just beyond the train is the mississippi river.expect the waters to keep rising until around midday after a weekend of wild weather across the country. >> with some neighborhoods already submerged, this morning the mississippi river is still spilling over its banks around davenport, iowa, the floodwaters expected to keep rising around midday, coming after severe storms spawned destructive tornadoes. a twister ripping through virginia beach overnight, damaging up to 100 homes and leaving how sands in the dark. thankfully officials say no one was hurt. in southeast florida, they're recovering from this ef-2 tornado. they say the twister touched down in palm beach with destructive winds gusting up to 130 miles per hour, homes destroyed, cars tossed over and trees ripped from the ground. >> it was loud, scary, lightning everywhere. >> reporter: communities back in the midwest cleaning up and bracing for more flooding. >> kind of speechless. my first time down here during the flood. just kind of riding it out with the neighbors showing

and i love the mississippi river. [reel clicking] [water trickling] [bird tweets] [water burbling] [birds tweets] [wind whooshing] [birds chattering] [birds chirping] [insects chirping] [bird trills] [dog barking] [leaves rustling] - this was a dogwood my dad had in the backyard, and i just made the decision to cut it down. he would kill me if he knew that i had cut it down, but it was just time to sort of reorient the landscape for what i think i wanted back here. so it was just, i took out everything back here, in some ways that reminded me of him, with the exception of the dad tree, which is kind of too big to take down. this is the tree that i come and talk to when i needed to communicate with my dad in some ways. you know, you just sort of miss someone and you find an object that you feel like you can at least give your energy to. and it's the biggest, oldest tree in the yard. it's like one of the oldest, maybe the oldest on the street. lots of coverage, it kind of hovers over the house. and we have a very compli

. >>> many who live along the mississippi river are ainge husband as floodwaters continue to rise residents are without heat after a utility company turned off their natural gas they're navigating waist high water with few options for cooking and keeping warm our nbc affiliate in davenport, iowa has the details >> reporter: a canoe takes us over the flooded road, leading to pleasant harbor people living in the neighborhood are accustomed to high water, but inland off of the mississippi river frequently floods with the residents prepared for when it happens >> our homes are safe. we are well equipped to withstand the high waters. but we do have to lift everything off the ground that means everything in your yard, everything on your main level garage does are to be lifted up either on to high shelve or up on to your deck, that type of things >> reporter: their homes may be equipped to fight back the floods, but they weren't prepared for a flood fight without natural gas. unlike in past year, the utility company turned off their gas service with little time to prepare, they're scrambling for o

we saw that last year in the sippy -- in the mississippi river.e severe floods coming in the challenge that we face is this is what we are expecting with climate change, these greater variability in weather patterns. we often think this is the new normal. it's not though. next year will be different, the year after that will be different, the year after that will be different. it makes it hard to plan. >> in stillwater, minnesota, the watercraft to the edge of houses and local businesses. now the cleanup begins. the mayor. >> it has always been a badge of honor to help sandbags. what is kind of concerning is there is a delta somewhere where it does not make sense to keep doing these temporary preparations or do we as a city, state, from the federal government have to bite the bullet and say we need to do something permanent along the shoreline. >> the river levels seem to be receding. the hope is most of the snow melts at a more manageable -- manageable pace going forward. ♪ >> the u.s. surgeon general declared a new public health epidemic in amer

the mississippi river is cresting to dangerous levels. le that live along the river in states like minnesota, wisconsin, and iowa and illinois have all been stock piling sandbags and pumping out water. we're live in davenport, iowa. you've been tracking this to see what the preparations look like. the scene behind you right now looks like the one we saw on friday. what steps are they taking when it comes to the preparations and is the flooding let up at all? >> in some parts of the state, caitlyn, yes. and to acknowledge what you said, you say it looks like it did on friday. one thing is different. the train tracks are now covered with water. when we were here friday, we were able to make our way across the train tracks. as you can see at this hour, there is a train making its way through downtown davenport, slowly but surely. fire hydrants are submerged in the water here. a block from where we are right now, we visited mary's bar. and the business owner there as well as some of the patrons survived the flood of 2019. if history taught the

