st. louis, and not too far from west alton, the area north of st. louis that is facing the flooding as well. thank you, mayor, for being with us. tell us what is happening in your area. >> well, we have had record-breaking down flood, because we went about a foot over our 1982 flood, and that is the record. you know, we topped out at about a foot above that, and we have just received word that we did crest, and that is a good thing, so that the water is starting to recede, and now we can get to, once we get back into the communities, and get back into the homes, and get back to help them recover. there's a lot of water. >> there sure is. we are seeing the live pictures, and i don't believe that you can, but we are looking at the live pictures out of, i believe moments ago out of union, missouri. there where you are. and you said it is a foot over what you saw in 1982. you are trying to get back into the homes. >> correct. >> and the river has crested, but have you seen any levee breaches or have the levees just been overtopped? >> we honestly don't h

st. louis, north of st. louis, west of st. louis, people there dealing with all of this water as they have some dry conditions. but some really cold conditions approaching. what we understand from authorities is that the worst is still yet to come. some rivers in the area have crested. but a lot have not. and so there is more water to come and the hope obviously is that some people are really taking the evacuation warnings seriously. i want to bring back our meteorologist who is not only monitoring this from the weather center but this is also his hometown area. and tom, we're looking -- these pictures are stunning and i was just talking to one mayor who said, he was dealing with one guy in his community and an elderly gentlemen, who refused to leave his house. and then when, you know, when we see helicopters here, obviously monitoring the scene, a helicopter went back over and could catch a heat signature out of the guy's attic. but they don't know how that was resolved. if that's one case, there must be other cases of people

we were on a street called ashland in north st. louis. the black side of st. louis. on ashland is a long block of houses. he did like this. i think he went in that house. he picked the house. the random. we go up to the house. we get to the door. she's banging on the door. the black flashlight. open the store. i'm not going to use the language. here.w somebody is in we don't know if anybody is in the house or not. from the back of the house from the ruckus we've created we see a shape begin to approach the door. a wooden door with glass in the center. moving about this speed right here. slowly getting to the door. the door opens. the kid about 19 years old. african-american. i'm standing there. 6'8" but that time i was working out every day. i was about 265 pounds. single-digit body fat. it was small on purpose so i could look like i was busting out of it. he opens the door and looks and he says lady, i don't know you're talking about. i live here. i have lived here all my life. everybody on this blog knows our family. my family is not here. you've got the wrong hous

on a street called ashland in north st. louis, missouri. that is the lack side of st. louis, missouri. this.nt over like she asked him where the guy went and he went like this. i went in that house. he picked a house at random. we go up to the house, me and a female officer. we get to the door. she's banging on the door. had our flashlight, big black flashlight, hitting the door as hard as she could. open the store. -- open this door. i'm not been a use the language. -- not going to use the language. don't know if anybody is in the house or not. from the back of the house, with the ruckus we created in the front of it, we see a shape begin to approach the door. wooden door, glass in the center. moving about this be right here. slowly getting to the door. the door opens, cracked. standing in the door is a kid about 19 years old, african american. i'm standing there with this female officer. i'm 6'8", out of shape right now, but at that time i was working out every day. 5, 270,bout to 65, -- 26 single-digit body fat. i had on a short sleeve shirt, size medium. justld look

a call for evacuations in west alton north of st. louis, where about 520 people live in that town about 20 miles north of st. louis. that's the area where the mississippi and missouri rivers converge. the governor of missouri will be holding a news conference in a few hours to update the situation here, especially given the weather that they have been having there. we understand there have now been 13 flood-related deaths out of missouri that have been confirmed. you are looking at images of what they are dealing with here as much of the midwest and the southwest dealing with these weather issues and even the northeast. specifically in this area. i want to bring in st. charles county executive steve ellman who is on the phone. i appreciate your being with us. i know you are having to attend to a lot. we are looking at these images here. tell us the situation with the crest that's expected along the mississippi river this week and the evacuations that are happening as a result. >> well, people have been leaving west alton for several days n

