Hey, good evening. Thanks for joining us. We have breaking news and sadly a rising death toll in the wake of the massive weather system that has devastated parts of texas, oklahoma, and new mexico. Nearly a foot of rain seemingly in places all at once. Sections of houston underwater. Rivers and streams hitting flood level in a matter of hours overnight, and then rising even further. Also rising as we mentioned, the number of lives lost. At least 13 people have now died in this country, 13 more in mexico. In addition 15 people are missing, including a mom and two children who were in a vacation cabin when it was swept into a local river and carried downstream. Well speak to the womans sister who was on the phone with her as the house was being swept away. Well also talk with one of the many First Responders who have flown themselveses into the floodwaters to pull others out. First, lets get the latest from rosa flores. Oh, my god stop stop stop stop you need to get out reporter dozens o
Into coming home. Chinas outrage. A conflict between washington and beijing issest ka lath after a u. S. Spy plane make what is china calls a provocative flight. Show the Chinese Military retaliating. Im wolf blitzer. Youre in the situation room. Were following the breaking news. The Flood Disaster unfold in the southwest. At least nine people are dead in texas and oklahoma. And a desperate search is underway right now for a dozen people missing. Houston is the latest city innone dated with almost a foot of rain paralyzing parts of the region. Were covering all angles of the breaking news this hour with our correspondents. We begin our coverage in houston. What are you seeing . Reporter well, wolf, what you see behind me here in hugh son is one of the bayous and the tributaries that wind through many parts of this city. And in flash flooding situations this is what of major concern. The water levels here the two bridges that you see behind me the water levels went over those bridges in