they say this is a once every thousand-year flood and we had two of them in two years. >> memorial day in maryland will be one for the history books as torrential rains cause flash flooding and damage on a wide-ranging scale. this as alberto slams several states in the south and now the storm shifts west and is gaining strength. the u.s. delegation is back in works for setting the ground works for talks with the north koreans. former president george h.w. bush is back in the hospital. we'll have the latest on his condition. then the amazing cleveland cavaliers, lebron james who is

returning to his eighth straight nba finals. and remembering america's bravest who made the ultimate sacrifice, a special memorial day edition of msnbc live. >> good morning, everyone. i'm dara brown. memorial weekend was a wash outfor one community. fire officials responded to reports of buildings collapsing as the baltimore suburb was overcome by water. the governor considers the damage to be worse than the massive flood from two summers ago that claimed two lives. >> it's truly devastating. i would say it's as bad or worse than the storm two years ago. they say this is a once ever thousand-year flood and when he two of them in two years. >> our washington, d.c. affiliates has more. >> reporter: the video is incredible, main street flooded again. the second time in less than two years. dozens of people were rescued as

raging floodwaters rushed through trapping workers and customers in business on this holiday weekend. cell phone videos show the strength of the flooding causing structures to collapse and cars to floot a -- floot away. >> what is that? >> this, the wine cooler. >> those that were stuck in buildings were told to go to upper levels until they could be rude. this team was working at a main street business when the flood came. she had feared this would happen again. >> i went to go tell customers we were closing and as soon as i went to lead them out of the store the whole road was completely flooded so i couldn't let them out and we just had to wait it out. we saw a jeep float by. we saw water coming in under the doors. i was like, all right. so i called my botion and he had to come down and get us. >> this woman says she was at a restaurant for air birthday w b the risings waters.

>> the poor girl, her wedding was flooded out. they said can we come snup weup? so about 150 people had to come farther up. it's terrible. >> reporter: it wasn't just main street that flooded. look at the sheer force of the water that made crossing dangerous. we found motorists driving through the water as streams and creeks overflowed their banks. trees and branches fell on roads forcing them to close. >> we've been standing up there blocking it because there's life lines down. and the u.s. gulf coast is bracing itself as alberto, the first tropical storm of the season approaches. winds rands are threatening to bring dangerous rip currents to the region. states of emergency have been declared from florida to

mississippi and over 20 million americans are facing flood watches. we have more. >> reporter: subtropical storm alberto slammed into cuba. 4 1/2 inches of rain fell in less than eight hours. now the storm threatens the gulf coast. >> this will be a storm that will affect us, sustained tropical storm-force winds are dangerous. >> reporter: along with the winds, lots of rain, up to 12 inches across florida, alabama, and mississippi. states of emergency have been declared in all three states. >> the big thing is down here everybody's got to watch, these things are unpredictable. >> reporter: residents in the florida panhandle are the worst. >> i am filling up sandbags to hopefully keep the rain water from coming in my front door. >> reporter: beaches that would normally be packed for memorial day weekend are now empty. after the storm makes landfall,

it's expected to move across the south. >> let's go to meteorologist bonnie schneider for more on this weather. bonnie. tracking alberto, it's bringing rain not only to panama city but also south florida. it's unorganized but is on the move and will likely impact a good portion of the mid-south going into the middle part of this week. so while you head back to work this week watch out for heavy rain through the tennessee valley. the storm system is a slow mover and will bring rain to coastal florida. we're look at hot weather for those barbecues today. temperatures 90 degrees in oklahoma city and texas. but above normal temperatures as far north as minneapolis and chicago into the 90s. that's where we're seeing temperatures above normal. also watch out for the threat of storms in the northern tier of the country. the south watching alberto and good news, at least for the incoming rain in maryland we're not looking at more rain for that area, at least not today.

>> thank you so much. in the on again off again back and forth surrounding the high stakes north korean nuclear summit as of now it is apparently game on with president trump now saying he and kim jong-un could meet for that historic summit in singapore on june 12th. the president confirmed on twitter that a team of u.s. officials has now arrived in north korea to, quote, make arrangements for the summit. that is we hear a third person could be in the room for that crucial meeting. let's go to janice frayer with the latest. >> reporter: good morning. what's happening behind the scenes has a sense of urgency but there's a lot of uncertainty around this. it's been a roller coaster over the past several days, but president trump confirming in that tweet that u.s. officials are now in direct talks with north korean officials at the dmz, that's about 35 miles from here. publicly, president trump after calling off the summit now says all sides want it to go forward.

