it should not move from north florida more than a few miles. we'll keep an eye on debby, maybe some rain late toward next week -- weekend. tomorrow 81. how's that? most of the day in the 70s. that will be comfortable. tomorrow night down to 59 under a mostly clear sky. here is the seven-day forecast. the trend will be for a couple of mild days by late june standards as we march toward the first days of july. things will heat up but that is almost to be expected. so we'll be keeping an eye on tropical storm debby. so far it's been a big rain maker. too much rain too fast in north florida. >> that looks pretty good. >> the next several days really nice. sunny and breezy, not bad. >> all right. thank last will the, wyatt. >>> well, summer's here. for most kids it means leaving behind the classes and homework but it's not the time to let learning go on vacation. sherrie johnson shows us how one reading program is making a difference. >> reporter: school may be out for the summer but samantha shocky is brushing up on her skills. at first samantha ha

two across north florida. or the most part, the national hurricane center i agree with, it will slowly work its way across florida, 10, 20 inches of rain before all is said and done. that might be optimistic. right now 73. that's a new low so far today. the deputy 42. open the windows -- at the time dew point 42. winds north/northwest at 14. sunny and a bit cool in the morning. we're talking 50s and 60s. breezy and pleasant in the afternoon. and then warmer on wednesday. but still comfortable on wednesday. so it will still not be humid on wednesday with two very, very nice days before the heat comes back in a hurry. with a vengeance really. overnight clear skies, breezy, much cooler. turn the a.c. off. winds northwest 10-15. tomorrow morning mostly sunny, breezy, a bit school. 50s and 60s. winds northwest at 10 to 15. and then by afternoon, a beautiful day. partly cloudy, breezy, pleasant low humidity, the whole bit. highs only around 80 and winds still northwest at 10 to 20. a little windy, a little breezy, bu

a storm over north florida. the biggest concern so far with tropical storms versus hurricanes is the flooding rain. take a look at north florida tonight. this particular rain band has not moved in six hours. spots in florida already getting half a foot of rain today. likely to get 12 or 14 inches today in parts of the panhandle. so unbelievable flooding situation here across the north part of florida into southern georgia but again, none of that for us and as we look to the future with debby, it looks like she'll continue to just slowly pull off the florida coast for next weekend. if this track holds, maybe the outer ring reaching into north carolina by the second half of the weekend but doesn't appear like any immediate threat for maryland, perhaps early next week. we'll see. overnight, 57. breezy cooler skies. mostly clear. 80 degrees for bwi. closer to 84 and then tomorrow night, down to 59. that will be a nice clear pleasant night for you as well. unfortunately, the next two knights will be it with the whole

the really active weather is across north florida. that's where debby s as we go forward in time, you can see things do stay clear, nothing more than a passing fair weather cloud or two wednesday or thursday. who knows what debby does offshore. it will take through next weekend to find out. right now it's interesting. a lot of the moisture, a lot of the convection has moved away. but in any case we will certainly keep an eye on debby and how fast she moves. 57 overnight with clearing skies. tomorrow 86, sunny and dry. tomorrow night down to 62. a mostly clear scenario. here's the seven-day forecast. it will be getting much hotter. be ready for that. >> thanks a lot, wyatt. >> are you looking forward to fireworks this 4th of july? today the consumer product safety commission hosted its annual fireworks safety event on the national mall in d.c. they demonstrated several different firework scenarios. an explosives expert stressed the importance of fireworks. >> they should be aware they are -- there are illegally explosive devices sold f

northeast gulf and north florida, this is debby spinning out here. you can see most of the thunderstorm activity with it is north and east of the center. so not a well organized storm. winds only 45 miles an hour. but it's slow moving brings tons and tons of rain and flooding problems to north florida and parts of southern and southeastern georgia. in the northeast still plenty of showers here. that's the statement storm system that dragged that cold front through yesterday which had big storms just south of us. richmond got hammered yesterday along with southeastern virginia. see the front going all the way down into fort and south carolina. behind it the air has cleaned out nicely. temperatures this morning as we just saw were in the 50s and 6 on the. high pressure is -- 60s. high pressure is going to build in. we'll have a northwesterly breeze with the storm in new england and high to the west the next couple of days. we'll be on the cool, dry side. here comes the building heat by the time we get into thursday. temperatures will climb back into the

