making news in america this morning -- catastrophic flooding. historic rainfall and tornadoes creating dangerous and deadly conditions. more than 1,000 people evacuated. a dam giving way. a search under way right now for missing residents. bold daytime shooting. man draws a gun, firing several times at passing car. the videos investigators are looking at right now. caught on camera. a water spout topples a bounce house. sends it into the air. the children inside tossed to the ground. defending its turf. a guy in a truck learns the hard way. don't tailgate an alligator.

good morning to you all. i'm t.j. holmes. >> and i'm marci gonzalez in for reena ninan. we begin with the flooding. blamed now for as many as six deaths. >> meanwhile, 12 people are missing in central texas. two families swept away in their fay vags home. and a texas dam breached by flooding. a reporter in houston trying to keep it together having a tough time in this torrential downpour. struggling there to keep from blowing away and still do her job. >> and flood waters raging through a golf course in austin. it is not over yet. look at the radar here. that severe weather still on the move. we get the latest from bazi kanani. >> reporter: another dousing in texas, drivers in houston deciding whether to aban dor

their cars or push through. thousands forced to wait it out inside the stadium after the rockets game ended. >> oh my god. oh, my god. >> reporter: the raging floodwaters thrashing around this sufficient and washing out hundreds of home. >> this was my wedding. this saul i have. >> reporter: black hawks sent in to rescue the stranded. at least five dead. >> you cannot candy-coat it. it's absolutely massive. >> reporter: just across the border devastation from the tornado that tore through this small town, killing 13. slamming cars into homes. flipping this school bus. the severe weather stretching to the florida coast, where a beach goer captured this video of a water spout coming ashore and launching a bounce house into the air. >> i was crying. >> yeah she was crying.

>> i was like oh, my god, oh, my god, oh my god, i can't believe this. >> reporter: bazi kanani abc news, washington. people across the nation's midsection from the gulf coast to the great lakes will be staying in today. >> severe weather today will blanket nearly a third of the country. let's get the latest from justin povick. >> t.j. and marci, thanks and good morning. the worst of the worst weather across the deep south and western tennessee valley. that's later on this afternoon. they get hard-hit cities like austin and houston and dallas and oklahoma city. you're not going to be so much in that area. we're very concerned about the western tennessee valley for additional flash flooding and some severe weather. not a high risk for forte fortornadoes. but likely rain. it will be heating up in the east. later today and wednesday, real-feel temperatures into the mid and upper 90s.

and some of the worst of the weather back into the central plains. t.j. and marci, back to you. in florida, dangerous rip currents are surging and deadly. at least three people lost their lives to the waves along florida's coast over the weekend. life guards rescued hundreds more. beach conditions this memorial day week end were some of the worst they have seen in two decades. rip current warnings are in effect again today. breaking news out of iraq this morning. the country has launched a new attack to take anbar province back. the new counteroffensive comes after the u.s. and its allies have reportedly carried out 35 air strikes targeting iraq and syria over the last couple of days. the trial of usa reporter in iran is starting today. jazen is charged are es peon

nauj. his family and the post strongly criticize the decision to close the trial. it comes as a sensitive time. also breaking overnight, investigators just north of albuquerque, new mexico are serging for a suspect in the shooting of a police officer. it happened in the city of rio rancho. one witness said he heard sirens and moments later several gunshots and saw the officer on the ground and what looked like many trying to perform cpr. no word yet on the officer's condition. the city of cleveland has reached a settlement with the justice department over a pattern of excessive force and civil rights violations by police. it's expected to be announced today. just days after officer michael brelow was cleared in the shooting of a couple. and the police shooting of a 12-year-old boy with a toy gun

