a tornado watch is in effect for parts of arkansas louisiana, and texas. late sunday in texas a tornado hit the small town of vann about 70 miles southeast of dallas. at least 26 people were taken to area hospitals. some of the injuries are life-threatening. significant damage to a number of homes was reported. earlier another tornado touched down in northwest dallas. >> there goes the school. there goes the school. >> last night a school roared through lake city iowa northwestern des moines. homes were damaged. and the roof was ripped off the school. ashley taylor was about one of 100 people inside the school when the storm hit. >> it was really dark. it wasn't long but it was a pop. we did hear the roof come off and there was a change of pressure. i thought my ears were going to pop is what it felt like to me. >> there were no reports of injuries but the storm left a path of destruction two blocks wide. don champion has more on the violent weather outbreak on mother's day. >> reporter: a close call for a black hawk helicopter and the national guard. the

the confederate troops are from four primary states, texas arkansas, louisiana, and missouri. and it is the louisiana troops that are deserting in droves because that is where they are and they can get home easily. it seems that the missouri troops are the most loyal or most reliable. on may 21, we are going to have a large private -- riot breakout in shreveport and troops break into warehouses and civilians joined in, plundering and looting and a large amount of drunkenness, very disorderly. the general smith realizes that his army is falling apart so what he wants to do was move his army further to the west where he can we organize it and keep it out of reach of union forces. so smith wants to move its headquarters to marshall, texas which is just over the line in texas. marshall was an important supply center for the confederacy. it was the capital of the government in exile of arkansas and missouri which were both largely overrun by union forces. and also in marshall you have the governors of texas and louisiana. so all of these governors are gathered there. the governors h

the four state sweep was in arkansas louisiana, mississippi, and alabama. the biggest sweep in history with 280 arrests focusing on unscrupulous pharmacists, doctors, and more. >> this is just you know sort of professional drug dealers. >> reporter: among those arrested in little iraq, dr. jerry rifus. >> sometimes life is very difficult. will it get straightened out. >> reporter: agents say what's happening in little rock mirrors a nationwide epidemic in prescription drug abuse. with a steady rise in overdoses and co-related deaths. agents say prescription abuse also fuels the current heroin epidemic adding even more, officials say, to a growing public heath threat. mark potter, nbc news little rock, arkansas. >>> it was a case of road rage here in new york that stunned the nation. a horde of bikers who claimed they'd been provoked caught on camera surrounding and pounding on an suv before attacking the family inside. now with a trial underway we're hearing new details including a frantic call for help. here's nbc's stephanie gosk. >> reporter: the moment

flash floods and tornado watches are in effect in texas arkansas oklahoma, louisiana and missouri. in austin, texas rescue teams evacuated people overnight because of rapidly rising water. 12 people are missing from two families between austin and san antonio, vacationing when their house was swept away. >> houston was under a flood emergency for the first time. the city got an unprecedented downpour of six to 10 inches of rain. people waking up for work and school in the houston area have been advised not to leave their homes. officials want people off the roads, because many are impassable and dangerous. harris county officials say conditions are even potentially life threatening. more than 80,000 people are without power. many across the accident are posting on line about the experiences. these pictures are from houston taken by residents as they drove down flooded streets racing to get home to escape the rising waters. >> they didn't open it, it overflooded. >> parking lots were completely flooded. this is what drivers encountered when they tried to retrieve their cars, many un

activity you are saying, including the most recent activity you are seeing in texas, oklahoma, arkansas louisiana, and some other states that have been impacted, the response has been handled really at the local and state level. all of those dollars that we have invested in homeland security and building up capacity. states are more capable. locals are more capable. our role is really supporting on the recovery side. it really comes down to two things. the health of the disaster relief fund, which is the primary source of funding disasters, congress anticipates that and expects the certain amount of activity, and sets aside money forecast catastrophic disasters. so we are in good shape. it does not mean that we would not need more money in some events, but most recently, we have flooding in colorado. it did not require supplemental, we were able to manage it with the funds. you talk about debates over funding. one thing that congress has done at the request of this administration is to fully fund the disaster relief fund. it is healthy and ready to go. we can manage these disasters. they are actu

