it was beyond what they had feared, the flooding and she is also saying lessons need to be learned after the flooding hit her constituency. she is saying over the next few months she will be working to see what can be put in place to better protect and prevent in the future. that is a long term project, john maguire earlier talking about how in tewkesbury after the flooding in 2007, they looked at the protection around it and the environment agency working very hard to allow us to have those flood warnings, to be able to take action and to be able to try and protect your property from the flooding that we can see, particularly across nottinghamshire. also, imagine if you are on a boat. i wasjust reading also, imagine if you are on a boat. i was just reading aboutjules tipler who has been on her narrow boat on the nottinghamshire to derby border. she has been there and saying it is much worse than they had expected. she was saying it is
obviously, the picture that everyone remembers of him, he was a very fit, medal winning athlete. so at some point he will be seen, but so far today that s not the case. now here in the uk, hundreds of people have been forced to leave their homes as flooding hit large parts of england and wales following storm henk. a major incident was declared in nottinghamshire along the banks of the river trent. the environment agency says levels on the trent were some of the highest seen in 2a years. right now more than 290 flood alerts and many more warnings are in place. take a look at this map from the environment agency. it shows all the places that have alerts you can see most of them are in southern, eastern and central england. we will be live in some of the worst hit areas shortly but first mairead smyth has the latest. yet more heavy rain on already sodden ground. in nottinghamshire, a major incident has been declared as the river trent continued to rise, as high as it s been in more tha
garrett haake, thank you so much and joining us now is former rnc chairman, michael steele what do you think of ron desantis, is he governor scott walker that and then some probably look, you know, i ll just go on the record to say i m not convinced he actually pulls the trigger on this in 2024. could save face. it could save face. i think the reality of now eleven members of his congressional delegation making their choice in his face effectively, especially since he just met with them here in washington is not a good way to launch a campaign. certainly the trouble at home, whether it s disney or floods or, you know, red alerts at 4:00 in the morning, not good look, the governor was absent when the flooding hit. and those things resonate in
soar above 100 degrees in many places. the national weather service says the system is stretching from central nebraska to west virginia. north into wisconsin and south into mississippi. the high temperatures are also expected in southwest parts of texas, experts are advising people to stay indoors and keep hydrated. meantime major flooding swept away at least one bridge, washed out roads and set off mud slides in yellow national park today. authorities have closed entrances evacuated visitors from that area. park officials say the flooding hit after recent unprecedented rains. power is out in some areas of the park. now to capitol hill and the supreme court. we are still waiting for a decision from the u.s. supreme court on the challenge to the roe v. wade abortion ruling. the case was not among those announced today. draft decision overturning roe was leaked several weeks ago. tonight correspondent david spunt looks at some of the
about his death and legacy. let s return to our main story now severe weather and flash flooding in the north east of the united states has left at least 45 people dead. in new york city, almost a dozen people drowned in basement flats, while many subway lines remain closed after water poured into stations. let s find out more from those who witnessed it first hand. in a moment we ll speak tojosie cox, a journalist who covers new york. but first, we re joined by alex etling, who was in a subway as the flooding hit. good morning to you. i wonder if you could just take us through what you witnessed first hand. i know we have some of the pictures that i think you yourself filmed to show what