meanwhile, the mississippi river continues to rise.to crest today, flooding more homes and businesses along its banks. we will get to al in a moment. but first nbc's jesse kirsch watching the floodwaters in davenport, iowa. jesse, good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. dry pavement on this side, but they have a pump set up on this wall covering up a portion of main street. on the other side, an extension of the mississippi river this morning. those levels are expected to keep rising after a wild weather weekend across the country. with some neighborhoods with some neighborhoods already submerged, this morning the mississippi river is still spilling over its banks around davenport, iowa. the floodwaters there expected to keep rising around mid-day, coming after a multistate mess on the east coast this weekend with severe storms spawning tornadoes. a twister ripping through virginia beach overnight damaging up to 100 homes and leaving thousands in the dark. but thankfully, officials say, no one was hurt. while southeast florida

that stride all the by use and wetlands and houses nestled between the gulf of mexico and the mississippi river. here it becomes clear why people in louisiana are more likely to a flood insurance. then residents of any other state, flood insurance is provided by fema of federal agency. there recently changed it's methodology. now houses that are raised above ground are cheaper to insure, but not everyone can afford to elevate their house. we meet can a birth all the and his brothers who saw a little help after recent storms, they making a prize raise just by force and people to go up in air. you know, so everything is, and they told you at the moment, but what the prediction is down the line. so i don't want to feel as fair and i'll feel as you know is right on on the stuff the answer for homeowners, there's little relief in sight. the insurance industry faces an additional problem . re, insurers for the insurance for insurance companies are raising prices by up to 100 percent or not follow from me from where you can always check. i had to delete the comments slash business for me, and the enti

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but it worked. >> flood warnings have been posted along the mississippi river from st. paul, minnesota to just north of st. louis, missouri. but forecasters say they don't expect major flooding for areas farther south. >>> it's a smallll island in a tough spot. cocoming up, we will take you ta part of taiwan that's veryry close, perhaps too close to mainland chihina and on the fro line of a very tense standoff. back in just a minute. and is covered by medicare. before using the dexcom g7, i wareally frustrated. all of tt finger-pricking, and my1c was stuck. (donna) my dbetes was out of control. (female announcer) dexc g7 sends your glucose numbers to your phone or dexcom receiver without painful fingersticks. the arrow shows the direction your glucose is heading-- up, down, or steady. and because dexcom g7 is the most accurate cgm, you can make better decisions about food, medication, and activity in the moment. after using the dexcom g7, my a1c has never been lower. i lead line dancing three times a week, and i'm just living a great life now. (donna) it's so easy to us

how many states are west of the mississippi river?geography. 18, 21, 24, or 27? the answer, after this. . . lauren: okay. we had just asked how many states are west of the mississippi river? ashley? >> i always forget hawaii an alaska, which are way west of the mississippi. i'm going to go with 24, number three. lauren: okay, i have no idea so i'm not going to guess but ashley you are correct. the answer is 24 states west of the mississippi. unfortunately we're leaving on a down note for the markets. new month tomorrow. "varney & company" is over. we send it over to "coast to coast". neil: then there were nine or soon will be with chris christie announcing that he iin

it's pushing down the mississippi river, flood warnings in place all the way from st. is. parts of downtown davenport, iowa, under water. the city saul flooding after the river broke through a temporary barrier back in 2019, but a crest is expected sometime today. that could exceed 21 feet, which would rank in the top ten historic crests. we're always breaking history records with weather lately. ai adrienne, what are you seeing there? >> reporter: friday, i could see the street, but not today. folks have been coming by to take pictures. above you will see a bridge. a bunch of people are snapping photos, and we've even seen some kayakers. first, i want to talk about the business owners. we spoke with some business owners who said history has been their best teacher over the weekend and throughout last week. they put up a temporary wall and sandbags. they believe those are holding. by contrast, the owner of a restaurant one block away from the river told us she expects at least $40,000 in damages. that's an ugly situation for her, but some people are finding beauty in th

