making news in america this morning -- deadly plot. new details emerge about the attempted attack on a cartoon exhibit in texas. what the fbi already knew about one of the gunmen. and the traffic cop who put a stop to their plans. record rain causing screens like this. cars surrounded by water. deep enough to cover doors. bottles of soda flying off a truck, barrelling for a man running for safety. zprnchts plus the met ball. glamorous gowns. rihanna's garb that shut down the red carpet and beyonce's barely there dress.

good tuesday morning, everybody. i'm kayna whitworth. reena ninan is on assignment. >> i'm t.j. holmes. more details about the attack in texas. authorities working to learn more about those suspects. >> one of them had become well known to investigators in the past decade. susan saulny has the latest. >> reporter: the police in garland, texas, say it could have been so much worse. two islam ix extremists intended to shoot hundreds of people. they were outgunned by a lone traffic cop and his pistol. the american freedom defense initiative has been called a hate group by the southern poverty law center. >> we're here for freedom.

>> reporter: outside. 30-year-old elton simpson, the gunman. and his roommate pulled into the parking lot, get out of their car, and start shooting. the traffic cop returns fire and shoots them both dead. >> he did a very good job. and probably saved lives. >> reporter: the fbi had been investigating simpson since 2006. he was arrested once for trying to fight alongside an al qaeda group in somalia. he grew up in a phoenix neighborhood. a car accident ended his chances of playing basketball in college. he was convicted of lying to fbi agents. sentenced to probation. but put on the no-fly list. his growing dismay with his country posted on twitter. he wrote, when will they ever learn? susan saulny abc news washington. the other big story overnight. weather. drenching storms moving across the plains now. >> already hard-hit kansas getting more rain.

flash floods left cars underwater yesterday afternoon. about three inches of rain fell in a four-hour period in the town of manhattan. the heavy rains broke the 1908 rain record of 2.9 inches. and this is how one adventurous guy, we're calling him adventurous. he managed to hang out in all the rains. a nice kayak trip down the street. and apparently someone else is hanging out in a kiddie pool they were able to float around in. >> do what you have to do folks. the storms from the texas panhandle. up to the great lakes. slight chance that the storms could become severe during the day. so now, to baltimore. still on inch over freddie gray's death. tensions erupting again. large crowd gathered near the site of last week's protests. police made it clear, they

didn't fire any shots. a suspect's gun accidentally went off while they were taking him into custody. a community leader at the scene warned against wrong information. >> people don't need to hear it was a shooting by an officer when it wasn't. >> police managed to diffuse tensions. national guard troops will continue to withdraw from the city. back here in new york city the nypd is mourning the death of one of its own. the ambulance that carried his body away from the hospital. officer brian moore, badge number 469. 25 years old. shot on saturday by man he had stopped to question. police arrested the man a short time later. charges now include first-degree murder. more testimony in the sentencing phase of the boston bombing trial.

joedzhokhar tsarnaev appearing to cry while an aunt took the stand. he also blew a kiss to an aunt. the phase is expected to last another two weeks. might feel like it's getting crowded in here. we just got ben carson and carly fiorina throwing their hats into the ring. now that guy. former arkansas governor mike huckabee. he's been a tv host since he ran in 2008 if you will. not if you will. sorry, governor. you have been a tv host. joining the ranks of journalists over there. he's a strong social conservative. lawmakers on capitol hill getting another chance to ask hillary clinton some questions about the benghazi attack. she first testified two years ago about that attack. she'll be asked about the use of her private e-mail during the

hearing later this month. republicans wanted her to appear twice. she agreed once would be enough. joseph donefordunford is being nominated as the joint chiefs of staff. what's in name? we got it now. britain's new royal princess, charlotte elizabeth diana. charlotte is the feminine version of charles, will's yam dad. elizabeth is kate's mother's middle name and the queen's name. and then diana. will's mother. the last royal charlotte was 200 years ago. where do you find free food on cinco de mayo. zplamplt huge spark and then an