a town called live oak, evacuations taking place in north florida, along i-10. the storm doesn't look that impressive. a lot of the rain has pushed off to the east coast. the only heavy thunderstorms along the border of georgia and florida. but the storm is located here in the gulf. it looks like increasing showers in tampa, sarasota, up into the orlando area. here's the area of concern. you see the lightning strikes by the interstate 10 shield. that's where the worst of it. that's where live oakes is located. southern georgia picking up the heavy rain, too. there we can deal with it. if this continues all day we'll get some flooding, they've been dry in southern portions of georgia lately. they could use a little bit of the rain. here's where the center of the storm is the forecast just out from the national hurricane center. does now finally begin to speed up the process of getting rid of the storm. they were thinking yesterday it could linger. maybe until saturday or so. now it looks like it will be right over the top as only a tropical depression of central

the consensus at the national hurricane center is it will work its way across north florida. in the meantime we're talking an additional 10 to 15 inches of rain down there. right now our live weather cam brought to you by michael and son, almost clear outside, 83. look at the dew point 44. the dew points are in the 40s, you can open your windows at night, but tonight you'll get cold. temps 83 downtown, 82 manassas, in the 70s in leesburg, 79 also up in frederick, looking at winds gusting at 30 miles per hour ushering in the cooler drier air. the winds will be with us through wednesday. breezy and cooler tonight, sunny morning commute. breezy with low humidity tomorrow and warming up wednesday but still comfortable in terms of humidity. tonight clear, breezy, much cooler. give the ac a rest because you'll be cranking them late in the week. 54 to 64, downtown talking low 60s and looking at maybe 56 in rockville and 57 in college park and out toward fairfax. the next three days 9 weather hear the codes are all green, 80 since wednesday, still good and 93 thursday, hot but got to

tropical storm debby continues to pound the florida panhandle and north florida. governor rick scott has declared a statewide emergency in wake of widespread flooding. look at those cars just sitting there abandoned. the storm has been practically parked off the gulf coast since the weekend and could drop up to two feet of rain over the next couple of days. they could use a break out there. >> unbelievable. tucker barnes joining us up here now with more on that scene and what is going on around here. >> we'll have more on debby coming up but it's slow mover. it will be days and days before they finally call it quits on the system. >> it is the rain that -- not the wind. it is the rain. >> the wind are only 45 miles per hour. it is the rain and the threat of a few more tornadoes. >> hopefully the declaration of an emergency will free up funds to help people because you know there is a lot of damage inned intoing like that. >> i'm afraid it will get worse before it gets better. around here, could it get better? >> let's in the jinx ourselves. >> we've got to take th

five days from now, this storm is going to sit here and drift just in north florida. five days from now. by saturday, i'm going to be saying the same thing over and over again. that's why the rain and flooding will be debby's legacy. >> we should just record you now. >> well -- >> get it over with. >> yeah, hopefully, it will change. >> thanks for that. >>> elsewhere, a fast-growing wildfire near colorado springs, colorado, forced the evacuation of more than 11,000 residents and tourists on sunday. in northern colorado, authorities say the total number of homes destroyed by fire over the past few weeks has risen to nearly 250. that blaze has so far scorched more than 130 square miles. right now there are a total of eight wildfires currently burning in colorado. >>> overseas now, egypt's first freely elected president-elect is expected to meet today with the head of the military ruling council, which last week took away most of the major powers of the president's office. islamic candidate mohamed morsi won with more than 50% of the vote. he said he carried a message of

there will be plenty of places in north florida that get 25 inches of rain. >> meantime, out west no relief yet from the 00 heat? >> george, i've got to tell you, this may be the bigger story. rapid city at 100 degrees. go to mecca, saudi arabia, one of the warmest places on the planet regularly, 109 degrees. we're rivaling some of the hottest places on the planet. and thursday, in places like kansas city, also close to that in chicago as well. then that heat will spread to the east coast. in the 90s probably by then. >> we've got to keep an eye on that. sam, thanks very much. all that record-breaking heat sam just talked about making the challenge even more difficult for the brave men and women on the front end of the blaze. here's abc's alex perez. >> reporter: the fire near colorado springs is still raging. 6,000 people evacuated another 7,000 warned they may have to get out soon. this is the closest we've been allowed to the waldo canyon fire. here you can tell firefighters were able to get it under control but look over the mountain there, the fire is still burning. complicating

