News Wrap: New Yorkers begin drying out after day of intense flooding

In our news wrap Saturday, New York City remains under a state of emergency after Friday’s record rainfall overwhelmed the city’s drainage system and turned roadways into rivers, and the White House is sounding the alarm about a build-up of Serbian troops along the country’s border with Kosovo amid escalating tensions between the two sides.

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  • John Yang:

    In other news, New Yorkers began drying out today after one of the wettest days in decades. Record rainfall more than eight inches in some parts of the city overwhelmed the city's drainage system, knocking out subway and commuter rail lines, turning roadways into rivers and stranding people in cars and flooded apartments. No deaths or critical injuries have been reported. But the city remains under a state of emergency.

    And the White House is sounding the alarm about a buildup of Serbian troops along the border of Kosovo, and NATO has beefed up its forces in Northern Kosovo. Long standing tensions escalated last weekend when armed Serbs stormed — stormed a Northern Kosovo village and killed a local police officer. U.S. officials are urging the two sides to continue talks mediated by the European Union.

    Still to come on "PBS NEWS Weekend," why some cities neighborhoods are hotter than others. And a look at prostate cancer, what are the most common cancers among American men?

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