westside highway for us. ginger? reporter: we have already seen 2 inches in just 30 minutes south of tucson. that flash flooding and the watch is on from las vegas to tucson. that tropical moisture from the gulf of mexico and the pacific converging there. in that flow, that will be with us for a few months. something to note tonight. also damaging winds possible. 60 plus miles per hour from parts of the northern plains and into the northeast, and you can see 2 inch per hour rainfall rains already in pennsylvania today. all those red boxes, flash flood warnings and the excessive heat warning for st. louis and kansas city. midweek is the worst, david. ginger zee with us tonight. ginger, thank you. in the meantime, overseas tonight and to new developments in the case of baby charlie at the center of a tug of war. now an american doctor beginning his evaluation of 11-month-old charlie guard. abc s james longman from london tonight. reporter: today, charlie s family got the chance t
columbia to help, there are still neighborhoods like this one that have yet to be touched. many families are waiting it out in packed hotels if they can find rooms. survive the storm. reporter: the hampton inn is a gathering spot for displaced families like george and marianne and their dog shep. so this is where you re going to spend christmas. yep. we spent christmas and our anniversary here yesterday. 23 years. we got to spend it in a motel. reporter: charlie s family is making the best of it. everyone is having a tough time. we still don t have power. but we don t care, we re together! reporter: grateful to have some place warm to stay even if it s not home. john yang, nbc news, east lansing, michigan. dylan drier is here to sort all this out. christmas day forecast, lots of problems it seems still. it s going to stay cold. the winds are going to pick up in michigan, too. we could see gusts 25 miles per hour.