chris martinez cbs news los angeles. >>> the beach in santa barbara county is closed. an estimate 2d 1,000 gallons of oil began leaking from a brecken pipeline yesterday. the pipeline has been shut but the damage is done. brittney hopper of our los angeles station kcbs has more. >> whenever you're responding to oil spills it's not an easy process. i want to manage your expectations. this could take some time. >> reporter: the waves are now black after the coast guard said the pipeline eeruptured. >> it's really sad. i hope they can clean it up. there's a lot of damage out there. >> the oil spill happened near a beach that's a popular camping spot. >> we're going to go home yeah. we're going to go home. cut it short. >> reporter: video from our shores shows how black the ocean is and cruise working to clean it up. this is a video of two whales about to swim into the oil soaked water and continues were trying to steer them away from the oil. a photographer captured these photos, a duck covered in oil and others trying to help wildlife. >> they came down to try to save as

reporter chris martinez on the river of devastation that killed 19 people and destroyed 4,000 homes. >> reporter: water is flowing over the top of a dam at padeira25 miles from dallas following days of heavy rain. heavy rain came overnight in dallas filling up roads. it still is raining in houston but the floodwaters have receded dramatically in the last 12 to 24 hours. on tuesday, firefighters carried out hundreds of water rescues. 2500 drivers were forced to abandon their cars on highways. >> that shows that he it came so quickly, so we have do the first immediacy which was to help people, save people. >> reporter: in the tourist town of wimberly, two of 13 people missing since sunday have been found safe. but the search resumes for members of three families who were staying at a vacation home that was swept away by the blanco river. among the hardest hit properties him in wimberly, this camping -- hit in wimberly, this camping resort built 70 years ago. the owners don't think they can rebuild. >> this was the most requested cabin to have -- had. and now gone. now gone. >> reporter

anne-marie back to you. >> chris martinez. thank you, chris. >>> also some rough weather in oklahoma. a tornado tumbled down yesterday, but there are no reports of injury or property damage, but this twister that touched down in a shopping mall parking lot in dayton ohio overturned numerous cars. two peopleinor injuries. lar larry mowry has more. these storms will continue to drift southward as we go through the overnight hours. it covers much of western oklahoma and from the dallas-ft. worth area back into the texas panhandle and the far western parts of kansas. so, again, another round of storms expected during the afternoon and evening on wednesday. i can show you that hour by hour. as we go through the morning into the afternoon there will be thunderstorms that develop through east texas, back through mississippi and alabama and stormy weather as we head into the afternoon by wednesday. and then wednesday evening more storms develop in oklahoma and then as we go into thursday morning, another round of thunderstorms for the

chris martinez, cbs news, wimberley. >> in houston alone floods destroyed 1,400 homes, thousands more lost in and around austin as well. >>> the attorney for former san francisco 49er ray mcdonald says his client did not know there was a restraining order issued against him. santa clara police arrested mcdonald yesterday, they say he violated the restraining order when he showed up at a home he was ordered to avoid. he was released on bail late last night. >>> this is his mug shot from yesterday. his attorney tells the mercury news neither he nor his client had been notified about the restraining order. he says mcdonald was at the house to gather evidence from his earlier arrest. >>> charges are pending against the man suspected in a chaotic crime spree across parts of the east bay. started late yesterday morning, antioch police say the man was behind three car thefts, two crashes, a police chase and an exchange of gunfire with an officer. gunmen next ran to an arco station near highway 4 and antioch, police say he took the owner and employee hostage. one hostage was released 2:30 in

chris martinez, cbs news, goleta, california. >> it is unclear how long the clean-up will take.oast guard will do a flyover today to determine which way the slick is moving. >>> northern california teens are heading to santa barbara to help with the clean-up effort. members of the office of spill prevention left sacramento this morning. they will help assess the damage and clean up the mess. >>> california's drought is nothing to sneeze at. allergists say the dry spell is causing trees and other plants to release pollen sooner than usual making life unbearable for those with allergies. teri okita has more now from santa monica. >> reporter: los angeles native leslie holmes has chronic allergies to pets, pollens and pollution. >> it's stressful because i can't breathe, what am i going to do? >> reporter: the 44-year-old says they improve when she travels but return with a vengeance when she returns to california. >> this year has been worse where it's affecting my life. >> reporter: a doctor specialize this is allergies and immunology. he says the drought is taking its toll on al

