it's memorial day right now on "first look." historic and catastrophic flooding hitting parts of objection texas and oklahoma hard including one river. more rain ahead today. the forecast is straight ahead. then to a war of words over america's strategy to battle isis with the defense secretary saying the iraqis don't have the will to fight. a warning on some beaches for swimmers. great white sparks are back just on time for summer buzz the rolling ride for freedom honoring our veterans and soldiers missing in action. "first look" starts right now. >> good morning.

breaking news epic floods record rainfall in oklahoma and texas proving deadly and dangerous. it's not over. more extreme weather today. right now tim imagines just unbelievable. >> stop. he needs to get out. here we go. here we go. in texas, a close call. raging waters just too much for an suv there. the man inside escaping just on time. in an marcos, the blanco river cresting. more than 1000 structures are damaged and destroyed. in nearly 400 homes are lost in women berly. in houston and dallas tornadoes. an apartment complex's roof ripped off. traffic lights and garages left twisted. >> the signs are bent into the ground. >> in oklahoma a double threat.

first the flooding. two people have died. a firefighter who drowned and a 33-year-old woman in a car accident and reports of several twisters. and this morning 44 counties are under a state of emergency. bill karins is here now. >> what a weekend. >> are these people going to get any relief? >> a little but not a lot. texas is not going to get the relief they need. oklahoma looks a little bit better today. flash flood watches for both the areas and the rain this morning is coming down hard in missouri. the tornado threat has ended in kansas. it was about a half mile wide. that was around dodge city kansas. a break right now but new showers and storms starting to develop in west texas. that is what we'll watch during the day as that goes across the state. oklahoma city to memphis including the little rock areas, about 1 to 3 inches of rain up

to 5 inches possible as we go throughout the day. that's the max amount. as far as the future radar, this is telling us what we think is going to happen. at 1:00 p.m. today, a complex of strong thunderstorms between san antonio and the dallas area. damaging winds and maybe even isolated tornadoes and of course the torrential rains and with the super saturated soil we could possibly see significant flash flooding. there's nowhere for the water to go. it quickly runs off. our computers are estimating between 3 to 2 inches in san antonio and dallas. oklahoma city looks a lot better. we get another 2 to 3 inches in rain on top of the pictures you just saw, that water is not gone yet. it's still there and everyone on the eastern seaboard is looking fan fantastic. all the problems are in the middle of the country. >> bill, thanks. it took a bomb squad to deal with a scary situation near the u.s. capitol building in d.c. they deemed a vehicle suspicious

and they found a pressure cooker and the odor of gasoline. the bomb squad came into detonate what they called items of concern in the car. follow up search did not detect any suspicious. pressure bombs injured and killed others at the boston marathon. >> at the same time isis they're on a roll in iraq and syria. tracie potts live for us in washington this morning. there is a spirited debate going on among lawmakers for the need to increase u.s. troop levels. >> here in washington on this memorial day not everyone agrees whether or not that needs to happen. we just found out this morning 15 new air strikes by the syrian air force against the islamic state but some argue the air strikes are simply not working.

as rolling thunder veterans mark another day in the capitol, washington is debating how to defeat the islamic state. john mccain insists air strikes are not enough we need boots on the ground. ash ton arterkartder disagrees. >> we can give them training and equipment. we obviously can't give them the will to fight. >> reporter: the iraqis have gained ground since isis took ramadi but it's now the size of a small european country. >> we are losing. there is no doubt about it. >> reporter: even democrats worry air strikes alone ant working. >> clearly isis has gained momentum. >> reporter: some worry isis could get a nuclear weapon. >> we don't wait until they get it before we take action. >> reporter: some lawmakers say it's not just a question of

military strength. >> we have a lot of work to take the sunni tribes away from isis. >> reporter: complex politics in the middle of a war zone. >> tracie potts in washington thank you. a scare new the pentagon. a tour bus explodes into flames. it happened saturday on i-395. in minutes the back of the bus was fully engulfed in flames but somehow everyone inside the bus made it out safely. no word yet on what caused that fire. today a famous family is mourning the loss of a mother. >> what a pleasant prize. >> yes. >> that's anne meara appearing beside her real life husband, stiller. the couple appearing on the ed sullivan show in the 60s and she

was on all my children and six in the city. she's also the mother of actor and comedian ben stiller. family of the four-time emmy nominee says she's in the hearts of the millions she entertained. and john nash and his wife were killed in an accident. even if you don't know anything about his name you probably know his story. >> gentleman, the great john nash. >> his struggle with skit fren ya played out in the film a beautiful mind. the actor who played him tweeted out stunned. my heart goes out to john and alicia. biefl hearts and minds. >> many beaches are opening for the season and that means

sharing the water with creatures that may get a little bit closer than you like. we're talking about shashsrks and they have part of california on alert. >> reporter: the sharks may not be big enough to warrant jaws music. you guys heard about the sharks? >> yeah. >> reporter: what do you think? >> it's pretty scary. >> i think i'm going to stay out of the water. >> reporter: they're juveniles, most about five to seven feet long just like jeffrey jacobson. >> reporter: it's you sized. >> but with bigger teeth. >> reporter: so far they're not aggressive and not scaring away brave borders. while the shark sightings keeps some out of the water but it's good for researchers.

