making news in america this morning, flood disaster. new images of the destruction and devastation after a thousand-year storm slams maryland. >> oh, my god. >> this morning, the search for a missing national guardsman and to the south the remnants of tropical storm alberto taking a deadly toll as two journalists are killed. where the storm is heading next. the american held in a venezuelan jail for two years returns home overnight. hundreds of supporters with hugs and tears waited as his grandmother draped him in the u.s. flag. josh holt now explains how he survived his long ordeal. dramatic new video of the lava flow in hawaii burning down more homes. the technology emergency crews are using to evacuate homeowners and the new figures showing the impact to tourism. those stories, plus the

fbi's new warning about your home router and what you should do now to stop hackers. the teacher sent to prison for having sex with a 13-year-old student only later to marry him gives her side of the story. what mary kay letourneau says she never knew. and one simple way to burn calories faster without going to the gym. i am ready to take notes on that. >> are you? >> i am listening. there was an important clue in that video. >> burning calories without going to the gym. >> we'll get to that a little bit later as we said good morning on this tuesday. we begin with the flood disaster in the mid-atlantic states. one official says there are no words to describe the devastation. >> this morning, residents of ellicott city, maryland, will be allowed to return to what's left of their homes after what's being called a once in a thousand-year storm. we're also learning about a national guardsman missing after he was swept away by the floodwaters. this morning our first look at

the devastation in ellicott city, maryland, building after building destroyed. these two cars upended. sidewalks torn apart. roads washed away. more than 8 inches of rain falling in just 3 hours transforming main street in a raging river. 300 people were rescued, but this morning the search continues for eddie hermond. he was visiting a mexican restaurant when he fell into the floodwaters while trying to help a woman searching for her cat. the national guardsman's best friend, joseph lopez, was watching as it all unfolded. >> he took a couple of steps in and it just swept him away. >> reporter: it's been called a thousand-year storm, but this is the second in two years, and local officials say this was even worse than 2016. abc's david kerley on the scene. >> the debris is actually here. this is how high the water got to actually, but look over the side where the creek is running now. here is one car, a tree, two other cars, a dumpster, a 55-gallon drum. that's how powerful this water was. >> reporter: farther south

another flash flooding threat. the remnants of tropical storm alberto is dumping heavy rains after making landfall on the florida panhandle. its outer band spawning a tornado outside port st. lucie in what's being called a freak accident, tragedy striking a local tv news crew. >> our news family grieves over the loss of two two special journalists and two special friends. >> reporter: news anchor mike mccormick and photojournalist aaron smeltzer were covering alberto when a tree fell on their suv. >> it affected me because i had done an interview with mr. mccormick about ten minutes before we got the call, and we had talked a little bit about how he wanted us to stay safe and how we wanted him to stay safe, and then, of course, 10, 15 minutes later we get the call, and it was him and his photographer. >> very sad, indeed. our thoughts are with the

families of those journalists who died. alberto, by the way, still poses a flooding threat across several states. we're going to have the accuweather forecast in just a few moments. an american is finally back home in utah this morning after two years in a venezuelan prison. hundreds of supporters greeted joshua holt and his wife at the airport last night. he said his faith and prayers helped him survive the ordeal which started as a wedding. abc's stephanie ramos has more on the emotional homecoming. stephanie, what a bizarre story. >> reporter: absolutely, diane. what a weekend for the holt family. joshua holt and his wife went straight from venezuela to the white house, and then today they're trying to get back to a normal life in utah. joshua holt and his wife are back home in utah after being imprisoned in a venezuelan jail for almost two years. holt, his wife tamara and his stepdaughter arrived at the salt lake city airport overnight to a joyous crowd holding signs with

messages like "we never gave up." >> we're grateful to be here and we're grateful to be here with our family. >> reporter: holt's emotional grandmother draping this american flag over his shoulders while the crowd sang "the star-spangled banner." ♪ the land of the free >> reporter: this was a day holt's parents feared would never happen. >> now i have my family all together. >> reporter: the 26-year-old mormon missionary was imprisoned in june of 2016 shortly after marrying a venezuelan woman he met online. as they waited for her u.s. visa, they were charged with dealing weapons and plotting to undermine the government, which they say is not true. after months of negotiations between the u.s. and venezuelan government through diplomatic channels, the holts were freed on saturday and flew to washington, d.c. to meet president trump. >> almost two years, josh, and, you know, amazing that you were able to take it. you've gone through a lot, more than most people could endure. >> reporter: holt's imprisonment received a lot of attention from u.s. senators including senator

orrin hatch of utah and senator bob corker, who actually made a surprise visit to venezuela last week and secured holt's release. kendis, diane, back over to you. >> well, sounds like job well done. stephanie ramos in d.c. for us. thanks, steph. we turn now to the diplomatic maneuvering aimed at making sure the canceled summit between president trump and kim jong-un gets back on track. a top north korean official arrived in beijing overnight and the united states is his next stop. in the meantime, president trump is now planning another meeting with japan's prime minister. u.s. delegations have traveled to north korea and singapore, but there's still no official word on whether the summit will be rescheduled. the white house is only saying that the summit with kim jong-un is expected. and we have dramatic new video from hawaii showing the lava from the kilauea volcano destroying more homes. you can see two houses on the edge of the subdivision engulfed in flames. ten more homes have now been lost bringing the total to 51.

