at one point, he was chest deep in water and mud. this construction sight at eagle head drive, the 7100 block. chopper 4 is giving you a look. police teams very close to the worker now. rescue teams wearing red vests and appearing to get closer and closer. let's go back to jim and pat. >> those are impressive pictures. live, coming from chopper 4. chief graham, your folks are assisting in this. it looks like a delicate operation but looks like they are making progress. as scott mentioned, he was covered in mud up to his chest earlier. >> we were called to assist this afternoon at about 3:20 or so. our technical rescue teams responded at the 7100 block of frederick county. you are looking at an adult male. it looks like the water receded. he is trapped with mud and soil from the waistline down. we are far from over on this one because we need to shore around the patient in order to have no more erosion come in on top of him. we'll be placing -- we'll be placing shoring around that patient before we put anybody in with him. you are pro

within this is phil, bay mud, shall mud, and then down sand. re tom hill, at one time second street ended at howard. at that point, there was a large hill. the wealthy people of san francisco lived on top of the hill, and churches were built along howard. then the city fathers in the 1920's let us knock down the hill, let us extend second street, and it finishes at the ballpark now. as you move south along second, that whole area, you get into rock. many of these old warehouse buildings, as you approach rincon hill, are sitting on rock. if you go down to king street, which is the street that fronts the ballpark, if you cross the street from the ballpark and the look on the sidewalk, there is actually a little brass plates that depict the location of the bluff that existed, the transition from the beach to the vertical cliffs that existed at second street. at second and king. all of that was taken down, and they have built warehouses. now at his condominium developments. and portions of mission bay. the first building of mission bay, third and t

mud? >> it is. when they dumped the rock into the bay mud, it was like dumping rock into jello. it went down into the mud so that they could build off of that. it then took the angle of repose. it is stable. san francisco came and built piers on piles over the top into the water. >> the piers are built up over the water. >> refusal is when you cannot advance the pile anymore. this is under the bay mud over there. they meet refusal. they gain support and bearing on top. saltwater attacks concrete. in the old days, they did not understand the effects of salt water, chloride on concrete and steel. a lot of these piles may have started out 24 inches in diameter. they may only be eight or 10 inches in diameter now. whatever steel was in there is long gone all along the waterfront. >> wonderful buildings. at the double dog and a beer. >> this is wonderful. it is right on the waterfront. it is due piles. >> that is the location of what is now the san francisco port authority? >> yeah, port office

look at the mud inside this house.t stopped just short of the shrine. >> i heard a loud noise and i just stood there this woman says. when i saw it was coming down to the field, i left running. the report city of acapulco can't take much more. thousands of tourists are stranded, the state department helping them book flights home. but the airport is still under water. looters roam the streets and so does this, an alligator washed out of a wildlife park. villagers tied up the beast before anyone was hurt. as many as 80 people are feared dead. tens of thousands trapped, some forced to the roof in hope of rescue. others escape packed into the back of a flatbed truck. though manuel is expected to bring heavy rain to texas this weekend, the u.s. will largely dodge the storm's wrath. another close call in an unusually quiet hurricane season. by this time last year, three tropical storms and hurricane isaac had hit the united states. forecasters warn the season isn't over. they are watching yet another storm forming off the c

tonight mud and mayhem, tens of thousands of people stuck in floods and mud on the border where the storms can leave an alligator on a city street. >>> provocative pope. the pope issuing a new call to the clergy to stop obsessing about abortion, contraception and same sex marriage. >>> made in america, this big night for 20 american inventors and their simple ideas and the chance at a possible fortune through walmart. you help decide the winner. >>> and a good evening to you. we begin tonight with the thousands and thousands of people including american tourists fighting their way through mud and floods tonight. a giant storm hit the coast of mexico for the second time in the last five days. abc's ryan owens starts us off with the pummeling force of wind and rain that is called manuel. >> reporter: you're looking at a town swallowed by mud. dozens are missing after hurricane manuel triggered a land slide, devastating this coffee growing village along mexico's pacific coast. tons of mud and rock smashed right through the town's center burying cars, homes and roads. bridges now lead to nowhe

