omar villafranca, cbs news, clearwater, florida. >> trouble headed their way. >> yes, and there is a question mark that there is the possibility we may see a little bit more impact out of one of these. yes, so we will detail all of that, right now there is no guarantee, but there is, ya, i know, squinting your eyes at me. just a question mark right now. >> you're the messenger. >> yes, again, no guarantees right now, but i want to walk you through what's the latest computer models are showing us. just gave you a sense of what. we will be watching at least. for now let's back it up. bring you back to the here and now. over the last couple of hours, we've gun to see more activity bubble up on at least the north central portions of the radar here in pennsylvania, and also across up-state new york. this is the leading edge of the frontal boundery that does bring us our wet weather issues, and if you want to even call them that, i would say early this evening, we could begin to see little bit bubble up on the area radar, time stamp notice, 6:00 p.m. so yes, possibly as early as the point

omar villafranca reports. >> what can you do? you just have to keep going. >> reporter: the emotions came flooding back when janice harold saw the damage that two and a half feet of water did to her house and it was dry the day before. >> reporter: so you thought you were okay? >> i thought i was okay. >> reporter: she has insurance to cover flood damage and the contents of her home but says it's still not enough. >> we are just going through to try to tear the walls up to allow the water to come out. >> reporter: 17,000 residents have submitted insurance claims in louisiana but only 20% of residents here have flood insurance. so far, more than 80,000 residents have registered with fema for federal disaster assistance. the maximum amount given by fema is $32,000. thousands southwestern louisianians cannot go home yet. floodwaters are keeping them from their homes. more than 1700 are staying in shelters which has been turned into a shelter. >> this is really about, you know, making sure people are taken care of and have a roof ove

omar villafranca has the latest. crews reached a woman just as floodwaters swallowed up her car near baton rouge, louisiana ( get my dog) they found her dog under the water. ( i got your dog) in lafayette, the water surrounded cars in a hotel parking lot. officials say more than 100 roads are cut-off as rivers and creeks overflow their edwards) this is unprecedented. we don't have records to see who all is going to be impacted. the national guard made countless rescues including this man who had been clinging to a tree branch for hours. homes across southern louisiana have been flooded. (paulette short/flood victim) our house is gone under, our pets, our horses. everything is gone under back there. in jeanie holmes' neighborhood the water is knee-deep. she's still trying to recover from flooding five months ago. (jeanie mcandrew holmes replace. they're actually still in the big green rubbermade from last time. i've never put them up. while some homeowners are waiting to survey the damage.holmes says its time to move.

>> quijano: omar villafranca, omar, thank you. chief meteorologist craig setzer is tracking the storms in miami. craig? >> reporter: elaine, a busy afternoon in the tropics. we've had two depressions form as of 5:00 hour this evening. the first depression, the disturbance we have been tracking for well over a week is the one bringing the heavy rains this afternoon hurricane hunters went investigating, they found the circulation has tightened up. you can see the bands and swirls on the map. it's moving to the west and forecast to continue to intensify. in fact, national hurricane center now says it will likely become a tropical storm during the day tomorrow, then spend some time over the central gulf and head to the northeast threatening the northeast gulf coast as a strong tropical storm, maybe even a weak hurricane. if that is not enough, we also have tropical depression number it is also forecast to move to the west in the coming days, approach the north carolina coast as a tropical storm before heading back out to sea. definite

omar villafranca is in miami beach with more on the double threat. omar? >> reporter: sunbathers flocked to miami beach on sunday to soak in the sun before the storms roll in. the ocean winds are expected to bring in several days of rain including heavy downpours. right now the main concern at the shore is the strong rip on land health officials want to make sure pooling water from possible floods doesn't turn into a widespread breeding ground for mosquitoes carrying the zika virus. property owners face a $1,000 fine for not getting ready of pools of standing water. in florida, 42 people have contracted the zika virus from local mosquitoes. 38 of those cases are right here in miami dade county. elaine? >> quijano: omar villafranca, omar, thank you. chief meteorologist craig setzer is craig? >> reporter: elaine, a busy afternoon in the tropics am we've had two depressions form as of 59:00 hour this evening. the first depression, the disturbance we have been tracking for well over a week is the one bringing the heavy rains to south florida and the keys. this

omar villafranca, cbs news, baton rouge, louisiana. >>> a firefighter from northern louisiana helping with rescues from baton rouge accidentally fired a hand gun he brought along with him. another firefighter was wounded. his condition is unknown. >>> and flood goes through michigan and in indiana, several tornadoes touched down yesterday including this one near brownsburg, outside of one home, damaged others and brought down power lines but no one was seriously hurt. >>> turning to politics now, donald trump called for a ban on immigrants who don't believe in the constitution. while hillary clinton criticized her opponent for an inconsistent plan to stop i.c.e. hena daniels joins us. good morning. >> good morning, anne-marie. the gop presidential candidate clinton calls dangerous. >> we have a president that doesn't want to say the words. everyone who cannot name our enemy is not fit to lead our country. >> reporter: donald trump asailed the policies of president obama in fighting isis and questioned hillary clinton's ability to lead. >> she also lacks the mental and physical stamina

