here in galveston, we have a lot of tourists on the beach, watching the gulf. as the storm comes closer, everyone here on galveston island watching the forecast closely. wind and rain are going to be picking up overnight. and that means for galveston island, power outages. in some cases those will last a while. everyone here hoping cindy stays far away. tracy clemons, abc news, galveston, texas. >>> let's get a closer look at tropical storm cindy and how much damage it might do. >> justin povick is tracking it all. >> kendis, diane, thanks and good morning to you. cindy approaching the coast will make landfall around daybreak. but the heavy rains have already occurred. we've had reports of over eight inches of rain. before it's all said and done here along the gulf coast, upwards of a foot are possible along with tropical storm gusts. heavy rainfall will continue through the weekend as tropical moisture lifts its way off to the north and off to the west. kendis? diane? >> it's going to be wet in the south through the weekend. >>> it will be another day of scorc

these towns were starting the intact compared to galveston. the oak trees were alive the restaurants were open, people had lawn chairs and swing sets in their yard. susan would drive to the nearest point she could find for her patients address. if she cannot find the house should ask around at corner stores and churches until someone knew where her patient live. susan's patient spanned the width of american poverty. some weren't houses and somewhere in trailers and summering garage apartments with third floors where the electricity came from an extension cord and running water would be an issue. she began to learn that every little house matter how humble could feel like home. should go to the door of the trailer and someone would offer couple tap water. afterward to be invited to sit in the folding chairs out front. she was conscious of her own comparative wealth and grateful for her modest car that was not too shabby to seem doctrinally but not stick out in any neighborhood. on the, her patients did not seem surprised to see her. it was as i

, now, see a lot of the rain. >> galveston, texas. >> galveston, texas.to new orleans now where lawyer send, earlier, an hour ago it, seemed pretty mild. still seems to be pretty mile where you are now. >> hey, mike and alex, it is still actually quite a nice morning here in new orleans, but don't let that fool you. we are under a tornado and a flood watch for the time being. the storm of course did just hit couple of hours ago, about four hours west of where i am right now. and that area is getting hammered with rain. this area bracing for similar rain, if it does hit here, and in the areas that it is hitting they need to be careful and watch for flashflooding. that's going to be the really dangerous part of tropical storm cindy. >> real quickly here, i told you about the other location. so, lauren, we will check back with you when the weather goes a little more south. so to speak. down there in the south. let's list never on a report here is in biloxi right now. do we have a reporter talking in galveston? >> so they're both in commercial breaks for thei

. >> reporter: heavy rains and strong winds battled galveston saturday night as tropical storm cindy hit closer to the gulf coast. toppling tries in bow loxy, mississippi. >> we had to take off because i think the road is going to be flo flooded. >> reporter: with up to 15 inches of rain in some spots the national hurricane center has released a warning of potential flash floods. >> the water that we're already seeing, there's not going to be a place for anything to andre. >> reporter: some residents say with forecasters expecting above average hurricane season they're prepared for cindy but saving their panic for now. >> this one we're going to bear down and stay in. >> reporter: at least one death is already being blamed on a a 10-year-old boy on the shore was struck by a log thrown by the storm surge. >> the child sustained very severe head injuries. >> reporter: it's expected to take a turn hitting the mid-atlantic coast with heavy rain by the weekend. hena daniels, cbs news. >>> a storm surge of up to 3 feet is expected along portions of the gulf coast. chief meteorologist eric

we'll try to get you back to galveston, texas, where the is taken place. many years ago gifford was shot in the head in arizona. the former congresswoman under going incredible recovery, her husband was alongside the whole way and now he's a great aven advocate. she and her husband are a big advocate for gun safety and now in her honor, i should say a u.s. naval vessel being named the uss gabrielle gifford, lets listen in right now. >> i am so happy to be here with you today. this is an incredible honor. the uss gabrielle ps giffords. i thought of you of my hardest days, we ask so much of you despite danger, you say yes. do you make me proud? you make america proud. i will never forget this day or the crew of the uss gabrielle gib giffords. thank you very much. [ applause ] >> fantastic honor in the name of former arizona congresswoman g gabby giffords. we'll continue to monitor the event there in galveston, texas. >>> president trump is responding by calling comey a liar and a leaker and hinting a tape recording of the conversation. where does possible co