these two were on their way to a birthday party with friends when they were caught in a mud slide near above the flooding, images show how the rivers overflowed, hijacking the streets. despite the pain and loss, sue see put this tragedy in perspective. >> i'm missing a floor but there is still a house and my family is all fine. that's where you realize it's just stuff. that's all. it's just stuff. >> i'm ginger lee for "night line" in boulder colorado. >> thanks for that report. next, miss new york crowned miss america. but many focusing less on which state she came from and more on her family's country of origin and the color of her skin. make a deal with me, kid, and you can have the car and everything that goes along with it. [ thunder crashes, tires squeal ] ♪ ♪ so, what do you say? thanks... but i think i got this. ♪ [ male announcer ] the all-new cla. starting at $29,900. that's not much, you think. except it's 2% every year. go to e-trade and find out how much our advice and guidance costs. spoiler alert: it's low. it's guidance on your terms, not ours. e-trade. less for us. mor

this is a 60-year-old chinese woman stuck in the mud. she got stuck overnight down there. was walking along a river bank. she slipped and fell. had to spend the night there. fortunately, she was able to keep her face and head above the surface there. somebody passing through noticed her the next day. and that's when they were able to send firefighters and police officers out there to rescue here. wrapping ropes around her. the guy in the green pants. he goes in all the way up to his calfs by the time he reaches her. they kind of rope her up and get her out of there. what a helpless feeling to not be strong enough to overcome the strength of mud. >> i imagine it's one of those things, too, where once you get in and struggle and try to get out, it probably makes it worse. you sink down deeper. you probably can't move. man. >>> basically, ladies, watch this, laugh, and point fingers. this guy attempted to make a jabba the hut costume. >> that's awesome. that's awesome! that's awesome. he would win any contest he went to. >> watch this part. it gets better. it collapses. [ ble

irreplaceable tokens lay ruin in the mud. [ crying ] >> it's all gone. oh, yeah, it's just gone. >> reporter: she has no flood insurance. but even with all the damage she sees redemption. >> i'm safe. allison my sister is safe. my dog is safe. the people in this neighborhood is safe. that's what is important. not this stuff. >> reporter: huge chunks of asphalt and toppled lamp post testify to the power of the flood. people take stock and figure out what to do next. emergency workers clear debris. roland robertson helped his parents scoop mud from her rager. their garage. she saw her car swept away. >> it was a time span of two to three minute from where the water hit the bottom of the tires on our durango. we just watched it within three minutes go all the way the durango and take it down the road. >> reporter: they were trapped for three hours until they came for them in a boat. meanwhile her husband swam the heavy current to get to his family. >> you just have to get to your family. that's it. >> emergency workers say they'll have the power back on in

the acapulco area is still dealing with the mud slides and bracing for more storms. >> reporter: thisthe result of tase of torrential rains, dozens of bridges and roads laid to waste. people wait for emergency rations flown in by the military. many are desperate for help. >> translator: we just want medicine and support, something to eat. >> reporter: more than one million people have been affected by two tropical storms that slammed into mexico last weekend. rescue teams are minding more bodice as they each isolated areas. survivors say the mud slides came out of nowhere. >> i was walking down the street near a store when i heard a loud noise, and i just stood there. i saw how the dirt and dust began to billow up. when i saw that it was coming down to the field, i started running. >> reporter: the government is appealing to mexicans to help out. food banks have been set up across the country. he ear here at a collection center in the heart of mexico city, and more than 30 tons of food and other items have been collected, and volunteers are sorting these things to they can go out on a

at one point, up to his chest in water and mud. they put secure boards around the perimeter of the trench allowing the rescue workers to move and not knock more water and mud into the hole. in the last 30 minutes or so they moved rescue workers into the trench. they have attached a rope to the trapped worker. they have attached a breathing apparatus to the worker. we have been watching the pictures closely. the worker had all appearances of being exhausted. there's been a lot of preindications taken to make sure the trench doesn't collapse. we have crews from two counties responding. at the news 4 live desk, i'm scott macfarlane. >> thank you. now to details on the horrible siege at the mall in kenya. the kenyan president updated his country saying three floors of the shopping mall have collapsed. there are several bodies in the rubble. 61 civilians are dead along with six security officers and five terrorists have been killed. 11 terror suspects are in custody now being questioned and two kenyan soldiers at the scene told ap force