>> reporter: omar villafranca, talks today about tax fairness at a stop in ohio. while donald trump receives his first classified intelligence briefing. this morning, "wall street journal" reports on an overhaul of trump's campaign team. the nominee is moving two people into top positions, as his poll numbers slide. paul manafort still remains his campaign chairman. amid a "the new york times" report, he may have received millions in cash from craig boswell reports on both campaigns. >> reporter: donald trump insisted to wisconsin voters he is the law and order candidate after days of unrest following a police shooting of an armed black man in milwaukee. >> crime and violence is an attack on the poor and will never be accepted in a trump administration. >> reporter: although the latest wisconsin poll shows the billionaire trailing hillary clinton by 15 points, trump says he sees no reason to change his style. >> i don't want to change. if you start pivoting, you're not being honest with people. avoided more questions about her private e-mail server. some congressi

here's omar villafranca. >> reporter: the attack shocked the nation, a lone gunman killed five officers in downtown dallas after a protest march and sparked a fiery response from dallas police chief david brown. >> serve your communities be. don't be a part of the problem. we're get off that protest line and put an application in. >> reporter: you know the area. >> yeah, i do, i know it very well. >> jaiston sawyer took chief brown's call to service to hear former police officer now wants to join the police department. he tt? >> i felt like he was directing that towards me because i am one of the guys that, wn se police brutality or anything, done. and i decided to it was time to do something besides pointing the finger. >> reporter: in the weeks since the attack, the police department received an overwhelming response. 467 people have applied to join. that's an almost 250% increase in applications compared to the the previous month. sergeant george aranda heads up recruiting for dallas police. what do you tell the new recruit who are coming in? check your being a police officer, being

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omar villafranca, cbs news, kansas city, kansas. >>> thanks, omar. we have new information in last week's deadly hot air balloon crash in texas. a source close to the investigation says the pilot skipped nichols did not see the power lines ahead of him. authorities believe he was trying to descend through a break in the clouds when the balloon caught fire and crashed. all 16 people on board were killed. >>> still ahead on "eyewitness news": the united states dominates the second day of olympic competition. the medal count next. >> and we'll show you an on-diagnose shocker after this preacher from the deep takes the bathe. katy? >> brooke, certainly dealing with very pleasant conditions for now, not bad hands for sure, but his is going to be one that eventually goes downhill as heat, humidity, potential for thunderstorms all start to return to the forecast. i'll tell when you it all g the freshest foodhing and low acme prices. and right now you can save even more during our 125th anniversary sale. happy anniversary to me. stock up during our mega even

omar villafranca, cbs news, clearwater, florida. >> a bay area lab says it has a way to test people for the zika virus but as kpix 5's maria medina reports from newark, that plan just hit a snag. >> reporter: if you have ever wanted to know if you carry the zika virus, theranos says it has a quick blood test to tell you if you have it. but they can't use them because the feds are stepping in to say not so fast. the fda says theranos didn't keep its patients safe enough during the testing process on those tests so theranos is withdrawing its application to get it approved. now, the zika virus is spreading across the country and as you may know, women don't know if they have the virus until they give birth to a baby with birth defects. now the cdc is saying it's running out of money to fight the virus and they are hoping that lawmakers when they return to congress next week approve more than $1 billion to fight the virus. >> that's why republicans in congress should treat zika like the threat that it is and make this their first order of business when they come back to washington after la

some towns are starting to see the water recede while it's cbs2's omar villafranca has the story from baton rouge. >> we're not going to give up. we're going to stick to the bloody end. and if it knocks us down we're going to get back up and we going the rebuild. >> reporter: overnight, voluntary evacuations were underway in ascension parish as flood waters from the overflowing amete river poured into the community. on monday, national guard helicopters pulled more people to safety from the unprecedented flooding hittin on a search and rescue mission into the flood zone. >> we're now flying over deadham springs, louisiana. as you can see, this area is covered in water right now. >> reporter: roughly 90% of the homes in denham springs have flood damage. the city's main highway is washed out. christina broad and her boyfriend brooks wilson return today their flooded home for the -- returned to their flooded home for the first time monday. worked my entire life for this house. >> it's like the end of your life the end of your world you know. having to start over like that. >> reporter: m

