they could. i lost everything, including my bed. i mean, it s just total disaster. reporter: there wasn t much to gather. meredith holman s home is a mess. her carpets are still muddy, her things are ruined. she only had enough time to get her pets and get out. it s all gone. we all worked hard for this. you know? i don t i ve been almost crying all day. reporter: arlington emergency workers rescued more than 90 people at the complex, including 30 who scaled across a ladder above the driving eight-foot current below. and the apartments weren t the only problem spot. less than a mile away, floodwaters tore through this arlington home. when the kitchen door gave, it was like a dam breaking. just the water was completely just it was just gushing right in. reporter: this man sliced his finger trying to carry 91-year-old winnie mcdiver out of her house as the waters rose above four feet. the city of arlington tells us they have set up a shelter to try to assist those w
i m thinking, i ve got to get out of here, we ve got to go now. reporter: victims of an enormously powerful fire, they are now beneficiaries of an outpouring. at breakfast, a waiter delivered this message. joe just bought you breakfast. who? jo, she s sitting over there, she s worked with the fire department. reporter: their morning errands ended with this reunion. tom s sister caroline came down from leadville just to be here. how do you measure all the losses and what do you need the most and what do you do first? it s overwhelming. that report from kmgh. tropical storm hermine has broken up for good but its remnants are creating chaos in north texas. that includes a series of confirmed tornados that touched down in the dallas area. twisters slammed into buildings, knocking walls down, even tearing roofs away. a truck driver was injured when flying debris hit his cab. those leftovers from hermine have created a soggy mess across texas. at least two peopl
suggest his party could face what president bush once called a good thumping. the president did have high praise for several republicans. lincoln, eisenhower, reagan. they all had one thing in common all of them were dead. vinita and rob? fewer people are dying on the nation s highways. last year s death toll dropping to the lowest level since 1950. the transportation department says that traffic deaths fell 9.7% from 2008 to 2009. that s down nearly 34,000. the decline is being attributed to not only seat belts but also safer cars, as well as tougher drunk driving laws. top officials in detroit are defending their handling of a series of fires in the city. residents complain it took firefighters 90 minutes to respond in some cases. about 85 structures were burned in the fires which were apparently sparked by gusty winds and downed power lines. with that, here is your thursday forecast. oklahoma, missouri, and arkansas face much of the drenching rain and flooding that