This is the cbs evening news with scott pelley. Pelley this is our western edition. The floodwaters in louisiana have started to recede, but the death toll is rising and the danger is far from over. The flooding is blamed for at least six deaths. More than 20,000 people have been rescued so far, and more than 2,000 homes have been damaged. This was one of the more dramatic rescues as the water swallowed this car. The driver screamed im drowning, and david fong jumped in. My dog shes gone. No, she better not be. Pelley david fong comes up with driver and dog. We have more on this disaster now from Omar Villafranca in baton rouge. Reporter from the air its hard to find dry land in southeastern louisiana. Tangipahoa parish just east of baton rouge is covered in several feet of brown water. Sergeant paul meeker of the Louisiana National guard took us on a searchandrescue mission in the flood zone. A lot of People Choose to stay until the power goes off. Reporter the National Guard pulled m
Election, and in the middle of a fierce showdown for swing states, donald trump is making bomb shell Election Fraud allegations. Telling an audience in pennsylvania the only way he could lose that state come november is if Hillary Clinton cheats. We have to call up law enforcement. And we have to have the sheriffs and the Police Chiefs and everybody watching. Because if we get cheated out of this election, if we get cheated out of a win in pennsylvania, which is such a vital state, especially when i know whats happening here, folks. I know, she cant beat whats happening here. The only way they can beat it in my opinion, and i mean this 100 , is if in certain sections of the state they cheat. Okay. Joining me to talk more about this is cnn investigations correspondent chris frates. Chris, what kind of evidence did donald trump present to that audience to substantiate that claim . He didnt provide any evidence of any kind of cheating in pennsylvania. Thats not unusual when he makes these
Pelley this is our western edition. It hit hard, it hit fast, it hit with an intensity we hadnt seen before. Those are the words of fire chief mark hartwig describing the wildfire in San Bernardino county, california, that has forced a mass evacuation. The runaway fire exploded overnight, torching more than 30,000 acres and an untold number of homes. Nearly 83,000 people have been evacuated, 34,000 homes are in the path of the fire. Tonight, carter evans is on the fireline, 60 miles east of los angeles. Reporter massive flames tearing through miles of dry brush, unstoppable. This is the nightmare wildfire chief mike wakoski has always feared. In my 40 years of fighting fire, ive never seen fire behavior so extreme. Reporter unprecedented, they say, the result of five years of drought. Powerful winds are driving the fire directly into desert communities, consuming local landmarks and homes. That building totally gone. Reporter after home after home. It looks like it just incinerated eve
EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH - The catastrophic flood of 2016 showed local drainage problems in the capital area. In response, the City-Parish has made a big investment in clearing out the parish waterways. Significant progress has been made up to today.