this morning on "world news now" -- emergency evacuations overnight as disastrous flooding hits multiple states. homes swept away by the rising waters as levees are breached. with even more rain in the forecast for some areas. >> director of the fbi defending himself but admitting it makes him nauseous to think he could have affected the outcome of the presidential election. hear what he would and wouldn't say about russia's efforts to disrupt the election here. >> new this half-hour, a school bus comes close to a head on collision. >> dash-cam video showing an on coming pickup truck slam into a car before rolling over in front of the school bus. >> allow us to be among the first to say, may the fourth be with you. perhaps the most important day on the calendar for "star wars"

particular is extra special. it is thursday, what's date? >> uh -- >> huh? >> cinco de mayo. >> it's may -- >> the fourth be with you. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." we'll get into the details later. we want to get into the crisis, situation, developing in the midwest right now. just what flood ravaged areas of the country don't need is more wet weather. but that is exactly what is happening now. >> the radar shows rain falling from the mississippi valley stretching north to the great iday.ely to let up until nd >> results have been devastating. rivers are swelling to record levels. levees are bursting under the weight of all that rushing walter. >> northeast arkansas, an entire house caught on camera floating down a

bridge. abc's alex perez has more on the crisis blamed for a dozen deaths. >> reporter: new evacuations and flash flood emergency in northeast arkansas. the black river more than 10 feet above flood stage breaching the levee. nearby, the current river carrying this cabin on a collision course. striking a highway bridge. the national guard deployed across the region as a slow motion disaster now unfolds. major highways underwater. st. louis now virtually cut off from the southwest. >> i can't stress enough that if there is water on that roadway, do not go into it. >> hopefully this wall of sandbags will hold. >> in missouri, the river at record levels. >> that means sleepless nights for business owners like kathy gilman. >> we have five pumps running frying to keep the water pumped

out. >> reporter: downstream hard to tell where the river ends and street begins. it is not over the river rising. alex perez, abc news, arnold, missouri. >> house law makers poised to vote on a revised health care bill and at dismantling obama care. gop leaders announce they'd have enough votes to push the legislation through. some moderates who initially oppose the bill were swayed by billions of dollars to help people with pre-existing conditions. american medical association among many groups slamming the legislation. they say it would result in millions of americans losing their insurance. supporters say, it will make coverage more affordable. >> secretary of state rex tillerson letting his department know how president trump's america first agenda will affect diplomatic policy. tillerson told state department policies the u.s. would no longer condition foreign relations on countries adopting american values like human rights. he said some postwar alliances were no longer serving u.s. interests and must be brought

back into balance. >> fbi director james comey offered his most extensive explanation of his actions surrounding the investigation into hillary clinton's e-mails. comey defended his decision to net tie congress about new e-mails less than two weeks before the election. he told lawmakers the idea he may have impacted the results makes him mild leem -- makes him mildy nauseous. he denied treating the from campaign any differently than the clinton camp. >> both investigations are open. you still commented on one. >> with respect to the russian say another peep until we areke done. >> comey says that the russian government is still involved in american politics and will continue to try to interfere in future elections. >> authorities in maryland found an escaped prisoner hiding in a drainage tunnel. david watson tracked down hours again with thermal imaging camera. he had been on the run since friday. watson escaped being take in to the hospital. serving more than 100 yearfo

attempted murder. more details on his capture. expected to be released this morning. two people detained in belize in connection with murders of a u.s. marine veteran and canadian girlfriend. the couple went missing for a week before they bodies were found on monday. police say they're investigating threats that were made against mattis. the number of motives are being looked, a number of motives are being looked into, including possible real estate deal that may have gone sour. >> and investigators in massachusetts say freak suv crash left three people dead was not intentional. an indoor car auction was under way when a jeep grand cherokee suddenly accelerated and smashed through a wall. three people were killed. nine more injured. witnesses say the sound of the screeching tires and the images of the suv plowing into people were just terrifying. >> all i saw was four people laying on the ground. and one gentleman looked like

car had run over his leg. other gentleman in the front. laying on the ground, bleeding from ears, nose, everywhere. >> an auction employee was behind the wheel of that jeep. investigators say, they don't know if he lost control, or if the jeep malfunctioned. one of those killed was an employee, mother of three, who had just started her new job that day. >> so sad right there. >> we are going to move on now. into a couple of incidents involving school buss. first, oklahoma. officials just released video from an incident last month. where that pickup truck crossinged the center line slamming into the car, rolling over, stopping in front of the school bus. three people from the truck and the car suffered critical injuries.

