in beltsville, john gonzalez. jummy: thousands in the midwest and planes are bracing for more rain today. it comes after deadly storms slammed that area over the weekend, causing severe flooding and tornadoes. the search is now on for even more victims. >> oh my god. oh my god. >> devastating floods across texas and oklahoma, leaving people depending on dramatic rescues, like this one. >> i kept calling him over and over. >> the river rising 26 feet in just an hour. it was cresting a triple its flood stage, destroying this concrete bridge. their san antonio, the intense flash floods turned deadly. a homecoming queen's car was swept away killing her as she drove home. jason farley died trying to save others. >> we suspect that he drowned and got caught in the storm drain itself. >> in oklahoma city, record rainfall. they have had 28 inches so far this year, compared to the four inches they got in all of 2014. adding to the destruction severe thunderstorms and tornadoes. >> it happened so fast. >> a tornado demolish

in beltsville john gonzalez abc7 news. alison: we have new developments tonight after a man was arrested near the u.s. capitol with a pressure cooker. this was last night. the u.s. capitol cameras were rolling when they detonated the device in a vehicle near the national mall. they later arrested the owner of the vehicle of alexandria. he has been released from custody after being charged with operating a vehicle without a license. the man accused of landing a gyrocopter on the lawn of the capitol is due back in court this week. he has pleaded not guilty to six charges and he is due back in court for a status hearing wednesday. scott: this memorial day there are concerns that more fighting involving u.s. forces could be coming. the discussions should the u.s. be sending not just supplies and training instructors, but soldiers too? this the fight against the terror group in iraq ander isia has been a colossal challenge, one that some believe can't be tackled without more forces on the ground. >> we need special forces and w

this was on old baltimore pike in beltsville.olunteer fire department says two vacuum pumps failed. no one was in the building at the time. >>> a holiday fishing trip turned deadly after a man drowned in chesapeake beach. salvatore santos was on the boat with four friends near the mouth of fishing creek and the small boat capsized. a bystander was able to pull them out of the water and tried to perform cpr. santos died at the hospital. >>> president obama is marking memorial day. with a wreath laying this morning. he'll remember fallen soldiers at the tomb of the unknowns. you're looking at video of last year's ceremony. the president will also deliver a speech. >>> president obama is asking americans to unite in prayer for the holiday today. he called for communities to pray for peace at 11:00 a.m. and then at 3:00 this afternoon you can join people around the country in a national moment of remembrance. >>> you plan ahead if you're taking metro today. metro rail is on a sunday schedule. that means they're running from 7:00 a.m.

that was on old baltimore pike in beltsville. the branchville fire department said two vacuum pumps failed no one was in the building at the time. >>> a prince george's county man is dead after stopping for gas. fire investigators say that man lit a cigarette yesterday afternoon. the flames may have sparked a gas vapor and set him on fire. a bystander did jump in and extinguish those flames but the man was so badly burned he died at the hospital. >>> a holiday fishing trip turned deadly after a man drowned. salvatore santos was on a small boat and it started to take on water and capsized. a bystander pulled them out of the water and tried to perform cpr. santos died at the hospital. >>> a couple missing for two weeks has been found. one of them dead. they were last seen leaving a casino in california on may the 10th, then they never showed up to a mother's day dinner. well, the couple was just found in a remote area of san diego county. the wife was alive, severely dehydrated. her husband's body was found nearby. the woman said t

yesterday evening evening the bus broke 0 down on i-95 in beltsville maryland. parents called police who arrived with water for the students. >> it was so tiring, because we spent the whole day walking at washington, d.c. and then we had to go on the bus and just do nothing and it was really long. >>> "action news" reached out to warner coach the operator of the bus which said the bus had a mechanical issue and dispatched another bus, but on a delay. warner was looking into why there was a delay. >> happening today a temple university student critically injured in a recent hit-and-run crash will graduate from college. rachel hall's mother will accept the diploma on her behalf. philadelphia police have charged robert robert roberts for hitting the girl. he said he panic and that he is why he fled. >>> some people who suffered from super-storm sandy have been waiting for three years. >> reporter: good news for homeowners who suffered property damage saturday of sandy. fema will send out letters to homeowners to reopen their claims. they will be assigned a case wor

the bus broke down on i-95 in beltsville maryland, parents called police who arrived with water for the students. >> it was so tiring, we spent the whole day walking at washington, d.c. and then we had to go on the bus and do nothing and it was really long. >> "action news" reached out to warner coach ascertain said the bus had a mechanical problem. warner is looking into why there was a delay. >> a temple university student critically injured in a hit-and-run crash will graduate from college. rachel hall's mother will accept the diploma on her behave. philadelphia police charged robert robertrobert roberts. he said he panicked and that's why he fled the scene. >>> the action cam is along kelly drive for the 77 annual dad vail regatta. rowers from college teams will be parking. that means kelly drive is closed until 6:00 p.m. tomorrow. you can catch live coverage. finals tomorrow on 6abc, starting at 1:00 p.m. join matt o'donnell, karen rogers and erin o'hern for all the action out there on the schuylkill expressway. i know you really enjoy this, you enjoy talking to your co-commentator

tom costello, nbc news, beltsville, maryland. >>> tonight, the governor of california has declared a state of emergency as crews race to clean up tens of thousands of gallons of oil that gushed into the waters off some of the most pristine shoreline in america when an underground pipe burst near santa barbara. tonight, nbc's miguel almaguer has a new view that reveals the scope of the damage from the air. >> reporter: lester, good evening. this is one of the most spectacular, one of the most beautiful coastlines anywhere in the world. tonight, from 500 feet above the pacific ocean, you can see this area is clearly stained with oil. so far, the impact to wildlife has been mostly minimal, but you have to keep in mind this oil spill is only a few days old. environmentalists say the true impact on not just the environment but animals will take several days, if not weeks, to be realized. there is hope tonight that the weather is helping the cleanup. the waves and the wind have been relatively calm, keeping this oil mostly intact. it is certainly going to take some time to clean up the mes

