[Poppy Harlow, Cnn Anchor:] Parts of North Carolina under water as flooding overtakes a town. First responders race to rescue people stranded. And, now, a state of emergency is in effect.
[Unidentified Female:] He then patted me on the behind, laughed and said, nope, it's still there.
[Suzanne Malveaux, Cnn Anchor:] San Diego's mayor accused of sexually harassing at least several women, commits to two weeks of therapy. One of his accusers weighs in now on whether she thinks that goes far enough.
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[Harlow:] Oh, they're cute, smart and they talk. A new report shows dolphins actually have names for each other. That's this week's "The Science Behind." Good morning, everyone. I'm Poppy Harlow.
[Malveaux:] And I'm Suzanne Malveaux. It's 6:00 and this is NEW DAY SUNDAY. Welcome. We begin in Indianapolis where a church community now is grieving this morning.
[Harlow:] Yes.
[Malveaux:] Witnesses are saying that a bus carrying mostly teenagers from a church camp, it didn't slow down when it hit an exit ramp. This is on I-465.
[Harlow:] And rescuers say the driver told them his brakes failed. The crash killed three people, injured at least 19 others. Eric Levy from our Indianapolis affiliate WXIN reports.
[Eric Levy, Wxin Reporter:] The story of this deadly bus crash as being told by the people who saw it happen.
[Carol Albright, Witness:] Out of nowhere, this bus, you know, came from my left, hit the concrete median and flipped.
[Levy:] And by the brave folks who stopped to provide care to the injured.
[Sasha Sample, Registered Nurse:] I think the driver was the first one I came up on, and he was bleeding pretty bad, so I stole somebody's belt from
[Levy:] Each one is painting a part of a picture of this bus crash that came at the end of a church retreat. Investigators talked to witnesses who said the bus was coming off 465 at a high rate of speed. The driver attempts to make a left turn onto Keystone, but it turned on its side. Thirty-seven people were on the bus. Three people died, including a married couple. More than two dozen others were taken to a number of area hospitals or treated on scene. Investigators will look at everything they can to try to come up with a reason for how this happened.
[Troy Riggs, Department Of Public Safety:] Road conditions, looking at what may have occurred, talking to witnesses, and then basically going from bumper to bumper on the bus and looking at all mechanical functions.
[Levy:] Dr. Azam Ghafor, from St. Vincent's Hospital, was driving nearby and says he stopped to help the injured.
[Dr. Azam Ghafor, St. Vincent Hospital:] I mostly saw a lot of back injuries, a lot of head and neck injuries. But from my assessment, that they weren't that severe. From the like I said, all the severe patients were gone much quicker than after I came.
[Levy:] And for those like Carol Albright, who witnessed the crash and the aftermath
[Albright:] Just, you know, as I was waiting down there, seeing the package of Capri Sun and the sleeping bags and the maps on the floors.
[Levy:] It's a sight that will stay with her for a long time.
[Malveaux:] That is so sad this morning. That's Eric Levy at affiliate WXIN. And, Poppy, I mean they were just a mile away from their destination when that crash happened. It's unbelievable.
[Harlow:] Unreal.
[Malveaux:] We have more sad news as well. Search crews, they're expected to return to the Hudson River this morning to look for the best man of a wedding still missing after a boat accident.
[Harlow:] And we told you about the accident first here yesterday. And it led to the tragic death of a bride-to-be. Lindsey Stewart, she was set to get married look at her there in just two weeks. Now the driver of the boat is facing charges in her death. Our Alina Cho has more.
[Alina Cho, Cnn Correspondent:] Lindsey Stewart and Brian Bond were the picture-perfect couple. The two, engaged to be married, were set to wed on August 10th, until they decided to take a boat ride Friday night up the Hudson River. Just minutes after leaving the marina around 10:00 p.m., the small speed boat carrying six people struck a barge. The bride-to-be and best man were ejected. The groom- to-be were among the four survivors. Knocked unconscious, when he awoke, he immediately called for help.
[Chief William Barbera, Rockland County:] There was a body recovered of a female who basically fit of description of the person whose missing.
[Cho:] Lindsey Stewart, the 30-year-old bride-to-be. Here she is on FaceBook, showing off her engagement ring, and this one with her sister. Her mother spoke to reporters hours earlier when there was still hope her daughter was alive
[Carol Stewart, Lindsey Stewart's Mother:] She's supposed to be married two weeks from today. It just can't end like this.
