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and female in their 30s. a third victim in the hospital will survive. richmond police believe the fatal shooting may be related to a shooting 30 minutes earlier where a 23-year-old man was shot on gertrude avenue. he was not seriously injured. right now police dont have any suspects in custody. lisa french with the richmond police department believes the spike in homicides may be gang- related, one group from north richmond the other from central richmond. >> im optimistic well get to ...

threatening lives and small -- in small towns especially along the spillway which was opened. linda so is live this morning with the very latest on the story. linda. >> reporter: those floodgates have not been opened in four decades. it was a tough decision to make because youre basically opening the floodgates and sacrificing house of homes and businesses to spare bigger cities down the river. the water rolled across the cajun river basin swallow farms and mandatory evacuations have b...

Tonight, which is great, but the recovery, the rebuilding, the money that its going to take and the time, thats when theyre going to really need the support here. >> hey, catherine, can you describe that particular neighborhood and area where you are and show us a little bit around there just so we can get the idea. we know theres major damage. show us around a little bit, if you will. >> reporter: absolutely. the bugs have started to come in as the sun goes down. this is the farming community. ...

seek cover and do it quickly. >> i told everybody to get down, cover up, get into cubby-holes, get into a tight space and get away from the windows. thats the best thing to do. >> there were more than a dozen unconfirmed reports of tornadoes next door in south carolina, but the destruction as not as extensive as what we see in north carolina. trees were uprooted. power lines were knocked down, but no major injuries were reported there. in virginia four people died from the severe weath...

>> from neighbors -- >> i think the fact that a lot of people dont have health care, and so you push to the extreme. >> reporter: but from police -- >> i would hope that most people would understand that is the so. >> reporter: a risk that for kathy myers didnt help, and authors say could have killed. >> when a but enters your body, theres no telling where its going to go. >> a but, a trip to the er and still not a lot of help. it begs the question, how far have you gone to get health care? send...

Like a tsunami. angela chris felt helpless as the river carried her child away. >> my 16-year-old son was camping about 100 yards from us, and we were screaming because we couldnt get to him. he came floating down the river with his little buddy. he said, mommy, please save me. my husband went back and he was in the tree, and we were coming in. >> more than 100 searchers are fanning out again this morning for that loan camper still unaccounted for. catherine calloway joins us from langley. whats...

another busy week. bp presenting a plan that it says could capture 50 barrels of oil each day. according to the letter obtained by cnn, the plan could be in place by the end of the month. at any moment, president obama begins making his way to the region, his two-day trip will take him to mississippi, alabama and florida. tomorrow hell return to the white house for an address to the nation. hell discuss the growing crisis as the environmental damage spreads and the economic impact wors...

From more than 60 years ago. the violence in kyrgyzstan broke out in april. now 62 people have been killed there. if you fly low-cost spirit airlines youll need to rebook. the pilots went on strike this morning. negotiations which have been going on for four years hit a stalemate last night according to the pilots association. they canceled some weekend flights anticipating this would happen. a search for flooding victims, happening now in a campsite in western arkansas, flash flooding kil...

16 people are dead in flash floods, dozens are hurt, officials fear more people might be trapped. the search is on right now. and theres great news this morning for the family of a california teen. her brother says rescue workers have found her and she is fine. she was trying to set a world record, the youngest person to sail the world alone, but a rogue wave stopped her quest. first, a check of the headlines. the world now watches south africa and the start of the world cup today....

are forced out by a fast-moving wildfire. theres no way to know when they can go home. former vp dick cheney is working on a book. will the author has not so fond feelings about his former boss. bizarre to see a man standing in the waves calling for help. a crash survivor has one incredible story. well share it with you. happy friday eve. im christi paul. so glad to have you. lets talk about this wildfire thats burning in the santa cruz mountains. this is in northern california. it...