we're bringing you the news from a to z. it's nasty out there. tropical storm debby just stalled over florida's panhandle. it's smacking that sunshine state it with high winds and heavy rain. look at the pictures. boats getting smashed around and it's going to get worse before it gets any better. forecasters are saying the sl - slow-moving storm could dump another foot of rain on florida over the next couple of days and then spawn more tornadoes as well. that storm is already blamed for one death. florida's governor has declared a statewide emergency. look at you. you found how bad it is. give me a rundown of how bad it is and if you're in the clear at this point. >> reporter: good morning. a lot of rain overnight. this is what people are waking up to. the water is shallow enough to walk around in but deep enough for you to get a sense of what people are dealing with. everything south of the highway is under mandatory evacuation. now we are hearing washington cull la county. this was one of the hardest hit counties. they got at least 25 inches of rain over the last several days as this storm system parked itself over florida. we have seen downed trees from the wind event. keep in mind the winds associated with this storm packed a whopping 45 miles per hour at times. we still feel some of the wind. we still see some of the rain bands coming through. a lot of the rain has tapered off at this time, but clearly, it's left a lot of flooding. forecasters here expect this area could see another 10 inches of rain before it's said and done, possibly by thursday. >> that's a nasty storm. what are the police saying there about just how dangerous it is to stay in your homes or businesses? >> reporter: well, again, people are waking up to this sort of thing. we were driving along this coastal highway 98 and you see in different places police officers are stationed to make sure that drivers aren't surprised when they run into this standing water. water anywhere from 6 inches to a foot or two feet in some places. that's a big concern. also as we see the rain bands associated with the storm come through this area from time to time, there's always a concern about tornadic activity and also flash flood warnings still associated with this area. >> bad news in the panhandle for sure. by the way, to remind our viewers, you don't know if it's an inch or if it's a foot when you're driving on a road that's covered in water. >> reporter: don't gamble. >> great advice. thanks, george howell. meteorologist alexandra steele is tracking the storm. she's at the weather center in atlanta. what's the storm doing? >> well, you know, turn around don't drown. so certainly stick to that. here's debby. the circulation is still over water in the northeast gulf, but you can see all that convection has been and continues to be to the east of it. here's the good news. the movement from stationary to 3 miles per hour. but now a direct easterly track, which is certainly some good news. 45 miles per hour sustained winds. not expected to strengthen until we're going to see it come over land by tomorrow morning. then it will weaken, but then over the gulf stream, it has the potential to strengthen once again. so all eyes on that. we're calling it a dead zone. it's between two areas of high pressure so there's no steering currents. here's the rain south of tallahassee. we have seen 10 to 20 or in access of 20 inches of rain. this is where the access of the heavy rain will be into southeast georgia over the next 24 hours. so finally we'll begin to see some movement and that's the good news. center of circulation will make its way on shore tomorrow morning and hopefully get out of here. >> all right, thank you. appreciate that. here is the results of the rainfall in one area of florida. you're not going to believe what you're about to see. this giant sink hole is near gainesville. that earth just giving way because 7 inches of rain fell on sunday. while it might not sound like the highest, it's the secondest highest recorded ever for that city in a single day. i don't know what it is about a sink hole, but i always find it shocking. chad myers once described why it happened, and it makes sense, but i always marvel. we have live coverage every half hour of the storm so stay tuned. 5 minutes past the hour. arizona claiming victory after the supreme court struck down most of its controversial and tough immigration crack down. even though most of the law shut down, all the justices upheld the part of the law they had the most problem with. the power to say, show me your papers. the arizona sheriff joe arpaio saying this decision changes nothing as far as his department is concerned. >> we arrest anybody that it violates the law. e we don't care where they are from. it just happens that we are close to the border and a lot of people coming in come from mexico and are here illegally. that's not my problem. >> a lee na cho joins us now with more on the controversy. >> 3 out of 4 provisions of the law were struck down, but this is the most controversial. both sides are claiming a little victory. for those who don't know what me what show me your papers means, it means that police officers essentially can ask for proof of immigration status while enforcing other laws. for example, during a traffic stop. while the high court didn't tell arizona what they could or couldn't do during that traffic stop, this opinion is essentially seen as guidance going forward. how will you enforce it? at the heart of the issue is this. what exactly is reasonable suspicion that a person is in this person illegally? anthony kennedy wrote, there is a basic uncertainty about what the law means and how it will be enforced. jeffrey tuben says it is vague. >> i think this means that as all the other states weigh whether to change their laws and then courts weigh the challenges to those laws, we're still in a bit of a mess on this. the guidance from the supreme court was less than clear here. so the issue of what's permissible and what's not, it's a little clearer than it was this morning, but it's not totally clear by any means. >> all right. if you're boiling it down, it's not over yet. in essence, the supreme court is offering a wait and see approach to how arizona enforces the law, which of