he was in mud up to his waist. a lot of pressure on him and we are told it's a very, very delicate operation that they are working on now. they have been underway for more than two hours. as noted, they are trying now, we understand, that they are attempting now to finally lift that construction worker out of there. we have no idea of the extent of his injuries. this is from chopper 4. >> they are pulling him out -- >> they are pulling him out. he will certainly be taken to a hospital right away. we'll have more details in terms of his condition as soon as we get the word. >> it's great they were able to get him out of there. it seems like it's been quite awhile, more than two hours. in fact, the more time went on, the more risk there was to this construction worker, the risk of exposure. it gets cold and all the pressure on his lower extremities from all that material that was kind of crushed in around him. >> it's a tricky operation for the rescue workers as well. they had to shore that thing up to get him out of

it's gone of the mud came in and we had four-foot of water and three not of muds. >> reporter: clean up jabs liking there are going all over the place here in colorado. here in this store, just up the road in the neighborhoods too. as heavy equipment rumbles down the streets, homeowners like kathy williams are moving out forced to find a new place to live. >> the house is completely trashed. there is -- when we showed up, there were like six-inches of mud in the house. all the floors are buckling. >> reporter: this dissass iter idisaster israising serious quet growth and where people lid. the big thompson flood hit in this very spot in 1996, leaving 140 people dead. but homeowners were allowed to rebuild and return. this flood covered an even wider area. spreading from the foothills of the state to the eastern plains from these nasa photos taken this space on september 13th, you can see how the area looked before the flat, then after the flat. >> we recognize a lot of these bridges and culverts and roadways were built a long time ago. and designed standards weren't the same and under

slab and this is still going on in zones two and three and the mud slab will go in. and, then, the water proofing and protection slab follows into zone three over the next couple of months, this is just a shot of the project at the east end and what we can call zone four and we are into the second level of bracing since we were here in july when we were just starting the first level. and some shots of that excavation going on. and we continue to find, timber miles that were one piers because obviously the water line calm all the way up to freemont or beyond in some sections and so we continue to fine those wood piles in there and they get removed and set aside and trucked off separately. >> and it must be the bracing and the whalers going in the lower right-hand picture. >> and there has been work as i mentioned on the awss system and this is putting in the final touches, to replace, the two intersections, and of course, as our executive director mentioned we had a special event and director kim was able to get her hands dirty in the concrete and fortunately there wa

whentrethe mud. i imagine it's one of those things where you struggle and you get tired and dig down deeper. >> you never know what you're going to catch on video. i have two of them that are pretty wild. we found this video on wplg. you see man leaning over the newspaper rack. another customer walks in and that guy goes to walk out the door but turns around and grabs the gold chain the man reading the newspaper was wearing. amazingly the guy's gold chain didn't break. >> somebody tries to rip the jewelry right off your own neck? i wonder if that means it wasn't real gold? >> no, that means it was solid. there's actually a picture whatever it cost. >> it was worth its weight in gold. >> there is a shot in the parking lot. you see the man run to his car and drive away. you see some chasing after him. he did get away. >> this is in brevard county and on the indian river. it looks like it's a rescue, right? no. this guy is a suspected burglar that tried to jump away by jumping in the river and swimming

tonight mud and mayhem, tens of thousands of people stuck in floods and mud on the border where the stormsan leave an alligator on a city street. >>> provocative pope. the pope issuing a new call to the clergy to stop obsessing about abortion, contraception and same sex marriage. >>> made in america, this big night for 20 american inventors and their simple ideas and the chance at a possible fortune through walmart. you help decide the winner. >>> and a good evening to you. we begin tonight with the thousands and thousands of people including american tourists fighting their way through mud and floods tonight.

it is just rock and mud. above you are nazis holding machine guns. >> in spring of 1943, the gestapo discover the first hiding place and arrested five. the others managed to stay hidden. relatives tried to buy the freedom of the detainees by bribing ukrainian police holding them with gold, but it was not enough. [gunfire] joe wexler's great-grandfather and his grandmother's brother who was still a child were shot. >> we are here for their memory. for my grandfather. we were in there with heavy hearts, to say the least. >> the next morning, the group visits their grandfather's hometown. >> when he was there, there was no help from the locals at the time. what we have been told by chris is people in their older age want to cleanse their souls, t's so to speak, and get things off their chest. >> that may be true of the older people. most of the younger residents do not want to be reminded of the betrayal. we often hear, "i do not know." only this person, a child back then, can remember. >> jewish neighbors used

