here. this washington post story is unreal. i thought i felt i was reading it. it felt like a movie script like a screenplay. incredible reporting. we re going to tell you all about it. if you re just waking up with us this morning because this is about those leaked documents and who it was online that leaked them. young person named o g. o g. and then there s a teenager involved, and it involves like a social media gaming site. it s a lot you want to stick around for this critical for national security, so we ll get into that. we re glad you re with us. caitlin s on assignment, so let s start with the five things to know for this very busy thursday, april the 13th a federal appeals court, partially blocking a texas judge s ruling on the abortion pill, mr preston, it means the fda approval of that drug still stands for now, but other limitations have been put in place more than that. in a moment, complicated story. we re going to break it down for you and this we were just ta
thunderstorms here and in many other parts of south florida vehicles submerged and this video shows a person swimming down a flooded street. weather forecasters are calling the rainfall in some areas of broward county, one in 50 year rainfall event some other places are seeing even more extreme rainfall, possibly up to 20 inches of rain. that would be at least one in 200 year rainfall event all this, according to a cnn analysis of precipitation statistics from the national oceanic and atmospheric administration. on wednesday evening, officials in fort lauderdale asked residents to avoid driving or traveling to or across the city. in a news release, they told residents quote public works staff are clearing drains and operating pumps to mitigate the water as quickly as possible. the ford lauderdale hollywood international airport was a drenched mess for many travelers
otherwise i would still be at the office right now. in new orleans a dozen of the city s drainage pumps aren t working. that they need to keep the city dry. teams are clearing drains and parts of jefferson parishes, new orleans and st. bernard, more than 1,000 families forced to leave their homes. one of the greatest threats to this storm is not necessarily interior rain, but storm surge. reporter: billy rost is leaving tonight. he s moved everything off the ground. you don t know what the surge is going to do. if you don t pick it up you lose it. this is like a gamble. reporter: three feet of storm surge and he s fine. six feet, he loses everything. he s expecting five. you can only do so much. you can t run from water, baby. reporter: the storm has already killed. at least 11 dead in nicaragua, and eight in costa rica. dozens more missing after mudslides washed away homes and steve joins us live tonight. steve, you were telling us those pumps can pull out an inch of r