robert ray has more. >> blunt force trauma to the head. that's what killed matthew abadi. >> he was beaten. >> he received blunt force trauma. >> he was beaten up. >> newly released tame shows this is what happened. alone in an isolation room at the chatham county jail. until this moment he was restrained. a spit mask tied around his face and then this. a taser, a graphic moment that his family's attorney call torture. >> just pain. the kind of pain he died under, just hurts me so bad, every time i even think about it. you know? you're better off being burned alive. >> ajabadi an artist and a student was arrested new year's day on a domestic violence charge he allegedly hit his girlfriend and broke a deputy's nose. but his family says his fiancee called police seeking medical attention for him who suffered a manic episode from bipolar disorder. >> they killed a college student, with his own clothing line, trying to get a college degree. they snuffed out his life, lied about it for five months, wouldn't tell us anything that this needs to b

robert ray has the latest from columbia. >> reporter: this is a neighborhood, in the capitol, that isll under water. you can see this is a stream, where a stream shouldn't be. gill creek is a few hundred yards to my left. the water is still rolling through here, and the flash flooding scenario is the huge issue in south carolina even though the skies are still -- are sunny and rice, and the rain is gone, that's what people are concerned about. there are still hundreds of road closures. the national guard is rolling through to make sure the infrastructure is okay, and if something happens that they can assist, police, fire, and coast guard. unfortunately there is still a boil order. thousands of people without water. you shouldn't be drinking the water because there may be bacteria and raw sewage in it. so there's a multitude of issues even though the rain is gone. south carolina had federal funding coming in from the president who declared it a disaster area just the other day. as we can see here, there's a few residence that have returned to this area that has been mandatory evacuate

robert ray is in south carolina with the latest. >> monday night is the calm after the storm. it's peaceful. the rain has stopped here, and the system is gone away. that doesn't mean it's not minute to minute still. search and rescue essentially ended in the state of carolina, and moved to safety of the damage. president obama signed a disaster declaration on the state, and it's a law that people will need. on the ground vehicles crushed by raging water. people trying to escape flash flooding. cemeteries submerged and daring rescue crews saving residents, carrying them to safety on boat and helicopter - like this mother and baby girl, plucked from a dire situation. >> probably the most terrifying situation in my life. especially holding on to a 15-month-old daughter. that far up, was frightening. >> it blankets the landscape. millions of south carolinans remained in their home as officials dealt with flooding. over 150 water rescues. 25 shelters opened that are currently holding and housing 932 citizens. we are up to 1300 national guards members across the state. they have don

robert ray is live in colombia, south carolina. how dangerous is the situation right now for downstream residents? >> it's still very dangerous. you see here, this is a neighborhood we are in. looking at the house right next to us, this is gill creek. it's not supposed to be here, this is a enabled street. it is still clothing pretty heavily. it's actually a beautiful morning here in colombia, south carolina. we haven't seen sunny skies in the southeast in about a week and a half, so i can guarantee you as people are waking up, they're looking forward to this weather, but exactly what you just said, the danger is still out there. there are many roads closed. the national guard is on the ground, and schools and businesses still not open. >> on the ground, vehicles crushed by raging water. people trying to escape flash flooding. cemeteries submerged and daring rescue crews saving residents and carrying them to safety on boat and helicopter, like this mother and her baby girl, plucked from a dire situation. >> the most terrifying mome

al jazeera's robert ray is live in charleston, south carolina this morning. robert, how are residents coping and are there still people trapped in homes and cars? >> residents are waking up to cloudy skies here in charleston this morning, but just to the north of us, another major band of rain and wind coming into the coast from the atlantic. there's a wind advisory, 30-mile an hour gusts expected today and throughout the day into the evening. residents are very concerned, a lot of people are trying to get back to work, but schools are closed and people just sort of assessing the damage of their flooded-out homes and businesses. now national guard, police and fire department are going door to door especially in columbia this morning to make sure that those flooded out areas are ok, the red cross taking in a lot of those people that have been taken out of their homes because of the water. we spoke to the red cross earlier yesterday. let's listen to what they had to say. >> from what i heard, this is historical. people that have been through hugo, that massive h

al jazeera's robert ray has more now from charleston, south carolina. >> adam, the rain is relentless here in charleston and the overwhelm state of south carolina. flash flooding all night long. you can see i'm in about two and a half feet of water. this dumpster easily pushed around, it's floating. the entire area has taken a socking over the past couple of days. unfortunately three people have lost their lives, adam. roads have collapsed. interstates are closed, governor came out earlier and said this is a dire situation, that people needed to stay in their homes at least until monday. schools are closed. let's see what governor nikkiki haley said on sunday. >> we haven't seen this amount of rain in lowcountry for years. that's what we're dealing with now. >> columbia, the capital, lowland area, got socked very hard. people treated and taken to red cross shelters, almost 30 of them around the state. we talked with the red cross earlier, let's hear what they're up to to help everyone. >> are from what i've heard this is historical. for those who were here during hugo, the only thing

