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could cause dangerous flash flooding. lee has churned up surf all along the gulf. a body border drowned in texas. mike seidel is in brandon, mississippi, this morning. what s the latest there? reporter: well, i ve got better news here as far as the weather goes. the rain, the heaviest rain has moved on out. we re still getting light rain, but we have this gusty north wind. behind me is the reservoir. this is not the gulf of mexico. look at the wave action. a lot of locals are coming out and grabbing video and pictures of this. overnight here around jackson, eight inches of rain. the total now just over 11. that caused evacuations and numerous water rescues. the heaviest rain, we ll show you now. let s show you the radar and tornado watch area. look at the rain now, northeast of here towards starkfield into alabama. now spreading towards the atlanta metro area. big airport there, busiest in the planet. count on delays today and even tomorrow. possibly into parts of wednesday
into the mid-50s. the sun is up at 6:42. thank you, lisa. thanks for joining us. i m carolyn tyler. a tense standoff continues in el selbrnte it morning. a 43-year-old man is surrounded by contra costa sheriff s deputy. the standoff began last night around 7:00 when deputies were called about a man beating a woman. thirty minutes later the suspect release add woman and three children from inside that apartment. around 10:30 police say the suspect fired shots. no one outside was injured. a sheriff s negotiator has been talking with the man trying to convince him to surrender peacefully. automated phone calls to neighbors advise them to stay inside, lock the doors and windows until this situation is resolved. we will keep you posted on any developments. this morning thousands of people in louisiana and mississippi, without power because of tropical storm lee. that storm has weakened, but its winds and rain continue to pelt the coast. and louisiana s governor has already dec
through a menlo park tech good evening. i m ann notarangelo. the day after an explosion ripped through a menlo park tech research company, officials have identified the scientist who was killed in the blast. the building is now offlimits. an indication of the intensity of the explosion. don knapp is at membrane technology in menlo park. don? reporter: that s right, ann. just a day after the explosion, it still remains a mystery. the building inspectors from menlo park have red tagged the building and cal osha considers it a crime scene. there are red tags on all of the doors of this menlo park building and it will remain through the holiday weekend. an indication of the unknown extent of the damage from an explosion here friday afternoon. a very big boom. just one single boom. that s all i heard. reporter: the blast came reportedly as researcher adrian martin mixed three gases, methane, helium and nitrogen for a laboratory project here at membrane laboratory and resea
with a look at the big waves. hello, kimberly? reporter: the signals of the last hoorah. the people out here today just want to make the most of it. there is a safety warning out there this weekend, as you mentioned. a high surf advisory. the authorities up and down the california coastline are cautioning inexperienced swimmers. the waves are coming in one by one. there are long lulls in between. people think the ocean is calm, they wade in and then get pummelled. as the water recedes, it can create strong rip currents that can carry people out into deep water. keep your eye on the ocean, watch what s coming? you have to pay attention to what s coming out from the ocean. surfers we talked to say they respect mother nature s strength. the waves are the best they ve seen all year. the swell is expected to lose strength but is likely to generate four to six foot waves out here. surfers tell us it s a bit more calm compared to santa cruz, where there have already been a few