l week. making news in america this morning -- deadly plot. new details emerge about the attempted attack on a cartoon exhibit in texas. what the fbi already knew about one of the gunmen. and the traffic cop who put a stop to their plans. record rain causing screens like this. cars surrounded by water. deep enough to cover doors. bottles of soda flying off a truck, barrelling for a man running for safety. zprnchts plus the met ball. glamorous gowns. rihanna's garb that shut down the red carpet and beyonce's barely there dress.

good tuesday morning, everybody. i'm kayna whitworth. reena ninan is on assignment. >> i'm t.j. holmes. more details about the attack in texas. authorities working to learn more about those suspects. >> one of them had become well known to investigators in the past decade. susan saulny has the latest. >> reporter: the police in garland, texas, say it could have been so much worse. two islam ix extremists intended to shoot hundreds of people. they were outgunned by a lone traffic cop and his pistol. the american freedom defense initiative has been called a hate group by the southern poverty law center.

>> we're here for freedom. >> reporter: outside. 30-year-old elton simpson, the gunman. and his roommate pulled into the parking lot, get out of their car, and start shooting. the traffic cop returns fire and shoots them both dead. >> he did a very good job. and probably saved lives. >> reporter: the fbi had been investigating simpson since 2006. he was arrested once for trying to fight alongside an al qaeda group in somalia. he grew up in a phoenix neighborhood. a car accident ended his chances of playing basketball in college. he was convicted of lying to fbi agents. sentenced to probation. but put on the no-fly list. his growing dismay with his country posted on twitter. he wrote, when will they ever learn? susan saulny abc news washington. the other big story overnight. weather. drenching storms moving across the plains now. >> already hard-hit kansas

getting more rain. flash floods left cars underwater yesterday afternoon. about three inches of rain fell in a four-hour period in the town of manhattan. the heavy rains broke the 1908 rain record of 2.9 inches. and this is how one adventurous guy, we're calling him adventurous. he managed to hang out in all the rains. a nice kayak trip down the street. and apparently someone else is hanging out in a kiddie pool they were able to float around in. >> do what you have to do folks. the storms from the texas panhandle. up to the great lakes. slight chance that the storms could become severe during the day. so now, to baltimore. still on inch over freddie gray's death. tensions erupting again. large crowd gathered near the site of last week's protests.

police made it clear, they didn't fire any shots. a suspect's gun accidentally went off while they were taking him into a community leader at the scene warned against wrong information. >> people don't need to hear it was a shooting by an officer when it wasn't. >> police managed to diffuse tensions. national guard troops will continue to withdraw from the city. back here in new york city the nypd is mourning the death of one of its own. the ambulance that carried his body away from the hospital. officer brian moore, badge number 469. 25 years old. shot on saturday by man he had stopped to question. police arrested the man a short time later. charges now include first-degree murder. more testimony in the sentencing phase of the boston

bombing trial. joedzhokhar tsarnaev appearing to cry while an aunt took the stand. he also blew a kiss to an aunt. the phase is expected to last another two it's not just you. it might feel like it's getting a little crowded in here. we just got ben carson and carly fiorina throwing their hats into the ring. add that guy now. former arkansas governor mike huckabee. expected to announce his candidacy today. it would be his second run. he ran in 2008. he's been a tv host since then if you will. not if you will. sorry, governor. you have been a tv host. joining the ranks of journalists over there. he's a strong social conservative. lawmakers on capitol hill getting another chance to ask hillary clinton some questions about the benghazi attack. she first testified two years ago about that attack. that killed four americans. that's when she was secretary of state. she'll be asked about the use of her private e-mail during the hearing later this month.

republicans wanted her to appear twice. she agreed once would be enough. president obama is nominating marine general joseph dunford jr. as the next chiefs of staff. he is expected to be easily confirmed by the senate and will succeed army general martin dempsey. what's in name? we got it now. britain's new royal princess, charlotte elizabeth diana. each of those names have meaning for the parents. charlotte is the feminine version of charles. william's dad, of course. elizabeth is kate's mother's middle name and the queen's name. and then diana. of course, that is will's mother. the last royal charlotte was 200 years ago. queen charlotte married to king george iii. >> all three names, gorgeous. where do you find free food on cinco de mayo. sfwlonchts subway scare. a quick spark and huge

explosion. right in the worker's face. an out-of-control truck losing its load right in the path of a pedestrian.

