rob marciano with us live from midland, michigan. the images are heartbreaking, top of what families were already going through. this system is also on the move? where does it hit next? >> reporter: it's heading south. they're concerned about another dam failing. the water dangerously close. thankfully, sunshine today. but the system has moved into ohio. the midatlantic could see more rain, and this river is weekend. >> rob marciano, we appreciate you making that trip to be there with those families tonight in michigan. thank you. >>> and all of this, as michigan and the rest of the country tries to navigate the reopening of america. tonight, the flashpoints already. the vice president eating with the governor of florida, no masks. trying to send the message, this country is ready to reopen. and the cdc quietly making new gui guidelines public for businesses and schools. and two ford plants shutting down after some workers tested positive for the virus. whit johnson on that part of the story tonight. >> reporter: tonight, despite all

rob marciano is standing by live tonight.g era. all 50 states now trying to reopen amid the debate, how quickly should they go? as the nation's death toll, now at more than 93,000. and tonight, two ford plants temporarily forced to shut down already just one day after getting back to work. employees testing positive. vice president pence in florida. he and the governor at a restaurant, sending a message without their masks. and tonight, after weeks of debate, the cdc now making their guidelines public. the new guidance for schools, businesses, and restaurants. >>> also tonight, antibodies and immunity. this evening, the results just in from a new study indicating antibodies do provide some form of immunity. but for how long? and what does this now mean? new reporting tonight on the antibody tests themselves. at one point, 170 different tests on the market here in the u.s. so how do you know which test is accurate? we're getting answers tonight. >>> the abc news series, "pandemic: a nation divided." we have reported here on the horr

>> rob marciano with us again. rob, thank you. >>> there are new developments tonight after that shooting rampage at an outdoor shopping mall in arizona overnight. less than two weeks after the state lifted its stay at home order. police say three people were wounded when the gunman opened fire with an assault rifle. the 20-year-old suspect allegedly posting chilling video on social media. he was taken into custody. prosecutors say he felt he'd been bullied in the past. >>> and there's late news the ahmaud arbery investigation. a third man has been arrested by georgia authorities. he recorded the confrontation in february that left arbery dead. the video going viral and leading investigations to arrest gregory and travis mcmichael. >>> we're going to turn now to the abc news series "pandemic: a nation divided." the virus taking a toll on communities of color. tonight, the death rate in the bronx, the highest here in new york city. families, especially families with essential workers, facing new challenges, when ever

rob marciano timing it all out. >> and liftoff. >>> the right stuff. tonight the countdown to a historic mission. america's return to space. a closer look at the spacex rocket. we'll take you inside the capsule, plus meet the two astronauts leading the charge into the cosmos. >>> game on, professional sports bouncing back. tiger woods and phil mickelson teeing off in a $10 million covid relief match. the nba in talks to resume its season. pro teams now allowed to open training camps in new york state. governor cuomo cheering them on. >>> and messages of love. a mother-to-be in the hospital and the expectant father outside her window separated but never apart. >>> good evening. thanks for joining us on this sunday of memorial day weekend. i'm tom llamas. we begin tonight with america at the threshold of a heartbreaking milestone. the memorial day holiday becoming especially poignant, nearly 100,000 lives lost in the pandemic in this country alone. more than 97,000 deaths in the u.s. right now. cases of covid-19 on the rise in at least eight states inclu

. >>> first, we want to transition and get a check of the forecast with rob marciano. rob, good morning to you. >> good morning, whit. good morning, everybody. we'll turn our attention to the southwest that had a heat wave this week. it will dry the vegetation out. little cooler now. human-caused blaze spawned evacuations just outside of phoenix. just over 1,200 acres now, and they brought in the air support to try to get a handle on it. here's the low that kind of cooled things off. strong cold front. 80-plus mile per hour winds. pushing the warm air into the midwest. the cooler air begins to sink into the inner mountain west, and warm air in the midwest. >>> good sunday morning. ip 'lisa argen. the clouds here in santa cruz, later on today, there's cloud cover offshore keeping us mostly cloudy for your sunday and we're going to warm it up midweek. so looking at temperatures today on the cooler side of average, 69 later on this afternoon in oakland. mid-70s in san jose, low 70s up in the north bay. san francisco 65. a little breezy in the afternoon, our inland >>> hey,