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dennis led one at the mississippi river, where his son's body had been found. >> the mississippi tends to collect a lot of people that go missing. >> amanda was with dennis for one of his river searches. >> maybe she had drowned, or been dumped in the river. so, we started looking around the river. and i was giving up everything looking for her. >> i had to do something for her. she would have done it for me. >> sarah paxton was searching too. she remembers the frustration of dredging through a huge part, covered with fresh blanket of snow. >> every search, i felt smaller and smaller, and the world felt bigger and bigger. she was one of my closest friends. loved her dearly. >> it just felt like a needle in the haystack. >> a needle in the haystack, but carrie's friends and family would not stop looking or hoping. dozens of tips came in from strangers, well-wishers, even psychics. but it would be something much closer to home that would finally lead to the first clues about what's really happened. >> coming up -- >> new questions about carrie's new boyfriend. >> it sounds like she was g

which are much needed and i will break ground next week on $1 billion series of locks along the mississippi river in illinois, iowa and missouri, with the corps of engineers. a critical project for our farmers and agricultural community as we move goods up and down the mighty mississippi river. now this is happening all across america from coast-to-coast and in the heartland and everywhere in between. all of you will recall that the president kicked off the new year at a bridge on the ohio-kentucky border where we're investing a total of $1.6 billion for that existing bridge and then we're going to build a new one right next to it to relieve the congestion and to improving travel time reliability on one of the most critical arteries of our nation's supply chain. and we're breaking ground on that project actually later this year. we're also seeing early projects get started and finished. just a few weeks ago i was in san diego at the west mission bay bridge to celebrate the replacement of a 70-year-old bridge spanning the san diego river. that was the largest project in the city's history. and it'

>> yeah, lindsay, as you mentioned, the mississippi river expected to crest today and tonight, but thealready done. behind me you can see this road closed sign, very obvious when you can see why, right, the water here inundating the road, a lot of residents here have this down to a science. they have set up the sandbags, walls here to make sure all of the water does not go into their garages and basement. but of course in other areas where the water is so high, the damage has been done. the story here has been residents using their boats, whatever they can to get into their homes, get to higher ground and try to salvage what they can. it's been an emotional weekend for a lot of residents who have been combatting not only the flooding, but those who wanted to stay behind couldn't because unfortunately they couldn't take a shower. they couldn't cook anything. they have had to go to shelters, they have had to go to hotels wherever they can find bookings. the hope now that the water is starting to crest is that it will start to recede fairly soon. some that have not experienced this before

. - [john] i found my freedom here in the deepest dankest mud of the mississippi river. - [latria] il come and sit here for five minutes and i go back and i have to put my armor on and go back to work. - [mark] this river is a lifesaver for me, man, it has become my church. you know i think everybody has something in their life that changes them. [ambient music] - [male announcer]: support for reel south is provided by:

the city of moline, illinois, noise was recorded the flood due to the rise in the level of the mississippi rivere video shows how the water captures the neighboring houses and roads, the mississippi rose due to the melting of the snow after the heavy snowstorms that plunged into the western parts of the usa during the 7th world press freedom day , today journalists celebrate what problems and challenges are facing the media , our correspondent will tell dmytro didura. he attended a meeting of the national union of journalists of ukraine . today the world is celebrating world press freedom day today is the 30th anniversary of this holiday and the national union of journalists decided to discuss the problems currently faced by media workers in ukraine they talked about the safety of journalists at the frontline about threats in the occupied territories for media workers in particular today they talked about mariupol how to be a journalist how to be a journalist to survive its occupation and during the outbreak of hostilities in this city they also talked about economic losses for mass media and sp

