the five. coming up "early today" the casualty and damage reports continue to grow as relentless storms pound texas and surrounding areas. breaking news, the most popular sport under fire. out ofnowhere, bolts of lightning strike a man, electricity channeling through his body. hillary clinton's e-mails. bull fighting that goes terribly wrong. much more for a busy wednesday, "early today" starts right now. >> good morning, breaking news misery is mounting in the south. 13 dead and 14 remain missing, houston is swamped, 4,000 homes

damaged. over 1,000 cars abandoned on roads and this. >> can't swim, guys can't swim. >> nonstop rescues, strangers saving a woman and her dog. houston hit with over 00 calls for help. nbc's jay gray has the latest. >> reporter: it was just too much water too fast. >> we had torrential rain in a very short period of time in the middle of the night. >> reporter: in parts of houston more than ten inches of rain fell in just one hour turning roadways into canals and crippling the nation's fourth largest city. >> it was a pretty helpless feeling when the water just started coming through the walls. >> reporter: as severe as things are in houston, the situation is even worse in the central texas town wimberley, where the blanco river rose 12 to 14 feet

in 30 minutes ultimately climbing more than 40 feet above its normal level. >> an historic tsunami of water that came down the blanco river very quickly in a very powerful way. >> reporter: the raw power of that water leaving debris for miles, ripping away homes. >> this is the worst thing i've ever seen. >> reporter: and ripping apart families. >> i knew something was very, very wrong. >> reporter: when the phone rang at 1:00 in morning, it was julie shield's younger sister, laura mccomb, on the other end of the call. >> we are now floating down the river. call mom and dad, i love you and pray. >> reporter: they were the last words she heard from laura who along with her two young children are among the missing. jay gray, nbc news, wimberley, texas. now to extreme weather in ohio. a tornado hit a suburb in dayton yesterday. the mall security camera caught the twister in action. you can see debris flying. this is what it looked like in

the mall's parking lot. cars and trucks flipped, trees ripped from the ground. two people hurt, but luckily nothing serious. more breaking news. six top bosses of the world's most popular sport arrested in an early morning operation all at the request of the united states. just hours ago plainclothes swiss police officers arrived in a five star hotel and arrested five officials and nine capitol executives from if i have ark, soccer's global governing body. the allegations, various forms of fraud and bribery over media, marketing and sponsorship rights in connection with soccer tournaments in latin america. $100 million could be involved. switzerland's attorney general moments ago, a parallel investigation into quote, money laundering in connect with the 2018 and 2022 football world cup. justice officials took data and documents from headquarters in europe. the fbi has been investigating possible corruption for years and now charges are set to be filed in brooklyn new york in

a matter of hours. when it comes to the world cup, questions have swirled among fans about selections. for instance the host in 2022 but they see temperatures rise to 122 in the summer. in the comment fifa said it was seeking clarity in the matter. there has been another massive cyber attack resulting in large amounts of stolen personal information. this time thieves struck an online service run by the irs. investigators say criminals got their hands on personal tax information from more than 100,000 people, all part of an elaborate scheme to steal identities and claim fraudulent tax refunds. according to the irs, here is how they did it. over the cowher course of months cyber thieves got in the system using knowledge about taxpayers like social security numbers, dates of birth, even street addresses. no word on how they even got that info or whether the criminals are here in the u.s. or somewhere abroad. the affected online service, get transcript, has been shut down. democratic presidential candidate bernie sanders has

officially kicked off his white house bid. in the first major speech of his campaign, sanders called for a political revolution. >> today with your support and the support of millions of people throughout our country, we begin a political revolution to transform our country economically, politically, socially and environmentally. >> his speech took place yesterday in his hometown of burlington, vermont. police say about 5,000 people turned out for the event. a battle over president obama's immigration orders may be one step closer to the u.s. supreme court. this after a federal appeals court refused to let him shield millions of undocumented immigrants from deportation. nbc's tracie potts is live in washington. tracie, critics are arguing the president overstepped his constitutional authority. >> they are. in this case government lawyers were trying to convince the court to let the obama administration go forward with

that plan while it was being challenged in court, but the judges said no. the court of appeals says president obama cannot move forward with plans to delay deporting up to 5 million undocumented immigrants while the challenge works its way through the court. 26 states sued led by texas, governor greg abbott applauded the ruling on what he calls the president's unlawful action. a white house spokesperson claims the court misinterpreted the facts. she argues the plan is fully consistent with the law. supporters remain undeterred. >> we say to our community once again, do not lose hope. >> reporter: house speaker john boehner and other lawmakers said the decision was executive overreach by the president. one judge who defends his right, immigration policy should be decided between the president and congress not the courts.