chris martinez has the latest. >> reporter: residents near houston dealt with another downpour saturday. in the dallas area, more residents evacuated after new storms and many areas of the north, south, and central portionsover texas, the water keeps rising. >> my biggest concern is more rain. >> reporter: more bad news in this water logged state. in dallas, this major express way could be closed up to a week while crews pump water out. it could take up to a month for the water to recede in some areas. >> it is unbelievable. there is so much water and you know, there is nothing we can do. >> reporter: volunteers are using sandbags in rural areas to keep rising waters from washing out roads. and crews are using technology new and old to search for those still missing. president obama has signed a disaster declaration. federal aid there start flowing in soon. chris martinez, cbs news, louisville, texas. >>> and the flooding in texas is the worst national disaster in the u.s. so far this year. >>> in mississippi today, a funeral fit for a king. 200 people filled the church to say good-bye

chris martinez has more from texas. >> reporter: flash floods from thunderstorms parked over the dallas area showed no mercy. rising water trapped many drivers including a police officer in saxie. a helicopter plucked him to safety. other drivers were caught by surprise too. many had to abandon their cars under this overpass. officials say as much as seven inches of rain fell in some areas. streams snaked through neighborhoods forcing people from their homes. >> i'm talking about the water was risen up to any heck. like -- my neck. like that was very carry. >> reporter: also cut off streets and johnson county, southwest of dallas. the water pushed this car right off the road. here in texas, heavy rain overnight forced the plan key river to swell again. crews searching debris along the banks discovered another body last night. more than ten people are still missing in texas including members of three families swept away in their vacation home. the colorado and san jacinto rivers are the big concern now. they're expected to overflow in the coming days, possibly leaving entire communities

chris martinez reports on the search efforts from wimberley, texas. >> reporter: drones in the air and dogs on the ground. search crews in wimberley are using every tool available to find people still missing after the flood. >> we'll be able to get into areas we can't get into and look for certain things. >> here in wimberley the blanco river is slowly reseeding but in other parts of the state the risk is just beginning. an evacuation is under way in wharton where the colorado river is expected to crest early friday night. >> reporter: scientists say texas rivers are so swollen they may not return to normal levels until july. chris martinez cbs news, wimberley, texas. >>> well the same one that hit wimberley hit lawton oklahoma. oklahoma city has had its wettest month ever with 19.5 inches of rain so far. >>> in central new jersey, heavy rain stranded over two dozen drivers. they got caught in an intense downpour. there are frequent floods forcing roads to be closed and damaging homes. >>> and this morning the faa is investigating a southeast of serious incidents involving four flight

chris martinez, cbs news, lewisville, texas. >> the bad news just keeps coming. a strong thunderstorm temporarily stopped air traffic at dallas/fort worth airport this morning. >>> some washington redskins took time out to help children with disabilities today. the event was organized by local nonprofit dreams for kids dc and capital public relations. several times a year, professional athletes and volunteers coach children with disabilities in sports while giving them the boost their self esteem needs. today's event took place at american university and it was free to all the kids who took part. good cause. >>> well, it was a great day to be outside, if you like the heat. the storms could be headed this way. howard has a full forecast, coming up. >> and action. it was an opportunity to be part of an award winning tv show right listen up... i'm reworking the menu. veggies you're cool... mayo, corn dogs... you are so out of here! ahh... the complete balanced nutrition of great tasting ensure. with nine grams of protein... and 26 vitamins and minerals. and now with

