flash flooding in central and southern missouri. shutting down highway 44. dismantling roads from beneath. the floodgates erupting on the osage river. the relentless rains leaving camp grounds, and soccer fields, hardly identifiable. in waynesville, missouri, they are still searching for a woman swept away tuesday. her 4-year-old son already found dead. in the last seven days, parts of missouri have had more than 16 inches of rain -- the town of richland with at least 17 inches. the culprit -- this stationary front, complex after complex of heavy rain and storms have been riding along this thing. it's slow dancing around the southern plains and northern ozarks. unfortunately, north georgia is suffering a similar scene. >> i can't live here no more, i'm through. >> reporter: charles wittington's dog diesel, got stuck. right there, being rescued in the raging floods in pickens county. and this backhoe, caught in the swirling muddy waters, had been brought in to clear the road -- in case there was flooding. now needing its own rescue. >> we just found out tonig

and torrential rains caused flash flooding in southern missouri. flood reportedly caused at least one death damaged homes and forced multiple water rescues. the national weather service says the rain is expected to for states like missouri and tennessee over the weekend and good morning america will have more on this including sam champion who will be out there reporting more on the extreme floods. >>> today we are having a special tribute to artie donovan. we will carry live coverage starting at 10. his funeral is at the cathedral of mary our queen on charles street. that begins at 11 and if you are a fan of the view we will broadcast that show at 4:00. remember our news is always available at abc2news.com. have a great weekend. ♪ (woman) this place has got really good chocolate shakes. (growls) (man) that's a good look for you. (woman) that was fun. (man) yeah. (man) let me help you out with the.. (woman)...oh no, i got it. (man) you sure? (woman) just pop the trunk. (man vo) i may not know where the road will lead, but... i'm sure my subaru wi

has been banned from performing at the missouri state fare ever again. >> the missouri rodeo cowboy association president, he also resigned in the midst of this clown fallout. >> there is some new fallout over this whole rodeo clown issue. the rodeo announcer at the event now stepping down as president of missouri's rodeo cowboy association has all of this gone way too far? >> stephen: oh, it's gone way too far. the clown's been fired. the announcer resigned. the cowboy association's president has resigned. and countless bulls have been jabbed in the gonads with electric cattle products. excuse me, i'm being told that last thing is just part of the entertainment, carry on. and folks, this story goes beyond the giant power vacuum atop missouri's rodeo cowboy association. it's much ado about nothing. and nobody adoes nothing like fox news dana perino. jim. >> rodeos, every president is always made fun of. they are the subject of ridicule. this is the height of achievement, to be made fun of by the rodeo clown, is actually success. this is a big deal if you get made fun of by the rodeo

it says it would be illegal for federal agents to try to enforce any gun law in missouri. federal agents would be breaking the law themselves themselves just by doing their job. it is in fact the most far-reaching states rights endeavor in the country according to "the new york times." the bill passed and the legislature there's in missouri overwhelm leg in the house and the senate. all but one republican in the house in missouri voted for it. a handful of democrats joined them. democratic governor jay nixon vetoed the bill, but lawmakers will try to override it next month. well, the lone republican who voted against the measure was state representative jay barnes. he said, quote, our constitution is not some cheap chinese buffet where you get to pick the parts we like and ignore the rest. two centuries of constitutional jurisprudence shows that this bill is plainly unconstitutional. and i'm not going to violate my oath of office. well, john schwartz wrote the piece. he is national correspondent for "the new york times." and ronald reagan is an msnbc analyst. gentlemen, we

here we have a state in missouri which is a border state saying to hell with washington. nullify it. >> yeah, it's amazing that we sometimes seem to still be fighting the civil war, still be fighting and slogging through the civil rights era. if you look at the states, many of them that are involved in these kind of nullification efforts not just around guns, but also around obama care, you know, it's the southern states and of course the rural states up there into the high plains. and stuff too. it is extraordinary. and it's as if there is a certain segment of the population here, the political body who simply says federal government doesn't work. we'll have none of it, and we're going our own way, as if we can really do that. didn't we have a civil war once? didn't we decide this question? i think i remember that. >> it's getting more and more like the middle east. nothing is decided. we just start the fight again the next day. anyway, one democrat who voted for that bill, t.j. mckenna says he did so even though he thought the bill was unconstitutional. how is that for

