♪♪ >>> TONIGHT, THE DANGEROUS WEATHER POUNDING THE WEST COAST JUST AS HOLIDAY TRAVEL RAMPS UP. AND THE MAJOR STORM TAKING AIM AT THE EAST RIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS. >>> THE FLOODING DISASTER OUT WEST, DRAMATIC RESCUES CAUGHT ON CAMERA, FIREFIGHTERS USING A LADDER TO SAVE CHILDREN.THE RACE TO REACH TRAPPED DRIVERS. AND WE'RE TRACKING THE SNOW AND RAIN MAKER SET TO HIT THE EAST COAST TOMORROW. >>> HIGH SEAS PURSUIT.THE U.S. COAST GUARD CHASING DOWN AN OIL TANKER NEAR VENEZUELA. THE PRESIDENT'S NEW THREAT AGAINST ...

Tonight, the wrath of mother nature impacting travel coast to coast. >> I don't know if we're going to make it. >> Parts of the west coast slam with torrential rain and flooding.In Reading, California, authorities say a driver died after their car got stuck in rising waters. The mayor saying that person had called 911 for help, but their phone died. By the time police officers arrived, it was too late.>> We had our uh police swimming through the water, uh breaking the glass of the vehicle, pulling the victi ...

"The city was gone." Survivors recount how floods from a rare cyclone in Indonesia caused death, destruction and a wave of felled trees. https://t.co/ISQkwLnmv4 ...

La Niña is often linked with droughts in California, Argentina and Brazil, and destructive flooding in Southeast Asia — catastrophes that have become a larger factor in setting terms for insurers, farmers and energy providers, writes @WeatherSullivan https://t.co/lsYtjotECv ...

Tonight, 71 million people are under winter weather alerts as widespread snow wallops much of the country. The treacherous conditions causing this multi-vehicle crash in Illinois. And another huge pileup in Iowa.In Iowa City, wind chills at 20 to 30 below zero later tonight as major cities like Boston, Philadelphia, and New York are set to get their first measurable snow of the season overnight. proceeds straight east across the valley. You'll see a cluster of trees >> across the country.New video released ...

A couple's home in Washington state was overtaken by a flooded Nooksack River after torrential rain has led to widespread flooding. For more context and news coverage of the most important stories of our day, click here: https://www.nbcnews.com » Subscribe to NBC News: http://nbcnews.to/SubscribeToNBC » Subscribe to Here's the Scoop podcast: https://www.nbcnews.com/heres-the-scoop-daily-podcast Every day, NBC News helps people understand what’s happening and why it matters — through fact-based reporting, me ...

New drone video shows National Guard trucks plowing through the flooded streets. This rescue captured on camera. All of it unfolding in Burlington, Washington, about an hour north of Seattle.Rescue workers coming in on rafts to save this stranded motorist in the city where the entire community was instructed to evacuate. As much as 16 inches of rain hitting western Washington since Monday, with four rivers in major flood stages today. What is it like to see your house like this.>> It's devastating. Like I I ...

The Pacific Northwest Deals With Devastating Floods https://t.co/u75mv0Y1z9 ...

Morning. I'm Christine Romans in for Joe this Friday morning and we're so happy you're here. I'm Savannah Cers. Thank you for kicking off your Friday morning with us. We are going to begin with President Trump ramping up that pressure campaign on Venezuela following the seizure of that oil tanker in the Caribbean. Two US officials tell NBC News Trump administration. The Trump administration has been interviewing members of the tanker crew. They plan to bring that ship to a port in Texas where they will be r ...

I'm very happy to be here. Uh, see, I grew up here in northern Thailand in Mai in a house along the river. And I remember as a child seeing the waters of the river rise and sometimes overflow their banks.This is a picture of my father and little sister in front of our home in Chiang Mai. As you can see, uh sometimes it would flood and luckily they brought an umbrella to stay dry. And these types of events were quite regular growing up.And for me, they brought inspiration to pursue the field that I now focus ...