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a wet surface out there. flooding across texas. more rain all the way to the canadian border. wet across the midwest as well into the northeast. if you're flying, expect airport delays at some of busiest hubs. talking about denver, chicago, and miami. turn to "modern family" star sofia vergara. she's firing back now about those frozen embryos her former fiance wants to bring to term. >> she finally broke her silence on howard stern's radio show. after nick loeb went public with his case. in a "new york times" op ed. he says there was bad blood between them. now there's reason enough not to have a child together. >> you guys break up. and you say, look, i don't want to have a baby with you. i'm not involved with you anymore. >> can you blame me? >> i can't blame you. and by the way, a child needs a mother -- >> a mother and a -- more than a mother. needs a loving relationship of parents that get along. i don't hate him. but obviously, he has a problem with me. >> vergara says the contract

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this shook up a new york city subway motorman. look at this. >> whoa. whoa. >> that happened as he was trying to clear the way. transit officials say vandals tossed a burning garbage can on to the tracks. he used a special tool to push the can away. but it rolled to the electrified third rail. it caused the explosion of sparks. would you believe he's okay? on the road in brazil. a soft drink truck losing control on a turn. and look at that. it unleashes an avalanche of plastic soda bottles and crates onto a pedestrian. the man was trying to get out of the way there. he didn't quite make it. but he escaped the worst of it. a unique character to introduce you to now. it's tough. he's 95 years old. from new hampshire. his name is arthur. this past saturday, he fended off a robber while walking home from a pharmacy. surveillance camera got a

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>> uh, well, i was thinking you and me, we could play some dominos together. >> dominos. all right. >> i plan to teach law at columbia. >> that's good. that's good. that's good. >> he was not playing along with that. letterman's top ten list of the night. i think it's funny. questions that dumb guys ask the president. among them, will you be a guest on my last shows? will you show us your birth certificate? and when will you return my gyrocopter? >> i can't believe david's going to be gone in a couple of weeks. >> i know. and here in new york, the met gala. otherwise known as the super bowl of fashion. the a-list celebrities push the envelope. i want to show you sarah jessica parker. she sported a flaming headdress designed by philip treacy. rihanna on the red carpet

that's a fur-trimmed cape. it required three handlers to manage it as she walked the red carpet. the clooneys were there, look elegant. george matching amal's gown with his pocket square. >> and beyonce. look at these. her own pictures on instagram. her very revealing givenchy outfit. she was one of several celebs in a barely-there gown. it looks amazeing on her, though. >> this is a benefit. it benefits the metropolitan museum's costume center which is heavily funded by "vogue" editor anna wintour. it wouldn't be a met gala without the wild outfits. >> the internet had fun with memes of rihanna and sarah jessica parker's dresses. showing rihanna's dress as a pizza. >> at one posting this picture on twitter with characters from "the wizard of oz" going down the yellow brick road. >> people comparing parker to jafar from "aladdin." funny.com said she wore the fire emoji. to the met gala.

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live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. good tuesday morning at 4:28. i am kristen sze. >> i am eric thomas. with leyla gulen. and meteorologist mike nicco. >> cinco de mayo today, may 5th. visibility is three miles in santa rosa. the cloud cover is less than yesterday. that is why the fog may form in the north by. partly cloudy as we look downtown. a big game today, too. the 12 hour day planner, temperatures are cooler this morning, 40s in low 50s and we stay in the 50s at the coast but we will get into the 60s inland by noon and join the 60 at the bay by 4:00 and inland areas will subject into the 70s and all of us will

pull back into the mid-60s not so cool as last fight but a breeze this afternoon. >> it continues to be cool. >> how is the traffic? not hot under the collar yet. the bay bridge toll plaza shows traffic is light. we do not have accidents across the bay area. we are quiet. in san rafael, the drive along 101 southbound side tail lights pushing to mill valley and through the tunnel at golden gate bridge are at top speeds. there are a couple of construction projects and bart closure this weekend. that is ahead. >> topping our news, happening today the suspected drunk driver accused of running over and killing a mom and her baby daughter in livermore will be arraigned in our reporter is in the newsroom with more. the victims were visiting other family members at the apartment the day of the deadly crash and loved one say they have no words for the driver. they only want justice.

friends, family neighbors and strangers gathered at the crash site some cried. others offered comfort and words of condolence. this happened last night saturday evening just before 7:00 p.m. an out-of-control corvette crashed into an apartment on livermore and mother and her 14-month-old child were killed. the driver was speeding and was drinking. this woman found her aunt and child on the ground moments after being run over. >> i hope forever. forever. i hope we get justice. for everything that happened. ♪ amazing