Has been cascading down its spillway, filling the creek to overflowing. The floodwaters also caused a mileslong traffic jam, closing lanes of u. S. Highway 101. San jose fire captain matt lowe we did anticipate this. However, theres no way to totally prepare for this. Reporter those being rescued in san jose now have another concern they are being decontaminated because this is polluted water. It could be sewage coming up from the sewer pipes that are now under water. It could be gasoline and motor oil from cars that are under water. Reporter the risk of other communities ending up like this remains high. Anthony, more than a dozen california counties are under flood warnings. Thanks, john. John blackstone. Four men from the austin, texas, area were killed in australia today when their small plane went down just after takeoff. The four were headed for a golf outing when tragedy struck. More now from david begnaud. Reporter dashcam video captured the moment of private twinengine plane p
Here. This is the cbs evening news with scott pelley. Toppled at a Jewish Cemetery in missouri, and more than 50 Jewish Community Centers Nationwide received bomb threats. But today, the anne frank center, which fights discrimination, dismissed the president s statement as a bandaid on the cancer of antisemitism that has infected his own administration. White house Spokesman Sean Spicer i think that hopefully as time continues to go by, they recognize his commitment to civil rights, to voting rights, to equality for all americans. Reporter in january, jewish groups criticized the Trump Administration for not specifically mentioning juice over antisemitism in a statement on holocaust remembrance day, and they have raised concerns about xenophobic statements on breitbart, a publication once run by white house adviser steve bannon. Last week, an israeli reporter asked the president to respond. I wonder what do you say to nose those among the jewish communities in the state and in exprl ar
Parts of nevada and Northern California are under water following weeks of heavy rain. John blackstone is south of san jose. Reporter the water rose today suddenly relentlessly. Dozens had to be rescued by teams working in water that was often chest deep. Rosie ruiz was shocked to find her neighborhood under water. I left for school, to take my daughter to school, and then i come back and see all of this and im like, what is going on . It happened real fast. Reporter so fast, the flood trapped horses and submerged parked cars, including ali sharmas. Your car is down there. Yeah, my car is there. We didnt know that. It just happened. Reporter its the result not just of one storm or a week of rain but a season of recordbreaking, torrential downpours. This flooded neighborhood sits beside coyote creek, some 20 miles downstream from anderson has been cascading down its spillway, filling the creek to overflowing. The floodwaters also caused a mileslong traffic jam, closing lanes of u. S. Hi
I have a lot less wrinkles up here. This is the cbs evening news with scott pelley. Mason good evening. Scott is off tonight. Im anthony mason. And this is our western edition. Under growing pressure to use his bully pulpit to condemn antisemitism, President Trump did just that today. After touring the National Museum of African American history and culture in washington, the president said, we have to fight bigotry, intolerance, and hatred in all its very ugly forms. Some of the ugliest in recent days were the desecration of a Jewish Cemetery, and threats against Jewish Community centers. Margaret brennan is at the white house. Antisemitic threats targeting our Jewish Community and Community Centers are horrible and are painful. Reporter for the first thme, President Trump addressed antisemitic incidents that have happened on his watch. President trumps comments came meter more than 170 graves were toppled at a Jewish Cemetery in ecssouri, and more than 50 Jewish Community Centers Nat
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