>> a lot of people are working on it. it's moving along very nicely so we're looking at june 12th in singapore. that hasn't changed. and it's moving along pretty well. so we'll see what happens. >> reporter: this u.s. preparation team is being led by is unkim, he's a former u.s. ambassador to south korea and nuclear negotiator with the north so there's a lot of experience here. and that's given some relief of sorts to analysts who have been watching this situation very wearily and troubled by the lack of experience among the diplomats and experts who have been involved. they say this is a sign of progress. that said, however, setting an agenda for the summit is going to be incredibly tricky. it's unclear whether north korea is even willing to talk about complete denuclearization let alone agree to it or any version

of it. the central issue for now remains trust. it's getting these two sides to actually come to the table, to overcome these decades of animosity. kim jong-un this time last year was still testing missiles, the u.s. was still threatening retaliation. fast ford to now and kim jong-un had his second meeting with moon jae-in over the weekend and it's widely expected or speculated that moon may be in the room if kim and trump ever do meet. >> and that june 12th meeting is right around the corner. thanks so much. leading this news this morning, that teacher from indiana who was hailed as a hero for stopping an armed student inside his classroom was released from the hospital this weekend. he suffered gunshot wounds as he tackled the shooter who opened fire. the 13-year-old girl was also wounded and is listed in critical but stable condition. former president george h.w. bush is back in the hospital this morning after experiencing

low blood pressure and fatigue. the spokesman for the 93-year-old says that he will likely remain in the hospital in maine for a few days for observation. just zat former president visited with veterans as an american legion pancake breakfast. his office says he's awake, alert and not in any discomfort. an american man and his wife are back home after being held for two years in a venezuelan prison. the president welcoming the couple in the oval office saturday night after helping secure his release with the help of a key senator. the commander and chief showcasing the moment as an example he can get things done on the world stage while answering a desperate family's prayers. kelly o'donnell has that story for us. >> reporter: a joyful embrace dreamed about for two painful years. a utah man, joshua holt, reunited with his mother. a homecoming bear hug from his father. just hours after his negotiated

release from venezuela he was sitting next to president trump. >> you were a tough one, i have to tell you. that was a tough situation. >> reporter: a saturday night celebration in the oval office. >> it's really very special to have you both. you've gone through a lot. you've gone through a lot. >> reporter: holt expressed his relief and gratitude. >> for thinking about me and caring about me, just a normal person. so it really touches me. >> reporter: his mother lori had been in constant contact with utah officials who kept pressure on the white house. >> i just want to say thank you to you personally for everything that you've done. >> reporter: holt and his venezuelan wife tammy were detained in a notorious prison on what u.s. officials consider made-up charges during a riot last week, cell phone video recorded his desperation. >> i need your help to get me out of this place. >> reporter: senator bob corker

escorted the holts out of venezuela in a rushed exit. after they met friday with venezuela's president. >> our thanks to kelly o'donnell for that report. it was a win and a go home for the game seven of the eastern conference in boston. the young celtics jumped out to an early lead clicking on all cylinders from behind the arc, but the cavs just kept hanging around even without one of their stars kevin love. both teams exchanged blows with rookie jason tatum growing up before our very eyes. >> 6:45 remaining. tatum drives down and throws it down! would you! >> lebron james but with the game tight late in the fourth, well, you knew what time it was. king james taking over when it matters most leading his team to an 87-79 victory and advancing to his eighth straight finals. they'll facing the winner of the

warriors/rockets. their game seven is tonight in houston. the greatest spectacle in racing. will power became the 72nd person to win the 500. shortly before power crossed the finish line, all guys were on dan nika patrick who took to the track for the final time after announcing she would be retiring after the race. unfortunately patrick's career ended with a crash on lap 68 similar to her final nascar race. despite the accident, dale earnhardt junior tweeted to her thanking her for everything she's done throughout her career. to commemorate memorial day, president trump will lay the wreath at the tomb of the unshown solder in arlington cemetery. it the mark the flags on each grave and features thousands in attendance. a wide variety of memorial day parades are also set to be held today in communities across the country.

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>> reporter: it's one of the most destructive eruptions since kilauea started bubbling again 35 years ago. while there's no doubt the ongoing disafter thor is devastating communities in this area, it's also impacting the entire island's number one industry, tourism. the digest hit came right after early may's eruption. >> the cancellations were island wide from the highest luxury hotel. >> the hoskins family from ohio was worried but came anyway. >> we didn't know what do. >> now resorts, hotels, even restaurants and airlines are offering deals and reassurance desperately trying to lure back sight sears. the islanders visitor's bureau stretion almost everything is open for business. >> this is truly isolated to a very small section of our island. >> in fact, just about 1% of the land here is impacted by the

eruption. the island, the largest in the state, is more than 4,000 square miles. >> hawaii volcanoes national park is one of the island's most popular tourist destinations with more than 2 million visitors last year alone. but now after this eruption, businesses across the big island are taking a hit. >> almost 100 miles away, it's having ripple effects on the west side, the kona coast. clear skies there, but this hilton resort is feeling the pin zbl . >> naturally there have been cancellations. people are concerned about what's going on. >> reporter: this kayak owner says profits and jobs are also at stake. >> we have employees, employees who have families and they depend on this. >> reporter: one reassuring sign, a major cruise liner that stopped service to port here will be back next week. a small bit of hope even as

