this is alyssa dunn and rebecca walker alyssa is autistic and rebecca student intern in special ed classed her to be her date tonight teen make the evening more special alyssa was crowned prom princess. >> "jimmy kimmel live" fellowed by "nightline". jennifer conley. music from 21 pilots. "action news" continues at 5:30 a.m. for cecily tynan, ducis rogers and entire "action news" team i'm jim gardner have a gi weekend and have a great holiday. it is memorial day >> dicky: from hollywood, it's "jimmy kimmel live"! tonight jennifer connelly. director judd apatow. the 2015 school scrabble champs. and music from twenty one pilots. with cleto and the cletones. and now, stay put, here's jimmy kimmel! ♪

this is alyssa dunn and rebecca walker alyssa is autistic and rebecca student intern in special ed class her to be her date tonight teen make the evening more special alyssa was crowned prom princess. >> "jimmy kimmel live" fellowed by "nightline". jennifer conley. music from 21 pilots. "action news" continues at 5:30 a.m. for cecily tynan, ducis rogers and entire "action news" team i'm jim gardner have a gi weekend and have a great holiday. it is memorial day hey, it's okay. it's scary to meet your boyfriend's mom. this is such a disaster. not at all. my nose has stopped bleeding, and this is an old shirt. (chuckles) i did love that vase. i swear, i tripped on a marble. i-- i know. i mean, it's weird that we can't find it but i'm sure it's real. here, mom. babe, are you okay? yeah, i'm fine. i-i just got a little bit nervous. i know how important your mom is to you. i see her picture every time i'm in your bed. (chuckles) yeah. (chuckles) wait. you've been in his bed? i'm gonna throw up. oh, again? plus, travis scared me. he said that you always embarrass him whenever he brings a girl h

you were ultimately able to reach alyssa's car. when you think of what happened that night, it must have been -- the conditions must have been so difficult. in your experience obviously, this is an area that deals with flooding from time to time. it's a combination, right, of the water, but also it being at nighttime, even the danger that you see from the water is really impossible to see until you're right in it right? >> it's very difficult. especially when it's raining so hard you can barely see to drive down the road. then to hit a spot like that where the water is the same color as the asphalt, and then the next thing you know you're in it. then it's too late to back out. >> this is such a tough time sheriff. we really appreciate you being here. our condolence to you, and especially to the family to your good friends. please pass that on from us. thanks for talking with us. >> we will. thank you. >>> "outfront" next protests in cleveland after a police officer was acquitted in the shooting death of a black couple. that is the

live in the newsroom alyssa haring ton, abc7 news. >> thanks.ame two is at oracle arena tomorrow night. then to game housing game three and four, saturday and mon date best of seven veers. catch every game against the rockets on our sister network, espn and abc7 news, your home for the nba finals. we believe the warriors will go all the way. you can catch all the exciting action on june 4th. >> you can help them share your excitement by showing warriors pride on social media. featuring it on air and abc7.com. looking the some of them right now use #dubs on 7 a picture so we can find them for you. >>> meteorologist mike nicco has the accuweather forecast. coulding up. >>> also, a new list of top femaleners in corporate america with plenty of local names on it. you are going to find out who in just a moment. ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> a new report reveals the highest paid female executives in the bay area. and here are the top five moneymakers. you know them. according to biz journal.com, here it is apple executive angela aarons is number one on that list with a $

behind the camera alyssa tollman is recording one of her famous pep talk with his her husband, giddeonthe things and makes him repeat them. get him going. >> i am smart. >> i am smart. >> i am handsome. >> i am handsome. >> i am talented. >> i am talented. >> and i can do any job in the whole wide world. >> this is sweet. she wants him to believe that about himself. she wants him to say these things out loud. >> behind every strong man there's that woman pushing him. >> i have buns of steel. go on say it. >> i have buns of steel. >> kind of looks like ed norton. >> kind of looks very embarrassed to be on camera right now. >> some day i'm going to be the best dad. >> some day i'm going to be the best dad. >> no really. >> no really. >> i'm going to be the best dad some day. >> you and alyssa you're sharing the brain wave. that's exactly what she says. >> like in nine months. >> the exact words. >> i know. but you're right, ollie. the best part his fate. his eyes are wide. his mouth just gaping open. he can't believe it. he's very happy. >> oh, my gosh! oh my gosh! oh my gosh! >> ahh. >>

