ecuadors ga lap gus island has erupted. lava was seen pouring down the side of the volcano on isabella island. >>> severe flooding washes away homes and leaves people stranded in texas. helicopters and boats helping people evacuate. hundreds of houston rockets fans spend the night at the arena trapped because of the flooding. >>> and the trial begins in iran in secret for an american journalist accused of spying. ♪ >>> this is al jazeera america, live from new york city. i'm stephanie sy. a mess does not even begin to describe the situation in the south central part of the country this morning. record flooding has left five dead and rescuers are using helicopters and boats looking for the bodies of a dozen people swept away in a vacation home and trying to evacuate others. texas, arkansas oklahoma louisiana, and missouri all in the grips of this weather system. the high water had people waking up to scenes like this. cars completely submerged. many roads in houston are underwater. a lot of the damage happened in san marcu

. >>> a volcano on one of ecuadors ga lap gus island has erupted. lava was seen pouring down the side of the volcano on isabella island. >>> severe flooding washes away homes and leaves people stranded in texas. helicopters and boats helping people evacuate. hundreds of houston rockets fans spend the night at the arena trapped because of the flooding. >>> and the trial begins in iran in secret for an american journalist accused of spying. ♪