sirks river already seriver -- souris river here threatening to devastate the city. this brother and sister scramble to move their worldly possessions out of their family home. >> it's a big empty feeling inside and like i said, you salvage what you can, and tomorrow's going to be another day. we'll be here to clean up. >> we all say we can rebuild. >> reporter: some 11,000 people, a full quarter of the town's population heading for higher ground. >> with all the dike work we have had done, i never imagined we would see flooding like this again. >> reporter: but this latest flooding, the mayor says will be catastrophic. >> i don't think we really know how long this is going to last and i'm not sure we know exactly how much water's coming at us. >> reporter: for weeks minot has battled the swollen souris river which winds its way out of north dakota and canada. massive snow melt and heavy rains have the souris running at record highs. 500 national guard troops are here trying to hold it back. >> the water is reaching the top of the levees in several areas. >> reporter

homes will likely be kevin tibbles is in minot with the latest. >> reporter: this afternoon the souris river smashed a record that was set 130 years ago, yet here in minot, they still battle to hold it back. the scope of the devastation as seen from the national guard blackhawk helicopter and the water keeps rising, from the ground, entire neighborhoods are swamped, airboats seek those who may not have left their homes, and the water keeps rising. >> it just tears your heart out to see my friends, my family, my neighbors and their homes are under water. >> reporter: with new dams and levees, many in minot thought the souris river would never hurt them again. >> point to me where your house might be? >> you go down there. >> kent valentine's mother's home is under water. >> they rerouted the river and so nobody, not very many people's got flood insurance. >> reporter: because? >> because we thought it was safe. >> reporter: but this year mother nature is punishing the town that calls itself the magic city. the combination of near record snow and springtime rains along the path of the so

in north dakota the swollen souris river is cresting at this hour and 17 feet above flood level. lower than expected but high enough to swam 4,000 homes and force 11,000 residents to evacuate. the epic flooding is the worst the region has seen since 1881. in new york, more than half a

the bulging souris river reaches its full height, leaving thousands of north dakota homes flooded. >>> surf's up. a shark joins a pack of unsuspected surfers in florida. >>> and auction thriller. how much did michael jackson's iconic red and black leather how much did michael jackson's iconic red and black leather jacket go for? captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> hello, and very good morning to you. welcome to our viewers across the nation including the pacific time zone. i'm veronica de la cruz. today we begin with a record-breaking river. in north dakota the souris river has finally crested, although residents are not out of the woods just yet. all eyes are now on the levees. the last line of defense for homes and businesses not already under water. nbc's john yang reports. >> reporter: in minot, a furious effort to reinforce the last lines of defense around the city's critical infrastructure. >> this is our war zone here. and this is where we continue to fight. >> reporter: so far the levees are holding at the water filtration plant, but officials have ordered alread

good evening. >> reporter: the souris river is still on the rise. expected to crest tonight, but already, a quarter of the population here in minot is under water. tonight, crews are working furiously, desperate to save the neighborhoods that haven't yet been destroyed. the souris river is still climbing to levels never before seen, already breaking a record set in the 1880s. with much of minot under water, all eyes remain on broadway bridge, the last main artery linking the two sides of the city. if it goes under, minot will be cut in half. new forecasts put the crest two feet lower than expected, but the city remains on edge. >> tonight and the next several days are going to be critical and give it the highest level of risk. >> across town, national guard bulldozers rip down another bridge. this one in danger of being swept away by the rushing water. it swamped 4,000 homes and businesses so far and both are boats are the only way in to most neighborhoods. dean anderson's job is to rescue those still trapped in their homes, but like so many helping

massive snow melt and heavy rains have the souris running at record highs. national guard troops are here trying to hold it back. >> water is reaching the top of the levees in several areas. >> reporter: with water already surging into minot, the souris is expected to rise a full eight feet higher than the last great flood here in 1969. >> it's a fairly close-knit community. and they do hang together. they do take care of their neighbors, and they'll do it again. >> reporter: now all the people of minot can do is watch and wait as the water rises. they are powerless to stop it. >> that was nbc's kevin tibbles reporting. >>> now here's a look at other stories making news early today in america. an apparent tornado tore through the famous site of the kentucky derby yesterday. the twister formed in the wake of powerful thunderstorms in the louisville area damaging several buildings at churchill downs. track workers successfully moved all the horses to safety before the storm touched down. no injuries were reported. >>> an intercontinental ballistic missile lit