. >> i think alyssa good choice. >> alyssa good choice, yeah, it is. >> reporter: the princess is a web1 month old prince george. while the future king will have to learn to share his toys his little sister is unlikely to ever take the throne. in london, susan mcginnis for cbs3 "eyewitness news." >> all right justin just a gorgeous day out there today. i was going come join you on the sky deck. >> i got a room out there. >> i'm coming out. >> she talked about it. >> it's so pleasant out there. >> it is. we don't have the humidity to deal with even though we're talking 80 degrees temperatures. temperatures will look like the middle of june. yeah we'll crank up the heat a little bit but still comfortable with low humidity. let's take you to the shore where it's very comfortable there. little cooler with that wind off the chilly atlantic where ocean water temperatures are in the mid 50. a little cooler, you may need the jacket. ocean city a live look there. there we are three weeks away from memorial day so this place is going to be jammed in the next few weeks let's talk temperatures this

live in the newsroom, alyssa harington, abc 7 news. >>> thank you so much. well, texas is bracing for another heavy storm today. the national weather service says west texas should prepare for intense slow moving thunderstorms that could dump up to 3 inches of rain in some areas. authorities are worrying the rain will hamper their efforts the search for eight people who are still missing. days of heavy rain have triggered extensive flooding in texas and oklahoma. and they're blamed for 21 deaths. this morning crews were finally able to rescue a trapped family in houston. >>> still to come, a new perk if you pay for prime service. the new shipping option for bay area amazon customers that will get your order to you even faster. >>> and millennial may think they're more tech savvy than older generations but maybe not. the important area where they're falling short. >>> a live look outside right now golden gate bridge shrouded in fog once again. but we will see the sun later, promise. we'll tell >>> amazon wants to make your impulse buys even more impulsive. st

. >> alyssa says they went to the mother's day game last minute. it was colton's first. by the end his dad had snagged a souvenir. phillies third base man and hall of famer schmidt signed the mall. >> con grat's on great mother's day catch 2015. >> mike schmidt. >> they'll have a story when the son gets older and they have evident and video to prove it. >> no mother's day will top the first mother's day we've had. >>> yes. legendary third baseman mike schmidt liked that catch and apparently so did phillies general manager reuben amaro who saw it all and apparently joked about signing capco. maybe he should guys, because the phils lost to the mets, 7-4. reporting live in at citizens bank park in south philadelphia tonight, ken "channel 6 action news." >> it was a good catch. >> we need all the help we can get. >> that's right. >> more to come on "action news" a break through meeting at the vatican has the leader of couldn't mu niingt cuba sat down with appropriate francis. >> president obama sprngz a mother's day surprise on three lucky mom's. >> how a fan made a great pl

abc 7 news reporter alyssa harington joins us live with the latest developments. >> reporter: five of the six officers are in custody. they're facing a variety of charges including manslaughter and false imprisonment. the most serious charge second-degree depraved hard murder filed against the driver of the police van. >> we have probable cause to file criminal charges. >> reporter: cheers erupted as maryland state attorney marilyn mosby released bombshell findings in the case of freddie gray announcing criminal charges against six officers. the 25-year-old man died in the custody of baltimore police. his death has been ruled a homicide. gray was taken into custody april 12th after he made eye contact with police and ran. mosby says they found a legal knife on him not a switchblade like reported. and there was no probable cause to make an arrest. gray suffered fatal injuries while being transported. mosby says he requested a medic but not one of the officers called for help. >> mr. gray suffered a severe and critical neck injury as a result of being handcuffed, shackled by his feet an

alyssa ramirez was laid to rest yesterday.family says they're going to remember a lot about her but the tinges that are really going to stick out are her big smile and the love that she had for others. >> chris lawrence. thank you, chris. >>> we have some breaking news close to home in the prince george's county council. they have passed a budget that will include a 4% increase in property tax to provide $34 million for the schools. that budget also includes a 1% increase in the telecommunications tax. now, this morning sources close to those talks said the council would delay that vote, but after hours of negotiations and a late start to today's vote the council agreed to that 4% hike, which is a lot less than what the county executive rashard baker had initially requested. >>> keeping track of your calories and how often you move is as easy as the technology made to do it for you. >> we're talking about those fitness trackers. are they accurate? >> consumer reporter erika gonzalez is here with the latest research you'll see

