In south carolina, 14 dams have failed just since the weekend. Now, David Begnaud tells us theyre calling in the cavalry. Reporter drastic measures are being taken to stop rushes floodwaters. This National Guard chopper crew spent the entire day dropping these bags trying to shore up a canal in the state capital of columbia. The bags are 3,000 pounds. Some are filled with sand and some are filled with rocks. Theyre being used to build a barrier because the colombia canal has breached, threatening the water supply to more than 350,000 people. You know, just being here on the scene lets you know how real that is. Reporter kim stenson is director of the states Emergency Management division. How long do you think it will take to temporarily shore it up . I think the next day or so they should be able to do that. Reporter today, he toured the Columbia Canal with fema administrator craig fugate. Both agency heads are monitoring floodwater that is flowing east and threatening to breach 62 oth
Bodies were founded in the carolinas, bringing the death toll from the worst flooding there on record to at least 19. In south carolina, 14 dams have failed just since the weekend. Now, David Begnaud tells us theyre calling in the cavalry. Reporter drastic measures are being taken to stop rushes floodwaters. This National Guard chopper crew spent the entire day dropping these bags trying to shore up a canal in the state capital of columbia. The bags are 3,000 pounds. Some are filled with sand and some are filled with rocks. Theyre being used to build a barrier because the colombia canal has breached, threatening the water supply to more than 350,000 people. You know, just being here on that is. Reporter kim stenson is Emergency Management division. How long do you think it will take to temporarily shore it up . I think the next day or so they should be able to do that. The Columbia Canal with fema administrator craig fugate. Both agency heads are monitoring floodwater that is flowing e
Bodies were founded in the carolinas, bringing the death toll from the worst flooding there on record to at least 19. In south carolina, 14 dams have failed just since the weekend. Now, David Begnaud tells us theyre calling in the cavalry. Reporter drastic measures are being taken to stop rushes floodwaters. This National Guard chopper crew spent the entire day dropping these bags trying to shore up a canal in the state capital of columbia. The bags are 3,000 pounds. Some are filled with sand and some are filled with rocks. Theyre being used to build a barrier because the colombia canal has breached, threatening the water supply to more than 350,000 people. You know, just being here on the scene lets you know how real that is. Reporter kim stenson is director of the states Emergency Management division. How long do you think it will take to temporarily shore it up . I think the next day or so they should be able to do that. Reporter today, he toured the Columbia Canal with fema adminis
There on record to at least 19. In south carolina, 14 dams have failed just since the weekend. Now, David Begnaud tells us theyre calling in the cavalry. Reporter drastic measures are being taken to stop rushes floodwaters. This National Guard chopper crew spent the entire day dropping these bags trying to shore up a canal in the state capital of columbia. The bags are 3,000 pounds. Some are filled with sand and some are filled with rocks. Theyre being used to build a barrier because the colombia canal has breached, threatening the water supply to more than 350,000 people. You know, just being here on the scene lets you know how real that is. Reporter kim stenson is director of the states Emergency Management division. How long do you think it will take to temporarily shore it up . I think the next day or so they should be able to do that. Reporter today, he toured the Columbia Canal with fema administrator craig fugate. Both agency heads are monitoring floodwater that is flowing east
Shows huge price differences for the same today president obama personally apologized for the american air strike on saturday that killed 22 civilians at a hospital in afghanistan. He phoned the head of Doctors Without Borders which ran the hospital and he also called the afghan president. The u. S. Commander in afghanistan said the attack was directed by american troops after Afghan Forces called for help. He called it a mistake. Doctors without borders says it still wants an independent investigation. Today prosecutors in oregon said the gunman who killed nine people last week also shot at two detectives. They fired back, wounding him. Then, he took his own life. President obama will meet friday with families of the victims. And Julianna Goldman tells us the shooting has now become a major issue in the president ial campaign. From the indications that i got they did not rush the shooter. Reporter on cbs this morning, ben carson doubled down repeating the suggestion that victims of la