rob marciano has the very latest. good morning, rob. >> good morning, paula. all around the dallas area, state of texas there's just water everywhere, and now we're nearly 24 hours after the heaviest rainfall has including this one, the water just keeps coming up. overnight, floodwaters rise. heavy rain and strong storms take a toll from texas to michigan. in houston, overflowing waters literally rising from the ground up and out of these manhole covers. blinding rain making travel nearly impossible and fans who were seeking refuge at the astros' home ballpark were forced out by flooding. making tennis courts unrecognizable. look at this before and after of an overflowing lake. where nearby residents are fed up. >> a week ago thursday, it was 10 feet. >> reporter: in just a week? >> yes. >> reporter: that's a lot of water. in indianapolis overnight, a powerful storm damaged this home. parked cars thrown on top of each other. in michigan, rain pouring in, over 3 inches so far. i'm standing in a row that's part of lake grapevine, just north of the dallas/ft. wor

maybe two to four inches of additional rain right through the weekend, david. >> all right, rob marciano with us tonight. rob, thank you. >>> breaking at this hour, federal charges against a man once considered one of the most powerful in washington. illinois republican dennis hastert, former house speaker, tonight accused of evading banking laws involving millions of dollars, accused of lying to the fbi. let's get right to abc's jon karl in our washington bureau with details. jon? what are you hearing? >> reporter: well, david, hastert stands accused of agreeing to pay $3.5 million to, quote, compensate and conceal prior misconduct. he gave this money to an unnamed person who is described as somebody who hastert has known for decades and who is from the town where hastert taught high school before he was elected to congress. hastert is also charged with trying to hide those payments and lying to the fbi about them. >> accused of trying to cover it up, jon? >> reporter: that's right. and the indictment says nothing about what the activity was that he was trying to cover up but it appears

rob marciano, abc news, denton, texas. >> the spring storms are not close to being over. flash flood watches in effect for five states. >> and activity expected to pick up. the threat zone stretches out. accuweather meteorologist paul williams joins us now. >> good morning, t.j., marci. the bottom line, is we're expecting for showers and thunderstorms to continue along the gulf coast. that's where the flash flooding will occur. but the red zone, the bad weather, expected to reach into the mid-mississippi valley region and continuing to north. look at this. it's like a bad movie with a sequel. this is part two of the same storm system. and it reaches up towards illinois into indiana. if that wasn't enough to make it a monster movie from a meteorological standpoint. the rain is widespread throughout the ohio valley. ana will cause more problems along the north carolina coast. as she veers off, she will get flat like a pancake and fall apart. t.j., marci. >> thank you for that, paul williams. >>> the storm came ashore early sunday morning. winds of 45 miles per hour. emptied

>> rob marciano tonight. rob, thank you. >>> now, to the other forecast the price of gas. experts say about to go up and quickly. 37.2 million americans expected to travel this holiday weekend. the average price of gas, now $2.74 a gallon. up five cents in just one week. and tonight, experts suggesting if you haven't filled up yet, do it tonight, after the news. abc's linzie day vils at a gas station in new jersey tonight. linsey? >> reporter: if you are one of those 37 million people hitting the road this weekend, you might want to fill up today. prices are only expected to rise as we get closer to the weekend, with the exception of california, where they are expected to go down. los angeles has the highest gas prices in the country at $3.99 a gallon. take a look at the variation across the country. the highest prices in red and the lowest prices in green. according to gas buddy, the lowest prices in the country -- $2.35 a gallon in greenville, south carolina. while gas prices are expected to rise tomorrow they are still considerably lower than this time last year. david?

rob marciano with the storms hitting this weekend. but first matt gutman with late word from authorities. >> reporter: today's deluge grinding texas and the plains to a halt. in dallas the emergency calls flooding in. scanner traffic buzzing. >> i have another vehicle stranded in high water. >> reporter: rescuers sounding overwhelmed. >> we just got two people off a car. there's two more. >> we're being blocked by high water everywhere we go. >> reporter: and even rescuers needing rescue, this police lieutenant's car suddenly engulfed. rescuers couldn't get to him, concerned his cruiser might wash away. a police chopper drops this lifeline and plucks him to safety. overnight, rain and hail pummeling kansas. streets impassable in oklahoma. and in dallas thousands of motorists marooned. >> you can see water behind, water in front, water everywhere. and no end in sight. >> reporter: marylin hart trying to get to her job at hertz. >> i called and said, "you know what, i'm not going to be able to make it, i'm pretty much stuck on the freak

