john bel edwards / (d) louisiana "we have road closures all across south louisiana. the water is dangerous in terms the clothes on their backs. sot - resident (no super) "we tried out the back door, there were spiders. we tried out the kitchen, there was a snake. so then we fought through that. we finally got in the car, tried to leave, but we couldn't." kenneth moton oncam close: president obama declared louisiana a major disaster. the weather is improving but the rivers continue to rise. water levels are not expected to recede for two more days. kenneth moton abc news washington. right now a criminal is on the

it's not going to add much to the flooding but the last thing people in south louisiana want to see.ng. we're going to break this window. >> deadly floodwaters prompted a state of emergency across south louisiana. >> get my dog -- >> her dog -- >> get my dog -- >> got your dog. >> massive flooding claimed the lives of least five people devastating entire communities which are now under water. >> this car is under the water. >> that's as high as i've ever seen it. i've been in this area since 1983. >> tens of thousands have been forced to evacuate theirs homes. this rescue of a child remind many of hurricane katrina's horrific aftermath a decade ago. >> these are all my neighbors that ended up a good dose of this can't happen reality. it can. >> reggie wade has lived in the baton rouge area for 20 years. >> i've never seen it get on this yard above the car port. and the car ports are all under water along with the entire house. >> the louisiana national guard has deployed almost 2,000 soldiers to assist local first responders with search and rescue efforts. and with more than 24 inche

((nia wong)) >>> evacuation orders are still in place for south louisiana during this weekend's historic flooding. the coast guard has rescued more than 50 people from rooftops, cars and trailers in the baton rouge area. at least three people have died.... there was almost a fourth victim. rescuers found a woman and her dog stuck in a sinking car in baton rouge they managed to pull her out as the car filled with water. officials say more rain is in the forecast and flood watches through today. /// ((nia wong)) >>> let's take a look at our own weather here in the valley. where record breaking heat continues to dominate our forecast. keely breland let's us know if the heat is going to let up before going outside. what to expect. heat continues. near record highs early this week. unsettled weather returns this week. possible thunderstorms later this week. ........................ pretty quiet throughout the southwest. arizona had some moisture to the east of us for today. it's going to be a sunny hot day in the valley. ........................ air quality today... ozone is moderate, but dus

this an ongoing event, we still have hundreds of road closures around south louisiana. roads that had been open are now impassable. butt to i'm asking for people to remain patient and through this. the damage surreal.... we knew it was going to be bad, but we didn't think it was going to be nothin' like this. ((scott mclean)) >>> the louisiana department of transportation & development shared images of their tour of the baton rouge area on sunday afternoon. reporting live from baton rouge ((michelle mortensen)) >>> back here in the valley ... we're experience some record highs. ((brian loftus)) >> yesterday we hit 1-11--- tying the record from 2002. but continued exposure to these high temps can put people at risk for heat related illenesses. and it's something the homeless in our area are constantly battling with. ((david hammond, homeless "a lot of water, a lot of wet rags, a lot of shade and hopefully you get a good breeze and if not, you're going to pay the i nothing nice.")) ((rick hollis, homeless "we had a friend die of dehydration recently up on the strip but yo

. >>> in south louisiana there is a state of emergency due to historic flooding. about 7,000 people have had to be rescued due to the problem. >> reporter: volunteers went door to door rescuing people treen kell rains left -- torrential rains left people stranded in their homes. >> reporter: more than 5,000 people are are are calling shelters like these their home. >> when i woke up, was five feet of water in my house said the thought of -- rayln said the thought of starting over is haunting her. hundreds of drivers were stranded on one interstate for more than 24 hours. >> it's crazy >> reporter: in the midst of devastation there has been acts of kindness. strangers helped this man pull his truck from fl the state handed out more than 700 sandbag as as more rivers and creeks are expected to burst their banks in the coming days >>> turning to campaign 2016 vice president joe biden with join hillary clinton on the campaign trail for the first time tomorrow. the two will came pain the battleground of pennsylvania. head to our state for two dates. he will go to fayet

