good to be with you this monday morning. i m frances rivera and i m marlie hall rain across the southern u.s. has been relentless in recent weeks. the severe weather caused flooding across mississippi and has brought record-breaking rainfall to louisiana, texas, and alabama. major cities across the south have been impacted by flash flooding, tornadoes, and other dangerous conditions for more on this we go to nbc s tammy leitner. reporter: this latest storm system pounding the south. look at that. reporter: from tornadoes to unrelenting rain the system already wreaking havoc across six states, with more than a foot of rain from texas up to kansas and down to louisia louisiana, bringing record-breaking rainfall to the state in the month of may and dangerous flooding louisiana declaring a state of emergency. dramatic rescues in a neighborhood in mississippi. 15 people trapped in their homes and cars the torrential rain causing several dams and levees to swell and burst i
1949 and game series buzzer beater leonard defended by simmons. is this the dagger oh! hello, monday early today starts right now good morning. i m marlie hall. and i m frances rivera. felicity huffman back in the spotlight getting ready for another high-profile day in federal court. huffman is expected to plead guilty the actress admitted to paying large sums of money to help her daughter get into college. today we ll know what type of agreement a judge will hand down in exchange for her guilty plea. nbc s kathy park has the details. reporter: actress felicity huffman is expected back in court. she s agreed to plead guilty for her part in the college admissions scandal the desperate housewives star admitted to paying $15,000 for a proctor to change her daughter s answers on the s.a.t.s, improving the girl s score in a statement she wrote, i accept full responsibility for my actions and will accept the consequence that s stem from those actions. legal exper
day present, the gift of life. and she was one of hollywood s first it girls. tonight we remember mod squad actress peggy lipton. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with kate snow. good evening. the rain just hasn t stopped. it s already been a record-breaking month for louisiana, texas and alabama. and tonight, that rain outpacing the drainage system in new orleans where the water stood at knee level in some areas today. the severe weather also causing flooding across mississippi and beyond. the dangerous system also spawning tornadoes like this one in campbell county, virginia, on saturday. as it all moves east tonight, the storm affecting major cities in the southeast. we begin with tammy leitner. reporter: tonight, this latest storm system pounding the south. look at that. reporter: from tornadoes to unrelenting rain. the system already wreaking havoc across six states with more than a foot of rain from texas up to kansas and down to louisiana. bringing
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