not as much in missouri. still rain in the forecast especially the southern portions of missouri. what's going on? notice where it's blue, it's the cold front. notice how quickly the rain moves through the northeast. the stalled front does that. it stays here. look at the flooding potential again over the next several days. we talk about where it went faster. you can still have heavy rates per hour. new england, two to four inches. maybe one to three inches for d.c. and new york. we'll talk the southern portion. it's where we're looking for a threat of flash flooding. then it's day after day of rain and heavy rain. >> look at that stalled right over nashville, right over tennessee where they don't need it. >> all over again. >> thanks so much. >>> another weather story to tell you about. riverside county, california, the silver fire is the fastest burning wildfire they have ever seen. hundreds of people have been evacuated near palm springs. crews are attacking from all angles. so far, this fire burned 14,000 acres, more than two dozen homes destroyed. the fire 20% contained. >> w

it's southern missouri. only 200 or 300 people. the video pictures we showed you on the bottom left of your screen, right on interstate 44 going up through southern missouri, the town of newburg that you see there to your right is the one being evacuated right now because of torrential rain and the river rose four feet in the last two hours. this weather pattern remains in place. there are just thunderstorms from kansas all the way through missouri. kind of an atmospherish squeeze play. cool air to the north coming out of canada, hot air in texas. all that air is being forced up into the atmosphere over the heartland. that's where all the travel trouble will be today. that's where the flash flooding concerns are. yes, there's a chance of scattered storms in the east including philly and d.c. garden variety summer storms. what's happening in missouri is like epic, torrential, we feel horrib horrible. >> we'll keep an eye on it. >>> straight ahead, the story of a sinking ship and the man who saves his dog first and then goes back for

more flash flooding in kansas, missouri. rainy, colorado and new mexico. >> mostly 80s in the rocky. triple digits. phoenix, dal lalgs. 80, atlanta to boston. >> we have never seen a story quite like this one. we will get right to it. a woman in denver start aid company making diapers for chickens. >> okay. >> huh. >> the important part of it again. diapers for chickens. >> i guess they're quite messy. never owned a chicken. for the many folks now keeping backyard flk flocks. diapers cut down on the spread of germs from all that stuff that gets caught in the diapers. >> okay. chicken diapers. following a warning from the cdc about outbreak of sal ma nellmo linked to bird kept in homes. >> this is popular. people greg their own eggs. awe thought you were talking chickens and diapers. that's what's catching on around the country. it seems like it is difficult to get the diapers on the chickens. >> yeah, right. >> right. >> get your eggs and all the other stuff in there. >> hire somebody to clean up. >> eh. awe calling up. amaz

>> it is a state fair, right, right, right. >> is missouri a state? let's get our staff -- >> have i to disagree with you. the one thing that bugs me, there was one journalist who said -- i agree with you, maybe it is in bad taste, but i would think it was in bad taste if they did it to bush. somebody said it is border line illegal. it is not illegal. it is the united states. you were thinking it. you are trying to shut our country down. >> we should ban all state fairs fairs and church carnivals while we are at it. >> people think when ever you do -- it is this kind of thing and the people you are mocking ain't there then it is like, hey. that's what made it racist to people is that the camera caught it. that's what i expect to be going on in a bull riding contest. >> it would be like if it was happening at one of your rap concerts it would have been different. >> it is like going to a klan rally and complain because everyone is racist. but it is all white. how many black people was in there going, that's funny, obama. >> fair point. >> if i was ther

this is a map of southern missouri. there's kansas city in the upper left, st. louis in the upper right. all the bright yellows and oranges and reds, those are thunderstorms. some spots have an estimated ten inches of rain just to the northwest of rola, missouri. a few towns are being evacuated because of the extreme rainfall. that's really the main show in town. we have the big storm to the north and high pressure to the south of texas. i was able to find a few showers, they are approaching from the southeast, moving to the northwest. clip to medford and raining to the north on i-5 as you go throughout your morning drive. still warm in the pacific northwest and back to sunshine in the deserts. that's your national forecast, coast, like santa rosa at 69. >>> and it looks like the forecast doesn't change either. those poor people in missouri tomorrow morning are going to be talking about the same thing again. we need a change of the weather pattern. >> you work on that. >> i wish i had that power. >>> straight ahead, the story of a sinking ship and the man who ac

