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Bridges and roads. electricity and phone lines down for two days and running water wont be restored to many homes for another 20 days. at least 80 people have been killed and a million affected across the country by the onslaught of three different tropical storms. here in acapulco, rescue workers still just reaching the hardest-hit areas. while some weary tourists are finally headed home, many more are bracing for another night. >> want to bring in shasta who is on the phone, on the road in sou...

>> ayvani was still wearing her "star wars" pajamas when she was taken out of the home. her mother and 15-year-old brother were not harmed. police released these sketches of the kidnappers and they say it appears to be a random act. rescue workers are searching the colorado foothills for flood victims who may still be trapped in their homes. the death toll reduced to six after two women unaccounted for were found. 300 others remain unaccounted for. some evacuees are able to return home now. th...

Greatest catastrophe of the 20th century. a certain amount of this is a kind of nostalgia for a world where the united states was not as dominant as it is. >> nostalgia? >> it was also very intelligent. a well written piece. i was struck by how cleverly crafted it was, and it ended by saying the united states should not think of itself as exceptional. thats dangerous. we are all gods children and were all created equally. it was very, you know, whoever wrote it, and i suspect it was not vladimir...

In that area. im not as familiar with the specifics of that road. we are seeing rescue crews now working their way through trying to get up into the foothills here in boulder county. again, they are having problems as well getting to people trapped in this area. this is something were seeing across the county. as you mentioned those pictures of roads collapsing, another issue. i was told by the public information officer for the county of boulder that they are getting calls by the dozens from pe...

Hospitals. >> more now from kcnc. >> reporter: moments ago we watched an amazing rescue. the bridge behind me here is completely washed out and we watched as local rescue crews took a man out of his fully submerged car alive. we watched this rescue. all three cars, as you can see, just mangled and fully submerged. we watched as rescue workers got into the water. the raging water, in fact. and had to turn the sedan over and inside they saw the man alive. they broke the window so that he could bre...

That car was on its top, submerged in water. im not sure if thats a rescue worker or maybe the driver of the car but i know the rescue workers -- it looks like the driver. you can see the rescue workers handing him a life jacket right now. i just cant imagine how frightening that would be. just unbelievable. i was hoping as i was watching this there would be nobody inside that car. but as you can see, apparently there was. lets watch this play out. this is fascinating. you can see how dangerous ...

U.s. has got to stop threatening action and stop arming the rebels as well. if we start getting conditions coming into things it could muddy the waters a bit. >> a lot of skepticism whether intention, versus reality whether theyll do that as well. >> interesting developments for sure. lets go to colorado now. heavy rain there has caused incredible floods. streets turning into rivers. >> at least three people have been killed as buildings collapsed. i want to show you some of the nail-biting vide...

Theyre looking at him to see if hes okay. the good news was they got that door open while the car was upside down and they managed to pull him from the car. he stumbled to the bank. now theyre getting him to his feet. i hope hes okay. he looks like hell be okay. you wonder why we admire rescue workers so much. that was absolutely amazing. theyre putting him on a stretcher. he is up and talking, all good signs. he seems weak in the knees but after a traumatic experience like that i dont think any...

>> yeah. well, its important that if anyone finds themselves in that situation that if they are in contact with rescuers that they listen very carefully to instructions that will absolutely help in a positive outcome. >> so the reason he puts that life jacket on is if you get him out of the car and he falls into the water and these are raging floodwaters he could be carried downstream and you have to take every precaution? >> absolutely. >> tell me who these rescue workers are. some, i understan...

Rainfalls, really large thunderstorms. cold air from that low is triggering those thunderstorms. thats why were talking about these flooding concerns. were talking anywhere from 3 to 5 inches of rain still possible into the forecast. theyre already dealing with this flooding. more is on the way. this is something i stress all the time. flooding is actually one of the biggest killers of all weather events combined. it only takes 6 inches to sweep you off your feet. two feet of water will sweep aw...