take a look, dozens took to the sand and surf in galveston , texas yesterday, despite dangerous riskor weather. surfers enjoyed a storm swell that produced five to 6-foot waves and they say it is kind of day they have been waiting months for. >> we have our first one this year, this summer, it has been pretty good. >> i pretty much only come down when is there a tropical storm where hurricane is about to hit, and try to get out there and hit a wave or two. >> tropical storm cindy is expect to bring life threatening flash flood and tornadoes. >>> back here at home, summer 's here and pools across philadelphia are opening up foresees on. >> just in time, first of the cities 73 pools opened up today, all of them will be opened by july 1st, and the city has three indoor pools and 70 outdoor won for to you cool off in. >>> all right. time right now 5:15. katie has a check of the forecast. talk about right on time. >> my gosh did you say it. >> i wonder if they just wait for philadelphia school district to wrap up because we had several weeks, so far where we could have been, already getti

then after that, i'm going to galveston, texas, for the commissioning of the gabby giffords ship. not many women have a ship named for him. martha washington. that was a long time ago. and this is only a few. maybe two -- maybe three living women. one is a question mark for when it became a ship. so martha washington, gabby giffords, two living women who had a ship named for them. maybe a dozen or more for women who are no long -- who were no longer when -- with us. gabby giffords, one of the most courageous, strong people in our country, supporter of our men and women in uniform in her life and as a member of the armed services committee. i appointed her to be on the board of visitors at west point. then she married a navy person. so she -- being from maryland and naval academy, i was glad to see -- although i have four brothers who were in the army -- that she chose navy for her husband and so the navy will come together tomorrow in galveston to name a ship for her, gabby giffords, someone we all take great pride in serving with but also hold up as a model to young girls in our

in galveston, texas, emergency officials say they are ready.uren: stay with us. we will have a report from lake charles, louisiana on what is expected and what is happening there. lauren: big storm already. the fbi is now investigating an attack on a police officer in flint, michigan is an act of terrorism. jeff noble aside bishop international airport by 49 euros canadian citizen with a 12-inch knife. >> he was carrying baggage. he went into the restroom. he spent a little time in the restroom, dropped bookbags and came out, pulled out a knife, yelled allahu akbar instead attended novell in the neck. trade to the fbi says they made a reference to people being killed in syria, iraq and afghanistan. he started committing violence at an airport and is being held until his bond hearing next wednesday. absurd novel is that in satisfactory condition this morning. big changes at the uber following the resignation of ceo travis kalanick. lauren: tracee carrascas journey with the latest. it's been a thank you. the benchmark capital was one of the early

theext, galveston, texas on democrats line. what do you think? caller: i think that it is a disgrace -- starting at the top, the white house with trump -- he can ask them to bring this bill down and they can all work together and get us a civil bill that helps all people, rich, poor, and other people. it would do me just fine. we need to work together. that is all i have to say. work together. >> thanks, evelyn. couple of tweets from viewers. -- look, the aca failed. we were paying $14,400 the year, just got notice that we are canceled. blue cross blue shield point out of individual market. it failed. meanwhile, a california girl says -- talking about speaker ryan -- is to murder thousands by ripping the array -- ripping away health care instead of fixing the aca. dawn, the republican color. hi, don. -- dawn. caller: i used to work in the -- as afield is a pet paramedic. before the aca, people got medical care, -- i'm a little nervous. i apologize. but there was a law that was passed that you get help whether you can pay or not. i saw abuse after

on this date back in 1865 major general gordon went to galveston texas with news that president lincoln displayed two years earlier. to free the men and women who were in their possession. >> june 19th was america's second independence day. it gives them the opportunity to took place in galveston but the whole history of slavery. >> we've posted a look at the history of june 19th in the washington app, open it up and search. >> a fair twist today in the death of beloved actress. k you may see the story trending on facebook. >> first money fight you'll want to kw no did you know slow internet can actually hold your business back? say goodbye to slow downloads, slow backups, slow everything. comcast business offers blazing fast and reliable internet that's up to 16 times faster than slow internet from the phone company. llo to faster downloads with internet speeds up to 250 megabits per second. get fast internet and add phone and tv now for only $24.90 more per month. our lowest price ever on this offer. but only for a limited time. call today. comcast business. built for business. >>> he