and it's reminding us of what's truly valuable. >> reporter: today, the souris river was still flowingiercely, at six feet above major flood stage. people that evacuated can't get close enough to see how bad the damage is. it could be weeks before the river drops to a level that allows them access. over at minot's municipal auditorium. the red cross shelters some 11,000 evacuees. >> here we are until we find a place to stay for a while. and then decide what we're going to do. >> reporter: after those temporary levees protecting the city, we witness first happened as the army corps had to patch a steady leak on the wall just behind that bridge. it's sunny now but any rain could weaken the walls making their job that much harder. >> mitchell: jamie, thank you very much. later, emergency workers at japan's nuclear meltdown risking their lives for love of country. drug store robberies on the rise with prescription drugs as the prize. and he's a mechanical whiz who makes money out of discarded junk. those stories when the "cbs evening news" continues. heard all day! i'm soooo amped! i've >>

even before the souris river the river threatened to engulf bridges and roads, cutting off whole areas and forcing some 11,000 people to evacuate minot by nightfall. >> just waiting. >> sreenivasan: nearly 500 north dakota national guard soldiers were on hand to help, providing traffic control. time was of the essence in one neighborhood where the only road in had already been inundated. >> the first time they came by they said a levee had been broke that the dike had been compromised. so, we needed to get out as soon as possible. >> sreenivasan: the souris, which flows from canada into north dakota, has been bloated by heavy spring snowmelt and rain. earlier this month, the river than an inch shy of the historic flood that swamped the city in 1969. 10,000 residents were evacuated, then allowed to return only to be told to leave again. >> about two weeks ago, we had a big crew here, moved everything out, and then started moving back in this last weekend. now we're moving it back out again. >> sreenivasan: on monday despite warnings, some held out, sandbagging through a downpour in a la

and officials say despite the fact the water level in the souris river is expected to start dropping, until the highest water passes, they are not out of the woods. and all eyes right now are on the levees, the last line of defense. these have been some anxious hours in and around the city of minot. that's where nbc's john yang starts us off tonight. good evening, john. >> reporter: good evening, lester. the city is holding its breath. the army corps of engineers are standing by in case any of these levees fail. the advance of this water may have been swift but the retreat is going to be agonizingly slow. this water isn't going anywhere any time soon. in minot today, the furious effort to reinforce the last lines of defense around the city's critical infrastructure. >> this is our war zone here. and this is where we continue the fight. >> reporter: so far the levees are holding at the water filtration plant. but officials have ordered already weary residents to boil their drinking water in case the supply is contaminated. >> until there's a significant reduction in the water level, we

. >>> now to minot, north dakota, where the swollen souris river crested yesterday more than four feet above the highest ever previous you record. it's slowly starting to recede, but just in tiny increments, it's going to be a long time before things get to normal and water is out of there. nbc's john yang is there for us tonight. john, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, brian. this is what one-quarter of minot looks like tonight, under water and forecasters do say it will be weeks before all this water is back where it belongs. talk about a needle in a haystack, minot city workers searching for a water main break in the midst of the worst flood in more than a century, until they find it, all water use is banned. that comes as national guard helicopters continued air lifting one-ton sandbags to shore up temporary dikes, even though the souris river finally stopped rising. the river crested sunday two feet below forecast levels, but about four feet above a record set in the 1880s. >> we'll get back in and begin to assess the damages that have occurred. >> reporter: forecasters say

the souris river is finally starting to recede.amage is done. >> everywhere you look, you see homes and streets completely submerged. jim spellman is seeing it firsthand, live for us in minot. when we look at those pictures, jim, of the street sign, you can't even read the street sign because the water is so high. it's so compelling, the video coming out of there. >> reporter: i know. this is what these people are waking up to. they come back to the river's edge -- to the river, the edge of the floodwater and take a look. it's horrible to imagine that your house is there, underneath that much water. and as fast as this water came up, it's going to take a long time for it to go back down. they'll be fighting this flood for a long time to come. >> the river has gotten high, but the battle goes on. the water came too fast and too high to save the majority of homes along the souris river. the focus has been on erecting and maintaining massive dykes. will they hold. >> second house past the stop sign. >> reporter: for residents at the w