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the next 24 hours, specifically north central, texas, arkansas, louisiana, national weather service continuedth flood watches, warnings and flash flood warnings for some locations including oklahoma city and dallas, texas. hopefully the images become few and far between. going forward into the first half of next week. because there is some good news here. we have a cold front that is going to sweep through. that is going to help dry things out and give us a respite from all of the heavy rainfall. just up quick note, i want to show you, we have had some relief from the excessive drought conditions that has plagued this region for the past several years. if the went from 10% drought covering texas to 5% just yesterday. back to you. >> unreal for texas. i think he said that is the most recorded rain in one month in texas history. >>> well united nations group stopped short of placing australia's great barrier reef on an endangered list. but it warns the outlook for the reef is poor. the u.n.'s world heritage committee says australia must carry out its commitments to protect the world's largest c

in towards arkansas louisiana, kansas and missouri. now, the weather is going to clear i would say in the next couple of days but we still have inches of rain to go as we head into tuesday and even into wednesday. it moves a little bit more to the east but still in the bull's eye here of areas that received incredible amounts of rain. other than that we have the threat of severe weather. including tornadoes. tornado watches here stretching from the gulf coast all the way up towards the upper mississippi valley. we have severe thunderstorm warnings in effect moving towards the little rock area. no tornado warnings right now. tornado watches meaning that conditions are favorable for tornadoes. there's the severe threat. parts of texas, mississippi river valley. tomorrow the threat of texas in towards oklahoma and then heading into tuesday, the tennessee, the mississippi river valley, under the gun for the threat of large hail damaging winds and tornadoes. not over yet. of course the flooding is going to be the main concern over the next

across the country a lot of severe weather boxes yesterday and another tornado watch box in arkansas and louisiana. as we look at a chance of severe weather there's a wide area from houston to men if i say to cincinnati. detroit discovered by this and areas close to atlanta that's for strong, gusty winds large hail an issue and tornados a possibility of that and slightly smaller swath later today. as we look at any possible delays at our local destinationses all green aircraft. we had fog at jfk that appears to be break up. >> too much sugar can lead to ability -- weight and heart disease here's ali gorman. >> reporter: what would happen if you were able to break the sugar addiction. >> over ten days i lost 10 pounds. i'll have the details on one doctor's plan to cut out sugar and reset for body. it's today on "action news" starting at 4:00. >>> lesbian gay and bisexual college students are at the highest risk for eating disorders. transgender students are at the highest rate. it's involved hundreds ever thousands of students. it was published in the journal of adolescent health. it was enough to

this whole line of showers and storms is traveling toward arkansas and louisiana. watching the moisture coming out of the gulf of mexico going through nashville and lexington. that will get closer to us tomorrow in the form of afternoon showers and storms mainly west of us. tomorrow morning, take you to the afternoon, most of it in the mountains slipping toward the shenandoah valley, maybe toward blue ridge and maybe something toward frederick and leesburg, a better chance for that stuff to get here wednesday. partly cloudy night, mild, lows in the 60s, upper 60s in town. we'll climb quickly tomorrow. by lunchtime we could be in the low 80s in spots, a partly sunny afternoon, hot, humid, 85 to 90 with storms mainly west of i-95. wednesday and thursday afternoon storms, highs in the upper 80s. beyond that we can with some luck be cooler, mid-80s, a chance of showers. if it works , i might be lowering the temperatures to the 70s here which is kind of where we should be. >>> coming up university of maryland goes for a sweep in the ncaa lacrosse match, results puerto r

texas, arkansas oklahoma louisiana, and missouri all in the grips of this weather system.he high water had people waking up to scenes like this. cars completely submerged. many roads in houston are underwater. a lot of the damage happened in san marcus texas where heidi zhou castro is. >> reporter: the city of san marcus was under an overnight curfew for fear that the waters behind me would once again rise. the river saw catastrophic flooding over the weekend, and there was fears of a repeat disaster. but thankfully that flash flood warning for this part of the river has since expired although the danger still exists here. as for the town of wimberley the search for one family has shifted from rescue to recovery. this group of two families reportedly were staying in a vacation home on the banks of the blanco river, and three young children were among them. witnesses say early sunday morning they saw flood waters sweep the home off of the foundation and smash it into a bridge downstream where it split into pieces. rescue workers found one man from that house downstream. the

