right now on "america this morning," millions on alert for potentially life threatening flash floods. up to eight inches of rain expected in texas and emergency levels in utah. people trapped for hours at a national park and now the northeast bracing for storms. what to expect today. >> breaking overnight, the $27 billion class action lawsuit stem from the uvalde school massacre. the developing news from russia. a car bomb kills the caught of a key ally of vladimir putin. how the kremlin is responding. here at home, a major the 16-year-oldeen aa rch for camp id i have team made famousy

social media claims they found her. encouraging news about the little league world series player given a slim chance of surviving after falling from a bunk bed. and later, concerns about coffee prices to one golfer's angry response. it's monday, august 22nd. >> announcer: from abc news in new york. good morning, everyone. we begin with extreme weather and the urgent flash flood threat today. up to eight inches could fall in parts of the south. >> and significant travel delays possible. the top concern is in parts of texas, including the dallas area. >> reporter: this morning the flash flooding threat expanding into texas, oklahoma, and louisiana as relentless monsoon rains pummel the southwest. in new mexico's carlsbad canyon

national park, about 150 people were evacuated after they were stranded for hours, due to impassable roads. >> nobody knew what time we could leave. we thought maybe a couple hours. we didn't know we would be there all night. >> reporter: every weather station is reporting above average rainfall in the area. drought conditions that have parched the soil for months mean a sudden burst of rain can trigger life threatening situations zblfl if this rain come down too heavy too fast, you can see parts of texas with exceptional drought. that is the concern, the flooding and the flash flooding. >> reporter: in utah, the search is underway for a woman swept away in floodwaters at zion national park. authorities say she was one of several hikers taken off guard by rushing waters. all of them made it to higher ground except her. her brother said she cannot swim. now the northeast is bracing for much needed storms. states in extreme drought including rhode island,

connecticut and massachusetts could get more than an inch of rain through tomorrow. delta and united are already issuing travel waivers for anyone who might be impacted by the weather at some northeast airports. it comes days after transportation secretary pete buttigieg sent a warning to airlines saying to improve customer service including help to travelers dealing with delays. 24% of domestic flights have been delayed this year. we'll take a closer look at the weather forecast. breaking overnight, victim and survivors of the school massacre in uvalde, texas, are now part of a massive civil rights lawsuit. an attorney said they'll be seeking $27 billion from law enforcement, city officials, and virtually anyone else who can be held responsible. they claim the victims' constitutional rights were violated during a response to the shooting. >> while they were hearing children screaming, children bleeding, children sending 911

text messages saying help us, we're dying, we're bleeding. what did they do? they showed a deliberate indifference to these children's lives. >> the suit also names the manufacturer of the weapon used in the killings.selsed reportusailures in the police mewhe today the steinl the parkland school shooter, nick las cruzful his wrote and half sister are expected to testify on his behalf. the jury is deciding whether the 23-year-old receives the death penalty. >> to politics, voters are angry and worried ahead of the mid-term elections. when it comes to former president trump, most voters say they want the investigations to continue. meanwhile, it appears democrats are making some gains. the very latest from washington. good morning. >> good morning. after months of talks that republicans would have a land slide victory in this year's mid

terms, the underdogs are starting to make a comeback. >> reporter: the senate minority leader mitch mcconnell tamping down expectations that his party can win back both the house and senate in the fast-approaching mid-terms. >> there is probably a greater likelihood the house floats than the senate. they are statewide. candidate quality has a lot to do with the outcome. >> reporter: the former president trump calling the republican leader a broken down hack over his election prediction. he and most republicans criticizing the country's record high inflation under the biden administration, hoping for a red wave. but after several legislative wins, including a sweeping tax and climate bill signed into law last week, democrats say the political winds are shifting. we've been counted out for a while but we're having a comeback. >> reporter: from texas to ohio to pennsylvania. polls are backing pup argument.

>> everywhere you look, there is a poll showing a democrat tied or even ahead in states they were expected to lose. >> reporter: top of voters's minds, threats to democracy at 21% ahead of cost of living at 16%. according to the survey, 57% of voters also say investigations into the alleged wrongdoing by trump should continue. president biden's prfl rating, however, sticking to a low 42%. though his handling of the economy did go up by 7 points from may. this comes as a federal appeals court temporarily stopped a ruling mandating senator lindsey graham testify in the investigation into pro trump efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election. is pnt u bo ttilled the caught of a clos ally. dirahtan thought to alexander dugin.

she was driving his suv raising questions about whether he was the target. both he and his daughter have been fierce advocates for the war in ukraine. russian investigators have launched an investigation. ukraine's president is warning that russia could be planning a vicious attack to coincide with ukrainian independence day on wednesday. it marks six months since the russian invasion. we turn now to dennis rodman. the basketball hall of famer. he is going to russia to talk about freeing brittney griner. >> reporter: the statement tells abc news they're aware of reports that dennis rodman intends to travel to russia after the former nba star said he planned to travel to the country to help secure the release of brittney griner. i got permission to go to russia to help that girl. i'm trying to go this week, rodman told nbc. adding, i know putin too well. the u.s. travel advisory for

russia remains at a level four, meaning do not travel. but americans are still able to travel to the country. officials warn, rodman's interference could do more harm than good for griner. a senior biden administration official saying it is public information that the administration has made a significant offer to the russians. and anything other than negotiating further through the established channel is likely to complicate and hinder release efforts. in the past decade, the five-time champion has made multiple visits to north korea, developing a relationship with dictator kim jong-un. >> he's a friend of mine. great. >> reporter: rodman credits himself with helping secure the release of american kenneth bay from north korea in 2014 who was arrested on dubious charges in 2012. rodman appeared to side with north korea while working on the case. rodman later apologized. but bay said he was thankful for

rodman's comments. >> i thank dennis rodman. because of his rant, the media attention to my plight was increased. >> reporter: as for the official talks on brittney griner's case, bill richardson has said he is optimistic about chances for a prisoner swap with russia. abc news, new york. thank you. time for a look at your monday weather. the arrest shows monsoon rains -- the radar shows watches in place for texas, oklahoma, forecasters say that area has been under exceptional drought conditions and can't handle so much rain coming so quickly. all that rain is bringing much cooler temperatures to texas and oklahoma and to the northeast. highs in the west will hit triple digits today. 80 and nays for the middle of the country.

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search for a missing teen in truckee. what a private search group says they found. >> expanded efforts against monkeypox. reggie: millions of people bracing for dangerous flash flooding. kumasi: while we will not get any rain, it is warming up here. reggie: hope everyone is doing well on this monday. let's check in with meteorologist drew tuma. drew: temperatures are bouncing back up again today. visibility not too bad. the only issue is in santa rosa. elsewhere we are doing ok this morning. temperatures in most spots running a little bit cooler. 50's on the board from the north bay to the bay shoreline. outside, a