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Torrential downpours left homeowners stranded, emergency crews rescued dozens of people, all across the region. the lieutenant governor has issued a disaster declaration for 59 counties. there is still bad weather out there. janice is with us to talk about it. j.d. >> reporter: taking a look at the weather that went through oklahoma city, the wettest day on record for oklahoma city goes down in the history books, look at some of these storm totals, over a foot of rain in edmond, oklahoma, a subu...

He did make his escape. >> monday night. >> on monday night out of jfk, thats the car that he drove. >> that still wasnt necessarily pivotal with them catching up with him. they were able to find that vin number. >> sure. thats one of many clues. they were able to trace his cell phone number, the phone he had called the person who had sold him the car, they were able to trace that phone record, in their records, their immigration and customs records and that was how they were able to get his nam...

Memorabilia, recording of stars like hank williams, patsy cline and dolly parton are still intact. it may be months before anyone sings in this hall again. >> today president obama signed a disaster declaration that will send federal aid to the state of tennessee. and the top political story tonight is laura bushs big interview with oprah. the former first lady opened up to oprah and dispelled some of the myths out there i guess, saying that she never gave her husband the oft quoted ultimatum,...

Than wed like in the west. everyone in the east, enjoy a fabulous easter sunday. >> after some serious wicked weather last week. thank you so much, bill. that wicked weather has affected the entire state of rhode island. it has now been declared a disaster area after last weeks storm that caused major flooding. rhode island governor says the president approved the request to extend the disaster declaration to all areas of the states. now forecasters expect the swollen pawtuxet river to remain ...

Sent flames shooting into the air. two other victims are hospitalized with severe burns. while the exact cause is being looked into, the company was fines for serious safety and health violations. another explosion to tell you of, this one a house explosion that destroyed a new jersey residence beyond recognition and sent two people to to the hospital. early reports natural gas may to be blame for the gas but investigators have yet to find a leak in the gas main or service to the house. the tw...

Disaster declaration for rhode island so the hope is that as we do start to dry out and move forward here, that the federal aid will be coming into this area and the people of new england will be getting back on their feet after this devastation. tamron? >> all right, julie. thank you. and a class experiment with electricity nearly kills a new hampshire high school student. police say this may have been about a soda. yes, a soda. this video released by police shows kyle dubois clampi ining ele...

Roads are closed in several states, flights delayed, homes under water. take a look at the latest rainfall totals now. boston, providence, rhode island already passing the previous records for march. new york and portland maine close to hitting their respective marks. keep in mind, this is round two for most of these areas. president obama has already issued disaster declaration for parts of new england after another major storm hit earlier this month. molly line works the region for us. she has...

Michelle bachelet has issued a disaster declaration already. and shes been meeting all morning with some of her ministers already, betty and rob. >> and were also hearing too, according to the head of the airport operations there in santiago telling reporters that the airport will be closed for at least the next 24 hours. all damage in the terminal, but says the runways and other systems are operational. trying to come up with different ways to get passengers in and out since the terminal is, as...

Fox news alert. the united states is jumping forward to offer assistance to chile. the u.s. embassy has reached out to the government there. julyly live with the latest on that. >> hi. the u.s. says they are watching the situation and, of course, prepared to act. spokesman robert gibbs saying we are closely monitoring the situation, including the potential for the tsunami, our thoughts and prayers are with the people of chile this morning. we stand ready to help in this hour of need. thats from ...

>> and in dubai, its caught on tape. in todays 2010, president obama, hitting the road with democrats to face tough challenges in colorado. will his star power pay off? but todays "washington speak." emergency declaration versus major disaster declaration. this is how federal and state react when they have a crisis. if the president makes it into a emergency declaration, the funding is capped at $5 million. if its declared a major disaster, theres no cap on how much federal money your local ...