religious leaders has died. we ll take a look back at his of reverend moon. gregg: a mandatory evacuation is lifted in louisiana but emergency officials say the threat of flooding from hurricane isaac is not over yet. their concern about a lock along the pearl river. if it does, that could send even more floodwaters rushing into dozens of neighborhoods. in the meantime, other hurricane evacuees getting to head back to home and take a look at damage there. part of living on the river. you are going to eventually live in the river. today we re watching the water go down and get back and salvage whatever we can. we are in the process of moving. and now? now we re in the process of rebuilding. gregg: floodwaters are receding in some areas. casey stegall is live in new orleans. a lot of folks are still in the dark there. have you gotten any updates on when these people can expect their electricity back. reporter: it looks a little bit different back here behind me
rosenfield. let s get to chuck bell with the latest tonight. we ve only seen fortunately one severe thunderstorm warning in prince georges county, that has now expired. as of now no current watches or warnings to concern yourself with, what a light show it has been outside. check out some of the shots here from our city camera view. what a lot of cloud to ground lightning up in the sky today. very, very busy indeed. doesn t look like a lot on radar now, the storm is definitely losing indensity in the later night hours, that s welcome news for you folks in southern prince georges county, across much of calvert county, all the way down toward prince frederick. the good news is, that s really the big show in town, not much else behind it. tomorrow we re under the gun once again with all this moisture in place, a chance for more. summer soaker is coming up on your sunday. and maybe even more on your monday. we ll talk about all the rest of your holiday weekend forecast in a few
whether refs on the bench will sideline nfl games. good morning, everyone. i m randi kaye and it 18:8:00 o the east coast and 5:00 a.m. out west. thank you for starting your morning with us. the army corps of engineers is trying to keep a dam from failing and flooding hundreds of home. it is near the pearl river and st. tammany parish. water is about to overtop the banks of the river, and that could flood 35 subdivisions. homeland secretary janet napolitano will be in the gulf coast region today and talk to the officials in louisiana about the disaster recovery and president obama heads to louisiana tomorrow. the chief of staff from i.c.e. has resigned. suzanne barr says she has created a culture of sexual discrimination gaiagainst men. it follows a suit against the partment of homeland security. james hayesays he was crossed over for promotion s in favor o less qualified women. the nfl will start the new season this week with the replacement refs on the field, and the nf
from cnn world headquarter in atlanta, this is cnn sunday morning. the lights are up, the stage is set, and the telephone teleprompters ready to roll. zeal a pwe ll have a preview. the threat is over but a new one emerges. a dam under threat of the failing. he s on the student council, sings in the choir, and now is headed to the dnc. i ll talk with the convention s youngest reporter. good sunday morning, everyone. i m randi kaye. it is 7:00 on the east coast. 4:00 on the west. thanks for starting your morning with us. we start this morning with news of mandatory evacuations. in st. tammany parish, louisiana, it is the latest problem caused by heavy rain from isaac. up to 2,000 people are being told to leave their homes because a canal lock in the pearl river is at risk of failing. that could flood entire neighborhoods. the river is practically overflowing. and it s not just the canal locks. water is about to overtop the banks in another part of the river, as well. an
how about the labor day holiday, how about the beaches and the nats game? i have all those details when i see you in a bit. thanks, kim. well, the rainy weather is set to throw a monkey wrench into all sorts of labor day plans as kim had mentioned. that includes the vj day ceremony at the world war ii memorial. that s where we find derrick ward. he is live with a report and derrick, did you take kim s advice and bring the umbrella along for the day? well, it might be a good idea to bring it along today. you may get drizzle, we may get a downpour. they re making plans. this ceremony will go on today because it s earlier and of course, you know, this is the labor day weekend, but there s another significant commemoration going on today and that is the commemoration of vj day. that s happening here at about 9:00, right about now here at the world war ii memorial. now, this indeed is vj day where we commemorate the victory in japan. it s day that commemorates the allied vic