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." >>> time now for the weather and rob marciano is up in holyoke, massachusetts, where they had severether and a lot of severe weather throughout new england. rob, what's going on, man? >> reporter: hey, good morning, dan. it was a rough night for folks across much of the interior northeast including western massachusetts. this brick apartment building, the roof completely ripped off as strong winds over 60 miles an hour came through here. this as over 200 damaging storm reports recorded across two big chunks of the country. overnight severe storms tearing through the northeast. dozens of families displaced after damaging win this apartment. falling debris landing onto on the street below, in new york, scary images as this mesocyclone crosses the dson ndsting as high as 58 miles per hour. in texas flash flooding near houston, over 5 inches of rain turning roads into rivers leaving cars stranded in deep water. and in oklahoma, this truck getting caught beside a storm drain as severe storms moved across the state. in florida, tropical rain hitting near miami. up to 3 inches flooding high

rob marciano has some solutions. >> dog, man's best friend and now you're always together.ne day, hopefully soon, that's going to change. and these pups need a plan. >> suddenly, the dogs don't get the email that it's back to work or whatever the new normal is. i'm korconcerned we're going soe a lot of separation anxiety. >> are you a naughty boy? >> reporter: not all dogs react the same. we looked at three different dogs and asked an animal behavior consultant how we can keep their anxiety in check. first up, 8-year-old burt. he loves hanging out with his labrador sis, lucy, but suffers from separation anxiety when his owner leaves the house. steve suggests for guys like burt, be proactive and use tools we have at our disposal. >> pheromone products, probiotics, and your dog may be able to wear something, a vest, to make him more comfortable. >> next up, rucker a-1-year-old golden retriever, who loves her human time but also enjoys a little me time. for rutger, it's important to look out for any developing signs of anxiety. >> if you've left the house and the dog is howlin

good lessons to learn from him. >>> time now for a check of the weather and rob marciano joining us from chirping this morning. good morning, rob. >> the birds are chirping. a little light rain. i thought i would get the "good morning america" windbreaker out of the storage trunk for you this morning. if you liked that, you'll like this, most of the day across the northeast, we'll get rid of these clouds. it should be a warm day before the next front moves through. on the maps, warm front coming through. the cold front will slide through the east coast later today. mid-atlantic, back through the ohio river valley. we could see some strong storms developed as it kind of last behind. tomorrow, another system drops into the plains, pretty good chance of seeing some severe weather breakout in the usual spots, >>> good sunday morning. i'm lisa argen. starting out cool, looking for temperatures to climb through the 50s and 60s by mid morning. by the afternoon, we're near average in the mid-70s inland. the accuweather >>> this weather report sponsored by target. my wife the other day just had t

rob marciano outside his home. weather and then maybe a little bit of a break and then more cold weather? >> that's right. eventually, look, you knowrner l be warmer for everyone there. it's really warm for folks on the western half of the country. and that heat is going to continue this afternoon. a toasty mother's day for the west coast. records were broken yesterday in portland and seattle, 87, 86 there and a lot of fox don't -- folks don't have ac, so they're sweating it out in the mid-80s again today. here's your mother's day forecast for some highlighted towns. mothers hill, colorado, 70. lily, kentucky, 66. and love, arizona, 96. that's a check on what's happening nati >>> this weather report sponsored by macy's. the rain and snow tally here in the backyard about two centimeters or three-quarters of an inch to my wife. so to everyone, my mom, we salute you. i'll salute you. >> oh. >> that is delicious. enjoy your mother's day, guys. >> hey, rob, can you unzip again, show us sweater? eva was concerned that a

let's get right to rob marciano. rob, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, tom.lew of records broken in the northeast this morning. here in bridgeport, 35 this morning. a couple of snow squalls coming through. going to be cold in the morning again. here's a look at the temperatures expected. freeze warning from boston to eastern tennessee. but we get a nice return flow, so if you can hold things off to be down to the lower 60s. in the west, toasty mother's day. portland, seattle can break records with temps 20 degrees above average. some of the heat will get to the east, but not for another week. tom? >> all right, rob, thank you. >>> next tonight, celebrating a american original. little richard, a founding father of rock 'n' roll with unforgettable flair, has died. >> now here's that real solid man of rock 'n' roll, little richard. ♪ tutti frutti >> reporter: proof that little richard truly was one of the founding fathers of rock 'n' roll -- ♪ wop-bop-a-loo-bop ba-lop-bam-boom ♪ >> reporter: is the fact that one of the acts that opened for him was the beatles ba

