from ukraine, as fears grow about retaliation. back-to-school spending skyrockets. cbs janet shamlian talks to a single mom struggling to check off her preschooler s supply list. i would probably put it around $50 to $75. reporter: and it s not complete. it s not complete, no. this is the cbs evening news with norah o donnell, reporting tonight from new york city. o donnell: good evening to our viewers in the west and thank you for joining us, as we start a new week together. tonight, millions of americans in the southwest are under flood warnings, after monsoon rains drenched communities across parts of six states, north texas getting worst of it. the dallas-forth worth area, suffering from a months-long drought, was pummeled with more than nine inches. that s the second heaviest rainfall in the city s history. it was the equivalent of a summer s worth of rain in one 24-hour period. floodwaters rushed through the streets, submerging vehicles. and, we re learning t
of their vehicles, break the windows and then just swim to safety in the dark. you can also see here police, first responders helping them get to higher ground. dallas fire rescue has responded to more than 180 water related emergencies. consider this, an entire summer s worth of rain fell on dallas in just hours, as much as 10 inches since sunday. one driver said her car got stuck in just minutes, and then the threat was not just on the roads. a woman woke up to knee-deep water flooding her apartment. she had just moved in. a lot of her stuff ruined. cnn s senior national correspondent, ed lavandera joins me from dallas. what are you seeing? reporter: victor, as you ve laid out, it s been a brutal morning/overnight here. this is a neighborhood in southeast dallas county. this has been some of the hardest hit areas where in some places i ve seen local weather reports say some people have received 10 inches of rain in less than 24 hours. that is the kind of rainfall that you
ukraine as fears grow about retaliation. back-to-school spending skyrockets. cbs janet shamlian talks to a single mom struggling to check off their preschooler s supply list. i would probably put it around $50 to $75. reporter: and it s not complete. it s not complete, no. this is the cbs evening news with norah o donnell, rank tonight from new york city. o donnell: good evening, and thank you for joining us as we start a new week together. tonight, millions of americans in the southwest are under flood warnings after monsoon rains drenched communities across parts of six states, north texas getting worst of it. the dallas-forth worth area suffering from a months-long drought was pummeled with more than nine inches. that is the second heaviest rainfall in the city s history. it was the equivalent of a summer s worth of rain in one 24-hour period. floodwaters rushed through the streets, submerging vehicles, and we re learning tonight, a woman was swept off a bridg
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