bush, there was a clown of him in the missouri fair. there have been masks of president obama in shows like trueblood. let's start talking about some of the real issues, some of the things we see with obama care. and, of course, the most important thing i see in the black community, is the lack of good quality education, we should have school choice as well as unemployment. >> thanks for being with us. we appreciate it. >>> coming up next tonight on hannity. >> never been no bad person. he's mixing with bad feet. that's it. >> is he sorry? >> he's sorry. >> the father of one of the teens accused of brutally beating a 13-year-old on the florida school bus says his son is sorry. but the controversy surrounding this vicious assault is still growing. we'll tell you why after the break. >>> still ahead tonight, anthony weiner's cyber mistress will join us about herrion line relationship with the disgraced relationship with the disgraced politician, and why apparently i'm beth... and i'm michelle. and we own the paper cottage. it's a statione

and he's a surgeon from connecticut, born in missouri. the museum says it's not pressing charges but he could still be fined. >>> how about this tonight, a mon umt to the ultimate joy ride, the place where it came to a streeching halt. ferris buler's day off, dad's ferrari, one steep drop. word tonight that iconic glass house in the suburbs of chicago is now on the market for $1.5 million, 100 steel glas and hollywood memories. >>> we know what you were watching at work today. we would, too. stephen colbert and friends sending up this summer's get lucky. here he is with bryan cranston. it seems that the band daft punk cancelled on him leaving his show in the lurch. he called on his friends the rockettes, his friend matt damon. he even got henry kissinger to join in on the fun with colbert pulling a fred astaire. >>> when we come back health news for men and women, the neck pain. we show you the problem in your pack and purse. this guy. [ male announcer ] getting to know you is how we help you choose the humana medicare plan that works bes

bush, there was a clown of him in the missouri fair. there have been masks of president obama in shows like trueblood. let's start talking about some of the real issues, some of the things we see with obama care. and, of course, the most important thing i see in the black community, is the lack of good quality education, we should have school choice as well as unemployment. >> thanks for being with us. we appreciate it. >>> coming up next tonight on hannity. >> never been no bad person. he's mixing with bad feet. that's it. >> is he sorry? >> he's sorry. >> the father of one of the teens accused of brutally beating a 13-year-old on the florida school bus says his son is sorry. but the controversy surrounding this vicious assault is still growing. we'll tell you why after the break. >>> still ahead tonight, anthony weiner's cyber mistress will join us about herrion line relationship with the disgraced politician, and why apparently he hated me the most amongst all conservatives. straight ahead. i'm beth... and i'm michelle. and we own th

. >> some breaking weather news out of missouri. got a report. >>> severe flash flooding. a rescue boat from the waynesville fire department. you see waynesville in the middle of your screen on i-44. the rescue boat tipped over. the firefighters are in the water. now they are attempting to rescue the firefighters who are in this flash flood. so six inches of rain estimated as fallen in southern missouri just over the last 12 hours. and the weather pattern has been yielding a lot of heavy rain through kansas and missouri about the last week. and it's no surprise. saturated soil and thunderstorms that aren't moving fast. it's just a recipe for more flash flooding issues. as far as the west goes, many areas remain dry and nice and warm. nothing too dramatic. pretty typical this time of year. a little rain through arizona. that will be the case again today. scattered showers. maybe a thunderstorm or two. won't last much of the day, but it will keep temperatures down with the clouds, 95 in phoenix. i should say only. that's your national warm in s though, of california. so i'll

