the u.s. coast. house republicans voting to hold attorney general merrick garland in contempt of congress, but will it go any further than that? and remembering the nba legend whose silhouette became the league s logo. lebron and jordan paying tribute tonight to the great jerry west. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening, and welcome. we are watching an extraordinary weather story unfold in south florida tonight. the rain just not stopping. for a second day, a slow-motion system triggering intense downpours and flash flooding. tonight, flash flood warnings and emergencies are posted into the evening. many streets are impassable. cars have been left stranded. adding insult to injury, the risk of lightning and severe wind gusts. rain totals in the last two days across southern florida exceeding a foot in some places with no relief expected before saturday. downpours just this afternoon falling at an estimated rate of four to six inches per
tonight, more than 2 million people are under flood warnings and alerts, with streets and entire neighborhoods underwater. in miami, more than a foot of rain fell in the last 24 hours, and fort lauderdale is declaring a state of emergency. they are telling people to stay off the roads. apartment buildings and homes became their own islands, surrounded by floodwaters. hundreds of flights across the state are delayed or canceled, strandig passengers. similar scenes along florida s gulf coast. emergency crews responding to drivers trapped in their cars. and that area could see more than 2 feet of rain in the days ahead. cbs miami s larry seward is in is near fort lauderdale, florida, where the rain shut down a section of the interstate. reporter: relentless storms pounded south florida today, dumping more than half a foot of rain from coast-to-coast on the already-waterlogged state. flash flood warnings were issued for parts of miami-dade and broward counties, where rainfall
touching down, cutting off a community. we re in the storm zone. also tonight, the new twist in the deadly hijacking of a transit bus in atlanta. the suspect by chance speaking to tv cameras hours before the chaos. what he said about his struggles with mental health. the mass casualty incident in illinois. three sheriff s deputies shot as they entered a home with a barricade suspect. president biden in italy for the g7 summit. the new security agreement he s expected to sign with ukraine as russian warships reach cuban waters 90 miles off the u.s. coast. house republicans voting to hold attorney general merrick garland in contempt of congress, but will it go any further than that? and remembering the nba legend whose silhouette became the league s logo. lebron and jordan paying tribute tonight to the great jerry west. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening, and welcome. we are watching an extraordinary weather story unfold in south fl
damage with torrential downpours and rising floodwaters across south florida. that s where we begin. good evening. i m norah o donnell, and thank you for being with us. tonight, more than 2 million people are under flood warnings and alerts with streets and entire neighborhoods underwater. in miami, more than a foot of rain fell in the last 24 hours and fort lauderdale is declaring a state of emergency, telling people stay off the roads. apartment buildings and homes became their own islands surrounded by floodwaters. hundreds of flights across the state are delayed or canceled, stranding passengers. similar scenes among florida s gulf coast. emergency crews responding to drivers trapped in their cars. that area has seen more than 2 feet of rain in the days ahea. cbs miami s with larry seward is an art lauderdale, florida, where the rain shut down a section of the interstate. reporter: relentless storms pounded south florida jay dumping more than half a foot of rain from co