>> rob marciano with us tonight. rob, thank you. >>> to boston this evening and bomber dzhokhar tsarnaev. deliberations have begin now. the jury will decide whether he should live or die. one side in court today arguing tsarnaev is a cold blooded killer who feels no remorse. the other, making the case that tsarnaev was once a gentle little boy led astray by his older brother and he has, quote, the potential for redemption. >>> there is still much more ahead on "world news tonight" this wednesday. new developments in that home invasion caught on camera. thieves armed with knives going room to room terrifying the family hiding indoors. tonight, the major development they just revealed. >>> also the air bag recall. the warning making new headlines tonight. the recall expanding for millions of cars and trucks on american highways tonight. >>> and then later here we open the door to a hidden world. inside a secret cave. and think about this. more people have been to space than that cave. where is ginger zee tonight? incred

. >> listen, let's see what rob marciano has to say about this. b, you have been on the receiving end of quite a few periscopes. what's your view? >> yes, yes. ron, i'm not going to disagree with you. sara has a gift when it comes to periscope. we actually periscoped yesterday. we got doused on with a massive rainstorm and i was periscoping and finally, josh my producer said would you put the periscope away and hold down the tank. we were trying to protect the gear. we are working the floodwaters here, just north of dfw, you can hear some of the planes going overhead. one of many lakes across dallas and north texas and central texas that are used to really mitigate drought. they have done a great job in the past five years with the drought, holding some of that valuable water. now, they have too much of it. releasing some of that water into the trinity river and lakes like this one can't hold anymore. by the way, there have been fish lapping up my fight here from time to time. as with any flood, there are sort of things floating around, part of a r

>> rob marciano. you have been gone out covering weather the last couple of weekends. >> i love being here. i prefer to be in a fire suit. looking forward to that indy 500. actually, i think the weather should be okay but monday is going to be a bit suspect. new york city, a shot for you, temperatures, they're chilly in the 40s, how does that sound? my goodness, it feels like early spring or late winter. freeze warnings upstate. but that blue sky means we'll see some strong sunshine. we should bounce up into reasonable levels. we're starting temperatures in 34 degrees in buffalo. right around the freezing mark. again, that strong spring sun will get you cooking. we'll see more generic -- more general warmup going through monday and tuesday. the unofficial start of summer would be memorial day. detroit, 85 degrees. 90 degrees in d.c., 94 on tuesday. maybe cooling down late week. but that's going to certainly feel like summer. unseasonably cool and wet. 64 degrees in san francisco. 68 degrees. it's been

rob marciano has more for us. >> reporter: rain, snow, and tornadoes and tropical weather. >> sirens are going off. >> reporter: more tornados in texas. the damage seen from the air. >> see any rotation? i do. oh, my god. >> reporter: and there's reason for concern. twisters turn deadly in the town of cisco, where an ef-3 tornado broke trees like matchsticks and busted brick homes into pieces. further north, double-trouble. tornadoes and snow. reports and pictures of twisters on the ground in south dakota. the damage in some places, total. but in other parts of the state, record snowfall. 13 1/2 inches. the second-most ever measured in may. >> i've never really seen snow in may. >> reporter: the same for colorado. funnel cloud after funnel cloud. but in denver, snow. heavy. it brought down trees. on the other side of the country, tropical storm ana made landfall, bringing wind, rough surf and heavy rain. >> a little bit of erosion right now. really supersmall. but actually, we fared pretty good. >> reporter: even that wasn't enough to keep people off this beach, doing whatever they c

rob marciano is here. you were telling me there's a potential for a double threat. tornadoes and flooding. how unusual is that? >> it's happening again. that is unusual. the past two weeks we had this pattern kind of ail turn nating those two threats in the same spots. low over the mountains will spend more in the way of energy and moisture. we have tornado watches in eastern colorado and high plains. and that threat will push off to the east, the more popular i-35 corridor. there's to houston and the flood threat ongoing. and flash flood watches all of texas, all of oklahoma, in through missouri. three, four, maybe five, six inches of rainfall atop of what they have. more flooding on the way, cecilia. >> they keep getting slammed. >> what about the rest of the holiday weekend? >> luckily for the west and east coast, book ended by nice weather here, the cool air through memorial day, we'll warm up through the memorial day. chicago, st. louis, minneapolis, showers for some services but other than that the east and west coast looks pretty good. have a nice holiday. >>