robert ray has more. >> stone mountain, a massive rock rising 1600 feet just outside atlanta. site of second founding of the k.k.k. in 1950 and home to the largest base in the civil war. it's one of the most popular passion in georgia and surrounded by mostly black neighborhoods. it was the place that martin luther king, jr. was referring to in his famous "i have a dream" speech when he said let freedom ring from the stone mountain of georgia. now the memorial association wants to construct a bell tower on top of the mountain in honor of king, right above the massive carving. >> georgia is over 280 years old, yet the confederacy was only four years of that. the confederacy seems to dominate the perception of what is historic georgia, and that's really far from the case. >> jim pilgrim, head of the georgia chapter of the sons of the confederate veterans said that the plan is insulting. this is like the government putting a monument of jefferson davis, robert e. lee and stone wall jackson on top of the king monument. how would supporters of martin luther king feel about that? th

robert ray looks back. we want to warn you, some of the images are graphic. >> blunt force. >> we know he was beaten and suffered blunt force trauma. >> he was tied up. >> through shackles. >> and left alone. they said he fought back in the jail but newly released tape shows this is what happened. at the chatham county jail, spit-mask tied around his face and then this, tasered, a graphic moment that his family's attorney called torture. >> just pain. the kind of pain he died under just hurts me so bad, every time i even 30 about it, you know. -- even think about it, you know you are better burned alive. >> ajabadi an artist and student was arrested new year's day on a domestic violence charge. he allegedly hit his girlfriend and broke the deputy's flows but they called seeking help from a manic episode. >> trying to get a college degree, they snuffed out his life, and then they lied about it for five months, at least wouldn't tell us anything, and that this needs to be sort of the focus point for how we, a

robert ray reports. >> there are alligators in every direction. birds on the hunt.ots of tours. snapping photos of the vast marsh. it's known as a community of locals known simply as the gladesmen. a community in danger of extinction because of new federal regulations that will virtual ban the air boats they use for transportation and to make a living. >> we used to be able to fish hunt frog stuff of that nature. all of that culture is going to disappear in this area, it's going to be gone. >> the federal government is concerned with pollution and preservation in the everglades. >> the quality of the experience, the noise, the pollution, the impacts of these very loud vessels really affect the animals' behavior and function in a natural setting. ♪ >> the gladesman culture is so distinct there was even a tv show about them in the 1960s. jessie cannon worked on that show, he's 70 years old now, a man born and raised in the marshes. his family have been guiding tours through the everglades since the 1940s. >> it is not fair because it's important to the everglades, it'

casey blake received the robert ray pillars of character award today... he accepted it at the blake fieldhouse... which blake helped fund with a 1-million-dollar donation. the annual award is sponsored by the character counts organization. a lifelong commitment to being a good role model and demonstrates exemplary character. blake told those attending the ceremony that he's humbled to be in the company of previous recipients like shawn johnson and dallas clark. a metro company is making sure des moines kids are ready for the winter weather. athene u-s-a donates coats and boots each year. but this time around, it's expanding the program from two schools....to four. they include cattell, mickinley, howe and studebaker elementary schools. the program will help more than 15- hundred children get properly fitted winter gear. 17:26:58-17:27:11 the whole experience is great, teachers, watching their eyes open up. interact with the parents. who are very thankful for these gifts for them. j-c penney and "the shoe carnival" also helped with this project. we have go

robert ray is live in columbia south carolina, robert are homes there evacuated?reporter: they are. mandatory evacuation in this neighborhood, but some of the residences are trickling back in to see some of the damage their homes have endured. a lot of these houses we are hold were literally -- the water was all the way up to the roof top. this is gill creek. it runs for quite a while, but this is not supposed to be gill creek. gill creek is about 200 yards to my left, but it has now taken over the streets here. unfortunately there was a bam breach just a couple of hours ago. that is not too far from here. so some of the neighbors are concerned that water from the breach will even add to the amount that is on the ground here. let's listen to what one resident said earlier. >> this is devastating for columbia. this has been one of the worst things we have seen in the entire time i have lived here. you have people who are displayed from their homes, people who's businesses are wrecked and i don't know how long it will take to overcome this. most of these houses here