down to the self you can see debbie bringing in more tropical rain to the folks in north florida. this is near apalachicola 7 inches of rain just today. here is the doppler and you can see in the atmosphere, and unfortunately debbie will only be slowly drifting across the northern part of florida meaning that day after day for the next couple of days there will be more of the tropical rain been coming in. some spots have already had 10 inches of rain in the tallahassee area and by the time everything lines down, it could be 20 inches of rain, with serious flooding. here is that line of nasty thunderstorms that has moved off. has been beautiful clear skies around us. a great night to see the international space station. here is the timing. if you can see the moon looking out for the west, you'll be all see the international space station. it is extremely bright. it will get high in the sky and then as we get about 9:50, it will get high enough so you will be re able to really see it. overnight tonight it will be dipping into the 50's even in town with that northwesterly wind. tomor

what the individual models are doing with the storm system most of them want to take it across north florida out into the atlantic. one out lier wants to bring it up so models are not guilty taking that path -- are not taking that path, you can rest as sured high pressure will do a number catching that out of here, here is the future cast you can see what our rpm model is, it spins with very heavy rain bands over some areas, just north of tampa and right up into florida, big bend, and then by thursday, it looks like most of the circulation gets out on the other side of coast where it will head on out to sea. locally we are getting a beautiful break from this and the next couple days you will love it, frontal system come through, pushed out the last of the humidity firing up really big storms, down to our south and they are moving away as well. not much here locally on radar, now, but there is still one storm, with some lightning in it. southeast of bethany a few more minutes 30 or so before that thing is totally out of the way. you will be storm free on the beaches, refreshing air mass movin

isolated parts of north florida could see a storm total of two feet, 24 inches of rain, two feet of rain. that creates serious flooding. where is debby headed next? giving florida a break by thursday at 2:00. you have travel plans after thursday. this looks improved at least. trop tropical storm then heads offshore, remaining at tropical storm strength. we're going out to sunday at 2:00, even if it takes the western part of the cone she will not be that close to us. talking about the water here in maryland. there's the chesapeake beach. 29% humidity. we like this this way. humidity nice and low. winds northwest at eight, gusty in spots. it a mix of clouds, gorgeous looking day. here's our view. maryland's most powerful radar all sweeps scanning clear. we should see a clear sweep through friday afternoon. we should see pop-up heat. it's about to ramp up. savor these numbers, upper 70s to 80. things will be getting hot are and much more humid. that northwesterly flow continues. that's pulling in cooler and more notably drier air. so we're still in that dry flow for another night. winds wil

it sits here and spirals over north florida.ore flooding conditions down there on the northern half of the sunshine state. eventually debbie -- debby will drift. tomorrow your two-degree guarantee 81. much of the day in the 70s. tomorrow 59. clear, dry and pleasant. as we look ahead you can see that temperatures will stay pleasant. as we go toward the at are part of the week -- latter part of the week, it will ratchet up. we'll see how that shapes up. >> keep it right here for the latest. >> all right. let's talk molly ticks. democracy 2012 news. today the supreme court handed down a decision in the arizona tough immigration law. it struck down key elements but kept the most coversal provision in place. tory dunnan joins us from outside the supreme court. both sides are declaring a victory on this. what are you hearing tonight? >> reporter: this is a complicated ruling. both sides are trying to claim a victory. >> i will now sign senate bill 1070. >> reporter: passing 1070, the law gives the state the ability tone force its own

portions of i-10 in north florida are closed. >> doug kammerer now with all the incredible rainfall in florida. >> it is incredible. this is a slow-moving storm system. it has been sitting out here in the northern gulf of mexico inundating florida with all of this rain. now the storm finally moving across the peninsula and should exit into the atlantic by this time tomorrow. jacksonville, florida was hit hard today. you can see the center coming across shore and down to the south and east. this is a tropical depression and it should move out into the open waters of the atlantic very, very soon. but look at the numbers. a lot of colors on the map. one thing to know for sure this area of white is over a foot of rain in the last 48 hours including this estimate of 16.2 inches. this is interstate 10 where they have many closures along the interstate. jacksonville just talked to the national weather service guy and he told me if he saw these totals anywhere else he would not believe them. 13 inches of rain in jacksonville in two days. >>> our weather is not looking like that. gorgeous condi

