i couldn't believe my eyes i thought i was in the film the day after i mean downtown pine bluff is like really a war zone then what got me really interested is when i met kenny so the 1st time i met him i was close in the cage with him i mean really literally in a cage and that's where the contact is it happened in that maximum security prison and you know i thought ok perhaps he's going to talk about being innocent or you know and complain or not at all he said i'm taking responsibility for being part of that crime and he starts talking about his art show he was doing in our chill in london you know it's like are you sure you're going to make an arch on land and said yeah watch me i'm going to do it and that's really the film i wanted to make you know if you make of itself and the. that it seems unflinching about the justice system original escapist way anyways so kenny is a very talented artist and he really thought i found in art a way to escape from his cell and that's you know the incredible power power of art but also he wants it to be useful and he has this in my opinion great br

here in pine bluff, arkansas, the river has crept up to rooftops, and it's still not expected to crest for days >> it's crazy. i mean, you just can't really explain it >> reporter: today, we toured ft. smith on the western edge of the state where hundreds of homes were inundated >> it's been huge. and it's going to continue to be huge because, you know, once this water finally gets out of here, people are going to start trying to rebuild and clean up and so we're going to be dealing with this probably all summer. >> reporter: normally, beyond these trees is the arkansas river. but now, look at all this water extending to those homes all the way over there >> i'm the house past that one >> reporter: tommy white has lived here for 25 years. >> how tough is it to look at this with so much water? >> it's heartbreaking. because we didn't have time to get all of our furniture out everything is still in there until we can get in, see what it's like. we have no idea what's destroyed. >> reporter: after weeks of severe weather, swollen rivers are also forcing new evacuations in missouri east of

. >> reporter: tonight, the river is pine bluff, arkansas the latest community swallowed. did you ever think it would get this bad? >> no, no, never thought it would do this >> reporter: ricky agayes is trying to salvhis truck, the water already claimed his house. >> my wife and i both have been crying quite a bit. you lose not everything but you're losing a lot. >> reporter: dozens of homes are fill. e water has risen several feet and the river is not through yet. it's not expected to crest until wednesday. >> every day we watch it rise a foot. so. >> reporter: we still have another foot and a half to >> yes, sir. >> reporter: this region is expecting more rain this week. gabe gutierrez, pine bluff arkansas. >>> we're learning chilling details in the case that has captured national attention. the mother of five that disapared more than a week ago. she and her husband have been involve in a bitter divorce battle and today he and his girlfriend appeared in court after being arrested. e.risten dahlgren is ther >> reporter: jennifer dulos' estranged husband and his girlfriend

nbc's gabe guiterrez is downstream in pine bluff, arkansas, where people are suffering through the hstoric flooding that isn't over yet. >> reporter: more rain is forecast for ood-ravaged communities as rivers swell to new heights. >> did you ever think it would get this bad? >> oh, no. t never though if would do this. >> reporter: ricky haines is tryingo salvagehis truck. water has already claimed his house. >> it is sickening. not everything but you lose a lot. er >> reporter: hin pine bluff, arkansas, evacuation order are in effect. >> this neighborhood is devastated. several rzen homes under wate and the river isn't expected to crest here until wednesday. >> a lot of people did have time to get their belongings out but nobody realized it would be this significant. has. has bn a slow motion -- just every day we watch it itrise>> a foot. >> reporter: it is a devastating esyear. mid wtern rivers have flooded several times sce march causing billions of dollars in damage to farmland, homes and business. in grafton, illinois, today, volunteers are fighting to hold back the mississippi river.

>> emergency shelters are open in pine bluff. this region is expected to get later this week. >> thank you >>> let's check in with bill cocaines >> he is straking it all we're worried about the rainstorm on top of the suits we are cresting the storm that is spinning that's a slow-moving storm all this week.he mississippi anhe or or river 270 danger locations thp is through thursday. most of the rain will fall send and thursday this week storms. west texas, around oklahoma stated we are learning for later in the >> thank you very much >>> ariana grande may she may not tour with anytime soon crowds celebrated by seeing that belting each other with the region's hoe day toes. not so much, these are leftovers, not quit for human consumption. >> i don't like hoe may toes the whole thing. the whole thing. >> and the cleanup if your adventure... >>> why isli telling the white house to keep out of politics. 14 and the new pam, next on "early today." myrbetriq treats oab symptoms of urgency, frequency, and leakage. it's the first and only