he's the father of 11-year-old kyra and her 9-year-old sister alyssa. investigators are calling this a possible parental abduction. reep's ex-wife recently filed for and was granted a restraining order against her ex-husband, giving her full cusotdy of the kids. but somehow invesitgators say he was able to obtain his own emergency court order -- also giving him cusotdy of the girls. so on monday, he picked them up from the boys and girls club in town and took the girls away. >> the children's mother says everett reep's court order has since been rescinded. >> philippe: go fleetmeanwhile, the girls' home remains empty. while investigators believe reep where his father lives. >> : there were seen last a word in. >> philippe:>>investigators don't believe the girls are in any immediate father does have a history of violence. in rohnert park, philippe >> pam: another breaking story tonight. safe and in "good spirits" this video shows the family in an ambulance shortly after they were rescued tonight. nick vlahos.his 5 year old son and 3 year old had been mis

julie and alyssa asked their first and second graders what their special places were.lace, it turns out, got mentioned more than once. >> lower lawn. >> the lower lawn. >> where we play. >> yeah. >> reporter: the lower lawn is where recess is held every day. a place to play sure but sometimes just hang out under the lawn's grove of redwood trees. >> we like to think of our shade. >> it's good. >> reporter: when the class began looking more closely at their trees, they noticed something. >> sad. very sad. >> they weren't as healthy as we wanted them to be. >> reporter: the drought was taking a toll on their tall friends. >> it was their awareness of that that started to guide the rest of the project. >> we have to get all the soil in here first. >> reporter: what started as a lesson plan is now a plan of action. field trips and research taught the students what needed to be done and all this week they've been doing it preparing the soil around the trees for planting whose roots will loosen the ground allowing more water to seep in. they're also restoring the natural lit

we got a letter from alyssa. she hand wrote it. this is her invitation. she said, would you please advertise my fund-raiser? she was doing a fund-raiser for a lem naid stand. we said sure. so all last week we did. on saturday, she had her fund-raiser. because the contractor took off with the money and she got $15,000. >> good for her. >> not to mention the sheriff's department dropped off all sorts of things like toilets and refrigerators. >> nice. >> stuff like that. >> that's a great ending. >> it's a huge story. and a 10-year-old with just one letter made a huge difference. >> wow, a great story. >> and in honor of us because you're moving on -- >> i am? >> up the ladder. you're staying here but -- i decided to go ahead and give you this. >> sweet! >> we always -- this man is all about selfies and instagrams. we've got to instagram so i can say kane is on the show. i made you a giant big fat-headed me. >> this is great. >> instagraming you. >> i will add this is my following list. your millions out there. >> here we go. >> that is so cool. >> you'll al

live in the newsroom, alyssa harrington abc 7 news. >> new this morning out of sonoma county largest hi-tech employers, one of them shelling out big bucks to settle a water pollution case. jdsu was fined nearly $93,000 for disposing of hazardous waste into the sewer system. the city learned of the problem in 2013 when a water inspector discovered southeast chemical levels were out of balance. hard to imagine anything acflood threat with our ongoing drought but that's what the city of santa clara is to discussion on today. later this morning the water district there will break ground on a flood protection project along the guadeloupe river. crews will design new tunnels to route water to the san francisco bay which would help keep the river from overflowing its banks. >> caltran says 99% of the anchor rods on the new bay bridge passed safety testing and can with stand a major earthquake. caltran began investigating the condition of the bolts or rods soon after the new span opened in 2013 when 32 broke after soaking in water. only two rods out of more than 400 failed the tests. the rod