if you're heading out the door today in north florida, southern georgia good shot of strong storms thisernoon. you'll need that umbrella and could get caught in downpours. afternoon showers and storms hit or miss in d.c. all the way up through new england. windy weather out in las vegas and heading through salt lake city and wyoming. as we go through tomorrow that front will move its way into the northern plains and not a lot changes even into wednesday still the northeast remains unsettled. if you're watching us in chicago, illinois, learn about your favorite candies at sweet home chicago, the history of america's candy capital at the elmhurst historical museum. that's your event of the day. i've been on a reese's kick. >>> here's an early look at this morning's headlines in entertainment. we got a pick at lindsay lohan as liz taylor. lifetime released the first official life of lohan playing liz. by the time the movie premiers later this year probably going to be difficult to live up to all this hype. >> elmy? >> emmy? >> federal lawsuit in which steven baldwin is suing kevin costner.

by wednesday it's still over central sections of north florida and we think it will eventually cross northern florida, get over into the atlantic and probably reform. it will probably go down to a depression and then a little area of low pressure and back to a tropical storm when it gets off the coast of florida or coast of georgia, but this is quite comical. this is the forecast models. you know how we like to say have confluence and all these lines going in all directions? the models are all over the place. some take it west, east, northeast up over the appalachians. i think this is the track we're going. it's going to be very slow and will impact florida in terms of rainfall probably through wednesday night, possibly through the entire week. live look outside brought to you by our live weather cam brought to you by michael and son. beautiful, 86, winds north, northwest at 14, open the windows and rest the ac, 81 frederick, 82 manassas, still 85 downtown. strong northwest winds are ushering in some cool comfortable air with low humidity, winds generally 20 to 25 miles per hour, one

the problem is in southern georgia and continues in north florida. sunshine state anything but once again. the storm system will remain pretty weak. it will be on the move to the east. should be right over the top of florida on thursday and exiting out into the atlantic as we head into the week. they'll get a little bit of relief as we head into the weekend. the heat, triple digit club is expanding. denver 105, billings 101, phoenix, 108. texas, kansas, oklahoma was in the 100s. the west coast remains kind of cool along the coast. also we're cool up in new england. so on each coast it's a little chilly. in the middle of the country we have the record and in sometimes some cases all-time record heat. this is not your ordinary heat wave in some areas, especially like denver. what's going to happen is the jet stream will level itself out. once we get rid of this in the northwest, once it moves through spokane, tomorrow some nicer weather will return. as of today still dealing with that cool, wet weather in the northwest. still very hot in the desert. it

you can see the heavy rains that washed out homes, businesses, and roads in north florida. we report from one of the hardest hit towns. >> reporter: shirley hendrickson tried for hours as she watched the floodwaters into her new home. >> all my memories, all my stuff. >> her 17-year-old daughter waited through the water to check on the damage. she was worried about photos of her father who recently died of cancer. since my dad's memories and everything is in it. it kind of hurts. that's all i had left. >> officers went door-to-door checking on residents who never left. >> walking down the streets, the water practically comes up to your waist. this one subdivision along, more than 50 homes have been flooded. it's a similar scene on the banks of black creek where residents are traveling by canoe to check on their home. >> some possessions that were my grandmother's mtv is. i just need to get some stuff off the floor. >> in portions of interstate 10, the main highway, close due to flooding. >> once the water receded, it will probably take a little while longer to clean up the

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i want to start with debby because debby is still dumping buckets of rain across north florida and southeastern georgia. here's the radar loop from those areas, the doppler radar all kind of put together to give you the big picture. debby still spinning in the northeastern gulf of mexico but not the most impressive storm. on the latest advisory from the hurricane center, you probably see those wind there is in the top bar. they are down to 40 miles an hour. so debby certainly is having her issues. she's going to encounter land which will further weaken debby to probably a tropical depression as it goes across the florida peninsula during the day on wednesday. emerges east of daytona beach thursday morning. then it's probably going to strengthen a little bit in the atlantic off the southeastern u.s. coast and then as it makes a little bit of a turn to the northeast as we head toward the weekend and early next week, we're going to have to watch the whole east coast including our beaches for the potential for some waves and maybe some riptides here. if you're headed that way, keep that in mind. th