the souris river came up very quickly and is expected to crest tonight or tomorrow. officials say the city will have to deal with the high water threat for at least a week. they must boil water for cooking and drinking because of the flooding. >>> a woman recording a video, eventually got arrested herself. it happened in rochester, new york. she was in her front yard, using her ipod to shoot this video. soon, instead of focusing on the man, one officer turned on her. >> i don't know what they're doing. i don't understand what's going on. i did nothing. i did nothing. what in the world. i'm sorry. i'm standing in my front yard. what is going on? this is my neighborhood. and you're arresting me. what the hell is going on in this town. >> she spent a couple of hours in jail before released on bail. she is back in court on monday. it's possible, though, the monroe county d.a. could throw out the charges. emily good and her attorney join me now live. thank you, emily. thank you, stephanie. emily -- >> thank you for having us. >> it's really good to talk to you. we're goin

the souris river, expect to crest sometime today. the mayor of the city is calling that great news. well, why? he says because the river is expected to crest several inches short of what was originally feared. so maybe they take the good news where they can get it. let me bring in reynolds wolf for perspective. we talk about several inches below what was expected. it was still expected to be several feet above the flood stage. help us put this in perspective. >> it can make a tremendous difference. it really and truly can. on the face of it it sounds wonderful. the problem is, there's no proof as of yet. i can tell you what this normally means that is farther upstream you've had a levee failure at some point which keeps that bubble of water that flows down the souris river from being quite as high. unfortunate unfortunately, people on the other side of the coin, had levees been stronger upstream, you might have a higher crest going through town. to the detriment of others, some people will benefit. >> thank you. >> it's a sad perspective. one thing that is going to be great for peop

the souris river still at levels not seen since the 1980s. all eyes remain fixed on the broadway bridge. the last main artery linking the two sides of the city. if it goes under, minot cut in half. even though the river's crest was lower than expected, the city remains on edge. >> next several days will be critical and be at the highest level of risk and what is most important for everyone is to remain vigilant. >> across town national guard bull dozers ripped down another bridge. this one in danger of being swept away by the rushing water. it swamped 4,000 homes and businesses so far and boats are the only way in to most neighborhoods. dean anderson's job is to rescue those still trapped in their homes, but like so many helping here, his own house is under water. >> our first call happened to be in the neighborhood where i live and i did have the opportunity to see my home and that was good to see it. and i'm not alone. there's several thousand other homeowners that are dealing with the same thing that i'm dealing with. >> reporter: even the

here in minot, the souris river is expected to crest this evening.ot of water. an it could be a week before levels drop far enough for people to return home. >> and we hear that some could last until july in some spots. clayton, thank you for that. >>> overseas, developing news this morning in yemen. a key ally in the middle east, on the verge of a civil war. fighting intensified overnight with widespread shootings and buildings set an fire. 41 people have been killed since yesterday. and flights out of the main airport have been diverted because of violence. >>> a massive e. coli outbreak in europe has claimed an 18th victim. scientists confirmed they've never seen this strain of e. coli before. and they don't know the source. >>> turning to sarah palin's bus tour, which has rolled into new england, and appears to be on a collision course with mitt romney. after spending the day in boston, palin is throwing a clam bake in new hampshire today, the first primary state. romney is also there to make his presidential campaign official at a cookout. >>> s

this is the souris river or mouse river. give you a perspective, this red is major flood stage. this line is record stage set in 1881, we're talking about centuries old records and this right here, 4 feet above record stage, again centuries old, that 1561.72. that's where it is. look at how unbelievably high. it has crested and has crested through the overnight hours, still at the cresting level but we're going to watch that very slowly recede. yesterday there was an incredible amount of rain that moved through, exacerbated the situation. right now you can look at more rain coming, here are the dakotas, we are seeing rain showers and will until about 2:00, :00 local time. another hour or two. then it will push eastward. then next problem will be, we'll see storms later today and finally begin to clear out for the next few days we'll see sunny skies. then the threat becomes severe weather. i'll talk about where that will be coming up in just a bit. one thing that aggravated this, all of the rain this spring, last spring and even the snow, we had incredible amount of snow and they

