four hours. it left drivers stranded and homes flooded. reporter: during d.c. s morning rush hour, commuters competing with rushing water. the road literally started becoming a river. reporter: torrential rains becoming a flash flood. kids carried to safety by adults. washington receiving almost a month s worth of rain in a single morning. 3.3 inches in one hour, more than the record set back in 1958. a stream in lealexandria, virginia. in the metro system, a waterfall cascading from the ceiling. while the elevatoring at the pentagon stop looked like showers, some drivers taking risky chances requiring dozens of rescues. people made a mistake trying to drive through high water. reporter: in washington, no
live from america s headquarters, i m marianne rafferty. president trump is set to one of his final event. he met with the prime minister to talk trade and north korea. there is word that the two leaders remain at odds over how to handle kim jong un and possible u.s. tariffs on japanese auto. here at home, the nation s midsection continues to take a pounding. the death toll is climbing, and the destruction is growing. the arkansas river breaking flood of record set back in 1945. i marian rafferty. now back to our
not only how high the river levels are but how powerful and fast moving the water is. everyone bracing for what could happen tonight or this afternoon. more water and thunderstorms. bill: jeff paul, thanks. sandra: our extreme weather coverage is moving downstream where the arkansas river is cresting above a record set back in 1945. we go to matt finn live in fort smith, arkansas this morning. what are you seeing there? here is fort smith 500 homes have been affected by the flooding. some of those houses here in this area we ve been talking to neighbors who say they grabbed critical items like work clothes and medication and had to leave their houses behind. the national guard tells fox news this morning it hopes this arkansas river will finally stop rising and start to crest. that s not expected until tomorrow at 42 1/2 feet. nearly double the flood stage
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chicago is now under a windchill advisory that will transfer to a warning at the end of this broadcast, meaning life-threatening conditions are imminent. the overnight lows will threaten a record set back in 1985 of negative 27 degrees. the wind makes things worse. we want to get a break until thursday. bret: wow, mike tobin out in chile chicago. the fbi cannot determine what led stephen pavlik to go on the worst shooting rampage in u.s. history. that is the conclusion reached in a report released today by the agency. the fbi says he acted alone in carrying out the attack in las vegas that killed 58 people at an outdoor concert in 2017. however, after months of studies, the reason for the shooting remains a mystery, according to the report. up next, the state department pulls the strings out from venezuela s disputed leader as pressure ramps up for nicolas maduro to step down from power.