more than 20 rough proof drenched south louisiana over the weekend, leaving entire communities under water. >> one of the weather casters said it's like a tropical event, like a hurricane without the wind. >> reporter: the deluge stranded thousands of residents, leading to rescues in the air and on the ground. crest in the coming days, causing even more flooding. this morning air boats were still being used to rescue stranded residents. since the water started rising, volunteers have pitched in. more than 40,000 homes and businesses here are without power. don champion, cbs news, declaring a disaster in parts of louisiana. there are fierce the flooding could get worse because more rain is in the forecast. >>> agencies from across the country are pitching in to help those affected by flooding. the group is sending several volunteers to louisiana to help with response efforts. they're going to help open shelters, provide meals and comfort to people who have lost their homes. >>> wes, looking at the >> more than 2 feet, all right? so when you're measuring rain amounts in feet, you know

.>> is all across south louisiana. it has presented tremendous challenges. >> reporter: he is one of thousands in need of federal aid money. from the air the homes look like islands. many residents scrambling to safety, the coast guard used boats and helicopters to rescue 20,000 people. you just do not understand. water is one of the worst there is. >> reporter: the water continue -- continues to rise. they hope more help will arrive soon. >> more on the flooding devastation. that is more on >>> we want to go back to our big story. a family up in the high country was traumatized after it dps stop. >> reporter: a family vacation quickly turned dramatic for he and his seven-year-old daughter. >> the officer yelled at her and said, do not move and stay down.>> reporter: the dps it changed the didn't -- the demeanor on how the trooper approached the car. he posted his account to facebook claiming that the officer demanded he rolled down the window and get out of her car different with out of the car with his daughter insid

back in the white house after he spent yesterday walking through devastated neighborhoods in south louisiana ... urging victims to apply for recovery will require more. (president obama) "federal assistance alone is not going to be enough to make peoples' lives whole again, so i'm asking every american to do what you can to help get families and local businesses back on their feet." ((kirsten joyce)) >> 115 thousand people have registered for emergency assistance . volunteers are helping them sort through the few things they might be able to save./// time now is.... with demetria. ((demetria obilor)) watch out for a crash at us 95 and 215 in the northwest. the southbound 95 off-ramp to south rancho is closed for project neon. you can exit at mlk or valley view. back to you!/// >>> the son of las vegas city mayor pro tem steve ross, shane morning 27- year was arrested last week after police say he robbed two fast food restaurants and a walgreens... all within 15- minutes of each other. metro says he's also responsible for at least 7 other robberies. we're told he said he needed the money to c

officials say more rain is in the forecast and flood watches are up across south louisiana through today. ((nia wong)) >>> let's take a look at our own continues to dominate our forecast. keely breland let's us know if the heat is going to let up before going outside. what to expect. heat continues. near record highs early this week. unsettled weather returns this week. possible thunderstorms later this week. ........................ pretty quiet throughout the southwest. arizona had some moisture yesterday, still a slim chance to the east of us for today. it's going to be a sunny hot day in the valley. ........................ air quality today... ozone is moderateu ..................... our dayplanner for this sunday. looks like hot lunch for everyone. ((nia wong)) presidential election both candidates continue to push each other to release tax returns. we'll take a look at that coming up on 8 news now the valley's news leader./// "you're watching the valley's new i'm catherine cortez masto and i approve this message. it's a simple question. in washington, has congressman joe heck been

. >> i'm stefan chase alongside russ bowen, eel war anderson having it rough and also down south, louisiana. with all the flooding. >> really puts things in perspective. we were talk about how hot it was. we will see a break in that today. >>> let's start off with your forecast. >> it's 75 degrees right now. this is a live picture from the raleigh durham international airport. you can see a breakup in the clouds but not a lot to see that beautiful sunrise that we saw yesterday. still don't expect it to be that bad. official sunrise happens after 6:30 this morning. so i want to show you these. we're looking at showers just back to the west of person county. so it looks like portions of person county will see that light shower move through. mecklenburg county can't rule out a shower or two for you over the next, say, half hour or hour. >> we'll watch the changes throughout the rest of the morning. >> let's get to the temperatures. 70 in henderson. feeling pretty nice. 74 in durham. 76 in lillington. also in the mid-70s around degrees. so here's a look at what you're planning for your day ahea