george, you're in one of the places along the mississippi river where i think the water is expected to crest sometime today. how concerned are people about what happens next? >> reporter: yeah, kate. good afternoon. people are very concerned. as you mentioned, the river is expected to crest today into tonight. the damage already done. if people weren't already dealing with enough, you can see it's pretty windy here today. so add that to the complications. this is what a lot of neighborhoods in this area look like. people have fortified their homes with many sandbags to make sure a lot of this rising water doesn't get into their basements and garages, but nevertheless because of the way this water rose, we know a lot of homes in and around this area and the city have seen some damage to their belongings. people trying to get to higher ground. people have tried to stay behind and protect their homes. others unfortunately could not do that, and they have had to go to shelters and hotels. some waiting for the heat to come back on in their homes so they can get back and take those showers b

failure this year following silicon valley bank and signature bank >>> many living along the mississippi river in iowa and illinois are awaiting the spring crest as floodwaters continue to rise according to the national weather service, although they aren't set to break past flooding records, many crests in the region will rank in the top ten of all time this season. the river is expected to crest around 21.6 feet along the iowa-illinois line some roads and parks near the water there have been closed once the water crests, it could take up to two weeks for floodwaters officially recede. >>> oversea, the u.s. military is evacuating hundreds of americans from sudan the civilians first had to caravan by road through the war-torn country now a u.s. navy ship is taking them to safety meagan fitzgerald has the latest >> reporter: tonight the u.s. navy arriving at the port of sudan helping desperate americans flee the violence with the second convoy guarded by american military drones undergoing the treacherous 500-mile trek from khartoum to the port of sudan today. so far, 1,000 americans have been

. >>> many living along the mississippi river in iowa and illinois are awaiting the spring crest as floodwaters continue to rise residents in pleasant harbor, iowa, are also without heat after a utility company turned off natural gas. they are navigating waist-high water with few options for cooking or keeping warm. according to the national weather service although they aren't set to break through flooding records many will rank in the top ten of all time this season the river is expected to crest around 21.6 feet in the quad cities area along the iowa-illinois line once the river crests it could take up to two weeks for all the flood wart to fully recede. >>> let's turn to israel where within just a few hours house speaker kevin mccarthy is set to make history as the second u.s. speaker to address a full session of israel's parliament raf sanchez joins us from tel aviv what can you tell us about mccarthy's visit to far? >> reporter: frances, good morning, speaker mccarthy arrived in israel yesterday, he is the head of a bipartisan delegation and they are here partly to mark israel's 75th inde

when a drunk driver slammed in to them. >>> and a slow moving crest is working its way down the mississippi riverill on to streets. flood warns continue along a long stretch of the mississippi. >>> just ahead, a tanker in trouble as fire breaks out on board. weeks later people in france still really mad about the new pension plan. ♪ i'm falling in love with you over and over again ♪ love entwined. shop the mother's day sale to get 30% offff almost everything. only at kay. hi, i'm jill and i've lost 56 pounds on golo. hi, i'm barry and i've lost 42 pounds. jill and i are a team. if she tells me do something, i usuay jump on board. golo was doable, it's realistic and 's something we can do the rest of our lives. "look athis skin, baby. shis 1 of 1." with new olay hyaluronic body wash 95% of women had visibly-better skin. "my skin is so much more moisturized." see the difference with olay. mass general brigham -- when you need some of the brightest minds in medicine. this is a leading healthcare system with five nationally ranked hospitals, including two world-renowned academic medical centers. in b

record snowfall in the upper midwest has produced flooding in towns along the mississippi river.nd in davenport the river crest on monday ranking among the top ten of all-time. flood warnings have been post from st. paul, minnesota to just north of st. louis, missouri. but forecasters say that they don't expect major flooding for areas further south. we're getting new reports of explosions around the sudanese presidential palace as rival military factions once again violate the attempt at a ceasefire. and sudan's health ministry says that more than 500 people have been killed since the fighting began. so far some 73,000 people have left for neighboring countries according to the u.n. refugee agency which warns that that figure could explode to more than 800,000. and foreign governments like the u.s. are still working to evacuate their citizens. let's bring in stephanie busari who is live in lagos. and the massive problem is the lack of adherence to these ceasefires. so people who live there don't know what is going on. people who want to get out are struggling. >> reporter: they