and rob marciano is here now. the weekend forecast, you may be holding an umbrella over that barbecue? >> unfortunately for that river, it's forecast to go to near-record levels. flood watches up through missouri. we're going to see more rain. wichita falls could see another six inches. same for oklahoma city. houston, heavy rain on sunday. and add severe threat into that mix. tomorrow, into tornado alley, and expanding into the east. in the northeast, cold air pouring in. five to 15 degrees below average. freeze warnings and frost advisories in the morning. but then should be a pleasant weekend. >> thanks, rob. >>> and we move on to an encounter between a driver and police officers. the driver failing to respond after a hit and run accident. one officer prodding him with the taser and pepper spray. but it turns out the driver was experiencing a medical emergency. and tonight, the police officer is off the force. david kerley has the story. >> can you see his other hand? put your hands up. >> reporter: a driver ha

. >> rob marciano, out in oklahoma city. how are you doing, sir? >> i'm doing great, dan. come storm chasing with us, you can put character head out window and hold your hands in the air. this area can't catch a break as far as storms rolling through. the carolinas obviously a big weather storm. an early tropical storm ana. tropical storms up from charleston to moorehead city. we're looking for this to trek toward the carolina coastline. there's cooler waters along the coastline. it will be waves and winds and maybe some coastal flooding. switching gears to what's going on out here, this is a strong storm northern california come through the rockies it will help ana get its field going more severe weather here, and heavy mountain snow in parts of the rockies. so the bears will see snow. heavy rain across the plains. they can't catch a break, lots of water on the roads that's a check on the national outlook, i want to show you the local forecast. >> reporter: good morning, everyone, i'm meteorologist chris sowers with this accuweather update. double scan showing tuckerton r

rob marciano gainesville, texas. >> from a stormy weekend to a stormy workweek. look out for watches and warnings today. >> yes for that let's turn to meteorologist paul williams. good morning to you. >> good morning to you, too. right now, we have the same storm system that caused havoc over the weekend and produced scattered showers and thunderstorms and tornadoes has now lifted to north. we'll see widespread thunderstorms throughout a good portion of the ohio valley region. to the south warm humid air feeds in from the gulf of mexico and those storms will meet and a feeding frenzy will happen. scattered showers and thunderstorms turning severe possibly even tornadic. t.j., marci. >> turning now to secretary of state john kerry. he's confident about the fight against isis despite this week's violent advance in iraq. the city of ramadi fell yesterday as forces abandoned their weapons and vehicles. the prime minister is ordering the armed forces in anbar province not to abandon their posts. >> a deadly crash involving the marines in hawaii. one killed and 20 othe

eleanor, i hope you're not watching. >> dan always thinks it through. >> yes, i do. >>> rob marciano, save me? rob's in oklahoma city. >> yeah i can. >> do it. take it away. >> there are websites and services for guys like you and me, dan. i'll set you up. don't worry about it. >> thank you, appreciate it. >> procrastination is the name of the game, especially in the breaking news business. when you never know where you're going to get pulled. boy, the weather today across the plains is going to be tough. across the northeast, my goodness. has it not been july-like? temperatures yesterday in the upper 80s. it hit 90 degrees in syracuse, new york. records falling in many spots. a little bit of a back door cool front for parts of the northeast. dropping to the 70s. back into the 80s and near 90s on monday and tuesday. meanwhile, winter storm warnings posted with the storm in the rockies. winter storm could bring up to two feet of snow in some spots. especially across the northern rockies. not so great a snow year. they'll take every bit they can for water storage. meanwhile, more water

our rob marciano tracking it all this morning. >>> mansion murder mystery this morning. the urgent manhunt. police now saying the man charged with murdering four people inside this million-dollar home did not act alone. who else was inside and where are they this morning? >>> hero mom. the eagle-eyed driver hot on the trial on a man wanted. >> i heard the amber alert on the radio. >> what she did next to make sure he didn't get away. >>> fast and furious. race cars at the indy 500 revving their engines. this morning, an exclusive behind the scenes look at the marathon competition where racers feel that need for speed. >>> good morning. as we kick off this memorial day weekend, tens of americans hitting the road and the beach. rockaway beach in new york city but in the south central u.s. a very different look. you're looking at drone video of a lake overflowing its bank. >> we got a map this morning. we're looking at severe weather for the next few days promising to bring flash flooding hail maybe even tornadoes in some spots. rob will have your forecast in just a minute.