. >> reporter: 18-year-old alyssa ramirez was laid to rest yesterday, a homecoming queen, star athlete and student council president, alyssa was driving home from prom last weekend when she called her dad as her car was being swept away in the floodwaters. >> it was a horrible conversation. a conversation i'll never forget. >> reporter: the emotions like so much here are raw. battered communities pulling together where they can while in other places like wharton, southwest of houston, families are pulling out moving to higher ground. voluntary evacuations in place with the growing threat of more rain and flash flooding here. you know unfortunately that threat of rain and more severe weather will continue across many areas of texas through this weekend. that's the latest live here in wimberley, texas. i'm jay gray news4. >> thanks, jay. >>> the system is creating all kind of havoc down there. it's the same one causing us so feel all this humidity and heat we're having right doug? >> that helps us to bring on showers and storms, too. one thing we're seeing toward texas, about half the st

from new york city please welcome alyssa renkas! [cheers and applause] >> hi, terry. good to see you. >> how are you? >> i'm good. >> wow. so they call you wonder woman? >> absolutely. >> now, how would winning this

she called 911 and kaulded her father, but it was too much and too quick. >> alyssa's body was found in her submerged car on sunday. >>> there is a bittersweet ending for the family of a california couple missing for two weeks. a mab on an atv found the husband and wife in rugged terrain in northern san diego county, but only one of them was alive. jaim what the couple did to try to survive. >> reporter: it's here in this remote area, a 40-square-nile tribal community near warner springs where a plan was found unconscious and a woman in a car in need of medical assistance. >> she didn't talk much. we wanted to get her to the hospital. >> reporter: the police chief says it appeared 67-year-old diana bedwell and her 79-year-old husband cecil paul nude seine were able to survive on food in their car including oranges, pie and rainwater. >> there was cups around. they were drinking rainwater as it rained. they had been out there for, all indications, since around may 10th. >> two weeks ago the fullerton couple disappeared last seen on surveillance cameras leaving a san diego casino heade

below market street were all too clear at street level for alyssa martinez. >> i heard a lot of cranky they don't want to stop and talk to me. >> reporter: b.a.r.t. was working, but not well. >> we had a 10-inch gab in the track. >> reporter: this was that gap. why did it break? that's not known for now. >> the track is not old. it's not original rail. we believe it was replaced about a year ago. >> reporter: what is certain is that break caused delays from one side of the bay to the other. the the mcarthur b.a.r.t. station was backed up in the afternoon. riders had to wait with one track out of service. >> i can get there faster by walking. >> reporter: b.a.r.t. crews were able to put in a temporary piece of rail just in time for the evening commute. trains had to drive slower, but by 5:30, the once jammed embarcadero station looked normal. >> tonight, we're going to bring in that nice permanent rail and put it into place, so we can run trains normally in the morning. >> reporter: in the end, it was a problem that was squeezed for the most part between the major commutes. impacting ma

. >> reporter: 18-year-old alyssa ramirez was laid to rest yesterday. a homecoming queen, star athlete and student council president, alyssa was driving home from prom last weekend when she called her dad as her car was being swept away in the floodwaters. >> it was a horrible conversation. a conversation i'll never forget. >> reporter: the emotions like so much here are raw. battered communities pulling together where they can while in other places like wharton, southwest of houston, families are pulling out, moving to higher ground. voluntary evacuations in place with the growing threat of more rain and flash flooding here. yeah, and unfortunately that threat of rain and more severe weather will continue across many areas in texas through this weekend. that's the latest live in wimberley texas. jay gray news4. >> thanks, jay. doug has been tracking those storms in texas as well as what's headed our way. doug, seems like the conditions were ripe for storms here, but didn't see a whole lot of rain. >> we're seeing some of those showers an thunderstorms

live in the newsroom, alyssa harrington, abc 7 news. >> 5:07. heads up for drivers. the mayor is moving ahead with plans to bring speed cameras to san francisco. the cameras could be fixed or mounted on vance and would be used near schools and senior facilities. they would operate like red light cameras using radar to track speed and snapping a photo of those going over the limit. violators can expect to pay $100. the ticket however would not go on your driving record. >> police have arrested three people they are responsible for half-dozen home burglaries in east san jose over the past couple of months. two teenage boys and a man were found with cars full of what officers believe stolen electronics from area homes. police have investigated a series of burglaries on the city's east side. officers are working whether they were working as part of a larger crew. >> 5:08. what happened with that warm up towards the end of the week. it's been below average for so long. >> 24 consecutive days at least in san jose and that's indicative of all of us this may. good morning to

