it is friday, september 26th. 5:00 a.m. in the east. we begin with terror concerns here in the united states. federal, state and local officials are scrambling to tell americans subway systems are safe to ride. this is after a warning from the iraqi prime minister that isis, he says, has been planning a terror attack on american transit. officials are confident the subways are safe for now. they have seen no credible threat at all on the subway. it doesn t seem like the iraqi leader knows what he is talking about. the al qaeda cell offshoot in syria, khorasan, may be a danger. no indication that this disrupted a plan to attack the united states. jim acosta mahas more. reporter: john and christine, this started when the prime minister gathered at the united nations that baghdad services described an imminent terror plot at the u.s. and france. that sparked a lot of concern in the obama administration. senior officials said all day long they had no credible evidence of any
king of saudi arabia since the early 1970s. this morning new concerns about the stability of the volatile region. fate unknown. two japanese men held by isis. kenji is not an enemy of islamic state. pleas from a mother as a deadline passes. there are serious fears here in tokyo that perhaps isis never really intended to negotiate. a tense and delicate situation playing out on the world stage. let s talk live in the cnn newsroom. good morning. i m carol costello. thank you so much for joining me this morning. a new era for america s top ally in the arab world. thousands are gathering in the saudi arabia s capital for the funeral of king abdullah. he died after leading the nation for 19 years. his death brings uncertainty to a troubled region. so the south of saudi arabia yemen is in chaos. its government a critical ally to washington has crumbled. the u.s. state department is scrambling to evacuate embassy staff as others keep a wary eye on the crisis unfolding
a saudi king dies and a deadline passes. chaos and confusion in the middle east. yemen s president resigns and a power vacuum takes hold. so the question now is what happens next? who does the u.s. deal with. america cutting embassy staff. i think we ought to get our people out. i don t want to see a hostage situation. and saudi s king abdullah dies. the succession is going to be very important. a key ally. the 90-year-old leader laid to rest. he was probably the most progressive and liberal minded king of saudi arabia since the early 1970s. this morning new concerns about the stability of the volatile region. and fate unknown. two japanese men held by isis. kenji is not an enemy of islamic states. pleas from a mom this morning as a deadline passes. there are serious fears here in tokyo that perhaps isis never really intended to negotiate. a tense and delicate situation playing out on the world stage. let s talk. live in the cnn newsroom. and goo
our top story this hour, recovery efforts under way in south carolina after days of unrelenting rain across the state. historic flooding caused 11 deaths. two others were killed in north carolina. at least one dam has overflowed leading to mandatory evacuation. officials say so far 18 dams have breached or failed. cnn s martin savidge reports. reporter: desperate days. a man in columbia clings to a tree as floodwaters rip at his waist and threaten to wash him away. in south carolina, the rain may be easing but not the danger. in many areas the water continues to rise. and so does the death toll. many of those who have been killed died trying to cross through rushing water. he just made a mistake. this man nearly made the same fate when racing waters threatened to carry him and his truck away. it would become one of many dramatic res xups just outside charleston a mother and her 15-month-old baby had to be rescued by a coast guard helicopter after floodwaters surrounde
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