this is what we're seeing in this neighborhood, riverside driver in pine bluff, arkansas, the water rising several feet into these homes. it's incredible to see this arkansas river is swelling to historic levels as you mentioned. the water was rushing by there after a levy breached a couple of days ago. all that water from the rain we've been seeing the last couple of weeks is rushing downstream past little rock and hitting neighborhoods here in pine bluff, arkansas. tell me some of the things you've been seeing. >> it's been a slow progression. we knew it was coming. it's been watching the devastation rise coming up a foot a day. >> and it's really credibincred we were speaking with a resident there. and he says how tough it is to look at those neighborhoods. that's his home right over there. it's just horrible to see so much of these communities that are under water right now, more 260 river gauges are at flood stage after weeks of severe weather. and at this location, the river isn't expected to crest until wednesday. right now this is some of the worst flooding that we're seeing. thank

in pine bluff, arkansas.lready under water. the mississippi river is also raging. volunteers are using sandbags ando pumps t battle surges in illinois. >>> the house passed disaster relief bill last night for parts of the u.s. recovering. earlies had been blocked by threept conserrvatem republicans. it includes $900 million for puerto rico. the bill was approved by the l senatet month now goes to president trump for his answemass shooting in virginia beach thats left 12 people dead and others in thening witnesses are toinm arsh costello joins us from virginia beach we the latest. tom, good morning. >> reporter: good morng.vi eowno rampage ga email was really unremarkable. no mention ofrn aaised about th office. he was not being disciplined or terminated. and yet just a few hours later this man describ as a loner suddenly turned violent. only a few hours before america's most recent mass shootingsuspect dwayne craddock writing in part, it na pl aenureasonsleas i must relieve my asposition. at 4:00 p.m., he beg

. >> pine bluff, arkansas saw the river go up.w you one town after another as the crest moved from oklahoma into arkansas. it was decent weather this weekend but so much water heading downstream. . it is falling in areas from tulsa all the way do ywn throug fort smith. pine bluff will crest on wednesday. unfortunately more rain is heading in to the region. the river levels will still slowly be dropping. we saw major levees failures in numerous areas over the weekend. a couple on independence. one on till river. that still could happen within the next couple of days. this major flood has been going on for at least a month. some of these levees aren't meant to told water. this additional rainfall, one to three inches of rain. these are the rivers we still have major flooding on especially st. louis. you don't crest until thursday. stress on the levees in the mississippi will still be very high and all the water will continue to felony. we also this weekend kicked off our 2019 hurricane season. the predictions are kind of like for an

here in pine bluff, arkansas, the river has crept up to rooftops, and it's still not expected to crestays. >> it's just, it's crazy. i mean, you can't really explain it. >> we toured fort smith on the western edge of the state where hundreds of homes were inundated. >> it's been huge, and it's going to continue to be huge because, you know, once this water finally gets out of here, people are going to start trying to rebuild and clean up, so we're going to be dealing with this probably all summer. >> normally beyond these trees is the arkansas river, but now look at all this water, extending to those homes all the way over there. >> i'm the house past that one. >> reporter: tommy white has lived here for 25 years. >> how tough is it to look at this with so much water? >> it's heartbreaking because we didn't have time to get all our furniture out. everything's still in there, until we can get in, see what it's like we have no idea what's destroyed. >> reporter: after weeks of severe weather, swollen rivers are also forcing new evacuations in missouri, east of kansas city. for so many ac

many places from the plains into the mississippi valley could see up to three more in pine bluff, arkansas, water rose to the rooftops. wow. the water is expected to rise a couple more feet before cresting later this week. and in winfield, missouri, people were evacuated after a levee failed yesterday. the town of about 1,400 people is 55 miles northwest of st. louis. >>> okay. coming up on the "morning news," new safety concerns about hundreds of boeing 737 planes, and mystery at a caribbean resort. a couple is found dead in their room. this is the "cbs morning news." t a fire pit out there, and a dock with a boat, maybe. why haven't you started building? well, tyler's off to college... and mom's getting older... and eventually we would like to retire. yeah, it's a lot. but td ameritrade can help you build a plan for today and tomorrow. great. can you help us pour the foundation too? i think you want a house near the lake, not in it. come with a goal. leave with a plan. ♪ td ameritrade. want to brain better? say hello to neuriva. so nice to meet you june, jay, ji, jj kay, raj, and... ray!

