. >> reporter: in shreveport louisiana, the waters have risen over three feet in the past five days. hundreds of homes and businesses have been touched by the floods. and some are completely underwater. residents are doing what they can to stay afloat. >> what do we do? we don't know. none of us have been through this before. >> reporter: kellie simpson lives in las maisons. >> this is normally a residential area that is now a river. >> reporter: the national guard and local volunteers have been out since early this morning. shreveport fire chief scott wolverton. >> the recovery and clean-up process will be a daunting effort over the next few weeks. the good thing is we've had no loss of life and we've had no injuries so far. >> reporter: for now simpson is just hoping her sandbags hold up. >> it's pretty astonishing. it lets you know that mother nature is still in control with all the technology and the intelligence that we have. we're at her mercy when it comes to a situation like this. >> reporter: the concern now is how much higher the water will rise tonight. you hear pumps in t

first the red river continues to rise near shreveport, louisiana. here it is just over 34 feet t is expected at 37 feet by tomorrow. eric fisher of our cbs boston station wbz is tracking the situation. eric, what is the latest? >> reporter: jeff, we had tremendous rainfall back in may, across the red river base in that water moving downstream the crest coming to shreveport tomorrow on monday. the highest water seen since the floods of april of 1945. minor flooding expected as the water moves down towards alexandria later into the weekend. high pressure late this week sets move toward the florida panhandle, really going to pump up a lot of tropical moisture this is something to watch and certainly heavy rain may be a threat again heading towards next weekend. in the short term watching kansas across parts of the midwest around chicago, detroit, indianapolis, all with the risk of severe weather tonight. that threat will extend eastward heading into monday. could be a busy start to the week. west of new york city and d.c. down towards nashville. we'll

it will take three or 74 days to get from shreveport down to the south. it's also parts of texas that are still draining out from that record breaking amount of rain that has fallen over that region. today we are watching what's happening here across parts of illinois and indiana. thunderstorms have caused quite a problem over that region. wind and hail, as well as a few tornadoes in the area. look at the extent of those wind reports that have come out as well as hail reports. particularly here in parts of illinois actually about 18,000 people are now without power in that area and we have flooding going on as well because of those thunderstorms are so slow-moving across that region. now also tonight we have tornado warnings in effect here for parts of indiana as well as illinois. those will continue at least through this hour, we'll have to watch what happens as it makes its way east because tomorrow we're looking at another severe weather day indiana ohio, pennsylvania. and across parts of washington we are going to be seeing thunderstorms as we go towa

tornadoes in shreveport and back the houston. the system moving through oklahoma, oklahoma city, tulsa and on the way out. look at this beast in nebraska, i've driven on interstate 80 when thunderstorm come through, it is wicked. that's the strongest cell i've seen in a long time. if you have flights you'll have a bumpy ride. that system to the north, the high clouds from the south, south west, breezy to windy out toward the delta, it is cooler for most, 60s, 70s, 80s and a few low 90s. today's cooler, tomorrow is warmer and saturday is the warmest day and another cooler trend. >> i do not remember the last time the warriors won the championship. >> they won at the cow palace because the ice follies were at the coliseum. >> the ice follies, that's why they played at the cow palace. >> i was in 6th grade, a time when you were developing your sports. >> it was a big upset. they swept the washington bullets who were supposed to win. >> i'm sure it was the ice follys. >> sounds like you're right. >>> coming up. running out of what --

flooding has turned neighborhoods in shreveport into lakes. the water cresting a at 37 feet a full 7 feet above flood stage and officials expect it to remain well above the flood level through the weekend. will the flooding continue in louisiana? let's bring in our meteorologist for an early look at your weather. >> good morning. that is right. the red river major flooding ahead of us and especially farther down the stream and how the nature of the volume of water works. 37 feet is where we sit. downstream the purple circle here indicating more major flooding ahead of us. expect to increase before the water feeds off into the mississippi the coming days. the rainfall certainly not going to be helpful but notice most of it stays south of shreveport. you look at the broad prospect prospective. may was the wettest single month for water in the united states. you take a look. we had over 400 reports of torns. wettest for texas and colorado. you look ahead to today's forecast. severe weather expected. generally a very narrow path stretching out of