river will crest two feet lower than last night. >> reporter: the souris river is still climbing to levels never before seen, already breaking a record set in the 1880s. with much of minot under water, all eyes remain fixed on the broadway bridge, the last main artery thinking the two sides of the city. if it goes under, minot will be cut in half. new forecasts put the crest two feet lower than expected, but the city remains on edge. >> tonight and the next several days are going to be critical. we'll be at the highest level of risk. >> reporter: across town bulldozers ripped down another bridge, this one in danger of being swept away by the rushing water. it swamped 4,000 homes and businesses so far and boats are the only way into most neighborhoods. dean anderson's job is to rescue those still trapped in their homes, but like so many helping here, his own house is underwater. >> our first call happened to be in the neighborhood where i live, and i did have the opportunity to see my home and that was good to see it and i'm not alone. there's several thousand other homeowners that a

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. >> record water levels cover the flood of thousands of homes in minot, north dakota at the souris rivercity under evacuation orders. >> thousands flooded and residents forced to evacuate. the story is already topping her record water levels when the crested saturday night. >> now, we're a highest level of this river and will continue to be as high risk level for the next several days. >> the national weather service is optimistic that this forecast will slowly began to proceed starting sunday evening. >> this is great news (cheers & applause) >>reporter: 40 back a ways, some are eligible for the month. that is great news, for evacuees. they are eligible for fema. >> and some of this is not even worth fixing, it is over 100 years old these structures. >> stan cates, reporting memo warmer! 80s, 90s in the east bay. things will cool it down. i will let you know more about that coming up. denny's new tour of america menu. 50 star cuisine. the new tour of america menu. starting at $4.99. only at denny's. america's diner is always open. [ male announcer ] new toothbrush, for that killer smile

. >>> on the souris river in minot, north dakota, floodwater is swallowing the homes there.oftops in minot's low lying neighborhoods you see right there. about a fifth of the city looks like a lake, not a community. >>> my sister called me and her husband's parent's house is totally under water now. so it's tough. >> you've gotten other calls like that through the week? >> yeah, yeah. i got my brother-in-law's house, my dad's house is all under water now. >> wow. this flood has broken a whole lot of records and there is more heartache ahead. the next few hours will be critical. let's check in with our alexandria. this flooding right now is expected to crest or the souris river is expected to crest on sunday, correct? >> yes, tomorrow. 1:00 in the morning. you look at these pictures, it is heart breaking. 41,000 people in minot, a quart of them being evacuated. so this is really record-breaking on so many fronts. we're talking about centuries old flood records, dating back to 1881. we have seen anything like this there. unfortunately more rain is headed for the region, but wh

the swollen souris river is lickly to crest and the national guard says tonight and the next couple of days are going to be critical. tens of thousands have been e c evacua evacuated. the river is expected to reach historic levels by monday. >> it's not a all time record by just a little bit. it is a catastrophic event. >> water has swamped 4,000 homes and businesses so far and boats are the only way to get around. volunteers from as far as california are scrambling to set up shelters for the 12,000 people evacuated. very few have flood insurance to help rebuild. >>> coming up next at 6:00 -- >> reporter: it's the largest lgpt event in the u.s. live in san francisco tonight, coming up, we take you to the pride celebrations now in full swing. >>> plus, an even more damming picture of pg&e's upkeep. a line that runs parallel to the one that exploded in san bruno. >> one girl came in and hugged it. >> we'll show you the new high-tech soda machine that could be the wave of the future and why people are hugging them. >>> pride and politics. they go hand in hand as the lgbt community celeb

the dark blue shows just how swollen the souris river was, nearly four feet higher than the all-timeigh set in 1881. >>> cuban television showed images of venezuelan president hugo chavez talking with former cuban president fidel castro. more than two weeks after chavez underwent surgery there. chavez's recent silence has fueled speculation he was seriously ill. but officials say the operation was for a pelvic abscess. >>> a piece of space debris narrowly missed the international space station forcing the crew to scramble into their rescue craft. nasa says it was probably the closest object ever to pass by the orbiting outpost coming within about 1,000 feet. >>> another rare sight. this one on earth. the pope on twitter. pope benedict used an ipad to tweet about the launch of the vatican's new information portal. >>> and the latest "newsweek" cover is generating a lot of buzz. it shows a computer-generated digitally aged princess diana walking with the daughter-in-law she never know catherine, duchess of cambridge. the controversial cover marks what would have been the late princess'

