13 Dead in Historic Louisiana Floods; Historic Day for Team USA
ALISYN CAMEROTA, CNN ANCHOR: The death toll keeps rising in southern Louisiana. Thirteen people dead, but the catastrophic flood waters are starting to recede. The American Red Cross calls this the worst natural disaster in the U.S. since Superstorm Sandy. The costs could exceed $1 billion, and critics say this disaster is not getting enough attention. CNN's Rosa Flores is live in Livingston Parish with more. What's the situation there, Rosa?</s>ROSA FLORES, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Alisyn, good morning. You can see the mound of stuff behind me. This is what rebuilding looks like here in southern Louisiana, as people begin to take all of the soaked stuff outside their home in their front lawns. You can see furniture, mattresses, housewares, you name it. But imagine this: communities like this one were a giant soup, where all of this stuff was inside homes, outside, cars, and just stuff that people have just a giant soup that's four, five feet high. Multiply that times 30,000, 40,000 homes. That's the situation that you have here in southern Louisiana with thousands of people who are now homeless, living in shelters or living with family and friends. And, Alisyn, like you mentioned, the death toll now at 13. And the search and recovery continues here in southern Louisiana. We're just hoping that number doesn't continue to go up.</s>CAMEROTA: Rosa, that mound behind you are people's belongings. You know, they were in their homes last week, and it's just so telling loss there. Rosa, thank you for the reporting. And if you want to help the victims of the Louisiana floods, you can go to CNN.com. We have ways for you to do it there, because again, the people there sure need help, and they don't think they've gotten enough attention. It's impact for information. We'll remind you throughout the show.</s>CHRIS CUOMO, CNN ANCHOR: And also remember, this is just the beginning. Standing water can be there for weeks. All right. Let's get to the good news. The Olympic Games, another historic day for Team USA. Brianna Rollins this time, she led the women's track and field team to victory. Usain Bolt got another shot today at winning his third gold medal. He'll be in the 200 this time. CNN sports anchor Coy Wire live in Rio with more. Coy, I love that picture of the three American members of the hurdles team, the women, jumping in the air with their American flags after taking one, two, and three.</s>COY WIRE, CNN SPORTS ANCHOR: What a day. That's what it's all about, Chris. I love that picture too. Team USA, they added nine more medals yesterday and three of them came when history was made in the women's 100-meter hurdles. Brianna Rollins, as you mentioned, Nia Ali, Kristi Castlin, taking gold, silver, and bronze respectively. This is the first Olympic podium sweep ever in women's sprint hurdles. And the best part is they're all best of friends off the track. How about this breakout? The U.S. men's basketball team scorched Argentina like a big, juicy steak. Burned them by 27 points. They'd had three really close games, but the U.S. rolls in this one, extending their Olympic win streak to 23 straight game, dating all the way back to 2004. Next up for them, tough team from Spain. It's the semifinals on Friday. Usain Bolt going for his second Rio gold today in the 200-meter final. He cruised through a semifinal yesterday. American Justin Gatlin didn't even advance. He won't even be in the final. This is likely Bolt's last individual event of his Olympic career. So, I'm thinking epic moment. We'll see if anybody can even come close to him today. New day, new medal count. Team USA leads the way, 93 overall medals. China is in second with 54. Great Britain in third with 50. On tap today, American Ashton Eaton continuing his quest to repeat as the world's greatest athlete. Alisyn, he has a shot at back-to-back Olympic golds today.</s>CAMEROTA: All right. Coy, thanks so much for the update from Rio for us. All right. Back to politics. He's been called the most dangerous political operative in America. Now, he's Donald Trump's chief executive. So, who is Steve Bannon? We take a closer look next on NEW DAY.