is still under investigation. two military fighter jets scrambled yesterday. escorting an in-bound air france threat to the airport. an anonymous threat was noend of a bomb or a chemical weapon. phone threats happen all the time. but the high number yesterday was unusual. investigate nrs washington, d.c., are looking for more suspects in the so-called mansion murder case. one suspect is already in custody. the victim's blue porsche was seen being driven by a black male with short, well-groomed hair wearing a construction vest. similar vests were found in the family's garage. investigators are probing the charred remains of the family's house. first lady michelle obama spent part of yesterday giving a

speech at oberlin college. she mentioned a local hangout that is well known to the students. >> studying for exams. spent hours practicing and performing. you went to countless happy hours. and happy happy hours at the fez. i hear. [ cheers and applause ] i'm going to try one of those burgers for lunch today. that's all i'm going to have. >> now, the owners of that bar and grille appreciated the mention. the first lady's address marked an anniversary there. major change coming to a popular brand of baby formula. the dash cam video of a man firing on a street in broad daylight. scary fall. the nba's mvp taking a serious

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as flash floods spread across texas, three dozen counties have been declared disaster areas. this truck was almost totally submerged with three men stuck inside. fortunate lirks all made it out safely. roads will be wet across a third of the country. flooding conditions in the deep south. roads wet across the inner mountain west. airport le days possible in detroit, memphis, and atlanta. violence in a chicago neighborhood caught on camera. >> a sunny day. and a guy starts shooting toward someone or something. he stands up boldly in the middle of the street. firing five times. the car takes off ah down the street. he fires a few more shots. he jumped in and takes off.

neighbor says his 9-year-old nephew was almost hit. police are using the video the try to track down the suspects. ray mcdonald finds himself in a similar situation as before. he's once again without an nfl team and once against facing allegations of domestic violence. he was arrested yesterday for allegedly assaulting a woman who was holding a baby. this was in california. he was released bier the chicago bears. he was only signed by them two months ago. he was released by the 49ers after allegations of a sexual assault and another domestic violence allegation. claims by family members that blues great b.b. king was murdered. two of his daughters accuse king's business manager and personal assistant of poisoning the phew zigs.

the lawyer calls the claim ridiculous ridiculous. the coroner says there is no evidence of foul play. sandra lee, tv chef is back at home recovering from breast cancer surgery. barely a week after she had a double mastectomy she posted this on her facebook page. she says there is no place likeregained her appetite. she's urges women everywhere to get those mammograms. major change for the nation's most popular baby formula. similac says lit start selling form lay without genetically altered ingredients. more than 90% of corn and soy are from genetically altered

seeds. women are more likely to give out their phone noums guys while surrounded by the smell of coffee and pastries. pleasant smells make people nicer to one another. >> that's the place to go to pick up a lady? who knew? >> skip the bar, fellas. the coffee shop. the cleveland calf leers and tampa bay lightning can advance in the nba and nhl playoffs respectively with wins tonight. we get the highlights from last night from espn. >> hey, america. look who's here for the whole week. kenny main. he won't be here wednesday. >> robin roberts told me how much she likes it when when mail it in on this thing. in your face robin. we're going to try hard this time. rockets had to win. james harden had to play big. this was bad. steph curry, the superstar for golden state went down hard. he was on the floor for a long time. got tied up there trying to make play on defense.

hit his head. he was evaluated. got out on his own power. and came back into the game. but this guy, harden. playing left-handed. makes shots like that. still left-handed. rockets stay it in 128-115. they play game five wednesday. i have a game five. now 4-3, final seconds of regulation. jonathan toews. he had two goals late and chicago tied this up. anaheim was stunned. but 45 seconds into overtime the big bileski. he ties it together like the rug tied the room together. the ducks, one win away from the stanley cup finals. >> these are the pronouncers for every baseball player. we'll use that later this

