The National Guard to assist rescue operations. Here with the latest. Reporter in the missouri, flood waters and fear are both on the rise. Residents in the town of union hope sandbug bags would save their community. Rising waters have left some stranded. One had to be rescued from the roof of his home. Before i knew it i was overwhelmed. Reporter this has been the wettest december on record in st. Louis and missouri is under a state of emergency governor jay nixon has called in the National Guard and warned residents that the threat is far from over. Now that the rain has moved out, the threat has changed but it is not by any means over, reporter and there arewauts in the southeast. And in alabama up to 14 inches of rain fell in some areas. Some 14 million americans are now under flood watches. Meanwhile, good news out of texas. A family whose home was destroyed during a weekend tornado found their dogs. They were buried for two days and theyre going to be okay. The texas affluenza te
Extreme storms have given way to swollen rivers. Missouri governor has activated the National Guard to assist rescue operations. Here with the latest. Reporter in the missouri, flood waters and fear are both on the rise. Residents in the town of union hope sandbug bags would save their community. Rising waters have left some stranded. One had to be rescued from the roof of his home. Before i knew it i was overwhelmed. Reporter this has been the wettest december on record in st. Louis and missouri is under a state of emergency governor jay nixon has called in the National Guard and warned residents that the threat is far from over. Now that the rain has moved out, the threat has changed but especially along mississippi river. Reporter and there arewauts in the southeast. And in alabama up to 14 inches of rain fell in some areas. Some 14 million americans are now under flood watches. Meanwhile, good news out of texas. A family whose home was destroyed during a weekend tornado found their
Where synthetic drugs and the frightening behavior of those who use them growing concerns. And a crowd remembers a disabled man stabbed to death on a playground bench. Millions looking out their window wondering if the water will take their homes. Thats where we begin, folks. The weekend storm system bringing major problems throughout the northwest and southeast tonight. Forcing thousands to leave their homes wiped out their homes and claimed a lot of lives. Dan has our story tonight. Reporter in missouri, floodwaters and fear are both on the rise. Residents in the town of union hoped sandbags would save their community when waters spilled over a levee in west alton, people were told to evacuate. Rising waters left one man stranded and had to be rescued from the roof of his home. The waterame pretty quick and before i knew it i had to call the Fire Department to bail me out. Reporter st. Louis is now under a state of emergency. Governor jay nixon called in the national guard. He warned
Conversations of u. S. Lawmakers. Good morning from the studio 57 newsroom at cbs news headquarters in new york. Good to be with you. Im annemarie green. The potential for historic flooding in the midwest threatens to swamp hundreds of homes and stems from the massive storm system that killed 65 people as it moved across the United States. Days of downpours in the midwest have caused rivers to swell. Flooding threatens about 18 million americans. It is blamed for at least 13 deaths in missouri alone. Rivers, including the mississippi, could reach historic levels in the next couple of days. Don champion is in new york. Don, good morning. Reporter good morning. Right now, officials are monitoring 19 levees that are considered vulnerable. The floods have already shut down highways and led to widespread evacuation. Missouri in the midst of a very historic and dangerous reporter missouri governor jay nixon called in the National Guard as the state grapples with deadly flooding. Volunteers t
Periods of the year. Its reported that the u. S. Government was spying on ill and it also swept up private conversations of u. S. Lawmakers. Good morning from the studio 57 newsroom at cbs news headquarters in new york. Good to be with you. Im annemarie green. The potential for historic flooding in the midwest threatens to swamp hundreds of homes and stems from the massive storm system that killed 65 people as it moved across the United States. Days of downpours in the midwest have caused rivers to swell. Flooding threatens about 18 million americans. It is blamed for at least 13 deaths in missouri alone. Rivers, including the mississippi, could reach historic levels in the next couple of days. Don champion is in new york. Don, good morning. Reporter good morning. Right now, officials are monitoring 19 levees that are considered vulnerable. The floods have already shut widespread evacuation. Missouri in the midst of a very historic and dangerous flooding event. Reporter missouri govern