On his familys ultraconservative fundamentalist beliefs. Women required to be subservient to their husbands and encouraged to have as many children as possible. Tonight, were going to take you inside the quiverful moment. But i want to begin with those flash floods that killed at least 27 people and spread destruction from texas and oklahoma all the way into northern mexico. 13 are missing. Thats in hays county texas. Cnns Annika Cabrera live for us there. Im going to begin with you, annika. You got a cans to see one of the hardesthit areas in texas. What was that like . The devastation here is remarkable don. We are hearing from residents that the water rose so fast and with such force, it was like a tsunami hit. Now that the water has receded, you get a sense of just how far up the water came. You can see the river just beyond that tree down below at the blanco river, which rose about 30 feet in about two hours. And as we drove into the heart of the devastation, we saw home after hom
Carter says iraqi troops were not outnumbered or outgunned, they just did not put up a fight. Hear much more from the defense secretary his sell full comments to cnn in a moment. There is some resist taps to isis iran around ramadi now. We are told some tribal fighters and Shiite Militia are joining iraqi troops in trying to slow down the terror groups march toward baghdad. The capital is only 65 miles from ramadi. Also today, a shocking look at what isis fighters are doing in the cities that they conquer. The Reuters News Agency is reporting isis killed 400 people all n civilians in the ancient city of palmyra, a city of 50,000 people that isis took over on wednesday that number of executed people comes from the Syrian State News Agency who heard it they say from survivors. U. S. Defense secretary Ash Carter Says he is very concerned about iraq and clearly not happy with the Iraqi Military which the u. S. Government has trained, equipped and left in charge of the countrys security. Ca
Are missing, more than 1,200 homes have been damaged or destroyed. Along the southeast coast the danger is rip currents. Lifeguards have rescued hundreds from the water. And today one notable waterspout in Fort Lauderdale. Mark straussman has more on that. Underwater tornado. An reporter beachgoers withle smart phones recorded this frightening moment of a waterspout that made landfall. It pushed an inflatable bounceh house end over end on Fort Lauderdale beach and tossed it 20 feet in the air. Er three children were hurt, one b seriously. Up and down Floridas Atlantic coast, the national weathera service issued red flag warningsl of rough surf and rip currents that created dangerous swimming conditions. Lifeguards have rescued more than 400 people since sunday. Three men have drowned. One yesterday, two more today. People waving and the lifeguard out there, and then two much them went out thenk three of them then four. And i think they were getting stuck. Reporter these patrol official
Of the fifa management were arrested at a luxury hotel. Theyre in switzerland for the organizations annual meeting. The suspects face extradition to the United States where the u. S. Justice department is looking into allegations of bribery, fraud, and Money Laundering that has gone on for more than two decades involving more than 100 million dollars. Just a little while ago we heard from the u. S. Attorney general, loretta lynch. They were expected to uphold the rules that keep soccer honest and to protect the integrity of the game. Instead, they corruptioned the business of worldwide soccer to corrupt the business and enrich themselves. The u. S. Department of justice is intending to end these practices to root out corruption and bring to justice the people involved. And why is it being carried out here in the United States . Reporter well wolf, this is an investigation that has been going on for about three years now. And it really began with an american a top official at fifa who w
The grip of isis. And the spying trial begins for an american reporter in iran. The u. S. And washington calling the case absurd but for jason raison his future hangs in the balance. Lets talk live in the cnn newsroom. Good morning. Im carol costello. Thank you for joining me. In houston, a river runs through it. Believe it or not this used to be a freeway and not a waterway and it flows right through the nations fourth largest city this morning. Houston is virtually cutoff. Floodwaters swallow interstates and major roads. Schools are closed. Public transportation is shut down and the worst may be yet to come. Six people are dead in texas and in oklahoma. 12 people still missing. Thats just from one small area west of houston. Just outside austin in hays county as many as 400 homes swept off their foundations and washed away. Many of them with the people still inside. So lets begin our coverage in hays county with cnn meteorologist jennifer gray. Good morning. Reporter good morning to