Than louisiana. Entire communities are submerged under floodwaters from heavy rains that started late last week. A state of emergency is in effect in louisiana. The floodwaters continue to rise. We have more on our story. Reporter the governor of louisiana says it right now was a working to get people out of there homes. They are trying to grasp this devastation while the death toll is expected to rise. Reporter the bayou state is underwater. Incredible images coming out of louisiana and extraordinary water rescues caught on camera. This woman in baton rouge pulled from her sinking car just in the nick of time. More than 30 inches of rain in just a week triggered historic flooding and a state of emergency. At least 6 people are ted dead and 20,000 people rescued from the rising waters. Even it was historic levels of rivers and creeks rising. I will tell you we have not seen anything like this in the past. Reporter the Us Coast Guard is in the air making daring water rescues. The Nation
Had system still exposed, meaning the wind have been tearing the northern part apart while to the south, more thunderstorm activity. So tropical depression nine, latest 35 Miles Per Hour winds should become ai Tropical Storm over the next 24 hours. And then make that turn to the northeast. This is tomorrow afternoon with 50 Miles Per Hour winds. Starting to make the turn toward the northeast. This is 2 00 a. M. On thursday. With 65 Miles Per Hour winds. So gaining a little bit of strength befo between the central panhandle or down here here to the tampa bay area. Most models take it to the big bend of florida. And that means that the worst weather would happen on thursday before the system crosses the state and heads into the atlantic ocean. Like i said, Hurricane Hunters are currently in it. They left out of Macdill Air Force base this morning and they have been going back and forth, finding the current speed of about 93 Miles Per Hour. The wind speeds going forward, thats Tropical St
And mr. Riggins was transported to the hospital with life threatening injuries. The investigation was for the sale of illegal drugs. A big story to keep on eye on now is the tropics as the tropical depression nine continues to churn out there. Its still a tropical depression as of the 11 00 update. A memt information from the Hurricane Center still 35 Miles Per Hour winds and a lot of more convection and thunderstorm activity. The Hurricane Hunters flew in and said the organization isnt any better than it was yesterday. Still keeping it at a tropical depression and another Hurricane Hunter is scheduled to go in this afternoon and see if it actually has strengthened to a Tropical Storm. The latest forecast coming in as of 11 00 this morning. Its now pushing to the west hour really starting to make that turn to the north. So sometime today or tomorrow it becomes a Tropical Storm and makes the turn back to the north or east. It has 50 Miles Per Hour winds by the time you head into thursda
Strengthen. It has winds of 35 Miles Per Hour now. Its going to drift toward the central gulf of mexico today and tomorrow. During that time, it should become a Tropical Storm. And by 2 00 p. M. On wednesday, you can already see it starting to make the turn to the northeast. Between 2 00 p. M. On wednesday anding the a. M. On thursday, our weather will start to wednesday and 2 00 a. M. On thursday, our weather will start to deteriorate. And between 2 00 a. M. On thursday and 2 00 a. M. On friday, thats the worst of the weather. This could come onshore anywhere from panama city all the way down here to tampa. But generally the models bring it in north of citrus county, around the big bend of florida. And that would puts on the Southern Side of the storm which would be the worst area of the storm. And then heads into the atlantic ocean. We dont have to werely about it anymore past the weekend. To worry about it anymore past the weekend. Right now, Hurricane Hunters tracking them with gps
Right now with the current climate. He is obviously having some issues. Police still arent sure what this guy was upset about but they took in downtown for an evaluation. Happy tears in court. A yoga teacher now looking forward to moving forward in her life after being cleared by a jury. Lindsey radomski was accused of flashing underage boys at a bar mitzvah last year. Prosecutors also say she performed sex acts on one of them but a jury did not see it that way. Her attorneys claim she was the victim and had been drugged at that event. Is Leslie Merritt jr. Being watched by dps . s Attorney Says its hard to tell but merit has been watched in the past and if dps is still doing that, his Attorney Says we will find out in court the only man ever accused in the state. The governor was not included in the Lawsuit Despite a tweet sent out saying we got him. Ray king from the live desk, crews are in mesa after a child was told from a pool. Crews tell us when they arrived near what a loop and