>>steve: it is mud mudderella.slide where you go up and once you're doused you get dunked full of mud. elisabeth hasselbeck is good at this stuff. she decided during her fir do it. monday i got banged up a little bit. >>brian: did you hurt your back? >>elisabeth: are you going to do it, brian?Ñi >>brian: you have me diving into a pool. i have to do radio six minutes after. how am i going to handleÑi that? >>elisabeth: is anyone else here whining? >>steve: i'm not doing it because i got hurt. you're not going to do it because you've got a radio snow >>brian: i'll get elect troe -- electrocuted. >>elisabeth: maybe we'll have congress do it. >>brian: they won't do it because it's a physical challenge and they've got to take time off. scott taylor will be here doing it. maybe i'll jump in. >>steve: doesn't sound like it. sounds like you're afraid to get a little damp. e-mail brian. tell him why he should jump. maria molina is going to do it. >>brian: the second hour we're doing an m.r.i. on your shoulders. >>steve: i g

residents are beginning to clean up, serving through their mud mud-soaked belongings for anything thatan be saved. here nicole with so much more happening. >> meteorologist: we're talking about a couple of different flooding situations out there. as you head to colorado, it's a much different story. here the weather has cleared out. so the recovery efforts have some dry conditions. now we head to mexico, which we were also just talking about, and that situation is not over. i placed an x where we had manuel make it's first landfall. now it will make second land landfall, more in the mazetland area. and it was at one point with hurricane ingrid as that moved in causing rain over the mountains. now as we look at the hurricane out here you can see that moisture funneling into texas which needs any moisture it can get because of the drought condition but that will be a big problem. then we have another disturbance that could impact the east coast once again. i'll have the full national forecast in just a few minutes. >> pope francis known for his reformist views, now is saying that the cat

worst hit were the mountainous areas around acapulco where mud slides happen. the mexican president toured the area, promising to relocate survivors and help them rebuild at a safer location. >> rescue teams slowly begin to unearth what lice beneath. the mud slide is huge and there seems to be little chance of finding survivors. here they locate the body of a woman, one of many they expect to find in the coming days. the mud slide hit without warning. >> i lost my nephews, grandchildren, the whole house is gone. i lost my entire family. they were baking bread when the mud slide hit. >> the hillside collapsed last sunday, the result of days of rains brought on by tropical storm manuel. >> tons of rock and mud collapsed on top of this village, burying dozens of houses. more than 60 people are still missing. >> most survivors were evacuated to the shelter in nearby acapulco. although people are safe here, they say it's impossible to forget what happened. >> i never want to go back to that town that took away my mother and sister, but need to go back to give them a

the concern in the higher terrain, more mud slides, rock slides, debris floes. this threat will continue through tomorrow. by the first of the week, drier air descends on colorado and new mexico. we think it will be rain free most of next week. in boulder creek we have made real progress today. the water dropped two feet. but the big change is since the peak of the flash flood on thursday night, the flow through here dropped a whopping 90%. lester? >> i know folks will take any good news you can give them. mike seidel, thank you. >>> now to the crisis in syria which in a week has gone from the threat of an imminent american attack to an unprecedented agreement to remove syria's chemical weapons. at least that's the plan. nbc's chief foreign affairs correspondent andrea mitchell has been covering the talks since thursday in geneva. tonight she's back in washington. good evening. >> reporter: good evening, lester. it is a breakthrough agreement that the u.s. hopes will set the stage for future political negotiations to end the civil war. first, even top u.s. offic

the third mud slide to come -- sorry, sorry, rather, they are going to be concerned about dealing with the first mud slide that comes in this fall rainy season. >> what they generally look for are at risk the roads, could get washed out. bridges, campgrounds. and any kind of property, but our number one objective for the burn program is to try to protect human lives and safety. >> well, equally important is protecting san francisco's main water supply hedch reservoir. how much they dig ditches or plant trees or use the hydrothat is getting sprayed. right now the cost stands at $89 million because of the risk to water supply, heather, also the possibility of higher number of mud slides because of the size of this fire, it's likely to be a very expensive natural disaster once it's over. back to you. >> those costs expected to rise. thank you. >>> firefighters from across texas marking the 12th year of the attacks on 9/11 is a memorial event. it's a climb. the climb involved 344 firefighters ascending the dallas metroplex by stairway honoring the members of the new york city fire departme

mountains of mexico as ingrid, a very weak hurricane moves inlapd during the day and rain itself out, mud slides, life-threatening rainfall situation there for central portions of the mountainous range in mexico. the worst is over in colorado. just historic, end ex, once in a thousand-year flood. something we'll never see again. >> thanks so much. >>> a couple of stories leading the news and "the washington post" former nsa and cia director says terrorists love using g-mail speaking at a washington, d.c. church, michael hayden said i don't think you'll see that in a google commercial. it's free and ubiquitous. >>> labeled a cheat but he has a story, 80-year-old weight lifter is the oldest person busted by the u.s. doping agency for steroids. great pic. we'll be right back.