>> i think it does call to question when will congress act when it comes to immigration. >> reporter: money is an issue here, too. the states that are suing, over two dozen of them claimed that it will cost them millions of dollars to deal with undocumented immigrants in their jurisdictions. on the other hand, here in washington, the congressional budget office has found that it could cost taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars just to try to round up all of the undocumented immigrants in this country and send them home. >> tracie thank you so much for that report. now this morning amtrak is taking new action after that deadly train derailment two weeks ago. they say they will install inward facing cameras to record actions of train engineers. something like that would have really been helpful in this latest investigation. amtrak engineer brian bostian told investigators he doesn't remember what happened when northeast regional train 188 accelerated to 106 miles per hour before derailing at a curve. it will cost $20,000 per loco

motive $2.4 million total. meteorologist bill karins here with the forecast. good morning. >> good morning. houston, all eyes on them again, not just what happened yesterday a new round of thunderstorms knocking on the door about to move through. there was a severe warning. a complex of storms that started all the way back in dallas last night, moved aacross the state. kind of almost the southern portion of this not stalling but moving very slowly now. about to fall down right on the top of the city of houston. flash flood to the north side. yesterday the worst of it heaviest rain on the south side of town and west side of town. the heaviest to the north. it is shifting slowly to the south. it's going to be a rough morning commute. we will see one to three inches quickly with thunderstorms that are now over the top of the city. that will produce additional flash flooding. only a matter of time before a flash flood warning issued for the city of houston. as far as what's going to happen in the days ahead, we will get another one or two complex of

storms in the area of texas and oklahoma but the concentration shouldn't be as great. also some strong storms in the northeast, which has been very dry, starting to head into a drought. they could use rainfall there. as i mentioned, a couple of complexes of storms now and then in oklahoma and texas. not going to be as bad as the previous days. again, the worst of it right now temperatures continue to be right about where they should be this time of year inland, cool on the coast. so yeah see how bad that is in houston. can't be as bad as yesterday. >> let's hope not. >> two days in a row, a little much, kind of cruel. >> absolutely. thank you so much bill. what are the world's most valuable names, hence, a new number one. plus an nshl day in court. new evidence in the colorado

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>> yes. it says the obsession to kill since i was a kid with age became more and more realistic. >> holmes has pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity. in peru, three people were gored at a bull fighting festival. it happened while the animals were running loose. people frantically trying to get out of the way. luckily, none of the injuries is life threatening. in idaho, a man was struck by lightning. ryan cross was riding four wheelers when it happened. the bolt of electricity entered his head and exited his back. it left a red stripe right down his chest. but we are told his recovery is going well. let's get down to business now with cnbc's landon dowdy. good morning, landon. >> good morning to you. the fast-food chain taco bell will remove additives by the end of the year.

pizza hut will stop using trans fat and unsustainable palm oil. apple passes google to become the most brand. apple nearly 70% in the last year. apple performing especially well in china. the apple watch's first new product in five years, has generated a ton of buzz. employees at one tech company has one less expense to worry about, their kids college tuition. boxed plans to create a nonprofit to fund the project and personally donating $1 million in cash and stock. boxed has about 100 employees. back over to you. >> thanks so much, landon. just ahead how tom brady's suspension has inspired a new beer. plus look out below, slam jam, thank you, ma'am. lighting up the hard court. sports is up next. e night. ooh, it's a house and a car! so far, you're horrible at this, flo. yeah, no talent for drawing, flo. house! car! oh, raise the roof! no one? remember when we used to raise the

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boards. j.r. smith with another big game off the bench, 18 points and ten boards. cavs sweep the number one team in the east and advance to the nba finals, the fifth consecutive trip for lebron james. tampa bay lightning take on the new york rangers. rangers centerman derick brassard helps his team in the first period. he scores the first goal and assists with another one, finishing with two assists and a hat trick. second period it's all defense. neither team was able to score a goal. rangers offense explodes in the third to score five goals and win it 7-3. game seven is set for friday on nbc sports. mariners in tampa bay taking on the rays. top of the eighth, kyle seager takes the first pitch and hits it deep to right field, grand slam to give the mariners a 6-3 lead. top of the tenth, tied again seager again. >> seager hits it deep to center field. kiermaier is going to run out of room. that one is gone!