from arkansas, to missouri, the heavy rain is hammering the heartland. over six inches of rain in madison, tennessee, double what they see in a month. in wallace, kansas, eight inches. and the worst, richland, missouri, 17 inches this week. enough for an entire summer. and here in the nashville area, there is water still rushing through these swollen creeks. you can tell how one point here the water rose so high, it carried that debris and garbage can up to that bridge. usually, this creek is only about one to two feet deep. alex perez, abc news, nashville. >>> also happen right now, crews in southern california spent a second night battling that out-of-control wildfire east of los angeles. officials now say 26 homes have been destroyed. they expect the number to triple once they can see the damage firsthand. the fire was estimated at nearly 22-square miles with 20% containment. it is still growing. we'll have a live update on "good morning america." >>> the search for a missing woman in oakland, california, has led police to a person of interest. they'r

and he's a surgeon from connecticut, born in missouri. the museum says it's not pressing charges but he could still be fined. >>> how about this tonight, a mon youment to the ultimate joy ride, the place where it came to a screeching halt. "ferris bueller's day off," dad's ferrari, one steep drop. word tonight that iconic glass house in the suburbs of chicago is now on the market for $1.5 million, 100% steel glass and hollywood memories. >>> we know what you were watching at work today. we were, too. stephen colbert and friends sending up this summer's "get lucky." here he is with bryan cranston. it seems that the band daft punk cancelled on him leaving his show in the lurch. at the last minute he decided to show them how the pros do it. he called on friends, the rockettes, his friend matt damon. he even got henry kissinger to join in on the fun with colbert pulling a fred astaire. >>> when we come back health news for men and women, the neck pain in america. we show you the problem in your pack and purse. sfloo pain. we show you the prob

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ban the missouri fair for doing this. it is crazy. >> i want to throw to mark wolf from missouri state fair director, this is what he said and he was ticked. >> we hold them accountable and we certainly hold this person accountable for their actions, you know. we're going to -- he will not be out here again, i promise you that. >> he was saying that because he felt that it was -- or he was worried about his job. >> here is what they're worried about, a couple of democrat lawmakers are calling for funding to stop. there's state funding that goes to the fair and saying it should be pulled back and they're worried about that continuing or having to give back money already received. it is ridiculous, a joke. when bill maher says something ridiculous, rude, condescending, borderline libel, he hides behind comedy. >> he doesn't say kill them. >> bob, the rodeo clown is entertainment, not political commentary. >> bob is valiantly trying to pretend he is indignant. >> do you believe rodeo clowns should go to sensitivity training?

more than 40 roads remain closed in central missouri. one woman died when her car was swept away and a 4-year-old boy drowned. even with more rain predicted, residents today began cleaning up. >> you cross your fingers and hope everything will come out okay. hope the insurance covers it and go on and see what we can do. >> reporter: in northern georgia, 10 inches of rain washed out several roads. officials are unsure when they'll all reopen. in southern kansas, hundreds of homes damaged. dozens of campgrounds evacuated. after six inches of rain hit the area. tonight, thousands in central tennessee remain without power, but for some who remember the devastating flood of 2010, this was just too much. >> i know one thing. i've got to move. i can't stay here. >> reporter: tonight, the red cross has opened shelters here in nashville. officials say it's still too early. they are calculating the extent of the damage. lester? >> all right, kerry, thanks. >>> let's bring in weather channel meteorologist mike seidel now in hard-hit hollister. what

has been banned from performing at the missouri state fare ever again. >> the missouri rodeo cowboy association president, he also resigned in the midst of this clown fallout. >> there is some new fallout over this whole rodeo clown issue. the rodeo announcer at the event now stepping down as president of missouri's rodeo cowboy association has all of this gone way too far? >> stephen: oh, it's gone way too far. the clown's been fired. the announcer resigned. the cowboy association's president has resigned. and countless bulls have been jabbed in the gonads with electric cattle products. excuse me, i'm being told

