May 09 Watch Mississippi River Flooding Hits Historic Levels, Tests Levee System The Mississippi River approached its highest level ever Monday, forcing the city of Memphis to evacuate homes as they wait for the river to peak, which is expected as early as tonight. Jeffrey Brown gets the latest on the surging… Continue watching
May 09 Memphis Prepares for Mississippi's Record Crest By Lauren Knapp The Mississippi River is expected to crest at 48-feet in Memphis, Tennessee Monday night, and the river has already swelled to six times its normal width. Residents spent the weekend sandbagging and police went door-to-door asking people to evacuate their… Continue reading
May 09 As Mississippi Rises, Historian Discusses 'Great Flood' of 1927 By Veronica DeVore A flooded power plant at Oswego, Kansas, on the Neosho River on April 23, 1927 (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) As the Mississippi River continues to rise Monday, threatening Memphis and other cities on its shores, we take a look… Continue reading
Jan 17 Watch News Wrap: Giffords May Soon Move to Rehabilitation A synopsis of the day's other top news stories. Continue watching
Jan 14 Watch Doctors Encouraged by Giffords' Recovery Progress In the day's other headlines, recovery and remembrance continued in Tucson and a memorial service took place in Washington for Richard Holbrooke, a veteran diplomat who died in December. Continue watching
Jan 13 Watch Death Tolls Rise in Tunisian Clashes, Brazil's Floods Sudden flooding and mudslides killed at least 400 people in Brazil, and many more are still missing. In Tunisia, President Ben Ali offered concessions to try to quell growing protests that have left at least 23 people dead. Continue watching
Jan 12 Watch Australia's Flooding Disaster Forces Many to Flee John Irvine of Independent Television News reports from Brisbane, Australia, where a major evacuation has taken place as massive floods approach. Continue watching
Jan 11 Watch Australia Floods Spur Calls to Evacuate Tim Ewart of Independent News reports from Australia, where thousands have been told to flee powerful flooding. Continue watching
Jan 06 Watch Pakistan Still Grappling with Flooding Fallout Months After Deluge Five months after floodwaters washed away homes and villages in Pakistan, some parts of the country are still underwater. Fred de Sam Lazaro reports on the slow process of recovery from Sindh Province. Continue watching
Jan 03 Watch News Wrap: Floodwaters Cover Large Swaths of Australian Outback In other news Monday, 22 cities and towns in the Australian state of Queensland have been inundated with floodwaters, prompting military airlifts of food and medical supplies. Also, police were pursuing a possible al-Qaida role in the deadly bombing of… Continue watching