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tonight a historic flood disaster swept away while trying to help others. >> if i was in this situation, he would be the first one out there looking for me. >> a one in 1,000-year flood for the same american city for the second time in two years. the middle schoolteacher shot three times risking his life for students. speaking for the first time about those harrowing moments in the classroom. i deeply care for my students and their wellbeing. that's why i did what i did that day. a violent takedown at the beach, an officer seen repeatedly punching a woman in the head.
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tonight, police investigating including what they say you don't see on this video. they are calling him spiderman scaling balconies to reach a 4-year-old boy hanging on for his life. tonight, he's being hailed as a hero. a solum solute four hours long. a marine corps veteran's inspiring tradition. this memorial day, we solute him. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >> good evening. i'm peter alexander in tonight for lester. we're just getting the first look at the full scope of a stunning disaster that tore through the streets of a historic maryland city. a on 1 second time in two years. tonight a frantic search is on for an army national guardsman swept away trying to help with hundreds of dramatic rescues there. this is not the only severe weather we're watching tonight as alberto makes landfall in the gulf coast. we're covering it all with kristen dahlgren in maryland. >> reporter: tonight in maryland, a desperate search.
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>> i'm out here looking for a hammer , trying to look for hammer because i know he would do the same for me. >> reporter: addison, the 39-year-old air force veteran and national guardsman was enjoying lunch in the historic downtown when a flash flood turned main street into a torrent. she waded in to help. >> a lady said she was trying to find her cat. he with folks went back to assist her and unfortunately during that effort, they saw him go under the water and not surface. >> reporter: the water moved with such force, this old stone courthouse here for nearly two centuries was no match. watch as this man barely escaped. cars tossed like cars and first-floor businesses flooded. this road completely washed away. today callie harris broke down seeing the devastation left behind. she was in her third floor apartment and captured these videos.
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>> everything started collapsing and cars started coming down and windows started breaking. >> reporter: the downtown devastated, for some there is very little to come home to. >> so many businesses, so many residents, everything just taken away from them. their livelihoods are gone. >> reporter: many just reopened after another catastrophic flood in 2016. at the time it was called a 1,000-year flood but two years later officials say this was worse. >> can't be just really bad luck. >> how often do you get seven, eight, nine-inches of rain in a four-hour, five-hour period. >> reporter: many residents left to pick up the pieces, it's too much to bear. >> i don't know how i could after this. terrifying. >> reporter: and tonight, we're learning more about just how many people were affected. 911 received about 1100 calls in a three-hour period. rescuers saved some 300 people and peter,
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tonight, as they are beginning this damage assessment here, the cost expected to go well into the millions. >> you see some of it there behind you. kristen dahlgren, thank you very much. we're keeping a close eye on tropical storm alberto making landfall in florida this evening. states of emergency across the south and nbc's kerry sanders is in the storm zone for us tonight. >> reporter: alberto hitting the florida panhandle with wind gusts up to 59 miles per hour. dangerous rip currents causing life-threatening surf conditions and up to four inches of rain, the slow-moving storm hitting five days before the official start of the hurricane season. >> not a good sign we're getting named storms before the hurricane season officially starts. unsettling. very much so. >> reporter: governors in florida, alabama and mississippi declaring states of emergency. 34 million under flash flood watches, tornados are a possibility. residents in low-lying
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areas ordered to evacuate before bridges close due to high wind. >> i'll tell you what, i don't think i'll have -- oh, oh, oh! [ laughter ] >> it has really gotten rough. the waves are running over the streets. >> reporter: tonight, the impact is far from over. the new concern inland flooding along already rising rivers as the very wet subtropical storm continues to move north. the first two deaths associated with this storm and sadly, it is hitting close to home. mike mccormick and aaron are both from our nbc station at wyff in greenville, south carolina, were out covering the impact of alberto when a tree collapsed on their vehicle killing them both. peter? >> kerry, thank you. we're thinking of their families tonight. let's turn to nbc meteorologist dylan dreyer tracking every moment of it. where is it heading now? >> north. it will bring rain as far north as the great
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lakes but you can see just to the northwest of panama city, we have bands of torrential downpours or almost clear skies. so when you get stuck within the heavier rain, that's when we have flooding potential. it's moving north at 9 miles per hour and winds at 45 miles per hour. as we go into tomorrow, it continues to track all the way across alabama then up into the tennessee river valley and there we go by thursday, it's all the way up into michigan. along that track it's going to produce heavy downpours and lots of rain. through the night night, slowly the rain moves across georgia and alabama and the downpours continue up into tennessee. we can see an additional 3 to 5 inches of rain and the threat for flooding continues. >> the southeast about to get socked. thank you so much. tonight, we're hearing for the first time from an indiana middle schoolteacher that risked his life to save his students. he was shot three times when he charged and tackled a gunman that opened fire in his classroom and as nbc's ron mott tells us, that teacher says