pharmacies and clinics were raided in arkansas, alabama, louisiana and mississippi. 280 people arrestedkillers. >>> to texas, a retired san antonio police officer was among the 170 bikers arrested after the deadly brawl in waco. he retired in 2004 after 32 years in the force. he's charged with engaging in organized criminal activity. >>> in syria, isis fighters have seized control of palmyra. the historic city is over 3,000 years old, dating back to the time of the ancient greeks. many worry isis fighters may pillage and destroy its ruins, just as they have done to other ancient sites in syria and iraq. >>> you have to check this out. a dog trainer has taught his two border collies some really cool tricks. the dogs can do a number of tracks standing on their hind legs to standing on each other. wow. i'm a human and i can't do that. >> those are smart dogs. >> i like when they're pushing the carriage along. not that we know of. >>> a look ahead, the memorial day tradition, the flags-in ceremony at arlington national cemetery. for more thanks u.s. flags placed on grave sites which now num

and we'll have severe weather in the south central states in eastern texas into western arkansas and louisiana. a line of thunderstorms, a flash flood warning from this entire area in green. and tornado warnings in northwestern louisiana and a portion of southeastern texas as well. back in california tomorrow, we'll have a showery thunderstormy day. and high temperatures low to mid-70s inland. upper 60s around the bay. highs moving into mid-80s and finally feeling like spring. >> yes. >> exactly. >> thank you. >> well it's on tonight. >> yes. warriors playing and larry has e latest. >> yes. we'll have the latest on the warriors and have never seen this before. >>> good evening, after destroying rockets in game three, warriors going for a sweeof houston. and not going well, early. they came out on fire. they have reasonto believe they open with 12-0 run. houston gets five threes in all of game three they're eight of nine in just the first quarter and josh smith and everybody in red and white was on fire in this game. smithive for five with 13 points. it is 55 to 32. today is special because war

and we'll have severe weather in the south central states in eastern texas into western arkansas and louisianaderstorms, a flash flood warning from this entire area in green. and tornado warnings in northwestern louisiana and a portion of southeastern texas as well. back in california tomorrow, we'll have a showery thunderstormy day. and high temperatures low to mid-70s inland. upper 60s around the bay. highs moving into mid-80s and finally feeling like spring. >> yes. >> exactly. >> thank you. >> well it's on tonight. >> yes. warriors playing and larry has the latest. >> yes. we'll have the latest on the warriors and have never seen this befo >>> good evening, after destroying rockets in game three, warriors going for a sweep of houston. and not going well, early. they came out on fire. they have reason to believe they open with a 12-0 run. houston gets five threes in all of game three. they're eight of nine in just the first quarter and josh smith and everybody in red and white was on fire in this game. smith five for five with 13 points. it is 55 to 32. today is special because warriors won

arkansas. western louisiana, through tonight and early tomorrow morning. the threat for severe weather will be across parts of dallas and oklahoma. another pulse coming through. and line tonight expands tomorrow spreads across the tennessee and ohio river valley into very populated areas. amy? >> rob, thank you so much. >>> and, now to florida. the weather blamed for this frightening scene on the beach. families enjoying memorial day when suddenly a bounce house becomes airborne blown away by strong winds triggered by a water spout. children still inside. abc's linsey davis with the startling pictures. >> oh, my god! >> reporter: ft. lauderdale beachgoers incredulous this afternoon as they watch this water spout move from the water onto shore. first, just kicking up sand, then -- >> oh, bounce house! >> reporter: this bounce house, with children inside flips, then rolls several times before going airborne. >> [ bleep ]! oh my god! >> reporter: the bounce house taking out light poles on its assent to roughly 20 feet in the air. three of the children inside

half a foot across parts of texas arkansas louisiana, and with the other storm system moving eastward at heavy rain across parts of the southeast. watch out for flash flooding over the next couple days. high temperatures ahead of the storm system very warm in parts of the east coast. almost summer like heat out there. upper 80s in raleigh but behind the storm system much cool. 60s in denver and rapid city and in montana. >>> a massive fire causing millions in damage at a local airport. >> and dozens of arrest after a police officer was acquitted in the shooting of two unarmed black suspects. today the calls from civil rights groups. >>> plus is the battle against isis locked in a stalemate? if you suffer from a dry mouth then you'll know how uncomfortable it can be. but did you know that the lack of saliva can also lead to tooth decay and bad breath? well, there is biotene specially formulated with moisturizers and lubricants... biotene can provide soothing relief and it helps keep your mouth healthy too. biotene, for people who suffer from a dry mouth. ...and the wolf was huffing and

