednesday, cooler by the time we get to the end of next week. back to you, sean? >> all right, thank you very much. hold on just a second, i think we'll look for some breaking news here to bring you, we understanded stabbing on metro bus. we understand metro police are investigating, happened about 8:00 p.m. on annapolis road at galton street, high at ville maryland, bridges george's county. no word at this point on how this all began. >> yes, we are told that the victim now in the hospital with life threatening injuries. one suspect, we know, is in custody. we're continuing to follow this,

. >> president obama travels to flood ravaged louisianna today to survey the damage left behind. now the president has been criticized by some republicans for not cutting his family vacation short to tour the state. >> the follow up continues over olympic swimmer ryan lochte's false claim he was robbed at gunpoint in rio. the 12-time olympic medalist watched four sponsorship deals. >> lochte said he didn't lie about what happened. he has acinal and repeatable explanation. >> i over exaggerated the story. i over over exaggerated some parts. >> now the whole world thinks of ryan lochte as the crazy american, with the weird hair, who keeps making stuff up, causing international incidents, which not how an olympian acts. that's how a presidential candidate act. >>> lochte needs to layoff the television interviews for awhile. >> i was thinking who is doing his pr? this is interesting. but all right, good for us. all right, if you liked yesterday's weather let's just switch it all way up. you will love today. here is katie to tell us more about it. >> don't exaggerate, katie. >> it is

. >> let me quickly ask you about the optic of donald trump, down in southern louisianna, baton rouge, is this politics, or was this, you know, genius mover here for donald trump? >> a combination of both, i trump by going to louisianna was at least trying to portray himself as a more press al figure, that has been one of the critisisms of this campaign, it may work, it may help rehabilitate his image in some people's minds. >> all right, thank you so much from the hill. we appreciate it. and talking about sort of re-inventing himself spoke last night at a rail, in something he hasn't done, at least that we can remember, stopped short of apologizing but did say he regretted some of the things he had said in the past. take a listen to this. >> sometimes in the heat of debate, and speaking on a multitude of issues, you don't choose the right words, or you say the wrong thing. i have done that. regret it. >> it didn't sounds like the trump we're used to, trying again to appeal to voters headed into the election, but he is struggling with certain groups including the women's vote. joining

the sun is out and shining in louisianna, but flood waters remain high. southern louisianna and mississippi are still recovering from historic flooding, brought on by large amounts of rain last week. there are six reported death from flood waters. state officials say, 20,000 people have been rescued from their homes and more than 10,000 are in shelters. slow moving storm system dropped 2 feet of rain in some areas. >>> more than 4,000 people have fled a winds whipped wild fire destroyed more than 100 homes in southern california. it jumped a road and moved into populated areas burning a post office, winery, several other businesses. the area affected still recovering from a wild fire last year. the fire has burned nearly five square miles thankfully, no injuries have been reported . >> well, turning now to campaign 2016, public knowledge that donald trump's campaign manager, paul month force, spend several years working for the ukraine. says the former president's political party may secret cash payments to him and other. craig boswell has the latest turn

he started college at lsu, then transferred to louisianna tech.ck that changed over to wide receiver. that will move paying off so far. >> you know, i put in a lot of work, time and effort, and i just think as a receive he that's our job. so really about looking the ball all the way in, just focusing. >> he's coming in, played great, one great thing me being out, him getting extra reps, too, and i think he deserves those reps, playing extremely hard. so you like to see a guy like that be able to come in, when a guy like me goes down to be able to make plays. >> to pre-season action, giants at the bills, second quarter, taylor find old buddy lesean mccoy for 13-yard touchdown. phils forced four turnovers, shut out the giants 21 to nothing. g men are now zero and two, in the pre-season. >>> down in chester, union hosting toronto, home team looking for their second straight win. game tide in the 30th. michael bradley with kick, drew more to the box. this header will be andre blake. toronto beat the union. they won five out of the last six games. >>>

crews reached a woman just as flood waters swallowed up her car near baton rouge, louisianna, they actually found her dog, underwater. it did survive, luckily, but at least three people have died in historic flooding in the southern part of the state. the national guard made countless rescues today, crews used a helicopter to rescue a man who was clinic to go a tree branch for hours. officials say more than 100 roads are cut off, as rivers and creeks overflow their bank. thousands every homes have also underwater. >> house is gone under, our pet, who are cents, everything gone under back there. >> pictures, you can't replace, and they are actually still in the big from last time, i've never put them up. >> officials say more rain is in the forecast, and flood watches are up across south louisianna through sunday. >>> the search is on for gunman who shot and killed a mom and a member of his congregation in queens, new york, police say they were shot as they were leaving their mosque, this afternoon. the motivation behind the violence is still unknown at this point, but many from the surround