rob marciano on location in his front yard or backyard, whichever, rob, a lot going on in the weatherartment. severe weather in central part of the country and a lot of heat coming to the west. >> yeah, it's going to be very warm in the southwest again. you may remember earlier this month, we had a lot of heat there and they didn't really share much of it with the east, that's going to be the case again. let's go to it. we have excessive heat watches posted for most of the state of california. heat warnings now posted for las vegas, palm springs into phoenix as well. take a look at some of these numbers. temps getting well up over 110 in palm springs. some of these numbers on wednesday, about 17 stations if the forecast verified will break daily records there. if you want to head to the beach, be aware of the rules and regulations if those beaches are open. waters still chilly especially north of say santa barbara. >>> sunday morning with clear sky here in san francisco. 73 later on, a few high clouds this morning, and we'll look for that patchy fog to give way to mostly sunny conditi

. >>> we want to transition, get to rob marciano who's in otis, massachusetts. vering the weather and a tropical storm that you are following on the radar, rob. >> good morning, whit. hello, everyone, from otis, massachusetts. not far from where we were yesterday with that tornado damage. looers a -- here's a look across parts of texas. this is between dallas and tyler. there were eight tornados, and significant damage here obviously as a home is ripped off its foundation. today the main concern will be floods through northern louisiana, up through michigan, and chicago. it won't be a pretty day there. from minneapolis, to chicago, indianapolis, detroit. a very slow-moving system and we're looking at significant rainfall today. could see 3, 4, 5 inches on top of what they've already seen. look at this. first tropical storm of the season. arthur is the name, about 300 miles south of cape hatteras. heading in that direction. can you believe this now? the water is really cold here so we don't expect it to blow up into a hurricane, but it's going to create some messy

let's get right to abc's senior meteorologist rob marciano. rob, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, tom. luckily this time of year the ocean waters are still cool so we don't expect a powerful storm, but it's going to combine with another system that's going to worsen the impacts. latest on arthur, let's go over it. 45-mile-per-hour winds 275 miles south of cape hatteras. on arthur, moving at nine miles per hour. the official track shows it getting close to shore tomorrow. and that's why we have tropical tomorrow warnings posted for the outer banks and then eventually turning out to sea. computer model shows the increasing rain and wind as the center gets closer tonight. big surf, especially on the right side, we'll see that wind. the approaching midwest storm that has been crushing chicago with rain, now detroit, another three to six inches of rain with that for a continued risk of flooding through at least tuesday. tom? >> all right, rob, we'll keep our eye on all those storms. >>> overseas now, and as several european nations take simi

have a good weekend. >>> i love rob marciano. kygo. >>> we told you about a dog diagnosed with covid-19, well, new information this morning about his condition. >>> new at 6:00, she is america's most famous hippo and now she's also america's most relatable hippo. how fiona is reacting to the pandemic is probably how many of us are reacting, too. >>> as we get our day started, here's a live look outside at heaven. doesn't it look like it, though? we'll be right back. >>> all right. welcome back. 6:24 on a friday. yes, it's friday. check out these temperatures. mid to upper 60s half moon bay, san francisco and richmond low to upper 70s around the bay and into the north bay and a few 80s in the south bay and east bay. heat wave, what heat wave? look at tonight, mid 50s to low 60s and the real deal is not necessarily the temperatures, but look at the rainfall that is coming in. light to moderate rain and even once we get through saturday and into sunday, it's going to get drier but still be cuma cumasi? >> thank you, mike. >>> casino