they have been concentrating in arkansas alabama louisiana, and mississippi, states that all have large-scale problems with pill mills. these medical centers, pain clinic pharmacies that supply prescription pills to drug addicts. they're not really medical facility according to the dea providing normal medical care normal treatment. these are in effect drug trafficking, the people involved in these organizations. and that's how many are charged now. the operation that began this morning, we saw it started in little rock arkansas, at the -- along with local authorities went into a local medical center arrested an officer, staffers, and an armed secured guard. part of a national epidemic of prescription drug abuse that's balanced by the cd -- been cited by the cdc and white house. they're trying to tackle it. that's what they were trying to do today in a four-state operation. >> mark potter, thanks. we appreciate it. >>> coming up, the latest developments in waco as the first suspects arraigned in the deadly biker brawl. waco police sergeant w. patrick swanton will join me live to talk about th

arkansas, alabama, louisiana and mississippi. the investigation was dubbed operation pill. s say in one case arkansas patients were paying $200 for a prescription without the doctor's exam. >>> muni plans to start a new system for trains to make it easier for passengers. on sunday muni will implement double stopping. that allows two trains to stop at three busy stations. the first stopped train will allow passengers to get on and off, the second allows passengers to get off. >> double stopping is our response to what we have heard from our riders in terms of wanting to be able -- understand why they couldn't get off the train. >> double stopping begins sunday morning. muni plans to have ambassadors to help figure out the system. >>> calling for an end on gay troop leaders. they voted to allow openly gay scouts but that did not apply to leadership. he says he must speak as he did when he was directer of the cia that we must deal with the world as it is not as we wish it to be. if the board lifts the ban troops could still set their own rules for leadership. >>> an emotional d

you may recall they now move in parts of arkansas and louisiana but the tornado watch and warnings havederstormsver the sierra. mountains northern most california. down through the ceral valley. high tomorrow under sunny skies in the 80's. 95 down in the desert area palm springs bay area tomorrow w see mostly sunny skies overhe bay and inland. low clouds linger at the coast and warmer day inland tomorrow with high in the mid 70's and ac-weather 7 day forecast. warmer day lie ahead by the end of the week inland high in the mid 80's upper 70's around the bay and le60's on the coast. spring finally arrives. >> days here again. >> all right. attention at sports tonight. >> larry is here monitoring steff after frighteninggame. >> he was scared. he admitted he was like this is bad. hear from steff after the scary fall his thoughts as he want soaring through e air knowing he was about to hit the ound l. >> coming up at 11:00 o'clock. 105 years yuchblgt you meet the die hard warrior fan who has some advice for golden statemen plus breast cancer break tlawchlt how lol researchers are trying to c

watches and warnings stretch across the region for several million people in eastern texas and arkansas and louisianaal time the waters were around seven to 10 feet. skyrocketed up to 40 feet. you take a look at the severe weather threat. it does extend for 50 million people. the largest populated areas in chicago, cleveland, indianapolis and detroit for strong storms this afternoon. >> from texas to the great lakes. a wild weather day. >>> more breaking news this morning. iraq launches a new operation to take back territory seized by isis. will this work? we are live in baghdad next. you wouldn't do half of your daily routine. so why treat your mouth any differently? complete the job with listerine®. kill up to 99 percent of germs. and prevent plaque, early gum disease and bad breath. sfx: ahhh listerine®. power to your mouth™! see what it means to never settle. try t-mobile risk free for 14 days. big day? ah, the usual. moved some new cars. hauled a bunch of steel. kept the supermarket shelves stocked. made sure everyone got their latest gadgets. what's up for the next shift? ah, nothing much. just

looking at the last 24 hours, we saw flood advisories for the houston area and towards arkansas and louisianaystem is now moving eastward which will give us a period of drying out for texas, oklahoma arkansas the southern plains breathing a sigh of relief. there's the forecast. it's going to push eastward giving much needed moisture to the southeast up towards the mid atlantic and the northeast where we could see pretty strong thunderstorms, especially across pennsylvania and new jersey later on this afternoon and this evening. certainly hail very damaging winds, isolated tornadoes not out of the question. just taking a look at your watches and warnings we had a couple of severe thunderstorm warnings starting to light up the screen as we move up to pennsylvania. that will be ongoing but the good news is shannon, texas, oklahoma all of those areas hard hit will start to dry out this week. back to you. >> they decembersperately need that. >> you've heard of the brady bunch, get ready to meet the brainy bunch, how one family became the talk of the town by raising a full house of academic all-sta