[Cho:] What's worse, authorities say, it appears the driver of the boat, a 35-year-old man, a friend of the couple, was intoxicated. He's been charged with vehicular manslaughter and vehicular assault. A horrific ending to what was supposed to be a great night on the eve of a wedding.
[Barbera:] It's horrible. We met with the families today. It's devastating. Absolutely devastating.
[Walter Kosik, Lindsey Stewart's Stepfather:] They used to go to church together. And they've been friends for the whole time. And they got they fell in love about three and a half years ago.
[Reporter:] Was she really excited about it?
[Kosik:] Oh, yes. She did all the plans herself. That's something a nightmare I don't wish on any parent.
[Cho:] Alina Cho, CNN, Piermont, New York.
[Harlow:] Unreal. A tragedy. And our thoughts are with the families of Lindsey also, they're still looking for the best man and everyone else involved in that. Really tragic.
[Malveaux:] Yes, our thoughts and prayers are with them. I want to go on to weather. There is more rain that could fall. This is in western North Carolina today. And that's probably exactly what they don't need.
[Harlow:] Yes.
[Malveaux:] There's been severe flooding here. This is Catawba County. This is just northwest of Charlotte.
[Harlow:] And rain seems to fall in buckets. That's what it looked like yesterday, quickly whipping up flash floods. Emergency crews say they carried out at least 10 swift water rescues. They had to fish people from their homes and their cars. Meteorologist Jennifer Delgado is here. Good morning to you, Jennifer. Fortunately, I think pretty surprisingly, we haven't heard of injuries.
[Jennifer Delgado, Ams Meteorologist:] Yes, that's right, absolutely. Especially when you see the video of the flooding there and some of those cars trying to pass through flooded streets. Yes, flash flooding happened yesterday after a tremendous amount of rainfall came down. But some of these locations, we're talking six to 10 inches of rainfall. You can see where the area where the heaviest rainfall is as indicated by the orange and the red shading there. The rainfall, as I said, came down in just a short amount of time. And the good news is, all the flood watches have actually expired, but we still have some flood warnings out there and they include areas like South Carolina that also have picked up about four inches of rainfall as well. But, certainly, North Carolina took the brunt of this storm system. As we look at the radar right now, notice that we still have some showers out there, right in the western part of North Carolina. So what does that mean today for the folks that had to evacuate yesterday? Well, we're going to see potentially more storms today. Some of them we could pick up maybe about a quarter to a half-inch of rainfall. But as we go through the future, this gives you an idea where the heaviest rain is going to be. It's certainly going to be to the east of Charlotte, North Carolina. Now, it's not all bad out there. Today, we are going to see cooler temperatures. And it's a nice day out there. And, in fact, it's a new day in St. Louis. We have a live shot. And areas across St. Louis, it's going to be a beautiful morning, it's going to be a beautiful afternoon. Today we're expecting high temperatures right around 75 degrees. Suzanne and Poppy, guess what, that's still running about 10 to 15 degrees below average for this time of the year. Back over to our graphics here. It's not just St. Louis that's going to enjoy the sunshine out there, but we're also going to see comfortable temperatures for areas like Chicago, as well as Indianapolis. And then the rain comes tomorrow, so get out there and play today before it gets bad.
[Malveaux:] I'll take it.
[Harlow:] I like it.
[Delgado:] Don't ask me about any day tomorrow.
[Harlow:] Yes, I'll take it. Suzanne likes it hot.
[Malveaux:] I do. I like it really hot.
[Harlow:] I know. We're hot chicks. Thanks, Jennifer.
[Malveaux:] All right, thank you. We're going to go overseas now. Neither side is backing down. This is in Egypt, where supporters of the ousted president, Mohamed Morsy, they are fighting with the military-backed government. The latest fighting has left about 72 pro-Morsy supporters now dead.
[Harlow:] And the Muslim Brotherhood claims that the police opened fire on crowds of protesters, but government officials deny that. So let's go right to CNN's senior international correspondent Ben Wedeman. He is in Cairo. Hello to you, Ben. Set the scene for us right now.
