Wednesdaya woman forced to the town completely shut downsubmerged. These houses suddenly become waterfront properties, with water seeping into their basements. Sadly, many say this is nothing new. linda petersen, olin we got the routine, okay we know the waters coming up, move everything up, move everything to higher ground. And then wait for the water to rise, and go back down. But the familiarity doesnt make it any easier. And it breaks my heart to have to throw out my daughters because, well i was really. I said, im sorry, but its been flooded, theres no saving that kinda stuff. The flooding also taking its toll on many farmers in the area. Damage widespread on this farm. shirley davis, olin our corn crop, basically. Our pasture is gone, which well probably never get back into. The new seeding. Hopefully it hangs on. Davis estimates nearly 400 acres of land have at least a little water on it. She says she wont know for sometime if shell be able to salvage any of natures going to thr
America. In the work to be done now, may they rise together to accomplish what is best for our great nation and indeed for all the world. For you have blessed us with many graces and given us the responsibility of being a light shining on a hill. May all that is done this day be for your greater honor and glory. Amen. The speaker the chair has examined the journal of the last days proceedings and announces to the house his approval thereof. Pursuant to clause 1 of rule 1 the journal stands approved. The pledge of allegiance today will be led by the gentlelady from hawaii, ms. Gabbard. Ms. Gabbard i pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. The speaker the chair will entertain up to 15 requests for oneminute speeches on each side of the aisle. For what purpose does the gentleman from arkansas rise . I ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute.
It is so harsh on the ears, it gets people to disperse. Part of the equipment that has been, that local Police Departments have gotten from the excess, from the overflow of the pentagon, from the wars of iraq and iran. Im going there. Jake tapper is out in the crowd. Ed lavendera as well. Youre right in the middle of it. Whats going on . Reporter right now, you see the Community Leader that weve been following for much of the night as the parade marched up and down the street here is trying to convince people to move back, to move back. Watch out, watch out. Reporter look at this. Coming down the middle of the street. Check this out. Ed lavendera, what do you have . Hey, don, you saw that Armored Vehicle cut its way through the crowd to get to the other side. What is fascinating here is that there is a group of men trying to disperse the crowd. These are not the authorities. These are local religious leaders who have come out here tonight trying to get the people who would be most will
Two people were shot. Not by police. And tonight it may be even rougher as more and more people are learning just exactly how many times Ferguson Police officer Darren Wilson shot unarmed teenager, Michael Brown nine days ago. We now know, from talking about it and professor parcels very preliminary autopsy, is at least six at least six shots. Could be more. But at least six. The attorneys for Michael Browns family enlisted renown forensic pathologist, dr. Mikel bodden, to perform a second autopsy on this 18yearold man. He was talking at the News Conference early this morning. Local authorities, st. Louis county authorities, performed the first autopsy. The Justice Department will perform a third. On top of that, you have president Obama Meeting with attorney general eric holder in this past hour, just to get briefed on the situation in ferguson. The brown familys attorneys say the forensics from this autopsy backs up what the family says is long overdue. That the authorities arresting
Colleagues who are here on the scene in the field. First up, cnns jake tapper. Jake, what do you have for us . Reporter hey, don, as you mentioned, the crowds have been slimming. They are probably about 100 or 100 and change people protesting. One of the reasons is because time is passing and people are not protesting as much as they were. The other reason is, there was a big thunderstorm, as you know. One big of conflict disagreement came earlier tonight when there were two counter protesters, individuals objecting to, as far as i can tell, the way that they felt officer Darren Wilson is being treated unfairly in all this. One of the women held a sign referring to comments made by the democratic governor of the state jay nixon calling for a vigorous prosecution of officer wilson. Of course, thats premature. Theres a grand jury hearing evidence right now. We dont know if theres going to be any sort of prosecution. We dont know here in the public if theres enough evidence to determine w