winds up to 80 degrees, rob marciano is tracking all this for us. iran credible cell phone video a police officer is catching people in his arms they leap out of a burning apartment buildings. why he said he just just following his instincts. displrnlings. >>> we're heading into one of music's biggest night music billboard awards. rachel smith on the red carpet will have a sneak peek of all the behind the scene actions we look forward to seeing you on a busy sunday morning take care. >> thank you dan. >>> "action news" continues later this morning. >> here's some of the stories we're working on for you a three ray alarm story at a montgomery county fire at a warehouse. we're live on the scene. >>> a bill in new jersey could have you pumping job own fuel. >>> for eva pilgrim, chris sowers and the entire "action news" team, i'm nydia han. we'll see you at 9:00 a.m. >>> good morning, america. happening now -- tornado terror. over two dozen reported twisters tearing through the heartland. destroying homes. >> rain-wrapped tornado heading northeast. keep

our rob marciano tracking it all this morning. >>> mansion murder mystery. charged with murdering four people inside this million-dollar home did not act alone. who else was inside and where are they this morning? >>> hero mom. the eagle-eyed driver hot on the trail on a man wanted for kipping. kids in immine

our rob marciano in the worst of it and there's lots more to come. >>> also this morning, incredible new video, fire rescue. look at this, the police officer jumping into action, catching people in his arms as they leap from a burning apartment building. escaping the intense flames. what this humble hero is saying this morning. >>> caught on camera. this mysterious figure, does he hold "the chew" to the grisly mansion murders in d.c. just down the block from the vice president. the new pictures that could hold the answer. >>> and ready to rock. music's biggest stars ready to hit the stage. at tonight's billboard music awards. who will walk away with a winner? will taylor swift's new video steal the show? and we have the hosts. >> i'm lewdudacrisludacris. >> chrissy teigen. >> good morning, america. >>> good morning. there's a lot of weather to talk about today. look at this video from the muddy, sloppy preakness stakes in maryland. two down and one to go for american pharaoh, who heads into the belmont stakes with the chance to win the triple crown. ron? >> we have been there. >> 13

let's check the weather and back to norman, oklahoma with rob marciano. hey, rob. >> reporter: hey dan, hey paula. i told you we would show you the inside of this storm chasing vehicle. we haven't come up with a good name. maybe our viewers can help us with that. the most ridiculous one we have is storm seeker. we rigged this with all sorts of tv equipment, a laptop and of course we always have a couple of ipads that have some of the best radar. this particular ipad can actually control which cameras we use. we've got not only a camera but a microphone on top of the roof. i'm not sure if you're seeing this switching but there's the roof camera, an over the shoulder camera so you can see what i'm looking at. this is a high resolution computer model. we can get text data as well. there's a national weather service live chat that people have access to where we can see things get reported as they happen. we were rolling yesterday and we'll do a little more today. as these storms press to the east it's more difficult to chase not only because of terrain but it'

. >>> rob marciano can you save me? >> yeah i can. >> do it.y. >> there are websites and services for guys like you and me dan. i'll set you up. >> thank you, appreciate it. >> procrastination is the name of the game, especially in the breaking news business. you never know where you're going to get pulled. boy, it's tough. across the northeast, my goodness. has it not been july-like. 90 degrees in syracuse new york. records falling in many spots. a little bit of a back door cool front for parts of the northeast. back into the 80s and near 90s on monday and tuesday. meanwhile, winter storm warnings posted with the storm in the rockies. could bring up to two feet if some spots. kind of a not so great snow year. they'll take every bit they can for water storage. severe threat in northern texas and western parts of kansas and oklahoma. that's where we'll be going today to potentially intercept some of these storms. warms across parts of florida. that's the latest on the >>>> good morning. a little bit of thought that partially sunny skies this aft

