. >>> and for the first time, the rain has stopped in southeast texas, but resident there is are still bracing for more flooding. flood watches and warnings are posted in the houston area this morning. severe thunderstorm watches are posted elsewhere in the state. the brazos river is expected to crest at record levels, over 53 feet, by this afternoon. that's three feet above the previous record spurred by days of unrelenting rain. the high water is blamed for at least six deaths. there have already been mandatory evacuations. homes and land are under water, and dozens have been rescued from the high water. there's more rain in the forecast later this week, unfortunately, and the water is not expected to recede for days. >>> in the southwest and nebraska, at least one tornado touched down. large hail and heavy rain is reported. so far there are no reports of injuries or extensive damage. >>> extreme flooding has killed at least four people in southwest germany. days of torrential rains triggered raging flood waters that swept away homes, cars, and two bridges. one of the victims was a f

. >>> much of southeast texas is starting to dry out now, after being swamped with rain.ere flooding made it hard to get around, last night, and this morning, a couple of tornado warnings, were also issued at the height of the storms, and those warnings, though, have since been lifted. >>> so a gorgeous day for your friday. if you get outside, outdoor lunch, or a little, maybe skip work a little early on friday. but tomorrow, it moves in. or does it move in tonight? >> it is overnight tonight. overnight tomorrow night. and into tomorrow morning. if have you plans this evening, don't worry about that. tomorrow is a yellow weather alert day. as nice as it is today, i think that is as ugly as it is going to be on saturday. and sunday, a threat for lingering showers. allergy index, cold allergy, whatever it is, if you suffer from tree pollen and grass pollen, not a good day, and mold spores, they have dropped from high to moderate. but still, not all that great. let's talk about the rest of this afternoon. and sunshine, will fade behind some clouds. in advance of tomorrow's r

rescuers in southeast texas spent memorial day pulling dozens from rising flood waters following days of relentless rain. at least six people died this holiday weekend, two are missing, one in texas and an 11-year-old boy in kansas. manuel bojorquez is following this. >> reporter: from the air, the extent of the historic flooding is clear. rivers in southeast texas have consumed land and homes, forcing rescues by the coast guard. on the ground, it's a painful reality for homeowners like alicia gracia. >> this is a piece of property my dad gave me before he passed away and it's sentimental. >> oh, oh, oh! >> reporter: the relentless storms dumped 20 inches of rain upstream over the past four days leaving cars submerged and parts of haydens impassable. the 19-mile stretch of the ba sos river from simonton to richmond, texas, is forecast to rise 8 feet above flood stage. hardest hit, residents living near horseshoe bend river on simonsons west side. lynne johnson's farm. you've never seen this bad? >> we've never had water from fluting. >> reporter: she evacuated. her house has several p

tonight, southeast texas is getting exactly what it does not need-- more rain. severe flooding has forced more than 1,000 people to flee their homes. the brazos river near houst son at historic levels. two years ago, it was dry in the drought. now at least eight people have drowned in the lone star state, and is. >> reporter: the brazos river in southeast texas hasn't looked like this in more than half a century. it rose about a record 53 feet, flooding property and homes, leaving livestock huddled around mere inches of dry ground. the own way around some communities near the river is by boat, or in pedro chavez's case, a borrowed kayak and old mop to row. you look around, and how would you describe the situation here gimean, shocking because you've beforehand living here your whole life and you never knew it was going to come anywhere close to this. >> reporter: he says less than 24 hours ago this was dry land. hohow worried are you that it's going to keep rising. >> i mean, i'm a little worried because it's going to rain the rest of the week. >> reporter: the

