and this little boy from the rising floodwaters, just 2 of the more than 20,000 rescued in southern louisiana. the federal government officially declaring louisiana as a major disaster. >> obviously this remains a very flooding, and it remains ongoing. >> reporter: cars submerged underwater. >> i'm going to break this window. >> reporter: dramatic rescues like this one captured all across southern louisiana. >> get my dog. get my dog. >> your dog? >> get my dog. >> reporter: this man rescuing a woman after her convertible sunk underneath the rising waters. interstate 12 a major highway now a makeshift river complete with a ten-mile stretch of abandoned cars. >> as you can see behind me, a lot of the interstates actually flooded. we've been here for about 30 hours now. >> reporter: the national guard moving in to rescue those trapped. more than 10,000 people now in shelters. this woman lucky to escape the floods with her two daughters. >> i just wanted to get out. i'm like, it's not going to stop. once i saw it coming up my steps, i'm like, i didn't plan on it being this high. we got to get ou

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((scott mclean)) over 20 inches of rain fell in southern louisiana in just 24 hours starting late last week and the area is expecting more today. that means the water is expected to rise even more. the massive flooding claiming the lives of five people and prompted a major disaster southern louisiana submerged under flood waters from heavy rains that began late last week. roadways littered with cars abandoned after passengers had to evacuate. thousands of people rescued over the weekend due to the rising waters -- the neighbors started knocking & i started hearing all kinds of noise so i walked outside they were trapped in cars... oh my god i'm drowning we're coming... we're coming and plucked from rooftops of homes it may be some time before the floodwater levels will dissipate. "i want to stress the fact that this is still a significant flood event so nothing has changed from you're in your home and you're in a safe location, that is the best place you should be right now. stay in that location. louisiana governor edwards issuing a state of emergency and receiving federal assistance

the reason so many flood damaged southern louisiana neighbors may never be the same... and the bad news in the forecast for them... thunderstorms in arizona could start increasing the humidity here. sherry tells us about it... still ahead on 8 news now, .. the valley's news leader. ((you're watching 8 news now at noon.)) state's biggest housing crisis since hurricane katrina. the disaster has led to at least 13 deaths. 40-thousand homes in southern louisiana are damaged. many are a total loss. and only 21 percent of them had flood insurance. the national guard is spending the day checking on people still hunkered down in their homes. recovery could be slowed down three and a half inches of rain in baton rouge and there are more storms in today's forecast./// ((brian loftus)) >>> ((sherry swensk)) believe it or not - there is more rain moving into louisiana from the gulf today. .......... some clouds and plenty of sunshine from our rio camera right now with temps approaching 100 degrees around the valley. ............... humidity averaging about 20 percent with pretty li

we've discussed for days about all the problems ongoing in southern louisiana. that was from a low that was literally stuck pulling inhe that low is combined with this front. so notice, it is not raining, at least steadily. flooding concerns and all the water rushing downstream, not to mention we'll see storms today, just not as extensive in coverage and amount as what we saw on thursday, friday and saturday where some areas picked up 20 plus inches of rain. southern portions of illinois up this rides a front and moves to the northeast later today and tonight where we could use some rain. northeast, it's been downright hot. 69 chicago, near 80 at nyc. some location north of us warmer than us here in the sunshine state. 92 here locally. 94 in d.c., 92 in atlanta. it's been downright hot. for us today, low 90s for highs. that's a little warmer than yesterday because ofor sunshine, at least to start out the day. 91 in venice. 91 in clearwater. beach goers, good for you. tropics, it's been quiet. one disturbance we're tracking. this is africa so it's a ways off and