police also found a brown ford pickup truck at comeaux's brother's home 200 miles away in shreveport, louisiana. for close to 15 years, comeaux stalked his prey and used his police training to control his victims from the very outset of the assaults. but he unwittingly left an important clue. a trail that led from his crime scenes straight back to his own neighborhood. most of his crimes happened within two miles of his home. >> we were looking for somebody who was right under our noses all the time. somebody who had the information, somebody who knew. >> even being a cop and having that inside authority, you know you're still going to mess up. you're still going to do something wrong. all you have to do is find that one thing wrong in each case, and you can build on that. >> randy comeaux pleaded guilty to six counts of aggravated assault and was sentenced to six life terms in prison. >> if i could turn back time, i would never want this to happen again. it was the most awful thing in my life that could happen. but again, i chose to use this as an opportunity to learn more about myse

, especially around shreveport. the rainfall totals 1 to 13 inches in some isolated areas. into oklahoma city and tulsa. bill was slow to take the turn to the northeast. it was really not supposed to -- it was supposed to clip oklahoma city. there now. there's another system coming down through nebraska. look at that line. amazing line, moving from norfolk to looks like omaha, columbus. right through kearney and north plat. so there's going to be a lot of severe weather in the middle of the country. watch the fog. not much. picking up in intensity. that's helping ramp up that fog bank. sunny, breezy. looks cooler for most. winds pick up 80s to near 90. down for some about 10 degrees from yesterday. 60s really kind of around the water's edge, very low 7 0s. cooler today, warmer friday, saturday. saturday looks to be the warmest day. then another cooling trend sunday, monday. >> all right. thank you, steve. >>> 5:21. and running out of water, it is a reality for a community near tracy. the reason they say their backup

shreveport is under a major flooding event. and as you can see later on in the week that water is going to make its way down the river and in alexandria, we believe that we'll be seeing major stage level for them as we go towards the end of the week. we showed you the last hour, but i want to update you with what we're seeing right now. that storm is going into indiana. it's going west to east and so we see the same weather in the same line hours after hour. that's what is going to happen for the rest of the evening. indianapolis will see the weather come in later this evening and probably in the overnight hours it's going to be over here over parts of ohio. the big threat with this severe weather right now is the hail and the wind, and we're seeing wind gusts up to 70 to 80 mph across this region. not a tornado event this evening, but the winds are definitely something where we're going to be keeping an eye on. as we make our way towards tomorrow the threat is going to be there. it's going to be more towards the east and india

shreveport has flooding from the red river. cresting toward thursday and minor flooding as the water continued to move downstream later in the week. but we're watching. high pressure is centering around florida. looks like a big flume of tropical moisture could move in and cause an enhanced risk. in the short term it extends west of new york city and d.c. watching the storms all the way back to nashville and memphis. could see large hail damaging wind gusts. could see some tornados. moving off toward the east. we could expect to see it move as we start into the week. blanca will weaken into a tropical storm and then into a depression. i'm eric fish for the cbs news. >>> this is the second day for the summit in germany. the crisis in ukraine has dominated the discussion. the president wants europe to maintain economic sanctions against russia that are due to expire next month. mr. obama says the g-7 must stand up to russian aggression in ukraine. >> i think there can be a dip peaceful diplomatic practice but the world will need

we mentioned the flooding in the shreveport area continues to be a problem. numerous homes submerged. it's going to take a while for river levels to go down. last night, severe weather many places. wind damage but did not have tornados. numerous areas with showers and storms ahead of this front. still humid out there. central new england and southern new england be ready for showers and storms any portion of the day. mid atlantic heavy rain around norfolk this morning. that will be passing over delaware throughout the next half hour or so. from atlanta down to mississippi, couple of thunderstorm complexes. one good one between jackson and meridian. 16 million at risk of severe storms today. isolated in capital district hartford and north ward. massachusetts and new hampshire also. big story next couple day, heat. 90s across the country. d.c. could be 96 thursday. >> whoa. quite a heat wave. bill did you see this? cute little piglets in ohio? >> it has a side ending. >> hundreds of pigs passed from one person to another. we'll hear what officials say happened.