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here's abc's senior meteorologist, rob marciano. >> reporter: tonight dangerous weather taking aim on texas. lightning strikes in south padre island specially sparking a massive fire at an apartment complex. in neighboring houston, flash flooding. more than 5 inches of rain falling, leaving cars stranded there. in oklahoma, one firefighter's home destroyed as more lightning hit the southern plains. >> you don't expect it to happen to you, but it does. >> reporter: a separate system slamming the east, battering new york with wind gusts up to 58 miles per hour. this ominous looking mesocyclone hovering above the hudson river. damaging winds ripping the roof off this apartment building in holyoke, massachusetts. falling debris crashing onto the cars below. tonight, thousands in the state still without power. >> let's get right to rob now with the forecast. rob, good evening. >> reporter: good evening. clearer weather tonight, thankfully for the cleanup efforts here. there are several systems that are now coming together, including that tropical depression you mentioned. it's now off the

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here's more from abc's rob marciano. >> reporter: severe holiday weekend storms slamming the midwest seven states. this dangerous twister caught on camera outside iowa city. the strong winds ripping the roof off a home and tossing debris into the air. >> there goes the roof of their house. >> we got to get out of here. >> reporter: in illinois, torrential rains and high winds southwest of chicago. joliet enduring a heavy downpour of hail as well. in texas, this dramatic display of lightning across the panhandle. residents in bowie, texas are spending the holiday weekend thp to 95 p after an ef-1 >> flabbould 8 to 1in stheast florida there. we're looking for the start of another heat wave for california. sacramento will be up over 100 degrees and hotter than that for dangerous heat through the midweek. rob marciano, abc news. >> our thanks to rob. >>> hairstyling during this lockdown has been a common complaint on social media, understandably. >> right, the struggle has been real. but you won't hear any of that from queen elizabeth, who reportedly, the 94-year-old monarch has been doi

rob marciano has been following mafor us this morning. rob, good morning. >>> hey, good morning.that in the last hour, whit. i heard you mention pools. mine is open this weekend. much like last year when we opened it up, i was on assignment, and i think you showed up at my pool. so i expect you there later on today. you have to wear a mask though. all right, for many reasons. let's go over the forecast across the eastern third of the country. boy, we had temperatures that were well above average that has kind of spawned some of these storms. today a little bit cooler but still real nice. mid-70s in new york. near 80 in philly and d.c. and into the upper 80s in raleigh. so where some of those beaches are open, try to get out there. maybe just do some fishing. i know you have to be active if you're going to some of these beaches, and big waves and maybe rip currents across parts of florida as that tropical disturbance continues to spin and dump rain there. >>> partly sunny skies. here is our east bay hills camera. you can see the fog in the distance. we'll have clouds mid and high

it is -- it has been described as march in may this weekend and as a mother's day gift to rob marciano's put him outside to suffer a little bit and there he is. >> reporter: yes. yeah, and not near my home so she's happy about that. we're at harbor island park which is in and beautiful strong may sun across this leafed out maple tree blowing in a 40-mile-an-hour wind. it's 34 degrees. that's a windchill of 20. numbers in new york versus fairbanks, alaska, it's warmer in alaska, the middle of alaska where it's near 50 degrees, the sun hasn't even come up yet. it's near 50. the dichotomy we're looking at. let's look at in between wisconsin, ashland, wisconsin, a little bit of icicles on the lake off lake superior, so it's >>> good morning. waking up to some cooler weather. you may feel it. a little bit of fog at the coast. and looking at temperatures today, as much as 15 degrees cooler than we were yesterday in our inland valleys. cooldown continues inland for mother's day. looking at a few scattered showers with breezy winds come monday into tuesday. 70s and 80s today from around the bay

. >> here is rob marciano with a look at what is coming ahead. >> little mist. reminds me of when i lived on th west coast. you guys are broiling out there try to stay cool. lots coming up on "gma" including that breaking news overnight. violent protests breaking out over the death of george floyd in police custody. anger is erupting across the country and we are live in minneapolis tracking the latest on the growing outrage. >>> the nation marking the milestone of 100,000 lives lost to the coronavirus. we are mourning some of those lives as a nation reopens. there are signs of hope and why dr. fauci says a second wave is not inevitable. >>> and walt disney world unveiling new plans to reopen those magical gates, once again. on the future park visits, what they'll look like from limited attendance to requiring face coverings and could disney be the key to the nba's comeback. we certainly could use some sports. good news going to a restaurant, but until then are open for bus? mexican french toast with sweet and spicy bacon. what could be better than that? we'll s

