also in national news, it kills a child every single minute. about half the world's population is in danger of contracting a deadly disease. but could there finally be a way but could there finally be a way to stop it? -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com i'm john berman filling in for jake tapper today. we begin with the national lead. one section of the country is getting way too much rain. another, not nearly enough. here you can see rescuers carrying a baby just above floodwaters in nashville. crews throughout the southeast and midwest are racing to help people trapped by the torrential rains in those regions. missouri seeing some of the worst of it. we've been told flash flooding today in that state claimed the life of at least one person. a 60-year-old woman who was trying to drive across a bridge in mcdonald county when she was caught in the quickly rising waters. meanwhile, a problem of almost the opposite sort in southern california. the so-called silver fire west of los angeles, it's only been burning for about 24 hours.