Drone. Good evening, we begin tonight with breaking news. Authorities revealing moments ago, the death toll in houston rising. A 6yearold boy, his body discovered. His mother was calling for help as their home was being washed away. And that image playing out on live tv the officer airlifted to safety. And the monster traffic jam, officials removing part of the divider. Rob marciano with the storms hitting this weekend. But first matt gutman with late word from authorities. Reporter todays deluge grinding texas and the plains to a halt. In dallas the emergency calls flooding in. Scanner traffic buzzing. I have another vehicle stranded in high water. Reporter rescuers sounding overwhelmed. We just got two people off a car. Theres two more. Were being blocked by high water everywhere we go. Reporter and even rescuers needing rescue, this Police Lieutenants car suddenly engulfed. Rescuers couldnt get to him, concerned his cruiser might wash away. A Police Chopper drops this lifeline and p
To school pick them up from school dress them smell them. When will she see her children again. The latest twist in her longrunning legal battle. And cowabunga, dog. The courageous canines putting their best paw forward. Riding the waves and loving it. Hey, good morning. Lets get straight to our top stories. The soggy nightmare in texas and the surrounding areas. We do have good news. The rain is almost over. We do have bad news as well. Of 36 hours of fierce storms to get through. Look at the flood watches posted for today. All of the major cities in texas. Little rock and st. Louis in the cross hairs. A jarring bit of perspective. Check out this map. The downpours have been heaviest here. The darker the cloer, the heavier rain fall. In some spots, 16 inches of rain in a week. Millions brace for more rains, floods high winds, and mandatory evacuations the. Rob is right there. Good morning, rob. Good morning, paula. Just 24 hours ago, this city in dallas in chaos. The Trinity River, it
Drone. Good evening, we begin tonight with breaking news. Authorities revealing moments ago, the death toll in houston rising. A 6yearold boy, his body discovered. His mother was calling for help as their home was being washed away. And that image playing out on live tv the officer airlifted to safety. And the monster traffic jam, officials removing part of the divider. Rob marciano with the storms hitting this weekend. But first matt gutman with late word from authorities. Reporter todays deluge grinding texas and the plains to a halt. In dallas the emergency calls flooding in. Scanner traffic buzzing. I have another vehicle stranded in high water. Reporter rescuers sounding overwhelmed. We just got two people off a car. Theres two more. Were being blocked by high water everywhere we go. Reporter and even rescuers needing rescue, this Police Lieutenants car suddenly engulfed. Rescuers couldnt get to him, concerned his cruiser might wash away. A Police Chopper drops this lifeline and p
Setback. Her hopes dashed. Not being able to take them to school, pick them up from school, dress them, smell them. When will she see her children again . The latest twist in her longrunning legal battle. And cowabunga, dog. The courageous canines putting their best paw forward. In this surfing competition. Riding the waves and loving it. Hey, good morning. Lets get straight to our top story. The soggy nightmare in texas and the surrounding areas. We do have good news. The rain is almost over. But we do have some bad news as well. We have 36 hours of fierce storms to get through. Look at the flood watches posted for today. All of the major cities in texas. Little rock and st. Louis in the cross hairs. A jarring bit of perspective. Check out this map showing where the downpours have been heaviest the last few days. The darker the color, the heavier rain fall. In some spots, 16 inches of rain in just a week. Hard to believe. As millions of people in the South Central u. S. Brace for more
Right now. Announcer from nbc news World Headquarters in new york this is nbc nightly news. Reporting tonight, lester holt. Good evening. The surprise criminal indictment of the once powerful speaker of the house, Dennis Hastert, on charges he lied about paying hush money to someone in his past glaringly left out the answer to the question so many were immediately asking what was that money supposedly buying . Tonight we may know the answer. Federal Law Enforcement sources are telling nbc news the payments relate to hasterts days as an illinois schoolteacher and coach and Sexual Misconduct with a student. Our justice correspondent Pete Williams has been digging into the story and has more for us. Hello, pete. Reporter lester, the public charges against hastert whos the longest serving Republican House speaker, say only that he engaged in misconduct years before. But tonight, Law Enforcement officials describe it as sexual in nature with a Male High School student. No sign of Dennis Has