Tropical storm cindy is bringing heavy rains, strong winds, and the risk of flooding to the gulf coast. Its expected the make landfall overnight along the texaslouisiana border and head north. As much as nine inches of rain is expected. Some places could get more than a foot. The storm is already blamed for at least one death. Today louisiana followed mississippi in declaring a state of emergency. David begnaud is in gulfport. David . Reporter anthony, where we are tonight, the biloxi river has overtopped its bank. You can probably hear, but the water is flowing enter areas where it should not be going. People have been told, dont drive through this. This is how you die. Also near the beach, folks have been warned, stay out of the are you aware. Surf because a tenyearold boy died today near the waters edge. As Tropical Storm cindy nears landfall along the Southeast Texas coastline, heavy rains and high surf are causing flash flooding along the gulf coast. People have been warned stay a
Down the wave. This is the cbs evening news. Mason good evening. Im anthony mason. Does the Trump White House have a nixonstyle recording system . For 41 days, the president kept us guessing after putting out a tweet that suggested he might be recording conversations, or at least those he had with thenf. B. I. Director james comey. Today, we got the answer it was a bluff. And it all began withw comeys claim and the president s denial that mr. Trump had asked comey for a pledge of loyalty. Julianna goldman is at the white house. Reporter President Trump returned to where he started the controversy twitter, writing, i have no idea whether there are tapes or recordings of my conversations with james comey, but i did not make, and do not have, any such recordings. His admission came nearly six weeks after he tweeted fired f. B. I. Director james comey better hope that there are no tapes of our conversations before he starts leaking to the press lordy, i hope there are tapes. Reporter the p
With a little rain activity today. Okay . So it is kinds whatever we have to deal with sometimes on a friday, even, looks like it is going to maybe be moving in to the philly area right around the time lots of folks are getting on the roadways, so of course we are keeping an eye on it, if it does affect the morning commute. Here is storm scan3, showing the showers, and some thunder activity now moving toward the nations capitol. It will be moving into baltimore here probably in the next hour or so. Again, it will be tracking northward giving us the chance for some showers or rumble every thunder here this morning, then more pop up shower and thunderstorm chances as we go through the afternoon and evening hours, today waking up this morning to temperatures in the 70s across most of the region. Warm, and also muggy start to our friday. We will see dew point already into the 70s, it will remain on that humid side of things, all the way through the afternoon. Here is our day planner for us
No laughing matter. Will ferrell under fire for his plans to play Ronald Reagan suffering from alzheimers in a new film. The former president s family in an uproar. What they are saying this morning. And good morning, america. Happy friday. What a morning it is here in times square. We are kicking off the finale of our huge wedding event. Its huge. Final touches under way as you can see. The countdown is on for the big finish to our 24hour marathon 100 weddings in one day and it has been an incredible event. Look at elvis there. Yes, absolutely and were calling it our wide world of weddings. Taking place all over the globe. Right here youre about to look at a ceremony in south korea just moments ago and so much more of our celebration coming up and some very big surprise guest, as well. A lot of surprises this morning. I hugged one of our surprise guests this morning. It was very nice. Were excited about that. A lot more to come but first we want to get to the big headline this morning
Inside his compound. And what investigators had already discovered beforehand. Good evening. And we begin this thursday night with the frightening scene playing out at a tv station in baltimore today. A man walking in, telling people he was wearing a bomb. You could see him sitting inside the tv station, wearing among other things, a surgical mask there, and claiming that his vest was full of explosives. This went on for several hours. Then, s. W. A. T. Teams moving in and opening fire. All of this playing out on camera. You will hear the gunfire. But we have chosen not to show the moment he was hit. Abcs senior justice correspondent Pierre Thomas on the scene for us. Reporter the terror starting at 1 20 p. M. A man enters the lobby of the Baltimore Fox affiliate, claiming he has a bomb. He comes face to face with a Security Guard, jourael apostolides. And what did the device look like . Leading to other grayish areas on his body that could potentially be explosive. He had a metal deto