search and rescue efforts continue in southern louisiana due to deadly severe flooding... how many people have had to be saved from their homes. time now 4:xx you're taking a live look outside this morning.. a few showers this morning and again tonight and in between, partl right now . when we might see a feingold: that's my grandfather with a brand new truck. it was one of the first to come out of this plant in 1923. but today, too many good manufacturing jobs are shipped away because of a that will save taxpayer money and help business create jobs here. i'm russ feingold and i approve this message because we don't need an economy that works only for ceos, becoming partly sunny on tuesday with a chance for a few t-storms...mainly at night. highs in the low-to-mid 80s and dewpoints in the upper 60s. thunderstorm chances continue on wednesday with highs in the middle 80s. quiet on thursday with a chance for t- storms fri possible late in the weekend. tuesday: partly sunny with a chance for t-storms, mainly at night. high: 83 dewpoint: 67 wind: se 5-10 mph wednesday: mostly

southern louisiana remains in a state of emergency tonight as crews continue to rescue stranded residents .. (raw- by helicopter .. military vehicles large enough to drive through swamped neighborhoods.. and by boat. this man jumping in to save a woman and her dog as their car was swept away. crews have rescued tens of thousands residents so far .. including .. claire desoto .. her family .. and their three dogs .. de soto says: "i'm heartbroken. i'm heartbroken. it's my home, this is where i grew up. my grandmother and my grandfather and my aunt lived in that house. just trying to cope with it." others still refuse to leave their homes despite repeated pleas by authorities .. vinson says: "any opportunity to get out, whether it be the high water vehicles or boats, they need to get out. this is going to be a long term thing. the river has yet to crest, it's only going to get worse. they really need to take heed and get out at every opportunity they get." more than 10 thousand residents remain in shelters .. area hotels are sold out .. and flooded interstates have snarled traffic .. presid

more than 20 inches of rain fell in southern louisiana in just 24 hours starting late last week... more than 20 more than 20 inches of rain fell in southern louisiana in just 24 hours starting late last week... and the area is expecting more today. that means water levels could rise even higher. already died in the massive flooding... and its prompted a major disaster declaration. scott mclean is in baton rouge with the latest. the sun s shining, but it's spotlighting the complete devastation southern louisiana is experiencing. entire communities submerged under flood waters from heavy rains that started late last week. roadways littered with cars abandoned after passengers had to evacuate. more than twenty rescued over the weekend due to rising waters -- they were trapped in cars... oh my god i'm drowning we're coming... we're coming and plucked from rooftops. it may be some time before the floodwater levels will dissipate. one of the things the weather service told us, because this flooding is so far above anything they ever seen, they can't really model or predict how wide water

xcel energy. >>> developing tonight, oo recede in some areas hit hard by rain in southern louisiana. the high water has forced thousands from their homes. six people died. more than 20 inches of rain drenched many communities over the weekend. >>> two teams of the mile high red cross will help flooding victims as volunteers rescue stranded people. >> i'm so glad you guys are doing this. are you firemen? >> i don't know, my wife might disagree. >> some 25,000 people have been rescued. president obama has declared disaster areas for those hit hardest. >>> an aggressive wild fire has burned at least 4000 acres in northern california. the clayton fire destroyed over 150 homes and businesses over the weekend. firefighters are battling fierce winds and 1000 heat. the fire is only 5% contained. >>> we're learning some parents are putting risk when they sleep. the american academy of pediatrics found many parents are not laying there baby on their back. they are also using crib bumpers, blankets, and stuffed animals which pose a dangerous risk to the baby. some parents also move the baby to

southern louisiana will never be the same. days after record rain triggered catastrophic flooding, parts of southern louisiana are still inundated with water. wednesday emergency teams continued search and rescue missions. parts of livingston perish are only accessible by boat. have you ever seen it like this? >> not this bad. >> reporter: we road along with national guard troops checking on peopl their homes. the national guard looks for two things, barking dogs and boats. people here don't leave their dogs behind and if there's a boat tied to the house, chances are they're still inside. around 3/4s of the homes here are a total loss. an estimated 40,000 are damaged and clean up could be costly. less than 21% of residential >> we actually lost everything in katrina and came here and 10 years later lost everything again. >> reporter: from the ground and from the air, sand bags are being piled up as areas prepare for the possibility of more flooding from over flowing canals. in the mountains east of los angeles, scorching tempe

