available in africa. and 99-year-old ida keeling set a new record for the 100-yard dash. she turns 100 next may, and has no plans of ending her running career. those are some of our top stories on this thursday, august 14th. announcer: from abc news, this is world news now. good morning to you. great to have you with us this thursday morning. we begin with the epic rainfall saturating much of the northeast. one suburban new york town here getting hit by more than 13 inches of rain in just a matter of hours. that s right. also wet and wild in the southwest. the skies opened up over albuquerque. monsoon storms triggering floodwaters that swept away several people. including a man who was pulled to safety. abc s gio benitez has more on the rain across the country. reporter: flash flood chaos,