space and we will talk >>> of the rain has stopped for now but the destruction is widespread in south louisiana. emergency crews are still trying to reach people trapped in their homes, cbs4's john champion has the latest on the deadly floods from hard-hit baton rouge.>>reporter: homes are barely visible after historic flooding across southern louisiana. volunteers with both rescued people left stranded in their homes including this family in baton rouge.>> i did not this. >> hundreds of drivers who try to evacuate ahead of the flooding have been stuck on interstate 12 since saturday and state police airlifted food and water to them. speak it is crazy and we never experienced anything like this and hopefully we when i have to do it again. >> the governor of louisiana says even though the rain has stopped in some areas the situation is still very dangerous. >> the waters will continue to rise in many areas and so this down. a >> flooding is also paralyzed travel in the region, roads and highways are underwater and close to causing backups like this. the governor says more than 7000 people have b

"the people of south louisiana are in his thoughts and prayers and the federal government will be a solid partner." the federal government has already declared a major disaster in four parishes following widespread flooding. ? ? ? the best way to get together, is with the treat you make together. hey, honey? yes, dear? you're washing that baked-on alfredo by hand,right? yes, dear. dish issues? cascade platinum... powers... through... your toughest stuck-on food. so let your dishwasher be the dishwasher. a quick check on all the sports highlights from this past weekend. and we begin... with rio. as athletes keep making history. we start on the mat.... where gymnast "simone biles" became the first american to win gold on the olympic vault sunday. her score of 15 point 9 easily beat her two opponents... and it wasn't even biles ?best performance. biles now has ?three gold medals at these games... and has a good shot at winning two more. she has the beam final today... and the floor exercise final on tuesday. biles is already the ?reigning world champion in both events. that would give biles

rains along the south central gulf coast, over a thousand people rescued in historic flooding in south louisiana. now that storm system is headed our way. it's arrival and effect on >>> numerous areas in louisiana under a curfew until of a.m. after residents -- 6:00 a.m. after residents deal with record flooding. just look at that. we were just talking about this, and our producer said this system could actually be impacting us. >> yeah, this is a part of country that sees hurricane land falls all the time, and see flooding, but for them to set records like this it's incredible. the chances of a flood like that happening there, once in a thousand years. and we too have a threat of some flooding ohio. flash flood watches until 8:00 p.m. sunday, and i wouldn't be surprise if many of the counties are dropped early or the number of counties reduced. we're just not seeing much in the way of rain fall overnight, and the rain tomorrow should be scattered enough to really make the flood threat minimal around northwest ohio, but -- northeast ohio, but the weather service is keeping them up overnight. loo

officials say more rain is in the forecast and flood watches are up across south louisiana through sunday. omar villafranca has the latest from louisiana. start at :14!!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 banks. banks.(sot governor john bel edwards)this is unprecedented. we don't have records to see who all is going to be impacted.(nats rain)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 fl. flooded.(sot paulette short/flood victim)our house is gone under, our pets, our nder back there.in jeanie holmes' neighborhood the water is knee-deep. she's still trying to recover from flooding five months ago. (sot jeanie mcandrew holmes) the pictures you can't 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.omar villafranca, cbs news, covington, louisiana.

officials say more rain is in the forecast and flood watches are up across south louisiana through sunday. 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 da

today president obama travels south to visit flood damaged communities in south louisiana. >> here'something we have not said. there's low humidity and temperatures making for a fairly comfortable morning. >> say it again wisdom martin, stay again. >> good morning thanks for joining us i'm maureen umeh. >> i'm wisdom martin. >> back to school time for our kids. accepted us pictures #fox5firs #fox5firstday. erin como, weather, traffic, gary mcgrady, gary, 69, not bad, people are talking about chilly and cold and all that silliness. i'm not feeling cold. >> i'm not naming any names. you know, i heard something in my ear and i had no idea what the voices in my head were about which is normal for me. 69 in town now. 6 there's 50s frederick and 50s martinsburg and 50s our friends out in winchester too. it's a little chilly out. hagerstown westminster anybody right now in the lower 60s you could drop off a little bit. maybe touch upper 50s. just so you know. little on cool side. fredericksburg 68. low humidity will do this clear skies, tends to take temperatures down a little bit. that's t