still to come on the newshour, communities along the mississippi river struggle to handle the highestdecades the u.s. surgeon general warns of the health risks associated with loneliness. a new initiative aims to boost graduation rates at historically black colleges, plus much more. ♪ >> this is the pbs newshour from w eta studios in washington. amna: lawmakers on capitol hill are spotlighting recent ethics concerns surrounding the highest court in the land. in a judiciary committee hearing today, senators debated how to address concerns involving supreme court justices, including whether they should apply ethical guidelines to the justices themselves. today's hearing focused on the supreme court and ethics, unfolded largely along partisan lines with democrats arguing the , court has failed to uphold its own code of conduct. >> the court has repeatedly proven it cannot police itself. amna: and republicans accusing democrats of attacking the court. >> if you want to talk about destroying the court, call -- count me out. amna: unlike the guidelines federal judges must adhere to, the sup

kumasi: millions of people are keeping a close eye on the mississippi river.st after relentless rain caused it to flood over the weekend. meanwhile, cleanup underway across the south and the east coast. in virginia, a reported tornado uprooted trees and damaged 100 homes in the virginia beach area overnight. in new york city, major freeways flooded this weekend. traffic drivers for hours. two got trapped inside of a flooded tunnel. >> it was at least three feet of water. there were sitting on a pipe that runs the length of the tunnel. so they were sitting there trying to stay out of the water. kumasi: in florida suspected tornado lifted a car into the air, slamming it to the ground. it's the wind stopped 130 miles -- the winds popped 130 miles per hour. preparations across the u.k. for king charles coronation. look behind the scenes at the extravagant celebration and locals who are not happy about having to foot the bill. reggie: a so-called mom fluids are -- mom influencer has been arrested for kidnapping her kids. t rsahe wehe drew: storm watch this week as

. >> six search dogs located on the mississippi river on the border.ls say the collapse took place 5:00 p.m. local yesterday afternoon. here is another witness inside of an apartment when the building collapsed. >> when i checked out of my dorm and out of the hall, i saw water coming up from their doors. there is a lot of dust and debris, although my apartment seemed okay. i'm hoping they bring my dog out and that she will come back out to me. she is my world. [crying] and she's all i've got! >> the cause of the collapse is not immediately known. it is under investigation. some workers say some work has been done at the time. the residents reported water damage and worn in danger of collapse. >> arthel: of course, we are concerned about any people who might be trapped inside. we are not sure yet but i have to tell you something, hearing that girl cry about her dog almost made me cry because i'm a dog mom too. animals cannot talk or yell out to you. i hope that turns out okay. thank you. bill. >> bill: arthel, coming up next on the move kicking off the

> six search dogs have been sifting through the rubble in the city of 100,000 located on the mississippi river with the border of illinois. there's another witness that was inside her apartment and fled immediately without her pet. >> when i checked out of my door and down the hall, i saw some apartments had water coming up from under their doors. a lot of dust and debris. my apartment seemed okay. i hope they bring my dog out and that she will come back out to me. she's my world. she's all i got. >> hoping that woman was reunited with her dog and officials and residents are thankful nobody was killed. arthel? >> very sad. lucas tomlinson, thing you. bill? >> kevin mccarthy and president biden locking in on a deal on the debt limit but the battle is far from over. mccarthy working to shore up support. buddy carter is standing by on whether or not he's behind this bill. first to peter doocy. he's joining us live on the north lawn today. hi, peter. >> bill, just a few minutes ago while president biden was departing the white house, he chatted. he's expressing confidence that this deal here is go

