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doing drugs now he says he is headed to rehab. good to have you with us, the eastern part of the country getting slammed by storms and it is left behind a big mess. in philadelphia, several inches of rain sent rivers and streams over their banks. crews made their way through flooded streets to rescue people from their homes. in maryland, hundreds of people were told to evacuate after heavy rain flooded streets. authorities opened up nearby dams to prevent more flooding. and in florida, a baby was one of hundreds of people rescued from a flooded neighborhood, in pensacola, rain is still falling in that area right now. meanwhile, in florida, investigators are trying to figure out if this week s heavy rains play add role in a deadly jail explosion. two inmates were killed and an apparent gas explosion at a jail in pensacola. more than 180 people were taken to the hospital. officials say all but three people have been released, the jail was heavily damaged by the blast. bil ....
the united states is now joining the effort to try to rescue more than 200 girls kidnapped from a school in north-eastern nigeria. the nigerian government said the u.s. is sending security personnel. police and residents suspect boko haram gunmen, saying they abducted eight girls on a raid on a village. all of this comes as calls for action around the world grows. [ singing ] . dozens of nigerian americans gathered outside the u.s. consule ute to support the girls, and there was support outside the nigerian embassy in washington. thousands took to the streets of nigeria s abuja. ynonne ndedge is there. reporter: concerned nigerians are on the streets, maftening to the chief of marching to the chief of defense staff office to put pressure on security service, to find hundreds of missing girls. the anger is fuelled by the fact that the leader of boko haram has released a new tape in which he says he abducted the girls and plans to sell them on the open market. they ....
carolina. with a vulnerable democrat in peril. i ve been cleaning up kay hagen s mess. i know what it s like to come behind kay hagen and see the failed policies. gwen: the rubber begins hitting the road. covering the week, jim tankersley of the washington post. alexis simendinger of real clear politics. janet hook of the wall street journal. and charles babington of the associated press. award-winning reporting and analysis. covering history as it happens. live from our nation s capital, this is washington week with gwen ifill. corporate funding for washington week is provided by we went out and asked people a simple question how old is the oldest person you ve known? we gave people a sticker and had them show us. we learned a lot of us have known someone who s lived well into their 90 s. and that s a great thing. but even though we re living longer, one thing that hasn t changed, the official retirement age. the question is, how do you make sure you ....
carolina. with a vulnerable democrat in peril. i ve been cleaning up kay hagen s mess. i know what it s like to come behind kay hagen and see the failed policies. gwen: the rubber begins hitting the road. covering the week, jim tankersley of the washington post. alexis simendinger of real clear politics. janet hook of the wall street journal. and charles babington of the associated press. award-winning reporting and analysis. covering history as it happens. live from our nation s capital, this is washington week with gwen ifill. corporate funding for washington week is provided by we went out and asked people a simple question how old is the oldest person you ve known? we gave people a sticker and had them show us. we learned a lot of us have known someone who s lived well into their 90 s. and that s a great thing. but even though we re living longer, one thing that hasn t changed, the official retirement age. the question is, how do you make sure you ....
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