more than 40 roads remain closed in central missouri. one woman died when her

missouri getting the worst of it. george howell is in missouri. >> reporter: good morning, this time yesterday where i'm standing right now the water was well above my head. you can see the devastation and power of mother nature from the storms the other night and right now now all eyes orren the turkey creek which is typically quiet. i'm sure you can hear it now. officials worry that with more rainfall it could come up again. evacuations and rescues continued in missouri, where flash flooding has claimed two lives. the most vulnerable, children and the elderly. the currents were so strong that it forced this construction crane up onto an already saturated landing. in tennessee, it was a devastating scene, with people helpless on rooftops. in davidson county dozens had to be rescued, including this young girl, and just take a look at this building in nashville. it literally broke in half under the pressure of a nearby overflowing creek. on the highway cars were left drifting in the current, and then this fire fighting

parts of missouri bearing the brunt of it. waynesville, it seems everything is under water. i guess there are roads under that. swamped cars and homes. a young boy died when he was washed away in a car. >> the southeast is getting pummeled by the storms. seven inches of rain falling in parts of georgia. flooding washed out a bridge in gilmore county. it's one of the hardest hit areas. >>> a tornado in ohio. the twister ripped the roof off this home in akron. it brought down trees snapping them in two. >> you can see the family standing outside, thankfully. >>> powerful storms ripped through wisconsin. one person near green bay was killed trying to clear away debris. the governor plans to tour the areas today. indra, any relief in sight? >> this is the problem when you talk about a slow moving cold front. the thunderstorms are in the same area over and over again. we keep talking from oklahoma, kansas and missouri, look at the current radar this morning. once again, the thunderstorms in the region, on top of that, we are talking the threat of severe weather. pretty much bulls

. >>> and a desperate search unfolding in a missouri town. a 12-year-old girl goes missing after witnesses say she took a ride with a family friend. captioning funded by cbs >>> good morning. good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. well, it is still unclear why a gunman slipped into a georgia elementary school, fired at least a half dozen shots at police and then surrendered. police say he had no obvious connection to the school in decatur. the school was evacuated and no one was injured. the gunman told one school employee he was sorry for what he was doing and was willing to die. tarika duncan has our report. >> reporter: elementary school children sprinted to safety after a gunman opened fire at the ronald e. mcnair discovery learning academy in decatur, georgia. >> what did they tell you? >> there was a lockdown because someone was in the building. >> mm-hmm? right? >> and it was scary. >> reporter: 800 students were evacuated. no one was injured. police say 20-year-old michael brandon hill snuck into the school with an assault rifle a

over the weekend, a rodeo clown donned an obama mask at the missouri state fair. they asked if the audience wanted to see obama run down by a bull. those are the types of systemic subtle racism. what happened in missouri julian, was overtly racist. when did that become okay? when did it start up again or did it not stop? >> it has never been okay, but it started when barack obama was elected president of the united states. and when he was elected he committed a serious crime of being president while black. and for some people in this country luckily a minority, only a few nit wits and idiots, they have done every word and deed to treat him as if he is he were not a decent person. even people who are allegedly respectful like donald trump. why is he on tv today? why is he considered a serious figure? this guy is a laughing stock. but still this hatred of obama goes on. if you think it doesn't have anything to do with his race, you're not thinking at all. >> michael: we don't have to address that. it's obviously because of his race. julian, you've been on this progr

we're joined by hard hit hollister, missouri. describe the conditions there. >> reporter: so much devastation here. so much unprecedented rainfall in such a short space of time and it really is all about the cleanup. let me show you what people here have been dealing with since thursday. i don't know if you can see it. through the bushes there is turkey creek. thursday morning that creek rose about 15 feet. pretty much three times the size of me in the space of about 25 minutes sweeping away pretty much everything in its path. walk with me one second. let me show you what we're dealing with here. you can see here that all you see is soil. there was actually once a mobile home here and my colleague george howell spoke with the owners of the home who say they have absolutely no idea where their home went. they believe it was swept away by flooding. people here are still trying their hardest to find reasons to be grateful. take a listen to what one woman had to say. >> very thankful nobody was hurt or killed. we're very thankful tha