south. louisiana got more than two feet of rain over 48 hours.and more storms are expected this week. steve and pam? a federal appeals court has banned the department of justice from prosecuting medical >> britteny: debt and the san jose then we see lots of sunshine into the afternoon of course the fog will return once again thursday night and thursday and as we approach to the whole region 92 san jose 97 livermore. 74 oakland. and then we check your sunday forecast coming up and 50 minutes. . >> pam: the bigger ruling today and a case putting california against the federal government and what it means for those being accused of breaking the law. >> steve: that ruling orders the department of justice to prove state laws were broken before continuing with federal criminal prosecutions. this affects 10 pending cases in california and washington. even though marijuana remains illegal under federal law.congress last year barred the d-o-j from spending money to prevent sales of medical marijuana. now trail judges have been ordered to conduct hearings to determine if prosecutions can contin

is how most streets in south louisiana look like today after people work to clean up after historic floods. president obama will visit louisiana tomorrow. >> the disaster has killed at least 13 people and damaged around 60,000 homes. >> reporter: across southern louisiana, roads are lined with debris as the scope from the catastrophic flood becomes more clear each day. destroyed most of kathy edmonsons home of nearly 30 years. what have you lost here? >> virtually everything. virtually everything. >> reporter: the number of damaged homes jumped to more than 60,000 this weekend, and businesses are also feeling the brunt of this disaster. this has got to be so hard to see. >> this is pretty much our building right here what you're looking at. >> reporter: alvin watts business like many others in the historic antiques district is in shambles. he is managing to clean up by himself. >> we're doing it ourselves, no fema, no government, no nothing. >> reporter: forcing people to register for fema assistance, a one week total the act city hasn't seen since superstorm sandy. some places are still u

south.... a state of emergency remains in effect in louisiana. historic rains have taken out entire communities and forced tens of thousands of people to ask for rescue. here you can see all of that rain on 13 first alert desert doppler... as abc's kenneth moton reports -- the waters are still sot - shawnte jordan "i just wanted to get out." incredible images of flooding coming out of louisiana and extraordinary water rescues caught on camera. natsot - "i need help, please help me." this woman in baton rouge pulled from her sinking car just in the nick of time. nats - more than 30 inches of rain in just a week triggered historic flooding and a state of emergency. at least 6 people are dead. 20,000 people rescued from the rising waters. sot - gov. john bel edwards / (d) an unnamed storm it was historic levels of rivers, and creeks rising, and i will tell you that we've not seen anything like this in the past." the us coast guard is in the air making daring high water rescues. the louisiana national guard is on the ground but more than 200 roads ar

eight deaths are now attributed to the storms and flooding in south louisiana. the latest death confirmed in east baton rouge parish where was found. flood waters are recreeding in many parts of louisiana today while they are continuing to rise in many others, the water draining into the gulf of mexico. you're taking a look at some of the aerial views. just heartbreaking when you get up close. he says while more than 20,000 people have been rescued, more than 8,000 are staying in shelters but that number is fluctuating as people arrive and leave the shelters >> in calmer today. this is two days after the shooting of a black man. ten people were arrested there. it might be helping that they started enforcing a strict 10:00 p.m. curfew for anybody under 18. felony counts of perjury, seven other misdemeanor counts of abuse of power. kane faces seven years in prison. she plans to appeal. >>> a man is arrested for starting the extremely destructive clayton fire in northern california. 40-year-old damon pashilk facing 17 counts of arson now. this fire has destroyed 175

. >> reporter: it's a reality facing so many. 20inches of rain drenched south louisiana over the weekend, leaving entire communities under water. >> one of the weathercasters said it's a tropical event without thousands of residents, leading to dramatic rescues from the air and the ground. the water level is dropping and there's concern further downstream that waterways could crest in the coming days causing even more flooding. this morning, airboats were still being used to rescue stranded residents since the water started rising volunteers >> my wife might disagree with that statement. >> 40,000 homes and businesses are without power. con champion, cbs news. >>> swimmers left a party early sunday morning and robbers posing as police pulled them over and demanded that they get down on the ground. >> i was like we didn't do anything wrso getting down on the ground and then the guy pulled out his gun and cooked it and put it to my forehead and said get down. >> they lost their money and wallets. no one was hurt. at first, olympic officials denied the incident. >> i can tell you from ryan

