0 prevents a heart attack. the news caught many off guard because bush is known for maintaining a rigorous exercise regimen. stark admission from the accused ft. hood shooter on the first dave his trial. acting as his own attorney, the evidence will clearly show that he is the shooter. but he says the evidence would not tell entire story. prosecutors say the army psychiatrist carefully planned his attack on fellow troops and spared civilians. he's accused of killing 13 soldiers and wounding 32 others in 2009. the son of r&b singer usher is in intensive care following a freak descend in a swimming pool. atlanta police say the 5-year-old's arm got stuck in a drain at the bottom of the pool. once the boy was pulled from the water, he was kiven cpr by a contractor working in the home. he was conscious and alert when firefighters arrived. now usher's ex-wife is reportedly seeking custody of their son citing a dangerous for at least a year. cheney's application was there for a decade. the senate candidate blames a clericaleron and she never claimed to be a ten year resident. that's the morning dish of scrambled politics. severe flooding in srn missouri. one person is dead and hundreds of homes have been destroyed. nine inches of rain fell tuesday. the governor called a state of emergency and hundreds were evacuated from the area. for more now on our weather forecast, bill karins. good morning. >> okay. so that town we just showed you, a little boy perished. he got caught in the floodwater. the town north of there is now being evacuated because of flash flooding this morning. one town away. almost the same exact spot. you know, this is just hard to get pictures out of the small towns. it's southern missouri. only 200 or 300 people. the video pictures we showed you on the bottom left of your screen, right on interstate 44 going up through southern missouri, the town of newburg that you see there to your right is the one being evacuated right now because of torrential rain and the river rose four feet in the last two hours. this weather pattern remains in place. there are just thunderstorms from kansas all the way through missouri. kind of an atmospherish squeeze play. cool air to the north coming out of canada, hot air in texas. all that air is being forced up into the atmosphere over the heartland. that's where all the travel trouble will be today. that's where the flash flooding concerns are. yes, there's a chance of scattered storms in the east including philly and d.c. garden variety summer storms. what's happening in missouri is like epic, torrential, we feel horrib horrible. >> we'll keep an eye on it. straight ahead, the story of a sinking ship and the man who saves his dog first and then goes back for his wife. plus, the donald is about to get his hands on one of washington's most historic landmarks.