captured all across southern louisiana. this man rescuing a woman after her convertible sunk under the rising water. interstate 12, a major highway. now a makeshift river. complete with 10-mile stretch of abandon cars. the national guard moving in to rescue those trapped. 10,000 people now are in shelters. in the midst of the disaster, extraordinary acts of courage from flood victims. neighbor helping neighbor delivering water and others passed out food. fema is on the scene and over 1.2 million boughters of water and 750,000 meals have been collected so far. incredible images. we have the opposite. >> it has been dry. and the fire is spreading. there is concern about how hot it will be for the firefighters battling the flame. all the humidity never makes it there until late in the week. we have a return of the moisture. you will notice the drizzle. it is moving into inland east bay neighborhoods. 54 in danville. the cool spot is 60 in antioch. elsewhere, mid-to-upper 50s and san jose and los gatos at 60 and santa rosa we a

southern nevada. ................... heavy rains continue for the deep south and louisiana with gusty winds for southern california............ fire weather warnings are posted in southern california again today. ...... flooding in louisiana continues with more rain.... and now the newest numbers adding up 40,000 homes impacted by the flooding. .......... afternoon and evening. they were gusting to over 35 mph at times. and calm for the implosion. ................ temps hit 108 yesterday - so not quite as hot as we first thought, but still very hot. ............ today will be very close again at 107. then slowly sliding through the week./// <<< ((weather toss))>>> >>> rod stewart could become the next mr. las vegas... the new line of shows he's ahead on 8 news now, the valley's news leader. ((brian loftus)) >>> 8 news now is teaming up with sudden impact auto body, family acura and las vegas rescue those in need. we're joined now with josh govenor with l-v-r-m with more on the effort. ((you're watching 8 >>> coming up today on eight news now at four... the fifth largest school district in the nation... undergoing a reorg

there are flood warnings right now across southern louisiana, including the cities of baton rouge and lafayette. don champion reports from baton rouge. >> reporter: floodwaters have shown little mercy on southeast louisiana. torrential rains over the weekend left entire neighborhoods under water. this morning, 10,000 flood victims are waking up in films like "the twilight saga" were shot here in these studios. overnight, flood victims were bussed to sound stages here to spend the night. >> i take it one day at a time. right now, i'm going to set up, go get me some rest. >> reporter: alvin mccrory showed up pushing a cart of his belongs and was rescued b boat from his flooded home. >> turn your back and in a second, you got major water. >> reporter: major highways like w some drivers were even stranded on the road for more than 24 hours. >> very crazy. we never experienced anything like this. hopefully, we don't have to do it again. >> reporter: a federal emergency declaration was granted to help people in the hardest-hit areas, as the water begins to recede in some places, the state's

floodwaters in southern louisiana. he toured neighborhood s in the parish where baton rouge is located. "sometimes things happen that seem too much to bear but what i want the people of louisiana to know is that you're not alone on this. even after the tv cameras leave. the whole country is going to in their homes and lives are rebuilt. " the president met with people who have lost their homes and businesses during the flooding earlier this month. he assured flood victims the federal government has made their recovery a priority. he also met with elected officials and first responders. the flooding has killed 13 people and damaged about 60 thousand homes. health experts in florida are scrambling to case of the zika virus... this one in the tampa area. they plan to do testing in one neighborhood where a mosquito recently infected a woman. they're already trying to contain an outbreak in two neighborhoods in miami. republican presidential nominee donald trump is now admitting he could be softening his immigration plans.

hard to get your mind around that sort of number. 110,000 people across southern louisiana have registered for federal disaster assistance. 2800 people are still in shelters. louisiana's governor says he asked the president to delay his visit. on rebuilding efforts instead. >>> today a top general expected to testify in the trial of army sergeant bowe bergdahl. >> the judge overseeing the trial said yesterday that general robert abrams must testify about burning letter that he received from supporters and critics. cbs north carolina's emma wright is live in studio to tell us more. >> reporter: general abrams is expected to testify either by phone or in person at the pretrial hearing that's set to begin this morning. defense attorneys are also expected to argue a second senator john mccain affected the case in a negative way. now, according to the report by the associated press, berg call's lawyers say the letters were important because they may have contained leads they could have pursued. bergdahl is expected to be back in court this morning for the second time in as many months. bergdahl

