4th of july celebrations in houston. up to 8 inches of rain fell in 24 hours. fire crews had to drive-thru flooded roads to respond to emergency calls. the rising waters stopping a houston city bus in it s tracks. the water coming on to the floor of the bus as you can see there. texas is offer ago sing assista those effected. good thursday morning dave and christine our big weather stories continue to be the heat on both of the coasts. the east coast continues to be hot and humid and the west coast starts to see the mercury climb. but we have over 80 million americans that are heat advisory, watch or warning and when you factor in the humidity temperatures will feel in excess of 110 degrees especially in parts of arkansas and western
the full interview airs today on ellen. i love that story. it was an awkward moment. another arctic blast blowing across the east coast today with temperatures more than 15 degrees below normal. meteorologist derek van dam joins us from the weather center. good morning, derek. good morning dave and rene. here is a good indication that winter is not over. you can see across the eastern half of the country below average temperatures from the climate prediction center from february 5th through february 9th withcross the western u.s. this is allowing a blast of arctic air. there is rain and snow associated with the system. it stays mainly liquid across new york and washington this afternoon. check out the deep, dark red and purple coming in from canada. that means temperatures will drop. today, 23 for chicago.
reporter: good morning dave and christine. president trump setting off a fire storm on thursday when in a private meeting with lawmakers he was discussing immigration and the issue of restoring temporary protected status came up particularly from people from african countries as well as haiti. as for the white house, they responded they did not deny that the president made these remarks. instead, a spokesperson raj shah said in part, president trump is fighting for permanent solutions that make our country stronger by welcoming those who can contribute to our society, grow our economy and assimilate into our great nation. back to you guys. there has been a global outcry over this remark. mexico s former president vicente fox tweeted at trump, your mouth is the foul est shut hole in the world. with what authority do you proclaim who is welcome in america and who is not? america s greatness is built on diversity. or have you forgotten your immigrant background, donald? as for the r
sara murray has more from the white house. reporter: good morning dave and alison. even though the president is expected to end the program, he is going to do it with a six-month delay, a window that allows for congress to come up with a legislative fix to this issue that news was welcomed by some republicans who say congress is the one who should be mending this issue. they shouldn t be legislating from the white house. but others, including the head of the hispanic chamber of commerce and democrats panned president trump s expected announcement, calling it heartless, and saying it defies what he said on the campaign trail. as a candidate, trump took pretty much every side of this issue. he promised to end daca as soon as possible when he came to the white house. but he also said he would treat the dreamers with heart and be sure to protect them. now sources caution that until the president actually makes the announcement, things could always change. so we await the words from presi
november. a new vandalism attack on a jewish cemetery, this time in rochester, new york, this is the third incident of its kind in the last two weeks. governor andrew cuomo ordering a hate crime task force to investigate the spike in crimes targeting jewish organizations across new york state. the antidefamation league is offering a $5,000 reward for information about the case. according to the adl, more than 120 jewish community centers across the country have been hit with bomb threats and vandalism. let s hope the president s words the other night start to resonate across this country. we shall see. winter weather making a return appearance this weekend, but it s only a cameo. meteorologist here with the forecast. good friday morning dave and chris. this winter has been so short lived. pattern changes a couple days across the northeast. cold air certainly begins to filter in. that in itself is going to be short lived as well. you take a look 25 to almost 30