captioning funded by cbs captioning funded by cbs it's tuesday, may 29th, 2018. this is the "cbs morning news." alberto is on the go. the storm is moving north from the gulf, bringing heavy rain for millions of americans. also, state of emergency in maryland. this as the search continues for a national guardsman swept away by a powerful flash flood. and a senior north korean official who was just seen at kim jong-un's side is reportedly heading to the u.s., possibly to revive the summit.

good morning from the studio 57 newsroom here at cbs news headquarters in new york. good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. we begin with the weather. the national weather center has downgraded alberto as a subtropical depression as it heads toward the tennessee valley. though it has weakened, alberto is expected to bring heavy rain and potential flooding. laura podesta is here in new york. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, anne-marie. yes, forecasters warn alberto is still capable of potentially life-threatening flash floods in the next hours. the system is spreading over alabama and large areas of georgia and will be moving into tennessee and the carolinas. alberto is bringing heavy rain throughout the southeast as it slowly moves inland. the system made landfall on the florida panhandle as a subtropical storm bringing violent surf and high winds. officials closed beaches, but some people were determined not to let the treacherous conditions ruin the memorial day

holiday. >> kind of wait for this for months at a time. >> been a fun morning to surf. >> reporter: it was not so fun for everyone out on the water. passengers aboard this small boat were seen trying to keep it afloat. on the streets, alberto downed several trees around panama city. they took power lines with them. there was also flooding, though it didn't stop this restaurant from staying open. >> we've been cooking the whole time since we've been -- even water's been coming in. we have diehard customers that are still coming in and out and get something food. >> reporter: as the storm moves further inland, officials in north carolina are urging residents to be cautious. a local news anchor and a cameraman were killed when a tree fell on top of their suv. they were covering severe weather, though officials are not directly blaming alberto for their deaths. they instead point to more than a week's worth of precipitation. >> very good potential that it was due to the rain and instability of the mountain. >> reporter: about a week and a

half ago, not far from this incident, a woman died in a mudslide caused by all the rain. alberto is the first named storm of hurricane season which doesn't even officially begin until friday. its effects are likely going to be felt all the way up to western kentucky. and some areas in alberto's path could receive as much as a half foot of rainfall. anne-marie? >> wow. laura podesta in new york. thank you very much. now to flood-ravaged ellicott city, maryland. the search continues for a missing national guard member. the floodwaters have receded, and for the second time in less than two years, residents face a daunting cleanup and recovery. >> reporter: in a devastating deja vu, raging rivers tore through heart of ellicott city, leaving homes and businesses flooded. and some residents scrambled for dry ground. >> like up to the top of the door there. >> reporter: fire officials say about 300 people were rescued.

30 were in serious danger. still unaccounted for, 39-year-old edison herman. the army national guard member was helping a woman find her pet when he was swept away. rescue crews are checking these vehicles, they're checking this area, making sure that there is no one in any of these cars. look at that one down there. it is filled with mud, rocks, other debris that it picked up as it was being dragged down this stream during the height of the storm. the historic mill town went through what was supposed to be a once-in-a-lifetime flood two years ago. some businesses had only recently reopened. >> i would say that it's worse than it was in july of 2016. >> reporter: you think so? >> there's no question. the damage, it's worse. >> reporter: jeff pegues, cbs news, ellicott city, maryland. the continuous eruption of hawaii's kilauea volcano is now in its fourth week. new blasts from the volcano's crater sent plumes of ash as

high as 13,000 feet. lava was pouring from a new vent at a rate of three feet per second. the molten rock was oozing into an evacuated neighborhood. and "the honolulu star advertiser" reports a 4.4-magnitude earthquake hit the volcano region yesterday. and this morning it's reported that the senior north korean official involved in talks with south korea is on his way to the united states. it's presumably to work on a possible summit between president trump and kim jong-un. as ben tracy reports, american diplomats are also working on reviving the meeting. >> reporter: at the truce village that separates the two koreas, american diplomats have taken the rare step of crossing the border to meet with their north korean counterparts. >> so we're looking at june 12th in singapore. that hasn't changed. >> reporter: this weekend, president trump seemed to reverse himself saying plans for the summit were still moving forward. he then praised north korea in a tweet, "i truly believe north

korea has brilliant potential and will be a great economic and financial nation one day. kim jong-un agrees with me on this. it will happen." what did happen was a surprise summit between the leaders of north and south korea on saturday. and it began with a vigorous bear hug in front of the cameras. kim jong-un and south korean president moon jae-in met for two hours on the north korean side of the demilitarized zone. north korean state media says that at the meeting, kim jong-un expressed his fixed will that the summit with president trump take place. ben tracy, cbs news, beijing. josh holt is back in utah after spending two years locked up in a venezuelan prison. holt and his wife were greeted at the salt lake city airport yesterday. he had traveled to caracas in 2016 to marry a fellow mormon he had met on line. they were arrested at her home for what the u.s. said was bogus charges -- stockpiling weapons.

