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Still flowing over here. reporter: and from the air, in some parts, devastation everywhere you look. our eva pilgrim flying with customs and border protection. you can see a lot of the rivers are very much swollen. reporter: record-breaking flooding in the town of chinquapin. that church, surrounded by water. and outside of charlotte, tragedy. officials finding the body of a child, just a year old. his name, kaiden lee welch. you know, this momma has suffered tragically. reporter: the toddler swept away by flood waters after the car he was in got pinned against trees. kaiden s mother able to free him from his car seat, but lost her grip as they tried to escape. just a horrific accident there in charlotte. and there is another crisis unfolding at this hour. there are towns and cities like wilmington virtually being cut off because of all this water. and even when this water recedes, they still have to check the foundation of these highways. we ve seen road collapses all over t ....
Appear before the same panel on the same day, one right after another. tonight, the republican chairman of that committee saying anyone who comes forward as dr. ford has done deserves to be heard. david? and mary, on a personal note, mary is a new mom and it is great to have you back, not a moment too soon, mary. reporter: thank you. we re going to turn on now to other news and to the developing story on florence, still wreaking havoc as we re on the air tonight. deadly tornadoes late today. in fact, a tornado near richmond, virginia, ripping off rooftops and taking one life. while in the fod north carolina at this hour, the high water too much for this military vehicle right here. four people, including a marine, were rescued. it was a remarkable scene. abc s chief national affairs correspondent tom llamas with the story behind that moment, and the tornadoes just touching down. he s outside wilmington, north carolina, tonight. reporter: tonight, florence s deadly march inland, ....
Officials say at least one person killed. i know it might be a little scary, but we got you. we re going to take care of you, okay? reporter: a coast guard chopper hoisting out this woman in need of medical attention. our station, wtbd, right there when four people, including a marine, hae rescued from their humvee. the water so deep, they had to dive for their belongings. dams bursting. this freight train derailing. and the bridge under this tractor trailer giving way. and now, the city of wilmington virtually cut off. we tried getting there from the south. this is highway 17. we re just 15 miles from wilmington, but it is impossible to drive into wilmington from the south. and you can see why. there s water as far as the eye can see. this man looking for gas forced to crawl along a railing because of a road collapse. inside wilmington, long lines for supplies. yeah, close to two hours, so, i don t want to give up now. reporter: many saying they have not seen any disaster assi ....