we are 100% committed to finding laura, andrew leighton randy, will, ralph, sue. we will need your support to keep this mission and the stories alive in the days weeks, months ahead. we know that our loved ones who have pass ready in a better place. right now we must focus on finding those who are still missing. just as importantly, pray for the living who's hearts are broken. of course we also know we're not the only families who have lost or have missing loved ones today. we toll the weather related strategies happening throughout the region our hearts and prayers go out to everyone affected. at this time, lynne will give an update on county search efforts. good morning. my name is lynne. i'm a fire department member texas task force one member and currently wimberley branch director for search operations. here to give report of efforts of texas task force 1 has been able to provide in the search for missing in our region. texas task force one was called in on the official operation under a rescue mode and have continued in rescue and search procedures since tha

we are 100% committed to finding laura, andrew leighton randy, will ralph, and sue. >> reporter: thatask false on an army of shrivelian volunteers. the search and rescue team and 32 national guard troops deployed to the area. how high are your hopes of finding signs of life? >> we never want to give up hope. >> reporter: but as the clock ticks they are prepared to come across more bodies. >> you know if you find them you are giving that family peace and allowing them to have closure about their loved ones. >> reporter: meanwhile there are 72 other families that are digging through the homes that were ruined. >>> sections of oklahoma were hit with more severe storms last night, as much as five inches of rain fell south of oklahoma city. dozens of vehicles were stuck on water-logged roads >>> dennis hastard is facing federal charges. prosecutors say he tried to hide more than $2 million in secret payments and lied about it to the fbi. >> reporter: one of the things that propelled him to the third highest office in the land was his low-key good-guy reputation a reputation burnished by hi

we're 100% committed to finding laura, andrew, leighton, randy will, ralph and sue. >> reporter: charlie, even as the search continues, the forecast is for more rain over next few days and more flash flood warnings throughout the region. >> rose: thanks, don. baltimore has seen a sharp spike in violence nearly a month after six officers were charged in the death of freddie gray. murders are up, arrests down. many wonder when this will end. we have two reports beginning with jeff pegues. >> reporter: last night more street violence in baltimore. this shooting happened right in front of dajanai myers' home. >> it's not surprising anymore. >> reporter: to see police tape? >> right. >> reporter: to see a body in the street? >> right. it's not surprising because it happens all the time. >> reporter: may has been a bloody month in baltimore with 38 homicides after 22 in april and 15 in march. but arrests in the city are down by more than 50%, leaving some to question whether police are stepping back on purpose. in a statement today, the police union says, "officers are under siege and more afr

we are 100% committed to finding laura, andrew, leighton, randy, will, ralph and sue. >> reporter: onethe many victims. he was swept away in front of his wife. >> his hand slipped. i turned around for a second and i saw him go under. >> reporter: more flooding is expected. authorities are asking residents to evacuate. >> even if it is not raining in your part of the state, you could get flooding in your area. >> reporter: mean time representatives from fema are assessing the damage as president obama has offered federal disaster resources to the state. >> we will make sure our response is quick. and that we are helping them recover. >> reporter: as residents pile up their possesses that were damaged there are more storms on the way. fox news. >>> the district attorney is reviewing ray mcdonald's latest arrest. he was arrested yesterday afternoon after he violated a restraining order and he was arrested monday and accused of domestic violence and child endangerment. he was ordered to stay away from the home. he was released last night. >>> one city canceling their fireworks shows becaus

we are 100% committed to finding laura, andrew leighton randy, will ralph, sue. >> while those families try to come to grips with the search is for their ro lost loved ones many in nbc 6 news exclusive, we're hearing from the family of ramirez, high school homecoming queen when her car was swept away. her brother regrets not warning her properly. >> that night it came across my mind that road might get flooded. it crossed my mind once as i was sitting there in bed. i just was too lazy to go and tell my parents maybe we should warn her about it. that's something i'll never do again. >> just look at. that what would you do? this is what one family saw, gush of water flowing in their home. they watched helplessly above on the second floor. we continue to cover this breaking news from multiple angles. charles had lock is in houston. we want to begin with jay in women wimberley. we heard from a representative of the families of those that were swept away. what's the search and rescue operation? >> reporter: it continues. it's been hampered by rain today. no choppers up earlier, no boats on t

. >> we are 100% committed to finding laura andrew leighton, randy, will ralph, and sue. >> reporter: the search is over for the ramirez family. >> god had his arms around her, and water brought her to glory. >> 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 a

. >> we are 100% committed to finding laura, andrew leighton randy, will, ralph, and sue. the search is over for the ramirez family. >> god had his arms around her and water brought her to glory. >> 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 do

. >> we are 100% committed to finding laura, andrew leighton randy, will ralph, and sue. >> reporter: the search is over for the ramirez family. >> god had his arms around her, and -- >> yeah. >> -- brought her to glory. >> 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 a

we are 100% committed to finding laura, andrew, leighton, randy, will, ralph and sue. >> woodruff: farther east floods are still expanding in communities around houston. search teams are looking for two people who disappeared there during this week's torrential rains. >> ifill: human error was probably not the reason the army mistakenly shipped live anthrax to labs in nine states and overseas. army general ray odierno said it was more likely a failure in the technical process of how the anthrax samples are killed, or inactivated. the centers for disease control and prevention have launched an investigation, and 22 people at osan air base in south korea are being treated as a precaution. >> woodruff: the nation's top communications regulator offered up a plan today to bring subsidized broadband access to the poor. the chairman of the federal communications commission, tom wheeler, wants to expand a phone subsidy program for low- income families to include internet access. nearly half of those households don't have high-speed internet connections and many rely on smartphones to get online. >

we are 100% committed to finding laura, andrew, leighton randy, will, ralph, and sue. we will need your support to keep this mission and the stories alive in the days weeks, and months ahead. >> we have a 40% chance of rain this evening into tomorrow. it is going to shift debris piles and affect the searched areas that they have previously completed. >> gabe gutierrez reseris live in wimberley texas, where members of the four families are still missing. what is the latest where are you? >> reporter: hey there. good afternoon. as you mentioned representatives for the family members spoke this afternoon. they talked about those search efforts. this is a very emotional time. the body of one of those family members was found yesterday. and volunteers are out once again today scouring the blanco river for dozens of miles trying to find any sign of those missing. unfortunately, overnight, officials announced that -- officials here in hayes county had found the body of a young child. however, that child has not yet been identified. but again, family members say this is not ov