course, could open the door to future challenges. and arizona, let's not forget, is the only state that would allow police to ask for proof of immigration status when making a traffic stop. alabama, georgia, south carolina, and utah have similar laws in place. so not just arizona, though arizona gets the most attention. >> how much do voters care about this issue because everyone is watching. how is it going to affect the election in four months? >> you know what's interesting, not much. in fact, it was last on the list. if you're looking at the list, the number one is the federal budget deficit followed by health care, economic growth, unemployment, gap between rich and poor, and just a 5% care about immigration policies. and even if they did, as you well know, it will take a long time before legally this is worked out. wait and see approach. they want to see how this provision of the law is enforced. does it amount to racial profiling? will arizona and other states be able to move forward without problem? >> what does it mean to be reasonable? >> that's right. >> that's voters in general, right? >> yes. ahead this morning, luis gutierrez, joins us at 6:30 eastern. and later on "starting point", the impact on the streets and the election. soledad will be joined with carlos gutierrez, luther strange, and russell pierce. >> you just heard us talking about the issues that voters find most important and guess what? we have another big one for you. the anticipated supreme court decision on health care. we're supposed to find out about it on thursday. they will make that rule on president obama's health care law. a decision should have an immediate and long-term impact on americans on how they get medicine and health care and could have a big effect on the 2012 race as well. the court could decide to toss out that key provision. that's the part of the law that requires every american to get health insurance or face paying a penalty. two jurors in the jerry sandusky trial opening up about what they witnessed in the courtroom and how they reached their decision in the case. this was on "a.c. 360" last night. talking about the creepy expressions that convicted child molester couldn't even hide in court. >> i didn't see anything in the victims that would lead me to think they were not credible. but i also took a look at sandusky while he was watching the victims testify and it seemed to be that he was kind of reminiscing of the victims. >> what do you mean by that? 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>> reporter: seven active fires here in colorado and more in new mexico. it's been such an intense year for fires out here in the west and we're only in the middle of june. they got good news here on this fire outside of colorado springs yesterday. 5% containment. they were able to create a small amount of fire line to get the first toe hold against this fire. the bad news is they expect this fire could potentially double in size and could be three weeks before they have it fully contained. today they are going to be out there again trying to get more containment. they expect red flag warning conditions again today. that means high winds, high temperature, and low humidity. that's what make s it so hard for these firefighters to advance on the fire and what makes the potential for more fires to break out. yesterday several small fires broke out but were able to knock those down. but these conditions are so dry they know that at any moment, new fires could break out adding to the huge efforts already. there's over 2,000 firefighters at another fire north of here. there are 600 firefighters on this one all trying to get control of these blazes. >> you have to feel for those firefighters in those tough conditions. jim spellman, thank you for that. 17 minutes past 5:00 on the east coast. let's get you up to date. christine romans is doing that for us. >> still following tropical storm debby and she's a rainmaker sitting off florida's gulf coast. it's already drenched the state and another foot of rain is expected over the next few days. the storm has also spawned tornadoes. the governor has declared a statewide emergency. rescuers forced to suspend work at a roof collapse. officials say there's a high probability the interior of the shopping mall could come down. this comes hours after workers heard what they believe to be sounds of breathing in the rubble. at least one person is feared dead in the collapse. a horrifying story out of texas this morning. police in waco say 22-year-old michael daniel was high on the drug k2 when he began beating, choking, and biting the family dog. officers found daniel sitting on the front porch with the dead dog in his lap and a piece of flesh and fur all over him. ten postal workers are on a hunger strike outside the capitol. they are protesting massive cuts at the postal service that will eliminate 28,000 jobs. the workers say that eliminating the congressionally-mandated payments for costs will solve the financial problems right now. >> all right. thank you very much. we're getting an early read on local news making national headlines. dillon mcdermott helped solve the mystery of his mother's tragic death. he asked police to reopen the investigation. the republican american newspaper says police discovered evidence that shows that diane mcdermott was murdered by a gangster boyfriend and she did not commit suicide. the actor was just five years old at the time. and this one is being called by police as gut wrenching and disheartening. a california teacher is facing criminal charges after being accused of tasing high school students. this one is from "the l.a. times." a teacher at fontana high school directed four students to enforce the hazing in order to limit behavior problems in the classroom. the students have also been arrested and one of them has been charged with assault and attempted sodomy. police say at least one of the victims suffered injuries in those assaults. and it 3pays to be a pc if using orbits. it steers mac users to more expensive rooms. that's because the search results are tailored for shopping habits. and mac users spend more. they spend 30% more a night on hotels. or bit z responding to the report. 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