its decision. one governor says he won t comply. i ll talk with florida governor rick scott about why his state is ignoring the health care ruling. and super guppy has landed. carla, the hologram, is ready to help you. and chicago has a new taxi law for your stomach coming up in cross country. it is sunday, july 1. good morning, everyone. so glad you re with us. i m randi kaye. we start this morning with a state of emergency. strong storms are being blamed for at least 12 deaths across the east and into the midwest. people killed by downed trees and loose power lines. three states have declared emergencies virginia, west virginia, and ohio. at last count, around three million people were without power. and in indiana, lightning may be to blame for this scene in noblesville. two you do pinellas countys were badly damage two duplexes were badly damaged. no one was injured. storms, fire, and extreme heat. karen mcginnis is in the severe weather center. good morning
lives, i cannot tell you, i was reporting in one town, and it still a big issue in the campaign. but in the small towns in south carolina and i ve been around in the countys that had 12% unemployment, the economy matters and it may matter more than religion or other issues, republican voters in south carolina identify as social and conservative republicans, but the economy, you know, it s tough. there are pockets of real prosperity in south carolina is, right around the capitol, amazon has a big distribution plant and to coast in charleston, you have most of the state hurting though. and they want somebody to fix that and it may actually over ride some of the social and religious concerns. that being said, there s still a lot of confusion over that a
earlier they met with u.s. troops and top military commanders in the country. the death toll has risen from the floods that devastated tennessee. emergency officials say 23 people were killed an a they have 42 countys that are considered emergency areas. and the damage has been tallied at more than $1.5 billion. here s jacqui jeras. it s been a week since the floodwaters began to rise. the waters have receded and now we re expecting showers and thundershowers to return to the forecast for nashville. what you see on the radar is no big deal. it won t impact you. tomorrow we have a storm system that s developing in the southwest and make its way toward the plain states and we ll see more widespread showers and thunderstorms. we don t think it will be too big a deal in nashville, but