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they say this is a once every thousand-year flood and we had two of them in two years. >> memorial day in maryland will be one for the history books as torrential rains cause flash flooding and damage on a wide-ranging scale. this as alberto slams several states in the south and now the storm shifts west and is gaining strength. the u.s. delegation is back in setting the ground works for the talks with north koreans. former president george h.w. bush is back in the hospital. then to the amazing

cleveland cavaliers, lebron james who is returning to his eighth straight nba finals. and remembering america's bravest who made the ultimate sacrifice. a special memorial day edition of msnbc live. good morning, i'm dara brown. memorial day weekend was a washout for one maryland community as a powerful flash flood surged through the city. they responded to reports of buildings collapsing as the baltimore suburb was overcome by water. the governor considers the damage to be worse than the massive flood from two summers oog that claimed two lives. >> it's devastate pigt would say it's as bad or worse than the storm two years ago. they say this is a once every thousand-year flood and we had two of them in two years. >> our washington, d.c. affiliates darcy spence we are wrc has more. >> reporter: the video is incredible. main street flooded again, the

second time in less than two years. dozens of people were rescued as raging floodwaters rushed through trapping workers and customers in businesses on this holiday weekend. cell phone videos show the strength of the flooding causing structures to collapse and cars to float away. >> what is that? >> this? >> yeah. >> the wine cooler. >> reporter: those who were stuck inside flooded guildings were to -- buildings until they could be rescued. this worker was working at a main street business when the flood came. >> i went to tell customers we were closing. as soon as i went to lead them out of the store the whole road was just completely flooded so i couldn't even let them out and we just had to wait it out. we saw a jeep float by. we saw water coming in under the doors. i was just like all right. so i called my boss and he had to come down and get us. >> reporter: this woman says she was at a restaurant for a birthday when a wedding party downstairs had to escape the

rising floodwaters. >> the poor girl, her wedding was flooded out. so they said, can we come up? so, sure. so about a hundred or 150 people then had to come up into the farther up. it's terrible. >> reporter: it wasn't just main street that flooded. and look at the sheer force of the water that made crossing dangerous. we found motorists driving through the rushing water as streams and creeks overflowed their banks making driving treacherous. trees and branches fell on roads forcing them to close. >> we've been standing up there blocking it because there's live lines down. and the u.s. gulf coast is bracing itself as alberto, the first tropical storm of the season rapidly approaches. punishing rains and strong winds are intensifying threatening to bring tornadoes and dangerous rip currents to the region.

states of emergency have been declared from florida to mississippi and over 20 million americans are facing flood watches. >> reporter: subtropical storm alberto slammed into cuba. 4 inches of rain fell in less than eight hours. now the storm threatens the gulf coast. >> this will be a storm that will affect us. tropical storm-force winds are dangerous. >> reporter: along with the winds, lots of rain. up to 12 inches across florida, alabama, and mississippi. states of emergency have been declared in all three states. >> the big thing is down here everybody's got to watch. these things are unpredictable. >> reporter: residents in the florida panhandle are preparing for the worst. >> i am filling up sandbags to hopefully keep the rain water from coming in my front door. >> reporter: beaches that would usually be packed for memorial day weekend are now empty. >> you just never know with mother nature. >> reporter: after the storm

makes landfall it's expected to move across the south. let's go to bonnie schneider for more on the severe weather. bonnie. >> tracking alberto, the first named storm of the season, it's bringing name not only to panama city but also to south florida. the storm disorganize and subtropical, but it is on the move and will likely impact a good portion of the mid-south, even going into the middle part of this week. so while you head back to work this week, watch out for heavy rain through the tennessee valley. this storm system is kind of a slow mover and it will bring substantial rain particularly to coastal dpl. temperatures today, it's memorial day and we're looking at hot weather for those barbecues. we have temperatures at 90 degrees, oklahoma city in 90s in texas. but above normal temperatures as far north as chicago and indianapolis. in the 90s. also watch out for the threats of storms in the north korean tier of the country. the south watching alberto and at least for the incoming rain

in maryland we're not looking for more rain in that area, at least not today. in the on-again-off-again u.s. high stakes nuclear summit as of now it is apparently game on with president trump now saying he and kim jong-un could still meet for that historic summit in singapore on june 12th. the president confirmed on twitter that a team of u.s. officials has arrived in north korea to make arrangements for the summit. that is we hear a third person could be in the room for that crucial meeting let's go to nbc janice mackie frayer for the latest in seoul. >> reporter: what's happening behind the scenes has a sense of urgency but there's a lot of uncertainty around this. it's been a roller coaster over the past several days but president trump acknowledging that u.s. officials are now in direct talks with north korean officials at the dmz.