to an hour south of little rock, pine bluff, arkansas, the water is reaching rooftops there. mandatory evacuations on the way. emergency shelters have been open for some of the residents there. and it is just a devastating time. the river down there is not expected to crest until wednesday. now, yesterday, we toured ft. smith, arkansas, in the western edge of the state. and we saw hundreds of homes that had been inundated. that community has been dealing with flooding for the last several days. and the water is starting to recede there. but locals tell us they're dealing with this for weeks. it's just a devastating situation in that part of the state. parts of oklahoma are also seeing the waters you see but they're dealing with the aftereffects as well. stephanie, this is a slow-motion disaster affecting multiple states. states like iowa and missouri. nearly 300 river gauges throughout the country are at or above flood stage right now. and this all comes after weeks of severe weather. more rain is expected for this weekend, for this region. here in north little rock, over the

gabe gutierrez, nbc news, pine bluff, arkansas >> all right let's talk now about those growing mysteries in paradise. after five americans were found dead in two tourist hot spots, investigators are now trying to piece together how these seeminglaleialmaguer >> reporter: tonight in some of the most picturesque getaways, health officials arethe mysterious deaths of five americans. michelle and david paul were on the vacation of a lifetime, but th young couple from texas would not survive their trip to fiji, falling seriously ill days after arriving on the exotic island. >> nobody's telling me what was the cause of the death, and that's very hard for me >> reporter: michelle's father says the couple, who was physically fit, may have died after contracting a powerful but unknown virus. michelle texted her parents that her hands were numb and that she and her husband were vomiting and had intestinal problems. they arrived in fiji may 22nd three days later, michelle died at a local hospital on the 27th, david also passed away the cdc now working with fiji's government to investigate the sudde

. >> reporter: in pine bluff, arkansas, evacuation orders are in effect. this neighborhood is devastated. several dozen homes are underwater and the river is expected to crest here wednesday. >> a lot of people had time to get a lot of belongings out. nobody realized it was going to be this significant. >> reporter: it's been a slow motion disaster? >> it has. >> reporter: it's been a devastating year mid-western rivers have flooded several times since march causing billions of dollars in damage to farmland, homes, and businesses in illinois today volunteers are fighting to hold back the mississippi river. >> that's a lot of water that we haven't seen since 1993. this is now our second most severe flood on record. >> reporter: the town has battled floodwaters for week. >> they are canceling one by one. >> reporter: alison runs a bed and breakfast and says her business is down 80%. >> i just can't imagine it's not going to get worse i hate to say it, but when it peaks, i hope it goes down fast for a lot of people's sake >> reporter: back here in arkansas, i

water is almost to the roofs of some homes in pine bluff. it is expected to rise another couple of feet before cresting later in the week. the arkansas river has crested now near dardanel, where the mayor says his city will be okay despite a 40 foot hole in the levee. a temporary levee is in place nearby. four tourists were hurt in venice today running away as an out of control cruise ship slammed into a smaller riverboat and a dock. it happened on a busy canal that leads to st. mark's square. one of the injured is an american. the ship's owner, m.s.c. cruises, blames a mechanical problem as the ship tried to dock. coming up, two friends, two faiths trying to build a better understanding. and later learning life lessons through barbecue. my blood sugar and a1c. because i can still make my own insulin. and trulicity activates my body to release it like it's supposed to. trulicity is for people with type 2 diabetes. it's not insulin. i take it once a week. it starts acting in my body from the first dose. trulicity isn't for people with type 1

. >>> water is almost to the roofs of some homes in pine bluff.t's expected to crust later in the week. the mayor says his city will be okay despite a 40-foot hole onlevy. a temporary levy is in place near vie. >>> four tourists were hurt in venice running away as an out of control cruise ship slammed into a larger river boat and a dock. happens on a busy canal that leads to st. mark's square. one of the injured is an american. they blame a mechanical problem as the ship tried to block. >>> trying to build a better understanding. >>> and later learning life's lessons through barbecue. the game can be tough on skin. get triple action moisturizer and 48 hour protection. from full time keeper... ...to part time coach. new dove men+care sportcare. tough on sweat, not on skin. >>> historians in alabama have unearthed what is considered to be the last-known slave ship. it's a symbol of greed and cruelty from painful time in this country's history. >> reporter: along the mobile river, ben rains took us to a spot where a dark spot in american history deep

this home in pine bluff, arkansas, is now an island, threatened by the arkansas river. tonight, at an all-time high. these homes and buildings already lost. only rooftops above the water in conway, arkansas. in iowa tonight, i-29 and i-680 are flooded and closed to traffic. there is more rain coming. chief meteorologist ginger zee is tracking it all for us. ginger? >> reporter: david, tonight, the damaging winds would be the main threat, especially in parts of wisconsin, downd through illinos and st. louis. flash flood potential from houston to southwestern louisiana as we go through the early morning hours and afternoon tomorrow. we're talking two-inch per hour rainfall rates. and then that moisture moves north to the areas that don't need it. arkansas, missouri, and yes, even along the mississippi river. david? >> all right, ginger, thank you. >>> and now, to the deadly shooting on the u.s. border tonight. the american who tried to drive through a busy crossing. authorities say when they tried to stop him, he opened fire. they shot and killed him. here's abc's matt gu