chris martinez, cbs news, wimberley, texas. >>> well the same system that drenched parts of texas hit lawton, oklahoma. the streets in that neighborhood became impassable stranding dozens of drivers. oklahoma city has had its wettest month ever with 19.5 inches of rain so far. >>> in central new jersey, heavy rain produced flooding that stranded over two dozen drivers. they got caught in an intense downpour. residents say there are frequent floods forcing roads to be closed and damaging homes. >>> and this morning the faa is investigating a series of serious incidents involving four flights over long island. late last night pilots reported their planes were hit with a green laser while flying over beth page state park. police searched the park. all continued on their way. no one was hurt. but flashing a light is a federal crime because it can distract or even blind a pilot. >>> the governing body of fifa is voting for a new president this morning. the election is being held in zurich. delegates from 209 associates arrived this morning. the vote comes two days after top fifa officials

cbs news correspondent chris martinez reports now. >> reporter: for texas it is deja vu all over again heavy rain came down in buckets in the dallas suburb of irving late in the night quickly filling up on roadways bringing to mind scenes from houston. the state's fourth largest city was hammered by more than 11 inches of rain, submerging highways and damaging thousands of homes and businesses. at least five people died including this man's 66 year-old father. >> he was helping himself get out of trouble and helping another lady get out of trouble. it is the the kind of person he is. >> reporter: here in the devastated towns people are starting to clean up after flood waters from the blanco river damage or destroyed thousands of home. carlos cortez, his wife, young son and family dog were air lifted from roof to safety. fighting back tears they thank rescue workers who saved their lives. >> the one that rescued me, he was my hero. >> reporter: heyes county officials say 11 people remain missing in the area including three three-year old laura mccomb and her two young children. >> she c

cbs news correspondent chris martinez has the latest. >> reporter: police in this dallas neighborhoodre going door to door urging residents to evacuate because of rising flood waters. >> it's rain in everything. and it's like -- you feel bad when you see it 'cause a lot of people work for this and now it's all going to be destroyed. >> reporter: at least 25 people have died in storms in texas since memorial day weekend. nearly a dozen are still unaccounted for: the threat is far from over. rivers and bayous are still rising and there is more rain in the forecast. near downtown dallas one of the areas' busiest traffic arteries will stay closed for up to a week so crews can pump out flood waters. >> all right, let's get it going. >> reporter: and this volunteer crew is spreading sand bags hoping to keep a rising lake from washing out the roadway in a rural suburb. that same lake has already taken over this golf course. >> it's unbelievable. i mean, there's just so much water and, you know, it's just -- there's nothing we can document and at another nearby golf course rain delayed third

as chris martinez shows us, people are bracing for more flooding as yet another storm moves through. >>> reporter: police are going door to door in dallas urging people to evacuate because of rising floodwaters. >> it's ruining everything. you feel that when you see it, a lot of people worked for this and now it's all going to be destroyed. >> reporter: at least 25 people have died in storms in texas since memorial day weekend. nearly a dozen are still unaccounted for. the threat is far from over. rivers and bayous are still rising and there is more rain in the forecast. near downtown dallas one of the area's busiest traffic arteries will stay closed for up to a week so crews can pump out floodwaters. >> all right, let's get it going. >> reporter: and this volunteer crew is spreading sandbags hoping to keep a rising lake from washing out the roadway in a rural suburb. that same lake has already taken over this golf course. >> unbelievable. i mean, at least so much water and, you know, it's just there's nothing we can do. >> and at another nearby golf course rain delayed third round p

chris martinez, cbs news, lewisville, texas. and the rain caused flooding inside minute maid park as the houston astros hosted the chicago white sox. >>> so, howard? >> yes, debra. >> are you liking this a little more? you were complaining at 6:00. >> oh, it's nice out now. i'm thinking of may. may is supposed to be a nice transition month. we went right into summer. >> boom. >> we're going to set the record for the warmest may. >> 90 plus, i'm good with this. after the winter we eased this is good. >> let's talk three-degree guarantee. i'm happy about this, debra. >> okay. >> i'm always happy when we nature three-degree guarantee like we did today. the forecast was 89, we hit 90. we're 27 out of 30 for the month of may so we're very pleased with that. let's talk about temperatures which are still way up there. 78, feels like 80, though, because there's enough humidity, the another muggy night. the cool spot, a few upper 60s right now. low 60s, or mid-60s in the mountain, but 72 in waldorf, easton 74. there's just a lot of warm,

