sandra: tropical storm elsa trefrping the east coast. new york city getting hit hard. flooding subway stations in new york, where some chose to wade through waist-deep water. streets in the big apple turning into virtual lakes, stranding drivers in their cars. millions are under flash flood watches as elsa makes its way to canada. i did not see the waist-deep wading myself. it looks dangerous. that is not advised, some folks getting caught in rush hour yesterday when the rain started. it was something overnight, as well. amazing what some people will do to get to work. hats off to them. some jobs can t be missed and they have to get there.
fellow s.e.a.l. scott later testified, gallagher s got a wife and family. i don t think he should be spending his life in prison. gallagher s defense attorney pouncing. today, for the first time, somebody went to one of these witnesses and actually asked the real question what is the cause of death? and what we learned, chief gallagher is not guilty of murder. so, let s get to will carr with us live tonight. will, you ve been tracking this case and you said there in your report that this navy s.e.a.l. who testified today had been granted immunity. so, what does this mean after what he said today, does he face possible charges? reporter: david, it means he cannot be charged with murder, but could still face a perjury charge. keep in mind that part of the s.e.a.l. s creed is, my word is my bond. tonight, that s.e.a.l. says he s the one who killed the teenager, not his boss, who is on trial. david? really something in court today. will, thank you. we re going to move on now
tanker truck skidded off the road overnight and burst into flames. police say debris from the crash flew across the highway trigg triggering a 55-vehicle pileup. crews still out this afternoon working to remove damaged vehicles from that road. icy conditions created gridlock in indianapolis stranding drivers for hours. i ve been here about nine hours now. so haven t really moved. been in the car since about 11:00 last nyp. good christmas party, though. for toys for tots. morgan radford in suffern, new york. what s the latest? reporter: melissa, temperatures in the 20s here in suffern, new york, and earlier today snowing. then the snow turned into freezing rain and began to coat the roadways here. that s part of what we re seeing happen throughout the country, and it s caused major accidents, like the one in baltimore. that was a multi vehicle crash. first responders are still removing cars from the side of the highway nap has people here in the northeast extremely alert.
in oklahoma, power lines down and left 80,000 people without power this holiday weekend. the ice is closing roads across the state, stranding drivers and it is wreaking havoc for travelers. at least 14 deaths in texas and kansas are being blamed on the storm. meteorologist janice dean is tracking it all. hi, janice. hi, elizabeth. yet another day of tricky weather across the central u.s., stretching from texas through the ohio valley and the tennessee river valley, slow moving system, a frontal boundary that is draped across the mid-atlantic toward the southern plains. and along it, mainly rain, we re getting that mixture of freezing rain, sleet and freezing snow.
a tool that uses social media to help with research. 10,000 suggestions. who reads all those? he does. for all the confidence you need. td ameritrade. you got this. parts of texas submerged in floodwaters after patricia brought heavy rains to the already water-logged state. they derailed this freight train south of dallas. they have been stranding drivers, some of whom had to be rescued from their cars. 23 million americans are under the threat of a may skrjor floo event because of the remnants of that storm. i want to bring in gilbert rodriguez, photographer. how much flooding are you seeing, gilbert? it has been a crazy morning