--vo--in missouri, the mighty mississippi is spilling over levees just north of st. louis and one county was forced to evacuate as flood waters began to rise. the national weather service says residents should brace for historic river flooding through early next week.across the nation's mid- section, there have been an estimated 49 weather-related deaths.11 of those were in the dallas, texas, area where residents are still trying to recover from a spate of deadly tornadoes and displaced families are trying to find shelter in the lingering freezing temperatures.the storm is now dumping snow and ice in the northeast.--stacey on camera--much of vermont and new hampshire is getting up to half a foot of snow, with maine expected to get as much as 14 inches. 3 3 stacey, how much of this can weather pattern? 3 3 3 a chicago police officer who shot a teenager 16 times pleads not guilty to murder charges. jason van dyke appeared in court yesterday. he is charged with six counts of murder for the shooting of laquan mcdonald. it took months for the city to release squad car video of

we were on a street called ashland in north st. louis, missouri. that is the black side of st. louis, missouri. .e is bent over like this she asked him where the guy went and he went like this. i think he went in that house. he picked a house at random. we go up to the house, me and a female officer. we get to the door. she's banging on the door. she had a big black flashlight hitting the door as hard as she , could. open this door. i'm not going to use the language. we don't know if anybody is in the house or not. from the back of the house, with the ruckus we created in the front of it, we see a shape begin to approach the door. wooden door, glass in the center. moving about this be right here. slowly getting to the door. the door opens, cracked. standing in the door is a kid about 19 years old, african american. i'm standing there with this female officer. mind you, i'm six foot eight, i'm out of shape right now, but at that time i was working out every day. 265, 270,t single-digit body fat, i had on a short sleeve shirt size medium. >> [laughter] >> it was that small on purp

one place that is expected is north of st. louis.nn hagan the latest for us this morning. >> reporter: high water is already blocking several roads if and around west alton, missouri. things are expected to get worse before they improve. several miles from here, there are several homes and businesses already under water if union, missouri. authorities there telling cnn they had to rescue at least two people who got caught up in the rising flood waters. missouri governor jay nixon ask asking people to please avoid driving through roads that are covered with water. >> the amount of rain we received in some places in excess of a foot has caused river levels not only to rise rapidly but to go to places they've never been before. now that the rain has moved out, the threat has changed. it is not by any means over. >> reporter: the mayor of west alton, missouri. has already issued a voluntary evacuation order. he says about 50 residents have decided to ride this one out. allison and christine. >> this is some incredible pictures. illinois

the mayor of west alton, missouri -- which is about 20 miles north of st. louis -- is ordering hundreds of people to leave home because the flood levee is not high enough. the city of cleveland is urging people to be calm today -- after officers in the death of a 12-year- old. no charges will be filed in the shooting death of tamir rice. outside a rec center last year as the boy apparently reached for a toy weapon. a grand jury spent two months listening to testimony and looking at the evidence. it said the officer's deadly mistake- while tragic- is not criminal under the law. this morning, victory is being celebrated in iraq. security forces have regained control of ramadi. political analysts say the victory over isis could have both strategic and spiritual significance. iraqi forces retook control of city after liberating its districts one by one. they raised the iraqi flag on the government complex," in a statement, but did not give details about whether there were any districts left in the hands of isis militants. tense moments for the president. his motorcad

authorities are watching one particular waterway north of st. louis, it's expected to crest today 17 feet above flood stage and missouri's governor has called in the national guard. >>> philadelphia police are looking for four men that gunned down a man overnight. jeremy rojas was shot and killed in the hunting park section, surveillance video captured the shooting and rojas was rushed to the hospital but did not survive. >>> in north philadelphia, a stray bullet shattered a front door and storm window overnight it happened at 1:00 this morning on 10th street, they discovered the damage after neighbors reported hearing gunshots, no one inside of the home was hurt. >>> still to come, the bizarre incident that ended with a tour bus passenger flying through the front windshield, and the so-called affluenza teen and his mother are fighting to stay in mexico after they were captured there. >>> a crash on i-95 in miami left one person dead and two people injured. it was 2:00 a.m. when a woman went the wrong way on the highway, she sideswiped one vehicle and

north of st. louis. meanwhile... in texas... people there..... still recovering from monster twisters... over the weekend.... that killed at least.... -11- people... abc's... lauren lister... has the latest. blizzard warnings...sleet hitting boston as the region gets its first major snowfall. the weather delaying departures for dozens of planes at boston logan airport. on top of the record rain and flooding in parts of the midwest and south.... claiming more lives...in missouri four visiting soldiers swept away in a car in this roadway and killed..... but also -- leading to successful rescues... broadcastify: a water rescue school bus occupied with at least 18, standing upright. overnight in illinois, this school bus --carrying a girls highschool basketball team - skidded off the road into floodwaters breanna george: it was so scary // some people streaming over of their banks, rising to historic levels [sand bag nat] volunteers scrambling to prepare as the mississippi river is expected to crest higher than it has in 22 years -- the second highes