. >>> the danger far from over for parts of flood ravaged louisianna. >> seven people have died, more than 11,000 people are in shelter this morning. >> more from baton baton rouge,s the rivers are still rising. >> flood waters, in parish, south of baton rouge, continues to rise overnight. as the river began creeping over roadways. mayor mike lambert joined sandbagging effort, trying to save homes from taking on water. >> we're not going to give up. we'll stay to the bloody end. get knockdown, we will get back up and rebuild. >> the river, left dangerously hi, following flooding in louisianna. this displaced resident broke down in tears, the destruction to her home, seeing it for the first too. >> i work my entire life for this, just washed away. >> others like haley, are breathing a sigh of relief. she and her dog, sassy, were rescued by good samaritan from their submerged car over the weekend. >> couldn't do it from the boat so i just jumped in. had to do what i had to do. >> i was just thankful. i'm just thank full and blessed. >> many resident in this region who lived through hurr

the storm made landfall in louisianna august 29th, 2005, by the time it moved through several state,lled more than 1800 people, and caused widespread devestation. the price tag on the damage was over more than $100 billion. >> south florida preparing for possible flooding. tropical depression is expected to dump up to 4 inches of rain on the southern half of the florida end insula and the keys, comes as health officials are trying to ensure standing watt from possible floods does not become a breeding ground for mosquitos caring zika virus. >>> 4 inches every rain, that's a lot, justin. >> that s we could use some of that. not 4 inches the at once, but been pretty dry. still in the hot dry weather pattern. do have three topical systems we're talking about right now, we're in the height of tropical season, peak coming in at september 10. but as of now looks like the main threat from the storms at this point look to be just stronger rip currents for the next several days, jersey shore, delaware beaches. clear skies outside right now. check it out, spring garden cam. waning crescent moo

louisianna doesn't need any more rain. unfortunately, they will feel the effect of it.alking a bit of a light storm earlier, not much of that happening right now. here is a quick look at your fox5 accuweather forecast, cooling down by the end of the week, still in the 90s for most of it. laura and sean? >> it has been tough week for disgraced swimmer ryan lochte. four major sponsors dropped him after he admitted to making up a story about being robbed at gunpoint at the rio olympics. >> today company stepped forward to give lochte what they are calling a second chance. the swimmer has signed a deal now with pine brothers, soft throat drops. >> what? >> okay. >> and he will appear in a commercial, and print ads, that will include the tag line forgiving >> oh, okay, ya. >> lochte confirmed the deal on twitter, thanking the company, and saying i look forward to making you proud. second chances. >> i mean, that's what life is all about, right? >> okay, there go. >> throat drops. >> if you are planning to take a trip in the near future, this is one of the best times of the y

more than 100,000 louisianna resident have applied for federal aid. the president spoke about the suffering that people of louisianna had to endure. >> we are heart broken by the loss of life. these are some good people down here. we're glad that the families i had a chance to meet are safe, but, you know, they got a lot of work to do. and they shouldn't have to do it alone. >> while in baton rouge, the president also met with a family of alton sterling, you may remember, he was a man killed in a police-involved shooting in baton rouge. the president also met with families of three police officers who were killed and three other who were injured in a ambush-related to that original shooting some 12 days later. >> back here at home, candidates vowing for the white house brought their message to our area in person. >> gop vice presidential nominee mike pence making several stops in bucks and montgomery county. indianna governor rallying supporters during the campaign events at two businesses yesterday, one in king of prussia, another in pipers ville. >>

. >> i would not be surprised if we see cases in texas and louisianna, particularly now, where you have the situation with flooding in louisianna. >> zika has been linked to devastating birth defect in pregnant women. the cdc is advising women who plan to get pregnant, expectant mothers and their partners, to postpone travel to the two florida areas at the center of the outbreak. brian web, for cbs-3, "eyewitness news". >>> back here at home now, students in chester, delaware country ready for the now school year. hundreds every boys and girls pick up new back packs yesterday. the better living center hosed the 11th annual chester community fair and book bag give away. the fair included free basic health screenings, as well. >>> and take a look at this. an unbelievable story out every india this morning. >> doctors spent five hours fishing 40 knives from a man's stomach. now the man has been swallowing knives for two months, saying he, quote, liked the taste. some of the knives were up to 7 inches long, and, what's worse, some were rusting, while others were broken. the man is set to be