ile behind the wheel.eizure. that was when he lost control and the bus crashed into a townhouse. no one was inside at the time. there were about two dozen students on the bus. none of them seriously injured. the driver was taken to a hospital in serious condition. >> apple making a big investment in u.s. job creation. tech giant dedicating $1 billion to developing manufacturing jobs here at home. apple has taken heat from the white house for using overseas companies to assemble many of its products. ceo tim cook has not yet said how the money will be handled or who will actually receive it. we'll get more details on the plan, expecting to any way end of the month. >> there are some salesmen who might promise you the shirt off their back to win your business ness. but a creative salesman decided to use change in his wallet. dug deep to save a driver a parking ticket. left behind business card and note. it says i paid your parking meter for you. iffage in what else i'm twielg imagine what else i am willing to do to protectou

>> basically saying, like, flow from progressive, take that. >> love the marketing idea. >> great idea. not sure they took him up on it. >> i would love it if he wanted to pay any of my parking tech tickets. >> stephen colbert, responding, to some growing backlash. some are outraged over remarks, he made monday night, about donald trump and vladamir putin. hear now what he says. happy 42nd birthday to david beckham. judging from his birthday dinner, was it really all that happy? we'll have the story ahead in "the skinny." first -- here is a look at today's temperatures.

tand, our adulte children are here. so, we save by using tide. which means we use less. three generations of clothes cleaned in one wash. those are moms. anybody seen my pants? nothing cleans better. put those on dad! it's got to be tide.

cbs late show host, stephen colbert responding to backlash over an offcolored joke he made about president trump monday night. >> follows criticism from trump supporters and members of the lgbt community calling the joke

disrespectful and homophobic. >> mr. trump, your presidency, i love your presidency. i call it disgrace the nation. you're not the potus, you are the blotus, the gluten with a button, a regular gorge washington, the presidunce, only only thing your mouth is good for is being vladamir putin's [ bleep ]. >> stephen colbert made that comment monday night, after walking out of an interview with the cbs political director. when asked about unproven claims that then president obama wire tapped him and members of his last night, colbert used the show to respond but didn't go as far as an apology. take a look. >> folks, if you saw my monologue monday, you know i was a little upset with donald trump for insulting a friend of mine. at the end of the monologue i had a few choice insults for the president in return. i don't regret that.

[ applause ] i believe he can take care of himself. i have jokes, he has the launch codes. so -- fair fight. so, while i would do it again, i would change a few words that were cruder than they needed to be. now not going to repeat the phrase, just want to say for the record, life is short. and anyone who expresses their love for another person in their own way is to me an american hero. i think we can all agree on that. i hope even the president and i can agree on that. nothing else, but that. >> so the hash tag fire colbert trending. on the cover of "the new york post" yesterday. saying eye for an eye. it was pay back. that colbert exercising on the president. >> not the first time he faced

he had a few instances on colbert report, similar circumstance happened. he actually sort of enjoyed kind of the backlash. sort of thrived in it. so, seeing a response from him now. not quite an apology. him just saying, i will try to use better word next time. >> bottom line of all of this, all about ratings. a year ago, colbert's show almost on the brink of can lags. brought in a new producer from cbs morning show. now gone with this new, would you say anti-trump monologue, and, and, sort of dialogue, and so, their numbers are up. now number one in the time slot. >> also unified some from the lgbt community and conservatives and republican whose are both finding comments inappropriate for very different reasons. >> yeah. when we come back, what we are just finding out about how the queen uses technology. >> and we will go inside 56 million dollar home. "the skinny" is next.

this clean was like pow! everything well? my teeth are glowing. they are so white. step 1 cleans. step 2 whitens. crest [hd]. 6x cleaning*, 6x whitening*á i would switch to crest [hd] over what i was using before.

♪ ♪ skinny so skinny ♪ ♪ ♪ skinny so skinny ♪ >> all right. time now for your "the skinny" on this may 4th. starting off with queen elizabeth. >> so, we should point out first of all we have been monitoring a situation taking place at buckingham palace reported emergency staff meeting. the ap reporting there is no cause for concern with that meeting. >> we'll keep an eye. however in the meantime. we are learning this morning, about a whole new side of the queen. >> she was born 91 years ago. before most household had electricity. or even indoor plumbing and bathrooms. don't let her age fool you, she is a parentally no slouch when it comes to technology. >> "the daily mail" reports, not only does the queen have a smartphone, text, uses an ipad and keeps in touch with those closest to her via a private facebook account.

of us are also annoyed by the people still poking you on facebook. so the royal mobile is kept fully charged at all times by her personal assistant. it is said to be among the most sophisticated in the world. encrypted like those used by the security services and reportedly impossible to be hacked into. >> the two people her majesty speaks to most frequently on the phone, daughter, prince ann, and racing manager, got to check on the horses. >> she loves the horses. >> surprised the guy who takes care of the corgies. >> great to have an assistant to makes sure my phone is charged at all times. >> oh, my god. >> my phone -- >> like most grand parents. great grand parents you need quick assist with the technology you just hand it off to your grand kids. like, please. please. >> tech support. who needs apple care when you have grandkids. >> wonder if she calls it google like my mom. >> does