how will the guys look in the mud?is? >> obviously, i can't do it. i am still in my dress. >> ali -- >> known for his neckties is still going to be wearing his necktie. >> we take our orders from twitter, as you know. >> christina, you are the ceo of mudderella. tell us why you are doing this. this is for a good cause. >> it's an event that's six miles with 16 obstacles that's meant to test overall body fitness as well as stamina and determination. we support a great cause called futures without violence. they are dedicated to ending domestic violence. >> it is a good cause. and i think that clayton and courtney should get started now! >> basically, it's a travel segment. >> how did i get wrangled into this? >> let's go. >> microphone. >> i'll take it. >> get over here, guys. >> good luck. >> all right, courtney. you're going down. >> ok. you guys start it off. go! come on! who one, two, three, go! you stop for a second. >> ok. what do i do? >> now alison, you're in. you're doing this in a dress. this is it. you're doi

huge mud slides outside of acapulco.e a look at this report from my colleague. >> reporter: this is the result of days of torrential rains. dozens of bridges and roads laid waste. tens of thousands of people are homeless. people wait for rations flown in by the military. >> translator: we just want something to eat. >> reporter: more than one million people have been effected by two tropical storms that slammed into mexico last weekend. rescue teams are finding more bodice as they reach isolated areas. survivors say the mud slides came out of nowhere. >> translator: i was walking down the street near a store, and i heard a loud noise, and i just stood there. it was like black smoke and it turned like a windmill. when i saw it was coming to the field, i started running. >> the flooding brought other unwelcome surprises. crocodiles were spotted in the streets of acapulco. heavy rains washed them out of the lagoon. food banks have been set up across the country. >> reporter: we're here in the heart of mexico city. volunteer

the concern in the higher terrain, more mud slides, rock slides, debris floes. later in the week drier air comes. in boulder creek we have made real progress today. the water dropped two feet. but the big change is since the peak of the flash flood on thursday night, the flow through here dropped a whopping 90%. >> i know folks will take any good news you can give them. thank you. >>> now uh to the crisis in syria which in a week has gone fl from a threat of an imminent american attack to an unprecedented agreement to remove syria's chemical weapons. at least that's the plan. nbc's chief foreign affairs correspondent andrea mitchell has been covering the talks since thursday in geneva. tonight she's back in washington. good evening. >> reporter: good evening, lester. it is a breakthrough agreement that the u.s. hopes will set the stage for future political negotiations to end the civil war. first, even top u.s. officials tonight are wondering whether president assad will h comply with today's requirement that he disclose all chemical weapons and their secret loc

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filled his bedroom full of mud. >> reporter: others, not as lucky.t least four dead and 80 unaccounted for. certainly still dangerous and not over. look at right behind me. that's a backyard. the waters rolling through, and there's more rain on the way. let me show you the flood watches and warnings. and the forecast including one to two inches for just north of denver and two-plus in that red area in new mexico. david? >> it is not letting up. ginger, thank you. and this storm being called 1,000-year storm by many. and you won't get an argument on that, from that driver rescued that i mentioned just a moment ago. as so many watched it unfold live on tv. tonight, we hear from him,

a man trapped in a mud filled trench in frederick county. mary is live with the latest in the news room. >> reporter: the dramatic scene unfolded when a water pipe broke. when rescuers arrived the construction worker, a 49-year-old pennsylvania man, was up to his neck in water, mud and construction debris. rescue crews focused on keeping the man's airway open. then they shut off their water that was filling the trench. the man was then wrapped in a thermal blanket while rescuers spent hours shoring up the hole to get him out. he was pulled just after 6:00 and flown to shock trauma. >> thank you. the man's condition and name are not being released. >>> with the deadly mall siege finally over in kenya militants are now launching allegations online blaming government troops for many of the deaths. kenyan authorities say it's a bunch of lies. the report for wjz. >> authorities are de nying claims they used chemical weapons to end the attack at a shopping mall. in a twitter message from militants they accuse kenyan forces of using gas and demolis