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you see that folks. that's hawaii's kilauea volcano putting on quite a show. you're seeing a collapse of a crater wall that triggered a small explosion that sent lava rocks, and gas some 300 feet into the air. there hasn't been a lake of lava in the volcano like right now since 1974. the faa being urged to make changes. this the last three years, five u.s. planes have landed at the wrong airports. in one case the runway was so small the boeing 747 couldn't

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flooding across texas. more rain all the way to the canadian border. if you're flying expect airport delays at some of buzzy busiest hubs. sofia vergara is firing back now about those frozen embryos her former fiance wants to bring to term. >> she finally broke her silence on howard stern's radio show. after nick loeb went public with his case. he says there was bad blood between them. now there's reason enough not to have a child together. >> you guys break up. and you say, look i don't want to have a baby with you. i'm not involved with now anymore. >> can you blame me? >> i can't blame you. and by the way, a child needs a mother doctor. >> a mother and a -- more than a mother. needs a loving relationship of parents that get along. i don't hate him. but obviously, he has a problem. >> vergara says the contract they signed with the fertility

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bulls by 15. they made a 15-0 run at one point. moments later, james with a putback. sorry. he is in it. >> he is in it. >> cavaliers down two. >> false alarm. >> only one play. jimmy butler with w the three. the bulls up six. keep your eyes on rose. tries to fight through a screen. got a sting person he said he's okay. so are the bulls. 25 points for rose. they win. forgive me america. i was given bad information. there will be no chris paul highlight. >> we though that for sure. >> he's got a hamstring injury. deandre jordan. they're good friends. they work out together. and howard was the guy that jordan looked up to. that's just howard going up. the rockets were up ten. second half was horrible. for the rockets. blake griffin. blake griffin got a triple-double.

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>> ♪♪ >> hey everyone, i'm matt o'donnell. 4:27. it is tuesday may fifth. it is cinco de mayo. we have news you didn't see last night. a local police officer is facing felony assault charges this morning. we have details on what led to those charges. learning more about the two texas gunmen who were killed while opening fire outside a drawing contest of the prophet mohammed. and a north carolina cop is suing starbucks over a free cup of coffee that he spilled on himself leading to serious burns. the accuweather team is tracking more summer-like heat and possible thunderstorms and we have a big debate right here at 6abc tonight. "action news" is next. >> blank dream room for a kid at heart. a seattle man who never outgrew his love of legos taking his

obsession to another level. >> he carved out a slice of lego heaven in his home. 250,000 pieces and counting. >> so this is my lego room and bar. >> reporter: this is a lego lover's version of man cave. >> we have a media room. >> reporter: when everything is awesome when the lego movie plays. jeff transformed his basement into legoland. >> this is a drawer of torsos. and i have a drawer of lego heads. >> reporter: he picked up his lego hobby as a toddler. says he's probably spent 25 grand buying lego bricks and kits over the years. >> it's around a quarter of a million pieces the. >> reporter: he's built a library library, bars. and a building. his obsession with the toy

probably played a part in his career choice. >> since i wasyears old, i always wanted to be an architect. i think a lot of it was because of lego. >> reporter: video of his lego room has gone viral. a slew of sites have prompted e-mails and calls from around the world. >> people have said i've inspired them to not take their lives too seriously or to create their own lego room. >> reporter: he even did a model of his house with legos. >> the kids walk down the staircase, their eyes open wide. they get so excited. and their parents see the bar, they're excited as well. >> reporter: when he bought this capitol hill home it was empty except for one single red lego brick. he said that was a sign this is where they should build their lyes and their lego room. that's what's making news in america this morning. >> stay with us for "gma" gm.

>> ♪♪ >> "action news." delaware valley's leading news program. with matt o'donnell, tamala edwards, karen rogers and meteorologist, david murphy. >> ♪♪ >> it is tuesday may fifth we have several new stories you didn't see last night t a police officer in delaware is on the other side of the law because authorities say he kicked a man in the head. >> charges are pending for two women after a toddler ends up on the top of a house. we have more of this unbelievable video. >> and also new, an officer down south is suing starbucks over burns from their coffee. but there is just one problem. and we will tell you why in that story. >> let's head over to meteor