rivers in southeast texas have consumed land and homes, forcing rescues by the coast guard. on the ground, it's a painful reality for homeowners like alice gracia. >> this was a piece of property my dad gave me before he passed away and it's sentimental. oh,h, oh, oh! >> reporter: the relentless storms dumped 20 inches of rain upstream over the past four days, leaving cars submerged and parts of highways impassable. the 19-mile stretch of the brasos river from simonton to richmond, texas, is forecast to rise eight feet above flood stage. hardest hit are residents living near the horseshoe bend river on simonton's west side. lynne johnson's farm is less than a mile away. you've lived in this house for 20 years? >> yes. >> reporter: you have never seen flooding this bad? >> we've never had water in our house from flooding. >> reporter: she evacuated over ooe weekend. her house now has several feet of water. >> it's hard to wrap your mind around. ary, very hard to wrap your mind around. >> reporter: alice gracia has never considered living anywhere else. after 33 years, you mig

people are bracing for more flooding with several rivers rising in southeast texas. the river is expected to crest on wednesday at three feet above the previous record. during four days of torrential rain at least six people have died in flooding along the river. there are reports of people missing and crews were out in full force rescuing dozens of people. >>> and turbulent weather in colorado. at least one tornado is touching down in a rural community just south of the nebraska border. according to the logan county sheriff's office they ripped off the front door of a home and knocked down power lines. so far there are no reports of injuries. a tense situation at a bernie sanders event in oakland, california. several protesters jumping an -- a barrier to rush the podium. they moved in swiftly putting the protesters in handcuffs and sur rounding the presidential candidate. sanders who remained on stage throughout the incident told the crowd, quote, we don't get intimidated easily. the white house placed on lock down on monday after someone threw an object over the fe

the rain swollen brazos river expected to crest today in southeast texas well above the record level years ago. mandatory evacuation orders are in effect for several communities this morning. full details and the forecast ahead. >>> a north korean missile test has apparently ended in failure on the launch pad. it marks the latest in a spring of high profile failures for the north korean program. >> police in houston identified the suspect that left one person dead. they say dionisio garza entered an auto detailing shop and started shooting. he was later killed by a s.w.a.t. team. >> the golden state warriors won the game seven showdown against the oklahoma city thunder. they go on to face the cleveland cavaliers in the nba finals. that series starts thursday night here on abc. those are some of our top stories on then tuesday, may 31st. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." >>> so fantastic to see golden state back there, and that. >> absolutely. >> huge cheer that you heard from california was actually coming from the abc executives there. they were like yes, a rema

the rivers in southeast texas prompted the evacuation of two prisons. the river is expected to reach over 53 feet later this week, which is the highest recorded here. manuel, cbs news, rosenburg, texas. >>> severe thunderstorms are also expected to hit the central plains and the mid-atlantic and they're bracing for tropical storm bonnie. it's moving up the east coast. >>> let's get our forecast. a lot of people headed outside for memorial day. >> i was out there, outside, outside our studio in san francisco and it was feeling down road bombe. the skies are blue this afternoon. a few, thin clouds. let's take a look at that again one more time. we wanted to jump ahead to the forecast. temperatures, wow, 77 degrees. 76 to the north and santa rosa to the east, 81 degrees and livermore, our weather watcher is in brentwood and concord reporting temperatures in the low and mid-80s. here's what you need to know on this memorial day. cool on the coast. and 50s and 60s at this hour. warm and hot again in our inland air. steady temperatures all week, and we begin t

. >>> more thunderstorms could hit southeast texas today. area already dealing with devastating floods. six people are confirmed dead in texas from the severe weather. some rivers in the houston area are approaching historic levels submerging cars and stranding drivers. one man died 21-year-old darren mitchell posted a picture on facebook from inside his truck. the caption reads, all i wanted to do was go home. one witness saw mitchell struggling. >> he got back out the bed of the truck, he got on top of his truck. then all of a sudden he got back in his truck and like maybe -- just 15 minutes after he was in his truck, it just flipped and went into the water. [ crying ] >> all that rain has led to numerous evacuations around southeast texas including two prisons. >>> along the east tropical depression bonnie brought rough seas to the carolinas causing inland flooding causing parts of i-95 to be shut down. it will now move to the northeast today. >>> the heat is on and you can bet the beaches in santa cruz will be crowded. the folks from sav