it will be in pine bluff tomorrow which is also in my district. but the water is going down.e trying to reconsider and clean up. there is a lot of work that lies ahead. but there is a lot of resiliency. i'm proud of the people i represent, the way they pulled together. they are working hard to help each other out. i worked with people pulling belongings out of their house. for all, they had a positive attitude that they will get through this. we are seeing devastation to agriculture. i was in darden he'll, arkansas earlier. this is the first time there hasn't been a kernel of grain or cotton bole harvested. liz: what does your state need? >> right now, i think most of of the need are being met. the administration has been great to work with our governor. it shows how this planning and execution and participation in one of these disasters pays off. there was one fatality, that was from a gentleman who drove through flooded waters. but for the most of part people's lives have been protected. we are look at a thousand homes that will be flooded. businesses that have been interru

in pine bluff, arkansas the river crept up to rooftops.hoods under mandatory evacuation orders. >> it's crazy. you can't explain it. once this water is out of here, people are going tory to rebuild and clean up. and so we're going to be dealing withll this probably summer. >> reporter: the arkansas river crested at a record 40.8 feet spilling to about 500 homes. >> you see the trees over there? that's the river. t rest ofis that is yard, those trees. >> a crazy amount of water. >> reporter: the heart ache not over yet. severe weather and hail hammering parts of new mexico and arkansas. forcing evacuations inmissouri, flooding part of burlington, iowa and breaching this levy in arkansas. >> it's heart breaking. it's awful.i we didn't have to get the furniture out. everything is still in there until we canee get in s what it's like, we have no idea aat's destroyed. >>> this is thekansas river. look at this current rushing downstream. the river is still rising here. and not expected to crest until later today. gabe gutierrez, little rock, ark

all of this as flooding gets worse in areas devastated by recent downpours like in pine bluff, arkansastill not expected to stop cresting for days. >> it's been huge and will continue to be huge. once this water gets out of here, people are going to try to rebuild and clean up and so we're going to be dealing with this probably all summer. >> after weeks of severe weather, swollen rivers are forcing new evacuations in missouri east of kansas city. >>> some incredible video out of italy. a cruise ship ramming a dock on a busy venice canal today. this is nuts. this is new video showing people running from that ship. the crash happened at the start of tourist season. the owner of the ship said it was about to dock when a mechanical problem struck. it's unable to slow, as it plowed into a much smaller dock. this is a view from on board the ship. you can imagine looking down, but it was so much worse looking up. at least five people were injured. >>> president trump is beginning his uk trip. this is video of the president and first lady leaving today. it is his second trip to the uk since ta

look at pine bluff.ing unfortunately because there's more rain. yes, in the forecast for not just the arkansas river but down the mississippi, up into parts of missouri that have been so tortured into the missouri river. if that's not enough because some of the heaviest rain from the gulf will start to move to e st, okiowa w this happened back in march. now look at that highway covered in water. more rain and storms, severe ay down through say minneapolis into kansas city, then tomorrow it's the damaging winds, hail, even an isolated tornado all the way through northern virginia, washington, d.c. and cincinnati all included in that so, michael, plenty of weather to cover. >> all right, sure hope there's some relief on the way, ginger. >>> we turn to a surprising new headline this morning about red meat, white meat like chicken and your cholesterol. a new study published in "the american journal of clinical nutrition" today is saying that contrary to popular belief, both types of meat have an equal effect

crest apparently has hit, as the water has started to fall. 50 foot crest is still forecasted in pine bluffrecord 36.9 feet in pedalton. army corps of engineers says along the missouri river in some parts, it is releasing twice the amount of water as usual. that could be high if not flooded until november. dana? >> dana: thank you for that reporting. so, pipes can be an issue, too. the mayor of alton, brant walker, joins me. matt finn was interviewing a resident who said he hasn't seen his drive way since march. give us a scene of what it's like in your town? >> thanks for having us on and paying attention. this is a significant flood not only for alton but the entire region. our new flood crest is projected saturday at 39. we start flooding at 21 feet. so we're 18 foot over flood stage. this is the second largest flood the city's had in its history. currently, we've been fighting floods for four to six weeks now. if you were to drive from the mississippi river to the missouri river which is approximately seven miles the mississippi stretches all the way to the missouri river. so we have ab