>> check of the google. what's up there. next to a brit. david beckham turned 42. >> choice of birthday meal though, would probably, not fall under festive for many of us. this is a man worth nearly a half billion dollars, keep in mind. this is what he chose to eat on his birthday. >> posted a photo of his, shall we say very unglamorous choice of dinner. ham, fried egg, pineapple rings, potato wedges, mushy peas, baked beans, coleslaw, greens, >> does sound like that. >> individually, all the things are quite good. i don't really understand the combination of it all. >> the only person on the planet who would love this other than david beckham, tom brady. >> ah. >> don't you think. except for the pineapple

>> beckham walked the dog, olive, and watched his former team. >> didn't seem to have a little cake. >> carrot cake. >> made of cardboard, not a real cake. >> he didn't look happy. >> next, celebrity real estate. >> sting and his wife, trudy, has listed his manhattan apartment for $56 million. >> the whole thing is custom designed. 5,400 square feet. stretches two floors of 15 central park west often described as one of the world's most powerful addresses. >> we know this. the couple is hoping to more than double their investment. they paid just $27 million for it nine years ago. the apartment decked out in white, pops of color. floor to ceiling views of central park and skyline.

four ovens, four ovens. and three dishwashers. and for relaxation, in addition to a sauna, steam room, 400 feet of terrace. >> now we are talking. >> actually tiny for a terrace. >> $56 million, just the sale price. comes with a $17,000 a month maintenance and tax bill. just a reminder. if you are thinking, i got this. keep that in mind. >> $17,000. maintenance. oh. >> frederick and kendis in there. >> to dance and try to get it sold. >> dance and get kicked out. finally, remember the over the top prom-posal last month. arizona teenager. >> jack re-created "lala land." >> he revealed the actress responded with a letter. gently turning him down. due to filming schedule overseas. >> she did send along

boutonniere for him him and corsage for his backup date. >> both of whom were wearing their gifts before heading out to their big night. ht. >> thanks.

you give us comfort. and we give you bare feet... i love you, couch. ...backsweat and gordo's everything. i love you, but sometimes you stink. ♪ new febreze fabric refresher with odorclear technology... ...cleans away odors like never before. because the things you love the most can stink. and plug in febreze to keep your whole room fresh for up...

breathe happy with new febreze. >> from the cantina, right. >> it is. >> it is the day to celebrate all things "star wars." which is owned of course by disney. >> yes. >> so, let's get out of the way. now we can say with great enthusiasm. may the force be with you! >> sure that's not the last you will hear. >> to give a little explainer. this whole thing originated with fans. two years after the first star wars movie came out. fans just, i don't know. started talking and realized

that may fourth sound quite like may the force. so, this whole thing came about. between fans. where they decided star wars day. >> fans have a lot to look forward to this year. the latest film comes out on december 15th 2, 25 days left. until that. of course, 2019 for the final chapter. there are a lot of things happening in the meantime. >> right. >> people celebrate this holiday. by having movie marathons, they even make "star wars" recipes. >> what is in a "star wars" recipe? >> didn't know. looked it up. really cute cupcakes, with rolos. storm trooper marshmallows and so on. and of course, there is always toys. toys. >> u.s. bank tower. oh. my favorite thing ever. >> wondering where rheena went.

little while ago. also, the day to talk about "star wars" merchandise. gear is 15% off. including this, $550 black squadron helmet. we are assuming this is for adults. >> it is not. probably wear them any way. glam up your kitchen with star wars dish ware. 25% off. >> a steal. take 20% off icup item. like this c3p0 apron. >> that i like. how much to bring yoda home. yes, i do. >> you guys i think mine is broken. >> he is supposed to be holding a lightsaber. >> does it do anything? >> that would explain. >> where is the lightsaber? >> in his right hand. >> ha-ha-ha. ♪ >> just thought we should expl

making news in america this morning, the health care vote happening in just hours. the question is do the republicans have enough votes for the obamacare replacement? plus, the preparations and protesters getting ready as president trump heads back to new york city for the first time since taking office. breaking overnight a man opens fire inside a bar killing an employee. how an armed customer likely saved other lives. we are tracking more rain in the south with rivers cresting overnight. evacuations are under way and levees have breached with hundreds of roads now shut down. so we'll tell you where the threat is right now. a family kicked off a plane after refusing to give up their young son's seat on an overbooked flight. the new video of the latest confrontation.