we're taking you >>> there is a short break in the rain over southeast texas, but more is expected overseveral days. >> all of this in an area that's already submerged in deadly floodwaters. nbc's jay gray is in an area southwest of houston in one of the communities that is now dealing with serious flooding. jay? >> reporter: hi there, erica. as you talk about, there are parts of texas under water. it stretches for miles. you hear the hum. we're going give you some perspective from this drone. you can see this neighborhood under water. cars and homes suffer, and already nine people have died as a result of flooding and officials fear that number and the water could continue to climb. >> reporter: from the air, the water seems to stretch forever. on the ground, for many it's wh >> it's scary. we've never expected anything like this to happen in our community. >> reporter: mandatory evacuations are under way after several days of heavy rain across southeast texas. horses looking for shelter on flooded farms. neighborhoods on the verge of being washed away. cars and homes under water, some

. >>> nothing normal about the flooding in southeast texas. the brazos river is eight feet above flood stage. that's three feet higher than ever recorded. and the rain, well, it is couple of days. >> tomorrow is the start of hurricane season. and today, president barack obama urged everybody to get ready. during a briefing at fema headquarters, the president suggested having an evacuation plan and readiness kits on standby for when the weather getting dangerous. >>> government forecasters are expecting an almost normal atlantic hurricane season. >> we just showed you that. maybe 12 named storms. maybe four, five, as many as six hurricanes. but remember tonly takes one to make landfall. that is the key. remember andrew? that was really the only storm that year am. >> you got a preview of the name? >> got a preview of the name. this is kind of strange. we've already gone through alex. that happened in january, believe it or not. went through bonnie. that happened over the weekend. then collin, danielle, earl, gaston. okay. live look outside. by

houston and parts of southeast texas seeing a few scattered showers. potential is still there for isolated downpours and isolated tornados could be in the forecast for the central plains today. not going to apply that here across the west coast. we have a block of high pressure which will strengthen through friday. it will reach the max intensity. temperatures soaring to the 90s and temperatures approaching 100 degrees for the week. to the coast, that patchy fog. high pressure strengthens and compresses down. inland temperatures will climb to the mid 90s. low 90s around los gatos. san francisco, highs in the 70s. upper 80s around santa rosa. watch these temperatures as we go through the next few days. high temperatures strengthening as that ridge continues to build. here is the spike for san jose climbing up to the mid 90s friday. cloud, weekend cooling. check out pleasanton. near 100 degrees on friday. concord and antioch, you see temperatures soaring close to 105 in towards the delta. >>> we are looking at heavy traffic. if you're a south bay commute

. >> unfortunately, that is not the case in southeast texas where record flood levels are expected today. details from abc's kenneth moton. >> reporter: this morning the floodwaters still rising. >> we've never seen it this high so -- and, of course, everybody thinks i'm crazy for not river has already invaded several communities. many more threatened. >> i thought we were going to be safe. i didn't know it was going to come up this fast. >> reporter: it already turned deadly. at least six killed. several are missing. in parker county, texas, a setback for crews look fog or i missing 10-year-old boy. more water and debris rushing in making it difficult. >> it's frustrating we have the family here and they need closure and we haven't been able to give it to them yet. >> reporter: flash flooding and tornadoes. >> my god. >> reporter: this colorado twister touched down near the nebraska border. today the severe weather watch continues for much of the central and northern plains from kansas to north dakota. on the east coast from the carolinas to new york, people are dealing with the remnant

across southeast texas relentless rain leading to raging waters, flooding homes and stranding drivers. rescuers working around the clock, police breaking the window of a flooded car to save a woman who risked her life by driving around a barricade, in texas two dead and three feared missing believed to be swept away in their vehicle. police say mitchell posted this photo of his truck filling with water before he disappeared. his caption, all i wanted to do was go home. this man is cleaning up after riding out the storm with his family. >> we saw this tree come down and smash my shop to pieces rrtd . >> reporter: in the plains no relief, heavy winds and hail in kansas and funnel clouds in minnesota and north da cot tau and in michigan people forced from their apartment complex after flash flooding. >> it was the roar of the water that was coming through and how fast it came up. >> reporter: it follows a week of powerful tornados in the heartland, more than 100 reported. >> this really is kind of season for this wild weather. >> you see the severe weather usually early may in the southe

