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Phone back at buckingham palace. we hope kate has her baby at any moment now because nine hours later is not fun. not fun at all. on with other news of the day. not every day you hear about massive flooding in arizona, but keeping emergency workers busy in the phoenix area. fast-moving waters turned roads into rivers and left several people stuck on flooded streets. apache junction saw some of the worst flooding and thats where we find cnns stephanie elam. good morning, stephanie. >> good morn...

Worried that the lap bar wasnt secure. six flags says its committed to finding out what caused her death. heavy rains caused the dangerous flash flood. this is in apache junction. one woman said she saw a man in his sports car getting swept away. >> his little corvette comes bobbing down the water. he got out of the vehicle and was sitting on top of it. the water was is high couldnt see the vehicle. >> the car was carried a hundred yards. did rescue the driver and hes okay. take a look at wh...

Another. watch as emergency crews rush to the aid of these two 19-year-old boys in apache junction. who crawled out of their submerged suv to a small patch of land nearby. >> at that point their natural instinct is to get out of the vehicle. at that point theyre going with the flow of the water which is very powerful. >> reporter: a helicopter hovers above, lowering a harness, lifting one of the teenagers across the rising waters to safety. the second snaps pictures of the scene. even appearing ...

Smothering heat. this is the phoenix area sunday. two inches of rain in an hour. that opened the flood gates leading to one dramatic rescue after another. we have team coverage of that as well. meteorologist indra peelt tersos tracking severe weather in several parts of the country. first stephanie elam live in apache junction. >> reporter: good morning. its one of those things. it rains in the mountains, comes down in the washes and it happens really fast. there were many people who got caught ...

Some were lifted up by helicopters rescue. placings like scottsdale, thats an country type location. phoenix, paradise valley, apache junction. areas not necessarily out in the country. but water came through no matter where you were. these washes stranding a lot of people. when you talk to them, thankfully they made it out alive. >> it was just -- i didnt see the peak, but i saw it at the low point. it was really coming. >> meteorologists say it is one of the biggest wettest storms of this year...

None in that group are currently facing charges or have been found guilty in the military commission. patti ann: right now, what a quick half inch of rain can do in americas southwest. flash floods in phoenix have flooded homes and streets, trapping motorists in their cars. amazing scenes coming in of emergency rescues. adam is live now with more for us. adam, emergency responders, sounds like they had their work cut out for them. >> yeah, they d. this is the exact opposite of the dust storm vid...

From apache junction, arizona. monsoon storms yesterday went through and in some cases dumped 2 inches to 3 inches of rain very quickly. to some might not seem like a lot. it hits dry ground and funnels in threat canyons and washes get flooding there number of water rescues that had to be done. people should thought drive across the water that is very very deep. little more rain today. go back to the first alert forecast and take a look at your northeast forecast today. thunderstorms total areas...

Rain and flash flooding. this is apache junction arizona on the east side of the metro area. at least six people had to be pulled out of cars that were caught in the sudden high water that hit that area. also flooding in mesa. i will have to call one of my sisters who lives there to see how she is doing. 700 people without power as a result of these storms. well keep an eye on it from the fox extreme weather center. let you know more if the situation gets worse. jenna: jon, we heard a little bit...

could we be next? im wolf blitzer. youre in "the situation room." today were coming to you live from cnns jerusalem, israel. he left there live earlier today. hes now in poland with the president-elect. were going to have a live report in the next hour from pole land. we begin this hour with my one-on-one interview with the republican presidential candidate. governor romney, thanks so much for joining us, in jerusalem. what a beautiful city. im sure youve been moved by what youve see...

kentucky, tore up several buildings. >> at least 12 people are dead in the wake of the storms, hundreds are hurt and people in the hard-hit areas are counting their blessings today. >> after i rolled five times, i can remember everything about it. i was -- once it hit the ground on the fifth time, everything -- i saw daylight and i was sitting up against the stove down there just leaned up with my back against it like i was sitting in a chair. i dont know how im here. >> someone from a...