historic floodwaters in louisiana, the red river engulfing homes near shreveport. these two managing stay dry using water filled barriers. >> rob is here with the forecast. >> and we had a tornado touchdown, and a tornado watch for much of upstate new york. and severe weather watches, look at this tornado watch for much of west texas. and moisture comes in, hits the stalled front. and watching for flooding. >> thank you. >>> and to tennessee, and the church van off the road, at least 16 children injured. the group traveling from south carolina none of the injuries series. >>> and the uproar about the head of the local naacp chapter, did she misrepresent her race? rachel dolezal, her parents claim she's falsely portraying her as black. steve osunsami with the controversy over race. >> reporter: at the center of this controversy tonight is rachel dolezal, the president of the spokane chapter of the naacp, seen here at speaking at a civil rights rally. >> like maya angelou says, through all of the struggle and all of the pain, we still rise. >> reporter: and while she

amazing pictures out of shreveport. i'm ashleigh banfield, welcome to "legal view." so much had to go so right for two killers in order to break out of their fortress like prison in upstate new york but it's one thing that went almost laughably wrong that could be the inmates 'un doing. the focus remains on a prison employee named joyce mitchell. according to a source familiar with the investigation, mitchell apparently was set to be the getaway driver, the person to pick up matt and sweat when they crawled out of their manhole and then they were supposed to have a driver to take them to places unknown. but that did not happen. instead, the source says mitchell went to a hospital with a panic attack instead, at this point two extremely dangerous men most likely felt panic themselves which most likely turned to desperation which made them even more dangerous, likely, than before. a former accomplice of matt's in the kidnapping and killing and dismembering of a new york businessman describes matt as "evil, cunning and a master manipulator." but the opposite seems to be

the news for the national picture is look at the thunderstorms and the tornadoes from shreveport back toward houston. that's the tail or what remains of what was once bill, which is now in oklahoma. there are reports of oh anywhere about 6, 1, 13 inches of rain in some isolated spots. hasn't taken a turn yet, expected to go northeast, and look at this system coming out of the northwest up towards new whereas a. oh my goodness. kearney new whereas contact right on spot 80, back over to norfolk or omaha. that is a monster of a system. any flights over the middle of the country, you might encounter bumpy turbulence there. fog increasing on the coast, that system to the north, a few high clouds coming up from the west, southwest, painting a cooler picture. morning fog on the increase. sunny, breezy, windy at times. looks cooler for most. many areas coming down anywhere from 5, 10 degrees. 60s, 70s. there will still be 9 0s through the interior. i mean clear lake, ugaya, tough to cool those areas down this time of year. it will be cooler than warmer. friday, saturday, saturday looks to be

. >>> louisiana's red river in shreveport is expected to hit a 70 year high by monday morning. the national weather service says the flooded river will reach 37 feet by 7 a.m. tomorrow. health officials say that flooding could provide a breeding ground for mosquitoes and say residents might encounter snakes, alligators seeking refuge from the higher water. >>> always watching always tracking, wusa9's first alert weather, d.c.'s most accurate. >> i do not like that story. >> they have all that flooding rain in oklahoma and texas. the red river separates oklahoma and texas into louisiana. the water has to go somewhere. >> what about here and how long do i have tomorrow? people want to get to work. >> we're not seeing much before 3:00, 4:00. want to start with our 3-degree guarantee because our guaranteed forecast for today, the temperature i went yesterday was 80 degrees. we had 79. off by one. that's a win. tomorrow my number is 89. let's talk about right now, 70. kind of a nice night for june, south winds at 11 and not too humid yet, but that will change tomorrow and for the se

. >> reporter: tonight the waters are receding and residents in shreveport are assessing the damage. >> the mood of everybody is exhausted. to be honest with you. i mean, we're all tired. we're all fighting this battle. >> reporter: the worst flooding this area has seen in decades. gabe gutierrez, nbc news. >>> there is new information in the frustrating search for answers about what caused that horrific train derailment in philadelphia that killed eight people. federal investigators revealing what they now know on the question of whether the engineer was using his phone as that train hurtled toward a curve at more than twice the speed limit. nbc news national correspondent peter alexander has more. >> reporter: the ntsb today announced there's no evidence the engineer running amtrak train 188 was using his cell phone that night. >> there was no talking or texting or data usage involved. >> reporter: investigators say brand boston wasn't on the internet while operating the train. boston gave investigators the pass code to his phone and told them he doesn't remember anything after the

