cincinnati with a home run for the american league. trout was named mvp in the a.l. s 6-3 victory. before the game, reds legends pete rose made a rare on field appearance and got a long ovation. those are some of our top stories on this wednesday, july 15th. announcer: from abc news this is world news now with t.j. holmes and reena ninan. and we start this half hour with the dangerous storms pounding much of the country. south of chicago, dozens of families were evacuated after torrential rain sends a river there gushing over its banks and flooding nearby neighborhoods, but it s the state of kentucky that s been hardest hit. at least two people are dead and at least six missing. abc s kendis gibson is there. reporter: severe weather turning deadly. they can t get out. oh, you know they re scared to death. oh my god! reporter: in johnson county kentucky 4 inches of rain in a flash, wiping out dozens of homes, many with people still inside.