This is the cbs evening news with scott pelley. Pelley the floodwaters in louisiana have started to recede, but the death toll is rising and the danger is far from over. The flooding is blamed for at least six deaths. More than 20,000 people have been rescued so far, and more than 2,000 homes have been damaged. This was one of the more dramatic rescues as swallowed this car. The driver screamed im drowning, and david fong jumped in. Shes gone. No, she better not be. We have more on this disaster now from Omar Villafranca in baton rouge. Reporter from the air its hard to find dry land in southeastern louisiana. Tangipahoa parish just east of baton rouge is covered in several feet of brown water. Sergeant paul meeker of the Louisiana National guard took us on a searchandrescue mission in the flood zone. A lot of People Choose to stay until the power goes off. People from the floodwaters. At least four rivers stretching across southern louisiana reached record highs. The amite river rose
Allaround and aly raisman takes silver. Theyre with us today, friday, august 12th, 2016. Harrison wins gold again this has been her destiny all along. One more time for the ages. Announcer from nbc news, this is a special edition of today at the Olympic Games with matt lauer live from rio de janeiro, guthrie live from rockefeller plaza. Good morning, everyone. Welcome to a special split edition of today. Rio and new york. The games of the 31st olympiad. Dark and rainy and windy on copacabana beach. It doesnt matter because yesterday was bright and cheery and fantastic for team usa. AfricanAmerican Woman to win gold. I have a feeling in individual swimming if we mark our calendars in nine months there will be a lot of simone being named. No question about it. Its been a big olympics for simons. Another simone found success. Simone biles turned in one of the most impressive performances ever to win gold in the womens allaround. Right on her heels of course, teammate aly raisman who took
Johnny depp and amber heard have settled their divorce case a day before they were supposed to face off in court. So why so fast . Well we have learned its because of all the scandalous allegations that were leaking out and it is wild. Bananas. Fits of rage, questions of an affair with billy bob thornton. Even a severed finger. Nischell turner has details inside johnny and ambers lastminute end to the war. Johnny and amber issued a joint statement before this mornings court filing an such a contentious divorce, this was surprisingly civil. Here it is, and were quoting our relationship was intensely passionate and at times volatile. But always bound by love. Neither party had made false accusations for financial gain. There was never any intent of physical or emotional harm. Amber wishes the best for johnny in the future. And we were with johnny depps attorney minutes after this mornings court filing. Its been reported shes going that. Were happy that its resolved and we wish both of th
Continue through the evening hours until about midnight tonight for us but the stronger storms have the better potential in western mass and through upstate new york, you can see that severe thunderstorm watch thats in effect through 1 00 a. M. But it does not include our area. The other big headline, heat advisory back in effect for tomorrow. Heat and humidity both coming back in in a big way so well have to talk about this in more details to come in just a few minutes. All right, thanks. And remember, you can always track Severe Weather as it moves through using our ier www. Whdh. Com. Just click on the weather tab. Now, lets dive into the olympic zone, youre taking a live look at the olympic flame burning bright on day eight of competition. There has been plenty of action. Especially for a local rower, nancy chen is in rio with a look at all the highlights. Good evening from brazil. Definitely a very exciting day for team usa but we start on the rio debut this morning. Bolt chasing
Fifth floor atrium to get Donald Trumps attention. Climbing Donald Trumps wall, not spider man, but a man with suction cups. This 20yearold from virginia spent two hours climbing the glass facade of trump tower in midtown manhattan. While police cut through air vents, broke glass, and eventually removed entire window panes, blocking his movement with a window washing platf on the ground, they shut down busy 5th avenue and set up giant air bags, all until they could safely grab him. I was waiting for the perfect time to present itself, when i felt it was safe for him, myself and my crew. Ben detective Chris Williams and david walker acting like it i reached out, took hold of his hand and said, sir, you need to come with me and took him inside with the help of my partner and took him into custody and presented him to ems. Police say the man posted a Youtube Video tuesday claiming to be an independent researcher. He endorsed trump and asked for a meeting. Climbing the building was to get