From abc news, this is world news now. Good morning. Im diane macedo. Im kendis gibson. Were going to start with the crisis in louisiana. Historic flooding. At least five people reported dead. 20,000 rescued from their homes. 10,000 people are now spending the night in shelters and many drivers are stranded on roads and highways. 1,000 were evacuated from an interstate 12. Many having spent more than 24 hours without food or water. Drone video shows the extent of that flooding. Some rivers are crossing overnight. That will mean more flooding. The federal government declared a major disaster for the area. Officials are praising the acts and courage by ordinary citizens. Give me a knife. Reporter thousands caught in the flood zone still trying to escape. Were breaking the window. Reporter the convertible a woman and her dog trapped inside. Nothing is working. Finally david fung jumps in pulling her out by her arm. My dog. Get my dog. Reporter seconds later, fishing her dog out too. Homes
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Well tell you what its all about. Thats on the skinny on this tuesday, august 16th. From abc news, this is world news now. Good morning. Im diane macedo. Im kendis gibson. Lets get to our top story right now. The rising toll in louisiana floods. A seventh body recovered from the water in baton rouge. The victim a 50yearold man. The view from above shows the immense scope of the flooding. The forecasters say a rainfall like this happens only once in a thousand years. The National Guard says its rescued nearly 8,000 people. Most of those rescued are in shelters. This is one of the thousands of rescues. A family and baby taken from their home as the waters rise. Even though the worst of the rain has stopped, the flooding continues. Swept from homes and vehicles. In baton rouge, a race to save a woman. Get out. Im trying. I cant. Give me a knife. Im drowning. Were coming. Im going to break this window. Were breaking the window. Reporter david fung tries breaking the window, and then rippin
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Justin gatlin in the 100 meters. Those are some of the top stories on this monday, august 15th. From abc news, this is world news now. The amazing photo thats going viral this morning of bolt in front of everybody else smiling at the camera. We begin this morning, though, with the massive flooding in southern louisiana, especially around baton rouge. Theres a federal disaster de declaration with five people dead. The numbers are simply staggering. More than 20,000 people have been rescued from their homes, and 10,000 spending this morning in shelters. Also rescued the approximately 1,000 drivers and passengers stranded for 24 hours or more on interstate 12. The National Guard used their helicopters throughout the day to deliver food, water, and medicine to those stranded as well as to remove people from their positions and bring them back to a place of safety. The governor says he wont say the flooding is worse than a hurricane but says its very bad. Thousands of people are without pow