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breaking news hello everyone. thanks for joining me on. alison chemla, radha, and for fredricka whitfield, we have an exciting program for you today because within the next half an hour, we expect to witness the first ever boeing starliner spacecraft launched from cape canaveral, florida to the international space station. this is not a practice run this its launch has to american astronauts on board but officials and spectators are holding their breath a bit because this mission was already postponed a few times, veteran nasa astronauts, butch wilmore and suni williams are on board. and boeing is trying with this to compete with its rivals space x as nasa tries to collaborate with private industry partners. if successful, suni williams would become the first woman aboard any crewed test flight like this years of work has gone into this moment and it has not been without setbacks, as i ve mentioned. so let s bring in space and defense correspondent kristin fishe ....
Second time. Floodwaters are rising and rescue operations are still underway. Here is a look from above that shows homes are completely submerged and roads have turned into rivers. Right now, thousands of people are out of their homes. They have only what they could carry, including their pets. This evening, emergency shelters are packed beyond capacity. Houston officials are asking for help, opening more shelters. Some areas of the city have seen up to 50 inches of rain breaking the record for the most extreme rainfall in the united states. The storm is being blamed for as many as nine deaths including a Houston Police officer, who drowned in his car on his way to work. But there is no time to mourn. Cbs reporter ted craig on emergency workers still scrambling to get people out. Reporter good evening. I am standing outside the Convention Center, which has been serving as ....