this morning people keeping an eye on the mississippi river after it is expected to crest after rainsed it to flood over the weekend. cleanup is along -- in the -- underway with for nato damage. it damaged 100 homes in virginia beach overnight. new york city freeways flooded over the weekend. drivers were trapped for hours. new jersey, new -- two boys had to be rescued by boat after they were trapped inside of a flooded tunnel. >> we had a lot of water. three feet from what we could see. they were sitting on a pipe that runs the length of the tunnel. they were sitting there trying to stay out of the water. reggie: in florida and suspected tornado lifted a car into the air, slammed it to the ground, the kusi: s melanoma monday rog on the first melamashe every year. of skin cancer. it has $.99 cu -- a 9 if it is caught early. it can invade the lip nodes and it can cause toxicology the early detection is key to get the best outcome. kumasi: dr. say you should get moles and spots on your skin checked if you notice they are asymmetrical or have an uneven color. the best way to protect you

this is happening in davenport, right across the mississippi river from illinois.t least five people are still missing. officials fear two are trapped inside the building which could topple further. crews rescued nine people, but the rescue mission may need to stop because it's too dangerous. the city's fire marshal got a bit emotional when talking about the situation. take a listen. >> we want to get everybody out. we want to do it right now. >> those who were able to get out are displaced. the building's owner is facing a safety violation. >>> today was the second day of trial for the gunman who alleged killed 11 people at pittsburgh tree of life synagogue. one of the survivors of the shooting took to the witness stand to describe how she hid in a closet during the carnage. >> reporter: we're getting a new look into the horror inside the pittsburgh synagogue shooting. this new video released wednesday shows tree of life rabbi jeffrey myers fleeing from the synagogue. he was seen clutching his yarmulke. he testified i asked god to forgive me because i couldn't sav

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there is an ongoing review process right now that i can't get ahead of either to talk about mississippi riverlook at not only tiktok's. but other similar applications. tiktok has denied any connections between the app and the chinese state. some folks say it should be up to the individual user to assess possible risks. i don't like the sound of it just because it kind of goes against our rights. it's not something that states should decide. i think tiktok is definitely consumer platform. montana's lost survives the legal challenges it would go into effect next january, and iliopoulos fox news. a federal court has struck down a partnership between american airlines and jetblue. the judge ruled in favor of the justice department in a lawsuit which claimed that the alliance between the two airlines has lowered competition and increased fares, jetblue and american have had an alliance in the new york city in boston markets since 2021 the alliance allowed the two airlines to sell tickets on each other's flights and share revenue to airlines have 30 days to end their partnership and can appeal the

we had just asked how many states are west of the mississippi river? ashley? >> i always forget hawaii an alaska, which are way west of the mississippi. i'm going to go with 24, number three. lauren: okay, i have no idea so i'm not going to guess but ashley you are correct. the answer is 24 states west of the mississippi. unfortunately we're leaving on a down note for the markets. new month tomorrow. "varney & company" is over. we send it over to "coast to coast". neil: then there were nine or soon will be with chris christie announcing that he is going to make a presidential run, make it official next week in manchester. that will bring to nine the number of republicans vying to become the next president of the united states and more could follow that. the latest from rich edson in des moines, iowa. rich? >> reporter: good afternoon, neil. well governor ron desantis is now hitting the road. he has got four stops here across iowa today before he heads out to new hampshire and south carolina. it's getting to be a bigger field. we just learned that governor chris

back in this country: a surge of snowmelt has brought the mississippi river to peak water levels in thees area of the midwest. davenport -- in eastern iowa -- saw the river crest today at more than 21 feet -- a few inches lower than expected. officials are optimistic that flood defenses there -- and in neighboring towns -- will hold up. montana state representative zooey zephyr is suing to be allowed to return to her state's house floor. zephyr -- a transgender democrat -- was barred last month after protesting a ban on gender-affirming health care for minors. rebublicans say she violated decorum. in a statement, zephyr said she was targeted because quote: "i dared to give voice to the values and needs of transgender people like myself." a judge in missouri has temporarily blocked unprecedented restrictions on transgender health care from taking effect. if enacted, anyone seeking gender-affirming treatments -- such as hormones and puberty-blocking drugs -- would be required to undergo 18 months of therapy. the rule was proposed by the state's republican attorney general, who faces an on