. >> taylor swift coming to the rescue of folks in louisianna, special reason why she is go knitting $1 million toward all of these people, whose homes are flooded out. for senate, a clear difference. katie mcginty: for background checks, for banning assault weapons, and banning high-capacity ammunition clips. and pat toomey? against an assault weapons ban and against banning high capacity ammo clips like those used in the orlando massacre. listen to pat toomey brag: "i have had a perfect record with the nra." pat toomey gets an "a" from the nra. he's not for you. senate majority pac is responsible for the content of this advertising. pearle vision has been providing expert eye care. today, we make caring for your eyes even easier. right now, buy one pair of glasses, and get another pair free. this is genuine eye care in your neighborhood. this is pearle vision. >> looking at bus stop buddy, short sleeves on, the shorts, temperatures this morning, 70s and 80s, it is going to be another steamy one out there, with high temperatures around the region upper 80s, hazy sunshine right now,

update on their injuries in just a moment. >> and happening today, president obama heads to louisianna to get an up close view of the deadly flooding. but his visit is not without controversy. well today is tuesday, august 23, good morning, i'm jim donovan. >> i'm brooke thomas. we have katie and meisha in here us a always keeping an eye on things this morning. >> good morning. >> you know, really is a lot of construction on the pa turnpike, i can probably switch the format, not to mention the fact we have an accident on the schuylkill, that's never something we want in the morning involving a fuel spill. >> at least the roads are dry, at least, we've got that going for us, really will be very nice day, so as long as hopefully things get cleared up in terms of the traffic, you'll have pretty nice drive in here. specially once the sun comes up, just waking up with us this morning, you know, we are eventually going to see that sunrise, and beautiful sunrise at that. and, with high pressure in place, just completely crystal clear for you, there is my graphic, who knows. i guess, you know,

. >> president obama traveled to flood ravaged louisianna today to survey the damage left behind. now the president has been criticized by some republicans for not cutting his family vacation shout to tour the state earlier. the white house maintains the president's response to the tragedies has proven far more effective than the immediate response to hurricane katrina. the historic floods killed 13 people and damaged some 60,000 homes. republican presidential candidate donald trump toured the area last week. >> and here is a update to a story we brought you yesterday morning. the search for two mask suspect who shot and killed a father of six inside his hunting park home. it happened on the 3700 block of north seventh street. police say 36 year old hakeem rape end killed, his 40 year old girlfriend in critical condition. we're told six children were home at the time, none of them hurt, but police say one child did see the shooting. officers say the suspect left behind a sawed off shotgun, ammunition, in a nearby alley. >> new castle county detectives are searching for a car like

she said, her heart breaks for louisianna. and right now, the relief effort can't afford any distractions. >>> supporters of hillary clinton brought some star power to kick off voter registration drive. "eyewitness news" caught up with actor sean patrick thomas, at philly cuts unisex salon in center city, says it is important for black communities to get out the vote. >> who ever wins pennsylvania will win this election, do everything i can to get as many registered as i can, get the hughes massive turn out to win this election. >> now, organizers plan to launch grass roots voter registration effort, at small businesses, all across philadelphia. >>> clinton's email saga isn't over. federal judge ruled the former secretary every state will have to answer written questions, under oath, from judicial watch about her private e-mail system. the conservative group wants to know if clinton set up the system to avoid complying with the freedom of information act. >> recently, reminded of the impact one image can have. one little boy,