al jazeera's robert ray has more now from charleston. >> despite hurricane joaquin being well offshorethe southeast is still being pounded by historic rainfall amounts. the totals are starting to add up and the rivers are overflowing. >> the good news with a hurricane, we are underwhelmed and that's good news for south carolina. the tough news for north carolina and south carolina is the continued rains which we will be keeping track of. >> in charleston, south carolina, the city is prepared but hasn't seen a storm like this since hurricane hugo in 1989. >> this is unusual, but certainly we have seen a lot worse. but we want to prepare for everything. >> over a foot of rain has already fallen in parts of the carolinas, and much more is on the way through monday. worrying residents of both states. this couple in charleston decided to go for a walk down a street that now looks like a river. >> today we were told we couldn't leave downtown. if you leave downtown you can't come back. i guess we'll see what happens. >> national weather service is calling this a once in a 500 year flooding e

. >> reporter: robert ray, lkdz. >> more news on aljazeera.com. s >> on "america tonight," the crackown on immigration. >> i was born here blessed to be a citizen. for me to look at them and see that they're the ones destroying my country, it is hard for me right now. >> can what started in kansas city as a simple idea turn into a national solution. also tonight. >> we were very adamant about the fact that we were being

robert ray explain's. >>reporter: everglades national park in florida is home to a unique community of locals known as the gladesmen. a community in danger of extinction because of new federal regulations that will ban the air boats they use for transportation and to make a living. the federal government is concerned about pollution and preservation in the everglades. >> it impacts the wildlife, quality of visitor experience, the noise, the pollution, the impact of it is very loud. it really affects the behavior of the animals and their function in a natural setting. >>reporter: in 1989, congress ordered a comprehensive management plan and now that plan is ready to be implemented meaning the end of air boating except for captains who can prove they used the area in 1989. it's 1.5 million acres in size. in 1989, private air boat owners were allowed allowed on 109,000 acres. now they're limited to 25,000 acres. the new plan goes into effect in the coming weeks. >> clearly there will be some back and forth ab

former governor robert ray received the uncommon iowan award tonight. ray could not attend because of health concerns. he held the office from 1969 to 1983. branstad says ray's work to help refugees following the vietnam war is an important part of the state's history. 18:27;33 "a lot of people were lost their homeland or were boat people and and he was the first governor to really step up and welcome them to resetlle here in iowa." senator wally horn also received awards for uncommon public service. some patients battling cancer in dubuque say they are surprised to learn who was behind a recent donation. it was a six year old girl. kylie goodendorf delivered several dozen gift baskets to the wendt regional cancer center last week. she filled the baskets with items like slippers, lip balm, chapstick, hand sanitizer and a photo of herself. she says she hopes her gift will make someone going through a difficult time smile. her parents say they're so proud that she came up with the idea all on her own. "it wasn't something that her dad and i sat at home an

casey blake received the robert ray pillars of character award today... he accepted it at the blake fieldhouse... which he helped fund with a 1-million-dollar donation. the annual award is sponsored by the character counts organization. it's given to someone who's made a lifelong commitment to being a good role model and demonstrates exemplary character. 08:06:19-08:06:30 for my playing career numerous athletic accomplishment...fo r someone to give me an award for my character means so much more. previous recipients of the pillar of character award include dan gable, fred hoiberg, ed thomas, hayden fry and norman borlaug. we have already shared the amazing news with you several times today...but like you we've been waiting months for this... we are excited to announce the newest member of the channel 13 family. erin kiernan gave birth to this little guy just after two o'clock this afternoon. he weighed in at 5 pounds and 7 ounces. erin and her husband, michael are still working on a name. they didn't find out the sex before the birth... but both of them t

. >> reporter: robert ray, lkdz. >> more news on aljazeera.com. s >> on "america tonight," the crack down on immigration. >> i was born here blessed to be a citizen. for me to look at them and see that they're the ones destroying my country, it is hard for me right now. >> can what started in kansas city as a simple idea turn into a national solution. also tonight. >> we were very adamant about the fact that we were being attacked, that our race was going to be killed off the face of the earth, that there was a white genocide. >> "america tonight's" christof putzel, is hate music a inspiration? >> thank you for joining us, i'm adam may sitting in for joie chen tonight. when dylann roof killed black church goers in south carolina, what was his motivation? racist music, christof putzel goes inside, now reaching more people than ever before. >> reporter: in july a group of white supremacists gather in the south carolina capital to protest the removal of the confederate flag. >> this flag has flown for generations and all of a sudden they are taking it down so we see it as an assault of

robert ray, al jazeera, homestead, florida >>> you can get much more on our website at aljazeera.com. vo: visitors to london could be forgiven for thinking they are seeing a quintessentially british town. the imperial architecture. the iconic black taxis and red phone boxes. but