mississippi river valley, missouri valley, tennessee and ohio valley and parts of the southwest as wellre over to you, will, ainsley, and brian. >> will: all right. nice job working through the maps. >> ainsley: got the temperatures. >> brian: little sticky. >> will: few hours windy city will welcome in a new mayor. >> ainsley: brandon johnson set to take office perhaps being the most progressive mayor chicago has ever seen. >> brian: what do the people think of this? let's ask gianno caldwell who joins us from rosie's home cookin' in naperville. >> that's right. thank you, brian. we have a very special table with us. over 50 years of total law enforcement experience. i want to go to my friend here. he is a 21-year veteran of the fbi. and you used to go in and out of the south and west sides of chicago on a pretty consistent basis. what are you seeing since your time with the fbi? >> i have been gone eight years. but when we used -- i was on a fugitive task force that had police and county and we would go and knock on a door. and you know it wasn't overwhelming cooperation but we would

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a surge of snowmelt has brought the mississippi river to peak water levels in the quad-cities area of midwest. davenport in eastern iowa saw the river crest today at more than 21 feet, a few inches lower than expected. officials are optimistic that flood defenses there, and in neighboring towns, will hold up. montana state representative -- oklahoma is at least one of 15 states with laws banning transgender care. a judge in missouri has temporarily blocked unprecedented restrictions on transgender health care from taking effect. if enacted, anyone seeking gender-affirming care would be required to undergo 18 months of therapy. the rule was proposed by the state's republican attorney general, who faces an ongoing lawsuit over its provisions. president biden welcomed his philippine counterpart ferdinand marcos junior to the white house today amid growing concerns about china's harassment of philippine ships. it's the first time a philippine president has visited washington in more than 10 years. the pair agreed to deepen their countries' cooperation on trade, investment, and security. p

he said the court's ruling could potentially hurt mississippi's river flood control and restoration efforts, one of 3 men charged in a freeway shooting death of one year-old jasper will no longer facing now murder charges. a judge ruled the district attorney did not present sufficient evidence in this case against johnny jackson. jackson. well, now only face a gun charge in a statement from his attorney, you can see that he says the judge made the right call because or she says that her client was, quote, a victim of an unprovoked attack and simply did nothing to cause the tragic death of the child. community groups say that they're afraid that criminals will view this decision as a green light. >> people committing crimes and thinking that they not any consequences. >> the other 2 defendants, trevor green and ivory bivins will stand trial for the murder of lou. the child there was in the car with his parents on 8.80, when the car was caught in the middle of a gun battle. >> well, 6.38 is the time and 7 years after her kidnapping, vallejo teenager pearl pinson, his family says they know. ne

meanwhile, right now in the midwest, the swollen mississippi river is expected to crest today as communitiesn iowa grapple with major flooding, decimating entire homes and businesses. joining us now with more is nbc ease george solis who is in battendorf, iowa, just outside of davenport. what are you seeing today? >> reporter: imagine this scenario, people waking up this monday to have to commute to work, take their kids to school by boat. that is the reality for a lot of people here as this river is expected to crest today in some areas as much as 21 feet. here in this area about 16, 17 feet. the images here really telling the tale. take a look behind me. you can see this neighborhood, the mailboxes almost submerged under water. the people here in these communities who are used to this have this down to a science, right? you can see some of the flood walls that they have built, very intricate to make sure that water does not get into their garages, floods their basements. still, though, in some areas where this river has crested and is cresting, the inevitable has occurred. homes have been

