seen in more than 70 years. parts of tennessee are underwater and people in the memphis are obeying more than 1,000 evacuation notices. the mississippi is supposed to crest in memphis nearly 14 feet above flood stage on wednesday. so far, eight states have been impacted by the historic flooding from the river which meteorologists say will take through zwryou know to recede. a high profile visitor. bill cosby toured parts of alabama hit hard by last week s tornado outbreak and comforted victims and got a look at the damage. the largest tornado outbreak ever recorded killed at least 327 people. at least four women died in syria on saturday when government thanks and troops trooped stormed into villages along the mediterranean. residents of one town formed a human chain to block security forces but witnesses say they opened fire. this after violence erupted at
leaflets of the evacuation notices, for their safety and for the security of their property, we strongly suggest that people heed those warnings. well, if you had that law right now, sir, would you use it? i think in some areas we probably would. at this point, one more thing here. no deaths or any injuries associated with this flooding or any people missing. how is that going as far as the human toll? well, very fortunately we had no reports of injuries and certainly no reports of any fatalities at this time and, obviously, we re hoping that won t occur. mr. bob nations, again, with shelby county. sir, we appreciate the time. we know it s a busy time for you guys. we appreciate the update. good luck to you. thank you, t.j. the killing of osama bin laden we ll head back to now. that has been a major story this week and a triumph for the u.s. military and a triumph for the white house and also proving to be a political triumph. yes, some politics involved
neighborhoods and towns with flood levels we haven t seen in more than 70 years. parts of tennessee under water. people in the memphis area obeying more than 1,000 evacuation notices. the mississippi is supposed to crest in memphis, nearly 14 feet above floot stage. that will happen on wednesday. so far, about eight states have been impacted by this historic flooding which meteorologists say won t recede until the end of june. mississippi and louisiana have yet to feel the full brunt of the flooding, and jacqui jeras is checking the severe weather. first, why is this swelling going on with this river? well, a lot of different reasons. it started in the winter with the really heavy snowpack. so everything melting up up north of the river, then we had a ton of rainfall that fell on top of that in the month of april. in fact, somewhere between 400% to 500% of what they normally would see at that time of the year. so too much rain in a short
it is hit and miss you know how those bands go. today police went door-to-door to make sure everybody had received evacuation notices because the state s governor warned once the storm hits folks who decided to stay are pretty much on their own. we have extensive team fox coverage throughout the night. rick leventhal on the east end of long island in montauk. monitoring the storm, first jonathan serrie in north carolina. i m told the winds are come and go? reporter: they are indeed. the winds are picking up and continue to pick up at a slow, but stable pace. you said it was hit and miss as far as the rain that is so true. the radar shows the rains moving into some of the outer banks here where we are in kill devil hills, we ve only experienced a few sprinkles. let me show what is happening here with the surf. we ve been experiencing powerful surf all day that continues to build.
it is hit and miss you know how those bands go. today police went door-to-door to make sure everybody had received evacuation notices because the state s governor warned once the storm hits folks who decided to stay are pretty much on their own. we have extensive team fox coverage throughout the night. rick leventhal on the east end of long island in montauk. monitoring the storm, first jonathan serrie in north carolina. i m told the winds are come and go? reporter: they are indeed. the winds are picking up and continue to pick up at a slow, but stable pace. you said it was hit and miss as far as the rain that is so true. the radar shows the rains moving into some of the outer banks here where we are in kill devil hills, we ve only experienced a few sprinkles. let me show what is happening here with the surf. we ve been experiencing powerful surf all day that continues to build.