and president trump after calling off the summit now says all sides want it to go forward. >> a lot of people are working ton. it's moving along very nicely so we're looking at june 12th in singapore, that hasn't changed. and it's moving along pretty well. so we'll see what happens. >> reporter: this u.s. preparation team is being led by sun kim, he's a former u.s. ambassador to south korea and nuclear negotiator with the north. but so there is a lot of experience here and that's given some relief of sorts to analysts who have been watching the situation very wearily. and troubled by the lack of experience among the diplomats and experts who have been involved. so they say this is a sign of progress. that said, however, setting an agenda for this summit is going to be incredibly tricky. it's unclear whether north korea is even willing to talk about

complete denuclearization let alone agree to it or any version of it. the central issue for now remains trust. it's getting these two sides to actually come to the table, to overcome these decades of animosity. kim jong-un this time last year was still testing missiles, the u.s. was still threatening retaliation. fast forward to now and kim jong-un had his second meeting with south korean president moon jae-in over the weekend and it's widely expected or speculated that moon may be in the room if kim and trump ever do meet. >> and that june 12th meeting is right around the corner. janice, thank you so much. leading the news this morning, that teacher from indiana who was hailed as a hero for stopping an armed student inside his classroom was released from the hospital this weekend. he suffered gunshot wounds as he tackled the shooter who opened fire. a 13-year-old girl was also wounded and is listed in critical but stable condition. former president george h.w. bush is back in the hospital

this morning after experiencing low blood pressure and fatigue. the spokesman for the 93-year-old says that he will likely remain in the hospital in maine for a few days for observation. just saturday, the former president visited with veterans at an american legion pancake breakfast. his office says that he's awake and alert and not in any discomfort. an american man and his wife are back home in the u.s. this morning after being held for two years in a venezuelan prison. the president welcoming the couple with the trapin the trap oval office. the commander in chief showcasing the example that he can get things done on the world stage. kelly o'donnell has that story for us. >> reporter: a joyful embraced dreamed about for two painful years. a utah man, joshua holt, reunited with his mother. a homecoming bear hug from his

father. just hours after his negotiated release from venezuela, he was sitting next to president trump. >> you were a tough one vir to tell you. that was a tough -- that was a tough situation. >> reporter: a saturday night celebration in the oval office. >> it's really very special to have you both. you've gone through a lot. you've gone through a lot. >> reporter: holt expressed his relief and gratitude. >> for thinking about me and caring about me just a normal person. so it really touches me. >> reporter: his mother lori had been in constant contact with utah officials who kept pressure on the white house. >> i just want to say thank you to you personally for everything that you've done. >> reporter: holt and his venezuela and wife tammy were detained in a notorious prison on what u.s. officials consider made-up charges. during a riot last week cell phone video recorded his desperation. >> i need your though get me out of this place. >> reporter: senator bob corker

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miguel has that story. >> reporter: it's one of the most zrubttive eruptions since kilauea started bubbling against 35 years ago. and while there's no doubt the ongoing disaster is devastating communities in this area, it's also impacting the entire island's number one industry, tourism. the biggest hit came right after early may's eruption. >> the cancellations were island wide from the highest luxury hotel down to the smallest bed and breakfast. >> the hoskins family from ohio was worried, but came anyway. >> we weren't sure what do, honestly. we were like, well, we're not from around here so we really didn't know. >> reporter: now resorts, hotels, even restaurants and airlines are offering deals and reassurance desperately trying to lure back site sears. the visitor's bureau stressing almost everything is open for business. >> this truly isolated to a small sesks our island.

>> reporter: about 1% of the land here is impacted by the eruption. island, the largest in the state is more than 4,000 square miles. >> hawaii volcanoes national park is one of the island's most popular tourist destinations with mar than 2 million visitors last year alone. but now after this eruption, businesses across the big island are taking a hit. almost 100 miles away, it's having ripple effects on the island's west side, the kona coast. clear skies there. but this hilton resort is feelgt pin skbl pinch. >> naturally have there have been canlations. >> boat tour owner says profits and jobs are also at stake. >> we have employees, employees who have families and they depend on this. >> reporter: one reassuring sign rare major cruise liner that stopped service to port here will be back next week.

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