. >>> tornado watches remain in effect for portions of texas, arkansas, and louisiana until 2:00 a.m. time. las vegas police tell nbc news they are not investigating the death of bb king. the police department says the associated press misquoted their lieutenant. his daughters are accusing two aides of poisoning the legend. now it's back to "lockup." >>> due to mature subject matter, viewer discretion is advised. >>> twice a week at the hamilton county justice center in cincinnati, ohio, the jail welcomes a volunteer from one of the city's beloved sports teams. david fulcher used to spend his sundays a mile away playing football for the bengals. now he runs one of the jail's most popular programs. >> my program, mentoring against negative actions, mana speaks for itself. i'm going to be a mentor to teach these people to stay away from negative, negativity, and stay away from negative actions, because their involvement in the world is all about negativity. do i make the right decisions all the time? no, i don't. but my decisions once i retired from football was about my wife, my son an

now they are on the eastern edge of texas and louisiana and much of arkansas in line with the heavy weather in the next couple of days. notice rainfall totals in the last 24 hours. these are all out of areas around houston for several months which would get this much rainfall. they are getting it in a couple of hours. this is at ten feet on monday. look at it sky rocket at 40 feet high. >> let me ask you about houston, pedram. you have people trying to go to work in houston. the fourth largest city in the united states. what are officials telling people? >> this expires in the next hour. water levels will be less and less into the morning hours. right now, they are saying stay indoors as officials figure out the situation in town. the rivers 150 in texas, at or above flood stage. >> pedram javaheri thank you. >>> we have breaking news out of iraq. the government has announced an operation to retake anbar province from isis. they will meet stiff resistance. isis tightening its grip on that city ramadi which it captured one week ago. we want to get the latest from our cnn correspondent nick p

arkansas, alabama, louisiana, and mississippi. the dea says this is their largest pharmaceutical takedown ever. and they're tracking down on these clinics that look like regular medical clinics but are actually there to service addicts. they do not provide actual medical care according to the agents who sent undercover officers in to confirm what they were saying. they act like doctor on the outside. but inside they're just giving away prescriptions, selling prescriptions, and they're providing these painkilling medicines to people who are not using them for medical purposes but just to satisfy addiction. the operation is called "operation polluted." it's been going on for 15 months. so far they've arrested 140 people in the first 15 months. today they're trying to get 140 more including 33 doctors and pharmacists. and what we're seeing in little rock and the south is actually part of a big national epidemic of prescription drug abuse. 4.5 million americans said to be boozing prescription painkillers -- abusing prescription painki

. >> it's been a stormy night through louisiana and arkansas that large amount of thunderstorms moves through. hearts of ohio down to the southeast and alabama and mississippi, we've also got the slight risk of severe weather in oklahoma and texas, another round of storms expected there. large hail high winds even isolated tornadoes as we go through today. 71 million people in the zone as we go through our tuesday. here's how it looks hour by hour storms sweep across parts of alabama reaching georgia by the afternoon. storms up here in the ohio valley, and two of the storms in oklahoma and texas during the afternoon tuesday those have a pretty high potential of being severe. on florida, it's been the easterly wind which has put the rip current on the high side and that continues through the week. but nice mild temperature all the way up and down the northeast with highs in the low 80s. i'm meteorologist larry lowery for cbs news dallas. >> this morning, iraqi forces are beginning the battle to take back the city of ramadi from isis. on monday iraq's prime minister dismissed comments f

from the drug enforcement administration raided clinics pharmacies and other sites in arkansas, alabama, louisianaississippi. it's part of a nearly year-long operation. >> woodruff: and on wall street stocks struggled to make any headway. the dow jones industrial average lost 27 points to close back below 18,300. the nasdaq gained less than two, and the s&p 500 slipped two. >> ifill: still to come on the newshour: big banks plead guilty for rigging currency rates worldwide. a rare window into osama bin laden's personal life and the al-qaeda network. scientists link the deepwater horizon oil spill to dolphin deaths in the gulf. winners and losers as more robots take over jobs. is there a path to recovery for struggling black colleges and universities? and, female spiritual guides in morocco working to empower women and stop violent extremism. >> woodruff: big banks and their behavior are again at the heart of a new criminal case brought by the department of justice and other authorities today. five major institutions pled guilty to rigging currencies and manipulating the foreign exchange market. th