. >>> investigators now say a pressured air tanker set off an explosion overnight in beltsville. it happened at the eaton can he on old baltimore pike. parts of the building collapsed in that explosion but fire investigators do say no one was injured. >>> no one was injured after the bomb squad destroyed a pressure cooker inside a car ed on the national mall over the weekend. police found it hours before the national memorial day concert on the west lawn of the capitol. the car's owner was arrested on charges of operating after revocation. >>> one man is dead in the wake after late night shooting in the district. it happened on 5th street near eade street northeast. a second man was also shot but his injuries are not life threatening. >>> no charges have been filed in a motorcycle crash that left a little boy dead. 7-year-old alejandro santos from greenbelt died saturday in hyattsville. two other people suffered serious injuries when the motorcycle ran into a group of people. police believe speed may have been a factor in this crash. >>> meanwhile rain is falling again today and

portions of rockville, up toward bethesda and silver spring and along the i-95 corridor towards beltsville and laurel we're seeing some of the heaviest rainfall at the moment but this is all going to taper off as we head into the afternoon and early evening hours. right now 51 degrees in fairfax and arlington. 51 laurel and bowie n. is a today -- bowie. this is a dramatic drop in temperature. it's not like yesterday was especially warm. it's about 20 degrees cooler. on 9 futurecast you'll see the rain moving out. by 4:00 we're already almost down along i-95 but points east it's still raining and a beautiful weekend is in store. we'll time that out for you with a wider view of 9 futurecast coming up in the first alert seven-day. back to you. >> thank you, erica. >>> doug hughes, the man who flew a gyrocopter and landed it on the lawn of the capitol is back in d.c. today. the 61-year-old florida mailman will be in court this afternoon facing six federal charges, four of them felonies that stems from the now infamous sky row copt ear incident when -- gyrocopter incident when hughes said he wa

. >>> >>> a mysterious building collapse in beltsville, maryland, prince george's county fire and rescue responded to the scene overnight. a pressurized air tank exploded inside a business called the eaton company, but they haven't figured out what caused that to happen. no one was injured. >>> buy american, it's what nearly eight in 10 people say they'll do in a new national consumer reports survey. most said they'd rather buy american than goods produced overseas and supporters of buying american say it's patriotic, keeps manufacturing jobs in the u.s., helps keep the economy and the u.s. strong in the global marching. more than 60% of people surveyed -- market. more than 60% of people surveyed said they would pay 10% more for american goods. >>> there is something else people are increasingly demanding when they shop for food, healthier choice requests less artificial ingreed -- choices, less artificial ingredients. now major corporations are following their lead. at their small popcorn factory brother and sister jeff and jen martin and their team pop and package pep corn. it's all na

an explosion caused a partial building collapse at a business in beltsville on old baltimore pike lastht. the branchville volunteer fire department says two vacuum pumps failed at that site. no one was in the building at that time. >>> right now people in parts of texas are bracing for more rain after deadly flooding over the weekend. governor greg abbot is visiting the town of wimberley today, one of the areas hit by devastating storms and flooding over the weekend. in addition to the flooding several tornados touched down forcing at least 2,000 people to evacuate their homes near houston. the storms also hit parts of oklahoma. so far, they have being blamed for three deaths and have damaged hundreds of homes there. >> and the rain continues. oklahoma city has had their wettest may on record. they've had over 18 inches of rain in oklahoma city for the month of may. by comparison that if we had 18 inches here that would be our all time wettest month on record. the record here in washington is just over 17 inches in september of 1934. no rain in our forecast for today, just bright sunsh

. >>> an investigation is under way into the cause of an explosion overnight at a building in beltsvilled. prince george's county fire chief mark mike bashoor tweeted -- [ no audio ] >>> it was thursday when the planned explosion at chantilly crushed stone wound up sending rocks flying up to a half a mile away. one of the rocks went a home hitting 64-year-old ricardo brooks in the head as he splept. >> within a matter of inches it could have been a heck of a lot more tragic. >> brooks went to the hospital and needed eight stitches. thankfully he's okay. other rocks flew into a shopping center on old ox road just east of route 28. those rocks took out a street sign, damaged cars and crashed into the napa auto parts store. thankfully no one was hurt. >>> this weekend was a weekend full of racing from the nascar coke cola in charlotte to the indy 500. david letterman, co-owner of the 32 car at the indy 500 yesterday. we see what he's doing now. montoya who hadn't won the endy 500 since 2,000 passes power on the outside. pablo montoya only led a handful of laps but most importantly led the l