. >>> sour section river expected to drop 3 feet -- souris river expected to drop 3 feet. >>> we are expecting our own precipitation. >> a few more rain drops before we wind down on this rainy season today it looked like it would stay dry a couple low clouds and fog, typical temperatures in the 50s and a few low 60s inland, again toward the afternoon a whole lot of sunshine around the bay area, 70s and 80s. inside the bay a lot of 60s and 70s. a lot of fog on the beaches, 50s and 60s after that, things change quite a bit. we have the cold front diving in from the gulf of alaska. unusually strong doesn't mean it is a bigger storm system, pretty impressive still, seasonal weather the day fairly mild conditions outside most spots warm inland, this guy drops in tomorrow chance of showers and unseasonably cool. with that in mind numbers should be all right, 79 santa clara, 78 milpitas, 73 degrees san mateo, east bay numbers up in the 80s in many spots well inland, as high as 85 antioch, 83 walnut creek and berkeley, sonoma, 79 and napa and 83 fairfield as we look at this day ahead, not ba

national guard troops racing against the clock and the relentless surge of the souris river. already many homes have succumbed and today predictions of even higher levels, nine feet higher when more water is released from nearby dams. >> there is that impending sense of doom out there and the outlook isn't good. >> reporter: and with some 12,000 minot residents now uprooted, many crammed into red cross shelters. >> last time it was, let's pray that levees hold. this time it's -- it doesn't matter whether they hold, they're going to go over, it's going to go over it. >> michelle moren has five children, the youngest is four months. >> it just makes me want to cry to know that i'm going to be here and that my place is going to go under water. >> reporter: the current all-time record was set in 1991. barriers are being re-enforced. if this bridge goes, minot would be literally cut and a half. covering the story for weeks now is tom ross of nbc affiliate kmot, he doesn't just work here, he and his family have lived here for generations. >> being a member of this community, it's t

today, the souris river hit an all-time high-- breaking a record set in 1881-- and kept rising. >> we can't do anything about it, but accept it, you know. just, pray, pray, pray, you know? >> warner: the source of the misery lies in saskatchewan, canada, where heavy snow melt filled reservoirs and sent a surge down the souris, into north dakota. recent rain added to the flood, forcing lake darling to release water just 30 miles north of minot. more than 10,000 people, roughly a quarter of the city's population, have been forced to evacuate so far this week, and more may follow. >> really scary because you don't know what's going to happen. and i feel bad for everyone who is in the evacuation zones, because we've got family that's living with us right now that's in the evacuation zones, and it's just a really hard thing to go through. >> warner: shelter space is at a premium because housing in minot was already in short supply, with an expanding air force base nearby and a boom in oil development in western north dakota. >> everybody was booked up at the hotels and motels already, so t

the souris is expected to peak sunday or monday beating the record set in 1881 by seven to eight feetpossible tornado hit the home of the kentucky derby overnight. several stables were smashed at churchill downs in louisville, kentucky. workers and trainers pulled the horses to safety under stormy skies. fire trucks raced to the scene, but there were no injuries to people or animals. racing could resume tomorrow. generic drug makers cannot be sued over side effects if they use the same warnings as brand- name medicines. the u.s. supreme court handed down that decision today five to four. generics make up 75% of prescription drug sales in the u.s. the high court struck down vermont's ban on pharmacies selling prescription records to data-mining firms. the court ruled it violates the right to commercial free speech. in syria today, hundreds of government troops massed at a town near the turkish border in a drive to hunt down dissidents. soldiers could be seen patrolling the area in armored personnel carriers. meanwhile, the red crescent reported another 600 syrians crossed into turkey t

