Deadly Flooding Devastates Eastern Japan; Migrants Meet Resistance.
BERMAN: Devastating flooding in eastern Japan has forced nearly half a million people to flee their homes. More than two feet of rain has fallen since Monday, two feet. The unprecedented downpours sent torrents of flood waters raging through communities. You can see the pictures there. At least three people are dead, nearly two dozen missing. The weather today better as you will see. Let's get the latest from CNN's Will Ripley live in Joso City. That's north of Tokyo, where, Will, there's so much work to do.</s>WILL RIPLEY, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Absolutely, John and Christine. Remember when we were showing you those live pictures yesterday of the rescues that were taking place, this area was submerged and water up to the rooftops of houses like this. So, you can see how much the water has receded today. It has been sunny. There hasn't been rain in this portion of eastern Japan, which is good news. There was rain however farther up a bit Japan's eastern coast, in the city of Osaki, where they saw a levee break and they now have a rescue that's ongoing at this moment, very similar to what we saw here in Joso City. But I want to show you just the destruction that it's left behind. Look at those cars down there. You can actually see those young men who were able to walk through the neighborhood for the first time, really since they were evacuated. Cars that were floating through here just kind of planted on the ground. If you pan up to the second story balcony of the apartment building, those are balconies where people were standing and waiting for the helicopters to rescue them. Now, they've been are able to walk in to their neighborhoods to assess the damage and there really is a lot of it. There are still 100 evacuations centers open. There were thousands of people who were staying here, because if their houses are under water, they are not livable. It may be some time before they have a place to live. They are getting dry clothing and food and water and medical treatment. But the question remains what will they do when they come home to this and start to put their lives back together -- John and Christine.</s>BERMAN: Will Ripley, those pictures still just amazing, even though things are getting better. I appreciate it, Will.</s>ROMANS: All right. The White House, under pressure to do more with the migrant crisis unfolding in Europe, announces the U.S. is prepared to take in 10,000 Syrian refugees in the coming year. No letup in the massive influx of refugees at the Hungary/Serbia border. The Hungarian government mobilizing the military now presenting a new obstacle for these refugees, these economic migrants in some cases who were trying to make their way west to Austria and Germany. And Austria has just suspended rail service with Hungary. Let's go there right now live to the Serbia/Hungary border. I want to bring in CNN senior international correspondent Arwa Damon. Arwa, what are you seeing there?</s>ARWA DAMON, CNN SENIOR INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: Good morning. Well, Austria is suspending rail service. That does not mean it shut its border down to those who were trying to make it through. It just means they are walking across the border which is something we have been seeing them do in the past. But take a look at the situation out here. The rain and weather has turned this holding area into a mud pit. And there is still no organized aid. What you see is a lot of volunteers packing up trucks with much-need warm clothing and boots. These people arrive here often soaked to the bone, having walked under the rain for hours. And then they sift through the various clothing that they can find and try to get dry clothes, but also warm clothes, because the temperatures here are dipping significantly. You also have the buses coming to pick people up arriving with more frequency than they have in the past. Those buses will be taking people on to the various different transit camps and from there, if the system works the way it's supposed to, they get finger-printed, registered and then they are eventually able to move on to Austria, Germany, or wherever final destination may be. But despite the fact you see this outpouring of goodwill here, this scene underscores the very need for much more organized assistance. These shelters that have been put up are very flimsy. They hardly provide what is needed against the elements, especially because at times the wait here can last for quite a while. And at this stage, it's clear from this location, a number of other key areas along this route, that that real international effort has yet to materialize when it comes to putting together something that is actually sustainable, because this is not a problem that is going to be eliminated anytime soon. This is going to be ongoing for the foreseeable future, because the very causes that are driving these people from their homes, most of them from Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan, those wars are not ending.</s>ROMANS: You're absolutely right, Arwa. And even European officials have said that the solution for this has to be crafted for years. That this will be a crisis for years, and they need to get their act together to figure out how you are going to process and provide refuge for people who need to be helped. Thanks so much for that, Arwa Damon. Still, a lot of work on that front, John. A lot of work to do.</s>BERMAN: That's an understatement. All right. Big news overnight: we now know which Republican candidates will be at the CNN debate and most importantly where they will stand on the stage. The debate is next Wednesday, but the excitement begins right after the break.