story, we re following the first flas flood emergency ever issued for washington, d.c. earlier today. torrential rain hit with force rarely seen in the nation s capital overwhelming roads and forcing rescues. reporter: during d.c. s morning rush hour, commuters competing with rushing d became a river. reporter: torrential rain bringing flash floods, washing out roads and stranding cars, kids carried to safety by adults.gtoneceiving a month s worth of rain in a single morning, 3.3 inches in one houran , more inch of rain in the previous daily record set in 1958. a stream in virg houin backyards looking like lakes. and pools morphing into muddy ponds. and in the metro system, a water fall cascading from the ceiling while the elevators at the pentagon stop looked like shower plus. some took risky chances requiring