off, off the runway. the services, and answer all of their questions because they have a lot of them. norah: the cbs evening news begins now. good evening, i m norah o donnell, and thank you for being with us. are you just heard from boeing ceo, america s largest airplane manufacturer, he is under increased scrutiny. the faa is now investigating a new incident after the front nose wheel of a delta plane fell off over the weekend. cbs s kris van cleave is going to join us in just a moment to address this allegation that boeing just installed that side plano of a plane that blew up midflight. we are also watching dangerous weather across the country. a state of emergency out west. the video of a dramatic water rescue of a woman who was stranded for 14 hours. well, that same storm system in the south now 36 million people are under flood watches across seven states. why scientists are warning weather like this is becoming more common. but we begin with donald trump s d
recognize the seriousness, and to answer all of their questions, because they have a lot of them. norah: the cbs evening news begins now. good evening, i m norah o donnell, and thank you for being with us. well, you just heard from boeing ceo, as america s largest airplane manufacturer, he is under increased scrutiny. the faa is now investigating a new incident after the front nose wheel of a delta plane fell off over the weekend. cbs s kris van cleave is going to join us in just a moment to discuss this allegation that boeing misinstalled that side panel of a plane that blew off midflight. we are also watching dangerous weather across the country. a state of emergency out west. the video of a dramatic water rescue of a woman who was stranded for 14 hours. well, that same storm system in the south now. 36 million people are under flood watches across seven states. why scientists are warning weather like this is becoming more common. but we begin with donald trump s do
reporter: scientists say climate change is likely to increase the intensity and the frequency of large flooding events like the kinds seen in germany recently. germany s transport minister estimates the flooding caused more than $2 billion worth of damage to infrastructure in the affected areas. many roads, buildings, and bridges just not equipped to weather such conditions. subways, particularly vulnerable to flooding. like these scenes in new york city earlier this month. a summer of rain soakers and a warning that the waters will continue to rise if climate change continues to go unchecked. i m meteorologist alison chinchar, cnn. on the opposite end of the spectrum, dozens of wildfires raging in the western u.s. california s governor has declared a state of emergency in four counties as fires burn thousands of acres, destroy buildings, and force people to evacuate.
anything here. my house, my people and my neighbors, i cannot find anyone. reporter: studies show that monsoons in india are getting stronger and more erratic empowered by climate change. the world meteorological organization says that water related hazards dominate a list of global disasters over the past 50 years. one expert explains how warmer air allows for more water to be evaporated into the atmosphere and what goes up eventually comes down. when you have a wet towel, you squeeze so much water out but if you have a much wetter towel, you squeeze a lot more water out so therefore when you have more moisture in the atmosphere, if you can squeeze out the water, which then becomes rain, then you have a lot more water to be squeezed out. reporter: scientists say climate change is likely to increase the intensity and the frequency of large flooding events, like the kind seen in