new england. boston, 61 as far as relief. the humidity, it was impressive all weekend. a lot of water out there associated with the movement through. 83 today, a little cooler with the cloud cover. showers and storms likely this afternoon. winds out of the southeast at 5. here s a quick look at weather. let s do traffic with lauren. thanks. showers and storms plus holiday traffic not really the best combination. do head out early today. right now nice light volume. the trip leaving baltimore down toward the capital beltway. here you are near 212, no issues for you. no accidents or incidents to report. in howard county we did have a road closure. that s because of a fire at mel s liquor store. crews have blocked off the road for several hours. let s move along to traffic land. outer loop and new hampshire avenue, nobody out there. no delays. things also looking good on the beltway in prince georges county. we had an earlier wreck westbound between 123 and route 50 but that
for the 4th time this summer. live on the scene with the latest on this on going problem. good morning to you. reporter: good morning. this area is still drying out from that flooding last night. and you can bet people are watching that forecast worried they might be under water again. this street right here last night filled with water. cars could not get through. the road was closed. and the problem is this seems to happen when there is heavy rain. swept away cars. cell phone video shows one person who had to be rescued. helped a number of people who were trapped in cars. the neighborhoods are low lying areas prone to flooding. but four times is a lot even here. apartments and homes flooded with raw sewage. and the flooding is a constant fear for people here. formed a task force to get to the bottom of the problem. a long-term solution is in the works but won t be done until 2025. people here don t know what to do. kept tabbed on it and i d like to know what they are go
good morning, everyone. appreciate you joining us, i m terrell brown in for betty nguyen. hurricane irene may be gone, but it s clear this morning that the danger from that storm will last for days, and recovery efforts will take weeks. here s the latest this morning. the death toll in 11 states has risen to at least 40. more than 5 million homes and businesses remain without power from north carolina to maine. and travel by air, rail, and road is still disrupted. airlines say it may take days before stranded passengers get to where they re going. in the northeast, particularly vermont, disastrous flooding continues. many roads are impassable and entire towns are being cut off. and in many areas the water is still rising. jessica stone is in washington with the latest. jessica, good morning to you. good morning to you, terrell. this morning, emergency management officials leaving washington, d.c., where there are still about half a million people without power, to travel to
and left travelers scrambling for alternatives. brown: and we talk of volcanoes present and past with simon winchester, author of a book on the spectacular 1883 eruption on the island of krakatoa. lehrer: judy wooduff finishes our spotlight city series with a story about the rise of the right in a florida primary contest. the politics of ang ser fueling the senate campaign here of conservative republican marco rubeio, who is leading a more moderate governor charlie crist. it s a drama playing out in g.o.p. races across the country. brown: and we get the analysis of mark shields and david brooks. lehrer: that s all ahead on tonight s newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and. this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. lehrer: the federal government accused goldman
brown: and we talk of volcanoes present and past with simon winchester, author of a book on the spectacular 1883 eruption on the island of krakatoa. lehrer: judy wooduff finishes our spotlight city series with a story about the rise of the right in a florida primary contest. the politics of ang ser fueling the senate campaign here of conservative republican marco rubeio, who is leading a more moderate governor charlie crist. it s a drama playing out in g.o.p. races across the country. brown: and we get the analysis of mark shields and david brooks. lehrer: that s all ahead on tonight s newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and. this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. lehrer: the federal government accused goldman sachs today of fraud. the securities and exchan