making news in "america this morning," extreme weather. wave of storms pounding several states. trees toppling. roads flooding. with much more on the way today, we are tracking it all. security flaws. the tsa failing multiple tests from undercover agents. explosives and weapons easily getting through airports. homeland security overnight laying out its plan to fix it. get out of the car. >> yeah, trapped in a truck, a man trying to put his boat in the water ends up in a desperate situation, how was he able to escape? and call me caitlyn, the former bruce jenner. with long hair and in a corset. the reaction coming in overnight from celebrities, her mother and the president.

and good tuesday morning to all. thanks for being here. i'm t.j. holmes. >> and i'm kayna whitworth. i'm in for reena ninan today. and we start with the risk yet again of flash flooding, it's happening again today, millions of people on the east coast dealing with it. >> and this is what we're talking about here. this is a look at the live radar, plenty of rain rolling through from d.c. up to boston. all this means is a morning travel nightmare on the roads. and you expect plenty of delays at the airports as well. >> last night, washington, d.c. got soaked and you see that lightning. wind taking down -- it fell right on a bus. there were passengers inside when that happened. nobody was hurt. it was much of the same story in southern new jersey, heavy rain forcing road closures. >> and one guy got a little creative here. this is the jersey shore. using a paddle board to get around.

going past the starbucks there. expect more of the same, maybe not paddle board but people getting creative out there. >> okay, so, the thing is, there might be some relief in sight. >> maybe, don't take our word for it. let's turn to the professionals from accuweather. let's turn to justin povick. >> t.j. and kayna, good morning. a wet start to the day and it looks like it's going to be a wet finish to the day. hartford and boston, where flash flooding is also going to be possibility. keep in mind, many cities here received 3, 4 inches of rain, much of which fell on monday we'll continue that high-water threat up that 95 pike from d.c. up toward boston and portland. now southbound, it's not a walk in the park, either, dangerous, slow-moving thunderstorms will dump heavy rainfall from the carolinas into the sunshine state of florida. also along interstate 95. that continues late week. northeast on thing showers with cooler temperatures.

t.j. and kayna, back to you. >> all right, justin, thank you so much. and we have major developments that abc news broke about a damaging new report about the tsa. >> the undercover investigation revealed that tsa agents failed to find fake weapons about 95% of the time. too much. abc's bazi kanani is joining us from washington with more on this story. >> reporter: good morning. the report on the investigation is classified, so the head of homeland security isn't commenting on the specific results, but he does acknowledge that changes are needed and says they're coming. tsa screeners put to the test when the department of homeland security sent undercover agents to dozens of america's airports. what they found was an alarming rate of failure. in one case, sources tell abc news an uncover agent set an alarm at a magnetometer.

they failed to detect the fake explosive device that was taped to his back. >> it's disconcerting when we're trained to identify those type of prohibitive items and it doesn't work. >> reporter: it may not work the vast majority of the time. according to officials briefed on the results of the internal investigation, tsa screeners failed 67 out of 70 tests, allowing those undercover agents to repeatedly get potential bombs or weapons through security. >> the terrorists do watch this. they do watch and they go to school on how they can learn from possible vulnerabilities. >> reporter: this morning, homeland security secretary jeh johnson is ordering changes. demanding that the agency revise standard operating procedures for screeners. provide intensive training for supervisors. retest and re-evaluate screening equipment. and tsa screeners can expect

even more random covert testing. secretary johnson says that undercover testing has been done for 13 years to improve the tsa screening process and he adds that the numbers in the reports never look good when taken out of context. still, this time, it was serious enough to require immediate changes. t.j., kayna. >> all right, bazi kanani, thank you as always. also this morning, secretary of state kerry back in boston awaiting surgery on his broken leg. kerry was transported to mass general hospital after he returned to the u.s. secretary's an avid cyclist and he fractured his femur when biking in france. his surgery is schedule for monday. he'll handle business before surgery. hundreds are still missing after a small cruise ship sank in china. search teams heard sounds coming from the partially submerged ship. several people have been found, five deaths confirmed.