in shreveport, hundreds of homes and businesses were flooded. officials warned some areas won't dry out for weeks. >>> and it took just a few hours for a south carolina grand jury to indict a white former police officer in the shooting death of a black man who tried to flee a traffic stop. walter scott's family says it's very happy and pleased with the indictment of michael slager. cell phone video appears to show slager firing eight times at scott as he tried to run away last april. slager is charged with murder. >> a murder conviction carries life in prison or a sentence between life and 30 years. if mr. slager were to be convicted and he were sentenced somewhere between 30 and life, he would have to do every day of that sentence. there is no parole. >> slager says he tried to stun scott and fired in self-defense. >>> today the senate homeland security and governmental affairs committee holds a hearing on the tsa. another potentially dangerous security gap is likely to top the agenda. the issue, how the tsa vets applicants for airport security

historic floodwaters in louisiana, the red river engulfing homes near shreveport. these two managing to stay dry using water-filled barriers. >> rob is here with the forecast. >> and we had a tornado touch down earlier this week, and a tornado watch for much of upstate new york. storming rolling through also. severe weather watches across the upper great lakes and oklahoma. these storms will have a decent amount of moisture coming off the gulf of mexico, hitting the stalled front. could see rains of over four inches through sunday and monday. watch out for flooding. >> the last thing they need. thank you so much, rob. >>> and to tennessee, and the church van off the road, at least 16 children and their driver injured. their van crashing outside chattanooga this morning. the group traveling from south carolina, none of the injuries serious. >>> and next, to spokane, washington, and the uproar about the head of the local naacp chapter, did she misrepresent her race? rachel dolezal. her parents claim she's falsely portraying herself as black. steve osunsami, with the

the river hit 37 feet in shreveport on monday and has remained roughly at that level. the red river hasn't been that high since 1945. accuweather says the area could see a stray thunderstorm today but forecasters say it will probably just slow drainage and won't push the river any higher. >> unbelievable. >> threatening those homes right there. let's take a look at new jersey. we still have a problem with an overturned tractor-trailer shutting down 295 northbound at 541. that's exit number 47. you can use the new jersey turnpike or 130 little more out of the way but a good alternate for you right there instead of 295. a big accident in new jersey. now we're looking live on the 30 bypass, this is at 340. it's early yet. we've got light volume its dry but dave we're going to see sun glare out there, hm. >> yeah, we are. we're looking at lots of sun coming up over the horizon in a little bit karen. 74 degrees by 9 o'clock. right now we're in the 60's in a lot of neighborhoods. 82 degrees by noon. and as we roll through the day it is going to be bright and warm with a high

but there is an update on the flooding in shreveport, louisiana. this is all along the red river. it crested earlier this week and residents are still having to deal with scenes just like this. catastrophic stuff here as the flood reached its flood stage and inundated homes and livelihoods. that is the red river in blue. it crested at 37 feet. it should be 30 feet for flood stage. even though it is expected to recede over the days ahead we have several days and weeks to go before all that water completely evacuates and they can dry out completely. they have flood warnings all along the red river before it leads into the mississippi. this is on top of the wettest month ever reported in the con dig use united states. on average the u.s. received 4 inches of rainfall for the entire month and the rivers and streams leading into the red river are responsible for the flood stage moving down stream. this is an image taken from a satellite from nasa. that is smoke from a fire in canada. 50 fires and that smoke is being picked up by the jet stream and moving to the mid atlantic states, the

hundreds of homes in shreveport and bosier city effected. >>> still ahead here on abc 7 news jimmy kimmal's side kick catches up with steph curry. we show you the moments. >>> first soda and now salt. we tell you about the proposal to warn diners the next time they eat a salty meal. >>> michael finney the warriors making their run in the nba there's something out there. it's a highly contagious disease. it can be especially serious- even fatal to infants. unfortunately, many people who spread it may not know they have it. it's called whooping cough. and the cdc recommends everyone, including those around babies, make sure their whooping cough vaccination is up to date. understand the danger your new grandchild faces. talk to your doctor or pharmacist about you and your family getting a whooping cough vaccination today. >>> this is abc 7 news. >>> carnival cruises is banning passengers from bringing bottled water aboard ships because too many people are smuggling booze in the bottles. carnival says it is causing big problems on the ships and the bootlegged alcohol is to blame because they ma