. >> in missouri a record 15 inches of rain fell over two days. the search continues for one woman whose car was swept away. the body of her 4-year-old son was found tuesday. cbs news weather consultant david bernard is following the wet weather. >> well, it seems like the storms across the midwest have been relentless for the past several days causing all kinds of flooding problems. in fact, it looks like today we're going to continue with numerous flooding advisories for kansas, northeast oklahoma, southwest and southeast missouri and extends into arkansas and even western portions of tennessee will be under these flood watches and in some cases flood warnings. now, during the day today, it looks like more rounds of thunderstorms will be possible across the midwest, specifically across kansas and oklahoma. it looks like missouri and arkansas could get in on this action as well. one thing it's doing, it's keeping the temperatures down. highs are mostly going to be in the 80s and lows in the 70s as far west as dodge city and even thunderstorms nea

republican lieutenant governor peter kinder tweeted on sunday the missouri state fair celebrates missouri and our people. i condemn the actions disrespectful to potus the other night. we are better than this. and today democratic missouri governor jay nixon called the incident "inappropriate and offensive" and said that he will have the office of administration review the state fair's contracts. according to the state budget director, the state fair is partly funded by taxpayer money. more than $550,000 comes from a state tax on wine and grapes. joining me now, perry beam, who was at the missouri state fair on saturday night and posted the picture of the obama rodeo clown that went viral. perry, what was your feelings when you were watching that? >> i was disgusted, mr. o'donnell. that kind of display doesn't belong at a state-funded event. it was divisive. and it's something that's billed as family entertainment and inclusive. i come from a mixed family. my wife is an american citizen from taiwan. and we were there with a student from taiwan. and the acts that were happening in the ring,

missouri will have a lot of cleanup to do by the time this is all said and done. high pressure can dominate the four-corner region. temperatures continue to be warm, not crazy hot, but definitely on the warm side. there's a few showers up there in kind of near the portland area but it's very light. i don't think it's going to cause many travel issues. temperatures are still warm where they should be in the deserts and everyone else is seasonable for this time of the year. as far as the highs later on today, mid-90s from boise through salt lake city. deserts in the low 100s, which is actually a bit below average and another nice day in the pacific. maybe a slight chance of a shower or two portland to medford but not there. but again, more miss than hit. >>> we have been keeping track of fairbanks, alaska, and how many 80-degree days they've had. >> how hot is it? >> i'll let you know if they hit 80 again today coming up. >>> jackie robinson defaced. >>> plus, the ft. hood shooter working toward his own execution. >>> also, the best and worst performing small cars w

smith of missouri. the chair: pursuant to house resolution 322, the gentleman from missouri, mr. smith, an a member opposed will each control five minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from missouri. mr. smith: i yield myself enough time. the chair: the gentleman is recognized. mr. smith: as i have traveled across the eighth congressional district of missouri from my hometown of salem to the ozark hills and wright county, douglas, to the banks of the mississippi river, one of the largest concerns that my constituents have is the uncertainty surrounding the affordable care act. individuals are concerned about the relationship with their doctor and what their costs are going to be. businesses are left with the tremendous uncertainty. they are understaffed because they are afraid to hire additional employees and they're also firing employees just to fall below the 50 individual threshold. the effects of the affordable care act are adversely affecting the health care and jobs and the folks across this great country. that is why i'm offering my amendment to revise the definition

we have flood watches up for areas of oklahoma and missouri. oklahoma, trip it will-digit temperatures. north of that, we have some cooler air coming across the northern plains. stuck in the middle, areas of kansas, oklahoma, missouri, we have been in the battle zone here for showers and thunderstorms day after day after day. this will continue into the weekend. again, things will change, though, as we head towards next week. take a look at this. the past week, day after day, heavy rain battling across southern missouri here. now, a place really hard hit is waynesv waynesville, missouri. they've picked up 12 to 18 inches over the past six days. that's caused massive flooding in the area. what you don't want is more rain. unfortunately, we have more rain in the forecast. in fact, this is our flash flood guidance. that means one to two inches after rain, if it falls within three hours, that will cause a lot more flooding. the nature of these storms, summertime thunderstorms. they can dump one to two inches of rain in less than an hour. the radar