north of st. louis, the river is expected to crest today, 17 feet above flood stage. will reach their highest level in decades. the governor has called in the national guard. >> be safe out there. reporter: abc news, st. louis, and is very. -- st. louis, missouri. erika: finally moving out. >> it is finally moving out. there is going to be rain. it is so cold this morning in boston. it got down to 25 degrees, which is the coldest we have been in many months around here since the end of march . many areas dropping down to the 20' s. temperatures have not climbed too much. you still might encounter a slick spot or two if you are headed out now. it is a gloomy day around here, and it is still just 27 degrees in boston. fortunately, the wind is calm, so no big windchill to deal with. s nashua to manchester. down to norwood, 29, and just at freezing on plymouth and the cape. the temperature will change very little over the course of the day, primarily due to the cloud cover out there. the clouds are hanging

north and south of the cities there. let me break this down. this is a little confusing. we have several areas of concern. here's downtown st. louis. yes, it can flood. city parks flood. into the illinois side, but north of st. louis in between the missouri and the mississippi is west alton. maybe 55,000 population. i'm not quite sure. that's under evacuation. they did not have a levee breach, but what they had is over topping. that's just a as bad. because the number one cause for levees to breach is over topping. now the record flooding on the mississippi in 1993 hit a a stage of 49 feet. they are expected thursday morning to get. up to 44.8. that's the second highest level in history. down to the south on the mississippi, you have the mair mac. that's where the pictures have been coming in from union. you get towards st. charles county, the missouri river. it's very confusing to e see all these pictures. so the union, you get on highway 44 out to highway 50, you're going to flood and will be closed down. that's a major highway. you get out to mid-rivers, that was closed a couple days ago u. that's a major interstate. traffic was

several communities including valley park and west alton, on the banks of the mississippi, north of st. louis. in branson, the army corps of engineers opens the spillways at table rock dam in an effort to ease flooding along the white river. workers tried sandbags at the waste water treatment plant with little success. there was simply too much water. this plant in fenton, missouri, had to be closed, and that meant untreated sewagag was flowing into local streams and into the meramec. thatat the same river overflowing into carla bryant's neighborhood. >> tomorrow's another day. new year's is at the end of the week so 2016's got to be better. meramec rinever is expected to rise after foot and a half to a record 47 feet. that crest is expected to occur some time tomorrow afternoon, jim. >> axelrod: anna, thank you very much. there were long lines again today at the nation's airports. bad weather delayed more than 5500 flights. more than 370 were canceled all together. today, a mexican judge granted ethan coach, the affluenza kid, a t tee-day delay in hisis deportation. his mother was sent back

prudential >> o'donnell: we've reported extensively about an unusual number of cancer cases north of st. louis, where several have low-levels of radiological contamination. tonight vinita nair reports even more sites have tested positive and now there's a federal health investigation. >> reporter: 300 residents of north saint louis county crowded into a local gym last week, anxious about what they would hear. soil near their local creek was contaminated by improperly stored nuclear weapons waste in the 1960s and 70s, and people have been getting sick. the army corps of engineers delivered the latest test results. >> seven additional parcels that have been identified. >> reporter: those seven new areas of low-level nuclear contamination were discovered as crews tested the creek this summer. the new sites include four commercial properties and three homes. add in the five sites already slated for cleanup, and that is 12 places around the creek with contamination. >> they found the tumor, about >> reporter: last fall, angela powers lost her nine-year-old grandchild jordan to a brain tumor that is

. >> reporter: north of st. louis in austin, the river is expected to crest today 17 feet above flood stage. officials say several rivers will reach their highest level in decades. more's governor has called in the national guard. what we have behind me arere actual streets and walking trails that are completely underwater and so with the water level so high, it is hard to believe, but again the mississippi river has yet to crest. kendis and lauren? >> thank you, elizabeth. that's pretty incredible. >> incredible scenes there. >> and in today's forecast, a cold blast in the mississippi river valley flood zone. heavy snow possible around the great lakes. downpours from new orleans to charlotte. dry and windy in the southwest. >> temperatures in the teens in the twin cities. 20s in great falls, montana and chicago. 30s in portland and kansas city. 40s in new york and boston. 50s in dallas and washington, d.c. >>> to new york city now and a solemn good-bye for the police detective and soldier killed four days before chri