. >> reporter: national guard troops racing against the clock and the relentless surge of the souris river. already many homes have succumbed, and predictions of even higher levels, nine feet higher when water is released from nearby dams. >> there is a pending sense of doom out there, and the outlook isn't good. >> reporter: with some 12,000 minot residents now uprooted, many cram into red cross shelters. >> last time it was let's pray that the levees hold. this time it's -- it doesn't matter if they hold. they're going to go over. it's going to go over it. >> reporter: michelle has five children. the youngest is 4 months. >> it just makes me want to cry. i don't want to be here that long. my place is going to go under water. >> reporter: the last big flood here was 1969 but the current all-time record was set back in 1881. this flood is projected to dwarf even that. barriers protecting vital infrastructure are now being reinforced, like this bridge. if it goes, minot would be literally cut in half. covering the story for weeks now is tom ross of nbc affiliate kmot. he doesn't just

but the souris started raging at a rapid rate and the town could soon be under a devastating amount ofwater. the worst could still be ahead here for these folks. they make a desperate attempt to get out, piling the sandbags, everything they can do. >> it's hard to imagine what that would be like to hear, you need to get your things, as much as you can, and just get out and evacuate. >>> first, a developing story this morning. the man who inspired a martin scorsese film, whitey bulger, called "the departed." the accused murderer was on the fbi's most wanted list. he finally has been taken down. >> it might surprise you where they took him down. >> yes. >> not the first place you'd have thought. >> almost that hiding in plain sight thing again. >> exactly, right. >>> later this half hour, parents of teenagers who allow their kids to have sex, wait for it, in the family home. why some mom and dads think this is actually a good idea. >> hmm. >> i don't know about you but when i was a kid, my parents were like, nuh-uh. or they turned a blind eye to it. >> i was just going to say, there's on

souris river in north dakota is starting to recede but leaves behind record flooding more than 4,000homes are damaged and forecasters are warning the town of minot will not be clear of danger until later this week. one third of theton's population is -- of the town's population is under evacuation orders, fema assistance could amount to as little as a few thousand dollars a piece. some are fearing what they will find when they return. >> you know, sickening feeling i don't want to come back it probably won't be worth fixing the house is almost 100 years old. >>> state lawmakers may be able to bail them out the oil boom generates $1 billion in tax revenue annually. >> how about the weather let's toss it to lawrence car know we will see rain nothing like that but a little bit of rain. >> very late in the season to see these storms dropping out of the gulf of alaska. out the door, clouds out there that are just mainly low cloudfog temperatures 50s and low 60s. as you look toward the after nonwe will see a a lot of sunshine. looking at the fog sticking around temperatures going to be coo

s of homes are flo >>> the souris river in north dakota is finally receding tonight, leaving behind recordding. thousands of homes are flooding, and one third of the population of minot is under evacuation orders. many of them don't have flood insurance and fema assistance could amount to as little as a few thousand dollars apiece. >> i have tears in my eyes this morning. you know, sickening feeling, because i know when i come back, it's probably not going to be worth fixing, because the house is almost a hundred years old. >> state lawmakers may be able to bail them out, thanks to north dakota's oil boom, which generates $1 million in tax revenue annually. hopefully they can help. >>> eric martinez is here. we're looking at flooding there. we're looking at rain here. >> rain, blame it on me! >> that's what we like to do. thunderstorms later? >> yeah, a lot of activity out there. definitely be careful. i've got the detailed forecast coming up, but enjoy the rest of today and tomorrow, because we are going to see increasing clouds and increasing chances of showers, paving the way to possibl

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and thousands of residents in minot, north dakota, are preparing to evacuate ahead of the rising sourisof the town's population faces a 6:00 p.m. deadline to leave their homes. >>> it's a critical day in new york in the fight for gay marriage. a bill could come to a vote today in the state legislators as lawmakers look to adjourn the session. it is one vote away from passing. >>> former dior designer john galliano goes on trial in paris charged with racially insulting people at a cafe there. fashion world and cost him his job. he faces six months in prison. >>> and some star sightings on capitol hill today. actress mary tyler moore shares her battle with type 1 diabetes and actor kevin kline will testify along with kids from across the country who have the disease. >>> coming up later on "good morning america," a government program spent millions of your tax dollars sending people to study highway signs. our brian ross exposed the story and now top officials put a stop to it. the details comingp on "gma." >> all right. for some of you, your local news is next. >> for everyone else, a pr

