philadelphia yesterday. that broke the all time record for rain in one day. and they weren't the only ones this weekend. slow moving thunderstorms drenched the nation from east to west with north carolina experiencing the worst of it. >> i can only see the top of the car, and i was like, oh, my god. >> surging floodwaters turned the streets into rivers, making cars and mailboxes barely visible. >> i have personally never been on anything quite this difficult before. >> a rain swollen creek claimed two lives, the current too strong for a 10-year-old girl and a 48-year-old man. >> the water is up, and it's dangerous. >> near hickory, firefighters had to rescue this woman by piggy-back, after rising waters left her car stranded. >> it was raining so hard. i did not see any of that. >> philadelphia international airport recorded nearly eight inches of rain in just six hours. that's a new all time record. in terminal "a," the strong storms caused the power to go out. that's not all. the torrential rain flooded the