in places prone to flooding, tropical storm cindy is bringing the effect, this neighborhood in galveston, texas underwater. >> it could be worse. with voluntary evacuations for low-lying areas storm heard southerners with sandbags are everybody one room, we're going to bring the water, bring the lancer, bring everything. >> reporter: tropical storm cindy is blamed for one death, a 10-year-old boy hit by a dog picked up by a the storm surgeon a alabama beach. a state of emergency declared in alabama and louisiana. >> i've never seen the waves this big. >> reporter: concerns of flash flooding power outages. >> oliver is notorious for losing electricity. >> reporter: a funnel cloud touching down in the florida panhandle. >> thank god nobody was h terr. >> reporter: and the risk of tornadoes continue throughout today and tomorrow as the storm moves inland. live in lake charles, louisiana, marcy gonzales. >>> nba draft is tonight, sixers get first pick for the second year in a row. it is widely understood they will take markell fultz who ranked 6th in the ncaa. >>> president trump was talking

this is galveston, texas an hour south of houston, it is raining there. parts of the coast have been drenched in heavy rains. downpours and water spouts have left beaches deserted. governors in louisiana and alabama have declared states of emergency. >> we'll keep them in our thoughts and prayers, hopefully it will be better than that here today. >> reporter: we'll capture the moisture friday into saturday. we'll get the effects of tropical storm cindy, but not today. storm tracker 6 live double scan we can a couple of sprinkles in one or two spots in south jersey, a leftover from the system yesterday that gave people a good strong storm, let's go outside and see what it looks like we're live looking at philadelphia international where the skies will brighten shortly we'll see a mix of clouds and sun, how about the current temperature, 70 degrees, so it's warm already, the dewpoint, 67 a little bit humid today, not too bad, the pressure steady, the winds are westerly, it's the westerly flow that will allow things to heat up today hotter today than yesterd

co-best men, but first, the twins are duking it out in the new season of "brother versus brother: the galvestonxas, edition." >> can somebody bring a bucket? >> this is going to be an epic waterfront battle. >> six weeks and a $600,000 budget are all they get to buy, renovate and sell a property of their choosing. the brother with the biggest profit wins. >> when's the last time you beat me at something? >> shh. >> hold on. there was last season, four of "brother vs. brother." season three, i won. >> before that i won everything else. >> i was born first. i won that one, too >> i pushed you out. >> those two are always a blast. >>> these next two, not so much. let me take you back to 1989. america's obsession, two kids in beverly hills who murdered their wealthy parents in cold blood. now they're getting the lifetime movie treatment. >>> we have to act now. >> myko olivier is erik and nico tortorella plays older brother lyle. rocker courtney love appears as their mother kitty. >> erik, you can still save yourself. >> you don't think actor first and foremost when you think of courtney love, righ

this looks like it could become cindy later today and would generally be a threat from about galvestontoward areas about halfway down the louisiana coast. maybe new orleans maybe not. 86 degrees, mostly sunny skies, less humid today t less humid as we go into the afternoon in particular after a muggy start. tomorrow partly sunny 85. it's the first day of summer. summer arrives before dawn and then we get a spotty shower. thursday is going to be hot but not that humid. if you're a real summer lover that's a great day with a high of 90. friday 90 and a late thunderstorm possible. looks like we're back in the 80's for the weekend muggy spotty shower but not a washout on saturday and sunday. >> thanks, david. 6:11 now. a soda giant needs a geography lesson. philadelphia ends up front and center of a marketing campaign that was actually intended for pittsburgh. >> it's the apple of a tech fan's eye. a computer handled by steve jobs goes for a pretty penny at auction. karen. >> you'll have some sun glare this morning on the 30 bypass. pretty shots we're getting here though. this is the 30 by