but as robert ray explains some worry innocent people are being put behind bars. >> reporter: if yoution the justice system you think of a courtroom drama that we may see on television. but the reality is, most people who are incarcerated in prisons across the country, like this one, they never see trial. we're looking at plea bargains and how they effect the ju just -- justice system today. >> it is so gut wrenching, knowing they could be convicted but also not wanting to plead to something they feel they didn't do. >> reporter: had you gone in for 30 years, you would have never left there. >> uh-huh. >> reporter: the founding fathers had in find that defendants are tried by a jury of their peers. people are wrongfully convicted. >> reporter: we'll have more tonight on al jazeera america. >>> thanks for watching. the news continues live from doha. we want to take you back to capitol hill, the new speaker of the house paul ryan. ryan is 45, has three children, and says he wants to change the way they do things on capitol hill, wanting to spend more time with his family. the house say

robert ray has the story. >> this is home to a unique community of locals known simply as the gladesmen. a community in danger of extinction because of new federal regulations that will virtually ban the air boats they use for transportation an to make a living. the federal government is concerned about pollution. and preservation in the everglades. >> really last to do with impacts to the wildlife, to the quality of the visitor experience, the impacts of these very plowed vessels really affects the animal's behavior and function in a natural setting. >> in 1989, congress ordered the u.s. park service to come up with a comprehensive management plan, now this landful of captains who can prove they used the area in 1989. because they will be given nontransferable life time permits. everyglades park is, expansion act, private air boat owners were about to go on 109,000 of those acres. today, credit with the application of this act, they will be have even fewer land. >> what's allowed what's not loud and how those will be in force, in the grand scheme of things. if we talk, time frame there

robert ray has the latest tonight. >> this is a neighborhood the columbia south carolina, the capitol that is still under water. you can see this is a stream where a stream shouldn't be. gill creek is a few hundred yards to my left. the wattser still rolling through here. and the flashed threing is the huge issue. hundreds of them still. the national guard is rolling through the area to make sure the infrastructure is okay. and if someone does happen, that they can assist police, fire, and coast guard. unfortunately, there is still a boil order. thousands of people without water. and you certainly shouldn't be drinking the watt ever because there may be back door yeah in it. >> is as we can see here, there's a few residents and they are looking at their home, theyn't can even get to their hope. their home is still under water. we are told in some places like this one, the water was all the way up to the roof top. so unfortunately, there are days ahead of assessing the damage. and weeks and months likely, for the state and the federal government to figure out just how much this disaste

. >> robert ray reporting from charleston. let's bring in meteorologist kevin corriveau where report was it's stop raining, but in others areas there is still rain. >> meteorologist: from october 1st all the way through yesterday morning, we'll get the update on this in the next hour, but if you can halleluiah 24 inches just yesterday morning it had been raining for the last 24 hours. these numbers are going it to go up six to eight inches by the time we get the newer updates. for that area of water it will take some locations a week to two weeks for that flooding water to go down. this is the area of low pressure that has been bringing in the moisture from the atlantic partially from joaquin. you can see that moisture from the eastern parts of south carolina there. i want to go in on the radar to show you what is happening right now. down here towards charleston they're in the dryer area. up here towards columbia, the rain is beginning to taper off there. we're still seeing heavy rain showers up here towards whimmi towards wh

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robert ray has more. >> reporter: everglades, national park, florida rsh, the largest waterway. home to the gladesmen. a community in danger of extinction because of new federal regulations that will ban the air boats used for transportation and to make a living. the federal government is concerned about pollution and preservation. >> it has to do with impact to wildlife, the quality of the visitor experience. the noise, the pollution, the impact of loud vessels enacts affects the animal behaviour and function. >> in 1989 the parks were ordered to come up with a management plan. that means the end of private air boating, except for the handful of captains that can prove they used the area in 1989. they'll be given non-transferrable permits. the national park is 1.9 million acres. the everglades expansion act. air boat owners were allowed to go on 5,000. under the acknowledgement it will be limited top 25,000 of them. the plan goes into effect in the coming weeks. >> there's back and forth about what is allowed and what is not. i think as we talk further, there'll be a good outco

