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Swept in from the rivers, these large carp could be seen swimming all over sidewalks. it is all part of a historic weather pattern pushing tropical moisture into louisiana, arkansas, tennessee, and texas. its causing severe thunderstorms and excessive rainfall never seen before in the month of march. >> it just came very fast. very sudden. >> reporter: back in bossier city, stephen hamm worries about what comes next. >> everyones pretty much prepared for a complete and total loss at this point. ...

Saturday. david begnaud is there. >> reporter: bossier city is under water tonight. this woman can be seen floating down the street on an air mattress, one of dozens of evacuees in the area. 3,500 homes are under mandatory evacuation, but some residents are unable to get out. >> we can fit some more in here if we need. >> reporter: rescue crews are searching this area, helping families get to higher ground. neighbors are pitching in, bringing sandbags to homes that are not flooded yet. across th...

>> i have firefighters missing. >> reporter: followed by an incredible response. >> all members are accounted for. >> i do have two members that have injuries from flying debris. >> reporter: all told, nine firefighters injured but all of them alive. minutes earlier the firefighters had been searching for a gas leak near three businesses. now totally obliterated from a blast that sent debris and a shock wave throughout the entire neighborhood. >> i woke up to a huge boom. >> i looked out the win...

More than 70. in 2010, eight were killed and an entire block levelled in a pipe line explosion that rocked san bruno, california. today in greenwood the neighborhood coffee shop, a convenience store and a restaurant are unrecognizable in the rubble. >> complete disbelief that something like this would happen. >> reporter: but the entire community even children in playground are giving thanks that every firefighter survived. >> that was nbcs gadi schwartz. investigators have not been able to pinp...

Miles away from the shooting scene. odom was apprehended by secret service after authorities say he threw objects over the white house fence. police in idaho say the objects included documents and a computer flash drive. nbcs station khq of spokane and other media outlets report receiving a manifesto from odom. in the 30 page document, odom calls pastor tim remington the man who was shot a martian and a quote, member of an ancient civilization from mars. odom had a history of mental illness, pol...

Wthat you can book on our apps to make sure your little animal, enjoys her first trip to the kingdom. expedia, technology connecting you to what matters. heather: crews responding to a natural gas explosion in seattle. an entire block evacuated. officers are combing through the rubble searching for victims. they say it happened early this morning while crews were on the site. 9 firefighters suffered minor injuries in the explosion. >> i need your help. i believe with all my heart that the winner...

♪ ♪ >> anthony: there are approximately 80,000 abandoned buildings within detroits 140 square mile city limits. what that translates to, unfortunately, is about 14 acts of arson a day. nearly 5,000 a year. thats just arson. that doesnt include the thousands of other types of fires and medical emergencies the detroit fire department responds to every day. with an ever lower valued housing market where you can buy a home for as little as 500 dollars, many houses are burned down for the insuran...

Like, a never ending war. a city on fire. their safety equipment, their boots, their clothes are often moldering and shambolic. but they fight on. this is the second time theyve been to this house. if it happens to be arson, chances are, no one will ever know for sure. given the ever-shrinking resources available to the department, most fires cant even be investigated. this fire is out within an hour. and after the fire, dinner. ♪ the cliche is that firemen are great cooks. in this case, the c...

500 dollars, many houses are burned down for the insurance. many, because angry neighbors desperate to hang on, see abandoned structures taken over by crack heads or drug gangs. with law enforcement stretched ridiculously thin, they resort to burning them out. they wont say it. i will. the detroit fire department is underfunded, underequipped, often badly and incompetently led, and up against, what seems like, a never ending war. a city on fire. their safety equipment, their boots, their clothes...

So your business can get back to business. sounds like my rides ready. dont get stuck on hold. reach an expert fast. comcast business. built for business. ♪ >> anthony: there are approximately 80,000 abandoned buildings within detroits 140 square mile city limits. what that translates to, unfortunately, is about 14 acts of arson a day. nearly 5,000 a year. thats just arson. that doesnt include the thousands of other types of fires and medical emergencies the detroit fire department responds to...