about 450 people, mostly elderly, were aboard that ship. south carolina senator lindsey graham has become the ninth candidate to enter the republican race for president. graham returned home to his hometown to make it official. he told his supporters that he has more experience with national security than anyone else in the race. including clinton. also learn more about hillary clinton's campaign themes next week, she makes her first major speech as a candidate right here in new york. clinton will be joined by her husband and daughter as she speaks on the roosevelt island in the east river. the story everybody's talking about yesterday. the new name and new look for the star once known as bruce jenner. >> yes, caitlyn jenner gracing "vanity fair." custom-made ivy satin corset. it was part of a two-day shoot. >> the 65-year-old

her transition in a behind the screens video. reaction to caitlyn and much more coming up in the pulse. still ahead -- an automaker making another million cars to the recall list. plus, a tragedy at an animal park. an american killed by a lion as she sat in a car. new details now about what happened. sinking fast, how a truck towing a boat ended up like that. ck towing a boat ended up like that.

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significantly in 2016, with one insurer in new mexico proposing a 50% increase. number of factors contribute to the higher premiums, including rising drug prices. >> ford is recalling 1 million mustang and gt sports cars because of defective air bags. these airbags made by takata they can inflate with too much force and possibly explode. but, takata agreed last week to expand the recall here in the u.s. so ford is recalling additional model years. what do you think about this, delta airlines looking to speed up the boarding pass this summer. the carrier is offering early valet, airline workers will preload carry-on bags on passenger seats. the service started on monday and it will be offered through august. at delta's busiest airports. including atlanta, new york, dallas and detroit.

also, now that employment discrimination against abercrombie and fitch, the court sided with this muslim woman. who did not get hired after wearing a head scarf to a job interview. the justices said that the employees generally have to accommodate people with their religious needs. the case will now go back to the appeals court. the pope is coming back to town. philadelphia officials gearing up for the visit of the pontiff, already showing off their souvenirs. they'll be selling more than 200 items. the pope plans to attend the church's world meeting of families in september. merchandise will be a little bit later this month. when we come back -- going viral. a child was left in a car, the windows were open, the engine was running. what happened when someone confronted the driver. a car chase here ends with a dangerous escape. car chase here ends with a

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for wet pavement from florida all of the way up to maine. all that rain could cause flooding in the mid-atlantic region. soggy down to texas. and into the northwest. you won't find this surprising if you're flying, airport delays are expected from d.c. to boston. also, this morning, lot of people are talking about this, a lot of questions about how an american was mauled to death by a lion. >> yeah, the big cat attacked the 22-year-old woman at a safari park in south africa. she was taking the lion's picture from inside the car, but she had the window down. that's a violation of park's rules. the cat lunged into the car. she was traveling with another american tourist. a man also suffered serious injuries while trying to help her. the lion has been moved off public display. also, a kentucky dad under fire after leaving his toddler alone in the truck. the bystander captured video after spotting the child strapped in his car seat in a parking lot. the windows were down, the engine was running.

he then confronted the father when he came back. >> you know, if i was a bad guy i could have probably driven off with this. >> i bet you probably would have gotten two in the back of the head, no disrespect. >> he's not been charged. police are still trying to determine exactly what happened here. and this time, a wild car chase in houston. first, the suspects weaving in and out of traffic. the car had these paper tags, they couldn't read them. watch this. they eventually pulled the vehicle over. the guys jump out. and then they hurdle the concrete barrier, run across the hov lane and another lane. run clear across the freeway and hurdle yet another fence, jump off the freeway. they were later captured and arrested. >> it looked like the 110-meter hurdle. >> it absolutely did. maybe 200. and also this from a boat launch in santa barbara,

california california, truck sinking. the driver inside, he had been trying to launch the boat, it was still connected to his trailer, he backed up a little too far, the boat started to pull away and it brought down the truck. yes, this is what happens. now the guy eventually got out and the truck was pulled out of the water at some point later as well. new campaign to get the fda to approve so-called viagra for women. the campaign is backed by a drug developer and some women's groups. they're accusing the fda of gender bias for approving drugs to help men and nothing for women. one drug for women has been rejected twice by the fda. let's turn to our guys for some sports now. >> we got pros, we got college, men and women. we have highlights from our guys at espn. good morning. welcome to our "sportscenter" set here in los angeles. along with neil everett, i'm stan verrett. while we wait for the stanley cup final in hockey and nba finals, we got baseball.