smith and pine bluff have seen a lot of damage. more than 850 homes have been destroyed across eight counties. the arkansas river crested above 51 feet last thursday. it has been receding, but very slowly. as of yesterday the water level was about 49 feet. >>> an extra challenge for summer travelers, why american airlines says it is cancelling more flights through at least september. >> pride month festivities are off and running. coming up why some members of the lgbtq community protested against this year's parade in sacramento. alright boys, time for bed. listen to your mom, knuckleheads. hand em over. hand what over? video games, whatever you got. let's go. you can watch videos of people playing video games in the morning. is that everything? i can see who's online. i'm gonna sweep the sofa fort. well, look what i found. take control of your wifi with xfinity xfi. let's roll! now that's simple, easy, awesome. xfinity xfi gives you the speed, coverage and control you need. manage your wifi network from anywhere when you download

dramatic drone video shows floodwaters from the arkansas river in pine bluff, arkansas, yesterday.nly the roofs of some homes are visionable above the water line. hundreds of families southwest of little rock were ordered to evacuate over the weekend and the river is expected to crest later this week. >>> president and mrs. trump are getting all the pomp and circumstance a tourist in london could wish for. ahead, longtime palace watcher roya nikkah shares inside details of the presidential state visit including a royal art tour she was >>> today will be a pretty typical day for us. just look at the daytime highs. this is almost on the mark for average for this time of year, mid-80s inland and 70s across much of the bay and 60s at the coast. let me show you what above average looks like. tuesday and wednesday, mid-90s inland, we have a noticeable warm-up for the early part of this week. we called out for thursday and friday only to warm right back up again for the weekend. up again for the weekend. >>> we have much more news ahead and our exclusive interview, william barr tells us a

in pine bluff arkansr, the riveas crept up the rooftop. some are at their mandatory evacuation order. >> it's crazy, you can't explain it. >> we toured ft. smith on the western edge of the state where the flood waters have been relentless for days. >> it's been huge. it's going to continue to be huge, because once this water family gets out of here, people are going to start to try to rebuild and clean up and so we're going to be dealing with this probably all summer. >> right here, the arkansas river kresd at aecord 40.8 hoetme ,.fe sp>> the water, it was right upn top ofth e. >> reporter: ben is cleaning up after the water seeped into his riverside home. >> you see the trees over there that's the river. the rest of that is yard. >> it's a crazy amount of water. >> that's what i'm saying. >>. >> reporter: the severe weather and hail targeting texas overnight after weeks of torrential rain, 300 river gauges are at flood stage forcing evacuations in missouri. flooding parts of burlington, iowa, breaching this levee in arkansas. >> how tough

in pine bluff, arkansas, the rivehas crept up to rooftops some neighborhoods are under mandatory evacuationrders. >> it's crazy. you just can't really explain it >> reporter: we toured ft. smith on the western edge of the state where the floodwaters have been relentless for days. >> it's been huge. it's going to continue to be huge once this water finally gets out of here, people are going to start trying to rebuild and clean up and so we're going to be dealing with this probably all summer >> reporter: right here, the arkansas river crested at a record 40.8 feet, spilling into about 500 homes. >> the water was right up on top of these >> reporter: ben is cleaning up after the water seeped in his riverside home >> those trees right there, that's the river >> reporter: that's a crazy amount of water. >> it's insane >> reporter: the heartache not over yet, severe weather and hail hammering new mexico and texas tonight. nearly 300 river gauges across several states are at flood stage, flooding burlington, iowa, and breaching this levee in arkansas. how tough is looking at this >> it's heartbre

we're watching crests tonight in little rock and in pine bluff. we'll watch the crest on wednesday. still got a couple more days with these rivers extraordinarily high. so let's get into the forecast. we've had a break in the flood zone. here comes the next storm. it's going to spread heavy rain once again in the same areas i just showed you dealing with the massive flooding. here's the forecast. red up to 2 to 3 inches of rain. a widespread 1 to 3 inches. isolated 4 to 5. i don't think we'll see the rivers going higher than they are now, but we'll see them going down slower than they should be. the longer they stay high, the levees, there's too much pressure on them. every day we'll get some breaks. starting off chilly in northern new england. here comes the rain tuesday and wednesday middle of the country with the flood threat. finally by the time we get to the end of this week, we get rid of that rain where the flood zone is. we take it to the southeast. we've been dry during a hot may. some that rainfall would be welcome for some people as long as you don't have friday plans. ne