Drain. A relentless foot of rain fell in texas. Today folks waded the higher ground. More than 1,000 homes flooded, and one man clung to the side of a truck. Big rigs struggled before two interstates were closed. Omar villafranca is in houston. Reporter with water quickly rising, residents of this apartment complex in houston had to rescue each other. Neighbors helping neighbors, deploying rafts and small fishing boats, some using whatever they could, from air mattresses to emmy refrigerators. Were just trying to rescue as many people as we can, just trying to get them from places they cant swim. Reporter houston mayor Sylvester Turner admitted water was rising so fast, First Responders had trouble keeping up. Some areas of city have ten inches of water. Some areas have 15. Theres water all over the place. Its very difficult to even get the red cross workers to get to lost power. This time lapse at a houston underpass showed the flash flooding as it was happening, water rising several
Much. The cbs overnight news will be right back. But why should i get tested for colon cancer . I dont have any symptoms. [female announcer] Colorectal Cancer is the 2nd leading Cancer Killer in the u. S. And it doesnt always cause symptoms, but im only 53. Im too young. Screening should begin at 50. But. That test. [announcer] there are several kinds of screening tests for Colorectal Cancer. Ask your doctor which is right for you. Ive been screened. And it turned out i had polyps. And the doctor removed them before they had a chance to turn into cancer [announcer] if youre 50 or older, get screened. More than 200 additional u. S. Troops will be joining the fight against isis in iraq today defense secretary ash carter made that announcement in baghdad. Nearly all u. S. Forces were pulled out in 2011. But the u. S. Presence has been rebuilding. It doubled to 3,100 in 2014, 500 more in june, now, the total will be more than 4,000. One u. S. Marine was killed last month. Today, president
Blinds to gos new cascade shades. Gentle diffused light when you want it. Darkened privacy when you dont. Modern elegance always. Right now take 30 off our entire selection of beautiful cascade shades. Let the sun shine in. Or dont. Its all good. Blinds to go. X x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x more than 200 additional u. S. Troops will be joining the fight against isis in iraq today defense secretary ash carter made that announcement in baghdad. Pulled out in 2011. But the u. S. Presence has been rebuilding. It doubled to 3,100 in 2014, 500 more in june, now, the total will be more than 4,000. One u. S. Marine was killed last month. Today, president obama said this. About the possibility that mosul, iraqs second largest city could be li
He explains the strategy in iraq and when he sees it paying off. And boston strong. Three years after the blast, bombing survivors finally cross the finish line. Good morning from the studio 57 newsroom at cbs news headquarters here in new york. Good to be with you. Im annemarie green. It is the last thing residents of houston want to hear. More rain is on the way. At least five people have been killed. Thousands of homes have taken on water. Entire subdivisions are flooded and thousands are without power. The threat of more Severe Weather runs over the next two to three days. Residents have been told to stay home. At least 450 people had to be rescued from the high water. Reporter flood waters in houston force residents to find new ways to reach dry ground. Just thought it was kind of crazy. Im like, a refrigerator . How are we going to float in that . Reporter the rains started on sunday and kept falling for much of monday, leaving neighborhood after neighborhood under water. More th
Order to build it up. Captioning sponsored by cbs this is the cbs evening news with scott pelley. Dubois the suspensions are about to begin for Baseball Players caught up in the doping scandal. The suspense is over. The suspensions are about to begin for Baseball Players caught up in the doping scandal. The Commissioners Office winounced today that 12 players are being suspended without pay for 50 games, including allstars nelson cruz of the Texas Rangers and Johnny Peralta of the detroit tigers. But the harshest penalty is going to Alex Rodriguez of the d w york yankees, baseballs highestpaid player is being suspended without pay for a record 211 games. The game has not seen punishment of this scope since the black sox scandal nearly a century nigh don dahler is in chicago where rodriguez and the yankees are playing the white sox tonight. Don . Reporter mellow, maurice, Alex Rodriguez has missed most of this season trying to rehab an injury. Tonight, weather permitting, he will bat fo