South Carolinians and four counties along the coast know they may have to evacuate at a moment's notice. Flood waters have ravaged * other towns since last week and are feeding into local rivers.  Governor Nikki Haley issued this morning. Georgetown will start to flood. It will get worse and it's gonna last up to 12 days. So this is an area where if you're in the area of Georgetown, you're gonna see people coming and knocking on your doors telling you to get out. Thousands of people continue to be affected by advisories to boil their water before use. The CEO of Volkswagen group of America Michael Horn was grilled by lawmakers on Capitol Hill today. NPR's SG reports questions still remain of when customers' cars get fixed. Michael Horn did what CEOs do nowadays when they are called before congress. Apologize perviously. 'I would like to offer a sincere apology, sincere apology for Volkswagen's use of software program that served to defeat the regular emissions test regime'. While committee members were having none of it.' 'The company's word isn't worth of dying.' That's congresswoman Jan Schakowsky of Illinois.'Only thing I want to hear today is exactly how will Volkswagen make this right by consumers.' Horn told congress that VW will not buy back defected vehicles but will fix them. Horn indicated that it could take as long as two years to fix all vehicles. SL, NPR news.

Another eclectic group of musicians will be considered for induction at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 2016 including Janet Jackson, Chicago and The Cars and Steve Miller. Other nominees include Nine Inch Nails, Los Lobos, Chaka Khan and Chic. This December, the Hall of Fame will announce its selections and the induction ceremony will be held April 8th.

Before the close, Dow was up 139 points at 17051. This is NPR news.

This year's Nobel Prize for literature goes to a * Russian woman who writes history based on the voices of ordinary people. NPR's CF says the author is well-known for her portrayals of life in the former Soviet Union. Svetlana Alexievich composes her works by weaving together hundreds of interviews. Her books include chronicles about Soviet women who fought in the second world war and the nuclear disaster at Chernobyl. Some reviewers have credited her with creating a new kind of literary genre.  Svetlana Alexievich currently lives in Belarus but she spent many years in exile because of her criticism of the * Russian government. She says she plans to use the nearly 1 million dollar prize to support her work on two new writing projects. CF, NPR news, Moscow.

Celebrated chef Paul Prudhomme who brought spicy Louisiana cuisine to culinary fans worldwide for decades has died. His most famous dish uses a technique which he called blackening *, fish covered with spices, and move millions of TV fans to get to cooking. That's good cooking, good evening and good lavin. We love you guys. Get the chilly out and make everything smell good. That's from one of his programs. The spokesperson said Prudhomme died this morning following a brief illness. He was 75 years old.

Before the close, the US stocks were trading sharply high with the Dow gaining 139 points nearly one percent at 17051. NASDAQ up 20 to 4811. And the S&P 500 up 17 to 2013. This is NPR.

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