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Here's why. watch, shepard. it was built mostly on flat land, so instead of the water running off, it has to drain. the draining system was only built to handle maybe two or 3 inches at a time. not the 2-3 inches they normally get. before hurricane harvey come at ground was already saturated. since then, 20 inches of rain. all 22 of the watersheds in and around harris county, the surrounding area of houston, are now overflowing their banks. the creeks and the bayous. all of that water has to come back to the gulf of mexico, which is why you see scenes like this. one of the major arteries, inte...

>> sometimes sudden death can lay bare every secret. >> she had felt like she was abusing it. >> what happened in this small town would tear apart a marriage, and at the same time, separate two families that were once united by love. boone, iowa, on flat land just north of des moines is a company town. headquarters for one of the largest grocery chains in the midwest. fareway. it's a family owned company, and rick beckwith is a third generation ceo. he and his wife cindy raised a family of five here. their youngest daughter emily, the sweet, but quiet one. kind of a shrinking violet? >> the ol...

It started as a love story in a small town, a beautiful woman from a well-to-do family thought she had found her prince charming. but their story turned out to be anything but a fairytale. love, children, and a nice house turned into a fight against addiction, rumors, and an accusation of murder. here's josh mankiewicz with "the quiet one." >> sometimes, the fresh air of a small town can hide a lot of dirty laundry. >> my worst fear was all of a sudden true. >> sometimes sudden death can lay bare every secret. >> she had felt like she was abusing it. >> what happened in this small town that wo...

I'm tamron hall. it started as a love story in a small town, a beautiful woman from a well-to-do family thought she had found her prince charming. but their story turned out to be anything but a fairytale. love, children, and a nice house turned into a fight against addiction, rumors, and an accusation of murder. here's josh mankiewicz with "the quiet one." >> sometimes, the fresh air of a small town can hide a lot of dirty laundry. >> my worst fear was all of a sudden true. >> sometimes sudden death can lay bare every secret. >> she had felt like she was abusing it. >> what happened in this s...

So i'm curious about this whole episode of the settlement of new bordeaux. >> there came about 400 people. they were supposed to be about 1,000. they were supposed to be most of them farmers. but just 86 were farmers. >> who were the other people? >> they were tailors, they were shoe makers, musicians. >> teachers and artists, and they was put in the jungle and left by themselves. >> why here of all the places in the world? people talk about the chaco as hell. ♪ i mean, it's hot here. it's dry. it's wet. it's fetid. if's difficult. >> mosquitoes. and you have all the ticks and vermin. >> a f...