they just popped right out. he shows us the cabinets he and lynn climbed on top of to escape the riding waters. everywhere you look there are fragments of their old life. one of lynn s diaries in the yard, her cross hanging from a tree branch. the glasses she lost in the storm. i ll have to keep those. she couldn t see. see how thick they are? reporter: howard can t find lynn. the storm carried her away. reporter: we were with him last week when he went to several police stations searching for information. they had none. her body as of today, is still unrecovered. so heartbreaking. good to have you there on the ground, patrick.
right, bill. we are going to see the riding waters as all of this moves through and we see rescues that still need to be done. this is a very tough situation. you know people watch it go down to a category one but then when you listen to what you are reporting and to what we are seeing out there, this will be a story all the way through the weekend. i know you will be there tomorrow morning. thank you. great job. good to see you my friend. bill: you bet. i will tell you the mayor is telling everybody if you have left, don t come back for at least a day or two. you know it s hard. you get anxiety and you want to come back but with everything on the road, it will gum up the works. martha: bill, thank you so much. bill hemmer tonight from wilmington, north carolina. till ahead, the incredible final chapter for an olympic runner and world war ii hero who found salvation with the help of reverend billy graham. his story now a major motion picture. i will speak exclusively with the cast
text messages and the other evidence. the patriots spendingending a strong message showing support to tom brady. his picture on facebook, twitter and instagram pages. now to extreme weather to talk about. the flooding new jerseyemergency in parts of texas not over yet. brand new video shows one family desperate attempt to save their ranch from the raging flood waters. keep hollering at him. people not the only ones in darrening. the father and three sons the oldest roped and wrangled 31 horses out of the riding waters and back to safety. maria? good morning. texas will continue to see the threat for flooding over the next couple of days. we are expecting several inches of additional rainfall.
this is hillside new jersey west of newark. there could be power lines in the floodwaters. it s ironic, look at this police car in newark alone six police rescues getting people out of their cars that were stuck in stranded roads because of this water. that s incredible. the force of the water can t be underestimated. it s amazing how it could probably move like that picture demonstrating, moving that park bench. why they call it flash flooding. it s pretty significant. this alone, 6 inches is drown a person. alexandra steele. thanks very much. for now, welcome back. top of the hour and we want to bring you up to date on this tropical storm irene. i m fredericka whitfield. the storm is chaurning over new england and upstate new york pounding the area with wind and rain. it hit little egg inlet in new jersey and weakening to a tropical storm, it hit land at coney island, i rerene s march accompanied by death. 15 people are dead acrond more n 5 million without power