Good wednesday morning. We begin with breaking news. The same weather system that spawned deadly tornadoes is taking aim at other states and causing serious flooding. Well take a look at the radar. A huge portion of the country expected to get a lot of rain today. People in the south are seeing the worst of it overnight. At least one person is dead in the Florida Panhandle from the flooding. Torrential rain and dangerous lightning pounding that area. New video overnight showing highways and roads, turned into rivers. And take a look at these pictures from pensacola. This one shows a car dealership with the water reaching the hoods of some of the vehicles. And this one, also from pensacola, shows a burger king surrounded by floodwater. You see the water reaches up to the bottom of the windows of that restaurant. And theyre just starting the long Recovery Process in the states where twisters touched down. At least 35 people have died in the severe storms from arkansas to tennessee. The a
About. Weve pivoted from the Severe Weather, because thats still an issue, to the flooding. There is massive flooding going on right now in the florida panhandle, from the alabamaflorida border all the way to just outside pensacola, massive flooding. Weve got video from i10 in florida, where there are literally hundreds of cars stranded on i10 right now. Vivid lightning. Upwards of 5,000 lightning strikes per hour. Folks are stranded there. There are reports of Rushing Water across i10 with no relief in sight. They will not be able to get out any time soon. Wilson, north carolina, there have been really strong rescues going on right now because people have been trapped in trees and homes. The same thing going on in pensacola. You can see right now, look at this, standing water, big problems. Wilson, north carolina, they have been dealing with this. Folks have been rescued from trees, from their homes. There are also high water rescues going on in homes right now in the ascambia county,
This morning on the kron 4 morning news. Strong words from the nb hisa in response to the racist remarks from Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling. Well tell you about all the other punishments sterling is now facing. Our top story this morning strong words, and swift action from the nba in response to the racist remarks from the owner of the Los Angeles Clippers. Donald sterling now banned for life from the National Basketball association. But the punishment does not end there. Nba commissioner adam silver called it a painful moment for the nba. He says the clippers owner admitted to making the hateful statements on a recordings posted online. These words captured the reaction of many around the world nba coaches, civil rights activists and all basketball fans in general. This was their reaction to the announcment. There was a protest and a rally outside of the Staples Center during the game last night. Many of the protestors happy with the nba commissioners decision. But the on
Three people rushed to the hospital with severe burns after a possible chemical explosion in san leandro last night. Where it happened and how neighbors used a garden hose to help the victim. Temperatures will be warming up today. Some in record territory. Well show you a few of those and how hot it will get today but a big change for the weekend coming up. A bizarre twist to a child molestation case out of livermore. Well tell you how authorities uncovered and alleged plot in which a golf instructor tried to kill his victim. And this morning, San Jose Police are investigating a deadly stabbing. The sad information weve learned about the woman who was killed. Mornings on 2 starts now. Youre looking live at Railroad Tracks in san leandro. The site of a homeless encampment and a Hazardous Materials scare where two people received critical burns last night. In just two minutes, alex savidge will tell us about the frantic moments following the incident and what neighbors did to help. Good
Good wednesday morning. The United States military has joined the hunt in nigeria to help in a kidnapping case thats sparked international outrage. The team will help in the search for nearly 300 schoolgirls taken by a terrorist group. Abcs Tahman Bradley is following the latest from washington. Reporter with unicef reporting that eight more nigerian girls have been kidnapped by the boko haram group, the United States is joining the manhunt. The u. S. Has sent a collaboration cell to nigeria. They accepted our help. A combination of military, law enforcement, and other agencies, who are going in, trying to identify where, in fact, these girls might be. And to provide them help. Reporter three weeks after more than 300 girls, age 15 to 19, were abducted from this school, the Nigerian Government says it has no idea where most of the students are. The failure to find the girls has led to protests around the world. Bring back our girls. Reporter about 50 of the girls escaped. But the rest