missouri, two deaths reported there as well. we were actually quite excited here because we thought that the sun was about to come out. we saw sunshine about half an hour ago. we thought it perhaps was some good signs for what we were going to expect for the rest of the weekend. obviously with flash flooding, the weather can change just like that, and obviously now it is overcast and we are expecting more torrential downpours throughout the rest of the weekend. guys? >> bad news ahead there. zain asher, thu for that. >>> temperatures hovering around 100 and not a drop of rain in the forecast. that's what fire crews battling a wildfire outside palm springs, california, are facing today. strong winds are quickly pushing the fire east. 1,500 people have had to pick up and run. 26 homes, 1 business all gone up in flames. >>> also in california, we have some new information this morning about embattled san diego bayer bob filner. he's facing claims of sexual harassment by at least 11 women. he has left a behavior therapy program a we

some severe storms from south dakota down to minnesota and missouri. heavy downpours and flooding from kansas to kentucky. and some showers and thunderstorms from mississippi to virginia. also be some scattered showers in the northeast. >> mostly 80s across the midwest and northeast. 90s for much of the south. and dallas is the hot spot at 104 degrees. >>> heading towards extinction. the standard feature you may not see the next time you buy a new car. >>> and a town in shock. fresh questions about how a large snake killed two children while they slept. >>> also new this morning a delivery truck goes airborne. we're learning more about how this happened and the driver under arrest in connection with the crash. ♪ when you recognize something isn't right, he call to the vetera crisis line at 1-800-273-8255 and press 1. >>> president obama visiting phoenix today, to reach out to the middle class about home ownership. the president will propose overhauling the mortgage finance system. he wants to phase out fannie mae and freddie mac. it would replace pri

parts of missouri have seen 15 inches of rain in just the past 48 hours. the small town of hollister near branson was one of the hardest hit. so much rain in so little time caused the governor to activate the national guard. at least 25 people had to be rescued and more than 100 evacuated. >>> and it's not just missouri. tennessee is also seeing the waters rise. in and around nashville, 200 people had to be rescued by boat. nbc meteorologist bill karins will be here in just a few minutes to tell us when things will dry out. >>> another threat in as many days prompts the evacuation of a u.s. consulate abroad. this time, though, in pakistan. because of a, quote, specific threat. the state department thursday warned americans not to travel to pakistan and evacuated all but emergency staff at the consulate in lahore. officials say this threat is not related to the one that temporarily shut down 19 u.s. embassies in the middle east and africa through saturday. the u.s. embassy in yemen was evacuated on tuesday and u.s. citizens urged to leave after a terror thr

the missouri chapter of the naacp reacting with this -- the activities at the missouri state fair targeting and inciting violence against our president are serious and warrant a full review by both the secret service and the justice department. this has gotten an awful lot of attention, noah, even maybe more than the egyptian situation on the front page of friday's "washington post." >> yeah, the rush to denounce has been incredible, faster than the next guy. but this just in, the official clown reaction. judy quest, the president of the clowns of america and contributor to clowns journal, a real clown wouldn't mock obama. >> jim ? >> i grew up in college towns in the '60s, '70s, there wasn't an anti-nixon ral wily that didn't have a nixon mask. surprisingly the aclu hasn't gotten involved. >> there is a racist look, the guy saying, charge the obama clown, and the crowd applauding. that does not belong at a places where children are going, a rodeo basically. totally inappropriate. >> go ahead, rick. >> alan, have you ever seen the mask of george bush? >> so the argument is the other side do

missouri seeing some of the worst of it. we've been told flash flooding today in that state claimed the life of at least one person. a 60-year-old woman who was trying to drive across a bridge in mcdonald county when she was caught in the quickly rising waters. >>> meanwhile, a problem of almost the opposite sort in southern california. the so-called silver fire west of los angeles, it's only been burning for about 24 hours. but stiff winds and bone dry conditions are spreading this thing fast. the fire has scorched 10,000 acres so far. turning sections into that barren hell scape. joining us is riverside fire captain lucas spellman. he's a spokesman for cal fire. have firefighters managed to get any of this fire under control? >> right at this time we have 10% that i can confirm. >> 10%. so a long, long way to go. give us a sense of the injuries, numbers of people evacuated. last we heard 1,500 people had to get out of the area. >> yes. i can confirm that also. 1,500. 800 of those came from a campground. also with the firef