you can see across texas, arkansas louisiana and a second area we're tracking across nebraska and iowal storms. as much as four to eight inches rainfall will be possible in areas across parts of the south. keep that in the mind throughout the day. could have issues out there on the roads, and also the skies heading back to home going back to work tomorrow. >>> thanks. coming up he lost his left leg in an enemy attack in iraq. his recovery is truly inspiring. that american hero joins us live with his story and how folds of honor helped his family during those darkest days. >>> talk about multitasking this baseball fan caught the ball and videotaped himself doing it. >> the air force honor guard outside on our plaza playing taps honoring our fallen this memorial day. ♪ ♪ well, a mortgage shouldn't be a problem your credit is in pretty good shape. >>pretty good? i know i have a 798 fico score thanks to the tools and help on experian.com. kaboom... well, i just have a few other questions. >>chuck, the only other question you need to ask is, "what else can you do for me?" i'll just take a w

that's going to be the area into arkansas louisiana tomorrow afternoon and evening. but look.logist bill henley. your memorial day forecast is looking sunny and warm. mostly sunny skies. and a bit breezy too. the winds will be picking up this afternoon along with the temperature . 84 to 87. winds of 20 miles an hour with higher gusts. tomorrow it's the temperature that will go higher. the humidity is higherer too. breezy. a chance of storms for wednesday, thursday friday and through the weekend. have a great day. >> and that's your latest forecast. tamron? >> thank you, dylan. >>> we are kicking off a new series this morning. we're calling "wow summer vacation." sure you can pack up the family and head to the beach, but why not try something different this year? claire newell is a travel expert and agent who is here with the best adventure deals around. good morning to you. >> good morning. this is a fun segment to look at. >> in the commercial break claire is bragging about how she loves adventures and she's going to put us to the test. >> i am. when you're planning an advent

that's going to be the area into arkansas louisiana tomorrow afternoon and evening. but look.of low clouds around the bay area. 57 in san jose. 53 around san francisco with misty skies and drizzle. the top of the golden gate bridge lost in the fog. highs upper 50s to near 60 in san francisco. close to 70 for san jose. near 70 in nap a. concord, 70. livermore close to 70. first half of the week cool for livermore. then approaching next weekend, by friday, temperatures around the tri-valley approaching 80. >> and that's your latest forecast. tamron? >> thank you, dylan. >>> we are kicking off a new series this morning. we're calling "wow summer vacation." sure you can pack up the family and head to the beach, but why not try something different this year? claire newell is a travel expert and agent who is here with the best adventure deals around. good morning to you. >> good morning. this is a fun segment to look at. >> in the commercial break claire is bragging about how she loves adventures and she's going to put us to the test. >> i am. when you're planning an adventure trip

when we talk about flooding all together we're talking about texas, louisiana, arkansas now into mississippind parts of tennessee. and that is going to continue at least for the next three days. this water really has to move downstream to lower elevations so that could take days or weeks across that particular area. now over the next 72 hours, we do think we're going to be seeing heavy rain here especially towards the northern part of texas and oklahoma. another five to eight inches of rain expected in that area. if you look down in this area probably seeing some lighter rain that's going to give those areas a little bit of time to let that water start to recede. of course we're also looking at the threat of tornados this evening. so far across parts of texas, oklahoma arkansas the warnings and watches are still out at least through this evening. back to you. >> thanks. >>> at least 13 people were killed in northern mexico this morning, as a twister left hundreds injured. the city is located directly across the border from dell rio, texas. officials expect the death toll to rise. >>> now to

