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Miami-dade police departments facebook page. sister margaret ann joins us now via skype. sister margaret ann, first of all, that isann, first of all, that is extraordinary. tell us, do you have a background in horticulture or tree work, im going to say? >> no, i grew up in texas and i didnt do did do a lot of yardwork, but it had nothing to do with that. we just needed to get the trees out of the way so the cars could pass by safely. it was a dangerous situation and i just wanted to be able to h...

No, we didnt think it would flood. we bo would have gone to my hou. if we thought it would flood. they were doing road work. >> you have been trying to get out all day long? >> yes. my daughters was trying. and of course my cell phone didnt work. >> where do you live? >> in city. >> hopefully they know you guys safe. >> yes. i called one of them to pick me up. us up. >> what was it like? dark? >> no. no. we had lights all the time. dead got a generator. >> never.ver lost power? they have the gen...

They got stopped. by a bridge. they got stopped. so i figured -- >> what was it like in this neighborhood through the night? >> it just creeped up really -- if was shocking. >> what time did it come up? >> i think around 1:00 or 2:00. 2:30. it was pouring in. i think it is three feet or more inside the house. >> ive heard from people they didnt expect the neighborhood it flood. >> no. my parents were in the 100-year flood. i cant remember what year that was. but no, we didnt think it was going t...

Flood, and i cant remember what year that was, but, no, we didnt think it was going to flood. we would have went to my house. we knew it wasnt going to flood. plus they did road work. >> reporter: youve been trying to get people to pull you out all day long. >> yeah, my daughters have been calling. and of course my cell phone -- >> reporter: where are your daughters. >> in the big city. >> reporter: hopefully theyre able to watch this. >> im going to call one of them to pick me up -- us up. >> r...

Can recover and even gain. she did exactly what youre supposed to do, which i think a lot of times the conventional wisdom is just to ignore it. >> shes a strong businesswoman. shes found a way to monetize this, make the ad work for her. >> great ad, by the way. they put that together fairly quickly ahead of the debate. if she takes that exact ad and brings it to the debate wednesday night, she could say, heres the work of starting at the bottom and working your way up, maybe shell get some head...

>> reporter: it is. its like the lyrics to a sad country song. a lot of lonely, lonely streets as we take you into downtown atlanta. you look out on the streets. theyre still very slushy. were seeing some traffic where some road work has been done throughout the day and that sort of thing. for the most part, there is that layer of ice and slush still all over the streets. the temperatures are not above freezing quite yet. but close. this is something that the city is going to have to contend wit...

Have to accept something from the house, the republican house, short of what he wants. the president has said i wont sign it unless it gives a path to citizenship. >> not legalization. >> not legalization. >> thats key. >> so what if the house does legal status and sends it to the president? and then nancy pelosi and hare reid come to him and say veto it we want the issue to attract latino voters in the campaign. does the president look at his legacy and say ill take it 80% and fight for more or...

Politics? >> i think this issue what we have to really consider is, is this really a 2014 issue or is it really a 2016 issue for everybody? i mean, i can see a scenario here where lawmakers on both sides kind of play around with the issue throughout the year and then bump it to 2015 before they pass anything. that would probably work for both sides. >> punting it down the road work for both sides? theres a risk here for speaker boehner who feels about as powerful as he ever has. he let the tea p...

Andy levy, i think he might be delirious from insomnia because the stand he is taking would lead to misery and desperation for us all. his dark visions would force the rich to carry -- carrie more of the burden. >> we got. it. >> it would be okay if it went to things like paying for road work on the night shift. >> have i to say that was much better than what andy did, however i am surprised you went through with it anyways since he always did it. >> i am not a comedian, but i know if the openin...

I got this infrared thermometer. when i take the ground temperature stepping out of your car it feels like its 119 degrees. now this heat is especially dangerous for the low income, the elderly and there are a lot of folks here in the st. louis area that simply dont have air conditioners or they dont turn them on. so today i went out with a great organization in st. louis called cool down st. louis. they are one of a few that actually they get donations of air conditioners. they find people in n...