out there on the river other than lights that you have at the house, there s not a lot of light to be had and this all happened within about a 20-minute time period from the time the rain started coming to the flooding because they re up in the hills and the land is saturated because of previous rains so the collection runs quickly. he said the water started rising. they realized that they were trapped in the house. and he said and then all of a sudden something big the house shook. he s assuming it was a tree that had been knocked down upriver and was floating in the waters and these houses along the river are always up on pilings so in minor flooding when the rivers overflow, you re not getting into the living areas. in this case that tree evidently hit the pilings the house was on and the force of the water just
aren t left around. really they say it s to make sure everyone feels safe and confident and enjoys the marathon as they have done every year. and having just come back from there, i think so far they have succeeded. and something to note considering how video cameras played such an important role in the investigation with the boston marathon, they added a few there in london and those are something that certainly would be looked at should anything go awry. duncan golestani, many thanks as always. from there to the weather. the midwest is experiencing major flooding as dozens of rivers overflow after a few days of heavy rain, and that includes the mississippi, which rose nearly ten feet in just 36 hours. these are some pictures. and look, it s not pretty at all there in indiana and also la grange, missouri. good morning to you. that s a cleanup mess. wow. and you know what, unfortunately in some areas in the midwest it s only going to get worse. the missouri rivers aren t expected
contained. 78 homes burned down since sunday. officials say that smoke from one fire caused a car accident, a deadly car accident. rivers overflow across the midwest. at least 5 inches of rain fell monday. and that is on top of all of the melting snow and ice. a lot of this is the weather we ve had so far. the melting snow, the ice, and the rain. what can we expect for us now? rob, what s on the agenda today weather wise. couple of things. first of all, relatively quiet weather, or dry weather. that s good news for folks battling the floods. but still flood warnings posted from the western great lakes half way down the mississippi. other item up for business is this cold front that s sliding across the great lakes. and a cooldown in places like chicago today. new york s going to be nice, probably break 50 degrees, but tomorrow you ll get your shot of cold air. and the third piece of business is this storm slamming into the west coast, a strong one
now torrential monsoon rains have left other people stranded in the northwest region of the country and rescue workers are struggling to save lives daily. over a million have been affected by the floods. rivers overflow having wiped out villages. devastating and destructive landslides throughout the northwest. cities have been cut off with water blocking entry and exit routes due to heavy rainfall. majority of the farm lands have been destroyed. peshawar, the capital of northwest province has been flooded. pakistani military concentrating all efforts to rescue people have sent boats and helicopters to nearby towns and villages to aid people. but that has not been enough. relief organizations pulling relief services. u.s. government is providing rescue boats, walter water filter units. more and more people could be affected as river levels are expected to rise. the casualty figures may be much higher as numbers dead from some