In the day's other headlines, a group of preservationists is suing President Donald Trump over his White House ballroom renovation.

The National Trust for Historic Preservation wants a federal court to stop the project so it can go through an architectural review and win congressional approval.

Their lawsuit claims that Trump has already committed multiple violations by fast-tracking the project.

The Trump administration has argued that a new ballroom is long overdue.

The White House is expected to submit plans to a federal planning commission before the end of the year,

about three months after construction began.

Weather officials say catastrophic flooding and landslides

are bringing a significant risk to life and property

in Washington State and Northwest Oregon.

North of Seattle, the entire city of Burlington,

and its 10,000 residents have been forced to evacuate.

This is wild.

You feel the whole concrete shake.

Oh, my God.

Days of torrential rains have caused historic flooding with many rivers in western Washington

at or near record levels.

Near the Canadian border, Coast Guard helicopters rescued people who were forced onto their rooftops by the rising waters.

Elsewhere, residents raced to protect their properties, while for others it was already too late.

Looks like we now have a houseboat.

I've got about six feet of water underneath my house, maybe six. We now have a houseboat.

I've about six feet of water underneath my house, maybe seven. Weather officials say that even though heavy rains have stopped and water levels will start to recede, many areas will remain flooded for days.

In Gaza, residents are clearing up from winter storm Byron, which has flooded

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