dispatch center was trying to put out as many calls as they could, but the receptionist at the front desk, and we were trying to eliminate the wait time because we were really busy. tough day. john: i saw one priest trapped in his car said i can t walk on water, so i had to stay in my car, and he was trapped there until he was rescued. we heard about one fatality, somebody was found in the car as the water receded. do you know the total count of fatalities in the area yet? in the city and the county area, two fatalities. one was a truck driver, and one was an individual in a private car. those are the only injuries or fatalities we had, too, so i would say we came out very lucky, and i ll take and thank the first responders to keep the
where the water has not even crested. but, no, no, we are going to do our very best and everybody out there trying to help is doing their very best. we are going to be with those that have been impacted tomorrow, the next day, the next week and the next year to gut them back on their feet. and tomorrow, areas of the water [inaudible] certainly once the water recedes and where it recedes, more people can get out. we can get to various equipment right now that we can t, hoping to get some of our water treatment facilities that have had to shut down. there is some natural gas we have had to shut down for access reasons, so i know that they will be there. our folks are also very attuned to places that we are worried about getting to, that the water might come up again monday and tuesday, we want to make sure they have water. we also want to get people out
fatality rate very low. kudos to them. john: you jumped in as first responders always do. chief thanks for joining us, appreciate it. i know you still have a lot of work ahead of you. have a good day. john: jackie griffin from the zion expedition daycare center, a number of children and adults were rescued from that. jackie, take us back to the time the food waters rose around you. what was it like and what did you have to do? we had just gotten back from a field trip and once we got in, it was quiet time, the kids were laying down asleep, it was raining, i looked out, saw my car had submerged underwater but i did not think the water would come inside the building, and about two minutes later like water just started gushing in the building. so my staff and i got all the kids up and inside the sanctuary
the vegas strip. the nonstop sheets of rain overwhelmed casinos there. brand-new pictures now. somebody taking that video showing the water flowing through the ceiling there. the video does not identify which that is, but several famous resorts did see a lot of water damage from the rain. of course, the flooding was even worse when you left the gambling floor. this video shows intense flooding and sloshing water in a vegas parking garage, looks like a river, john. john: and particularly when you consider that nevada had its dryest june in 128 years, and then in and then this happens. hot and dry. it will get hot again, no question. fox news alert to tell you about. the supreme court investigation
to try to keep them safe from the water. sandra: jackie, how were the kids doing? what were you able to do to get them out? so my staff, we just kind of moved them really quickly over to the sanctuary. they were crying, they were scared, so we did our best to keep them calm. i immediately started reaching out to parents and immediately called 911 to try to get some help on the way. john: you know, jackie, typically when it rains we take a look and say it s raining or raining hard. you looked out the window and said oh, my god, my car is underwater. had you ever seen anything like that before? i had never seen anything like that but i still didn t think the water would come inside of the building, so by the time i turned my back t walk away, the water started pouring in. so it was it was crazy. sandra: jackie, everybody will have their own stories from