Captioning sponsored by cbs this is the cbs evening news with scott pelley. Pauley and good evening. Scott is off tonight. Im jane pauley. The memorial day weekend is off to a rough start in parts of texas. Over the past 24 hours, more than a foot and a half of rain has left homes and roads under water. At least one person has died. Several others are missing. Theres also a tropical system threatening beach communities from georgia to the carolinas this weekend. But we begin with don champion in bastrop county, texas. Reporter for the last 24 hours, rescue choppers have been plucking desperate people off rooftopes of homes and submerged cars in several texas towns. Near austin, there have been at least 75 people rescue. In brenham, rain poured down in buckets, more than 18 inches in a days time. Quicklyrising waters washed out roads and washed cars away. 21yearold Darren Mitchell posted this haunting facebook as water topped the roof of his truck. He wrote, all i wanted to do was go ho
Overseas. You never think you have a terrorist across the street. This woman who did not want to reveal her identity saw the Police Activity when he was arrested in the family town gnome woodbridge. The mom says he surprised to hear of the arrest calling him a kind young man. We never got a response. He will be arraigned at federal court a week from today. He could face 48 years in prison. In alexandria, jeff goldberg. Maureen history made in hiroshima today as barack obama became the first sitting president to visit the japanese city the u. S. Bombed to help end wonder warii. We have a shared responsibility to look in the eye of ask what we must do differently to curb suffering again. President obama laid a wreath and paid his respects to the victims of the bombing in 1945. At the world war ii memorial in d. C. Veterans on an honor flight trip had mixed reactions. Its horrible. Its so out of place. As long as he not making apologies for what happened. That is fine. Try to make apologi
President obama and japans Prime Minister laying a at the onlyroshima structure left standing after the Nuclear Attack was authorized. 71 years ago,a on a bright, cloudless morning, sky, inh fell from the the world was changed. Megan the president made no apology for the decision but recognized the human toll, and today, the president held hands with survivors, now in their 80s and 90s. This one calling him an earnest person, saying he has heart to feel for others so strongly. As i was talking to him, he was strengthening his hold of my hands even more. President obama we force ourselves to feel the dread of children confused by what they see. We listened to a silent cry. He made theas ridding the world of nuclear weapons, even as the u. S. Continues to possess thousands and regimes like north korea by tim their own arsenals. Commented onr abe how far the nations have come, saying enemies who fought each other so fiercely have come friends. Jummy the president is returning to washingto
Captioning sponsored by cbs this is the cbs evening news with scott pelley. Roads and washed cars away. 21yearold Darren Mitchell posted this haunting facebook as water topped the roof of his truck. He wrote, all i wanted to do was go home. A short while later he disappear disappeared. After fields were flooded in chappell hill, ranchers tried desperately to save their cattle by herding them towards the shore. Homeowners are only now just beginning to soak in the damage of flooded homes and fallen trees and branches. Super scary. You dont know what to do. Reporter ed davises entire neighborhood of cut off. Its the second time it happened in a year. What are you going to do . Im probably going to have to move and i dont want to move. Reporter as you can see water has started to recede in some areas. This home and these cars were all covered. The threat is far from over. Thunderstorms are expected next week. Jane. Pauley don, thank you. Eric fisher is chief meersologist at he is tracking
Your world in 90 seconds. Reporter tensions are increasing. They aaure tnting each other. Temperatures flare outside a trump tempers flare outside a trump rally california. Unbelievable the debate between donald trump and Bernie Sanders, not going to happen. Trump called it off. Ie hop that he changes his mind again. Well, mr. Trump, what are you afraid of . An estimated 38 monilli people will travel this holiday weekend. The busiest memorial day in a decade. Tropical storms up for south canaroli. Itl wilbring heavy rainfall to the eastern seaboard heading into memorial day. Flooding in south texas led to a frantic rescue. Ranchers had to round up 800 head of cattle. In new york city, the pilot of a vintage world war ii fighter plane crashed into the hudson river. Could see g theuy trying to gut oat of the plane. Just couldnt make it out. A Police Officer had a brush with death. Wasnt a suspect. It was there it goes. Spacex has pulled off another rocket launch and landing. [ cheers ] a