in north carolina the state can no longer decide for you where you go. a federal judge has just approved a settlement that protects the rights of transgender people and it lets them use whatever restrooms matches their gender identity. that ends a fight that has lasted for years and started with the so-called bathroom bill. it required transgender people to use public restrooms that match their gender on the birth certificate. another bill later replace them. state law doesn't get to weigh in on where transgender people go to the bathroom. weather alerts, and heavy rains and severe thunderstorms drenching much of the u.s. after a deadly heat wave blanketed much of the eastern part of the country. this video shows flash flooding rushing through the streets of brooklyn here in new york city. aaron calandra is with us.