forcing the water to be shut off. while no strains of the bacteria are harmless, e. coli can cause pneumonia and other illnesses. authorities are warning people not to return to their home until the water supply has been cleared. number two, the president is accusing house republicans of trying to manufacture a crisis. the gop has pushed through a spending bill, one that defunds obamacare. the president says he ll veto the bill, setting up a possible government shutdown in nine days. three now, chicago mayor rahm emanuel spoke out last night, calling for an end to violence in the city. now, he consoled the grieving families. you ll remember, a gunman shot and injured 13 people. this was at a park on thursday. police say the shooter used an assault-style rifle and the shooting may be gang-related. among the recovering victims is a 3-year-old boy who was shot in the ear, and more violence out of chicago now. we ve just learned that ten
has been passing over us this morning. we are feeling wind gusts about 30 miles an hour. the waves have been picking up all morning, right now they are about 4 feet and it s expected to be like that throughout the day. isolated flooding reports from here in myrtle beach down through charleston. the city of conway which is further inland got about five inches of rain last night. a few tornado warnings all through the carolinas as well. we are hearing reports of power outages, 4,000 people without lights in charleston and 2,000 in the dark in north carolina. despite the fact that this is a relatively minor storm folks along the coast are still worried about flooding. fortunately it doesn t flood right in front of my house but getting out of here can be a nightmare. either get home of and stay home store don t get home at all. bill: our apologies there, we just lost the microphone from
rapidly. how are the streets looking this morning? are they still flooded? fortunately today it s looking a lot better because there wasn t much of any rain last night. at one point late yesterday the national weather service had been predicting that there might be one to two inches of rain, but that didn t happen, so today it s looking a lot better. most of the streets are clear with the exception of a couple of the highways that go through low water crossing areas that are still being worked on. as you look at the damage and the sun rises this morning, earlier where you are than we are, what are you seeing, any estimates on the extent of the damage at this hour? we don t have a damage estimate yesterday. of course, they will be forthcoming in short order, but there s some property damage to homes, of course, damage to
24 lives were claimed from that tornado as well. now let s of move on to another deadly natural disaster. that in the form of flooding in san antonio, texas. this is what the area looked like yesterday after nearly ten inches of rain. two women died after being swept away by floodwaters. rescue crews are searching for 17-year-old boy now. this morning san antonio s mayor told cnn that the floodwaters are receding. today it is looking a lot better because there wasn t much of any rain last night. at one point late yesterday the national weather service had been predicting that there might be one to two inches of rain. but that didn t happen. so today it is looking a lot better. most of the streets are clear with the exception of a couple of the highways that go through low water crossing areas that are still being worked on. much improved weather today. they got cloudy skies there in
like yesterday. after 10 inches of rain, perhaps you were with us when we showed you those pictures live. two women ultimately have died after being swept away by floodwaters and rescue crews are searching for a 17-year-old boy. san antonio s mayor told cnn the floodwaters are receding. a lot better because there wasn t much of any rain last night. at one point, late yesterday, the national weather service had been predicted 1 to 2 inches of rain, but that didn t happen. so today, it s looking a lot better. most of the streets are clear with the exception of a couple of the highways that go through low water crossing areas that are still being worked on. so some of that water is receding. what else is on the horizon? karen mcginnis is with us now. might there be better days for the folks of texas? we can t rule out the chance