>> rob marciano. you have been gone out covering weather the last couple of weekends. >> i love being here. looking forward to that indy 500. with the weather should be okay monday will be suspect. new york city, the testers are chilly. in the -- the temperatures, in the 40s. we'll see strong spring sunshine and bounce into more reasonable levels. we're starting out in binghamton new york, # 2 degrees, 34 in buffalo. that's around the freezing mark. that strong spring sun will get you cooking. monday and tuesday the unofficial start of summer will be memorial day. it will feel like summer in detroit. 835 degrees in detroit. 95 in washington d.c. unseasonable cold and wet higher elevation snows across the north and west. it's being trying to shower across southern california. not a lot of luck there. we have storms across the mid section of the county with flooding. that's a look at the national outlook. here's what's shaking locally. >> reporter: good morning, i'm chris sowers, no issues on double sca

one of those was deadly touching down near a small town in texas our rob marciano has the latest fromng striking back winton striking back with a counter suit against a woman who accused him of rape back in 2012. >>> on a lighter note we're wishing a happy mother's day to all the moms out there. i pitched in to help with a mom of 7 she has 7 kids under the age of 11. i helped her organize her family room. i can't wait to show you the results. >> love the before and after pictures. >> reporter: we'll have a before and after picture today. right now you can't see a thing in you live in south jersey and delaware. everyone feels the humidity today, 83 degrees this afternoon, 85 tomorrow. 88 degrees tuesday not quite record high territory it's getting close, cold front wednesday, thursday, friday, look great, lots of sunshine, cooler temperatures and no humidity. >> beautiful! >> thank you chris. >>> good morning weekend is next on channel 6 -- "good morning america" weekend is next on channel 6. >> we have an update on three shootings two on south street that sent two teens to the hospita

let's check the weather and back to norman, oklahoma with rob marciano. hey, rob. >> reporter: hey dan, hey paula. i told you we would show you the inside of this storm chasing vehicle. we haven't come up with a good name. maybe our viewers can help us with that. the most ridiculous one we have is storm seeker. we rigged this with all sorts of tv equipment, a laptop and of i've got a laptop abbey ipads that have the -- and i have ipads that have the best radar. we have a camera and microphone on top of the roof. i'm not sure you're seeing this switching there's the roof camera. the over the shoulder camera this is a high resolution computer model we can get text data in here as well. there's national weather service live chat that certain people have access to where we can see things reported to us as they happen. as these storms press to the east it gets more difficult to chase not only because of terrain, but it's more populated and dangerous for anybody involves. let's go over the maps as far as the national outlook is concerned. we have a flash flood i

rob marciano tracking it for us. tom brady is speaking out since the deflate report was released. >>> garkt -- garth brooks is helping us celebrate mother's day. we're honor ago special mom. she has no idea. we as in garth will be nothing on her door to tell her about the news. >> she doesn't even know. >> reporter: that's fun! let's look outside 422 approaching trooper. eastbound traffic heavy from oaks to 23. an 11 minute ride from oaks to 202. 4 minute delay and building there. in new jersey, 42 at creek road slow from 41 to 55 as you're heading toward 295. you see the fog in that area, in some areas it's dense. doesn't look bad in this camera view. >> reporter: movement fog is along the coast. 50s everywhere, 54 in center city and chester. 53 in after -- avalon, and mid 50s from hockessin delaware. 63 by 9:00 a.m. 78 by noon, the high is 85 degrees around 3:30, we'll be back with the top stories. >> welcome back here your top stories, police in delaware county are looking for a gunman who killed a 50-year-old man

rob marciano in dallas tonight with the forecast. rob? >> tom the road behind me is flooded. a lot of that happening, and the rain is moving northeast. it's raining heavily along the i-95 corridor. and this push will stall out. it's a two and in some cases three-day event east of the mississippi river. we could see one to three inches of rainfall and that could cause flash flooding in new york new jersey and connecticut. and good news, in texas, at least one more day in texas. >> thank you, rob. >>> tonight, the condolences pouring in after the death of beau biden, the vice president's oldest child. he's being remembered as a public servant, and a beloved son by the vice president. jim avila with a look back. >> reporter: handsome with a great military record, his career could only be stopped by a five-year battle with brain cancer. the vice president mourning saying he was the best he's ever known. seen here in 2010 volunteering to serve in iraq. >> choices have consequences which i signed up for. but they have consequences for my wife and family. >> reporter: vice president