this little ripple in the atmosphere down here right along louisiana/arkansas border that is what's goingts into the day tomorrow. primary threat tomorrow heavy rain. we could have gusty winds and possibly hail with thunderstorms as well. seven-day forecast. if we can just get through monday. how often have you thought that to be the case. if we can get through monday the rest of the week a whole lot more tolerable from a weather perspective. back down near average finally. >> sounds good. >> okay. >> glad you like it. >> give you a soaker tomorrow. >> changes in the past. >> we are working for you monitoring your workout. we put those ♪ (music throughout) ♪ sfx: (smash) sfx: (roar) ♪ sfx: (roar) sfx: (engine roars) >>> a lot of you are out there weighing fitness trackers to stay in shape. >> do you ever wonder how accurate they are? consumer reporter erika gonzalez did and she found out the answers. >> reporter: it's a great time of year to start moving. gain motivation. the results are likely tallied by one of these, fitness trackers. but are they accurate? professor and his team at iow

followed by west virginia, louisiana, arkansas, oklahoma. they are topping the bad list. on the flip side, people in the west and the east coast seem to be slimmer. hawaii has the lowest obesity rates. it must be the surfing. colorado, montana, california, massachusetts round up the top five on the good list. alison: a consumer alert tonight as ford recalled nearly 423,000 cars for a steering program. the power assisted steering can fail while the cars are being driven. the recall covers ford flex and taurus models as well as the lincoln m.k.s. and m.k.t. from 2011-2013. it also includes ford fusion and lincoln m.k.z, from 2011-2012. and also 2011 mercury milans. leon: you know what never fails? jamie sullivan. she has report on the traffic. jamie: thank you. sometimes i'm not the favorite person of many because i'm the bearer of bad news. today we have crashes in a few spots. first, outer loop of the beltway. the accident we have is near 201. two lanes are blocked. they are averaging 17 miles per hour. top of the beltway is slow. congested getting from virginia to maryla

like it that long line of severe thunderstorms searching for a san antonio up to the houston louisiana and arkansas ball only with their for turner knows what continuation of heavy rain and historic flooding in some locations through the month of may so far all of places in northern texas and oklahoma have picked up more than 20 in. of rain as well were seeing all these flood watches and warnings for tonight. the threat continues for the next few days it could be another three to 5 in. of rain in some sponsor this week. here in california we've seen as the summer thunderstorm certainly not on the order of what they're seeing a texas abut into northern california and the northern sierra the dishonesty and klystron susan bill also some to the north of chico for the sacramento valleys some small hillock these letters storm's track conditions in the bay area and we do have a lot of low clouds and lots of drizzle to go along with it to another " star to the day for tomorrow clearing will take place little bit more quickly stabilize as well as the south bay fog record show 6:00 a.m. pretty cloudy everywh

this weekend we have rounds of storms that will bring flash flood threats to oklahoma and arkansas and louisianae the lightning that comes along with that too. that's the big picture we'll get a check closer to home. >> reporter: thanks, ginger, i'm meteorologist karen rogers we have a stubborn shower trying to move into cumberland county, new jersey, high of 86, i say nice and breezy, less humid, warm and sunny. tomorrow, warm and humid again. to find some of the cutest faces here in the crowd. are you ready for ed? whoo! all right. we'll be right back here in central park. for now, back to the studio. >>> lots more ahead. a major seat belt safety alert. how your car rides could be more dangerous than you think. >>> and a shocking teen sexting scandal. possible jail time. >> all that and ed sheeran live. just ahead. ♪ hey rich what's that in your hand? my at&t cell phone bill. verizon bill? yeah... that's cool no... how much are you spending per month? $110 bucks $120 bucks $330 dollars? yeah... what if sprint could cut your rate plan in half and give you unlimited talk and text in the u.s. and

this is part of that raid in arkansas alabama and louisiana and mississippi. it's the largest pharmaceutical takedown in dea history this afternoon the u.s. attorney in little rock spoke and put all of this in perspective, let's listen to what he had to say. >> this is not a crime problem. public health and community problem. we in law enforcement cannot investigate and punish and prosecute our way out of this problem. this is going to take the concerted effort of health care providers and families and communities and drug treatment facilities and many many others to solve this. >> now officials have all along said that the situation that we see here in little rock and the other areas in this are all part of a national epidemic of prescription drug abuse cited by the cdc and white house. officials say as many as 4.5 million americans are currently abusing painkillers. 16,000 died from it in 2013. that's 44 a day. they are also saying this is tied to the heroin epidemic and people first become hooked on pills and when they can no longer find them they turn to c

