Resumed. Yesterday, his attorneys argued that the major, representing himself, was trying to give himself the death penalty. Toudge denied their request take over or leave the case, saying that hassan has the right to represent himself even if he is doing so poorly. Hassan did not question either soldier who testified today. Once again, a mild day has turned into a wet, stormy night in some areas. Chief meteorologist doug hill joins us with the latest. Right now 80 degrees in arlington outside of the belfort furniture weather center. This is one of our many weather cameras, this one from fairfax. Beautiful cloud time lapse. For a fewvy rain, brief minutes, then it is starting to brighton. Showers and storms this evening. Tomorrow, i think that will be a very active weather day, numerous showers and storms. Heavy downpours just north of annapolis, severna park, glen , alle, south of baltimore of this moving generally from the southwest to the northeast. More across West Virginia and ohi
Of this country are in the middle of a kind of monsoon. More rain in one week than they usually get all summer long, and all day we have been seeing families scramble to safety, crawling on rooftops where theyre waiting for rescuers. Abcs alex perez starts us off with the story of firefighters and a baby girl tenderly carried to dry land. Reporter it was a dramatic scene that had two tennessee parents in a panic. Little lauren marlin, just five weeks old, rescued from her familys attic by firefighters, her father in shock. Next thing you know we are in the attic trying to get the babies upstairs. Its hard. Its scary. You dont know what the water is going to do. Reporter firefighters wading though that chesthigh water, clutching onto baby laurens carrier to get her to safety. It was emotional. You see your baby and shes a n newborn and how are you going to do this . What are you going to do to get us out . Reporter across the nashville area, swollen creeks forcing some to the safety of