homeland security helping neighboring homes in the shreveport area by sandbagging those at risk. two more inches is expected to fall in the area before the weekend. amelia? >> barbara, the temperatures outside of our studio now up to 85 degrees and warm another ten degrees as we head on into the afternoon hours. that will put our highs today in the low to mid-90s. 94 in leesburg and 91 in winchester and washington and arlington will warm to 95. today, day one of our three-day heat wave, heat wave means we're going to have three consecutive days where temperatures hit 90 degrees or higher. not only is it hot, but it is humid, as well. good weekend to escape to the beach. water temperatures still a little chilly at 65 degrees. tomorrow at the beach, plenty of sun, mid-80s. mix of cloud and sun at the beach in the mid-70s and chance of afternoon thunderstorm and temperatures around 80. cooler but dry at the beach and, angie mid-70s. let's head there. >> all right i'm riding with you. >>> new today the white house is saying now it wants to make starting a business so simple that you

a lot of problems still down river from shreveport. let's talk about the forecast. yesterday we had about three tornadoes. we had numerous reports of wind damage and hail from kansas all the way through areas of illinois. the worst weather overnight was in illinois. a lot of the bad storms ended. flash flooding is still possible in a few spots. so for today, 27 million people at risk of severe storms. that goes outside of washington d.c., down through kentucky and tennessee. and the timing, the worst of the storms looks to be around 4:00 to 5:00 p.m. watch out upstate new york down through areas of eastern pennsylvania. the big cities will be spared until late today. but we will have to watch the storms closely. they could contain damaging winds and isolated tornado or two. you're watching "morning joe." we'll be right back. you are looking at two airplane fuel gauges. can you spot the difference? no? you can't see that? alright, let's take a look. the one on the right just used 1% less fuel than the one on the left. now, to an airline a 1% difference could save eno

we have had major flooding, 37 feet with the flood stage on the red river at the shreveport, louisiana, region roughly 30 feet. so this is very significant. remember, this isn't from one particular rainfall event. it's because we have had so much rain in the past. so all of the rivers, all the streams, all the creeks leading in to the red river eventually allowing for this surge of high water that's just now reaching its flood stage. even though it is predicted to start to recede over the coming days and weeks, they are not out of the woods just yet. we will see this flood stage slowly make its way down the red river further and further down. in fact, you can see the flood warnings are extended across much of louisiana. remember, this is all thanks to the wettest month on average across the entire united states. i'm going to switch gears because i don't know if you noticed, in chicago or in to indianapolis, the smoke that's been in the air. this is tanks to fires that started in canada. saskatchewan. this is 50 fires that caused smoke to eventually drift in to the great lakes region. t

and shreveport, louisiana, on red alert as the red river keeps on rising and the water has not been this high in

tornado near shreveport. all courtesy of what was once tropical storm bill now visiting oklahoma just to the east. oklahoma city, tulsa. finally heading off to the northeast, little republic in there now. but look at this system coming out of nebraska. my goodness, that line of severe weather. that's going to make for a very, very bumpy ride, heading to omaha, southwest heading back toward oklahoma a. busy day for the severe folks. for us it's a busy day for the fog. continuing to move in, pick up in intensity, morning fog, sunny, breezy, windy for some. not for all. looks cooler for most unless you're far enough away you don't get fog influence. hold on to the 9 0s. tough to break that. days getting very long. 60s, 70s, 80s for the rest. down about 5, 7 degrees. some areas about almost 10. 6 0s, upper 80s, 90s for the east bay. then 80s for santa clara valley. 50, 60s on the coast, 60s, 70s on the peninsula. a warmup friday. the warmest day of the next 5 will be saturday. sunday summer begins, and it's also

from where it makes land fall south of shreveport to oklahoma city. that area is the main area of significant rainfall. that is where the rain is going to come down. we have a center of circulation and it's going to come on shore here. here is freeport. somewhere where there's not much going on. this is a swampy area. that's great news. farther to the north, from freeport up to galveston. every time a band that jennifer was in every time a band moves through, we are going to get winds like she has, 40 to 50 miles per hour. eventually the storm lumbers over dallas. it takes 36 hours to get there. think of the hill country. all the areas on the west side getting pushed up. all this air here is a hill area hilly country. it's going to deal with the rainfall. it's going to walk back down through the rivers and valleys that have so much water in them already. back to you. >> somebody is watching that forecast very carefully is judge ed emmitt. he is the director of homeland security management. not only are you in charge of justice in that area but emergen

