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And u.s. military bases and is strategically important to the region for gas lines. an explosion outside iraqs central bank today left 15 people dead and left 45 others injured. gunfire broke out between iraqi security forces and armed men attempting to rob the bank after the initial blast. this violence comes one day before the iraqi parliament convenes for its first session since the countrys national elections three months ago. the search resumed today for nearly two dozen people still be...

[ inaudible ] >> shannon: you are watching live a press conference from arkansas where flash floods had a deadly impact in campgrounds there. if you want to watch the rest of the presser its on foxnews.com, streaming life, if you want to check it out. now to mike tobin who is live on the ground with the latest from the location. hi, mike. >> reporter: hi shannon. you heard there from tracy for aly with the forest service there is not a lot new other than the sad and grim search is continuing wit...

>> harris: what kind of warning bp says it will pay any came for these people? i understand the campground was legitimate losses related to the oil spill. however, small businesses and inundated with water, literally the administration say the oil in a few seconds. giant is paying up too slowly. and recent data shows only 10% >> reporter: these are maintained campgrounds and there of the checks sent out by bp are generally volunteers that have gone to small businesses. stay there and maintain at...

Was tossed around like it didnt weigh a thing, harris? >> and i heard you earlier say the rain was falling 8" an hour? >> reporter: that is why the river swelled up so fast, that they werent able to get word to the campers they needed to go to higher ground. everything happened so quickly. they even had volunteers in the campgrounds for the sole purpose of warning people when the water is about to rise but there was so much water dumped upstream and rose up and these people were in their way. >>...

River and also the caddo river is where the water came in and the water came up so quickly, wolf, the water went from this creek from 3 feet deep to 23 feet deep in less than 6 hours. if you can imagine how that rushing water must have rushed into all of those people. and then not only that, at that campground, but all along this river, there are little cabins all along from north to south, as far as you can see, in this beautiful ouachita mountain area in this wilder ness area, the little campg...

The oil disaster coming up, but theres some breaking news were following this hour. a search-and-rescue effort, a desperate one under way right now, in arkansas, where flash floods roared through a popular wilderness area filled with as many as 300 people. 16 people are confirmed dead, but dozens right now are listed as missing. it happened in the middle of the night as more than 7 inches of rain fell on the region, sending rivers and creeks surging. one river rose eight feet -- eight feet -- in...

Passed through tsa checkpoints on thursday alone nbcs blayne alexander is at the nations busiest airport. >> here in atlanta airport officials expect to see 1.5 million people travel through this holiday weekend. thats the busiest its been since december of 2019 >> reporter: and at the nations premier weekend auto race spectators will be back in the stands nbcs tom llamas is in indianapolis >> here at the indy 500 theyre expecting more than 130,000 fans on race day, which is sunday its going to ...

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