last niggt, he presented governor robert ray with the "uncommon iowan award. it's from the oover presidential undation. ray served as iowa's governor from 1969 to 1983. branstad says ray's work to help refugees following the vietnam war is an important part of the state's history. 18:27;33 "" lot of peoplelewere didiplaced, lost their homeland or were boat people and and he was the first governor to really step up and welcome them to resetlle here in iowa." ray was unable to attend thisi banquet because of health concerns. representative helen miller and senator wally horn also received awards for uncommon public service. for those offyou gearinggp for college football today, here's a quick rundown of the big games. iowa state is heading to texas. the cyclones will take on baylor university. kiikoff is at 11 o'clok on espn. u-n-i plays at south dakota state. the game starts at 2:00 p-m, on kcrg 9-point-2. as for the hawkeyes, this is a bye week for them. next saturday, they'll go up against marylaad in iowa city. that game will be here on kcrg-tv9, and will ki

robert ray is live in charleston which is under a flash flood warning right now. >>reporter: one second it's not raining. the next it's pouring. bands coming off the atlantic ocean. you can imagine what cars are doing in this water. it goes from two feet of water to knee deep and further in some areas. many people out of power. the governor asking people to stay at home and listen to that advice because it is so dangerous out here. these are streets that are now rivers. there's white caps at the street just up there. amazing situation as literally hundreds of people have been rescued today. this is going to continue through the night into tomorrow. the governor came out earlier today and basically told the residents of south carolina to hunker down. don't go outside because the situation is just too let's listen. the only thing the people can do is be aware, watch that you are televisions, and say in their homes and at that point if something goes down they need to start moving or call 911. we've seen that a lot today. especially in columbia, the state capital. th

governor terry branstad is in the corridor later tonight.he will present former iowa governor robert ray with the uncommon iowan award, on behalf of the hoover presidential foundation. governor ray will become the first recipient of the award. that will take place from 6 to 8:30 at the hotel at kirkwood center in cedar rapids. adele has released her first it came out early this morning on her facebook page!this will be her first song out since 2012 when she sang the james bond theme, skyfall. skyfall.we'll have to wait a little we'll have to wait a little longer for her entire album.she posted a picture on instagram with the caption 25 out november 20.adele also said the theme of this album will be self acceptance. good morning, it's on this morning, we'll have another look at some of today's top stories, right after this. cbs-2 news connects with the corridor.call us with your story tips at 1-800-222-kganor email us at news at cbs2iowa.comor connect with us welcome back - - it's now we're taking a look at your_______ your_______ new this morning, a new democratic qunnipiac poll shows sh

governor terry branstad will be in cedar rapids today, to present the to former governor, robert ray. the award honors an iowa resident, who like herbert hoover, distinguishes themselves in an uncommon way. the hoover presidential foundation is sponsoring the award, at their annual celebration banquet. that's tonight at the hotel at kirkwood center. organizers say governor ray won't be there, as he's unable to travel due to health reasons. grab the umbrella for this afternoon. justin, we're expecting some rain showers out there? even though we'll have lulls and breaks in the rain, plan on a wet afternoon and evening overall. the highest chance of rain will be through early afternoon, then again during the evening and overnight hours. a few rumbles of thunder are possible, but widespread storms aren't likely. temperatures will slowly rise into the lower 60s into the late evening and remain fairly steady. even with a clearing sky tomorrow, our temperatures won't move much as a breezy northwest wind kicks in. sunday's looking good with sunshine and highs near 60. we'll be seasonably cool

robert ray, al jazeera, homestead, florida >>> still ahead on the program: >> zimbabwe, brazilian dancers at the international street carne value >>> plus, find out with the netherlands with keep their hopes of winning the european championship alive. >>> thousands of people in zimbabwe taking part in a street carnival aimed to increase tourism. >>reporter: it's definitely the most popular because of the way they're dressed probably. welcome to the international street carnival. a tourism showcase. people from all over the world came to zimbabwe to see how things are done differently. many say they're very excited about this. >> carnival is good. it's good. we're enjoying ourselves. >> come on. >>reporter: people from all over the world are at this carnival. this particular group is from india and they're showing how they do things, how they march. and further up the road, they're from south africa. >> we need people to be happy. we need people, you know, to forget about the problems we're facing as a country. >> some people are getting a little bit out of hand as you can see. people are

al jazeera's robert ray joins us live now from charleston where i see the rain is still coming down. >>reporter: it is. good evening. sort of a good evening i guess here in charleston. the picture says it all. i'm standing in almost a foot of water. not every street looks like this in charleston but a whole heck of a lot of them do. the police decided to not allow anyone to be able to drive into charleston so no one can come into the city right now. we're expecting more rain overnight. there's a flash flood warning that's up until 9:30 a.m. tomorrow. despite hurricane joaquin being well off shore, the southeast is still being pounded by historic rainfall amounts this weekend. totals are adding up and rivers are overflowing. >> the good news with the hurricane which is good news for north carolina. the tough news for north carolina and especially south carolina is the continued rain. >>reporter: in charleston, south carolina, the city is prepared but has not seen a storm like this since hurricane hugo in 1989. >> this is unusual but certainly we've seen worse. we want to prepare for e