emergency crews used a drone with infrared to determine if any homeowners had ignored evacuation orders, and then they went door to door to get anyone who did out. the lava has also overtaken two wells at a nearby power plant, but officials say right now there's no risk to any other section of the plant. tourism bookings have dropped by nearly 50% on the big island even though the eruption is affecting only a small area. a republican congressman from virginia has announced he will not run for re-election because he's battling alcoholism. congressman thomas garrett says he wants to focus on his recovery and his family. but his announcement comes after the website politico reported that he and his wife used his office staff to run their personal errands and even take care of their dog. time now for a look at your weather on this tuesday morning. good morning. we're still tracking alberto with the heaviest rain throughout alabama, throughout georgia but covering the entire southeast.

it's going to continue to lift to the north for tuesday with road closures, river flooding and evacuations possible and isolated tornadoes. throughout the north central part of the country, look for a round of thunderstorms to rumble throughout the dakotas with hot, humid air throughout portions of the great lakes region. it's going to stay very warm throughout the northeast but bracing for some damaging winds throughout the center part along i'm accuweather meteorologist paul williams. well, coming up, details on when thousands of starbucks will close today. also, the new fbi warning about the internet router in your home and what you should do to it right away. and deja vu for basketball fans. the match-up for the nba finals set. the unforgettable statistic from last night's great game coming up.

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we're back with video of a fire destroying some ten condos at this senior living center in stuart, florida. deputies went door to door trying to make sure that everyone got out safe. a resident reportedly told officials he dropped a cigarette in the apartment where all that started. a science teacher at a middle school in india has been given a hero's welcome days after taking down a school shooter. 29-year-old jason seaman took three bullets as he lunged at the student who entered his class and started firing. one of his students, 13-year-old ella whistler, was shot and critically wounded. seaman told reporters he just did what he needed to. >> my actions on that day in my mind were the only acceptable actions i could have done given the circumstances. i deeply care for my students and their well-being. so, that's why i did what i did that day. >> now, police still have not publicly identified the shooter or a possible motive. the school will re-open this morning not for classes but supervised counseling to

students. the fbi is urging americans to reboot their computer routers to fight a malware attack that's been linked to russia. routers in dozens of countri have been impacted by this. the malware can steal users' information, and experts say you should turn it off then turn it back on again and download any updates for your device. and you may have some trouble getting your caffeine fix today. more than 8,000 starbucks stores across the country will close early for anti-bias training. it follows the arrest of two black men at a philadelphia starbucks last month. we're told most stores will wait until after lunch before closing. fewer people are carrying cash these days, so street performers are turning to technology to accept donations by credit card. the city of london is giving street performers a special card reader, which is set to a fixed amount. it allows people walking by to donate that amount with their credit cards. the mayor started the program saying he wants to support the stars of tomorrow. kind of genius idea. all right, coming up, mary

kay letourneau, remember her, the infamous teacher who started a relationship with a 13-year-old student gives her side of the story in a new documentary. but first new details about this violent arrest on a new jersey beach. hear what the police chief is now saying. the real-life spider-man who climbed a building to rescue a baby. how this heroic act is already changing lives. heroic life is already changing lives. handcrafted layers of clean food you can give your kids. tomatoes. even the picky ones.

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babies too young to be vaccinated against whooping cough are the most at risk for severe illness. but you can help prevent this. talk to your doctor today about getting vaccinated against whooping cough. because dangers don't just exist in fairytales. a man from west africa is a hero in france thanks to this miraculous move to save a baby dangling from a four-story balcony. he's been dubbed spider-man and his life has already changed forever. >> we're learning details including a special offer. >> he's been offered a chance to become a french citizen. here's abc's david wright. >> reporter: an unknown hero leaps into action scaling a paris apartment building to save a child dangling from a balcony five stories up. his heroic feat caught on camera.