. >> and galveston, texas, tourist rescued after the stuck in the threat from the storm is not over with ongoing concerns about flash flooding. the threat of tornadoes continues as the storms moves further inland and weekends. -- weakens. adrianna: we won't feel some affect from tropical storm cindy , clear skies now but tomorrow night it may feel different. doug has a look at the forecast. doug: a tropical depression right now and the circulation center is detected, visible over east texas and all that will accelerate to the northeast and come close to our area. on saturday morning. our own tropical moisture in these areas with some tornadoes across parts of alabama, the leading edge of rain coming from the tropical moisture off of the gulf of mexico and our first chances this afternoon of isolated showers but the main event tomorrow morning, heavy rain and thunderstorms possible, and tomorrow night into saturday morning. 35il the north at 13, on a tropical depression, a little low pressure circulation iv time it gets here but still working within a tropical air mass. by all also get ab

galveston, texas could get that and new orleans has to brace for the possible arrival of the storm andill most likely arrive as a tropical storm and after that de janeigenerate qui. nonetheless a lot of rain along this corridor and finally that winds up by memphis, tennessee over the weekend. exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast today's high is 88 and partly sunny and on the warm side and the spotty shower or thunderstorm possible this afternoon and this evening. tomorrow hotter and not very humid really, a high of 90 degrees it's a summer lovers kind of day. and then on friday, hot and 90 and more humid and comfortable and could be a thunderstorm late in the afternoon there. we have an improving forecast for the weekend and clouds and shower or thunderstorm early wrerks now looking at the sunshine returning and things dry out and the system getting through faster and see humidity lower a bit with the 86 degree high and saturday clouds and sun and 85 and next monday and tuesday a couple of pleasant days with highs around 80. >> we like that. >>> pope francis may know be a fan of am

we've got tropical storm warnings up from galveston all the way to new orleans. a storm surge of one to three feet. we're looking at anywhere from three to five inches of rain from houston all the way to the panhandle of florida. but lester, this area has already picked up 10 to 20 inches of rain in the last two weeks. this could be another seven to 12 inches on top of that. and that will mean life-threatening flooding. >> al, good to have you here tonight. thank you. >>> that's not the only extreme weather we're monitoring tonight. there's also the crippling heat gripping the western half of the country where sidewalks are buckling and power grids are strained. temperatures have already turned deadly and cities are opening cooling centers to keep people safe. we get it from miguel almaguer in phoenix. >> reporter: paramedics work to save lives as the testimony rises. almost 120 degrees in the shade. at sky harbor airport, 43 flights cancelled, the scorching temperature affecting the performance of smaller planes. >> hope it doesn't affect me but if it affects ot

this is in galveston - right on the gulf coast, where the storm will be making landfall any minute. body was found in a car partially submerged in the sand. another person in the car was taken to the hospital it's still unclear what led to the death, or if it was related to the storm, but conditions made it very difficult for rescuers. meanwhile in ala one confirmed death from tropical storm cindy. a 10-year-old boy was standing outside a condo wher his family was vacationing when a large wave came crashing down. he was hit and killed by a log carried in by the wave. stormwatch seven is monitoring conditions in the gulf coast right now we will have a live report from louisiana, coming up at 5:45. developing now. the stabbing of a police officer at an airport in flint michigan is now being investigated as an act of terror. a canada man entered the terminal at bishop international airport wednesday morning with a 12 inch knife and stabbed airport officer jeff neville, several times in the neck. witnesses say during the attack he screamed "you killed people in syria, iraq and afghanist

the warnings are from new orleans to the louisiana coast lines and almost towards galveston. that's a look at the big weather story today. here's a closer look at your day ahead. you can see the cloud cover and conditions shouldn't be too hot at the beaches, 119 at the peek of your heat wave. >>> the age-old question, is there life beyond our earth. on monday, nasa announced the kepler telescope found light hundreds of thousands of years away, are the enough to support life and saying we are probably not alone, frances. >> ta-da-da-da. maybe there's a meteorologist like bill karins doing the weathen >> a whole different planet? >>> coming up, this principal was duct taped to a wall in school and russia issues a stern warning to the u.s. military. you're watching "early today." a! why? terrible toilet paper! i'll never get clean! way ahead of you, big daddy. aww. (avo) charmin ultra strong. it's washcloth-like texture helps clean better. it's four times stronger and you can use less. beautiful view. thanks to charmin. and you, honeybear. awwwww. (avo) we all go. why not enjoy

dozens of beef goers took to the sands and surround in galveston, yesterday, despite the risk for dangerouseather. enjoyed a storm swell that produced five to 6-foot waves, actually the kind of day they've been waiting month for. >> i pretty much only come down one of those tropical storm, where hurricane is about to hit. >> not my cup of tee. live threatening flashfloods and tornadoes cindy is expecting. >> schools across philadelphia n opening, first of the city's 73 pools opened today. all will be open by july 1st. the city has three indoors pools, seven open outdoors for residents to cool offer. going to need it today. >> katie that's a lot more my speed, something, controlled, on the side. >> controlled. >> how far you are? >> you don't get sands in your suit, yes. >> no. >> perfect combination. >> the place to be, right? yes, perfect pool weather no matter where you are in the region here this afternoon, and i'll show you couple of shots, actually, outside of philadelphia where folks are enjoying that very same thing. >> with time, storms do make their arrival, so, eventually is going

