Fast. And then we got rescued on that bridge. They tell us that bridge has collapsed since. So, i know it was nothing but god. Tens of thousands in shelters. Amid catastrophic flooding brought by record rain fall. Dawn coles flooding evacuee at Houston Convention center i had to grab my baby, diapers, what i could. And try to swim. And hope that we could be picked up. Many more. Still waiting to be rescued. As emergency crews and volunteers race against time to reach those still trapped in their homes. Mos volunteer eat something and just dry out a little bit get a little bit of energy and a little bit of coffee in our system and were back out. Harvey has soaked some areas around houston with more than 50 inches of rain. Mos resident didnt expect this much water to fall. This is houston were used to weather like this. But, i believe this is a little more than we expected. Harris countys flood district meteorologist says that enough water has fallen to cover the entire 1800 square miles
Hit by irma. Lets get right out to reporter Kenneth Craig live in miami with the latest. Kenneth . Reporter good evening to you from miamidade county, a hundred miles or so from where irma made landfall, even here we are seeing powerful, powerful winds that havent let up for hours. Hurricane irma bore down on naples, florida, blasting the city with powerful winds and torrential rain. Irma first made landfall after 9 00 this morning in the florida keys, then took aim at the mainland. In miami, construction cranes proved no match for the wind. And water flooded streets downtown. The city avoided a direct hit, but the sheer size of the storm means it is still a threat. Reporter millions of floridians are impacted by the storm, this is a life threatening situation. Reporter on floridas east coast, a major concern now are tornados, include this one in fort lauderdale, another twister caused damage in palm bay. In tampa, dogs played in the bay because irma is actually blowing the water out i
The victims range in age from 5 to 72 years old. Among the dead, the pastors 14 yearold daughter. Cbs reporter courtney sabowskri is in Sutherland Springs, texas, with more on how it unfolded. Reporter between 40 to 50 people attended services at the First Baptist church in Sutherland Springs this morning. At about 11 15 witnesses say a single man with a gun walked in and opened fire on the congregation. As many as four dozen people were reportedly wounded. About half of them were killed. At least at this moment in time there are 26 lives that have been lost. Reporter the gunman reportedly fled the scene in a vehicle. Police are said to have pursued him north into guadalupe county. Thats where the gunman was killed. Its unclear if he was shot or if he took his own life. The incident prompted a massive response from local, state and even federal Law Enforcement agencies. The fbi and the department of Homeland Security have already joined the investigation. Sutherland springs is about 35
Any leads or Surveillance Video that would give you any indication of who is doing this . We are hoping the public can help us with exactly that. A lot of places and people have their cameras that they have around their homes, you know, and people are getting up early for work because of the long commutes and that sort of thing so we are hoping that maybe people have seen something or saw a car that did not belong in the neighborhood or may have Surveillance Video that we have not seen or that we dont know that is even out there, and so if they have that information were asking them to contact us on our arson tip line at 1866arson. These are fires you are tracking to the beginning of the year as well, they may be linked to this . Yes, we have the seven you are obviously reporting on but we know there are over ten back to the beginning of this year. We are starting to look back into previous years as well into 2016 to see if there are other fires that may meet the same common threads. S
County an accusation accusing District Attorney Mark Peterson of willful or corrupt misconduct in office. Reporter jim is the foreman of the Contra Costa County civil grand jury. The complaint he filed yesterday calls for the District Attorney to be removed from office. He has agreed to various violations. Reporter not only is the d. A. In trouble for the thousands of dollars he took from his campaign, but also for lying on his Campaign Filings which are signed under penalty of perjury. Aside from a written statement admitting that he broke Campaign Finance rules, hundreds of times, the d. A. Hasnt been willing to talk since this all came to light in december. We tried again today but were told as usual he is not available. So. Whats next . The court will appoint a special prosecutor or a District Attorney from an adjoining county to bring the case forward and if it comes to trial, there will be a jury trial. And if convicted, its not a criminal penalty, but mr. Peterson would be remov