two sisters, such a tough story, two sisters, they were pulled by the strong winds as their mother held on to them to try to save them. both of them passed away. just amazing. one of the preachers this weekend in oklahoma, in moore, said this was not an act of god. this was an act of nature. god is not mad at you. absolutely. really a good way to put it into perspective. the torrential downpours around san antonio, texas have claimed the lives of three people. a teenage boy and two women were swept away by floodwaters over the weekend. one woman drowning as firefighters struggled to rescue her. 10 inches of rain came down in a matter of hours. floodwaters rose as high as ten feet in some roads. crews rescued more than 200 people from their cars. and their homes. and an antonio should get a break from all that rain today. but as for the rest of the country. let s take a look. a big section of the nation won t be doing much barbecuing today at all. expect a lot of wet weather a
good as you understand afternoon. i m craig melman. you re watching msnbc politics and here s what s happening now. there s no doubt they ll bounce back, but they need help. president obama tours moore, oklahoma less than a week after that ef-5 tornado devastated the city. also, how not to handle scandals. we re going to break down what the white house and the gop should and should not do. from homeless to head of the class. we ll meet graduate chelsea fierce and talk to h pierce a became a valedictorian while living in a homeless shelter. president obama visiting moore, oklahoma. just moments ago he talked on the ground about the resolve of the people of moore, oklahoma.
some more details about that bridge collapse in mt. vernon washington state this weekend. you remember the bridge on i-5 sent two cars and two people into the freezing water below. luckily all three survived. authorities are still investigating what went wrong, but today they say an oversized truck too tall for the bridge caused the collapse. and check this out. the fresh prince is back. i love it. that s, of course, will smith singing the fresh prince of bell air theme song. he s on a british late night show this week. the two are then joined by jazzy jeff and alphonso rivero who played carlton. no word on whether carlton danced. president obama back in moore, oklahoma again, getting a firsthand look at the damage from monday s deadly tornado. tuesday the president will head back to the jersey shore to assess that area s recovery from
fire station number 1 greeting the first responders and thanking them for their fast and efficient response. without them, the death toll could have been much higher. they were able to get in quickly and rescue a lot of people. and also at the fire station, he s meeting with several of the families who lost loved ones in this tragedy. as you know, 24 people died in this disaster. nearly 400 were injured. 1200 homes were destroyed and 12,000 others were damaged. it s going to be a long road to recovery here in moore, oklahoma and people here are glad that the federal government is here to help. charles, you know, i left you there in moore a few days ago, so i know you ve been on the ground, you ve been talking to folks. when i talked to you yesterday, i think we spent some time talking in terms of logistically folks putting debris out to the road, the government stopping by in the next few days to pick that up. in broad terms, what are we going to be seeing over the next few days or t
take a listen. people here pride themselves on the oklahoma standard. you know, what governor fallin has called being able to work through disasters like this and come out stronger on the other side, and that s what we ve been seeing this week. let s go to nbc s charles hadlock who is on the ground for us in moore. charles, what else did the president say and what has he been saying to folks on the ground when he meets them? reporter: the president told the group when he arrived at plaza towers elementary school that america has their back. and i think that s the message people want to hear here, that they are not forgotten. that s the biggest fear. fema is here now, but in the months to come, maybe they won t be around. but the president today assured them that the agencies will be here, the government will be here to help people through this disaster, craig. we saw president obama speak to reporters there at the elementary school. what else has president obama been up to on t