this is still an emergency situation. we are in search and rescue mode. again, that count is going to continue to go up and we don t lose this many people in flooding. it is a real tough one. rescuers are working around the clock. the national guard from kentucky, tennessee, and west virginia are lifting hundreds from the floodwaters. more than 600 already. washed away roads and bridges adding to the already very complicated recovery efforts. cnn s evan is at a command center for the research and rescue efforts. how are they coordinating what, is going on? reporter: well, hi, fred, when they say command center, they mean a place people gather. this is a parking lot of a shopping center here in jackson, kentucky, that is in the middle of where the floodwaters happened and behind me agencies are coming from all over the country, all over the state to work to try to help find people who might be trapped or still need help in the floodwaters and they re also working with a
police say a single gunman with an ar 15 type rifle fired upwards of 70 rounds from a rooftop into the crowd. the suspect now in custody charged tonight with seven counts of murder. apparently a young nobody with a history of posting violent images online. they had encounters in 2019 one involving a reported suicide attempt. the other after a family member told police he said he was going to quote kill everyone. they took 16 knives at that time. we won t show his photograph or use his name. we ll tell you what we know about the peoples whose lives he took. a lifelong member of the north shore congregation. where she served as an event coordinator. before that a preschoolteacher. local shopkeeper says she always brought a smile and a hug and a beautiful ray of light. jackie was 63. nicholas had come from mexico to visit family in high land park. father of eight, granddaughter told us he loved fishing and painting and walks with his family. according to the times he was sitti
police say a suingle gunman fired 70 rounds from a rooftop. the suspect in custody charged with seven counts of murder a young nobody with a history of posting violence online. police say they had two encounters with him in 2019, one involving a reported suicide attempt, the other after a family member told police he said he was going to quote kill everyone. they confiscated 16 knives at that time. as always, we ll not show his photo or use his name but we ll begin telling you what we know about the people whose lives he allegedly took. jackie was lifelong member in israel where she was an event coordinator and had a smile and hug and beautiful ray of light. jac jackie was 63. nicholas came to visit family in high highland park, he said he loved fishing, painting and walks with his family. according to the times he was sitting in a wheelchair. another grand daughter told the times we brought him here to have a better life. he was 78. 35 and 37-year-olds were at the parade
they say disturbing posts and videos were discovered on social media. there are questions tonight about why no red flags were raised, possibly stopping him from legally buying at least five guns. alex perez and pierre thomas are standing by. we re also learning more about the seven people killed. their names made public late today. the 78-year-old grandfather, the beloved wife and mother, dedicated to helping her community. and the financial adviser who at 88 was still taking the train to work in chicago every day. the dead and wounded range in age from 8 to 85. president biden ordering flags lowered to half staff. also tonight, more than 40 million under threat of severe storms from montana to the east. damaging winds, very large hail and a new flood watch just issued. news tonight about wnba star brittney griner s hand-written letter to president biden. pleading for hlp while on trial near moscow. the white house is now out with a response. overseas tonight, russia
about why no red flags were raised, possibly stopping him from legally buying at least five guns. alex perez and pierre thomas are standing by. we re also learning more about the seven people killed. their names made public late today. the 78-year-old grandfather, the beloved wife and mother, dead kated to helping her family. and the financial adviser who at 88 was still taking the train to work every day. president biden ordering flags lowered to half staff. also tonight, more than 40 million under threat of severe storms from montana to the east. damaging winds, very large hail and a new flood watch just issued. new tonight about wnba star brittney griner s hand-written letter to president biden. the white house is now out with a response. overseas tonight, russia solidifies its hold in eastern ukraine, but at a huge cost. ukraine s military now braces for a renewed russian assault in the region. rudy giuliani and senator lindsey graham are among seven or former p