. >> the state of emergency in louisianna continues, as first responders work to free resident who were stuck in flood waters. the coast guard says that 1,000 people have been rescued, some from water rising as high as waist deep after torrential rate in the state. urging resident to evacuate immediately. storm system hovering over luis -- louisianna expecting to dump more rain, unclear when the watt letters start to recede. >> so we've got more questions than answers, this morning, after an incident at a popular mall. >> there is a lot of noise as people were really concerned. it had shoppers running for cover. what police are saying about what happened this morning. >> they've been waiting for it for a long time. so big changes today for hundreds of pennsylvanians, the new law that's going into effect. we'll tell you all about it and what it means for you. >> and on this sunday, let us know what you are doing. share with us what's happening in your lives, celebration, just got birthday shout out from amy from her brother, who is having a birthday today. we'll get more of the birthday

some celebrities are stepping in and sending some aid to those affected by flooding in louisianna. taylor swift-- has donated one million dollars. the singer says when she was there on tour -- fans made her feel at home. in a statement to c-n-n-- swift called the situation "heartbreaking" and encouraged others to help out. lady gaga has also taken to now fox weather 24/7 with cassandra jones average high temperatures are forecast for the las vegas area thursday. once again the big challenge will be air quality due to ozone and smoke. according to clark county ozone levels will remain at unhealthy levels thursday and again friday. smoke levels are forecast to be moderate for both blue cut fire near victorville. as we wind down toward the weekend there will be some thunderstorm chances in mohave county and some of those storms if they develop could spread into our area. the uv index for thursday is 10 or very high. people are flying complaining less.... a new report says consumer complaints about airlines were down more than 12 percent in the first half of this year...compared to the

. >> the state of emergency in louisianna continues tonight as first responders work to free resident stuck in flood waters. the coast guard says 1,000 people have been rescued some in water waist deep after torrential rains in the state. so far three people have died. local officials are urging residents thereto evacuate even if there is no mandatory evacuation order in place. >> our helicopters are primarily, an 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. >> the storm system that's hovering over louisianna expected to dump more rain, making it unclear when the waters will start to recede. >> well, back here at home, we have a different kind of problem, oppressive heat that just won't quit. temperatures are still well into the 90's, right now, as we take a live look at allentown. meteorologist, dave warren is here, when our air conditioners might be getting a break? >> you not for awhile, not for new few days at least. ultimate doppler, highlight of concern right now, severe thunderstorm just

louisianna has declared state of emergency, as heavy downpours drench the area, and more than 3 inches of rain an hour. as omar villafranca reports, the rain expected to keep falling, all weekend. >> in louisianna rain flooded out businesses and entire neighborhoods, motorist as ban donned their vehicles, and homeowners were forced to evacuate. >> emergency crews went after those who couldn't get out on their own. using boats, and high water vehicles, to take stranded neighbors, and pets, to higher grounds. resident chipped in. >> where is all of this water supposed snowing. >> but in baton rouge, the rising flood waters proved deadly. sixty-eight year old man was killed, after he was swept away while trying to escape. vernon drummond was his friends. >> he got over, he went under, didn't come back up. >> several drivers teamed up to help an elderly man to safety who was trapped in his car. >> jordan temple got to him first. >> i just toll him don't panic, i'm here for you, i'll get you out of these waters and rescue you. >> nearly 07 roads closed, officials warning drivers to stay off

. >>> montgomery county has deployed a team to louisianna, as the state continues to deal with massiveg t includes members of the urban search and rescue team. governor he will wards says the death toll has risen to 13. 40,000 homes have been damaged and officials estimate more than 30,000 people have been rescued since friday, the red cross has also mobilized a thousand volunteers to louisianna. even down there, the having trouble just getting around, all every those different agencies that help out. >> totally flashback to katrina. >> i know. >> so heart breaking. you know, combine that with what we saw ellicott city, a city of flooding. >> horendous downpours, saw it yesterday, we were worried about flashflooding, instead we have the severe storms with the straight line winds, trees down everywhere, it is so nice to get a lot of damage, yes, nice to get a break. and very scary for people who weren't aware those were coming in so late, right? we're going to get a pass from storms today. let's take a break from them tomorrow, as women. i'm up for. that will looking at beautiful skies