. >>> well emergency disaster relief crews are in shreveport, louisiana tonight where most of the that city is underwater. it's the worst flooding in the region in 70 years. the red river swelling creating a path of destruction. many residents are now hoping the state will qualify for a presidential disaster declaration that would pave the way for federal assistance from fema. >>> right now all we can do is wait and pray and stay hopeful. >> another problem that families are dealing with, alligators they're being moved along with all the flood waters and ending up in people's backyards animal control officials say they're being called to help with many similar alligator complaints. >>> there's help on the way in the battle against isis. president obama requesting more u.s. troops to train iraqi soldiers. 450 additional american troops are on their way to the war torn country. they won't see combat but they will help train sunni tribal volunteers for the battle feed. the president signing off on the decision days after saying there's no complete strategy for dealing with isis. >> nobody

>> the people of shreveport louisiana, are preparing for a bad situation to get worse. the rising red river has flooded some homes and buildings, expected to force more people out of their houses. volunteers are distributing more than 200,000 sandbags and governor bobby jindal has activated about 200 national guard members to help. heavy rains in texas and oklahoma and recent weeks have sent the river over its banks. the red is expected to crest today at more than 36 feet. >>> u.s. border patrol chopper forced to make an emergency landing after being hit with gunfire. details on that story coming up. are you doing?" "getting my free credit score at credit karma." "i got great credit." "when was the last time you checked?" "that's a lotta dough daddy-o. we gotta check your credit. hmmm.....your credit is outa sight!" "alright!" "you know credit scores change... aren't you curious to know what yours is now?" "still got it." "credit karma, get your free score now." get the complete balanced nutrition of ensure. with nine grams of protein... and 26 vitamins and minerals. an

at least two dozen homes in the town of shreveport have been damaged as the red river rose nearly eight feet above flood stage, the highest level in 70 years. and in the midwest this afternoon, 25 million people are under a risk of severe thunderstorms and tornadoes. nbc meteorologist bill carron is has more for us. >> the flash flood watches have already been issued around the omaha area back up through areas of iowa. the heavieriest rains will be the first part of it today. we could see periods of thundershowers through noon friday. as far as the severe weather goes, 25 million people at risk of severe storms. if we're going to get any tornadoes, most likely spot would be north of kansas city up towards the des moines and ames. i don't expect a lot of tornadoes. there will be wind damage with the strongest storms and large hail. we had incredible hail yesterday. one spot in illinois had softball-size hail. impressive. the weather pattern across the country, we continue to watch the heat building here, especially in the southeast. it's going to be very hot for the next week straight. t

red river forecast to crest today at 37 feet around shreveport, expected to last until wednesday, at least. extreme weather will also be taking a toll in the northeast. accuweather's paul williams has the latest. hello to you, paul. >> thanks a lot, t.j., brandi. we have one cold front that's going to be in an ornery mood creating scattered showers and thunderstorms throughout the entire northeast and even the threat of severe weather in some places. for example, cincinnati, charleston, pittsburgh, we're concerned about hail, damaging wind, and blinding downpours. but that's not the only big story in weather. the other big story is blanca. blanca, now a tropical storm, will continue to track to the north on monday, and then tuesday downgraded to a tropical depression. and that's not the time to all of a sudden become relaxed because we're concerned about drenching rain and the greatest possibility of flooding throughout a good portion of the gulf of california. so much rain, some animals might line up two by twos. back to you, t.j., brandi. >> paul, thank you so much. okay, get ready

in december 2007, roy brown, a 54-year-old homeless man, walked into a capital one bank in shreveport, louisiana, without a visible weapon and told the teller to give him money. the teller handed him 3 stacks of bills, but brown took only a single hundred-dollar bill. he said he was homeless and hungry. the next day, he surrendered to the police voluntarily, telling them that his mother hadn't raised him that way. he pleaded guilty. you know what he got? 15 years in jail. >> wow. >> 15 years in jail. happens all over the country. the big boys get off. we are under-enforcing the criminal justice laws against corporations. there's no 3 strikes and out for a corporation. no 3 strikes and out. there's no probation for a corporation, hardly ever. and the executives, they have shields of law firms to defend themselves. and it's getting worse because there were several hundred savings-and-loan executives prosecuted, convicted, and sent to jail 20 years ago, and some enron executives were. but they have so gamed the system, the corporate lawyers, it's extremely difficult to put them in jail.