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he saw no other option. >> reporter: not one to seek the spotlight, today science teacher jason seaman couldn't avoid being the center of attention in noblesville. >> special tribute to science teacher jason seaman. >> reporter: a grateful community turning out to say thanks to him and all teachers at west middle school. even here he stood off to the side. >> i want to make it clear that my actions on that day in my mind were the only acceptable actions i could have done given the circumstances. seaman's seventh grade students were taking a test when police say one of them asked to be excused and returned with two guns and opened fire. 13-year-old ella whistler recovering tonight hit multiple times as was seaman when he rushed the shooter. >> unbelievably great colleague entered the room and was crucial in keeping ella alert and calm as we waited for help to arrive. i can't say enough how proud of ella i am and how we all should be. >> reporter: an unidentified male
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student is in custody. three days later, parents still shaken by how bad it could have been without jason seaman's courage. >> he's an absolute hero. i can't believe what he did. i can't wait to get the opportunity to shake his hand. >> we're forever grateful because other lives could have been impacted terribly if he wouldn't have stepped in and did what he did. >> i deeply care for my students and wellbeing. that's why i did what i did. >> reporter: a reluctant hero that didn't think twice about putting his life on the line. ron mott, indiana. now to hawaii where a series of volcanic eruptions are rocking the island. authorities are dramatically increasing the number of structures destroyed and today another plume of ash is spewing thousands of feet into the air as lava flows into a power plant. nbc news national correspondent miguel almaguer has the latest. >> reporter: more destructive than ever,
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waves of lava now smothering at least 82 structures as t desperate watch the unstoppable. h desperate watch the unstoppable. e desperate watch the unstoppable. >> it is tragic and in cause it's absolute destruction and creation at the same time. >> reporter: today, new eruptions at kilauea's crater, shooting plumes of ash 15,000 feet with new fissures exploding seemingly every day. this is just one of the latest massive fissures to open up and geologists say for now, it shows no sign of slowing down. with lava now seeping over a geothermal power plant, for now, authorities say they averted disaster, no explosions but tonight, the marines are ready for mass evacuation, a disaster getting more dire each day. miguel almaguer, nbc news, hawaii. on this memorial day, president trump laid a wreath at the
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tomb of the unknown soldier at arlington and paid respects for those who gave their lives for the country. >> they inspired their communities, uplifted their country and ov virtue and valor the world will ever know. the president raised eyebrows with his memorial day message on twitter. happy memorial day he wrote, those who died for our country would be very happy and proud how well our country is doing today. best economy in decades and lowest unemployment numbers for black, women and hispanics, nice. now to a terrifying scene that played out on a highway, a driver unaware their car was on fire as another motorists tried desperately to get her attention. the car was under recall but the owner claims she never received a recall notice. nbc's tom costello has the tape and warning for all drivers. >> you got to pull over. >> reporter: it
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happened on i-4 in orlando, a driver desperately trying to get a fellow driver's attention. >> get over! get over! >> reporter: seconds later. >> get away! get away from it! >> reporter: the suv is engulfed in flames. >> crazy. >> reporter: the 2012 kia sorento was owned by tyla kennedy. kia issued a safety recall on 2012 through 2014 kia sorentos because of an engine defect. >> i never received a recall notice. i didn't know my car was in for a recall until i called them after the accident happened. >> reporter: but tyla didn't buy her car from kia. she bought it second hand from another dealer. a common complication when auto makers need to notify owners of safety recalls. >> this is a problem across all manufacturers. they tend to just do the letter of the law, which is send a single letter through the u.s. mail to the original owner. >> reporter: it's not clear what caused the fire but in a statement kia tells nbc news, based on dmv records receive, it sent the recall notice to the customer's
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last-known address and promptly updated the records by the customer of the incorrect mailing address. some 60 million vehicles now on the road have recalls that have gone unrepaired. some owners choose not to take action, not knowing that the recall repairs are free. some owners fail to notify auto makers they have moved or sold the car. consumer advocates say auto makers should try harder to find the current owner. to find out if your car is under recall, write down the vin. it's right here and also right here. then go to safercar.gov and the recalls should pop up. tom costello, nbc news, washington. to the series, one nation overdosed. a lot of college campuses are known for hard partying. that's starting to change as more students offer programs that support students fighting attentioddiction. traveled to
