sarah rosario nbc news. democratic presidential nominee hillary clinton issued a statement monday saying she'll visit the flood site when the campaign won't disrupt the response. president obama returns to the white house tonight. two firefighters injured this apartment fire in houston, texas. when crews arrived.... flames were shooting from the second and third floors.it took two hours to get it under control.twelve apartment units were damaged.arson investigators are trying to figure out what started the fire. four people are died, including three children, after an apartment fire in chicago.it took about 200 firefighters about three hours to put the fire out.police say the fire appears to have been deliberately set after a domestic argument. a u-s service member was killed today by an improvised explosive device in afghanistan.the service member was part of the existing 500 troops already in the helmand province... working to do counter terrorism training and advise missions.one other u-s service member a

as sarah rosario reports, the president is touring the damage and promising help. natural sound after days of deadly flood waters in louisiana, leaving thousands with nothing, and forcing them out of their homes, recovery efforts are underway. (nats) sound no i.d. oo television radio? television, dvd player.today president obama came to see it himself. touring hardest hit areas. greeting residents anxiously waiting to see him.sound president barack obama - zachary, la " people's lives have been up-ended by this flood.on vacation during the height of the flood, some say his visit is too late??but-- the federal money he's providing may be the "only" financial help residents get to rebuild?? help, more than 106-thousand people have already registered for.natural sound gov. john bel edwards :get her some help. i'm trying get to many homes per day. sound no i.d. fema representative i can only do 10 a day, when you are thinking there are about 80,000 homes affected, that is a lot of man hours sound president barack obama - zachary, la"we are going to continue to support

sarah rosario nbc news. 20-thousand people have been rescued since friday... hot, dry conditions are fueling the flames of a wildfire in idaho. more than 71-thousand acres have burned. crews are making progress in the fight against the fire but more than a hundred homeowners have been told to make preparations for a potential evacuation. firefighters are busy and, just when fire crews felt confident the fire was losing its momentum powerful flames picked right back up--thick plumes of white--gray--and black smoke are blocking out the sky. at least four homes have been destroyed so far. the washington monument is closed today after two back-to-back elevator mishaps in less than 12-hours.three employees got stuck for about 40-minutes on saturday.another visitors made it out... without any problems during both incidents.officials blame the problem on a tripped breaker in the elevator. the federal government probably doesn't look too highly on this! some marijuana plants took the blue ribbon at the oregon state fair over the weekend. more than fifty entries were j

sarah rosario has more about how the white house is doing its part to help. >> reporter: that's right, chris and susan. for many of the flood victims, the clean-up process is just piled high along the streets, this is just some of what president obama saw as he was touring the area. he's promising these residents to help them for months to come. after days of deadly flooding in louisiana, leaving thousands with nothing, forcing them out of their homes, recovery efforts are under way. today, president obama came to see it himself, greeting residents anxiously awaiting to see him. >> people's lives have been upended because of this flood. >> reporter: some say his visit is too late. but the federal money he's providing may be the only help that residents get to rebuild, help that more than 100,000 people have already registered for. the damage so bad that the fema director says he can't get to many homes per 80,000 homes that's affected, that's a lot of man-hours. >> the whole country is going to continue to support you and help you until we get folks back in their homes and lives are r

sarah rosario reports on the extent of the damage along with the rescue and recovery efforts underway. >>reporter: clear blue skies but parts of baton rouge and the surrounding area are still underwater. the aftermath of flooding no one expected. >> i was not prepared no idea at this was going to happen. >>reporter: with more than 20,000 rescued from the rising water today is the first time many are getting a chance to see the damage. >> a lot of people water is up to the roof so thankful for what we do have and what we were able to save. >>reporter: for others, not much salvageable. their valuables and memories are gone. >> things like this, pictures get things like that back. >>reporter: louisiana's governor and fema given extent on the damage. >> we have 40,000 homes impacted to varying degrees thus far with the flood water. >>reporter: water rising as a pushes south. >> nobody is going to be forgotten we will work around the clock and do everything humanly possible to render aid. >>reporter: and what to days to destroy will take months together to rebuild. >>> meanwhile, things lo

reporting in baton rouge, sarah rosario. >>> a deadly police involved shooting is now under investigation in north carolina after a state trooper killed a deaf man during a traffic stop last week. accord together highway patrol, jermaine saunders attempted to pull daniel harris over for speeding in charlotte. they say harris did not comply and chase back to his home. officials describe an encounter between the two men and that's when harris was shot and killed. saunders is now on administrative leave. >>> well we're going to take a look at a final salute now. ? saying good-bye to former nypd delivered the eulogy. he started his career back in 1969 as an officer in the bronx. he became first deputy commissioner in 1994 after a long nypd career, he served as philadelphia's police commissioner and police chief in miami. he died last week at the age of 68 after a battle with lung cancer. >>> still head, the new war of words between darryl strawberry and doc gooden. also a new plus, presidential politics. >>> a change on immigration for donald trump and e-mails still nagging hillary clinton. i

reporting in baton rouge, sarah rosario, nbc 10 news. >>> florida's governor said there are five zika cases in the state including one in tampa bay. four were connected to mosquitoes in the windwood arts district. the latest patient has not traveled out of the country. last week health officials announced five cases of zika linked to mosquitoes in miami beach. >>> from our jersey shore bureau, do you recognize these men? if so, new jersey state police want to hear from you. they say they used a distraction scam to steal a woman's wallet from her bag at caesar's casino in atlantic city. one of the suspects distracted the victim while the other made off with the wallet. it had kret cards and personal items inside. >>> preparing for an emergency in delaware. today the delaware emergency management agency opened its secure headquarters two our cameras. they displayed the radiological emergency plan in the event something goes wrong at the salem nuclear generating station. officials talked about the plan to evacuate ten miles around the plant, and distribute iodine tablets. >>> also tonigh