more than 20-inches of rain drenched south louisiana over the weekend leaving entire communities under water. >> the weather cast said it's hurricane without the wind. >>reporter: it stranded thousands on the ground. even though the water level is dropping in some parts of baton rouge, there's further concern that water ways could crest in the coming days causing even more flooding. this morning, airboats were still being used to rescue stranded residents since the volunteers have also pitched in. more than 40,000 homes and businesses here are without power. don champion, cbs news, baton rouge, louisiana. >>> loop 101 near 64th street has now reopened. cars moving past an accident. as we told you off the top of this newscast, a rollover accident caused in that area. traffic slowly moving but still a major backup. a man ejected from the car after driving the wrong way on the ramp. >>> firefighters in northern california are battling a fast moving wild fire that has now destroyed more than a hundred homes. this is about 90-miles north of san francisco. home after home consumed by fire ye

today -- the heads of homeland security and fema -- touring the hard-hit areas of south louisiana. president obama -- getting daily updates on the response to the flooding. but -- he is not planning to cut short his va because the white house says -- it would cause a disruption in the recovery efforts. blue cut fire continues to burn within southern california. current acres burned is over 30,000 acres with only 4% containment as of this morning. smoke might billow into the valley in the morning creating elderly, and folks with respiratory issues. if the smoke does settle in the valley early friday, it should be clear by the afternoon. weather on friday will be pretty typical for the date. high in las vegas will be at morning temperature sitting at 82. skies will remain sunny with a few clouds in the afternoon popping up. rain chances will be just to east of town, mainly across the state line. winds will be fairly light through out the day. our rain chances will pick up again, though small, into the weekend with highs staying near normal values for this time of year. partly cloudy

vice presidential nominee mike pence -- is planning a visit to southern -- inside the henderson south louisiana -- not by professionals -- but by neighbors. heroes -- caught on camera. and survivors -- thankful to be alive -- share what they plan to do next. plus -- squatters take over a family's home -- while they're on vacation. why the invaders aren't facing for over 300,000 nevadans, social security means a secure retirement. but in washington, congressman joe heck supports privatizing it... turning our savings over to wall street... and risking it on the stock market. heck's plan means billions more in fees for wall street. and they've donated over half a million dollars to his campaigns. those numbers speak for themselves. joe heck is a threat to a secure retirement, in washington. afscme people is responsible for the content of this ad. tonight -- after he's pulled from this burning car -- just seconds before it explodes. driver crashed into the lamborghini, sending it into a lightpole and splitting the car in two. bystanders -- quickly jumping in -- to rescue the driver. no word on his

. >> reporter: the head of homeland security will tour damage from the historic flood in south louisiana today. the fight to protect downstream communities from the water that already flooded the baton rouge mississippi national guard helicopters have been dropping massive sandbags to control the flow. in places with new flooding, like the town of moropaw, crews used boats to check on people still in their homes. not far away in the town of sorrento, the mayor estimated about 75% of the land in his town is under water. >> my house probably has five feet. >> we found it just like >> reporter: in baton rouge, where the water has already receded homeowners like deidre johnson are starting the cleanup process. she says it's overwhelming. >> i know it's material things and you can always get them back, but it crushes you because you feel like you're violate. >> reporter: for yet another night, curfews were in place in some hard-hit areas. don champion, cbs news, baton rouge, louisiana. >>> for the first time, the united nations is admitting its outbreak in haiti. tens of thousands were sicken

as people in south louisiana start to dry out..... their flooded belongings. tonight-- construction crews are accused of damaging... some local homes. they're working on a sewer project... that stretches across a major portion of the valley. and... after finishing one section... homeowners say.... something stinks. < rita hickey: they shook me out of bed at 7:30 in the morning. rita hickey says the shaking rita hickey: i thought we were having an earthquake. so i ran out and they were drilling out there. about, was happening here, right in front of her house. she took these pictures, that show "las vegas paving" working on what's called the "paradise-whitney interceptor." it's the county's largest sewer line expansion project in history, and covers 13 miles, with 3 different contractors working on it. rita watched workers digging, and pumping water out of this hole, over several months. much water out of the ground, the dirt has got to settle. she says this crack appeared in her wall, after construction in her neighborhood ended back in january. so did this cr

