The same is true in parts of the south. Pensacola, florida, is just beginning to assess the situation after two feet of rain left massive damage to homes and businesses and Officials Say the flooding is possibly related to a deadly explosion at a county prison last night. Well have more on that story in a moment, but we start this morning with Nbcs Kristen Welker who is in baltimore, maryland with this road collapse there. Kristen, as i understand, some neighbors indicate they have been complaining about issues there for a while. Reporter thats right. A few neighbors complaining that they had serious concerns about the retaining wall behind me that gave way last night, causing about eight to ten cars that fell 75 feet on to train tracks. One resident telling me she complained multiple times to the company that is responsible for the tracks, also to city officials. She says she got no response so there was a lot of deep concern throughout this neighborhood. Heres what one resident had t
Newsroom. And good morning. Im carol costello. Thank you for joining me. We begin with breaking news. The fifth american infected with ebola now on american soil in omaha, nebraska for treatment. The plane carrying freelance camera man mukpo arrived moments ago. He was diagnosed in liberia while working with chief correspondent nancy schneiderman. Hes in good spirits and eating and drinking on his own. As for that first person diagnosed with ebola in the United States, cdc Officials Say Thomas Duncan is not treated with an experimental se rum. The Liberian National is in Critical Condition this a dallas hospital after his condition took a turn for the worse over the weekend. The cdc chief will head to the white house to brief president obama on all thats going on here at home. Lets bring in elizabeth cohen. Good morning. Good morning carol. As Thomas Eric Duncan struggles to survive inside this texas hospital, his girlfriend and her family members are in quarantine being watched to see
Under fire. Today well learn more about americas escalating involvement in two different wars. A new wave of airstrikes hammers isis targets in syria. These photos reportedly show the aftermath. U. S. Ally jordan again takes the lead and vows not to ease up until isis is destroyed. Jordan was accompanied by american f18s and f22s. In the meantime top u. S. Allies scramble to moscow for peace talks on the escalating crisis in ukraine. Can france and germany convince Vladimir Putin to shut off the pipeline of troops and weapons. Cutting through the fog of war. National security adviser susan rice will tell americans the plans and priorities in confronting these crises. Six years into the Obama Presidency Foreign Policy in a changing world. Lets begin with the crisis in ukraine and todays meeting between u. S. Allies and the russian president , Vladimir Putin. Cnns National Security correspondent jim sciutto is in the nations capitol. Aaron mcclauf lynnlaughlin is in moscow. Lets start wi
Mourning for the 224 people who died when a plane apparently broke up in mid air over egypts sinai peninsula. These are satellite images of that region. Investigators are gathering wreckage in a place where militants loyal to isis operate. So far there is no evidence anyone took the plane down but air france, lufthansa, emirates and Qatar Airways are the growing number of carriers avoiding that airspace, more from allen pizzey in cairo. Reporter the search area for victims has been widened and with it the mystery of what actually caused it. Russian aviation Officials Say the debris is spread over nearly eight square miles. Egyptian officials said the body of a child had been found nearly five miles from the main wreckage. There is every indication that the destruction occurred in the air, Russian Federal aviation head Alexander Neradko said at a high altitude. More than 100 Russian Emergency workers have been sent to the sinai to help in the search for victims and to examine debris. Th
Famous resort theme park dollywood. Theres no damage to the park so far but more than a dozen of its Smokey Mountain cabins have been damaged. Let me bring in brad kisserman. Thank you so much for your time. We look at these flames. I talked to my colleague al roker tracking the forecast and its a pretty rough situation for the folks affected. What are you told by your team . Worst possible conditions is what im hearing from my team on the ground and let me just say, thank goodness for the firefighters, law enforcement, National Guard and First Responders because this is a horrific situation. We had over 1200 people in shelters last night. 850 when i checked in a few minutes ago. We have over 70 red cross volunteers on the ground and were flowing people in from surrounding states. We expect a sheltering mission for at least the next two weeks. Right now when you look at how fast it seemed to take over this area, the conditions have been dry and just seems as if it was a perfect storm f