only listen to people that i know from the hood that i grew up on. i don t trust new [bleep] reporter: chicago is on pace to rival last year s total of murders. february saw a slight uptick in the number of shootings. it s difficult for the violence interrupters to claim success because there s no record for gunfire that didn t happen. in chicago, mike tobin, fox news. julie: a texas landowner and the federal government are trapped in a web of legal arguments over a spider. the rare critter was apparently discovered on the man s property nearly 30 years ago and declared endangered, but the owner says the land is practically worthless because the restrictions for the spider make it difficult for him to the sell it. casey steegal reports on how the county and the state of texas are taking the property owner s side. reporter: it s where you come to s tape life s distractions to escape life s distractions.
gangs won t listen to them. only listen to people that i know from the hood that i grew up on. i don t trust new [bleep] reporter: chicago is on pace to rival last year s total of murders. february saw a slight uptick in the number of shootings. it s difficult for the violence interrupters to claim success because there s no record for gunfire that didn t happen. in chicago, mike tobin, fox news. julie: a texas landowner and the federal government are trapped in a web of legal arguments over a spider. the rare critter was apparently discovered on the man s property nearly 30 years ago and declared endangered, but the owner says the land is practically worthless because the restrictions for the spider make it difficult for him to the sell it. casey steegal reports on how the county and the state of texas are taking the property owner s side. reporter: it s where you come to s tape life s distractions to escape life s distractions.
unnecessarily restricting use of private property. when you get such a vague and amorphous law, then you put all the power in the hands of unelected bureaucrats. reporter: for years, many republicans have called for reform of the endangered species act, arguing that wildlife advocates can exploit the law to block economic development. but environmental groups contend it still serves a vital purpose. since it was passed 44 years ago, 2,000 species have been listed, only 1% have come off that list. that means we have saved 99% of those see cease from going extinct species from going extinct. reporter: the question is how to produce results we have to incentivize people to take care of it. reporter: all while finding common ground with folks like john yearwood. you know, we ve named the branch heartbreak acres. reporter: casey steegal, fox news. julie: it s anything but child s play. grown-ups behaving badly at a
reporter: another key improvement is here in the city s three major canals. it allows giant gates to seal off waterways and contain purpose powerful enough to fill an olympic-sized swimming pool in four seconds. but even with the $14.5 billion worth of improvements, the tragedy of ten years ago is still very raw for those who live here. and many have take their own precautions. my house is four foot off the ground. i got a hatchet up in my attic and a life preserver. when i leave here god s going to come get me. reporter: the new storm protection system here in the big easy is designed to withstand a so-called 100-year storm. in other words, a 1% chance of happening each year. bres? casey steegal, thank you. the host of a roanoake, virginia tv station s morning
their loved ones and casey steegal is live in dallas with the latest. reporter: the reason we have this widespread flooding event across texas and oklahoma is because of the his to have toic rains the historic rains that have really pelted this region for the last two months or so. the hardest-hit area today, wimberley texas, that s between austin and san antonio. the blanco river crested above 40 feet over the weekend, more than triple its flood stage of 13 feet. raging waters washing away 400 homes there. residents describing how fast the water moved into their homes. i went to bed probably around 11:30, 12:00, and, i don t know probably heard the power go out. wasn t really worried about that but then strange noises from down tears. there was probably down downstairs, there was probably an inch of water on the ground.