robert ray has the story. >> reporter: everglades national mark in florida is the largest subtropical wilder nls in the united states. there are alligators in every direction. birds on the hunt. and lots of tourists snaming photos of the vast marsh, and is home to a community of locals known simply as the gladesmen >>> a community in danger of extension because of knew federal regulations that ban airboats for transformation. all that culture will disappear. >> the federal government is concerned about pollution, about impact to life, quality of visitor experience. noise, pollution, and the impact of a loud vessel affecting behaviour and function. >> the gladesman culture is so distinct that there was a tv show about them in the 1960s. jessie worked on the show. he is 70. a man born and raised in the marshes. his family has been guiding tourists through the everglades through the 1940s. >> it's not fair. gladesmen use it, and they have taken care of it, been custodians of it. >> for 20 years, an area, the eastern extension, has been the only place where operators have been allowed to

governor terry branstad is in the corridor later tonight.he will present former iowa governor robert ray with the uncommon iowan award, on behalf of the hoover presidential foundation. governor ray will become the first recipient of the award. that will take place from 6 to 8:30 at the hotel at kirkwood center in cedar rapids. fall in eastern iowa means cooling temperatures, the harvest in full swing, and football.one eastern iowa boy's love for football and the outdoors turned tragic, almost costing his life. day by day, the miracle of triumph over tragedy comes shining through. this is the story of team chase. person 2 person. welcome to on with life. a welcome to on with life. a rehabilitation center located in ankey which specializes in rehabilitating children who have suffered a severe brain injury. a facility like ours is actually a very unique facility. we're our own facility. we're not associated with a hospital. we're not directly associated with any of them. we're just kind of our own facility which is very unique in the country. not a handful of these exsist we're really proud

this week governor branstad presented former iowa governor robert ray with the "uncommon iowan" award. ray served as iowa's governor from 1969 to 1983. branstad says ray's work to help refugeesfollowing the vietnam war is an important part f the state's history. we now know the names of the two police officers who shot and killed a man, who fired a gun at them in cedar rapids this week. the iowa division of criminal investigation interviewed officers lucas jones anan bryson garringer. both are on administrative leave, pending the outcome of an investigation. those stories and much more are coming up in just a few minutes on the kcrg tv nine morning news. candidates are headed to iowa, after latest poll numbers show iowans shifting their ssport. weak poll numbers are forcing from your 24 hour news

robert ray reports. >> reporter: everglades national park in florida is the largest sub tropical wilderness in the gates. there's alligators in every direction, birds on the hunt and lots of tourists snapping photos of the vast marsh. it's also home to a unique community of locals known simply as the glaits men -- gladesmen. a community in danger of extingts because of new -- extinction because of new federal regulations that will ban the air boats used for transportation and to make a living. >> frogs, stuff of that nature - all that culture will disappear in the area, it will be gone. >> reporter: the federal government is concerned about pollution and preservation in the everglades. >> it has to do with impacts to wildlife, to the quality of the visitor experience, so the noise, the pollution, the impacts ever a loud vessel affects the animal's behaviour, and function in a natural setting. [ singing ] >>> the gladesman culture is so distinct that there was a tv show about them in the 1960s. jessie cannon worked on the show. he's 70 years old, a man born and raised in the marshes. his fam

robert ray is in columbia, south carolina. >> reporter: john, good evening, the calm after the storm,t least weather related. but if you look over my shoulder that is one of the compromised dams, many in the state. just a few hours ago we got word from the national guard and coast guard to evacuate that bridge. we were pushed up the hill as were residents as helicopters surrounded it trying to figure out if indeed that dam was going to break. residents are trying to assess damage as are public officials as the rain has subsided. on the ground vehicles crushed by raging water. people trying to escape flash flooding. cemeteries submerged and daring rescue crews saving residents and carrying them to safety on boat and helicopter. >> probably the most terrifying moment of my life, especially holding on to your 15-month-old daughter was terrifying that far up. >> reporter: emergency officials dealt with the relentless flooding. >> over 150 water rescues as of now. we have 25 shelters open currently holding and housing 932 citizens. we're now up to 1300 national guards members across the st