adria goens is in bowsier city louisiana, right across the river from shreveport. >> reporter: good morning. the water behind me has not reached this high since 1945 when it crafted at 38 feet. the river will peek at 37 feet. that is seven feet above flood stage. 24-hour sandbag stations have been set up and officials are urging people here to pick them up day or night to protect their homes from the rising water. the flooding is swallowing dozens of houses turning them into islands and submerging them up to their roofs. louisiana's national guard worked late into the night filling sandbags. the white satchels serving as a line of defense against the overflowing river. >> this is a circle drive. >> reporter: for steve prater the devastation is personal. >> the glass is beginning to break from the pressure of the water. >> reporter: he's trying to save his home from two feet of water that's already crept in surrounding and destroying his family's belongings. >> it's just devastating. >> reporter: on sunday a man and his dog were evacuated by boat. and black hawk helicopters were used to deli

it eventually comes down the red river through shreveport. we had historic flooding like we had not seen in 70 years. part of the reason the forecast cap getting revised overnight saying the crest would be higher and later, is that they had not accounted for the fact that much of the area was silted in. so we saw the loss of property. and we saw tectonic damage. mississippi has not dredged to appropriate levels. that is ocean cargo that cannot get in. in some instances, we are competing with mexico and other countries for work we should be doing in our country. they cannot get into those channels. we had that issue with morgan city. so i am well aware and absolutely support -- there is a bill in congress called the ramp up act that is one of those solutions. the federal government charges a user fee to the people who use the infrastructure. that goes into a fund that is supposed to pay for dredging. instead, the money either sits there -- it is used to mask deficits in spending. it is used to help claim they are closer to balancing. they use

. >> that flooding over a week or two ago and shreveport the second biggest flood they've had in recorded history. our rainy cities now. jacqui: goodod morning washington. get ready for the heat. wewe are launching a heatwave starting today as our temperatures reach the 90's. it wl behind, more humid. dry weather for the metro, but a stray thunderstorm will be possible to the north. tonight, clear skies temperature around 40 degrees -- near 64 degrees. a better chance of a thundersrm on saturdayay. a few cld be strong . >> and coming up on "gma," this woman vanished just hours before her c-section reappearing days later with no baby. woman vanished just hours before her c-section reappearing days later with no baby. ready to leave sticky sunscreens behind? new neutrogena cooldry sport. micromesh technology lets sweat pass through and evaporate so skin stays comfortable, while clinically proven protection stays on. new cooldry sport. neutrogena. ♪ me and you, ♪ ♪ and you and me. ♪ ♪ no matter how they tossed the dice. ♪ ♪ it had to be. ♪ ♪ the only one for me is you. ♪

for a hot concert but it has been far from perfect in the middle of the almost five inches of rain in shreveport louisiana. tulsa, oklahoma getting hit hard. look tow flash flood watches and illinois you're in it too that's the big picture let's get a check closer to home. >> reporter: hey ginger, i'm meteorologist, karen rogers with your accuweather update. we have dry conditions for the most part, but feeling muggy. channels of a shower this afternoon. muggy, 87, mostly cloudy tomorrow 83. hashtag. can't wait. >> in case they didn't know. >> exactly. we'll be joining you shortly, ginger. >>> much more ahead this morning. a warning about pool safety and why it may be difficult to spot someone drowning even if they're just a few feet away. >> scary stuff. >>> a major league scandal are kansas city royal fans stealing the all-star game for the hometown team? >> no. >> come on back. what happened to your hair? i got it. walgreens has all you need to keep it all under control. from a little touch-up... come on, guys! to finding that perfect finishing touch... to making memories at the touch of a bu

talking about all week almost 5 inches of rain in shreveport, louisiana. this is what it was looking like from there through missouri tulsa, oklahoma getting hit hard. now it moves to the north and east flash flood watches from louisville back to parts of western tennessee and then look southern illinois you're in it too and that is the balex: gooood morning, i i'm alexex liggitt here, sun and clouds across the region. temperatures in the 70's, we are seeing essentialal for heavy rain all saturday night intsunday >> all that weather brought to you by walgreens and adam lambert is coming up on "gma." there's the hashtag. can't wait. >> in case they didn't know. >> exactly. we'll be joining you shortly, ginger. >>> much more ahead this morning. a warning about pool safety and why it may be difficult to spot someone drowning even if they're just a few feet away. >> scary stuff. >>> a major league scandal are kansas city royal fans stealing the all-star game for the hometown team? >> no. >> come on back. what happened to your hair? i got it. walgreens has all