in north florida's live oak, 80% of homes are flooded. near jacksonville, rushing waters washed away a 25-foot section of this brand-new road. and the storm, what's it going to do now, topper? what's going to happen? >> rain stopped, but it's a mess. the water doesn't go downright away in florida. it can't. >> it just sort of sits. >> it creeps. but the storm is gone, which is good. it will move out to sea and i think it's going to miss the eastern sea board. will probably generate into a tropical storm tomorrow, but far enough offshore to be okay. let's start with a live look outside. it is our live weather cam brought to you by michael and son. it is gorgeous outside. 89 was the high. but the humidity was under control. 86 right now, dew point is 50. it's up a little bit, but dew points in the 50s is a good deal, too. relative humidity is only 29%. pressure is steady. winds north, northwest at about 14. that's what is keeping our humidity in control. 80 in bethesda. 84 in rockville. 83 in great falls. 83 in sterling. really, a beautiful

that means the possibility of even more flooding for north florida and the panhandle region in the comingays. parts of the interstate highways across northern florida already closed because the standing order. forecasters say this will continue to be a problem as the storm crosses the state and into the atlantic. here is one of the result of the rainfall that has been going down from debbie. this is the giant sinkhole near gainesville. it is roughly 60 ft. long and 20 ft. deep. the ground is giving way after several inches of rain fell on sunday. it is the highest ever recorded >> justine: justine that storm is just going so slow it is dumping rain down on florida. >> erica: those were some impressive pictures. nothing the storm is very active the yellow indicates moderate to heavy rainfall right now. and isolated storms will amount could be in excess of 25 in.. flooding is definitely the biggest concern here. we have already have one fatality associated with the storm. in a slow-moving but it has been pretty hard to track in terms of where it is headed since its developed over the weeken

late this afternoon after it heats up it's going to get hot, a little humid down there in north florida, southern georgia. we're going to get strong storms in southern alabama. i don't think tornados but we'll see large hail and definitely strong gusty winds. that's south of atlanta but includes tallahassee and savannah, georgia, toward jacksonville, florida. the northeast, it's a cool, chilly morning. temperatures in the low 50s. that means the suburbs are in the 40s this morning. definitely jacket weather. this afternoon, still cool in new england. but getting a little bit warmer. fill if southward, even new york city a little warmer today. there will be a slight chance of showers on and off but not as wet as yesterday. as far as the middle of the country, still pretty warm. nothing too oppressive. a lot of nice wither from chicago to minneapolis. >> it's pretty nice, 69, 70. >> a little taste of humidity last week, we didn't like it. >>> we turn to sports now. last week the san antonio spurs were in the midst of a 20-game winning streak and had a 2-0 game lead over the thunder in the

been flooded, apalachicola getting the brunt of it as some of these outer bands moved farther north. florida has gone from drought to flooding. this is just devastating. a foot of rain in many spots with maybe another foot to go as this very slow moving system crawls across the area. meanwhile as we bring it home again, today's temperature we got up to 89 degrees. it's nice and cool now, but it was a hot start. we had some thunderstorms cook up in the heat earlier even in the morning hours and most of that activity has pushed down to the south now. boston nice and comfortable at 73, buffalo 71, but what i'm showing are the high temperatures today. i want you to see oh, my, there is a lot of heat still in the country, a lot of this record breaking heat including denver at 105 degrees at the airport. that ties for the all time hottest temperature in denver and it certainly is a new record for the month of june. 105 in wichita. most of these are records, 104 in dallas, 105 little rock, 90 st. louis, but the core of this heat is back in the east coast in the upper 90s again by the end of the wee

we could get strong storms later this afternoon in north florida. in savannah, georgia, charleston.l georgia showers and storms, but you're dry this morning around atlanta that commute should be just fine. in the final stop with the rainy weather on the eastern seaboard, central portions of north carolina, the rain has been filling in this morning on interstate 80 and 73 and 77 greensboro and asheboro. we do have wet weather on the east coast. it's not overall too bad of a day. chance of afternoon showers and storms from d.c. to new york. slightly warmer today. but it's still a chilly morning, you need the jacket this morning on yourself and the kids, only 62 in boston today. middle of the country looks pretty nice, we will see strong storms near denver this afternoon. also watch out around dallas, cooler today, only in the 80s, but you'll have some thunderstorms to deal with. pretty quiet weather week, lynn, we're not seeing anything too dramatic. >>> bill, thanks so much. >>> coming up, who got busted in the big apple and who is tweeting the president for help with her case. plus,