robert ray is in columbia, south carolina where more than 20 inches of rain has fallen since friday.t? >> reporter: unbelievable amount of rain. sunday was the most recorded rain in the history of columbia, south carolina, since they have been taking those records. richelle last night at this time when we spoke here on air, it was completely downpouring. since then the water is reseeding. you can over my shoulder, that was a compromised dam that was shut off about four hours ago when the national guard and coast guard came in, police shut it down, vak -- evacuated the media, but those walks up and down the street. president obama has signed a state of disaster for south carolina. that is certainly something they will need. on the ground vehicles crushed by raging water. people trying to escape flash flooding. cemeteries submerged and daring rescue crews saving residents and carrying them to safety like this mother and baby girl plucked from a dire situation. >> probably the most terrifying moment of my life. holding on to your 15-month-old daughter that far up was very frightening, b

robert ray has more. >> reporter: everglades, national park, florida, the largest waterway. home to the gladesmen. a community in danger of extinction because of new federal regulations that will virtually ban the air boats used for transportation and to make a living. the federal government is concerned about pollution and preservation in the everglades. >> it has to do with impact to wildlife, the quality of the visitor experience. the noise, the pollution, the impact of loud vessels affects the animals' behaviour and function in a natural setting. >> in 1989 congress ordered the parks service to come up with a management plan. now that plan is ready to be implemented. that means the end of private air boating, except for the handful of captains that can prove they used the area in 1989. they'll be given non-transferrable lifetime permits. the everglades national park is 1.5 million acres in size. in 1989, under the everglades expansion act, private air boat owners were allowed to go on 109,000 acres. under the act it will be limited to under 25,000 of them. the plan goes

blake will receive the 2016 robert d. ray pillar of character award. a special ceremony will be held tomorrow at the blake fieldhouse at indianola middle school. it was built in 2012 with a 1-million- dollar donation from blake. the ceremony comes during "character counts" week in iowa. the governor signed a proclamation in des moines this afternoon. teachers and parents say character counts is key to youth development. 13:57:22-13:57:33 it's one of the premier teaching tools for children. you are teaching them to be fair honest use the golden rule and by doing that you'll have the best citizens we can have. conmigo is a bilingual learning center in des moines. it just recently began implementing character counts in the classroom. the chicago cubs have one last shot at beating the new york mets tonight... the mets have a three-and-oh lead in the series. shane simmons has the story of a barber... helping cubs fans catch the spirit. city nats of all the noise supplied from the windy city... nats theres only one sound nats of clippers 36:17 that was prett

the former major league baseball star was named the 2015 robert d ray pillar of character honoree. the award is part of the nationwide "character counts" program that is run through drake university in the state of iowa. blake was honored in large part for his charitable giving around the state since retiring from baseball. he's helped build a number of facilities around indianola. blake was an all-american in college and had more than 11-hundred hits in the majors. but he says today's award is the pinnacle of his career. 08:06:19-08:06:30 for my playing career numerous athletic accomplishment...fo r someone to give me an award for my character means so much more. previous recipients of the pillar of character award fred hoiberg, ed thomas, hayden fry and norman borlaug. metro cubs fans once again thought this year would be the year ... but for the 107th year in a row ... the season ended with distaste. coming up ... hear why local fans say last night's loss doesn't actually hurt that much. and coming up next ... we'll take you to jack trice stadium .... without actually taking you

that program is hosted by the robert and billie ray center at drake university. it's targeted towards student- athletes, student leaders and coaches... providing them with techniques for focus, toughness, inteteity and personal responsibility tt they can use to be a better student and teammate. "so it's an opportunity for us to take research based tools aligned with educationally curricular content thelp future." this is the tenth year for the summit. about 325 students from 25 different schools took part in this year's event. larry>> today is a great october day... if you ignore the wind. diana>> kayla novak is in for chad today... kayla... what does this wind mean for our temperatures tononht? goes here. todd landen bought his first home after serving 21 years in the army. diana>> an organization in siouxland is launching a program to help wounded veterans upgrade their homes to improve access and accommodate their long- term living needs. the landen family y spired the home builders association of greater siouxland to create todd landen bought his first home a

that program is hosted by the robert and billie ray center at drake university. itit targeted towards ststent- athletes, student leadads and coaches... providing them with techniques for focus, toughness, integrity and personal responsibility that they can use to be a better student and teammate. this is the tenth year for the summit. about 325 students from 25 different schools took part in this year's evevt. larry>> a siouxland group is launching a program to help wounded veterans upgrade their homes to better meet their needs. n ied explosion in iraq, the landen family inspired the home builders association of greater siouxland to create projects for patriots. todd landen bought his first home after serving 21 years in the army. the family is renovating the split level house so that todd can get around on his own. "my wife is my fulltime caregiver. i mean, she sees the bad days. she's the one that has to lug me up the stairs when i'm coming home from the er at 4 in the e rning or from surgery, you know. // the renovations they're they're for my whole family."

