understand why people are so concerned about this. the flooding caused $2 billion in damage in nashville alone. the nearby cumberland river cresting at 19 feet, and it damaged the famous old grand opry house. and destroyed parts of the opryland hotel. parts of it 10 feet under water. martha: tens of thousands of homes and businesses have no power after storms tore through the state of michigan. they knocked down power lines and trees that were damaging home and cars. 80,000 customers had no electricity. i was on my back porch. it rained for 10 minutes and i heard this crash. that s all i saw was a tree. martha: the national weather
has died of cancer. he was diagnosed a year ago. he was one of the best people let alone one of the best broadcasters in sports. as the gulf coast grapples with the flood of oil, tennessee has been blindsided by a fatal natural disaster a flood. rescue, recovery and the emergency federal response continues. 29 people dead in tennessee, mississippi and kentucky. 19 in tennessee alone. after a weekend record-setting rainfall caused flash flooding of the cumberland river cresting 12 feet above flood level. that followed 14 inches of rain. a two-day record for the nashville area. rescuers expect more bodies to emerge from muddy flood water. but at least the waters are now receding. police were able to evacuate some from a tent city of homeless people. they are bracing for the possibility of finding bodies there as the water ebbs. authorities fear finding fatalities in remote areas. the fire chief saying we hope it is not a large number.
his family, his wife didn t speak much english. his daughter played with my daughter. you how an american success story ended in terrorism charges. heartbreaking scenes in nashville as flood waters start to inch their way down. some of the thousands of people who fled their homes are returning to mud caked floors and soggy furniture. other neighborhoods are still under water. cnn s martin savidge live now from nashville. you know we talk about the cumberland river cresting and starting to recede but there is still an awful lot of water in nashville, if you would, describe the scene in that city today. well, you re right, tony. the water is going down. this is the cumberland. you can see it s rolling by at a pretty good clip here today. it s gone down. it s gone down actually a number of feet, three feet, they claim. as a result of that, that means most of the tourist areas in the city of nashville have been recovered, so to speak. power s out in the heart of the city. probably be
broadcasters in sports. as the gulf coast grapples with the flood of oil, tennessee has been blindsided by a fatal natural disaster a flood. rescue, recovery and the emergency federal response continues. 29 people in tennessee, mississippi and kentucky. 19 in tennessee alone. after a weekend record-setting rainfall caused flash flooding of the cumberland river cresting 12 feet above flood level. that followed 14 inches of rain. a two-day record for the nashville area. rescuers expect more bodies to emerge from muddy flood water. but at least the waters are now receding. police were able to evacuate some from a tent city of homeless people. they are bracing for the possibility of finding bodies there as the water ebbs. authorities fear finding fatalities in remote areas. the fire chief saying we hope it is not a large number. authorities and volunteers in fishing boats have been rescuing residents and tourists. 500 people were rescued from the windham resort alone.
let alone one of the best broadcasters in sports. as the gulf coast graples with the flood of oil, tennessee has been blind sided by a fatal natural disaster a flood. rescue, recovery and the emergency federal response continues. 29 people in tennessee, mississippi and kentucky. 19 in tennessee alone. after a weekend record-setting rainfall caused flash flooding of the cumberland river cresting 12 feet above flood level. that followed 14 inches of rain. rescuers expect more bodies to emerge from muddy flood water. the waters are receding. some were evacuated from a tent city of homeless people. they are bracing to find bodies there as the water ebbs. authorities fear finding fatalities in remote areas. the fire chief saying we hope it is not a large number. authorities and volunteering in fishing boats have been rescuing