chris martinez, cbs news, los angeles. >>> the son of the late councilmember marion barry is sentenced to a year's supervised probation for a violent outburst at a d.c. bank. delia goncalves was in the courtroom and has the latest on his plea deal. >> reporter: crist qer barry in court -- christopher barry in court apologized to the bank manager said he overreacted and pled guilty to assault, property damage and making threats. his attorney says this case simply is about grief, gratitude and a grudge. the defense says the january outburst at pnc bank came less than two months after the death of his father former councilmember marion barry. barry walked into the bank planning to withdraw money to pay his contractor employees. on record there was about $44,000 in that account and tellers were starting to count up the cash when the bank manager intervened. the defense said she had prior run-ins with barry and their conversation got heated. >> the statement made was if that's your attitude, you don't get any money. well, no one likes that. no one likes to hear going to a bank and someone t

chris martinez, cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> tonight, a 13 year old girl is fighting for her life after she was shot in philadelphia's kensington neighborhood. "eyewitness news" reporter steve patterson talked to family members who are demanding the gunman turn himself in. >> stop worrying about being sniffles accurate. my neice needs a hero at this moment. >> when shots are fired in kensington heroes can be hard to find. >> she needs justice. she needs answers. she needs to know why when she was outside playing somebody through a bullet at her. >> aida says her hero is likely on this block. she believes someone here knows who pulled the trigger that put her neice in the emergency room. all she want is that person to step forward. >> i'm just hurting for the fact that nobody is standing up for her. >> police say shots were fired here, at about 11:30 friday night. aida's neice 13 year old diamond, and three other children, were sitting on a neighborhood porch when they heard a gun go off. diamond ran home, when she felt the stray bullet in her side. >> the second time i heard at this cam

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in los angeles chris martinez cbs-3, "eyewitness news". >>> 48:00 your time. spiders at the dinner table. >> 2 billion people around the world eat bugs regularly and now, americans are starting to warm up to the idea. insect rich in protein minerals vitamins, just like meat. bug lovers like instinct blogger compares this trends to sushi which americans were also un east bye eating at first. >> i think a loft people don't realize that insect are very closely related to crustations, a loft insect taste like shrimp, a lot of other taste like lobster or crab. >> welshing okay. you had me there. insect require less land, food and water than livestock, and that gives bugs a real shot at becoming a american staple. the united nations also advocates eating insect as a food source. they add that the worlds population is expected to grow to 8 billion by 2050. and food production will have to double to meet demandment simply takes more land, more time, more grain to grow chicken and cows but insect? >> i'm good with the lobster meat and the crab meat. >> you'll settle fo

chris martinez for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> 6:16.doesn't look good there will we be impact by that storm system at all. >> no, we have another one dealing with some rain. we have a front coming will through that is going so slowly but we have low pressure riding on it and we could be dealing with heavy rain as well. we have some fog but at least this morning unlike yesterday morning we can see people in the poured walk in ocean city. fog was thicker yesterday. we still have that haze out there. we will head over to philadelphia 69 degrees, this is a look at the city, delaware river and vantage point from the palmyra cove nature park in new jersey. nice looking start. just about every single location this morning. we have temperatures of 70 degrees in philadelphia, at the airport. seventy in allentown. sixty-eight in wilmington. sixty-eight in wildwood. sixty-six in the poconos. very comfortable this morning. storm scan three is showing a few showers now i think to begin with today most of these showers will be in the area to the nort