what you are seeing is the rising souris river. the snow melt and rain pushed the level up.l guard is helping residents evacuate. water spilled over. the river is expected to rise by two more feet. >>> here in the bay area, man, what a change. mark is here to remind me on monday we were sweating, right? >> that is right. remember, monday, tuesday, talking about triple digit heat. today, the warmest locations only in the 80s. we still have cooler temperatures in our five-day forecast. right now the maps i can show you this on live storm tracker 2. clouds cleared out with the cloud cover out in southern california. the report out here in the pacific winds gusting at 27 miles an hour. and i expect it will be late tonight into early tomorrow morning that will be be part of the forecast. clear, breezy, patchy coastal fog developing. cooling will continue as we head into friday and the weekend. cool temperatures for the beaches, i am using that word a lot already. mild numbers inland. first thing tomorrow morning, partly cloudy skies, coastal fog. a few patches into the bay. coole

el estado de nueva york.en dakota del norte, las autoridades vigilan de cerca la crecida del rio sourisicos "lulzsec" anuncio su disolución, vanagloriandose de sus ataques a sitios de internet de importantes corporaciones y gobiernos.mas esta tarde. >> en una elecciÓn sin precedente una joven hispana fue coronada reina de la graduaciÓn de su escuela. el caso es que ella es Él. natalia cruz abriÓ con el padre de la reina, que tuvo que superar todos los prejuicios por amor a su hija. >> dejÓ boquiabiertos a todos, aun cuando anunciaron su nombre con bombos y platillos. >>la reina de la promociÓn de la clase del 2011 es andrew. estaba sonriendo con mis flores y mi corona. >> la estudiante de florida habÍa cumplido el sueÑo de muchos jÓvenes: serÁ la reina de la graduaciÓn. sin embargo, confianza que la mÁs sorprendida fue ella. >> no pensÉ que alguien como yo pudiera tener el apoyo de la gente. esto no habÍa pasado antes en el paÍs, lo veo como un gran paso en igualdad. >> se refiere que detrÁs de sus extensiones de cabello, su maquillaje, hay un hombre con corazÓn de mujer. >> todavÍa lo

impactado por un trailer en nevada.en dakota del norte sigue la preocupacion por la crecida del rio souris cuando el presidente barack o fue candidato prometiÓ que regresarÍa a la mayor organizaciÓn hispana de funcionarios pÚblicos. por tres aÑos lo han invitado y por tres aÑos no ha asistido. >> seÑor zapata, gracias por estar con nosotros. >> un placer. >> el presidente barack obama prometiÓ ir a la conferencia de naleo como mandatario, pero no hay ido. >> no ha podido asistir, nosotros ya entrando el prÓximo aÑo su reelecciÓn, esperamos, tenemos mucha esperanza de que viniera a esta conferencia en san antonio. >> la casa blanca nos ha enviado este comunicado: aunque el presidente no pueda asistir a todas las conferencias, el acercamiento no tiene precedente. luego dicen que la relaciÓn del presidente barack obama con los hispanos no se debe deprimir por un solo evento. tienen razÓn tienen razÓn? >> si fuera sÓlo un evento, pero aquÍ tenemos a muchos ciudadanos, no es como cualquier otra conferencia. hay una promesa abierta, diciendo que como presidente iba a regresar. tener un diÁlogo c

the souris river is now projected to crest nearly >>> they dodged a bullet tonight in minot, south northa. the damage is already done. >> as the river begins to crest at its highest and most historic levels, it come time for drastic decisions to save another neighborhood in minot, north dakota. the river is flowing more than 50 times its normal speed and has expanded to ten times its size. as it passes through the city, dragging debris downstream for miles away. with manmade levees threatening to fail in the heart of downtown, minot's mayor knows how dangerous that is. >> everything we're looking at is in jeopardy. if this goes, everything goes in this whole area for several blocks up, several businesses all of broadway. we either hold this duke, this whole temporary duke or we lose it all. >> one thing that could make that fear a reality is a walkway that has become overrun by the rushing flood waters and wedging its way into the levee's side. what is incredible about this small bridge is it's eroding the dike which could flood hundreds of businesses and homes behind it. >> here's the p