>> that flooding, over a week or two ago and shreveport the second biggest flood they've had in recorded history. >>> and coming up on "gma," this woman vanished just hours before her c-section reappearing days later with no baby. >> morning, i am meteorologist mike nicco with the microclimate forecast. off to a foggy start but a sunny ending with warm conditions and a little bit of mugginess in the air. the fog comes back the next couple of nights and a heat wave is developing, with 90's inland east bay and 80s in the north bay and south bay and upper 70s and low 80s away the bay until san francisco at 70 and 65 at the coast. my seven-day forecast is the hottest days tomorrow >>> and coming up on "gma," this woman vanished just hours before her scheduled c-section, reappearing days later with no baby. shed just hours before her c-section reappearing days later with no baby. ready to leave sticky sunscreens behind? new neutrogena cooldry sport. micromesh technology lets sweat pass through and evaporate so skin stays comfortable, while clinically proven protection stays on. new cooldry sp

as we have been talking about all week, almost 5 inches of rain in shreveport, louisiana. this is what it was looking like from there through missouri, tulsa, oklahoma, getting hit hard. and now it moves to the north and east, look at those flash flood watches from louisville back to parts of western tennessee and then, look, southern illinois, you're in it too an >> good morning, we are starting out great like in oakland but we have high clouds and sunshine this afternoon. a few low clouds at the coast and a lot of sunshine, 60 to 93 inland. the seven-day forecast is as warm tomorrow but summer starts on sunday and much >> all that weather brought to you by walgreens and adam lambert is coming up on "gma." there's the hashtag. can't wait. >> in case they didn't know. >> exactly. we're going to be joining you shortly, ginger. thank you. >>> much more ahead this morning. a warning about pool safety and why it may be difficult to spot someone drowning even if they're just a few feet away. >> yeah, this is scary stuff. >>> and a major league scandal, are kansas city royals fa

that water comes down the red river through shreveport and northwest louisiana. we had an historic flood, flooding like we haven't seen. the river rose to levels we hadn't seen in 70 years and part of the reason, the national weather forecast kept getting revised upwards literally overnight. kept saying the crest would be higher and higher and late and higher and later a is he they hadn't drenld, hadn't counted for the fact much of that area silted in, the last time they had a major flood, their projections were based on faulty data. we saw the loss of property and saw what this did. secondly, we see the economic damage. so the mississippi's routinely not dredged to the appropriate levels and as a result, that is ocean-going cargo that may or may not be able to get in there. that's fabrication work n some instances, we are competing with mexico and other country for work that we should be doing in our country and in our case can simply move -- if they can't get into those channels, we have had that issue in morgan city and other channels in south louisiana. so i'

lee was born february 28, 1949, in shreveport, louisiana. he later moved to texas and attended high school in san antonio before enlisting in the army. the actions preceding his death were nothing short of heroic. while serving as a radio operator with the third platoon company b, platt toon was surprised by -- platoon, -- the platoon was surprised by enemy fire. he gave life-saving first aid to his wounded fellow soldiers. as the platoon was advancing to reorganize, private lee noticed four hidden north vietnamese soldiers with automatic weapons. and a rocket launcher ready to attack the lead element of the platoon. he selflessly charged through the enemy fire and overran their position. killing the attackers and capturing their weapons. his actions saved the lives of his fellow soldiers and were instrumental in the destruction of the key position of the enemy defense. private lee died, april 26, 1968. he was awarded the medal of honor in 1970 for his gallantry at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty. mr. speaker i am plea

the 19th century the federal government needed to send resources and supplies to send information to shreveport. that is going to be a bureaucratic nightmare. when cholera breaks out, they seem to go by the wayside. all of a sudden they publish this incredibly interesting 450 page encyclopedi c book that they distribute about what to do when cholera spreads. make sure you are following various sanitation reasons. it is a way to say that the central government does have the knowledge. they do have the manpower. and they do have the resources when they think the epidemic is going to affect everyone. with smallpox, when it begins only affecting black people, they fall back on the argument that they don't have the materials. in terms of medical knowledge people have known how to respond to smallpox epidemics since the 18th century. that is why i think the images we were showing you before about the camps were really important. because 1 or 2 outbreaks of a smallpox in those camps -- the best way of solving it, even without access to vaccination was to just quarantine the affected person. that is wh