cost of pens and papers and notebooks and all of that that went up. back to school sticker shock as inflation sent the price of school supplies soaring. the impact it is having not only on parents, but also on business owners and teachers. how some people in california are making money by having their front yards ripped out. it is sunday, august 21st, welcome to a new week. we re so grateful you re waking up with us. good morning, amara. good morning, boris. happy sunday. and we begin this morning with the extreme weather threat across the southwest and southern plains. more than 12 million people under flood watches. yeah yesterday s search and rescue crews were out looking for a missing person in utah s zion national park. rangers say hikers were being swept off their feet by flash flooding on the virgin river. rescue teams were out in the mojave county area of arizona after rushing water washed out roads and trapped vehicles across that region. cnn meteorologist
we are determined to get a square deal for our people and that is exactly what we will achieve, and the public seem to be right behind us in that campaign. tribal warriors in south africa proclaim a new king of the zulus after a year long family feud. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. security forces are still fighting islamist militants who took over a hotel in the somali capital modagishu more than 2a hours ago. at least 20 people are said to have been killed. sporadic gunfire and loud explosions could be heard into saturday afternoon at the hayat hotel, but details remain difficult to verify. a security official says al shabab militants are still holed up with hostages. anxious relatives gathered outside the hotel, which witnesses say has been partly destroyed. the hotel is popular with politicians and government officials, some of whom are said to be still trapped inside. bbc monitoring s beverly 0chieng has been following the story from
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Joined by former lakers teammate, kobe bryant and estranged wife, Khloe Kardashian and much of her family. Reporter were learning more about what happened inside this nevada brothel where former nba and reality tv star, lamar odom spent several days after and they say he was unconscious and struggling to breathe. He had blood coming from his nose and his mouth along with a white substance. Reporter he was first treated at a nearby hospital and transferred to this hospital where theyre treating it as an over dose. They say he had multiple drugs in his system including cocaine. They searched a search warrant and stay at this point they dont have results from toxicology tests. He gained notoriety off the court when he married Khloe Kardashian in 2009, they reportedly filed for divorce in 2013. Kardashian has been at his bed side since late tuesday. Her mom has been seen there also. Many like all star chris paul, stun fwhiedned by the news. I just want to extend love and support to one of
A computer glitch backs up travellers. And champions of the hard court and more. Early today starts right now. And good morning, everyone, thanks for waking up with us. Former nba star, lamar odom, apparently on a vent lairt ilator is joined by former lakers teammate, kobe bryant and estranged wife, Khloe Kardashian and much of her family. Reporter were learning more about what happened inside this nevada brothel where former nba and reality tv star, lamar odom spent several days after and they say he was unconscious and struggling to breathe. He had blood coming from his nose and his mouth along with a white substance. Reporter he was first treated at a nearby hospital and transferred to this hospital where theyre treating it as an over dose. They say he had multiple drugs in his system including cocaine. They searched a search warrant and stay at this point they dont have results from toxicology tests. He gained notoriety off the court when he married Khloe Kardashian in 2009, they r