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Troops have new weapons to counter isis drones, a gun that jams the radio waves between the drone and its controller. th you have one of those or are the americans helping you with that drone gun? you dont have those weapons? youd like to have those weapons? of course. and they may need them. isis has been dug in for months in western mosul and theyre not likely to leave without a major fight. darlie dagata, cbs news, mosul, northern iraq. mason: the western u.s. has been battling the weather...

Sacramento tonight. >> reporter: tonight, california cant catch a break, from drought to drenching, including water rescues on swollen creeks. the fire hose of rain taking aim at northern california with a vengeance. late today, police recommending evacuations where flood waters are rising. blocked roads as soaked hillsides give way. more than 100 flights canceled. in wine country, near nappa, letting water out of the full lake, and at least five people killed in southern california. the storm d...

Interviewed today. are these the final four? and two other big-name candidates no longer in the mix? >> reporter: two contenders have already taken themselves out of the running. david petraeus and robert harward. the president did meet with the four others today. and now were learning there could be even more contenders being considered in the coming days. tom? >> mary, thank you. now to the new headline in the murder case gripping the midwest. tonight, state police say a mystery man seen nea...

>> jennifer eccleston from london for us tonight. jennifer, thank you. moving to the can canadian border and the immigrants fleeing north to a new life. custom officials say families, some undocumented have been sneaking across for decades and now with heightened fears around the presidents new policies, those numbers are spiking. abcs eva pilgrim right there with the latest. >> reporter: right now, undocumented immigrants desperately fleeing to the north. families with small children making t...

Inviting us into your homes tonight. we will see you back here at 6:00. welcome to "world news tonight." were following breaking news out of florida. the president holding a campaign event. 30 days into office but back out on the stump. the major turnout as he ramps up his attack on an old enemy. plus, the new message the vice president is sending to russia. epic downpours. the strong, deadly storm slamming the west coast. sinkholes, mudslides and flooding killing at least four people and th...

Rough wooded terrain. >> were checking the cellphones. were checking the social media places. were looking at every possible option. >> reporter: its been nearly a week and still no suspects, but investigators want to talk to this man -- seen in the area at the same time as the girls. >> we have no suspects at this point in time. and we need information. >> reporter: police searching this home in delphi thursday night, coming up with nothing, leaving a community on edge. >> i think its terrible....

Still told to use filters. but there is an even more distressing problem in flint. how ready are the people of flint to believe what officials tell them? >> its hard to believe. >> theres a real deficit of trust, isnt there? >> there is, with good reason. when we were misled by local, state and federal government. >> karen weaver took office in the middle of the crisis. >> people need new pipes, people deserve new pipes. thats going to give people confidence that okay, things are fine again. >> ...

Stopping and spray painting obscene graffiti on a garage door and a car. residents were told to shelter in place. as the news helicopter came around the house, the man seen on the ground. his rifle next to him. a police sharpshooter took him down. >> sniper saw him, took a shot, so hes down in the driveway right now. still moving. >> reporter: the suspect is listed in serious condition tonight. theres still no known motive. police say its lucky no one el was hurt. >> thank you. and from florid...

But even as the evacuation order was lifted, urgent work continued on the damaged spillways, racing as quickly as heavy equipment could race, pouring boulders into gaping holes to prevent a catastrophe. officials are confidence those aggressive efforts will prevent a failure at the dam, but just 48 hours ago, disaster appeared imminent, with so much water pouring over the emergency spillway, it was eroding the hillside. the first test of these fixes could come as early as tomorrow when the begin...

President trump called this a dangerous world in a news conference today with the visiting canadian prime minister. mr. trump was asked whether syrian refugees pose a terrorist threat, but his answer centered on the recent arrests of illegal immigrants, who have committed crimes. >> were actually taking people that are criminals, very, very hardened criminals in some cases with a tremendous track record of abuse and problems, and were getting them out. and thats what i said i would do. im just d...