>> shark populations around the world are in trouble so this is a potential bright spot. >> reporter: shark sightings are happening in unlikely places. one has been become a social media sensations tweeting every time she surfaces allowing her followers to track her pings and have a little fun. she's like the great white kardashian of the ocean. hunting ton beach, virginia. >> in sports chris wood at the bmw championship par 3 188 yards. >> once again he's posing. oh, come on. >> that's easy right? hole in one to move him to 12 under par. he finished 12th in the tournament but got the eyes to

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president obama will place a wreath at the tomb of the unknown. this memorial day is especially meaningful. >> it's the first memorial day since our war ended in afghanistan. >> the president plans to pay tribute to all our fallen heroes including is servicemen and women who gave their lives in afghanistan. hillary clinton will participant in new castle memorial day parade. they have owned a home in the area for more than 15 years. thousands of motorcyclists made their way through the nation's capitol yesterday. the annual rolling thunder ride to freedom honors military veterans and soldiers missing in action. it's been a year since the scandal involving the v.a. medical senor in. thousands of veterans waited months for treatment. now robert mcdonald says there's been a huge change in personnel. >> since i've been secretary, we have terminated over 1,000

employees. we have 80 employees right now or over 80 that we're seeking disciplinary action against. >> yesterday gloria steinem and other women activists attempted to walk across the demilitarized zone in north korea ya but they allowed them to walk up to the first check point. they continued in south korea. and from u2 star bono hails ireland gay major vote as triumph for love. bono told the crowd millions turned up to vote yesterday to say love with the highest law in the land. u2 celebrated after the concert posting this picture with the hash tag vote yes. that's your morning dish of scrambled politics. let's go to washington now and.

a very good morning to you. on this memorial day, a day when america honors those who fought so bravely for our country and lost their lives in doing so ash carter called out iraqi forces for not having the will to fight. what does this mean for the will of congress to put boots on the ground there? >> very murky. this is an issue where we haven't seen a lot of agreement among democrats and republicans. it's been on the back burner a little bit in terms of the fights on trade and the patriot about taking over a little bit. but there are some folks on the republican side. obviously john mccain who would like to see more action and ground troops and we're seeing it play out with the election for some republicans calling for ground troops. there doesn't seem to be much consensus on capitol hill ten it's a tough vote. >> and switching to the

republican candidate ben carson. he won the straw poll on saturday. jeb bush and marco rubio close to the bottom. do these results matter at all? >> they matter a tiny bit but not much. in some ways it's a comment on the state of the 2016 race and the future of straw polls in general. we've seen very few top tier candidates like bush and rubio put forth any resources to compete in straw polls. they say it's mostly downside in terms of the outcomes there. so a nice win for ben carson who's trying to get some attention here and clearly has a lot of support from conservative activists but in terms of what it means for jeb bush and marco rubio, not as much. it says more about the state of the race and how the landscape is really changing in this current presidential election. >> obviously this was the southern straw poll but

obviously calls into question the iowa straw poll which has been considered a big one for years. a big week for rand paul. a filibuster in front of the senate going back and forth on the patriot about. how does this week affect his 2016 stock? >> it's fascinating. in some ways you know his filibuster is a little out of step with where his party is particularly with the rise of isil. some folks are saying that his stabs on intelligence is a lot less in government surveillance is a lot less potent than maybe a couple of years ago, but it's going to be a huge republican field. as many as 15 maybe more candidates in there and a really interesting way to distinguish yourself is by takeing -- stepping out on a limb in this issue. he's been a champion on this for a long time and there are a lot of libertarian activists he's

going to have to win. some support his father who are very much in favor of his stance on this issue. he's been fund raising off of it. so in many ways it's a good attention grabber for rand paul. >> understood. he did not make any friends with his follow kentucky senator there on friday night and saturday morning with that back and forth. thanks so much. have a safe memorial day. >> you as well. >> just ahead how some veterans are going the extra mile to make sure the fallen are not forgotten but first, motorcycle engines roared in the nation's capitol for the rolling thunder ride for freedom. hundreds of thousands of people came out to watch. the annual event began in 1988. it honors members of the military missing in action.

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on this memorial day weekend we pay troibt each and every servicemen and woman to who made a sacrifice for our freedom. colonel jack jacobs a metal recipient has a story for us. >> it's a day meant to honor all those two made the ultimate sacrifice. i get asked all the time what am i thinking about on memorial day. it's not what everybody else thinks. parties are fine and getting together with friends is fine but i think every day what i think on memorial day and that's all the people i left behind.

>> i think our greatest fear when we're fighting is that no one will know if we fall like we'll be forgotten. >> reporter: the man's mission is to forget all that. >> i saw the nation not remembering my friends well on the one weekend they were supposed to and i wasn't okay with it and i started walking on memorial day a few years ago and an older gentleman who i knew was a world war ii veteran and said who are you carrying. bruce, a former navy s.e.a.l. launched carry the load to remind americans of the true meaning of memorial day. >> it's a chance for people to answer the question who they're carrying. >> i'm carrying any grandfather. >> i'm carrying my wife who put up with me serving in the military. >> i'm carrying the load for my dad, my uncle and great uncle. >> the national relay began last month at west point. >> i'm doing this for friends and family.

>> reporter: people of all ages walking for miles at a time. >> i'm walking for my comrades. >> we're carrying for our friends. >> reporter: even the water in annapolis didn't stand in their way. dubbed memorial way the relay spans some 2,000 miles spanning through 200 cities and towningss. more than 15,000 people participated. >> it's an opportunity to reconcile a nation and an opportunity to walk alongside you and say what you did mattered. >> reporter: carry the load reminds us of lincoln's that it is up to us the living to be finishing the unfinished work of the fallen. >> it's just remarkable.

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it's memorial day right now on "first look." history and cat trosk flooding hitting parts of oklahoma hard. including one river from rose 30 feet in. then to a war of words over america's strategy to battle isis with the defense secretary saying the iraqis don't have the will to fight. a warning on some beaches for swimmers. great white sharks are back just on time for summer plus the annual rolling thunder ride to freedom for thousands of motorcyclists honoring our veterans missing in action. "first look" starts right now. >> good morning.