[laughter] >> that question of female perspective also consumes alyssa silver steen, who campaigns for >> why are our stories not seen as universal, where the male perspective is? we make up half the world, our experiences is just as valid, yet last year only 12 of the top 100 film had a female protagonistic. >> on the red carpet, it is all about what the women are wearing off it it is about what the women want. there are discussions about inequality, sekism, and the widening pay gap. at the same time, the american civil union is demanding an investigation into the practices let's hope this has a hollywood ending. you will find that all the global headlines are there aljazeera.com. for now the headline stories. now tens of thousand of rohingya are housed in primitive camps under government armed guard while others have tried to flee

more than a dozen people have died in texas and oklahoma, including alyssa ramirez, a homecoming queen killed on the way home from prom. floodwaters swept her car away. >> she called 911. it was just too much. tom: there are also people still missing. a cabin that a mother and two kids were staying in was split in half and swept down the river. that happened in waverly southwest of austin, which is seen some of the worst flooding in the state. >> i think we got a 33.5 foot storm surge coming through, the highest on record. tom: members of the national guard are on the ground, going through the damage, which is extensive. the national weather service says the storms were historic, not because of how large they were but also because of the intensity over the time. it was not just texas andma. 13 people died from a tornado in mexico in a border town 150 miles west of san antonio. in that border town, 13 people died. between texas and oklahoma, 17 at latest count have died between those states, but that number is expected to go up because a number of folks are listed as still missing. tom

relentless rain have caused flash flooding, some have even been swept to their death. 18-year-old alyssa ramirez was driving home from her school prom when her car was taken by the water. people struggled against the weather in large areas. the driver of this vehicle escaped, but others were among those who are now missing. >> she called me. she said i'm floating down the river. tell mom and dad. i love you. >> after years of drought, texas and oklahoma -- parts of texas and oklahoma are underwater. they also had to deal with powerful tornadoes. >> i just thought it was the wind. i was in the living room watching tv and it hit. it blew out the windows, blew the roof off, and picked up the house and moved it for feet -- four feet. >> the tornadoes with her communities in mexico, as well. more than a dozen people were killed, including a baby. the extreme weather may have subsided for now, that for many, the loss has already been heavy. bbc news. katty: the washington post journalist charged with espionage has been gone -- is going on trial in tehran. jason rezaian has been charged for col

. >> reporter: 18 wrld a-year-old alyssa ra ramirez was laid to rest yesterday. alyssa was driving home from prom last weekend when she called her dad as her car was being swept away in the floodwaters. >> it's a horrible conversation. a conversation i'll never forget. >> reporter: the emotions like so much here are raw. battered communities pulling together where they can while in other places like wharton, southwest of houston, families are pulling out, moving to higher ground. voluntary evacuations in place with the growing threat of more rain and flash flooding here. unfirefight unfortunately, that threat of rain and more severe weather will continue in many places through the weekend. jay gray nbc news wimberley, texas. >>> breaking news now into nbc 10. we're just learning skyforce 10 over tinnecum township in delaware county. a body was found in a suitcase this afternoon. the victim was a man in his 20th but police haven't released a name just yet. investigators are still on they scene. we'll bring you any new information about this as soon as it comes in.

between the lemonade stand and go fun me page, alyssa raised $15,000. >>> more ahead on "action news" at 12:30 a 5-year-old boy's act of kindness brings a stranger to tears but not just he gave a homeless man a free meal. >>> meteorologist, david murphy is timing out when you can see rain and storms today it's not for everyone when "action news" comes right back. >>> a 5-year-old poiis getting attention on social media all because of what he did at an alabama waffle house joe duncan asked his mother about a man slumped over alone in a diner. and his mom said he was probably homeless, he insisted his mom buy him a meal and before he took his first bite he insisted on something else. >> i wanted to say the blessing with him. thank you for our you blessing. >> the man was crying and everyone at the wafflele house was crying. >> his mom says seeing her son's act of kindness was one of her greatest accomplishments as a parent. >>> the temperature is rising. >> and the humidity and dew points too. >> we'll leave this to the meteorologist. >> stormtracker 6 live double scan, we see a lack of

