This is the cbs evening news with scott pelley. Pelley the floodwaters in louisiana have started to recede, but the death toll is rising and the danger is far from over. The flooding is blamed for at least six deaths. More than 20,000 people have been rescued so far, and more than 2,000 homes have been damaged. This was one of the more swallowed this car. The driver screamed im drowning, and david fong jumped in. Shes gone. No, she better not be. With driver and dog. We have more on this disaster now from Omar Villafranca in baton rouge. Reporter from the air its hard to find dry land in southeastern louisiana. Tangipahoa parish just east of baton rouge is covered in several feet of brown water. Sergeant paul meeker of the Louisiana National guard took us on a searchandrescue mission in the flood zone. A lot of People Choose to stay until the power goes off. Reporter the National Guard pulled more than 7,600 people from the floodwaters. At least four rivers stretching across southern l
Pelley louisiana is under a state of emergency tonight after intense storms dumped as much as three inches of rain an hour. Livingston, louisiana, got 17 inches, and its not over. At least one person is dead. Theres more flooding in mississippi and alabama. Omar villafranca is in amit city, louisiana. Reporter in tangipahoa parish, louisiana, rains flooded out neighborhoods. Motorists abandoned their vehicles and homeowners were forced to evacuate. My house is completely flooded and i have never flooded before. Reporter emergency crews went after those who couldnt get out on their own, using boats and highwater vehicles to take stranded neighbors and pets to higher ground. Residents chipped in. Where is all this water supposed to go reporter but in baton rouge, the rising floorpts trying to escape. Drum was his friend. He got over and he went under and didnt come back up. Reporter several drivers in amit city teamed up to help an elderly man to safety who was trapped in his car. Jordan
This is the cbs evening news with scott pelley. Pelley the floodwaters in louisiana have started to recede, but the death toll is rising and the danger is far from over. The flooding is blamed for at least six deaths. More than 20,000 people have been rescued so far, and more than 2,000 homes have been damaged. This was one of the more dramatic rescues as the water swallowed this car. The driver screamed im drowning, and david fong jumped in. Shes gone. No, she better not be. Pelley david fong comes up with driver and dog. We have more on this disaster now from Omar Villafranca in baton rouge. Reporter from the air its hard to find dry land in southeastern louisiana. Tangipahoa parish just east of baton rouge is covered in several feet of brown water. Sergeant paul meeker of the Louisiana National guard took us on a searchandrescue mission in the flood zone. A lot of People Choose to stay until the power goes off. Reporter the National Guard pulled more than 7,600 people from the flood
This is the cbs evening news with scott pelley. Pelley the floodwaters in louisiana have started to recede, but the death toll is rising and the danger is far from over. The flooding is blamed for at least six deaths. More than 20,000 people have been rescued so far, and more than 2,000 homes have been damaged. This was one of the more dramatic rescues as swallowed this car. The driver screamed im drowning, and david fong jumped in. Shes gone. No, she better not be. We have more on this disaster now from Omar Villafranca in baton rouge. Reporter from the air its hard to find dry land in southeastern louisiana. Tangipahoa parish just east of baton rouge is covered in several feet of brown water. Sergeant paul meeker of the Louisiana National guard took us on a searchandrescue mission in the flood zone. A lot of People Choose to stay until the power goes off. People from the floodwaters. At least four rivers stretching across southern louisiana reached record highs. The amite river rose
This is the cbs evening news with scott pelley. Pelley the floodwaters in louisiana have started to recede, but the death toll is rising and the danger is far from over. The flooding is blamed for at least six deaths. More than 20,000 people have been rescued so far, and more than 2,000 homes have been damaged. This was one of the more dramatic rescues as the water the driver screamed im drowning, and david fong jumped in. Shes gone. No, she better not be. Pelley david fong comes up we have more on this disaster now from Omar Villafranca in baton rouge. Reporter from the air its hard to find dry land in southeastern louisiana. Tangipahoa parish just east of baton rouge is covered in several feet of brown water. Sergeant paul meeker of the Louisiana National guard took us on a searchandrescue mission in the flood zone. A lot of People Choose to stay until the power goes off. Reporter the National Guard pulled more than people from the floodwaters. At least four rivers stretching across