rob marciano is in texas covering it all. >> reporter: texans jolted out of bed by tornado sirens. >>tation? >> reporter: winds whipping these deck chairs into the pool. reported tornados from denton texas, all the way to south dakota. children sheltering in the basement of that church. at least 20 buildings damaged in delmont. the state's governor on the scene. the city under evacuation. there's no water or power. >> this has been a long track tornado. on the ground about 15 minutes. >> reporter: a nerve-racking mother's day weekend. 50 tornadoes blasting across the heartland. including this ef-3 tornado in cisco, texas. killing one, injuring several. >> i lived in cisco over ten years now. and i haven't seen anything like this in a long time. definitely very powerful very destructive. >> reporter: ripping roofs off houses. stripping trees to their trunks. a seven-mile-long trail of destruction. 60-mile-per-hour wind gusts damaging this horse hospital. the animals are okay. and dangerous flooding. the national guard using a helicopter to pull these women to safety. part of the same s

rob marciano is in texas with the latest. >> reporter: overnight, more torrential rain in texas. feeding the floods, taking over yards, neighborhoods and up toes. >> just come up all at once. >> reporter: she woke up saturday to find water in her home, forced to call 9-1-1 for rescue, but she couldn't grab all her pets. >> we're more worried about your animals. >> yes. ya i am report this month into far texas has seen enough rain to cover the entire state eight inches deep. for patty that mend watching the lake rise and swallow her property. >> i couldn't tell where the water was off and waited for a flash of lightning to see where the water was. >> reporter: for some people there was enough warning to get out early. >> it's mandatory we get out of here. the water is getting pret which yes. >> reporter: for others the flood came too fast. >> this is our living room downstairs living room. >> reporter: in wimberly texas, the blanco river receded enough for kelly to come home even as she assesses what to save she is haunted by the waters that swept away her neighbors. >> the sound

our extreme weather team tracking it all with rob marciano mars. clayton as is sandell. on the scene. deflate gate tom brady learns his fate today. jesse palmer to give us his take on the scandal. >>> outrage at one airline after an oregon family was kicked off the flight due to the daughter's special needs. the girl's mother is speaking out on why she is planning to sue. >>> we'll kick off our week of adventure our own ginger zee takes us to the end of the earth. this morning they say braving an island of unbelievable creatures, she brought along drones so you can see every bit of the action. all coming up next on "g.m.a." >> i love adventures. >> reporter: it's an adventure getting to work today. the action is coming in, this is delaware county this is new happening on i-95 northbound past the blue route an accident blocking the two right lanes you can see how serious it is. ambulance on the scene car facing sideways, we're heavy from 452 to past the blue route. >> reporter: dress the kids in shorts and ts we're starting out in the 60s by 9:00 a.m., 70. the high today

rob marciano tracking it all overnight. we'll switch gears not to name drop but the one and only george clooney is joining us live in time square. your average thursday, guys, back to you. >> see you in 8 minutes,. >> 15 seconds. >> reporter: matt doing the math. we're seeing the effects of the derailment. they have added extra cars to the west trenton line we're expecting delays with the cherry hill west line and 20 minute delays with the single tracking on the airport line. flower town we have an accident this is bethlehem pike at wies avenue. >>> in allentown 42 degrees, 50 in philadelphia. cool enough for a light jacket. but this afternoon we get an improvement. lots of sunshine and low humidity and shorts and ts on the way. so, here's what we're looking at today. 73 degrees is the high, that's on the average high. low humidity as good as it gets. 54 the overnight low which is right around average. if you're out running errands the mornings are great time, 66 degrees by noon. the afternoon not bad, high of 73 today that