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and introduces us to nbc's catie beck traveled tot and introduces us to the nation's largest program of its kind. >> neal alexander king. >> reporter: he did it. neal king is now a college graduate. a hard-earned degree that just a few years ago seemed impossible. did you think this was something you could accomplish? >> definitely not. really, just kind of making it to the next day was something that, you know, felt like an accomplishment. >> reporter: using drugs since age 14, king was addicted to heroin. >> i lived to use and used to live. >> reporter: he hit bottom after high school and four months into recovery discovered a way to go to college and stay sober. >> we say nobody should have to choose between recovery and a college education. >> reporter: he found step up in minneapolis. a residential recovery program for students with addiction. what type of changes do you see in these students from when they walk in the door to out? >> reporter: engaging
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in college life substance free and dorms with access to counselors and peers fighting the same battle. >> i try to think of us as a family here because i need that help from everybody. >> reporter: last year, 5.3 million young adults needed treatment for substance abuse. about one in six people between 18 and 25 years old. more universities seeing that need. now starting recovery programs. as for king, he's heading to graduate school. >> i really learned to believe in myself and my skills and my capabilities. >> reporter: a second chance at success with a diploma in hand. catie beck, nbc news, minneapolis. still ahead here tonight, a violent takedown on the beach. a woman arrested and an officer seen punching her in the head. we have the tape and what police say you don't see caught on camera. also, a heart-stopping rescue. look at this, the guy
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groin and attempting to run away before a neighboring beach goer started filming. >> look, if we did something wrong, we don't bury it, but if we were right, which in this case, i do believe we were, the facts will come out. >> reporter: wineman told her story in a facebook post that's since been taken down. the under age philadelphia woman age philadelphia woman saying police questioned her because she had alcohol and she says she passed a breathalyzer test but when officers asked her for her name, wineman refused and this happened. the officers involved are on administrative duty. wineman faces a variety of offenses including two counts of aggravated assault on a police officer, aggravated assault by spitting at or on an officer, resisting arrest and a minor in possession of alcohol. all for a day at the beach gone out of control. ann thompson, nbc news, new york. up next, an urgent new warning from the fbi why the feds want you to reset your home internet router. you to reset e internet route if you have moderate to severe plaque psoriasis, or psoriatic arthritis, little things can be a big deal. that's why there's otezla. otezla is not an injection or a cream.
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rolling thunder ride. we introduce you to one veteran whose solute inspires everyone who passes by. as nearly 1 million motorcyclists roll into the nation's capital, the world of freedom is deafening but the most powerful tribute is silent. for four hours every year, tim chambers a single solute only pausing to offer a hug. >> family member here. >> i didn't know this would happen. i went out to thank them for their service. >> reporter: it started when 25 staff sergeant chambers was working a desk job at the pentagon. on 9/11 the plane passed by his window. chambers was planning to volunteer at the next memorial day parade but at that moment, an impulse. >> i got all these veterans going by on their motorcycles. how can i thank them? they may not be here next year. i hopped on the street with a solute and they kept coming. >> reporter: 17 years later, he's still
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making the journey. back home in san diego, chambers drives for uber and lyft. he's also a full time mba student, taking a loan to cover this year's trip and to hold that stance for hours, chambers takes bar class to build muscle. >> i get cramps up and down my body but i keep thinking about what it means to people. >> reporter: despite a broken wrist and staph infection, he never missed the parade. he celebrated his wedding at the procession passed. >> i finally realized why he stands out there. it's just very healing heing to just one person, that's a lot. >> reporter: on a holiday filled with formal tributes, this one is personal. a solute that says he won't forget those who've served. >> tonight's staff sergeant chambers, we solute you and all those who served and sacrificed and of
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course, their families, that is "nightly news" for this monday night. i'm peter alexander. we leave you with images from arlington national cemetery. from all of us at nbc news, we thank you for watching and good night.the fbi warning to every american. russian hackers could be watching you. right now at 5:00, the fbi warning to every american, russian hackers could be watching you. what you need to do to protect yourself. and a record-setting sail this the silicon valley. the jaw dropping price of this home in first, you see them across the bay area. rvs camped out in parking lots and along streets. tonight a crackdown in one city. and why it may not solve the problem. the news at 4:30 starts right now. good afternoon. thank you for joining us. on this memorial day i'm janelle wang. >> i'm raj mathai.
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we are on early balls of the stanley cup final at 5:00. moving day in berkeley, the rv campers are being forced off. >> by looer live from berkeley with why the problem may just move around the corner, literally. >> reporter: this restaurant parking lot at the berkeley marina appears to be the latest rv camp site. just this morning the city of berkeley kicked out the catchers from an area just down the street. now they have planted themselves here. >> i don't know why this is happening. >> reporter: naomi gonzalez says she is worried about her family's future. she and her family have been camping in their rv along marina way near the berkeley marina since last july. >> this is all we have. >> reporter: now the city is forcing gonzalez and dozens of others who set up camp in the public parking area to move. the city says the campers have created a health and safety risk. construction crews will begin revamping t

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