there is an ongoing review process right now that i can't get ahead of either to talk about mississippi river. yeah to look at not only tiktok's but other similar applications. tiktok has denied any connections between the app and the chinese state. some folks say it should be up to the individual user to assess possible risks. i don't like the sound of it just because it kind of goes against our rights. think it's not something that states should decide. i think tiktok is definitely consumer platform. montana's lost survives the legal challenges it would go into effect next january, and iliopoulos fox news . it is upon us says locals know the annual foot races scenic tour through nine san francisco neighborhoods, finishing at the great highway in ocean beach for one giant party, some seven plus miles of fun. it is a tradition in the city like none other that everyone should experience at least once i did it way back when in 1981. i think joining us now is kyle myers. he's the ceo of silverback. that's the official organizer of the bay to breakers race. kyle. good to have you with us. happy f

the transparency level is murkier than the mississippi river right now. >> reporter: some of the same questions that we have been asking, you're hearing those questions being asked by members of the family. new since the past hour in which i spoke with you, we did get an update from the owner, the owner of this building and said their thoughts and prayers are with the families involved and you heard them praise first responders and red cross helping the members and residents displaced. guys. >> yeah, families definitely holding out hope. thank you. >>> amazon's ring doorbell unit is paying millions in a privacy settlement to the federal trade commission and a new poll says patagonia is america's favorite brand. >> go figure. pippa stevens joins us with today's cnbc "money minute." >> reporter: starting with amazon, its ring doorbell unit will pay $5.8 million to the ftc in a settlement over privacy violations. the agency filed a lawsuit against ring alleging unfair or deceptive business practices saying it gave third party contractors access to customer videos without having procedure

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look at this heat today. 80s and 90s from the northern plains into the northern mississippi river valleya few more days of cooler than normal temperatures and then it starts to warm up. by friday our inland valleys are headed for 80 degrees and 85 on saturday and sunday. by early next week, it may come down to the upper 70s but we're not seeing as significant a change in san francisco, where we have clouds this morning. >>> and if you are heading out the door, don't forget to take us with you. sirius xm channel 108. >>> and one of the things i missed, "popstart. oh, yeah >> sounds so good. good to have you back, buddy. coming up on "popstart," we will talk about "succession." if you saw the season finale or didn't see it, it's a spoiler free "popstart." i haven't seen it myself, so i will not ruin it for me. sara shared this snap in front of the tv with a sweet surprise there in the frame using this post to reveal her and her husband welcomed a child. captioning, i just watched the final episode of the final season of something that has changed my life. and now my life has changed again.

well, we've got some heavy showers and thunderstorms down through parts of the southern mississippi riverand on into texas in fact, with this system, we are watching a risk of severe weather back through mississippi. but even a more severe risk dallas, killeen, san antonio, damaging hail, wind gusts of up to 60 miles per hour tornados possible. but what we are really worried about is that baseball-sized hail we're going to be watching that. heavy rain up to the north as well we've got some morning frost around the great lakes severe storms down through the flood watch. below-average tempmperatures d ththrough soututhern calififorn. we're going to get to your local forecacast in the e next 30 ses. >>> good friday morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. today our temperatures only reach into the low to mid-60s. another cool day with a mostly cloudy sky and tomorrow it will be about the same, but eventually clearing up through tomorrow afternoon. we're going to see another wave of rain starting late this evening for the coastline and parts of the north bay, spreading across the rest of the bay

. >> mississippi river is cresting in davenport, iowa today.ty, illinois city,burging ton, all of the areas you see in that color, that's who have yet to deal with the flooding. it will be going down. that's good news because that snow has been melted. your local weather in just 30 seconds. drew: i'm abc7news chief meteorologist, an isolated drizzle today. it is cloudy and cool for the first day of may. temperatures only in the mid-50's to the low 60's. tonight, rain and thunderstorms returned to the forecast. level 1 light storm with temperatures in the 40's overnight. the seven-day forecast has the showers in the forecast wednesday and much of the week ahead the temperatures are below average. >> coming up we have the father/son moment at the nfl draft that you do not want to miss. sweet story. we know you care. [music plays] but if this is all too real for you and your loved ones. make the call. because we care too. ♪ home instead. to us, it's personal. ♪ i have type 2 diabetes, ♪ ♪ but i manage it well. ♪ ♪ it's a little pill with a big sto