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chris martinez, cbs news, wimberly. >>> in houston alone floods destroyed 1400 homes.housands were lost in the area around austin, too. >>> new developments today for convicted boston marathon bomber dzhokhar tsarnaev. survivors and members of the victim's families will be able to speak directly to him next month. that opportunity will come during a formal sentencing hearing june 24th. tsarnaev has been already sentenced to death for the blast that killed three people and injured hundreds more. >>> bono and u 2 are mourning the loss of their tour manager. he had been with them for more than 30 years. the coroner's office says the case is being investigated as a natural death. >>> baltimore is getting ready to shell out $20 million to pay for the cost of those riots after the death of freddie gray. that on top of the $20 million governor larry hogan has committed to the city. we are still a long way from knowing how much those riots cost city businesses. >>> a live look outside over national harbor. temperatures 86, clouds have rolled into national airport and cut the t

chris martinez, cbs news, wimberly. >> these floods have destroyed 1400 homes in the houston area.usands more were lost in the area around austin, texas. >>> a political stunner today. former house speaker dennis hastert is indicted. he is accused of paying $3.5 million to cover up some sort of misconduct. the indictment doesn't say what kind of activity hastert was trying to hide. he is also accused of lying to the fbi. the former illinois congressman was the longest serving republican speaker of the house. he retired in 2007 and became a lobbyist. >>> word tonight that hillary clinton is planning a big campaign coming out party. it's being planned for june phish gopro is expanding into the virtual reality business. the company made a name for itself with its action videocam ris. the new device will transform your still photos or video into a virtual environment. users will need a special headset or app on their smartphones to get the full effect. it's supposed to come out later this year. gopro also announced it is working on a drone. >>> the new products generated quite the buzz

chris martinez from wimberly, texas. >> reporter: for parts of texas it's deja vu.n in buckets in the dallas suburb of irvin late into the night filling up roads bringing to mind scenes from houston. the state's fourth largest city was hammered by more than 11 inches of rain tuesday, unearthing this casket, submerging highways, and damaging thousands of homes and businesses. five people died including this man's 66-year-old father. >> he was helping himself get out of his trouble and also helping another lady get out of trouble. that's the way he is. >> reporter: here in the devastated town of wimberly, people are starting to clean up after floodwaters from the blanco river damaged or destroyed thousands of homes of. >> here's where the water line was. >> reporter: police are patrolling the area overnight, where trees are split down the middle and cars are still overturned. carlos cortez and his wife are thankful to be alive. the couple along with their children and dog were all airlifted from the roof as waters rose. >> the one that rescued me, he was my hero. >> r

cbs newsorrespondent chris martinez tells us the oil is now you washing a shore and threatening wild life. >> workers are spread out across the shoreline in central california, scraping, raking the sand to clean up oil that washed a shore. more than 20,000 gallons of aisle, leak from the broken pipeline in the pacific ocean creating a massive slick near santa barbara. off water crews are skimming as much oil as possible. >> oil recovery tend to be a complicated process that involves a a lot of manual labor. it can be a slow process. we want to a make sure we do it right to get beach back to the pristine condition. >> reporter: clean up crews have their work cut out for them the oil is coating everything, including all of these rocks here along the shore, and crews are bagging whatever they can find, washed up on the beach. many are concerned whales are swimming into the crude and some bird are already coated in oil. >> you know, you got to wash them off, with soap and clean them up, and try to get them out of here. >> reporter: campers in a state park in the area were forced to evacu

in texas chris martinez for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> a officials say flood destroyed 400 homes in houston alone, thousands more were lost in the area around austin. >>> we have new developments in the corruption scandal swirling around fifa the world's governing body for soccer. the organization's annual meeting kicked off to take in zurich where fifa's president addressed the scandal and resisted calls to ask him to resign. u.s. justice department investigation accused 14 international soccer officials and marketing executives of crimes ranging from bribery to racketeering to money lawnering. 7fifa officials including two vice-presidents are in custody >> those who are corrupt are in the continued my north like in society but like in society, they must be caught and held responsible for their actions. >> in addition to the corruption probe swiss authorities announced probe in the 2018, 2020 world cup bid. >>> in campaign 2016, former new york governor george pataki announced he is running for president. he made it official during an event in exitor, new hampshire. the 69 year-old

