Nine people are dead and thousands trying to escape the floodwaters. At this moment, a curfew is beginning for columbia, South Carolina, the state capital hardest hit, nearly 20 inches of rain falling in just one day there. 1300 National Guard troops and First Responders have been rescuing hundreds at this hour nearly 500 interstate highways and roads are closed in the state. Firefighters came to the aid of this family trapped in their apartment. The roads impassable. Floodwaters have been trampling the cars. Martin savidge is joining us nearby. Reporter thats right. We are not showing you some of the massive in this area because just before we set up, emergency crews came running up and saying that there had been a breach in this dam and we had to flee. Its not only high water, its high anxiety in South Carolina. Desperate days. A man in columbia clings to a tree as floodwaters rivet his waist and threaten to wash him away. In South Carolina, the rain may be easing but not the danger.
Violence thats included stabbing attacks on civilians. Is this the beginning of another crisis in the middle east . Ill ask the former president ial envoy expert on the region dennis ross. Capitol drama. House republicans bitterly divided as they try to find a new speaker. A favorite ruled out a bid now reconsidering under enormous pressure as conservative and Establishment Republicans battle it out. How it all will impact everything from your paycheck to your health care. Im wolf blitzer. Youre in the situation room. Critics called it too little too late. Now the pentagon is admitting its program to train and equip moderate Syrian Rebels to fight isis is simply not working with millions of dollars already spent and only a handful of rebels battle ready, the u. S. Military has now decided to suspend the program in a significant setback to u. S. Efforts to fight isis. Were also following a huge setback for irans fight against isis and its effort to support the syrian president Bashar Al
9 00 p. M. Here in new york. 8 00 p. M. North of chicago where the search for three suspected cop killers is still going on at this hour and the shock of a beloved Police Officers murder is just sinking in. People in and around fox lake, illinois, have been through a lot today. None of it good, some heartbreaking. They have seen the killing of Police Lieutenant Charles Joseph gliniewicz, a mentor to local High Schoolers and the father of four. Schools have been put on lockdown, nofly zones imposed and a statewide manhunt swinging into action. Ryan young joins us now. What is the latest . Reporter as you look around here, you can see one big difference from our last live shot. The light has gone away. Its dark now and weve seen several dozen officers coming back to the command center here. Weve also seen heavy equipment coming into the area. Those heavyduty lights they might bring in to light up an area. The helicopter has just taken off as well. But think about this community. Someone
This. Jeb bush said [ laughter ] hes not sure we need half a billion dollars for Womens Health issues. Im reading it because i want to quote it exactly. Now, hes got no problem giving billions of dollars away to the super wealthy and powerful corporations, but i guess Womens Health just isnt a priority for him. Bushs team sent out this response. It says with regards to Womens Health funding broadly, i misspoke as there are countless Community Health center, rural clinics and other Womens Health organizations that need to be fully funded. That statement fell flat with the Democratic National committee, as you can imagine, it tweeted jeb bush is all about limiting access to health care. He didnt misspeak, he accidentally told the truth. Joining me to talk about this, we have cnn chief political analyst gloria borger. How big of a deal is this for jeb bush. First of all, standing on a stage with republicans in a debate its not a big deal at all because most of them agree with him on the p
Republican leaders will react to this news, and even before we get to day one we have got two years worth of material already lined up, and she has four years of history at the state department and its not good, but, again, the president elect does not plan to pursue this. That obviously is a big change from the middle of the campaign. Herald ford obviously in the debate, and he said if donald trump were president of the United States and Hillary Clinton would be in jail, and that was a quick applause and that line scared a lot of people, and we have not so much a quick turn, and now we have this breaking news, and he has absolutely no interest in his administration pursuing any of these investigations. With people deep concerns around the governing narrative, theres some of the concerns not to be as heightened, and this comment about Hillary Clinton and the affordable care, keeping parts of it, and and for these names to come forward, it suggests the only reason i bring up jamie is be