[Ben Wedeman, Cnn Senior International Correspondent:] Well, right now you still have these thousands and thousands of supporters and deposed president in the northern Cairo suburb of Nasser City and right outside Cairo University. They say they will not move until the deposed president is reinstated. However, the interior ministry yesterday said that they are preparing the legal ground framework for those demonstrations to be broken up by the police and the army and they say that will happen very soon. And, of course, this that risks the repeat of the sort of scenes we saw early Saturday morning, whereas you said, dozens and dozens of people were killed, hundreds were wounded in clashes between the police and the army. Outside those two areas, however, Cairo is fairly calm. Tahrir Square, behind me, there are a few tents out there, but, otherwise, pretty calm in this area. But those areas around the demonstrations, a lot of tension and a lot of anticipation of more trouble.
[Malveaux:] And, Ben, we know the secretary of state, John Kerry, yesterday said, this is really a pivotal moment for Egypt.
[Harlow:] Yes.
[Malveaux:] That this country is forever going to be impacted for what happens now. I mean they have to move forward here. How do they do that?
[Wedeman:] Well, that's a very good question. Now, there is an interim president. There is an interim government. But the real power in this country at the moment is with the defense minister, Abdul Fattah al-Sisi. Now, he has promised, he has put forward a road map which he came up with in consultation with various political forces. If they can manage to get the transition back to democracy going, get a new constitution, schedule parliamentary and presidential elections, many analysts I've spoken to are optimistic that Egypt can get back on track again. But this is a very difficult moment because you have the supporters of the deposed president and the Muslim Brotherhood are now very much in the political wilderness. There is very little in the way of any attempts to bring them back into the political process. And even though they may be unpopular at the moment, for decades they have been a significant player in Egyptian politics. So if they can get the transition moving again, and somehow bring elements of the Muslim Brotherhood back in, this could be, indeed, a reset, a restarting point for the Egyptian revolution, but it's very risky at the moment.
[Harlow:] Absolutely very risky and it's so unstable there and it's so important to have stability in the region and we definitely do not have that, especially where you are right now, Ben. Appreciate the reporting. Thank you.
[Malveaux:] A Spanish judge today is expected to question, this is the driver in last week's deadly crash. This was that high-speed train you might recall.
[Harlow:] Yes. Police have accused Francisco Jose Garzon of reckless homicide. The judge wants to speak with him before deciding on formal charges. The deadline for that is this evening. What we know at this point, at least 78 people were killed when that train derail and then split apart. Meantime, Pope Francis is getting ready to wrap up this visit to Brazil with mass in just a few hours. It is considered the high point of this year's World Youth gathering. And he's been there all week.
[Malveaux:] Yes, it's been an amazing trip to just watch that unfold. The pope has drawn amazing crowds. They've been screaming. They love him.
[Harlow:] Yes.
[Malveaux:] He arrived on Monday. Officials say that 3 million people packed into Copacabana Beach last night for this prayer service with them.
[Harlow:] And our Miguel Marquez has been there all week with the pope. He is in Rio for us this morning. Miguel, what's the feeling there as Pope Francis heads into the biggest event of this trip?
[Miguel Marquez, Cnn Correspondent:] Yes, this is it's going to be huge. I mean it took us a while to get down here today. I am looking out over a mass of people. If you know Copacabana Beach, it's about two miles long, the whole thing. And it is, from start to finish, packed with people. The streets around Copacabana, there are pilgrims sleeping everywhere. Keep in mind, this was not planned for them to be here. They were supposed to be 30 miles away from here in Guadachiba, a giant field that they had. But it's rained so much this week, it's turned into a mud pit. Not only are there millions of pilgrims and this one may rival Pope John Paul in the
[Harlow:] Absolutely. It must be amazing to be there, Miguel. Appreciate the reporting. Thank you. And we're going to bring you a lot more on the pope's message, what he's been saying all week there in Brazil, a little later in the show.
[Malveaux:] Amazing pictures.
[Harlow:] Yes.
[Malveaux:] Four million people. You can imagine that?
[Harlow:] No, I can't.
[Malveaux:] Wow. And a woman accusing San Diego's mayor of sexual harassment, well, she says now that more women might come forward.
[Laura Fink, Accused Mayor Filner Of Sexual Harassment:] There are a number of women, yes, that have been on the receiving end of this behavior.
[Malveaux:] Our interview with Laura Fink, next.