million towards flood relief. 20,000 residents have been displaced by heavy rains in parts of south louisiana. in a statement to cnn, she called the situation heartbreaking, and encouraged others to help out meant. >>> lightning lit up the night sky over new york city last night, and a photographer was ready with his camera. he snapped these amazing photos from across the hudson river in new jersey. trending, go to welcomes and we'll see you tomorrow morning for good morning las vegas from 4:30 to 7:00. >> coming up later, four back to back episodes of the real oneals. >> that's our news for now. we hope to see you again later on for action news live at 11:00. >> thank you for joining us, "inside edition" is next. since 1961, pearle vision has provided the neighborhood with expert eye care. that was dr. stanley pearle's vision and we still proudly carry on his legacy. today, doctors like lisa hamilton perform eye exams that can help detect diabetes. because we care for you... and your eyes. this is genuine eye care, in your neighborhood. >>> supergranny. run over by her own car. can you belie

but a long road ahead for people in south louisiana. >> let's hope they get help fast. thanks for being there. joining us on the phone, the man we just heard from in jennifer's report, the mayor president of baton rouge, kip holden. thanks for being with us. first of all, what is your biggest concern right now, the biggest need? >> right now it's still making sure people are adequately sheltered, making sure that we are watching and still checking to see what happens to the water. for example, this afternoon, we had to send fire and rescue people out to an area that had been under water for all of these days to check homes to make sure no people are left in those homes. there are a multitude of things going on. we are trying to prioritize those and still deliver the service to people in shelters as well and get people food. >> all the rescue efforts, just incredible to see not only by first responders, trained first responders, but also civilians out there in boats rescuing people. the residents who have been evacuated, how are they, where are they right now? what kind

fell in the baton rouge area today. 60,000 homes have been damaged after a week of flooding in south louisiana. 3,200 people are in shelters tonight. more than 30 million in federal housing funding has now been approved. >> t going away any time soon. national institutes of health say the virus could, quote, hang around the u.s. for another year or two. the gulf coast of the united states is the most vulnerable to zika. mosquito-born virus has been found in two florida neighborhoods, the first state where health officials determined mosquitos were transmitting zika. >>> decision 2016, and donald trump's new campaign team has a very busy week ahead. rally in akron, ohio, tomorrow night. today the rnc chairman and his new campaign manager hit the sunday talk shows to tout how well their candidate did this past week. not only visiting flood-ravaged louisiana. hillary clinton is leading in most battleground polls. >> so what we're trying to do this week is get an assessment of where we are state by state. our state directors, field staff, data operation. find out where they think we need. >> new c

officials say more rain is in the forecast and flood watches are up across south louisiana through tomorrow. ar crews reached a woman just as floodwaters swallowed up her car near baton rouge, lawns and found her dog under the water. in lafayette, officials say more than 100 roads are cutoff as rivers and creeks overflow their banks. >> this is unprecedented. so we don't have records that we can go back and see who all is going to be impacted? >> reporter: the national guard made countless rescues including homes across southern louisiana have been flooded. >> our house is gone under. our pets, our horses, everything is gone under back there. holme's neighborhood the water is knee-deep and she is still trying to recover from flooding five months ago. >> pictures you can't replace and they are in the big green rubbermaid from last time. i have never put them up. >> while some homeowners are waiting to survey the damage, holmes says omar villafranca, cbs news, coveringtown, louisiana. >>> difficult see those pictures of that massive flooding in louisiana. >> it was that low-pressure system th