>> i want to thank every single person that prayed for us, that was here for us. >> holt is said to be in good health besides a tooth issue. his wife has more serious pain problems. the european union is calling for a new presidential election in venezuela. president nicolas maduro won a second six-year term last week. venezuela's opposition parties boycotted the vote, calling it illegitimate. the eu is talented to impose sanctions targeting those close to maduro. he called that old colonialism. and in texas, students at santa fe high school are expected to return to class today. some say it's too soon to return after a shooting that killed ten people on may 18th. school officials say they are working to provide counseling and support for those who need it. the school year ends thursday. former president george h.w. bush remains hospitalized in

maine and says he's sorry he had to miss the local memorial day parade. mr. bush tweeted, "very much regret missing the memorial day parade in kennebunkport, and am forever grateful not only to those patriots who made the sacrifice for our nation but to the gold star families whose heritage is imbued with their honor and heroism." mr. bush, 93 years old, experienced low blood pressure and fatigue and was hospitalized. he is expected to remain there for a few days. no coffee at starbucks this afternoon. the chain is closing more than 8,000 stores today for anti-bias training. last month, two black men were arrested at a starbucks, sparking protests over racial bias. starbucks apologized and changed its policy. 175,000 starbucks workers are expected to participate in today's training. ahead on "cbs this morning," we'll hear from starbucks' executive chairman howard shult starbucks hopes to accomplish.

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garrett of virginia announced he's an alcoholic and will not seek re-election. garrett said he wants to focus on recovery and his family. he's a member of the conservative freedom caucus. he becomes the 48th republican to retire or announce they will not seek re-election in the house this year. "people" reports megan mccain confessed to having a screaming match with her dad, senator john mccain, after his brain surgery. she said several days after the surgery last july, mccain said he would fly back to washington to vote on the republicans' attempt to repeal obamacare. she said she screamed that he couldn't get on a plane because doctors said it was dangerous. she said he snapped back saying it was his life and his choice. senator mccain made the trip and cast the deciding no vote. the "los angeles times" says richard nixon's western white house is back up for sale at $63.5 million. the oceanfront estate in san clemente, california, was used by nixon when he was the president.

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ensuring that the public is going to be safer and that these forests can be sustained and enjoyed by the community in the future. our top story this morning, alberto has been downgraded to a subtropical depression. the storm came ashore yesterday on florida's panhandle. this morning it's headed north over alabama into the tennessee valley. heavy rain is expected, and forecasters warn the system is capable of producing life-threatening flash flooding. we honored our military heroes on memorial day yesterday. among them, 52-year-old bradley castle of iowa, for his extraordinary heroism in iraq. he was awarded the navy cross, the second highest decoration for valor and combat. david martin has his story. >> reporter: if one picture can capture the brotherhood of arms among the agony of combat, this

is it. two young marines hold up their badly wounded first sergeant, still clutching his weapon. during brutal house-to-house fighting in the 2004 battle for fallujah. >> i received seven gunshot wounds, and then grenade shrapnel, fragmentation, all over the entire body from a grenade. >> reporter: sergeant major bradley castle had charged into a building because he heard other marines were trapped inside. >> there was about a dozen other marines that all rushed to that building. we were all pretty equally committed to make a difference and save those marines inside. >> reporter: he won't talk about what he did in there, but the citation for the navy cross he received says he threw himself on top of another marine to absorb the blast of a grenade. >> for the almost two hours that

i was inside that room, i knew without a doubt that somehow i would make it out. i had that much trust and confidence in those other marines that were around me that served with me. >> reporter: the photo inspired a sculpture by a father who lost his son in iraq. in addition to the navy cross, castle wears a chest full of medals including two purple hearts. he nearly lost a leg and suffered a traumatic brain injury. he continued to serve until earlier this month when he retired after nearly 34 years in uniform. >> if you're in it for the right reasons, it's always going to be difficult to say good-bye. >> reporter: the hallmark of a great picture is that in the instant it was taken, it tells you everything you need to know about what happened. >> there are exceptional young men and women in this country who are willing to serve, who are willing to make sacrifices, and who are willing to defend this great nation. >> reporter: bradley castle bet his life on those words 14 years

ago in fallujah having lost half his blood from his wounds. we refused medical attention until all the other wounded marines were treated first. david martin, cbs news, the pentagon. coming up on "cbs this morning," senator elizabeth warren joins us at the table to discuss her book, "this fight is our fight," and what policymakers can do to help everyday americans. and the tony-nominated actors from "harry potter and the cursed child" stop by the studio. that's the "cbs morning news." i'm anne-marie green. have a great day. that's the "cbs this morning" -- the "cbs morning news." i'm anne-marie green. have a great day.

all is good for dub nation. the warriors oning last night.

it is tuesday, may 29th. >> i wore special blue. >> nice. >> somewhere they need to have the games a little earlier. >> dvr. >> watch -- >> just get the highlights. . it will be another day full of sun. temperatures may be 1 or 2 degrees cooler than yesterday. still looking at the 90s for inland areas. your headline will be this: another warm one. another day to go outside. keep your sun block close and water. a big drop in temperatures tomorrow, by 10, 15 degrees. back to normal by this coming