gabrielle giffords" was commissioned today in galveston, texas. giffords was on hand for the ceremony with her husband, retired naval officer and astronaut mark kelly. the navy said it wanted to honor her for her perseverance after being shot in the head in a mass shooting that killed six people in tucson six years ago. the first public testimony of former f.b.i. director jim comey since his firing by president trump...captured the capitol's attention this week, but there were other significant developments on the hill outside that spotlight. "newshour weekend" special correspondent jeff greenfield joins me from santa barbara, california, to discuss that. so, what did we miss? >> well, the entire political universe was focused on the comey testimony. up on capitol hill in the senate, majority leader mitch mcconnell took the republican repeal and replace obamacare bill and put it on a so-called fast track. that means it can go right to the floor of the senate with no committee meetings, no hearings, virtually no debate, and it would take 50 votes t

times yesterday urging voters to cast their ballot for handle and noting that her opponent lives galveston. flash flooding a big concern with this tropical system. >>> fairfax county, virginia, police now believe road rage led to the deadly attack on a muslim teenager. she was abdukcted early sunday morning. the suspect drove up to the group and started arguing with another teenager. he allegedly became enraged and began chasing the group with a baseball bat. police say there is no reason to believe the killing was motivated by race or religion. >> there is nothing at this point to indicate that this tragic case was a hate crime. >> her body was found in a pond. martinez torres is being held without bail and is due in court july 19th. >>> overseas british authorities say anlim worshippers is being treated by a terror attack. a man drove a van into crowds leaving two mosques in north london. at least nine people, all muslims were injured. the driver of the truck reportedly heard say i want to kill muslim social securislims investigation of terrorism. >>> the crash yesterday set off an explo

around galveston they're looking at this. this does not look like it wi nonetheless it could be dumping a lot of rain in the gulf coast and then that rain moving up toward memphis as we go through the is today's high,y sunny. if we get any rain around here today its just that spotty shower or thunderstorm. summer has officially arrived. and then hotter tomorrow. not very humid but a high of 90. one of those days where if you really like summer you're going to like tomorrow withity t air and then hot and more humid on friday, another high of 90 and there's the chance of a spotty shower or a pop-up thunderstorm in the afternoon or evening. if cindy's moisture was to really shoot up into the northeast it would be a little more intense. right now we're not not thinking that. we're going clouds to sun with dropping humidity in the afternoon and a high had of 86 degrees on saturday and then sunday is better. 85, clouds and sun, weary moving the chance of a thunderstorm and i don't think it's going to be all that humid on sunday so

and this would go to areas of galvest galveston, texas. we'll continue to watch that for you. your exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast today's high is 86 and warm out there. but pretty comfortable and feeling better than yesterday. partly sunny and 85 the first day of summer and a late shower. thursday, great day for summer lovers. hotter and not very humid and a high of 90 and hot and more humid on friday with a high of 90 and we are looking at a shower or thunderstorm popping up late on friday. and then on the weekend 88 degrees and clouds and sun, and i don't think it's a washout. and partly sunny on sunday with a thunderstorm possible there as well. 85 degrees still sticky. on sunday sun and clouds may or may not be a storm on monday. tuesday we are dry again. summer arrives 12:24 is the official arrival and feels like it in the next seven days. >> will you be up for that? >> in my dreams. >> all right thank you. >>> coming to theaters this weekend a movie about a woman who is abandoned in texas and taken hostage by cannibals, the bad batch features sookie waterhouse

it looked like it was going to be more of an issue for western texas now at this time looks like galveston maybe over to central louisiana would be most potential for landfall if this becomes a tropical storm. looks like it's a tropical storm and not a hurricane. your exclusive seven-day forecast today's high is 86, mostly sunny, less and less humid as we go through the day. tomorrow summer arrives in the wee hours of the morning with an afternoon high had of 85. little spotty shower or thunderstorm as you just saw and then thursday's hot but it's not humid. if you're a hot weather lover thursday's a really good day, a high of 90 but not sticky. hot and more humid on friday with a high of 90 and a late shower or thunderstorm. and then for the coming weekend 88 saturday, 85 sunday, a little muggy this weekend and a spotty shower or thunderstorm popping up here or there saturday or sunday afternoon or evening. somebody just tweeted me and said hey it looks like it's probably going to be okay for my granddaughter's birthday party on saturday i think. i mean, yeah, but you'll have to watch out