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the freedom to go out for a slice of pizza. someone asked, couldn't you have the pizza delivered. he says it's not the same. >> a guy awhile back took a pizza. the pope was riding by. he gives to it him. >> he wants to go to get the pizza himself. this is the photograph that got it all started. caleb earwood and his new wife maggie before the wedding ceremony on saturday. >> they wanted a moment of prayer. they didn't want to see each other before the ceremony. the families brought them together in this doorway. really emotional moment for them. and for the photographer who posted this photo on his facebook page. >> that's beautiful. beautiful. now to the planking position. i hate this. anyone who has done it before knows it hurts if you do it for too long or just a few seconds. very effective. up with guy one guy has done it longer than

anyone. >> a fitness instructor in denmark. 4:28. four hours and 28 minutes. >> when the guy found out he was close to the record he said quote, i mobilized every resource in my mind and body and he got that record. >> did it. four hours, you last another two minutes. >> my goodness. finally, a showdown kind of sort of. kind of one-sided. an alligator on one side. a guy with a truck on the other. >> a guy driving his truck through high grass. the alligator not backing down. the guy keeps on edging forward. kind of pushing his luck. thinking the gator will back pauch. >> instead, the garret grabs the bumper and runs it off. the guy, when the coast was clear, got out and got his bumper. lesson learned. why are you toying with an alligator? >> why, to get videos like this i spoiz. because we're talking about it. for some of you, your local news is next. >> for everybody else you're

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>> ♪♪ >> good morning, i'm tamala edwards. it's tuesday, may 26th and we're on developing story. a teen is shot to death in north philadelphia but it's not clear if he was the intended target or a tragic bystander. we'll tell you why police have questions. rough weather remains a problem for many people across the nation. flood waters center people scrambling for their lives in texas, some people are still missing. we'll tell you about the damage and about the concern. and a moose on the loose and in need of help a good samaritan really gave it a hand carrying it to safety. get those cold drinks ready. accuweather has the details as the temperatures really begin to heat up. "action news" is on in two. >> ♪♪ lly, this tuesday morning, we have to tell you about a guy from western pennsylvania who might be a little sore this morning. put lims through quite an

ordeal. >> he spent most of the day going up and down round and round on the favorite roller coaster. he spoke to reporter ryan recker of our station in pittsburgh. >> i moved here in 1959. and friends took me out and i said where is an amusement park. they said oh kennywood. >> reporter: from that point on vic was hooked. discovering a favorite park and coaster. the jack rabbit. >> it was a lot of fun. we came up and rode i had and rode it. >> reporter: and ride it hez has for the past 55 years plus. >> 4,905 times. >> reporter: you can add 95 more times to that number. at age 82 vic celebrated the jack rabbit's 95th birthday with ye, 95 consecutive rides. giving him an even and staggering 5,000 rides on the fifth oldest coaster in the world. >> well, when i joined american

coaster enthusiasts, i never heard of people riding coasters over and over and over again. you know. and then i heard. you know, that they do. and i went, well, okay. i'll try. you know. and that's how it started. >> reporter: and now, it continues. 5,000 jack rabbit rides and counting. >> and he stays very calm. i was on a roller coaster this weekend. and -- >> calm? that doesn't look calm. >> not quite as calm. this is for "gma," sunday morning. yeah. this is not by choice. this is an assignment. this is work right here t.j. >> keep it together marci. come on. >> i still have motion sickness. i have not recovered yet. >> you were walking a little funny. >> yaw thought i had a few cocktails before i came in. that's what's making news in america this morning. stay with us. "gma" gm coming your way in a bit. have yourself a good tuesday.

>> ♪♪ >> "action news." delaware valley's leading news program. with matt o'donnell, tamala edwards, karen rogers and meteorologist, david murphy. >> ♪♪ >> good morning everyone. it is may 26th, tuesday and a developing story here. police want to know if a young man was killed on a north philadelphia street by a stray bullet. >> police say it appears the same man committed two sexual assaults in south philadelphia. one victim is talking to "action news" with that attacker still out there on the loose. >> and flooding hits texas again. 12 people are still missing and more heavy rains are falling right now. >> good morning it's 4:30 here on this tuesday may 26th. let's go right over to meteorologist, david murphy talk about this heat coming in and matt pelman is in