. >> the national weather service says the system that drenched south louisiana has moved into texas,here's still danger fresh floods as swollen rivers drain. >> drew tuma has the accuweather forecast. >> summer not nopephone rainfall. it's nope for intense heat but today, a little bit of a break with minor cooling that happened this afternoon. taking a look al live doppler 7. right now we have fog along the coast and away from the coast, sunshine. i want to take you into the fire in lake county are gusting near 20 miles-per-hour out of the west, very typical, and then they will pick back up, switching to the east at 11 to 15 miles-per-hour. doppler not only has the great capability of seeing the moch from -- smoke from the fire and can slice through the plume and see how high it is rising. it's estimated it's just over 10,000 feet from the fire. so likely this smoke will disperse and create hazards in terms of air quality. the big story around the immediate bay, minor cooling. less than five degrees. does feel better with the sea breeze kicking in. outside, live look showing you fog

to the south, louisiana, you have concerns of flooding and also heat advisories to the north. what could become a tropical storm i heading towards puerto rico could affectthe the virgin isla direction. willoughby watching after 5:00 with the cold front 9:00 o'clock that could become severe tomorrow evening by friday s no storms. it will be linkedin 's cult will most important discoveries in space in recent memory. >> details of a planet that has scientist in earth giddy with excitement. the discovery in space. >> that and more in this editio of the update with natalie herbickat. this point.only takes responsibility for that attack. tesla putting more power in its electric cars, ceo elon musk says the new version is the quickest production car in the world goes from zero to 60 in 2.5 seconds it has a new 100-kilowatt hour battery pick that extends its range to 350 miles from the current 275. starts at $134,000. this is story of scientists in europe confirm it discovery of an earthlike planet that's near the closest store outside of our solar system and could have a life support

the historic flooding in south louisiana is keeping kids out of class. schools in east baton rouge parish won't reopen until after labor day. many of those kids' parents are still salvaging what they can of their homes and one louisiana lawmaker wants to charge even re who rescued hundreds of others, while their own homes flooded. a loosely-organized group that call themselves the cajun navy worked to rescue flood victims using their own boat. and those volunteers cleared out entire neighborhoods. a state senator now wants to train and regulate and charge fees to those volunteers. he says it is a liability problem, if untrained, unregulated teams, are working as emergency rescuers. so many of those people are >> yes. >> that doesn't seem right, does it? >> so much video on the internet, people being so grateful that they came to their aid and i don't know if now is a time to charge a fee. they are volunteers again. >> yes. >>> 5:41 right now. sports authority stores unfortunately closed. but the name lives on, on that stadium. but the broncos finally got

. >>> more thunderstorms moved through the deep south, louisiana. last week's historic floods killed 13 people. 60,000 home were damaged. manuel bojorquez is there. >> reporter: at this distribution center in baton rouge, national guard troops have handed out more than 4,000 meals and 7,000 bottles of watt tire flood victims. >> water is like emptying out the stores with water. >> reporter: there is no watter around unless you look for it. >> yes, water, water, water. disaster revealed more and more each day. the number of damaged homes jumped to 60,000. applications top 100,000. troops are not only providing relief supplies, but also, in some cases, comfort. the troops say as long as they have supplies they will be here. president obama will be here tuesday to see the devastation and offer condolences and support. eat lane. >> manuel bojor kwuchlt ez, thank you. >>> kelly ann conway and steven bannon are in. paul manafort is out. >>> dean reynolds has the story. and donald trump's eventual nomination. >> the campaign is focused. the campaign is mov

. >>> today president obama heads to south louisiana after storms caused major flooding, evacuations, and more than a dozen deaths. the trip comes with some controversy, especially when it comes to the timing. cbs's don champion has the latest on the president's visit and the recovery effort. >> repr: before flying to baton rouge, louisiana. widespread flooding is blamed for at least 13 deaths. clean up is under way, but clearing all of the debris will take months. recovery will take years. >> we want to come back home, we can't. >> reporter: the flooding damaged or destroyed 60,000 homes, and more than 106,000 federal aid. >> we don't know what we have to do. >> reporter: people want to the president for help. beyond financial assistance, a call for outside volunteers to help with the massive clean up effort. 80% of people in louisiana do not have flood insurance. >> i don't know what they are going to doment they need assistance, they need money from fema, we need attention. >> reporter: the visit follows a stop by donald trump on friday, nominee criticized the president for not cut

