these brothers and sisters, aged 2 to 8, dead, family members say they were ripped from their parents arms. witnesses say the waters were so powerful that in just seconds they swept away homes that had been standing for generations. cnn just obtained new video from one flood victim who says his family is trapped and cannot get out of that neighborhood. the whole road is blocked off. survivors are pleading for some help after losing every tangible thing. it is unbelievable. i took a chance to go up in the hollers. there s no internet or power. in a lot of places they say we won t have water for months. people are bringing stuff in, but as fast as they bring it in, it goes out. we need help more than anything. i don t care if it s a pair of fruit of the looms. babies need diapers, formula. we need everything that s possible to get here. cnn s evan mcmorris is there. are the rescues still happening right now? reporter: yes, victor, they are. i will say in perry county
yes, a very warm welcome to all the business news. and we start here in the uk, where skyrocketing inflation is causing big problems for retailers. just how big will be revealed in a few hours when we get those retail sales numbers forjuly. if we look back, sales fell 0.1% month on month injune, and that was a better than expected result as rising energy and fuel prices dented consumer confidence. now that inflation is topping 10%, the british independent retailers association is calling for 100% rates relief to be introduced for smaller retailers, and an energy price cap for businesses. let us get more. andrew goodacre, ceo, british independent retailers association. good morning. thank you for joining us. you are calling for the smaller retail, rate relief and an energy price for business in general. just talk about energy, energy prices have gone through the roof stop how much is it hurting our retailers? how much is it hurting our retailers? ,., ., ., , retailers? good m
and egotistically speaking, i think i had the best command of basketball skills of anyone that ever played. reporter: the champion of champions bill russell won more titles than any player in history. one thing i loved to do would be back on defense by myself and have a three on one fast break coming to me. i absolutely loved that. because over half the time i could stop it. i brought defense to a level where it was as important or more important than offense. but my defense was part of our offense. the 12-time all-star for the boston celtics revolutionized the game. if i m really going to be a good team player, i have to be willing to disappear sometimes. be out there without you knowing i m out there. he wasn t always such a force on the court. he took the only scholarship offered to the university of san francisco. in one year he won a championship, olympic gold medal and credits much of the success to his parents. first thing is i remember my mother and father
for you on this sunday night, not only was he one of the nba s greatest players he was a civil rights i con. she changed television for millions of americans on star trek. nichelle nichols passed away at the age of 89. also, body cam in the arrest of a georgia mother just before she dies. hear from the family is now saying. you are in the cnn newsroom. tonight the loss of a legend. bill russell has died at the age of 88. the nba hall of famer passed away today. the announcement did not give the cause of death. this from nba commissioner adam silver who called russell the great oeast champion in all of team sports. former president obama writes perhaps more than anyone else bill knew what it took to win and lead. on the court he was the greatest champion in basketball history. he was a civil rights trail blazer. after his playing career russell stayed connected to the nba attending major events and continued to be a voice in the fight for civil rights. andy shoals looks ba
political violence. with philadelphia s independence hall as a backdrop and flanked by two marines he frames the critical midterm elections as a choice between democracy and extremism. this morning the white house is pushing back on criticism that the president s speech was political. officials saying it was, quote, entirely about democracy. let s go straight to the white house, cnn s jeremy diamond is there. how do they feel about how it went, jeremy? reporter: john, biden s message last night was unmistakable democracy is under assault and president trump and his allies are the ones assaulting it. last night s rare prime time address wasn t just a warning about donald trump and trumpism, it was also a very clear call to action, call to action for voters to act and make their voices heard in the midterm elections. equality and democracy are under assault. we do ourselves no favor to pretend otherwise. reporter: president biden issuing an urgent call to americans an