Store. That wouldnt work for me. Thats it for abc news at 5 00. Thank you for your time. We will see you back here at 6 00. Tonight, breaking news. The crisis in the carolinas. The flood emergency spreading across two states at this hour. Florence now moving farther inland. Rain still falling. Water still rising. The death toll growing. You can see theres a car on the side of the road here. It looks like a pickup truck. Its almost completely under water. Nearly 1,000 rescues. Flood victims trapped in neck deep water. A mother and child airlifted to safety by the coast guard. A marine humvee under water. Authorities call it historic and unprecedented flooding. Our team in the flood zone. Widespread devastation. The view from above. Flood waters in every direction. Its expected to last for days. Nearly 700,000 customers in North Carolina alone without power. Florence causing more damage even as it weakens. Rob marciano standing by. Tonights other major headlines
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Im bill hemmer live inside americas newsroom. Sandra happy friday to you. Senator rubio opposing the bill. He says the Child Tax Credit doesnt go nearly far enough. President trump meantime says he is confident rubio will vote yes. President trump i think he will be there. A great guy, very supportive. I think senator rubio will be there. Were doing well on the tax front. We have tremendous support. We have tremendous spirit. It will be the largest tax cut in the history of our country and i will say the republican senators and congressmen and women have been incredible. Bill other republican senators including mike lee and bob corker and Susan Collins say they need to read the bill before deciding whether or not to vote for it. Republican leaders say they hope to vote on that bill next week. Peter doocy live on capitol hill. Peter, good morning. How far away is senator rubio from supporting this . Were told the final type of this bill moved in senator rubios direction with the Child T
Dangerous storm. Downgraded over the weekend from a hurricane, tropical storm, then tropical depression unleashing more and more rain on the eastern seaboard. Good morning. Im bill hemmer in wilmington, North Carolina. Sandra, good morning to you. We tried and could not get out. Like so many others trying to get out and trying to get back in. Good morning, sandra. Sandra unbelievable images and rescues that played out over the weekend there. Thank you for your continued reporting on the ground there. Im sandra smith in new york this morning. Take us back and tell us what it looks like there now. Bill listen, this state has been hit very hard and South Carolina as well. Not as substantial as you see here in the wilmington area. We have 17 dead blamed on the storm. That number could go higher. The waters have risen. They continue to rise throughout the day today. If you think about it, were on the highend of a bathtub. You have the Atlantic Ocean on one side and all the rivers that surro
Ninan the moment when elizabeth became queen of england. This is the cbs weekend news. Ninan good evening. Im reena ninan. A new confidential memo from the president s lawyers explains why President Trump may not be forced to testify before the special counsel. This comes as the president and his team are preparing for a historic summit with north korea. Errol barnett has the latest reporter while at camp david, President Trump tweeted there was no collusion with russia, asking, is the special Counsel Justice Department leaking my lawyers letters to the Fake News Media . Shortly thereafter, the New York Times posted what it describes as a confidential, 20 page document from the president s legal team in january, responding to special counsel Robert Muellers questions. John dowd and jay sekulow provide the outline of a potential defense, should the sitting president be compelled to testify. They suggest, as president mr. Trump cannot obstruct justice since he has the authority to termin
Have used anonymous twitter accounts to trash his own players. And, how Airline Passengers channeled their inner bee gees to save a life. Ah, ah, ah, ah stayin alive, stayin alive this is the cbs evening news with jeff glor. Glor this is our western edition. Were going to begin here tonight with a manhunt in tennessee for a suspect in the shooting death of a sheriffs deputy. It happened during a traffic stop early this morning. The fallen sergeant was a 32yearold marine veteran with ten years on the job. Jericka duncan is following this. Reporter tonight, authorities want to arrest this man, 31yearold stephen wiggins. Police are calling him armed and very dangerous. Hes suspected of shooting and killing 32yearold Sergeant Daniel baker, a deputy with the dixon county Sheriffs Office in tennessee. The shooting happened around 7 00 this morning. Officials y Sergeant Baker was responding to a call about a suspicious vehicle. When baker didnt check in, police went to the area looking for hi