. >> o'donnell: we've reported extensively about an unusual number of cancer cases north of st. louis, where several have low-levels of radiological contamination. tonight vinita nair reports even more sites have tested positive and now there's a federal health investigation. >> reporter: 300 residents of north saint louis county crowded into a local gym last week, anxious about what they would hear. soil near their local creek was contaminated by improperly stored nuclear weapons waste in the 1960s and 70s, and people have been getting sick. the army corps of engineers delivered the latest test results. >> seven additional parcels that have been identified. >> reporter: those seven new areas of low-level nuclear contamination were discovered as crews tested the creek this summer. the new sites include four commercial properties and three homes. add in the five sites already slated for cleanup, and that is 12 places around the creek with contamination. >> they found the tumor, about the size of a golf ball. >> reporter: last fall, angela powers lost her nine-year-old grandchild jordan

north of st. louis in alton.. the river there is expected to crest today 17 feet above flood stage! officials say several rivers will reach their highest level in decades today. in the national guard. sot/gov: you've got at least 9 feet of vertical water more coming// be safe out there tag: right now, the search is on for one robbery suspect...who police say stole a woman's purse! police say a group of five suspects stole a woman's purse... and then took off in their car. officers tracked them down to an apartment complex near desert inn and mojave. then police say the suspects jumped out of the moving vehicle and ran for it! police say they're thrilled to get these criminals off the streets. lt. david gordon 03:55:16:12 all the way around, it was very good police work and we're very thankful the victim was not injured officers caught four of them. again, one is still on the run. and the good news -- the woman got her purse back. an action news update now on... and killing his own father. we just learned the father's name -- he's 68-year-old mbayi ngenza. his 21-year-old son...eugen

several communities, including valley park and west alton, on the banks of the mississippi, north of st. louis. in branson, the army corps of engineers opened the spillways at table rock dam in an effort to ease flooding along the white river. workers tried sandbags at the waste water treatment plants with little success. there was simply too much water. had to be closed, and that meant untreated sewage was flowing into local streams and into the meramec. that's the same river overflowing into carla bryant's neighborhood. >> tomorrow's another day. new year's is at the end of the week, so 2016's got to be better. >> reporter: right now, the meramec river is expected to rise another foot and a half to a record 47 feet. that crest is expected to occur some time tomorrow afternoon, jim. >> anna, thank you very much. >>> there were long lines again today at the nation's airports. bad weather delayed more than 5,500 flights. more than 370 were canceled all together. >>> today, a mexican judge granted ethan coach, the "affluenza kid," a three-day delay in his deportation. his mother was sent back to

this is an area about 20 miles north of st. louis, missouri. you can see the roads and highways along the missouri and mississippi rivers are underwater. several days of downpours have caused rivers to rise, forcing several towns to be evacuated and shut down more than 200 state highways. pope francis has asked people to pray for flood victims during a public address held in rome earlier today. >> back in the bay area, san francisco police want your help to find two men they say attacked another man on a muni bus. >> reporter: let's take a look at the surveillance video now. this happened on november 3rd at 1:45 a.m. on board the 14 mission bus near mission and 6th. police say a 55-year-old man got into an argument with two younger men on the bus because he suspected they were trying to rob other passengers. after that they argued a bit and that led to a physical confrontation. one of the suspects seen coming on and off the bus four times to attack the man but the victim stands up for himself, punching and kicking at least one of the suspects.

the mayor of west alton, missouri -- which is about 20 miles north of st. louis -- is ordering hundreds of people to leave home because the flood levee is not high enough. an iowa woman is killed after being involved in a charter bus crash in chicago. police say the burlington trailways bus crashed into a sign on an interstate. the des moines woman was taken to a hospital in critical condition, and she later died of her injuries. the bus was traveling from in new york, three hikers found authorities say a man and two women ignored signs advising hikers to stay on marked trails. the male hiker was able to get down on his own, and called down. both were not injured. a stolen police vehicle has been found abandoned with a loaded still inside. this is in washington state. police says it appears one or more suspects jumped a fence at the police department's secure parking lot, drove the suv through a locked gate and took off. all police gear in the vehicle was intact and accounted for. to who stole the vehicle. this morning, more trouble hovering over -- what had been

north of st. louis in alton.. the river there is expected to crest today 17 feet above flood stage! officials say several rivers will reach their highest level in decades today. missouri's governor has called in the national guard. sot/gov: you've got at more coming tag: show-and-tell from the scene ten season off to a good start with a win over the team in the country. fans rushed the court after iowa took down michigan state in carver hawkeye arena last 3 on the season with big performances from senior mike gasell and junior peter jok. the hawkeyes took the lead early and never looked "last year hurt, so did iowa state, but you learn from it. and i was really proud of my guys for the way we rallied in the second half and were able to keep that lead." up next, the hawkeyes will take on purdue on saturday. only two days from now, the hawkeyes will play in their first rose bowl game in 25 years. yesterday, the players took a break from practice to talk with reporters. that includes our very own scott westerberg who has more from pasadena. "i noticed a lot of guys that would rather be