more rain will drench southern louisiana this week after days of torrential downpours. people 10,000 are homeless and staying in shelters. >> around 2,000 homes have already been damaged. the president approved major disaster declarations in several louisiana parishes. that number is expected to climb. more than 20,000 people have been rescued from these rising waters, at least four rivers stretching across southern louisiana and mississippi have reached record highs. >>> around 4,000 people in northern california have abandoned their homes as a the clayton fire has destroyed at least 10 buildings around burned around 3,000 acres. the combination of hot weather and dry brush caused the fire to grow quickly and it's only 5% contained. >>> milwaukee saw more unrest overnight after the deadly police shooting of a black man who officers say was carrying a gun. one person was shot last night. a police officer was injured when protesters threw rocks. the city is under a state of the kilg of 23 smith. he was shot twice by a black police officer. city officials say smith was ho

a week after the worst flooding since hurricane sandy hit southern louisiana. they have a damaged 60,000 homes. they had registered for federal disaster aid. the state said 20 million dollars is already been distributed so far president obama as i mentioned headed to the state tomorrow to see the devastation for himself. jeff is already there. >> liz, what the president will see. use it on television doesn't do it justice. you are surrounded by debris everywhere you look they get no warning. this is not typically a flood area. hasn't flooded in 50 years. nobody got anything out. people wake up in the middle of the night vehicles are lost. all sorts of furniture. these houses are now being gutted down to the studs if you poke your head inside them you see everything totally ripped out. unlike katrina which some of these people winter as well when you have the water up for such a long. of time here came and went quick. so the people are back in now and starting to try to recover but a lot of these people did not had flood insurance. it remains to be seen how the

. >>> today southern louisiana saw more thunderstorms. three inches of rain swamped baton rouge overnight just as neighborhoods were beginning to omar is covering the flood zone. >> reporter: the emotions came flooding back when janice hairline saw the damage that two 1/2 feet of water did to her home. >> i have a 15 foot deep canal behind my house and it was dry the day before. >> reporter: she has insurance to cover flood damage and the contents of her home but says it's still not enough. >> we're going through t and allow the water to come out. >> reporter: 17,000 residents have submitted insurance claims in louisiana. but only 20% have flood insurance. so far, more than 80,000 residents have registered with fema for the natural disaster assistance. the maximum amount given is $32,000. thousands of louisianaens cannot go home yet. flood waters keeping them from keltic studios has been turned into a shelter. >> this is really about making sure people are taken care of and that they're going to be able to have a roof over their heads and

at least four rivers, stretching across southern louisiana and mississippi, have reached record highs. the dade family escaped the flooding on sunday. they have lost everything. >> it looks like an island. things are disappearing. they said that it's going to be raised eight more people overnight. >> reporter: where are you guys going from here? >> i have no idea. >> reporter: we rode along with haves jeremiah johnson and andre who say they rescued around 175 people. >> y'all want to come? all right. >> reporter: what is reaction when they see you pull up? >> just shocked and than them. everything they own is ruined and they feel like somebody is there to help them. you see a look of relief on their face they will get out and get to high ground. >> you all farmers or something? >> no, ma'am. >> reporter: ten,000 people spent the night in a shelter and hundreds of road and highways in this area are still shut down and will remain closed until some of this water recedes. >> going to be a heck of a recovery. thank you, omar. >>> a raging wildfire in northern california this morning has f