flooding right now moving through sections of texas as we watch this bow echo move into arkansas as well as louisianaback to you. >> all right scott. speaking of that, desperate search tonight in texas for several people ad washed away by those raging flood waters. lone star state just being pounded by tornadoes. thunderstorms and heavy rain. the governor has declared a state of emergency in 24 counties. flood water destroying homes and heys county between austin and san antonio and more rains expected but emergency crews say they are not going to stop searching for the missing. officials confirming at least a dozen people were washed away. >> the 12 that we're talking about is where we have visual confirmed witness statements where something has happened. we had an interview last night with a gentleman in a hospital that was -- that helped lock down a lot of that number. >> just south across the rio grand a number of people killed after a powerful tornado ripped through the northern mexican border city. an estimated 180 people were injured in that storm. meanwhile in florida a waterspout shock ago p

here's more rain in the next 24 hours, specifically, north-central texas through louisiana and arkansas, the national weather service has continued with watches, warnings, and flash flood warnings in some locations. hopefully, these images become few and far between, going forward to next week because there is good news here. we have a cold front that's going to sweep through. that's going to help dry things out and give us a respite from the kwiek rainfall. one note here, i want to show you, we've had relief from some that have plagued this region for the past ten years. it went from 10% to 5% just yesterday. back to you. >>> despite a tearful plea for leniency, the creator of an underground website will spend his life in prison. 31-year-old ross olbrick was convicted in february of money laundering and drug trafficking. he created the website called silk road which let users make anonymous purchases. >>> the u.s. military said it may have inadvertently shipped live anthrax to australia six or seven years ago. workers where the samples originated went back and found a live batch from 2

eastward through texas, a lot of rainfall north into missouri oklahoma, even kansas and arkansas as well as louisiana. and we have seen just that. unfortunately, it doesn't look as though this pattern is going to change very much as we go through the next week and a half to two weeks. now, we'll be getting a short break today with most of the rainfall just east of that area. but of course they need to really have days to dry out and allow the water to recede. unfort flat, just looking at the forecast even for tomorrow during the afternoon, it looks as though there will be another line coming in. ironically enough this whole area from texas to southern california was under an exceptional drought for months. now just about 10% to 15% of texas seeing their low elf levels in terms of drought since 2010. >> thanks, vj. >>> the district summer jobs program is expanding. that means more yujoung adults will have a chance to find work. d.c. mayor muriel bowser signed a bill into law today and for the first time ever people between the ages of 22 and 24 can apply for a job through the summer jobs program. lamo

unfortunately the forecast still calls for strong thunderstorms working their way across arkansas, oklahoma and even down into louisiana. but the flood threat that we're watching, that persists as well. this wet pattern that we've seen since may 1 has brought about almost two feet of rain. imagine all that water just piling up into oklahoma, texas. and unfortunately, we still are in that pattern. looking ahead to tuesday. we could still see several more inches of rain into northeast texas, parts of oklahoma, across arkansas and rain working its way to western tennessee as well as southeastern sections of missouri. now tracking incredible rain today, well, the blanco river impacted reaching a record crest at 40.21 feet. that's the highest it's ever been. luckily the floodwaters there expected to recede over the next couple of days, jeff? >> glor: pretty amazing numbers. bonnie schneider, thank you very much. isis has taken control of key territories in syria and iraq in recent days. seizing palmyra, the al walid border crossing and the iraqi city of ramadi. and today the u.s. defense secretary questioned iraq's will to

and tornado watches still in effect at this hour through the overnight for parts of texas, louisiana and arkansas threat shifts to the east tomorrow. a slight risk from chicago and as far south of brownsville texas for strong tornadoes, very large hail and damaging winds once again. back here, a closer look at home. it is a quiet weather pattern. live doppler hd gave us a nice mother's day. now it is a bit cool. that is a cold front and that will sink south overnight and bring about cooler air for your monday. we will detail those numbers when i see you in a few minutes. katie and larry sph. >> thank you drew. >>> a vallejo man was shot and killed after attending a memorial for another shooting victim. it happened after 1:00 a.m. in unincorporated marin county. the 35-year-old victim was attending a memorial for a friend killed in sacramento two weeks ago. he was taken to marin general hospital where he died during surgery. no arrests have been made. >>> get this a house cat helped stop a burglar in marin county. they woke up when they heard a flower pot break just after 10:00 last night. and the