love this morning. this is rain that we now share withth so many in this country. this flooding overnight just got worse. it just seems that almost every night we re getting these stories. these incredibly horrible stories. this one from our oklahoma station. 2:00 a.m. flooding. let me show you pictures of the area. a 2:00 a.m. flooding site. a gentleman was trying to help a family in flooding and lost his life. these are the rivers that are popping up in flood zones. 38 of them are in flooding. one in southern missouri at its 100-year record. the videos are frightening. seemingly coming every night. raging floodwaters in 16 states, after staggering rainfall totals like southern missouri s almost 2 feet of rain in 1 week. overnight, pictures from oklahoma, adding oklahoma city to the list of deadly flash flood tragedies. in mcdonald county, missouri, a 61-year-old woman died after her car was swept off a flooded bridge. in nashville, tennessee, a daring rescue. 5-week-old
to be able to beat adversity the way she did, is the example of a back-to-back champion. her emotional speech about family. what she s finding about her true strength, only on gma. and good morning, america. what a lovely, powerful night for robin. and, josh, you were right there, walking her up to the stage. yeah. i was worried about getting her up those stairs, george. but what an honor. a humbling honor to be there for her, on a night when our robin was simply perfect. she was radiant in red and that speech full of hope and inspiration. listen to this. i draw strength from you. you give me the courage to face down any challenge. to know that when fears when fear knocks, let faith answer the door. that is vintage robin. you can see her drawing strength all through that speech. and yet we think of her as a pillar of strength. we ll have so much more of a that amazing night at the espy awards in california. but let s get right now to that raging wildfire
hunt in her very own kitchen. what is it in her oven that makes her scream for joy? wonder what could be in that very good friday morning for viewers in the west. it s going to be a huge party in the park. up just north of central park, the rain not keeping them away from kenny chesny. we can t wait for that. we re going to turn on that amber alert in the west. a desperater is right now in california for the suspect and his 16-year-old victim. we want to get that massive wild fire in southern california destroying homes, forcing hundreds to evacuate. abc s cecilia vega live in banning, california, with the very latest. the fire chief out here calls this one of the most rapidly moving, dangerous fires he has seen in his 50-year career as a firefighter. and just take a look at this. you can see why. up and down the streets out here, devastation. overnight, even more southern california hillsides up in flames. this latest fire, forcing several communities to be evacuated
i m betty ngyuen. overnight a rapidly spreading wildfire in southern california grew larger, and this morning it is on the move. the silver fire is what it s called. it s in riverside county. it s moving east toward the resort town of palm springs. in just a past few hours, the fire has grown to 22 square miles and is burning an estimated 1,000 acres an hour. the latest update puts the blaze at just 20% contained. local officials have ordered nearly 2,000 people out of the area. 26 homes have already been destroyed. at least one man has suffered serious burns. and five firefighters have also been injured with heat exhaustion. they ll be off the job for at least 24 hours. the multistate manhunt for james lee dimaggio has taken yet another dramatic turn. authorities now believe the man suspected of kidnapping 16-year-old hannah anderson and her 8-year-old brother ethan may be armed with homemade explosives. the two children have been missing since sunday when their mother s