>> and bowling. we'll show you baseball right now. dodgers in colorado. clayton kershaw, seven innings. would you mind showing how he swung the bat? he was listening to toby keith, keith with was at the game and in the locker room afterwards, firing them up. first three-hit game of kershaw's career. dodgers, up 4-2. joe pederson, 14th of the year dodgers, 11-4 winners. big dog daddy. >> all right. women's world series. college softball. michigan taking on number one florida. game one of the world series final. bottom first, lauren hager waited to get one she liked. 2 for 3. three rbis. the home run. her 19th of the season. abby ramirez with the base hit to bring in two in the sixth.

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bruce, made her debut on the cover of "vanity fair," revealing here name for the first time. the magazine also released a behind-the-scenes video of this two-day photo shoot with the photographer annie leibovitz. and in the video that you see there, you can also hear caitlyn talking about her transition. >> bruce always had to tell a lie, he was always living that lie, every day, he always had a secret from morning till night. caitlyn doesn't have any secrets. as soon as the "vanity fair" cover comes out, i'm free. >> you can see more photos from the shoot in "vanity fair's" july issue. >> caitlyn also joined twitter shortly after the cover was released. tweeting, i'm so happy after such a long struggle to be living my true self. welcome to the world, caitlyn. >> she became the fastest person to reach a million followers on

twitter, doing it in about four hours. reaction poured in from around the world, including the account run by the president's staff. saying it takes courage to share your story. >> and also, lady gaga. caitlyn, thank you for being a part of all of our lives. modern family's jesse tyler ferguson writing, #caitlynjenner has truly broken the internet. what a moment. >> jenner's mom said she met caitlyn jenner. we'll continue to call him bruce. his father and i named him bruce. now, would you like to see something a little bit scary on your way to work. oh, you can't really see it. i need to move. i need to move. it's exactly what plenty of people in london saw on their monday morning commute. >> yes, that's a dead t-rex. it's a life-sized model of a t-rex. under that white sheet it was made to look like it had

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,. live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. >> good tuesday morning. it is 4:28. june 2nd. already. >> i am kristen sze. >> i am eric thomas. we are here with meteorologist mike nicco looking at the forecast. >> climate change. mother nature is being fickle. the good news it is not so wet this morning. we have a little bit of drizzle. a little bit of fog. the amounts we dealt with and the traffic problems we had, hopefully that is not a repeat. here is a look from our camera you can see how dry the embarcadero is. i will keep drizzle in the forecast through 7:00. the clouds will open quicker today. it will be windy. temperatures are slightly warmer in the 12-hour day planner from 60 at the coast to upper 60 to money 70s inland.

a very comfortable evening 58 at the coast and 64 around bay and 72 inland i do have more showers and drizzle in the forecast. >> thank you mike. >> breaking news if the santa clara county community where firefighters are battling a two-alarm fire. our reporter is there. how much progress are they making matt? they made good progress, fighting the fire defensively. the good news is there were five people inside the home at the time of the fire and all five safely made it out. they do have a at that is missing. they are hoping their pet somehow was also able to escape. check out what firefighters were dealing with flames and smoke coming off the two story, 3,000 square foot home. one heard popping sounds from the second floor, an art studio and described it as an underground art studio with spray paint cans that were exploding. when fires confirmed everyone was out they fought defensive

surrounding the home and put . a resident said they will stay at a friend's house. the home it appears is destroyed. fires will have a better idea of the damage when the sun comes out. the boulevard is blocked off by police, which is known as highway nine. there is a lost fire equipment in the road the it could be a while's the road is opened back up to traffic. >> develop news federal inspectors will investigate the crash of a small plane in livermore last night that killed the pilot. our reporter is at the scene with what we know so far. amy? >> kristen, it is dark in the field but you can see they have a light on the crash site. the plane went down at 9:00 last night. witnesses took pictures of the crash site and the fire the crash ignited and posts them on social media. authorities say the my -- p