take a look at this baby's first phils game also the first phils game for mom alyssa and what a present for her first mother's day. >> aw. >> very nice. >> eagles rookie camp comes to end today with trip to the phils game and this weekend, it's just beginning for eagles draft picks from receiver nelson agholor down to rookies and a lot of catching up to do before training camp. first time in eagles history they drafted one offensive player after having among the worst defenses in the league the first two seasons. chip kelly is focusing on the d. starting with utah corner eric rolleder second round draft pick who could start opposite byron maxwell. don't rule out seeing rowe at safety, either. >> it can be a very special defense. really i don't know how much i would impact. because i have not played in nfl. >> have to have confidence. >> i have confidence. i'm not going to say i'll do this they're established they know what it's like. and i'll catch up to speed. for right now, you know, right now i feel like it will be a special group. >> and let's face t. tiger has had better days. he's

>> reporter: for students like kenny, gracie and alyssa, news of the tuition increase was not what they wanted to hear. especially for gracie, who is paying for school herself with student loans. >> it makes no sense. >> reporter: and kenny, whose parents are paying for two engineering degrees at umd. >> they don't need the increase. >> reporter: the differential will be phased in over four years. current juniors will pay $700 more next year. sophomores, $700 more next year, plus $1400 more your senior year. freshmen, a $1400 increase your junior year and then a $2800 increase your senior year. future students will pay $2800 increases their junior and senior years. university president wallace lowe says the money will go right back into those programs to hire new faculty members and upgrade facilities. why the need? president lowe says those three majors have seen huge increases in enrollment. we did find one student who says she agrees with the proposal. >> i was actually thinking that they should pay their own different tuition, because in linguistics, we use white boards and paper. i

it's taking a toll in tightknit design texas, where the family of alyssa ramirez just held her funeral. the homecoming queen and cheerleader was on her way back from prom when her car was swept away. >> i got a phone call from her at 2:45 in the morning when i'm asleep. and she wakes me up. and i say, honey, what's going on? dad, what do i do, my car -- my car has been hit with water. what do i do, what do i do? i said back the car up. i can't, the car is tipping. i said, i'm on my way. that's the last i got to speak to her. >> reporter: sadly, there is so much devastation across parts of texas tonight. authorities here in hays county say they have recovered the body of a young child, but it has not been identified. more rain is expected to slow the search effort through the weekend, lester. >> all right, gabe, thank you. >>> the relentless rain while enormously destructive seemed to have helped reverse years of drought in texas. now the people of drought-stricken california are wondering are they in for an abrupt weather whiplash of their open from dry to deluge? our national correspo

authorities have been searching r no 89-year-old a -- searching for 9-year-old alyssa reep and her sister, kyra. the girls were taken tuesday afternoon by their father. police say he showed up at their after-school program with an order from a mendocino county judge, awarding him temporary emergency custody. the police say that judge was not aware of a restraining order filed against reep by the mother of his children. ktvu spoke to phone by reep's mother. she said her son took the girls to washington to visit relatives and he had no clue about the restraining order. >> i think a lot of it was a misunderstanding. they've been divorced for i think eight years. but yet, they are together. they had a baby together this last year. >> it's a mother's worst nightmare, just not knowing where your babies are and if they are safe. >> the -- the girls' mother said she's been arrested twice before on felony charges. we reached out to rohnert park police for aniant on the -- for an update on the search but have not heard back. >>> a missing oakland man and his two young children are safe and sound af

. >> reporter: at least five people have died in texas and oklahoma including alyssa ramirez. the homecoming queen was on her way back from prom when her car was swept away. the violent weather now turning even more deadly. this morning at least 13 people were killed in a mexican border town. a tornado tossing cars into buildings. in oklahoma, the fast-moving storms had prompted dramatic water rescues. >> we're not having any luck. taking on water. >> reporter: those first responders made it out safely. but in the town of clairemore, a heart breaking loss. captain jason farley drowned while trying to save people trapped in the rising waters. a memorial day many here will never forget. we have seen heavy rains here on and off throughout the afternoon. the river behind me is rising and the list of the missing has now grown to 12. late today here in haynes county, authorities said they were temporarily suspending that search because of the dangerous weather. kate? >> gabe gutierrez in texas tonight. stay safe, thank you. >>> meanwhile a tornado strike of a different kind today at