teps of thousands of people are still out power and portions of interstate 10 along north florida are closed. >>> 4:35. mitt romney will come pain for a second straight day in virginia today. this time he's coming to northern virginia. the presumptive republican presidential candidate will spend the day in roanokroanoke. obama leads romney by less than two points in real clear politics average polls in the common wealth. the president also holding on to a slight lead natnally according to the latest nbc/"wall street journal" poll. he leads 47% to 44%, within the poll margin of error. president obama does hold an eight-point lead along voters in a dozen swing states. >>> governor bob mcdonnell is changing his tone a bit. in the past mcdonnell has said he is not actively seeking to become vice president but he might consider the position if asked. yesterday however while speaking on wtop's "ask the governor" he had a very different answer. >> i'm not discussing the vice presidential vetting process. thank you. >> well, this is a different answer than you've given in the past. in the pas

we can shut down the rains maybe in north florida where the flooding has been tremendous there. in the northeast maine still has the rain here going back into eastern new york state. this is what's keeping us protected from the heat at least in the short term. this is going to pull away. the heat will roll in and the stretch of weather we've got coming will be a very hot one or maybe some record setting heat here by friday. 88 today. still a good day. low humidity levels. tonight we're back 60s to about 70. for tomorrow mid-90s. a little bit more humid and then even hotter on friday. in fact, straight thunderstorm in the heat going to put a yellow alert out on friday. i think it's going to be hot enough where we'll at least have a heat advisory and potentially that will impact your plans for friday and the entire weekend as temperatures through the weekend will be upper 90s, maybe even lower 100s with the isolated afternoon storms. let's go to monika samtani at 4:47 with time saver traffic. >> we're good to go around town with the exception of the overnight construction being cl

tropical storm debby weakened a little today in the gulf of mexico as it dumps rain on parts of north florida. even though the storm shuttered some oil production in the gulf, oil prices headed south on worries about europe dragging the global economy down. oil prices fell 55 cents to $79.21 a barrel in new york trading. 44% of the gulf's oil production was shut down for the storm, but already some oil and gas producers are restarting production, as debby moved closer to florida's panhandle. >> susie: everyone's was waiting this morning for a key ruling from the supreme court on the obama health care law, but the high court has put off that decision until thursday. the justices today did issue rulings on other items, including the legality of arizona's controversial immigration law. they upheld the heart of the law, which requires state police to check the immigration status of people they stop. but as darren gersh reports, the decision also blocked parts of the law that make it illegal for undocumented workers to look for jobs. >> reporter: supporters of arizona's tough anti-illegal immigrat

with bouts of tornadoes and a lot of flooding, especially in southern portions of georgia and north floridathat heat story? that 114 degrees, the hottest temperature ever recorded in june there, and it's been three days in a row of 100s in denver and today it's going to remain. the heat is incredible from the intermountain west down to texas. luke, we're going to be 103 today in denver. denver's like the new phoenix. this will be their fourth day in a row of 100-degree heat. >> oh, my goodness. and all these named tropical storms this early in the season. it's going to be a busy hurricane season come august. >> this is supposed to be my time off! august and september is supposed to be my busy time. >> oh, my goodness. bill karins, thank you so much for joining us now. we appreciate it. >>> and let's go to sports! let's get east coast bias, new york-centric. mets are hosting the yankees in the finale of the subway series. starting pitchers r.a. dickey and cc sabathia, could be an all-star game starting lineup, were supposed to be the story, but the offense took over. bottom of the fifth, dav

it's more rain for south georgia, north florida, central florida. wouldn't be surprised to see strong thunderstorms there. if it pops into the atlantic, does it become another tropical system? we'll talk about that when it gets to the other side, probably this weekend. big-time heat. crazy heat. >> do that whistle again. do that whistle again. [ whistling ] >> that's a good whistle. we're live in times square. now, it's back to -- gang? >> lara. >> thank you very much, sam. >>> here's what's coming up on our "gma morning menu." rielle hunter, her first live television interview. new details on her affair with john edwards. and life with her daughter now. >>> and denise richards is here live. talking about her new movie, being a mom, and working with her ex, charlie sheen. >>> and one little boy's guest for a bone marrow donor. how you can help him and so many others. stay with us here on "gma." hershey's air delight. experience light and airy, melty bubbles. made from pure, delicious hershey's milk chocolate. hershey's air delight. ♪ [ male announce