cbs news correspondent chris martinez a has more for you. >> reporter: for texas it is deja vu all over again heavy rain came down in buckets in the dallas suburb of irving late in the night quickly filling up on roadways, bringing to mind, scenes from houston. the state's fourth largest city was hammered by more than 11 inches of rain on tuesday submerging highways and damaging thousands of homes and businesses, at least five people died, including this man's 66 year-old father, he was helping himself get out of it and helping another lady get out of trouble. it is the kind of person he was. >> reporter: here in this devastated town, people are starting to clean up after flood waters damaged or destroyed thousands of homes. carlos cortez, his wife, young son and family dog were all air lifted from their roof to safety. fighting back tears. they thanked rescue work hours saved their lives. >> the one that rescued me, he was my hero. >> reporter: heyes county officials say 11 people remain missing in the area including three three-year old laura mccomb and her two young children. >> she

chris martinez, cbs news, garland, texas. >> so far that severe weather down there has killed at leastpeople in texas and oklahoma. >>> one year ago today reed wiseman lifted off into space for a six month mission on world the international space station. today he was back in his old stomping grounds in baltimore county. the naught had -- astronaut had some uplifting words for his alma mater. >> you can do it 6789 life may throw you curve balls -- it. life may throw you curve balls. you can take them. when things are going off track, usually you can wake up and take a really unique track in life. >> the students said hearing wise man talk was inspiring and made them feel like they, too, could accomplish amazing things. >>> if you're a trekkie or a wwe groupie, you're in luck. >> the washington convention center has just been invaded by your kind of folks. they call it awesome-con. these fans may wear pants suits and khakis 9:00 to 5:00, but when the workday is done, it's time to play. >> i do it for fun. i have a passion for it. i've been cost playing since 2002, 2003. so it's just bee

chris martinez for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> such a mess out there. >> hate to see that. >> carol,ore weather i know you would never say this herself, but carol accepted a lifetime achievement award it is for lulu's rescue. >> that organization is a organization that is lulu rescue and they have been an unbelievable resource for dogs, every where. >> yes. >> it is a terrific group. if you go to lulu's rescue.org you can find animals up for adoption, maybe foster, support that sort of thing. they are changing the world and making sure that animals are safe. >> yes. >> and stopping all of the unwanted litters and all of the rest that is creating a terrible problem. >> good work and a good judge of character. >> they deserve a lifetime achievement ward for all they have accomplish. >> lulu's rescue. >> let's find some good weather. they certainly don't have it in texas. we have fog. last time we looked at this picture, note that is we cannot see that much of the boardwalk now. i think fog has increased a little bit down there. we will have a decent beach day but i want to remind you w

chris martinez, cbs news, wimberley, texas. >> in houston more than 100,000 gallons of untreated waste water has spilled after the treatment plant flooded. officials say the spill has now been contained. >>> today lawmakers in the district will vote on a billion dollar budget. under that spending plan, you will be paying more to park in the city. mayor muriel bowser's budget proposal includes an increase in taxes on park lots and garages. an all stern offer bid council chairman phil mendelson would raise the price of tickets and change the hours on parking meters in some neighborhoods. delia goncalves is talking to drivers about having to dig a little deeper to park and pay those fines. >> reporter: it's all about the money. the city needs more so you'll likely have to may more because according to aaa, the number of parking tickets has plummeted. why you ask? well, drivers have smartened up and a lot of us are using park mobile. >> it seems like park mobile is the answer like uber is the answer to cabs so to speak. >> reporter: according to our news partners at the warring post, an av

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chris martinez reports from the hard hit town of wimberly. >> reporter: for parts of texas, it's deja vu all over again. heavy rain came down in buckets in the dallas suburban of irving late into the night quickly filling up on roads bringing to mind scenes from houston. the state's fourth largest city was hammered by more than 4 inches of rain unearthing a casket, submerging highways and damaging thousands of homes and businesses. at least five people died including this man's 66-year-old father. here in the devastated of town of wimberly people are cleaning up after floodwaters from the blanco river damaged or destroyed thousands of homes. carlos cortez his wife, young son and the family dog were all airlifted from their roof to safety. fighting back tears, they thanked rescue workers who saved their lives. >> the one that rescued me, he was my hero. >> reporter: hayes county officials say 11 people remain missing in the area including 33-year-old laura mccomb and her two young children. >> she called me. she said i'm going to help. i'm floating down the river. with more severe stor