. >>> to our south are on high alert tonight, here's a look from high above the coast in galveston, texas. some strong looking surf. tropical storm cindy is inching closer to them, and chief meteorologist here with an update. >> just lingering off the southern louisiana coast. you see the satellite, these are bands of colder cloud tops, which means heive area bands of showers and thunderstorms. it's going to make landfall probably around 4:00 or 5:00 a.m. then it's go east. south to shreveport, south to nashville, and then head pretty much into the immediate metro area by saturday morning. as all of this moisture combines with this cold front, and everything begins to push off to the east, we're looking at pretty good rains here. if we're lucky, we might salvage the back half of the week. >>> thanks, top. we're just days away from big changes to metro. on sunday, new cuts to train and bus services go into effect, but tonight, there's a last minute push to pump the brakes. here's transportation reporter, pete monteen. >> reporter: this commute could be one of jay wilson's last. his jay 5 b

already in parts of grand isle, louisiana, and this neighborhood in galveston, texas, under water. >> it could be worse. that's a good thing because i have been through quite a few of them. >> with voluntary evacuations ordered for some low-lying areas, elsewhere, storm hardy southerners are riding out this stm. >> we made something out of it, everybody, we're going to bring the water, bring the lanterns, bring everything. >> tropical storm cindy is death, a 10-year-old boy hit by a log picked up by the storm surge on a alabama beach. a state of emergency declared in alabama and louisiana. there and across the storm zone -- >> i have never seen the waves this big. >> concerns of flash flooding, power outages. >> notorious for losing electricity. >> and tornadoes with the leading edge of the storm filled with funnel clouds and one already possibly touching down in the florida panhandle. >> thank god nobody was hurt. this is terrible. >> and that risk of tornadoes continues throughout today and into tomorrow. as the storm moves inland. live in lake charles, louisiana, marcie gonzalez, a

is bringing the expected, already leaving parts of grand isle, louisiana and this neighborhood in galveston, texas, underwater. >> it could be worse. and that is a good thing because i've been through quite a few of them. >> reporter: with voluntary evacuations ordered for some low-lying areas, elsewhere storm hearty southerners with sandbags ready and supplies bought are riding out this storm. >> you know, we made a thing out of it, okay, everybody, one room, we're going to, you know, bring the water, bring the lanterns, bring everything. >> reporter: tropical storm cindy is already blamed for at least one death. a 10-year-old boy hit by a log picked up by the storm surge on an alabama beach. a state of emergency declared alabama and louisiana. there and across the storm zone -- >> i've never seen the waves this big. >> reporter: -- concerns of flash flooding, power outages. >> it's notorious for losing electricity. >> reporter: and tornadoes with the leading edge of this storm filled with funnel clouds and one already possibly touching down in the florida panhandle. >> thank god nobody wa

pelosi: could he dell -- co-dell to galveston, texas, to witness and be part of the commissioning of the u.s.s. gabrielle giffords. this is so exciting -- the ship, of course, honors gabby's service in congress, it's her bravery and triumph of the human spirit that she has become one of the most respected figures in our country. loved, i said in my remarks, one of the most beloved, respected, and admired people inure country. -- in our country. in honoring that triumph of the human spirit, we need to call on the same kind of courage as we address the tragedy that happened yesterday in washington, d.c. our hearts were broken over the assault that was made, really, on all of us. ut personally heartbroken over -- of what happened to steve scalise. our colleague. our thoughts and prayers are with him and matt mika as they continue with their -- the care that they need, but also, as we do pay tribute to them, identify with them, use all of our energy just like sports, use all your energy for them to get well. we all have to pray and identify ith their concern. this is matched by our admir