alyssa harrington joins us live from napa. >> reporter: this earthquake was smaller but was a reminder of the large one from last summer leaving buildings like these rumbling and in need of repair. residents described an abrupt shaking that lasted about ten seconds. >> all of a sudden there was, like, a big bang and then the blinds went back and forth. >> reporter: it was centered just outside a town north of napa known for its world class culinary scene. like the three-star honored restaurant the french laundry. charlene was hosting a dinner party when the dishes started to shake. >> all of a sudden i had one of my french doors open. it sounded like a large truck was coming down the street just bouncing along. and then all of a sudden the table shook there was a loud crack, and it was over. >> reporter: the says the tremor didn't even scare her dog, but it did rattle many others. triggers memories of the napa quake that injured 300 people and buildings last year. today workers continue to make repairs in napa's downtown. there are no reports of any new damage but people tell me the tr

nine-year-old alyssa and 11- year-old sister kyra were taken by everett dean reep. he showed up at their after school program with a letter ordering him temporary custody. unfortunately reep had already disappeared with the girls. >> it's a mother's worse nightmare. just not knowing where your babies are. >> the the girl's mother says reep has been arrested twice before on felony charges. he often uses drugs and can become irrational. police say a state trooper pulled reep over in oregon but let them go when he said he was on his way to washington state to visit his father. 27-year-old man who worked at a children's science camp is now accused of child pornography. edgar worked at the science camp in saratoga. they found several hundred images and videos of child pornography on his computer and phone. >>> there is more fallout in the growing scandal of a racist text message sent between some police officers. district attorney george gascon says he has hired three investigators to investigate the charges. the officer who arrested him is one of those now under investi

in seattle, alyssa jaffe, komo 4 news. >> i was telling you about this earlier. find anything. >> she wants to hook people up to find things lost in the hudson. that's what's making news this america this morning. >> good morning we're following several developing stories on this thursday, may 28. a new wave of storms hits the central part of the country. the water is receding in texas but the death toll is rising. >> a huge medical device maker is under investigation having sold a surgical device that doctors fear spreads cancer in woman. >> parents at one p-a high school say the district went too far about inappropriate meant in a letter about

authorities say at least three people were killed including high school senior and homecoming queen alyssa ramirez. her car swept away on her way home. near tulsa, firefighter jason farley died trying to save others leaving behxas, authorities now confirming overturned trucks and demolished apartment, the work of an ef-1 tornado packing winds of 100 miles per hour. the damage so vast first responders are using orange xs for now to mark the units searched while red cross shelters are set up across the region to help the displaced. elizabeth hur, abc news, new york. >>> and this memorial day holiday leaving little relief. texas, oklahoma getting what they do not need more stormy weather. accuweather's molly cochran with the latest for us now. >> well, it was a very historic weekend in oklahoma city. dozens of water rescues due to flooding issues. looks like that threat will shirt farther to the south for memorial day from dallas to houston and also some powerful thunderstorms including dallas san antonio and houston. some of these thunderstorms could even produce a few tornadoes. meanwhile,

. >> alyssa ramirez, the homecoming queen, was on her way back from prom when the car was swept away. >>> the violent weather turning even more deadly. at least 13 people were killed in the mexican border town of ciudad acuna. a tornado tossing cars into buildings. in oklahoma the fast moving storms have prompted dramatic water rescues. those first responders made it out safely, but in the town of claremore, a heartbreaking loss. captain jason farley, a nearly 20-year veteran firefighter drown while trying to save people trapped in the rising waters. a memorial day many here will never forget. >> that was nbc's gabe gutierrez. >>> now to florida, an incredible scene during a beautiful beach day. this time it was a water spout formed over the waves and moved onshore. it uprooted a bounce house right there. three children were still inside. police say they went as high as 20 feet in the air before being hurled back to the sand below. two of the kids are home from the hospital after being treated for minor fractures. the third is in stable condition was was held overnight for observation