. >> dana: not good in southern louisiana. four people have been killed in all of that flooding. president obama declared a major disaster area here. thousands and thousands of their homes here. hopefully the waters will be reseeding there shortly. >> kim: the guy who wants to be the next president in the news this morning claiming that all of us, the media, if we covered him honestly, he would be beating hillary clinton by more than 20 points. >> i'm not running against crooked hillary clinton. i'm running against the media. >> kim: you heard him. he's been saying crooked hillary, now he's plying that to the media and the crooked media is what he's saying these days. he's calling out particular outlets. 23409 just in general is the american media disgusting and dishonest. he's suggest pulling press decredibles for the "new york times." he did pull credentials for the ongoing discussion. however mike pence does say that he favors a free press. >> time to check out traffic on this monday morning and there he is. >> tom: i feel extra pressure to get this right because the media doe

once again we are keeping an eye on conditions through southern louisiana although you can see most of the rain has moved to the of new orleans. they are in for a soaking across the florida straits into the southern part of the state and we will see though showers make it towards us by later on. here is a look at the current temperatures, right now at 80 degrees in tampa and clearwater. st. petersburg with 78. 75 and brooksville. 76 zephyrhills and haines city. plant city, bartow, 79. 76 also in crystal river. the thing worried about is that we have more moisture in the atmosphere to work with today. look at these two points. plant city 79. this is off the charts so it will feel muggy as you head out this morning. should be a good boating day as we reach the high of 92 degrees by later on and yes, you can see showers will fire in the afternoon and lingered to the evening. we will look at that boating weather forecast and also when they will come up in less than 15. >>> how about an update on the election. donald trump running mate governor mike pence will release his tax returns. they

i yanked the dog out. >> more rain is in the forecast for southern louisiana, and there's also concern waterways downstream will soon crashed, causing even more flooding. >>> an armed abduction in a popular resort city in mexico apparently targeted members of a crime gang. up to 12 presumed gang members were abducted by armed men while still burning in an upscale restaurant in porto by arta. the alleged abductors are members of the criminal investigators say no tours were involved. >>> 38 people are infected with the zika virus for mosquito bites in florida. officials are working with pest companies to stop mosquitoes in the miami area from spreading the virus. meantime, a texas resident who traveled to the florida region where zika virus has been most widespread has tested positive for the virus. it is the first case to be linked to travel within the continental u.s. >>> still ahead at 11, controversy over a statue for our fallen soldiers. >> generations of veterans have constitution he has violated. >> reporter: by some say this tribute should be taken down. >>> trash trouble, reside

not much for the folks in southern louisiana where the area of moisture that gave us of sitting, spanning over them. for us, not so bad. showers and storms have moved out and we have mild temperatures, 73 inverness, lakeland, sarasota 76 degrees and 74 currently in punta gorda and brooksville, winterhaven 75, bartow, 72 and looking at 77 clearwater, tampa, st. petersburg 76, 75 mcdill and air force base and also in brandon. today, we low 90s later on. it is going to feel like about 10 the -- 101-105 degrees, steamy with humidity. it will stay to the west basically a tropical system right now and does not have the wind but will sit and spin and bring tons of rain. for us, today, like i said heat index up to 101, 30-40% chance looking at futurecast, high- resolution rapid refresh model, you just initialize the parameters and by 5:00, we will start to see the showers inland and along the coast along the sea breeze front to the south. manatee county, sarasota county will see some showers and things will pull back off toward the west by 8:00 or so we will see more stos tampa bay. 90 the high i

. >>> in this country, widespread flooding in southern louisiana and more likely. the state's governor says more than 20,000 people have been rescued from their homes, and 10,000 people are spending these early morning hours in shelters. hardest hit? the city of baton rouge. many roads are flooded and closed including major senate highways, and as many as five people have died. more heavy rain is likely from l.a. to the mississippi valley river with the danger of flash flooding. showers and thunderstorms across the florida gulf coast. still quite hot and humid in the atlantic coast. showers and thunderstorms from missouri to ohio. >> donald trump looking to get back on message as he lays out his vision for defeating isis. this after trump and his surrogates spent most of the weekend tangling with the media. op-ed that suggests a landslide defeat is possible. it says he's not listening to advice to focus on the issues and hillary clinton, and he's not brushing up on key subjects he'll need to understand as president. it comes after he blasted the "new york times" fo

into the southern portions of louisiana and mississippi. we did have a couple of storms pull through last night. they were very widely scattered. only about 30% coverage. that's what we are looking for today. temperatures have risen nicely. we are at 82 in clearwater. 80 in apollo beach. still holding on in the 70s in brooksville and avon park. international. there is that low pressure. this is what we -- just -- dealing with last weekend. this is what was bringing us all the rain. it's moved out to the west. we will see that heat index for us today. go up to about 101 and then that 30% chance of storms will come later. they will move in from the southeast with the southeasterly winds and then kind of pull off to the north and west. by about seven we could see some of those showers through the peninsula. back in through and pasco. tomorrow looks like we will start things off earlier. about two or so and then the storms will pull through in through the midafternoon and early evening before we finally get rid of them about eight. a little bit