robert ray, al jazeera, atlanta. >> an update on a story a a lot of you are talking about, the washington football coach attending his team said game as a fan. >> he was suspended for praying with his players on the field. he says he is not giving up his fight. >> coach kennedy was torn about whether or not to show up last night. he said he decided to go after the team's captains insisted. his presence was controversial. >> the high school assistant coach joe kennedy was back praying thursday night as his team fought for a playoff spot, but he prayed from the stands, not the field. >> i never wanted any legal stuff. i didn't want any problem. i just wanted to give things for my team. >> the school system suspended him after he repeatedly ignored a school mandate to stop leading on the field prayers. >> i don't understand the laws, and i don't know why america's come to this, i thought it was so pure. hopefully we'll get it straightened out. >> this group of self described ate tanists were there, protesting kennedy's practice of praying on the field. the debate has reached capitol hill. >>

yes, robert x-ray, ain't no joke, my personal favorite the song you just heard, smoking gun. s mr. robert cray circumstance a 1986. i saw him in concert in l.a. great show, if you ever comes back around to philly. now in his 60s but still rocking. >> you said he was from columbus, georgia? >> 's george and, yes. are you from that area? >> i'm from the carolinas, close, southeast, same thing. >> yes, sir. >> let's talk about the weather, looking pretty good right now, bus stop buddy, it will be mild start out there. temperatures in the city in the low 50's, out there. we climb to the 70s, again, by this afternoon. right now, as we look at ultimate doppler, it is dry, it is quiet across parts of the area. take a lock at the mess, as we move toward sections of texas, oklahoma, kansas tornado watch, as think continue to see heavy rain, severe weather, they could see over 10 inches of rainfall, out of this slow moving system, that will stay out to the west. for us, though, it will be another unseasonably warm day, temperatures into the 70s, but cold front moves through, later on th

college hosted this year's pursuing victory with honor summit. at program is hostededy the robert and billie ray center at drake university. it's targeted towards student- athletes, student leaders and coaches... providing them with techniques for focus, toughness, integrity and personal responsibility that they can use to be a better student and teammate. this is the tenth year for the summit. about 325 studentstsrom 25 different schools took part in this year's event. larry>> the homebuilders association of greater siouxland is helping launch a program to help fix the homes of wounded warriors... to better accommodate their special needs. the family of todd and aprel landen inspired the home builderso create "projects for patriots." todd... who was wounded by an i - e - d in iraq... just bought his first home here in siouxland after serving 21 years in the army. the family is renovating the split level house so that todd can get around on his own. "my wife is my fulltime caregiver. i mean, she sees the bad days. she's the one that has to lug me up the stairs when i'm coming home from the er at

robert f. wilson, iii. he was ray warded the highest honors after his death. you will remember the story here, wilson walked into a game stop store in north philadelphia to buy a birthday present for his son, while he was there, two men tried to rob the store. officer wilson separated himself from employees and customers, pulled out his gun and had a shootout with those men. both are now charged with his murder. an officer who graduated with wilson spoke directly to his family at yesterday's ceremony. >> your grandson will be a legend. i'll make sure no one forgets his name. i'm sure everybody on the 22nd, with double duty, is proud to have worked with that man. >> that game stop sponsored wilson's hero plaque. the charity that operates the afghanistan hospital dried an airstrike is renewing its call for an international investigation. president obama apologized yesterday to doctors without borders, the group that operates the hospital a. u.s. airstrike killed 22 people at the clinic on saturday. the president called the bombing a mistake. even so, doctors wit

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roberts. also raining in chester county. these fans trying very hard to stay warm. and this is ray quon stewart. gets into the end soap. roberts wins this one, >> the philadelphia fire department honors some of its own at tonight's fire prevention dinner dance. >> fire commissioner sawyer was on hadn't to. (awards for he's had go the extra mile to teach prevention. civilian award was also presented to local radio personal patti jackson. >> all right. >> congratulations. we'll >>> that's going to do it for us tonight. our morning team is back tomorrow and on the air from five to 7am. for lesley, our entire squad i'm ukee washington. >> i'm jessica dean. we're always on at cbsphilly.c cbsphilly.com. the late show with stephen colbert is coming up next. >> thanks for watching. have a great weekend. good in it, family. sleep well. a paid advertisement for time life's video collection. (soft piano music) well, hello. i'm carol burnett and i'm here at cbs in los angeles at studio 33. come on in. (tv show announcer) from television city in hollywood... (jaunty theme music) ♪ ...it's the carol burnett show! (carol burnett) this