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Up sand backs along the mississippi river to protect against flooding. the arkansas river which flows into the mississippi, topping those flood levels by a foot. forecasters warn it will stay 8 feet above flood stage through thursday night at least. that same storm system doing serious damage in michigan. here you can see, this tree flattening this car, this actually in detroit. elsewhere in the city, more trees toppled over, pressing homes, blocking roads, all lanes on the roaring winds, we will let you know what happened to one woman and her family. we were sitting watching tv. we heard a sound. we thought it was a large car crash. it lasted 30 to 40 seconds. we went to the front door. a big tree on the front porch. know we can t get out of the house. glad she is okay. meantime the northeast hit with a snowstorm about five inches fell in vermont. three people died in that state when their suv crashed head on into a tractor-trailer in killington. injured. four other people wer ....
Here. this is in a residential neighborhood in wood river. workers filling up sandbags to protect against the flooding. areas of the arkansas river which flows into the mississippi, topping flood levels they set in the spring by a foot. look at that rushing water. forecasters warn it will stay above flood stage through thursday night at least. and that same storm system doing serious damage in michigan. you can see this tree flattened this car. this happening in detroit. elsewhere in the city, more trees toppling over, pressing homes, blocking roads, amazing pick. all this blamed on the roaring wind. listen to what happened to one woman and her family. everyone was sitting watching tv. we thought it was a large car crash. it lasted about 30 to 40 seconds. we went to the front door and seen this big tree on the front porch and know we can t get out ....
Elsewhere in the city, more etrys koppeling over, crushing roads, all this blamed on roaring wind, look at the size of that etry. listen to what happened to one woman and her family. we were sitting watching tv. we heard a sound, we thought it was a large car crash. it lasted about 30 to 40 seconds. we went to the front door. we seen a big tree on the front porch and know we can t get out of the house. meantime, the northeast is hit with a snowstorm. about five inches falling in ermt have. three people died in the state when their suv crashed head on into a tractor-trailer. this happening in killington. at least four other people were injured. this was the scene in albany, new york. cars taking their time as the flakes fell. the area hit with at least six inches of snow. it has been so mild for so long. storms and icy conditions causing travel headaches. there are 250 flight delays and cancellations in the u.s. so far this morning. yesterday ending at midnight the ....
( laughs ) reporter: in nearby sherwood, oregon, phil and lisa hawn have what looks like lake-front property. you have white caps. we sure do. we were out here last night. you could surf out here, practically. reporter: this is what it usually look likes. tonight, it is submerged in 10 feet of fast-moving floodwater. how much has the water come up every day in the last five days? a couple of feet at least every day. reporter: according to the national weather service, it has been the wettest december so far on record in portland. damage from the storms is estimated to be at least $20 million in oregon and washington state. along the coast, flooding and landslides have forced the u.s. coast guard to close all ports along a 500-mile stretch because of debris in the water. on mount hood, skiers are riding on 36 inches of fresh powder. last year, some mountain areas less than five inches. moving south in northern california, 25-foot waves nearly swallowed this pier in pacifica. ....
Sixth massive extinction. it s the biggest loss since a comet hit the planet 65 million years ago and killed the dinosaurs. reporter: this time, it is not a comet, but a combination of things driving extinction. the carbon emissions the destruction of forests, and the overhunting. we are losing species between 100 and a thousand times faster than it should be. all accelerated because of one species. us. we are all trying to prevent life on the planet becoming another museum. i m afraid we re sort of the asteroid right now. reporter: it is a dire prediction backed up by the world s leading scientists. we could be losing as many as 30% of all of the species on this planet, maybe even more by the end of the 21st century. reporter: among the tens of thousands of species we re losing, hawaii s oh oh bird. in the film, they let us hear the last known recording. that is the last male of the species singing for a female who will never come. he is totally alone. ....