Odonnell good evening and thank you so much for joining us. A train carrying deadly chemicals derailed in eastern kentucky, setting off deadly fires and spilling toxic fuel into a nearby river. Two people were injured when the csx train jumped the tracks and slammed into a rockslide caused by torrential rain. Its all part of a Severe Weather system thats moving across the u. S. From the deep south to the midwest tonight, are rivers in nine states are above flood stage and are now threatening homes and businesses. All of this as an arctic blast sweeps across much of the country. Tens of millions of americans could wake up tomorrow to below zero temperatures. Manuel bojorquez leads off our coverage. Reporter this train carrying ethanol derailed in kentucky this morning, burning for hours after a mud and rock slide along the tracks. That same storm system triggered a mud slide that shut down this West Virginia highway. Severe storms across nine states caused 24 rivers to flood throughout
To state that we have not only managed to avoid day zero this year but we can also safely get through the summer of 2019. [chiwetel] water flowed back into the rivers, the dams filled up, cape town had been saved but for how long . [anthony] to simply assume that the next rain is going to suddenly wash all your problems away is, in my view, suicidal. Unfortunately, the day zero debate only focuses on, on water for baths, water for toilets, water for drinking, water for showers. Domestic water. Thats not the significant water. Theres water for the economy. Theres water to sustain jobs. Theres water for tourism. Theres water for agriculture, for the food that we eat. Thats big water. So there is no Economic Future based on the business as usual approach. [chiwetel] scientists do not expect the earth to run out of water any time soon. The total amount of fresh water hasnt changed since the age of the dinosaurs. The pattern of human civilization, the great cities, agriculture, power plants
Abcs Pierre Thomas joins us with the latest. Good morning, pierre. Reporter a dangerous situation is still unfolding this morning in alabama. It involves the words no parent wants to hear. A man with a gun, a child on a bus, and a child kidnapped. Police are swarming around this location in midland city, alabama, desperately trying to rescue a 6yearold taken from his school bus. We were dropping some kids off. A man that lived next door to them got on the bus. Reporter this Police Radio Scanner audio describes the unfolding nightmare. A child is on the line with us advising us the drivers been shot. Just had a bus driver shot, possibly deceased. Suspect has removed a child from the bus. Theyre on foot at this time. White male, sunglasses. Possibly darkcolored clothing. Reporter Police Sources identify the suspect as jimmy lee dykes, recently been charged with menacing. He may have been due in court today. The child is being held in an underground bunker. Its unclear what the suspects r
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