the mayor of west alton, missouri -- which is about 20 miles north of st. louis -- is ordering hundreds of people to leave home because the flood levee is not people to be calm today -- after a grand jury decided it would not indict officers in the death of a 12-year- old. no charges will be filed in the shooting death of tamir rice. an officer shot and killed rice outside a rec center last year as the boy apparently reached for a toy gun. a grand jury spent two months listening to testimony and looking at the evidence. it said the officer's deadly criminal under the law. this morning, victory is being celebrated in iraq. security forces have regained control of ramadi. political analysts say the victory over isis could have both strategic and spiritual significance. iraqi forces retook control of city after liberating its districts one by one. they raised the iraqi flag on the government complex, but did not give details about whether there were any districts left in the hands of isis militants. decision 2016 coverage this morning: weather interfered with the pr

several communities, including valley park and west alton, on the banks of the mississippi, north of st. louis. in branson, the army corps of engineers opened the spillways at table rock dam in an effort to ease flooding along the white river. waste water treatment plants with little success. there was simply too much water. this plant in fenton, missouri, had to be closed, and that meant untreated sewage was flowing into local streams and into the meramec. that the same river overflowing into carla bryant's neighborhood. >> tomorrow's another day. new year's is at the end of the week, so 2016's got to be better. >> reporte right now, the meramec river is expected to rise another foot and a half to a record 47 feet. that crest is expected to occur some time tomorrow afternoon, jim. >> anna, thank you very much. >>> there were long lines again today at the nation's airports. bad weather delayed more than 5,500 flights. more than 370 were canceled all together. >>> today, a mexican judge granted ethan coach, the "affluenza kid," a three-day delay in his deportation. his mother was sent back to t

system will move on through and leave behind some sunshine for tomorrow, with 40's from north platte to st. louis. 50's in kansas, colder air to detroit. high-pressure nudging on in, tomorrow. a system developing will allow warmth and moisture to roll in on sunday. the warmer air pushing in over the colder ground temperatures, even though we don't have snow on the ground, i think we see fog and drizzle by sunday afternoon. here is the future cast tonight. 11:00 p.m. is clear. saturday is filled with sunshine across the state, from the mississippi to the missouri. saturday night, expect clear skies. heading to sunday, the clouds will increase and really cloud up by the afternoon our, with drizzle moving on in -- especially across the eastern parts of the state. down to 17 degrees tonight, a wind chill in the metro near 10, single-digit to the north. the wind picks up late in the day, about 15 miles per hour. sunday, look in that temperature -- 49 degrees. there is that chance of afternoon drizzle, and by the nighttime, we could get some light showers in the northeast especially. 40's much of the r

. >> reporter: north of st. louis, the river is expected to stage. officials say several rivers will reach their highest level in decades. missouri's governor has called >> you got at least 9 feet of vertical water coming. so be safe out there. >> reporter: and back here live, what you see are roads and actual walking trails under water and based on this, officials say once again, the mississippi river right now is on track to reach its highest level ever. we are live in st. louis, missouri, channel 7 eyewitness news. >> thank you. such dramatic video. >> yeah. >> entire areas swallowed up and from the indication, only going to continue to get worse. >> those poor people. >>> and bill evans with a look -- look at our weather. >> yeah, we just have clouds and fog here and temperatures around 44 by 1:00. warming to maybe 47. the next seven hour, the temperature warming and then showers coming in around 7:00. so you need your rain gear, you're out and about tonight and a lot of folks are in the city and moving around all over the place. 42 degrees range

national guard is called up after massive flooding, a river is 20 feet over flood stage and north of st. louis, the mississippi river spilled over a levee flooding the town of west alton. >>> now, turning to the weather situation here work had heavy rain this morning and tonight we are just dealing with the clouds, behind us sky 6 hd looking at philadelphia international airport a ground delay remains in effect because of the overcast conditions, we check in with adam joseph on more on when this could clear out. >> yes, the system is now east of boston with all the precipitation in the form of rain, sleet and freezing rain and snow, most of that wintry mix is from the poconos to new england, we cleared out with respect to that and a lot of low lying clouds lagging behind the low and not going anywhere during the overnight hours, as we look at travel delays, 85 minutes in philadelphia but even worse up in newark at 146 minutes, but then you look at jfk and new york city as well as boston, zero delays to the north and so really it's localized now with the fog and also some of those low clouds. r