omar villafranca has been looking into the regulation of amusement parks. ( screaming ) >> reporter: the 17-story verruckt water slide sends thrill seekers down the chute on a raft at more than 60 miles per hour. ride's velcro safety harnesses. paul oberhauser went on the slide two weeks ago. >> as soon as i hit the bottom of the first curve, the shoulder strap just kind of busted loose. >> reporter: oaber houser secured himself by grabbing on the raft's handles. at the end of the ride he alerted the park staff. >> it sound like they were going to do something about it. >> reporter: with no federal inspection laws in place for waterparks, and inspection requirements varying by state, nancy cowles of the group kids in danger, says this action highlights the need for stricter national standards. >> i think when parents go to amusement parks they assume somebody has made sure the ride is safe. >> the group representing waterparks said their facilities are safe. of the 335 million who visit parks every year, rowel 1150 2014. doug conlan inspected several schlitterbahn parks. she maintain

omar villafranca is in baton rouge as homeowners assess the damage there. >> we're not going to give up and stay to the blood did end. -- bloodiened. if it knocks us down we're going to get back up and rebuild. >> reporter: overnight voluntary evacuations were underway in ascension parish as flood waters from the overflowing river poured into the community. on monday, national guard helicopters pulled more people flooding hitting southeastern louisiana. we went along on a search and rescue mission into the flood zone. we're now flying over denham springs, louisiana. as you can see, this area is covered in water right now. roughly 90% of the homes in denham springs have flood damage. the city's main highway is washed out. christina broad and her boyfriend brooks wilson returned today their flooded home for the first time monday. >> oh my gosh. this is my ti worked my entire life for -- just washed away. >> just like the end of your life the end of your worldful you know. having to start over like that. >> reporter: more than 11,000 people have been forced into shelters. >> i never tho

omar villafranca tells us about the surge of people signing up shocked the nation. a lone gunman killed five officers in downtown dallas after a protest march and sparked a fiery response from dallas police chief david brown. >> serve your community. don't be a part of the problem. we're hiring. we're hiring. get off that protest line and put an application in. >> reporter: you know the area. >> yeah, i do, i know it very took chief brown's service to heart. the former navy military police officer now wantses to join the police department. what was your reaction when you heard him say that? >> i felt like he was directing that towards me because i am one of the guys that, when i see police where you tality or anything, kind of pointing the finger and saying what could have been done. and i decided to it was time to do something besides pointing the finger. >> go! >> reporter: in the weeks since the attack, the police department received an that's an almost 250% increase in applications compared to the previous month. sergeant george aranda heads up recruiting for da

omar villafranca is in the flood zone. >> reporter: the water that flooded baton rouge has moved south to the town of maurepas. the louisiana national guard went door to door on poet to check on residents still hunkered do i sergeant kevin black is a medic. does he want to leave? >> no, sir. >> reporter: here on the old amite river there are hundreds of homes that are nestled on the banks, and the national guard is checking on people who live here, but it's only accessible by boat. there's a highway over here but it's covered in water. in the air, powerful helicopters from the mississippi national guard are laying down massive sandbags, working to control the becomes more clear, and cleanup could be costly. less than 21% of residential properties in louisiana have flood insurance. the national guard also saved thousands of pets. sheila phillips and her grandson, ace, survived the floodwaters, but thought they lost everything, until they were reunited with tippy at an animal shelter. >> we might have lost possessions, but pets are part of our family. >> reporter: a little bitf that's no

omar villafranca reports. >> reporter: the historic flooding continues to spread throughout the state. nearly 90% of the homes in denim springs suffered flood damage. as the water flows downstream, towns are being submerged. volunteers and rescue teams are still looking for stranded residents. >> this is our low spot on this street. >> reporter: tonya whitney's sorento street was completely flooded. >> very long road ahead. we just try to do the best we can do. a lot of the local people, you know, we band together and we try to help each other out because, you know, we are all in the same boat. >> reporter: even though the storm wasn't a hurricane, louisiana governor john bel edwards has said it's been a challenge. >> we asked people to evacuate as soon as we knew that we were going to see record levels of water. >> reporter: was it too late by then? >> well, you can't give the warning before you have it. so, you know, obviously lessons we are learning and i won't say it's been mistake-free, but we issued a declaration of emergency in the entire state and included the entire state, i