officials say 200 people died after mud houses collapsed. this morning there are reports of strong after shocks. meanwhile, a broadcast aired images of what's being reported as a new island. take a look at that. they believe the formation is a mud volcano that is only temporary. >>> bill karins has the forecast. >> i never heard of that before, an earthquake bringing up an island? >> yeah. >> it's actually a decent size, too. i guess we'll have to see if it's temporary and slowly slips back into the sea. let's talk about what's going on with the weather in the west. it is chilly in the northwest, storm systems kicking through, bringing snow to the northern rockies in the days ahead. temperatures this morning, probably a light jacket, sweater for the kids. warming in areas of california. you can kind of see the weather pattern, watch the clouds as they dip down the west coast and race up through idaho and montana with a big dip in the jet stream, bringing our wet weather to the west, cool temperatures and eventually the snow to montana, espec

. >> reporter: fire crews are working to repair and save the hillsides which are at risk for mud slides once the rainy season starts. >> we're going to repair bulldozer lines so water doesn't start cascading off the mountain. >> hopefully the mud slides won't be so intense they create another tragedy of some sort. >> reporter: we're back here live. residents are going to have to live with the impact of this fire for months and years. this fire was started by a target shooter. they're encouraging anyone who engages in an activity that may cause a spark to be careful. >>> this story now coming up as generated a lot of attention. you might recall earlier this week an east bay fire crew went out to help with the morgan fire. their fire station was robbed when they left. piles of home baked goods now decorate the kitchen of fire station 7 in walnut creek. one resident gave the fire crew his ipad. >> we have had a steady stream of people coming to this station throughout the county offering their helping, their support. >> it was remarkable. on monday when it happened, the firefighters were s

. >>> a worker was rescued from a frederick construction site after getting stuck in the mud.he man was in a ditch when the water pipe burst. it filled the ditch, leaving the 49-year-old worker trapped. crews pulled him out of the waist deep water. >>> an amateur angler reeled in this thing. look at the teeth. that is a pacu, the cousin of a piranha. tommy boylen said he was shocked to pull it out of a small pond in jersey. boylen suspects that the fish ended up in the pond after someone emptied their fish tank there. >>> all right. it took more than two hours of digging to get a little army back in the arms ofs it owner. this dachshund got trapped into a hole. fire crews came out to carefully dig around precious so the dirt wouldn't cave in on her. they got the first glimpse of her and let the owner pull her out. >> she's part of the family. we're very happy she's okay. >> it took 15 firefighters to rescue precious. >>> a couple showers south of our state near roanoke, virginia. nor looking for a little water on the lawn, fire up the sprinkler. we'll give you whether in motio

survivors say the mud slides came out to nowhere. >> translator: i was walking down the street, wheneard a loud noise, and i just stood there. i saw how the dirt and burst began to billow up. when i saw it was coming down to the field, i started running. >> reporter: the government is appealing to mexicans to help out. food banks have been set up across the country. we're hear in the heart of mexico city, and more than 30 tons of food and other goods have been collected. and volunteers are going through, sorting these things so they can go out on an air lift to the areas where they are really needed. some the government hasn't done enough to help them. >> translator: the coup is kilometers long. there are no tents. elderly people, pregnant women, sick children. >> reporter: but with more storms bearing down on mexico, the government's work here is far from over. >>> colorado is tracking several oil and gas spills in the wake of all of the massive flooding. state officials don't no if flooding is responsible for the spills which are classified as minor. meanwhile residents are returni

the mud came in, we had four-foot of water and three-foot of mud. >> clean up jobs like this are goingn all over locations. here in this store, and just up the road in the neighborhoods too. >> as heavy equipment rumbled down the street, homeowners are moving out, forced to find a new place to live. >> the house is completely trashed. when we showed up there was like six inches of mud in the house. the big thompson flood hit in this very place, leaving more than 100 so people dead. but homeowners were allowed to return and rebuild. spreading from the foothills of the state to the eastern plains. from these nasa photos taken from space, you can see how the area looks before the flood, then after the flood. we recognize a lot of these bridges and cull verts and roadways were built a long time ago. and designed to with stand -- our understanding of flood events wasn't the same, and i think we have a strong opportunity here to come out of this whole situation with a stronger infrastructure. >> fema director agreed colorado needs to build back wiser. >> you want to go support communities th