pause it is moving slow, in fact some parts of north florida could get as much as 20 inches of rain.>> well 248 homes have been destroyed in colorado's worst ever wildfire and it has been burning a month. now another fire is coming close to homes near colorado springs. the waldo fire has burned 3600 acres since saturday. 11,000 people have been evacuated but half have been allowed to go back. eight wildfires are burning in colorado now. >>> the first democratically elected president is working to form a new government. mohamed morsy defeated former president hosni mubarak in a very close election and there are concerns, mohamed morsy could turn egypt into an impressive islamic state. it's still powerful between nato talks. tensions are rising after they shot down a turkish war plane. they say the plane trayed on -- strayed on accident and they were not in the air space when they fired it down syria is denying any hostility towards turkey. >>> santa clara city leaders polled $30 million in tax funds from the new stadium. county officials say they would rather spend the money on teache

damage that she has already done this means the possibility of more flooding and more damage for north florida and the state's panhandle region. over the coming days, parts of the highway across northern florida are already closed because of all the standing order. forecasters say the flooding will continue to be a problem as the storm across the state and into the atlantic. here is one result of the rain fall in florida. and giants sinkhole. this is near gainesville and it is roughly 60 ft. long and 20 ft. deep. to the ground is giving way after 7 in. of rain fell on their since sunday. as the highest ever recorded in that area for a single day. let us see the status of the storm right now and our local weather. >> james: here is the map and you can see how big did the is. this is the only area in the clear spot, this is where all of the heavy rain has been falling. it is heavy and long-lasting because the system is so slow moving. it will take at least a couple of days to finally clear the state and head out to the atlantic. that is why everyone is worried about the rising water and the satu

there's debby still causing heavy rain particularly in north florida, panhandle area. of the stuff in the south has dried up a bit. for us the front moving off the east coast taking shower and thunderstorms activity with it. dry and cool air tonight, tomorrow, wednesday and after that the high moves out. the heat will build for the end of the week. so love these days as you can. gusty winds at five to 10 knots. for tonight clear, comfortably cool. 56 by morning. tomorrow sunny, dry, 80 degrees maybe a few puffy clouds in the afternoon because the cold air coming in. we should stay dry for the rest of this week, that's why there's a fire danger. so be careful. >>> danger on a plate. a surprising new study about children with food allergies and how often they have a reaction. >> she's the bullied bus monitor, now new changes the incident could bring about. >>> tracking tropical storm debby, the latest on the impact on tphrár n. >>> it is 6:30, 85 degrees and nice and sunny out there good evening everyone thanks for staying with wjz. here are some of the stories people ar

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. >>> meanwhile tropical storm debbie continues to pound the florida panhandle and north florida. governor scott declared a statewide emergency. >> there is widespread flooding, tens of thousands of people and businesses without power this morning, foxes aiynsley earhart has the latest from the sunshine state. >> just a straight line, just literally that fast over in like 10 seconds. >> reporter: came and left quickly but effects of tropical storm debbie will be felt for some time streets turned into streams as remnants of debbie linger in northern florida and panhandle. a number of accidents have been reported along with vehicles in need of a tow after getting stuck in high water. >> hectic, hard to get around town a lot of people broke down, blocking the roads. >> reporter: along with staying off four wheels, residents are warned to stay off their two feet. many homes have septic tanks. the water damage causing the earth to shift, causing sinkholes. some nearby homeowners are preparing to evacuate. >> we have friends on hold just in case, so they told us we are okay for right no

flood warnings are still in effect today for parts of north florida and steve is one of the heart hid areas, live oak, florida, between jackson and tallahassee. >>reporter: there are a number of rescues being carried out especially in areas where the water has forced the roads to be shut down. >> the floods have not only destroyed houses and businesses, they have cut off entire neighborhoods. and made rescues extremely difficult. many of the rescues have been low-tech, by canoe, ordinary police cruisers cannot spend because they can't get through the water. >> it is clear why rescues have a difficult time carrying this out, in the elm street area, the water is deep enough for entire vehicle to submerge. >> a lot of people have never seen anything like this water, those who cannot remember hurricane dora in 1964. >>shepard: how are officials holding up? >>guest: we have heard talks about pumping being installed but we see mainly do it yourself, a lot of merchants along the flooded out road moving stuff to higher ground and starting to clean up on their own. >>shepard: steve, thank you