abc's rob marciano has the latest. >> floods stranding homeowners in texas.y boat. so officials brought in a helicopter to lift residents to safety. in oklahoma -- >> sorry. >> it's all right. >> damage left after violent storms which spawned tornadoes. >> my boyfriend looked outside and he saw it as soon as we hit the floor. in a hallway, the whole house started shaking. >> for this family, survival came down to only a few dozen feet. their house damaged but their nearby shop with beautiful vintage cars inside destroyed. >> as long as we're all alive, we're okay. >> more than 25 reported tornadoes hit the plains in six states from texas up to minnesota. in broken arrow just outside tulsa, homes are boarded up and roads blocked. this woman forced to cover her kids with just pillows and blankets. >> it was scary especially when it got dark. the kids were a little nervous and scared. >> in missouri, hundreds of people evacuated in towns near kansas city as floodwaters began rising. not too far away the national weather service is on the scene surveying damage l

here's rob marciano. >> reporter: texans this morning bolted out of bed by tornado sirens. >> do you see any rotation? >> reporter: reported tornadoes striking from denton, texas, all the way up to south dakota. children sheltering in the basement of this church. at least 20 buildings are damaged in delmont. the state's governor on the scene. the city under a voluntary evacuation tonight. no water or power. >> this has been a long-track tornado. it's been on the ground for about 15 minutes. >> reporter: a nerve-racking mother's day weekend. more than 40 reported tornadoes blasting across the heartland in the past 24 hours alone. including this ef-3 tornado in cisco, texas, leaving one person dead, several injured. >> i mean, i lived in cisco for over ten years now, and i haven't seen anything like this in a long time. it's definitely very powerful and very destructive. >> reporter: ripping roofs off houses, stripping trees to their trunks. a seven-mile-long trail of destruction. 60-mile-an-hour wind gusts damaging this horse hospital in stephenville. tonight, the animals are all okay

rob marciano from texas tonight. >> reporter: tonight, severe storms firing up. this funnel cloud in colorado. downed trees and a tornado reported near corpus christi, texas. people sheltering in this basement. near houston, over a half-foot of rain in the past 72 hours. the san jacinto river inching closer to this house. >> every time it floods like this it gets closer and closer. >> reporter: a nearby lake full officials releasing water from this dam. south of san antonio, high winds and heavy rain being blamed for this massive freight train derailment. miraculously no one injured. record rain out west too. this los angeles stairwell turning into a waterfall. in fresno, tasha jones and her son escaping their nearly submerged vehicle. >> as a parent, the horrific part was seeing the fear on my child's face, trying to save us and get us out of the water. >> reporter: this western storm bringing over 7 inches of snow to the arizona mountains. it is that western storm that has the central u.s. prepping for a rough weekend. tonight, a tornado watch out for western n

and rob marciano is in oklahoma tonight. >> reporter: this was the view from chris mance's storm shelter in norman, oklahoma. sticking his phone through a vent to see what's happening outside. >> i could feel my ears popping. and the pressure difference as the tornado passed by us. >> reporter: watch again as an ef-1 tornado, 700 yards wide, with 100-mile-an-hour winds goes from bad to worse in just seven seconds. >> it was just incredible how powerful the wind was. >> reporter: overnight, at least nine more reported tornadoes raking the heartland. less than 48 hours ago, a tornado came through here and tore the second floor of this home straight off. hard to imagine, more storms coming through this area. rich rozwalka says his family will rebuild their bridge creek dream home. but are worried about more storms coming in. another threat tonight and tomorrow. what goes through your head? >> pray for the best. >> reporter: in texas, lightning illuminating the sky overnight. possibly sparking this massive explosion and fire at a gas well near denton. rising waters derailing this train in va

rob marciano with the forecast in a moment. but first, phillip mena in texas. >> reporter: tonight those 37 million americans hitting the roads could be in for a washout. this drone's-eye view in oklahoma showing they're just drops away from the wettest month ever. in corpus christi, texas, streets turning to canals, water up to the headlights. this van stalling. >> i just assumed it wasn't that deep. >> reporter: these good samaritans using their truck to help push another stuck motorist. in liberty county, levees breached. that island is pat hensey's barn. >> we were safe until we got the last couple of rains. and that's really what's got us. >> reporter: water levels could take weeks to go down. in wichita falls, this now officially their wettest month ever on record. just days ago, they were praying for rain. tonight, those prayers more than answered. as you can see, they've gone from extreme drought to mandatory evacuations. the red cross setting up shelters as an army of sandbaggers prepares for the worst. amy, this holid