>> solo home run. his second home run of the night. mariners hand the rays their fourth straight loss, 7-6. as fans wait for tom brady's appeal on the nfl's decision to suspend him for four games, eagle brook saloon, a pub just three miles away from where the patriots play, is selling their own tom brady beer called free brady blonde ipa. the menu reads, a wrong has been committed. we as patriots fans want to support tom brady. for every beer sold, the pub will donate $1.00 to brady's favorite charity best buddies. maybe brady will serve his suspension at the pub with a cold brady blond in his hand. >> announcer: "early today" is brought to you by just for men mustache and beard. just you and the look you want. >> dara back to you. >> thanks so much betty. just ahead, dwaynethe record books. >> a whole new take on "fifty shades of grey." you're watching "early today."

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today's forecast storms in the middle of the country. what else is new, dry in the west. maybe a chance of a stray shower or two. tomorrow, near 100 in phoenix as we start to look and feel like summer in the southwest. >> summer is around the corner. sure is bill. thank you so much. now to entertainment news. just days after the tlc network announced it was pulling 19 kids and counting from its current lineup, some advertisers are also pulls out, according to e! news. general mills, pay less shoes and choice hotels decided to remove their ads from future duggars-related programming. a 2006 police report that surfaced last week revealed the oldest son, josh duggar, was accused of repeatedly molesting five underage girls as a teenager. after the revelation he admitted fondling the girls and apologized. he was never charged. we have sad news about 83-year-old actor omar sharif known for his roles in "lawrence of arabia" and "dr. zhivago," his agent says he's been diagnosed with alzheimer's.

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leading the news in "the l.a. times," a rock iraqi military and other pro government forces launched a large scale military operation. last week iraqi soldiers bbded their fighting positions in ramadi leaving behind heavy weapons and ammunition. in "the washington times," a kenyan man wants to buy malia obama for 70 sheep, 50 cows, 30 goats. the man is offering a do you remembery for the 16-year-old, first daughter's hand in marriage. can you believe that? he hopes to make the offer to president obama in person when he visits in july. the man tells the local paper he first got interested in malia in 2008 and has not dated anyone since so he can remain faithful. good luck with that one.

>> let's keep him far away from the president. >> i think so. some of the stories we're following, actor sam shepard was arrested for drunk driving trying to leave a restaurant parking lot. according to the police report he had bloodshot watery eyes and smelled of alcohol. the verdict is still out on who had the most memorable mugshot. shepherd or nick nolte. i'm p still with nick nolte, the hair. an suv rammed into a crowded supermarket yesterday. five people were injured in that, one in serious condition. >> it sounded nothing like a car. it sounded like a bomb. i thought everything was over. >> the cause of the crash is still unknown. according to a new gallup poll, the national obesity rate rose to 28% last year. southern and midwestern states have the highest levels of obesity. the most obese state is mississippi, the least hawaii. talk about the catch of the day.

>> there he is. >> yeah, baby. >> yeah, baby. a man in florida caught a 552-pound goliath grouper fish from his kayak. >> that's amazing. >> that's amazing. the line. he was able to get it aboard the boat and back to shore. the world record for the goliath grouper ever caught on a fishing line was 6 0 pounds. >> there's a youtube of a goliath fish eating a 4 foot shark. >> i believe it. that thing was bigger than the kayak. huge. a lot of power there. time to look ahead. did you say off the dictionary, folks, the 88th annual scripps national spelling bee kicks off in maryland today. 285 spellers under the age of 16 compete for the national title. the final round takes place tomorrow night. happy birthday to frazier actress perry gilpin who is 64, actor richard shift from the west wing turns 60. former secretary of state henry kissinger is 92. i'm dara brown.

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bribery, back-room deals and now behind bars. fifa officials arrested. and floodwaters, we'll have the latest on the search for survivors and a toll taker spots something very concerning a young girl struggling for safety in an suv with no plates a live look outside on this wednesday morning, it's may 27th, this is "today in the bay." a very good morning to you. thanks so much for joining us. i'm laura