. >> federal aid is on the way after louisianna was hit with devastating floods.ll you how many people have been rescued so far. >>> the trial of attorney general, kathleen kane, is coming to an end. we'll tell you what we can expect as closing arguments get underway. >> good morning, today is monday, august 15th, i'm jim donovan. >> i'm brooke thomas. there is a lot to tell but this morning, including details on security scare at new york's john f. kennedy airport. but first, big welcome to jim donovan, coming safely

down south, we do run into some heavy rains, continuing, to pound louisianna, where massive floodingnues there, back home just dry. so we can use little rain in the forecast, might get couple of showers and storms, today, better chance will be tomorrow afternoon, into the evening hours, as this cold front near chicago slowly moves eastward, until then just very hot, humid. here is the shore forecast, if you have beach plans today, 09 degrees, a lot of sunshine, hot, humid, tomorrow, maybe shower or storm coming in late during the day, most likely during the evening hours, monday, should be dry, sunshine, clouds, not quite as humid. here is the reason, warmfront to the north, as long as you're south of the warmfront, it is very hot and humid. later this afternoon, you can see couple of showers popping up, especially north and west of the city. the front is still to the west tomorrow. that means, still hot, humid conditions, then the front starts to move closer, tomorrow night. maybe late in the day we see couple of scattered showers, storms, front clears us monday pushing out some of

he started college at lsu, then transferred to louisianna tech.started out in the quarterback, that changed over to wide receiver, that move paying off so far. >> i put in time and work, the receiver, that's our job, really about looking the ball all the way in, just focus. >> i think the ball, man, he is coming in, playing great. one good thing coming out of me being out, get the extra rest, too, and i think he deserves those reps, he has work extremely hard and consistent in camp, too. so like to see a guy like that, a guy come in and make plays. >> to pre-season action, giants and the bills, tie rod taylor finds finally sean mccoy. forced four turnovers, shut out the giant 21 to nothing. >> down in chester, union hosting tore on ton, looking for second straight win. game tide in the 30th minute. michael bradley with free kick. so toronto butte the union three it one, now won five out of the last six games. >>> that's all for sports, i'm lesley van arsdall have, a great day. >> that's it for "eyewitness news" at six. here's what we have for you

president obama travels to flood ravaged louisianna today to survey the damage left behind. the president has been criticized by some republicans for not cutting his family vacation short to tour the state. the white house maintains the president's response to the tragedies proven far more effective than the immediate response to hurricane katrina. the historic floods killed 13 people and damaged some 60,000 homes. republican presidential candidate donald trump toured the area last week. >> meanwhile, the controversy overhill hill's use of a private e-mail server during her time as secretary every state continues to loom over her campaign. republic advise vice president nominee mike pence is stopping in our area today. at a private event in king of prussia, then later holding public rally at 4:00 p.m. at worth and company in pipers ville. brian web with the latest from the campaign trail. >> reporter: appearing on jimmy kimmel last night, hillary clinton talk about getting ready to dough bathe her republican opponent. >> i'm drawing on my experience in elementary school. >>

as flood waters re receive in louisianna, our local red cross is involved? relief efforts.e helping victims more than a thousand miles away. good morning, today is monday, august 22, i'm jim donovan. >> i'm jan carabeo in for brooke thomas. we have a

. >> trying to stay on track, trump and his runningmate, mike pence, make a last minute trip to louisianna to visit with those impacted by the devastating floods. and while the gop nominee attempts to show a softer side, his democratic contender says the words ring hollow until trump, quote, tells us which of his many offensive bullying and devisive comment he regrets, and changes his tune altogether. >> meanwhile, clinton is facing backlash of her own, after report that clinton foundation received money from other countries. the campaign responds responding today saying the foundation will stop excepting foreign and corporate donations, if the former secretary of state wins in november. but, some analysts say, by then, it might be too little, too late. >> it is an on-going problem for her that sh to separate from the clinton foundation. >> clinton's campaign says although manafort is out, his abrupt exit is a clear admission of disturbing connections between trump's team and pro clem lynn forces, in washington, lauren bran charred, fox news. >> and reminder fox5 is your source for politic

. >> flood waters are starting to recede and some hard hit areas of louisianna.anger is far from over. i'm don champion, in baton rouge, with the latest on the historic and deadly flooding coming up. >> also ahead, new warning for pregnant women. taking acytominafin. the effect it may have on your child. katie? >> yet another day, very hot and very humid weather. however, it is our heatwave final and last gasp here before we finally see some relief. but there is a transition that must take place, we'll tell you what that means as far as our weather pattern goes coming up. >> meisha is keeping an eye on the roads this morning, she'll have update for when you we come back. stay with us. david was proud to be an american soldier. and i know i'm prejudiced because he was my son, but i don't think he had a mean bone in his body. there is not a day that i don't think about david. when i saw donald trump attack another gold star mother, i felt such a sense of outrage. "she was standing there, she had nothing to say..." if donald trump cannot respect a gold star family,