. >> reporter: chris martinez, cbs news. >> past tensions between the gangs have been over turf and recruitment. >>> coming up tonight on wusa 9 -- >> just don't give these shows to everybody. you have one, and you drink yourself into trouble. you're done, pal, and i just quit. never took another drink. >> you are going to want to hear this. a rare and candid dave letterman as he >>> he was heir apparent to johnny carson, but when carson retired in 1992, the job went to jay leno. letterman left for cbs late night, and the rest is history. for nearly 22 years letterman has made us laugh with the top 10 and stupid pet tricks and lots of gas and one-liners in between. every celebrity, big and soon to become big, has stopped by the ed sullivan theater to talk to dave. today in his first one-on-one interview about retiring, dave letterman gives us a rare glimpse of what the journey has been like, and where it might go from here. dave letterman had talked about his alcohol history before, but there was always a joke to follow. not in this interview. >> you've talked about alcoholism. >> yeah. oh, man

chris martinez, cbs news, lewisville, texas. >>> the flooding in the state is the worst natural disaster in the u.s. so far this year. the dallas area set a new record for rainfall in plea, before saturday's rain even started falling. they have had enough rain to cover the entire state with 8 inches of water in the month of may. >>> severe storms moved through northeast ohio knocking down trees and power across the area. lots of power lines down because of the heavy rains. sue rae? >>> it was nearly a year ago that a slope collapse in fort washington, forcing residents to move out on a moment's notice. now prince george's county has filed suit against three displaced homeowners. the county has filed paperwork to take over and demolish three homes in order to begin repairs and secure the slope along scat away drive. but one homeowner is angry her home could be taken from her and she could be left pennyless. >> i'm so disgusted somebody voted for these guys? seriously. >>> mr. baker, do you understand what your people are doing to us here? you are putting us in financial ruin. >> attorneys

chris martinez cbs news los angeles. >> in the bay area prices are droply slightly. in san francisco the average price of a gallon of regular is going for $3.80. in oakland and san jose it's $3.78. >> it's funny how they got us trained to think that $3.78 is a bargain. >> luckily we're just working on weekend so we won't be among all the travelers. >> from home to work, from home to work. >>> spectacular costumes will be on display for a carnival in san francisco. today a party is planned. it continues tomorrow with a grand parade features floats. >>> the golden state warriors will be back on the court not -- in game 3 of the playoffs. game 3 will be played in houston tonight at 6:00. >>> coming up, thieves rip off a bay area apple store without stepping inside. >> firefighters plunge through a roof into a inferno. the frantic rescue caught on tape. >> look at the skyline of san francisco. the transamerica pyramid is piercing the cloud deck. the forecast coming >>> oakland police said man kidnapped for ransom has been rescued. he was found in the trunk of a car yeste

the chris martinez for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> well, once again concerns here are for drought and in new jersey, and the the the state is ab normally dry right now and section of the north jersey is in the moderate drought. the lehigh valley is also experiencing moderate drought conditions right now pennsylvania's department of environmental protection has 27 counties under a drought watch. "eyewitness news" reporter alexandria hoff will have more on that tonight at 6:00 o'clock. >>> but first lets talk more about the dry conditions with meteorologist kathy orr live outside on a very sunny cbs-3 sky deck today kathy. >> it is sunny warm and that is just how month of may has played out it will end up being the second warmest of all time in philadelphia, so not only a warm month but a very dry month. lets look at the rain deficits a across the delaware valley, they are significant, now in philadelphia we're about 2 inches below average in rainfall but look at allentown nearly three and a half inches in trenton over 3 inches wilmington over an inch below average since may 1st. the le