among those confirmed dead this morning, 14-year-old damian blade and homecoming queen alyssa ramirez. bazi kanani, abc news, washington. >> well that wild weather stretching all the way into the midwest and ohio valley. >> a tornado touched down near dayton ohio flipping over cars and leaving behind a trail of wreckage in the parking lot of a shopping center. two people were injured. several restaurants and storms damaged. >> the storm system moves east. the plains not out of the woods yet. justin povick with the forecast. good morning. >> thanks and good morning. the northeast preparing iffer showers and thunderstorms later on wednesday afternoon. we need the rain. really have not had much at all so far for the month. any rainfall here will be well appreciated. as long as you're not out driving in it right? there will be travel delays along the interstate 95 corridor. think we're if good shape in boston for another day. south plains severe weather and flash flooding. big-time concern wednesday afternoon, oklahoma city and dallas. a couple of hard-hit cities. later on this week more

here's alyssa vitarelli in the news room with the preview. hi there happy friday. >> happy there freebie friday. we have free bowling lessons to the kid to free motorcycle riding lessons for our military, we will break down all of the things you can get for 100 percent off at 4:00. >>> also coming up in today's show we know chicken soup is good for the soul but did you also know it is good for your skin? today we will hear how two local spa owners discovered the broth's unifying benefits and explain why scientists say the food facial really works. really cool stuff. don't miss that. the plus, we are talking about the celebration, 100 years of the italian market and everything there is to be doing this weekend to celebrate that and of course, take us with you on the go the free six abc news app heading in the weekend. we'll you at 4:00 rick. >>> quick break accu weather when we come right back, stay with us. tina! sorry! i was day dreaming. about becoming a pastry chef? uh... yeah. specializing in custom cakes? right! and opening your own bake

in devine, texas, it was a tragic end to a promising future when 18-year-old alyssa ramirez was killed on her way home from her senior prom. the homecoming queen and honor student died when floodwaters swept her car off the road. back here in wimberly, this is what's left of dozens of homes and in this twisted pile of debris are pieces of at least two houses from 75 yards away. scott, cleanup is already under way, but there is more rain in the forecast. >> pelley: remarkable stories. omar, thank you very much. about 11 inches of rain fell in eight hours in america's fourth largest city. vicente arenas is in houston. >> reporter: it all began late last night. rising floodwaters paralyzed traffic for miles along interstate 10. hundreds of cars and tractor-trailers stranded. by daylight desperate drivers were still trying to save their cars and themselves. this woman was on the highway for seven hours. >> i opened the door and i saw the water just there. i almost freaked out because i cannot swim. >> reporter: across the city, 2,500 vehicles were abandoned. at least two people were found

check this out, alyssa turkey blocked twitter in response to ash tagtie blog twitter. it is used to cause awareness on human rights abuses but sometimes it causes a crackdown and more human rights abuses such as in iran in turkey pakistan and bahrain. what do you see that as the tend? how do can he navigate around that negative consequence? >> that's a really really good question. and unfortunately, or i guess fortunately in the u.s. we if that were to happen, you know, if president obama decided to make twitter unavailable for everyone i am sure there would be ald of people who would be been september about it and unfortunately, in other countries where there is less freedom of speech or where the situation is different, those things are loud to happen. i am hoping as the world becomes more social that becomes harder for governments to do. we saw some really interesting things happen at the level of our own government, you know, where they were like trolling terrorists like the defense department made the twitter account and was like showing all of the ways that terro

. >> reporter: at least 12 are confirmed dead across texas, including alyssa ramirez. the homecoming queen and student council president was driving home from her prom when she got stranded in high water. she called 911, and even called her father, but it was too much too quick. and david, the family tonight releasing a statement, saying this remains an active search. more than 250 volunteers are out here right now, combing the area and asking residents to check their properties. david? >> all right, phillip, thank you. of course now, the new wave of storms tonight. some there in texas. the other severe weather from cincinnati all the way to detroit. and then moving eastward. let's get right to ginger zee, who has been tracking this since "gma" this morning. what's the track tonight? >> reporter: it is happening right now. we just got a bunch of new severe thunderstorm watches and tornado watches in. we have to go straight to the map. much of michigan under the gun now. cleveland's in it. this is for tonight. go back to the plains, though. and you see, right there in t