roxana saberi has more on the emotional ceremony in galveston, texas. ♪ ♪ >> reporter: out of thousandsships commissioned by the navy, this is only the 16th named after a woman, and the first named after a living woman since martha washington in 1776. >> the honorable gabrielle giffords, escorted by her husband, captain mark kelly, united states navy, retired. ( applause ) >> i thought of you in my darkest days-- the soldiers, sailors, air the united states of aca. we ask so much of you. despite danger you say yes. >> reporter: the navy told former arizona congresswoman gabrielle giffordsy giffords a warship would be named in her honor back in 2012, the same day she decided to resign from congress to recover from an assassination attempt the year before. forme secretary of state hillary clinton praised the decision to name the ship after giffords. >> nothing gives me greater joy and honor than seeing this great ship named for someone whose strength and resilience is a great lesson to us all. >> reporter: over 420 feet long, the uss "gabrielle giffords" is des

tropical storm warnings through galveston. it manges it across the texas border early thursday morning. look at the amount of rain. could see a foot or more. that is high risk for flash flooding over the next two days. folks should be ready to move to high ground. >> we know you will be watching. rob, thank you. you are tracking the worst heat wave of the season so far. breaking records in the west tonight. sparking fires in california. this one in big bear and at wlooes two dozen flights have been canceled in phoenix. 119 degrees there. that is a new record for the day. we will stay on that as well. >>> with the major storm bearing down on the south tonight, could there be political shock waves as well? the white house and the country watching a special election in georgia. republicans hoping to hold on to their seat. democrats hoping this is a turning point. abc's steve osunsami with what he is saying. >> reporter: 30-year-old jon ossoff and his supporters are hoping that he is the spoiler tonight. in the spot has belonged t

tropical storm cindy is 300 south and east of galveston texas and winds 60 miles per hour up a littlerom the last advisory movinweg t at 7 m. should make landfall early on thursday morning on the border of louisiana and texas as a tropical storm and to memphis as it weakens but bringing a half a foot or more for the gulf coast stays the exclusive forecast 87 not humid tomorrow to 90s thursday and friday thursday the humidity comes up a bit and friday it's more oppressive around here and a thunderstorm in the afternoon with a cold front and any lingering moisture that comes up with a front with cindy and then saturday early clouds front sweeps away 88 with dropping humidity, great here on sunday 85 and below average in comfy zone monday and tuesday of next week between 80-84 degrees. >> sounds better thank you adam. exciting night for the 2017 class at the universal high school in philadelphia. the family members were beaming as they entered the university of pennsylvania irvine auditorium for graduation and made up of 116 students they had been awarded over a million dollars in schola

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it's only 125 miles southeast of galveston expected to make that landfall late tonight early tomorrowning. then be inland western tennessee by friday afternoon and look at this the remnants algo all the way to the coast by saturday close to delaware and south jersey if you'll be down the shore the delaware beaches this weekend we could be seeing increased humidity, possibly additional showers and thunderstorms due to the remnants of cindy. we're keeping a careful eye on that. overnight tonight the low 68 degrees. once this rain clears, within the next couple of hours, high temperatures tomorrow going for 90. the second full day of summer won't disappoint. hot less humid and then the humidity kicks in with the heat for friday. take look at this the high 90 degrees with a few showers and storms. watching saturday as well with additional showers and storms possible. partly sunny sunday. monday, tuesday, wednesday in the 80s. looking really good for the first week of the summer season. we'll send it over to you guys. >> there you go. >> thanks kathy. >>> take it guys. take the while you c

later today and tonight and it looks like it could threaten new orleans and perhaps areas around galveston so we're continuing to watch that. the most likely center of landfall if we see that would probably be to the west of new orleans and that would be in a couple of few days. we'll keep our eyes on that, though. does look like it will stay a tropical storm and not be a hurricane. 86 degrees mostly sunny, less and less humid. partly sunny on wednesday 85 degrees with summer arriving in the predawn hours. not very humid on thursday but definitely a day for cool drinks with a high of 90. more humid on friday, another 90 with late thunderstorm and the coming weekend still looks like we wind up in the 80's with a couple of spotty thunderstorms in the afternoon or evening. >> looking a little summery. >> yes, it is. >> 5:10 now. dueling it out. a gas station clerk fights back when a man tries to rob the store. their encounter leaves behind quite a mess. >> former football star o.j. simpson could be closer to getting out of prison. this morning one of his closest friends is talking about what