lack at the mud inside this house. it stops just short of the shrine. i heard a loud noise and just stood there this woman says. when i saw that it was come down to the field i left running. resort city of acapulco can't take much more. thousands of tourists including americans are stranded. state department helping them book flights home. but the airport is still under water. looters roam the streets and so does this. alligator washed out of a wild life park. ville annualer tied up the beast before anyone was high pressure. thousands trapped, some force to the roof m hope of rescue. others l back of flatbed truck. forecasters warn the season isn't over. they are watching yet another storm forming off the coast of mexico tonight. ryan, abc news, dallas. >> which of course is exactly what they don't need. now just remnant of manuel and it is not expected to affect us. but we will be getting some rain coming this way. sandhya is here with live doppler 7hd. >> yes. the rain arriving just as you start making your weekend plans. sky are clear other than a fe

another hurricane is hitting mexico as flooding and mud slides kill dozens of people.epublican leaders in congress will not vote to prevent a government shutdown unless they can defund obamacare at the same time. >> an early morning military raid on the outskirts of cairo has left at least one police officer dead. >> i'm john henry smith. browns and coats pull off a blockbuster trade, leaving some scratching their heads. that story and more coming up in sports. >> i'm meteorologist nicole mitchell. who could see more flooding. >> aljazeera continues. we're back in two and a half minutes. you can always stay up to the minute on our website, as well with that aljazeera.com. i'm richelle carey. don't go anywhere. >> usa today says: >> ...writes the columbia journalism review. and the daily beast says: >> quality journalists once again on the air is a beautiful thing to behold. >> al jazeera america, there's more to it. what happens when social media uncovers unheard, fascinating news stories? it drives discussion across america. share your story on tv and online. >> good

mud slides purrryed entire villages in the the mud and rocks. more than a hundred people died in the storm. he said they will be rebuilt in safer location. >> translator: we eve had we'ved extraordinary rain and unfortunately, guerro has opinion the most effected. with the number of family deaths and the way in which it happened. >> we report from the village. >> reporter: rescue teams slowly begin town earth what lies. beneath a disaster stko*e disas. here they will take the body of a woman, one of ph-f they expect to find in the coming days. survivors say the mudslide hit without warning. >> i lost my nephew, my grandchildren, the whole house is gone. i lost my entire family. they were making bread when mudslide hit. >> reporter: the hill slide collapsed last sunday. the results of days of torrential rain brought on my tropical storm "manuel" turns of rock collapsed on theville and burring dozens of houses. >> those survivors were evacuateed to the shelter in nearby alcapulco although people are safe here, they say it's impossible toll forget

is there anything more fun than a mud bog? wahoo! yeah! yeah! whoo! [ laughing ] yeah!! yee-hee-hee-hee-hee-hee-hoo! [ laughs ] [ horn honks ] [ laughter ] that was awesome! did you have a good time at the movies, chuck? yeah, it was the best movie ever! and we even met the movie star! whoa! whoa! whoa! shucks. you all met a real live celebrity. he was totally cool. working in movies sounds like the best job. [ cheers and applause ] [ horn honks ] oh, chuck, can we have your autograph? [ up-tempo music playing ] working in the movies is the life. yes, but it also takes a lot of hard work, a lot of hard teamwork. speaking of hard work, i'better get back to my customers. and i should get back to the repair center. okay, lunchtime's over. who's ready to play police cars and getaway cars? we could play police cars and getaway cars, or we could make a movie about them. yee-haw! great idea. we've already got the actors. and we've got the camera... and one star who looks good! and we've got the director. what's a director? the director's the one in charge of a movie. since mak

entire villages of mud brick houses flatted. extraordinary also, the earthquake was so strong it seems to have created a new island off the coast. houses didand brick not stand a chance. the powerful earthquake measured 7.7 on the richter scale, shattering homes, killing hundreds. those who managed to escape had to spend the night in the open. hospitals kept patients outside because of a fear of aftershocks. getting a picture of the extent of devastation, this is a remote desert area and communications are down. poor --far away of the as the port city of karachi, they felt the impact. >> i was working on my computer in the office. table and computer started shaking. i thought i was feeling dizzy, but i soon found out it was the tremors. i immediately left and came down to safety. >> the epicenter was in the largest and least populated province of pakistan. the area is prone to earthquakes, but this one was exceptionally strong. so powerful that the forces created a brand-new island hundreds of kilometers away. it is thought to b