Shes looking for. Good evening. And we begin tonight with the severe storm watch right now in the east, and the emergency playing out in the south at this hour. First, 65 million americans in some major east coast cities are bracing right now for heavy rain and high winds. From virginia, up through new england, d. C. , baltimore, philly, pittsburgh and new york, all in the potential path of storms. Its a system that already brought several reported tornadoes, at least seven confirmed twisters now. This one in howard county, indiana. And in the south right now, a slow motion disaster. A state of emergency in louisiana, as more rain comes down and tonight, the urgent effort right there to put down sandbags in lake arthur. Meteorologist rob marciano, leading us off. Reporter tonight across louisiana, the rivers and bayous are still rising. This is historic. Its unprecedented. And we are seeing unprecedented levels as the waters move south. Reporter south of baton rouge in ascension parish
A Lightning Strike split a branch in half sending it crashing to the roof of a home. That clean up will be slow going. For some, its another brutally hot day. First at noon, more on the dangerous heat on this yellow weather alert day. Good afternoon. I am in the Weather Center with first alert meteorologist allyson rae. We dont have that excessive heat warning today. Today is a heat advisory. Its going to be dangerous for those sensitive to the heat, elderly, children, your pets. Today we are looking at heat advisory until 8 00 tonight, 105 up to 110. Its already warm out there. On sunday we have over 110. Today we are the heat advisory will carry on as heat indices sky rocket. Even if you are not in the advisory in frederick, it will be 101. 96 martinsburg. This can be the last day that we deal with the heat advisory. It will be hot. Well get to the numbers. As far as records are concerned, our record is 102. We have three days of triple digit heat temperatures. Thats the First Time S
These homes and then Mother Nature really came in and did most of the work because the wind shifted and pushed the fire back onto itself. It was really the game changer, if you will, because these homes were absolutely in peril until that wind shifted and pushed the flames back onto themselves. Wrightwood a population of 5,000 people. This is the only population area right now that is in major danger of this fire. About half of the people left. The other half decided they didnt want to want to leave. A couple folks said we are going to wait it out. Yeah, we are just gonna stick it out and hopefully everything stays the same and mellows out. Reporter youre packed . Yes. Reporter what do you have . Clothes. Photos. Things that are expensive. Reporter so the biggest concern is actually just over this hillside. There is fire activity there. We drove into that hillside earlier this morning. Its about probably a mile away from here and there is significant fire activity. If the wind shifts b
Involving party bus. Hello, everybody. And tonight we are learning new information from a witness on that bus, about just about what happened. Fox 25 join u. S. With her story. Well, john according to notes Neither Boston Police or bus company has core rob borated our witnesss story. Sheep say she was passenger on the bus. She says she saw two women dancing with each other and then all of a had fall own out of a window on that bus. 2 00 am the my way in east boston. Police respond to what they one points report as two pedistrians hit by a socalled party bus. But woman who was on that bus, that does not want to be identified either by fate or voice, tells us that knows what happened al ought but reality nor mission i did tushing. Someone said two people fell off the bus. Fell off the bus through with down think passenger says it was fell out of the window . And clearly this someone who was on the bus, as you see her and then she was off of the bus on the street . Yes. Witness describes
She was smart, she was funny, very intelligent. She was just an all around amazing person. Matt the joint Homicide Task force says 15yearold destiny bargman was shot to death inside this home on sheeler hills drive in apopka where a bicycle sits outside. Investigators have charged a 16yearold with Second Degree murder, accusing that person of shooting and killing destiny. Officials have not named the suspect and the motive is , unknown. Shiloh says destiny was a ninth grader at wekiva high school. Shiloh patterson she was an all around amazing person, and she didn t deserve any of this. Matt around 12 40 saturday, Apopka Police received multiple 911 calls reporting a shooting. Shiloh says she still can t believe her friend is gone. She wouldn t do anything to hurt anybody. Matt did you hear that she was killed tonight . I didn t want to be her. Matt condolence messages are coming in on social media. For another suspect. The investigation into how and why this deadly shooting happened c