this an ongoing event, we still have hundreds of road closures around south louisiana. roads that had been open are now impassable. butt to i'm asking for people to remain paie we're going to get through this. the damage surreal.... we knew it was going to be bad, but we didn't think it was going to be nothin' like this. ((kirsten joyce)) >>> right now.. we want to get a check on your >> sherry swensk is here with that. rain even starting back on friday. ........... the rain is calming down a become lighter...but the damage is done. ................... and back here in the desert the one-teens are continuing. .............. today will still be hot and you need to keep drinking water. temps right now still in the 90s. ............. cooler as the week goes on. ((sherry swensk)) roads doing? ((demetria obilor)) right now, metro and clark county fire are on boston avenue, which is off sahara and lamb at the scene of a house fire. at flamingo/lindell. <<< >>> ((demetria obilor)) >> back to you./// ((michelle mortensen)) >> it's been two months since the down. the monaco towe

south. louisiana, flood water withes reached record levels. emergency officials say more than 1000 people were rescued including this incredible moment in baton rouge where a man pulled a woman and her dog from the car. >> get my dog you now. i will go down. and here, here. and i got the dog. she's gone. >> no, no. she can't be. we'll get dog. that is incredible. mississippi feeling the effects of releaseless rains. and the rivers are are breaching the banks after downpours. alabama could face a similar situation as storms travel oast. will carr has the latest. >> it is a historic sdaefrt. louisiana is in the state of america tonight. neighborhoods are swamped by water and cars are swept away. and roads and interstate are shut down and areas have received so much water that residents were trapped and had to be rescued by boats and helicopters. and the national guard and coast guard and people will private boats are pulling them out of the water. take a listen. >> as of right now. well over a thousand people rescued not only from their homes bu

. >> reporter: meanwhile residents across south louisiana still picking up the damage a week after floods damaged parts of that state. officials now saying an estimated 60,000 homes are damaged. >> rob, we're tracking some weather on the east coast tonight? >> it's raining in new york city. this is the same brought the severe weather in the midwest. now the front is sliding through the i-95 corridor, with rain and thunderstorms and gusty winds. the heavier stuff across the del marva peninsula. this will end as we go through the evening, and cooler air behind that. but heavy rain in south texas, 6 to 9 inches of rain in some spots. and there are flash flood watches as the storms roll off weather in the pacific northwest, but difficult conditions for firefighters there with the wind. over two dozen fires burning in the west tonight. tom? >>> and a fast-moving fire, the chimney fire, creeping up about two miles away from the famed hearst castle. it's already burned more than 20,000 acres. and the blue cut fire, now more than 83% contained. hundreds of thousands of residents have been un evac

flood waters have shown little mercy on south louisiana. torrential rains over the weekend, left entire neighborhoods, under water. from the air, the coast guard plucked people from the tops of their houses on the ground, the national guard picked up people stranded in high water in all the governor says emergency workers rescued more than 20-thousand people in the state i'm gonna be ok, i just hope everybody else gets safe. this morning, waking up in shelters. films like the twilight saga were shot here at celtic studios. overnight, flood victims were bussed to soundstages here to spend the night. (alvin )i'm just going to take one day at a time. alvin mccrory showed up pushing a cart of his belonging. he was rescued by boat from his flooded home. (alvin mccrory/flood victim ) "you'd turn your back for a second and it started raining again and you've got more water" major highways like were even stranded on the road for more than 24 hours. (sot) its very crazy. we never experienced anything like this. hopefully we wont have to do it again

. >> reporter: meanwhile residents across south louisiana still picking up the damage a week after floods damaged parts of that state. officials now saying an estimated 60,000 homes are damaged. >> rob, we're tracking some weather on the east coast tonight? >> it's raining in new york city. this is the same system that brought the severe weather in the midwest. now the front is sliding through the i-95 corridor, with rain and thunderstorms and gusty winds. the heavier stuff across the del marva peninsula. this will end as we go through the evening, and cooler air behind that. but heavy rain in south texas, 6 to 9 inches of rain in some spots. and there are flash flood the severe thunderstorm warning is in effect for the area until 6:15. for the rest of us a dust storm until 7:00. this is where you see the dark greens and browns working out. i will go ahead and try -- dry it on the map for you. this is weather radar is showing than arcing and that's with a dust storm is. it is continuing to push off to we are going to watch it hit scottsdale and paradise valley continuing to push through t