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what you see behind me is what you would see on the streets of southern louisiana. we have seen yard after yard where debris is piled high. many is damaged furniture and in some cases, things hard to replace. new numbers suggesting just over 60,000 homes have been damaged in some way. those are some preliminary numbers, guys. it is important to remember since fema is to begin an official tally of how many homes were damaged by the floods. that will play a significant factor in the funding available. we are in one community where a majority of residents have flood insurance. about 12% of the total homes effected are covered by the insurance. many people here don't have insurance from contents. that's what you see behind me. that is where officials hope the federal government will step up. that is the message, christine and boris, that the president hears. >> thank you, polo. >> on top of the damage, the trouble for louisiana is not over. more storms and flooding weather is on the way for louisiana. karen maginnis. >> as we look at the short-term, we are looking at a

southern louisiana.. at least seven people are now confirmed dead. since friday, more than 20-thousand people have had to be rescued from their homes and cars. many are now in shelters. this is some of the worst flooding the state has ever seen. the rain has mostly stopped. but rivers and creeks in many areas are still dangerously bloated. and new areas are now being hit by flooding. the mood is calmer in milwaukee this morning, after the fatal police shooting of a black man sparked riots. police made six arrests last night. but unlike sunday night, there have been no reports of damage or violence. on saturday, an officer shot and killed 23-year-old sylville smith. police say smith was armed, and did not follow orders to surrender. authorities say police body cameras recorded the deadly exchange. so far, police have not released that photo. and they haven't released video, or the name of th smith. we do know, the officer is 24-years-old, and african-american. he's been placed on administrative duty during the investigation. developing this morning..

>>> the death toll is rising in southern louisiana as flood waters start to recede. >>> meanwhile, severe storms hit the mid-atlantic region. >> i think the last couple days. >> donald trump campaign takes on a much different look after a big shakeup. >> he could hire and fire anybody he wants from his campaign. this is it. >>> incredible rescue at sea. more than 500 passengers evacuated from a burning ship off the coast of puerto rico. >> hey, hey, hey. conner. >> all that. >> you guys are down and it makes sense that there is -- most of them. all of them. >> says who? >> polls. i just told you. i answered your question. >> o which polls? >>> been campaigning with joe biden. unfortunately the down side is when he goes to hugs. >> that is so awkward. >>> on cbs this morning. >> on the track, united states sweep in the women's 100-meter hurdle. >> wallace wins it. it is a u.s. sweep. olympic history. >>> this morning's eye opener is presented by toyota. history. announcer: this portion of "cbs this morning" sponsored by toyota. let's go places. ? >>> welcome to "cbs this morning." norah o'

historic flooding in southern louisiana has killed five people. 10,000 are spending the night in shelters and 20,000 had to be rescued from their homes. swre the details in a home. >> the entire town of lower lake because of a fast moving wildfire about 100 miles north of san francisco. at least ten homes, several businesses and the post office all destroyed. >>> a report of gunfire shut down the jfk airport. two terminals were evacuated. all flights were suspended. there was no evidence of gunshots or injuries. >>> and usain bolt striking again. the ja macon sprinter is the justin gatlin in the 100 meters. those are some of the top stories on this monday, august 15th. >>> from abc news, this is "world news now." >>> the amazing photo that's going viral this morning of bolt in front of everybody else smiling at the camera. >> we begin this morning, though, with the massive flooding in southern louisiana, especially around baton rouge. there's a federal declaration with five people dead. >> the numbers are simply staggering. more than 20,000 people have been rescued from their homes, and 1