chris martinez, cbs news, los angeles. >> this is the second group of mid-size suvs tested by the institutest year the tight tight highlander, chevy equinox and nissan pactfinder also -- path finder also earned top safety pick. >>> the barack obama presidential library will be built in chicago partnering with the university of chicago. two sides were up for the honor with the south side taking the win. chicago mayor rahm emanuel spoke before the announcement. >> people will be coming for years to come not just to see the library but as a way to remember the past. >> of course this will become the 13th presidential library in history. the first one beginning with president herbert hoover. >>> a couple of local students are competing in the national geography by. 12-year-old carkt carkt is -- abhinav karthikeyan is in the bee for a third year and jacob wall, a sixth grader at the british school of washington also in the bee. today is the final preliminary round for the state champs. then tomorrow ten finalists will try for the national title . >>> it is 6:28. good morning. welcome back to wus

chris martinez reports. >> reporter: chris and his wife are on the road this holiday weekend. >> thisgreat weather. >> reporter: and they have already seen a lot of ups and downs at the gas pump. >> we have driven by the stations in arizona in the morning and we see one price. we go back three hours later, we see another price. >> reporter: gas prices are up about 70 cents from the lows in january. the national average is now $2.73 a gallon. that's lower than last year when prices hit $3.69. michael treen from aaa says drivers are enjoying some of the lowest prices than in five years. >> the cost of crude oil is low are. it's $50 a barrel less than last summer. >> reporter: it's estimated americans will save about $80 billion on gas by the end of the summer. that's about $400 per household. the one major expectation southern california where refinery issues have kept prices high. around $4 a gallon. that puts a cap on how far some californians are traveling. >> pulling this big trailer, i get about eight miles per gallon. >>> and with temperatures between the low-to-mid 80s in d.c. yo

days and i have left in my life with one more day we met richard martinez a year ago here they talk about gonna ride this what about chris is preventable is going on every single day in this country to men have died wishes it to ourselves not one more an impassioned plea becomes a rally cry at the memorial not one more becomes a #2.4 million postcards nothing at all was an important as the protest broke out they quit a police officer accused of killing two of our people three years ago. >>mark: that were shot and killed by police after a high- speed chase that involve more than 60 patrol cars in 2012 to allow officers fired more than zero hundred and 30 shots into the car when the chase ended will see other pleas of the stops to do what all this a job on the hood of the car and fired 15 shots directly into the windshield of the opposite is saying he and his partner for a threatened. >>mark: nova prize-winning mathematician was 86 they say he was killed on saturday inside of a taxi that lost control when it tried to pass in the car door pronounced dead at the same the taxi driver and passenger injured he was known for his

reporter: we first met richard martinez a year ago, here, when you walked in front of the cameras at the sheriff's press conference 0 -- >> they talk about gun rights, what about chris' right to live? >> reporter: what was it that drove to you do that? >> it wasn't a very rational decision. i have to tell you. i just did it. i can't accept the way he died. it was preventible. and it's going on every single day in this country. too many have died! we should say to ourselves, not one more. >> reporter: an impassioned plea becomes a rallying cry at the university's memorial. >> not one more! >> reporter: "not one more" backs a hash tag. and then 2.4 million postcards then this grieving father with every time for gun safety delivering them to lawmakers across the country. >> 60,000 to marco rubio in florida. i delivered postcards to the governor of pennsylvania. >> reporter: five states and still counting. he quits his job, successfully lobbying for criminal background checks in washington state. and california leading the passage of a gun violence protective order giving unstable relatives' ability to own a gun. martinez said he's fighting complacency. >> sandy hook ha

martinez a year ago. here when you walked in front of the cameras at the sheriff's press conference. >> they talk about gun rights. what about chrise? >> what was it that drove you to do that? >> it wasn't a very rational decision i have to tell you. i mean i just did it. i can't accept the way he died. it was preventable. and it's going on every single day in this country. too many have died. we should say to ourselves, not one more. >> reporter: an impassioned plea becomes a rallying cry at the university's memorial. not one more becomes a hashtag, then 2.4 million postcards and this grieving father joining forces with gun control group, every town for gun safety delivering them to lawmakers across the country. >> 60,000 to marco rubio in florida. i delivered postcards to the governor of pennsylvania. >> reporter: five states and still counting. he quits his job, successfully lobbying for criminal background checks in washington state. in california leading the pass am of a gun violence protective order, giving families more say over an unstable relative's ability to own a gun. martinez says he is not at war with the gun lobby.