. >>> let's shift gears and get a check of the forecast and our rob marciano who is watching all of that, rob, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, whit. turning out to be a nice day across much of the east with this front pushing to the east. behind me mamaroneck harbor which can get storm surge from tropical systems. that's not in the forecast but brings us to my point which is this, we have our next system in the middle of the atlantic more or less with a 60% chance of becoming our next tropical depression. if it becomes named it will be the earliest we've had three named storms in the season on record. how about that? we'll be watching that. eastern pacific off the coast of mexico this has a better chance, 70% chance, of becoming not the first but the next tropical depression, the first named storm. >>> good saturday morning. starting out with a few scattered showers, level one on our storm impact scale. we could see a thunderstorm throughout the day. mainly a lot of cloud cover, 60s and 70s. we're e e e e e e e e e e e e >> reporter: this weather report sponsored by chase

. >>> let's switch gears now and get the weather and we're going to get it out to rob marciano on assignment in his -- either his back or front yard this morning. hey, rob. what's going on? >> reporter: well, i'm in an undisclosed location. let's just say that. it's in the backyard, dan. good morning to you. mist falling in the northeast. all part of the system that really meandered through the great lakes, brought the flooding there and across the parts of the mid-atlantic and some severe weather there but we ghatacro texas. this is bowie, texas, northwest of dallas where along the red river there were several reports of tornadoes and significant damage but no reports of injury there. this morning we have that action moving into the arkl into shreveport, little rock. weakening but heavy rain with gusty winds. this energy does move a little further north today. chicago and west into northern illinois you do have a threat for seeing severe weather that could potentially throw down a tornado or two and another system develops in the high plains from north platte all the way to midland for late

let's check now in with rob marciano from the front yard on this saturday morning. >> is this in theays? >> reporter: this is the front yard, but like a lot of people, i'm actually looking forward to go back to the mall and go to a store and see stuff and hopefully be able to touch stuff sometime soon. so good to hear at least some stores planning to re-open in some spots. >>> heavy rain across the northeast. this is seneca lake or downstream of it. look at these falls coming through the finger lakes. tremendous amounts of rain with some flooding yesterday but today is going to be nothing short of spectacular for your saturday. look at these numbers. temps starting out in the 40s and 50s and climbing up into the 50s. 60s, even 70s from atlanta to nashville. 80s, 82 in louisville, 71 in philadelphia. crowds increasing tonight, maybe a quick shower. this quick moving pretty weak front is going to slide east. maybe bring some decent storms from kansas city to indianapolis in through cincinnati. maybe huntington as well and passes through and we go back to below average for temperatures.

. >>> first though, let's get a check of the weather and get out to rob marciano. rob, good morning. >> hey, good morning, whit. we had some rough weather across the midsection of the country yesterday. seven reports of tornadoes and a lot of rain across kansas city. want to show you this video. they had about six to eight inches of rain in the past seven days, and about half of that came yesterday, over 20 calls for water rescues. you see some of it on video. texas city, texas, rough weather, wind and hail there as it came through the galveston/houston area. drier weather coming in for you as this slow-moving front pushes across detroit, columbus, buffalo, but east of say, cleveland, erie, we're looking for damaging winds to develop late in the day, and this evening isolated tornadoes are possible in places like harrisburg and scranton, albany as they get closer to the ocean things moderate a little bit. time for your weekend forecast brought to you by caesars rewards. >>> good morning. we made it to friday. i'm abc7 news meteorologist mike nicco. the heat wave is

doolittle marciano, rob, is with his little gal out there with some tips. hey, good morning. good morning, whit. well, you know, many of us are home a lot, if not all the time and, well, that's good for the dogs, at least most of them get to go on a lot of walks. some are saying no more walks please, but it could cause a problem when we eventually start to go back to work and leave the house. here are tips, how to help your pup with separation anxiety. dog, man's best friend, and now you're always together. but one day hopefully soon that's going to change and these pups need a plan. >> suddenly the dogs don't get the email that it's back to work or whatever that new normal is. i'm concerned we're going to see a lot of separation anxiety. >> were you a naughty boy? >> reporter: but not all dogs react the same. so we looked at three different dogs and asked animal behavior consultant steve dale how we can help keep their anxiety in check. first up 8-year-old labrador retriever burt. he loves hanging out with his labrador sis lucy, but suffers from separation