PEREIRA: Ben Carson not backing down from those controversial comments that he made about the victims of the Oregon college massacre insisting everyone in that classroom should have rushed the gunman instead of sitting back and getting shot. Carson says it's hard to hear, he'd rather see a body riddled with bullet holes than gun control. Critics are blasting the retired neurosurgeon, but he has support of FOX News owner Rupert Murdoch who -- Roger Murdoch, pardon me -- who --</s>CUOMO: Rupert --</s>PEREIRA: Rupert, well --</s>CUOMO: Rupert is what counts.</s>PEREIRA: Who said that, finally, this could be a real black president.</s>ALISYN CAMEROTA, CNN ANCHOR: Well, anxiety and water levels rising in parts of South Carolina. Flooding expected to get worse in areas near rivers and streams over the next few days, as water flows downstream. The total death toll in Carolinas is also rising to 19. At least 13 dams in South Carolina have failed or been breached. Dozens more are being monitored. More than 400,000 residents still have to boil their water.</s>CUOMO: Update for you -- two New York City police officers are facing disciplinary action after they tackled and detained former tennis pro James Blake last month. A civilian complaint panel calls this a case of excessive force and abuse of authority and recommends departmental charges. The NYPD says Blake was mistaken for someone else.</s>CAMEROTA: Really helps to see that video. Meanwhile, ahead on NEW DAY, Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton squaring off in five days in the first Democratic debate on CNN. How different are their positions on key issues? We'll show you.
Anxiety & Floodwaters Rise in South Carolina