the secret identity of this amazing spider-man, mamoudou gassama, 22 years old, an illegal immigrant from mali. [ speaking a foreign language ] >> reporter: illegal no more. the french president invited gassama to the elysee palace this morning to thank him for his bravery and offer him french citizenship. thanks to him, a 4-year-old boy is safe. french authorities say the boy's father had gone off to the grocery store and then got distracted playing pokemon go. he'll now face criminal charges of child neglect. for gassama's citizenship isn't the only reward. he's also been offered a job as a firefighter so he can practice every day the same heroism he showed in that daring rescue. david wright, abc news, new york. and here at home, the police chief of wildwood, new jersey, speaking out about that violent arrest on the jersey shore. police say they initially questioned 20-year-old emily

weinman about underage drinking right there on the beach, but it quickly escalated, as you can see, with officers putting her into a choke hold and punching her in the head. the police chief says these images do not tell the whole story. >> i asked people not to rush to judgment looking at a 30, 40-second video. you know, there's more to the story. there always is. it could have been very easily solved just cooperating. >> his department is planning to release the officer's body camera video. the officers are on administrative duty pending an investigation, and weinman, who allegedly spit on one of the officers and kicked an officer in the groin, faces a slew of charges including aggravated assault. the makers of "sesame street" are suing the production company behind melissa mccarthy's new puppet movie. "the happytime murders" casts mccarthy as a human detective who investigates grizzly puppet murders but sesame workshop is

taking issue with a trailer that says no sesame, all street. the production company says it's confident in its legal position. mary kay letourneau, the teacher who went to jail for having an affair with a sixth grader, is looking to set the record straight. so, letourneau was a 35-year-old married mother of four when she got pregnant with the 13-year-old student. well, now more than 20 years after the scandal made headlines, letourneau is the new focus of an a&e special. she says she's not sorry for having her former student's children or marrying him afterwards but surprised that others have had similar affairs after hers. >> it's just that any teacher after what happened to me would go there. at least i can say that i did not know that it was a law and you knew. after my case, you knew. >> well, the couple is now in counseling, by the way. he filed for legal separation last year, but letourneau says

they're still living together. the houston rockets may have nightmares about the last two games of the nba's western conference final. last night's game seven against golden state was just like game six. the rockets built up a double-digit lead and then blew it. houston missed 27 consecutive three-pointers and lost 101-92. the warriors move on to play lebron james and the cavaliers in the finals for the fourth straight year. game one is thursday in oakland at 9:00 p.m. eastern here on abc. >> we're looking forward to it. well, hockey is still what's happening in vegas. the first year golden knights hosted game one of the stanley cup finals, and magician there criss angel and rapper lil jon got the crowd revved up. they didn't need it. the knights went on to beat the capitals from washington, d.c., 6-4. game two is tomorrow night in vegas. it was a good game actually. well, forget rain delays. some little leaguers outside chicago may have seen the first dustnado delay. this one happened in libertyville, illinois.

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good morning tuesday may 29th. i bet a lot of you are pretty excited waking up to another win. >> my goodness, we are still celebrating over here. >> they did it. they pulled it out. >> after the half, i wish i knew what steph curry said in the locker room. >> the weather hasn't turned around quite yet. hot day inland. another day would be nice. if you happen to have have ha at the beach would be nice. mid-50s from san mateo to belmont. elsewhere hayward, 60 san rafael. cool spot napa.

we are looking at temperatures 80 to 90 by this afternoon and 60s at the coast. a nice temperature spread. details in your neighborhood coming up. alexis. >> good morning, lisa. yes. we can already tell it is not a holiday here today. we are tarting to fill in and slow down getting out of the central valley. westbound 205 to 580. not terrible yet bah long line of red, seven or eight miles. 30 miles an hour, 22 miles per hour approaching altamont pass. no major blocking incidents. once again a stackup in the cash lanes at the bay bridge toll plaza. i am sure we'll have metering lights on at 5:30 this morning. next traffic update coming up in a couple minutes. >> a live desk update. >> from abc 7 mornings. >> this morning residents in a city in maryland will be allowed to return to what's left of their homes after what's being called a 1,000 year storm. this is the remnants of tropical storm alberto continue to wreak havoc on the south.

the latest. >> reporter: the first look at ellicott city, maryland. building after building destroyed, these two cars upended, sidewalks torn apart, roads washed away. more than 8" falling in three hours turning main street into raging river. 300 rescued. this morning a search continues for eddison hermond. he was visiting a mexican restaurant when he fell into floodwaters trying to help a woman search for her cat. this man was watching as it mapped. >> took a couple steps and got swept away. >> reporter: it's called 1,000 year storm but this the second one in two years. this is worse than 2017. >> the debris here, this is how high the water actually got to. look over at the side where the creek is running now. here is one car, a tree, two other cars, a dumpster, 55-gallon drum. that's how powerful this water

was. >> farther south, another flash flooding threat. the remnants of tropical storm alberto is dumping heavy rains after making landfall on the florida panhandle. it's outer bands spawning a tornado outside port st. lucie in what's called freak accident tragedy strikeing a news crew. they were covering alberto when a tree uprooted from the rain-soaked ground, fell onto their suv. both mccormick and schmetzer killed. just a terrible loss we found out about. so sorry for their family and friends and colleagues. it's 4:30. if you're joining us get a quick update on weather and traffic. >> hey there, reggie and natasha. if you're spending time outside, it's another warm one. close to the bay in oakland. talking mid to upper 70s. start out in the 60s at 8:00, plenty of sunshine through the 10:0