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rahel solomon in for christine romans. a stormy and hot independence eve day eve, is in store for millions of people across the country. severe storms are expected to spread from mississippi to massachusetts, with wind gusts, hail and tornadoes possible in some areas. the streets of chicago flooded on sunday after record rainfall. meantime, more than 30 million people across the west coast, mid-atlantic and the carolinas will be under heat alerts today. and the severe weather could also mean another frustrating day at airports. nearly 7500 flights were delayed, more than 600 were can...

Girlfriend for an intruder. prosecutors say he killed her in a rage after an argument. after tomorrow's session the trial will adjourn until may 59. the nypd is debanding a commercial unit. it started after the september 11th terror attack sent undercover monday offiofficers . advocacy groups have long criticized these tactics. the department says community outreach could yield the same results. chris and kate? >> thank you very much. let's take a break. coming up next on "new day," we're monitoring the dramatic search and rescue out of south korea right now where some 300 people, many of ...

It is really very upsetting for these families. darkness has now fallen and with darkness fallen so do the hopes that many more survivors if any could be found. 291 still missing, still possibly in the water, still possibly in that ship itself. we understand divers have been drying to get inside the ship but the strong currents have been preventing them from it getting inside. the search and rescue operation are still very much under way. one of the uss navy ships from the u.s. seventh fleet is also helping out. helicopters are trying to look to see if there are any other survivors. but at thi...

Says, under water with many people fearing -- with many fear that people could still be trapped. let's get to pauline chiou live in hong kong with the latest deta details. >> the high school students you mentioned were on their way to a resort island for a four-day holiday. at 9:00 a.m. this morning the ferry sent out a distress signal and then two hours later that ferry was just about gone. a desperate rescue after a crowded passenger ferry suddenly began sinking off the coast of south korea. more than 450 people were aboard the ferry. 325 of them high school students from just outside seoul ...

Assault ship. and the ship is operating in the vicinity t of the waters near where the ferry sunk. and we are on stand by awaiting request from the republic of korea government to support and the ship is -- the crew is ready to support as requested and as needed by the republic government. >> so far they haven't asked you guys to do anything? >> no, sir. we have not -- we have not -- at this time we are still awaiting the request from the government toss a zest but we are standing by and we are ready to support as required. >> as you well know, there are often a lot of air pocket nsz a vessel ...