. >> it's a different concern in southeast texas where the muddy water of the brazos river is spreading across the landscape. the floodwater is expected to crest today about three feet above the previous record level. one official summing under the deadly flooding by "there's nowhere else for the water to go." abc's brandi hitt has the details. >> reporter: historic and deadly flooding striking texas. with back to back storms leading to more evacuations near houston. >> i thought we were going to be safe. i didn't know it was going to come up this fast. >> reporter: the brazos river reaching major flood stage as emergency crews go door to door performing one rescue after the next. >> this is crazy. >> reporter: entire neighborhoods now underwater from some 20 inches of rain. >> i got to leave. i got leave. >> everything's lost. nothing's safe. >> reporter: at least six people have been killed. authorities here recovering the body of a man seen swept away by flash floodwaters. >> i saw a person holding on to a pole. >> reporter: a 10-year-old boy who fell into the river while fishing rem

. >>> rescue workers are working to save flood victims in southeast texas.htning strikes took our abc affiliate in amarillo off of the air and a coast guard helicopter air lifts a man to safety in houston. rescuers searched the rivas river for a missing boy. the rain has stopped but the river is still rising and expected to crest three feet higher than a previous record last wednesday. >>> crazy stuff and we are dealing with heat inland. crazy on the coast it is so cool. >> strange to live in an area. we do it every summer and amazing to see it at the same time. you can be bone chilling cold with drizzle and fog and then on the other side of the bay area it is almost 100 degrees. you can get there without traffic. good luck with that. in about an hour to hour-and-a- half. take a look at the golden gate bridge in danville where it is 96-degree. look at the golden gate bridge. 62 degrees and drizzling and windy. 66 in san francisco and 92 in concord and 84 in santa rosa. if you do find yourself away from the water. you will be in the 90s for the next five days

the rising rivers here in southeast texas also prompted the evacuation of two prisons. the river is expected to reach over 53 feet later this week, which would be the highest ever recorded here. manuel, cbs news, rosenberg, texas. >>> if the stories that has caused outrage on social media, the killing of a guerrilla in cincinnati after a little boy got into the guerrilla's enclosure. coming up the debate over whether the handlers should have killed the guerrilla or tranquilized himment looking to renounded animal expert january hand a what he has to say about it next. >> this is not what you want to see on the first week of summer, shark attack in florida we'll show you the video taken right after the with toothpaste or plain water.an their dentures and even though their dentures look clean, in reality they're not. if a denture were to be put under a microscope, we can see all the bacteria that still exists on the denture, and that bacteria multiplies very rapidly. that's why dentists recommend cleaning with polident everyday. polident's unique micro clean formula works

more pictures of flooding in texas and southeast texas. it has been. the other story is the expanding warmth to the west were really going into a summer-like pattern. 89 degrees, 18 above average. then the heat is really going to be building through the inner mountain west. salt lake city 82. vegas 106, phoenix 108. a chance at your first 110 as we go through the end of the week. on friday going to be about 107. that warmth out in the west will be the story of the rest of the summer. redding 103, even p sacramento with 103. nothing like jumping into summer, right? >> exactly. like it's almost july. >> the pools are going to be too warm soon. >> bill karins, thank you so much for that. >>> well, meet three women who managed to stop an alleged date rape at just the right time. plus runner up following nasty case of road rage during memorial day ride. you're watching "early today." you're watching "early today." in a motor vehicle. sir, can you hear me? two, three. just hold the bag. we need a portable x-ray, please! [ nurse ] i'm a nurse. i believe in th

. >>> residents of some southeast texas counties are bracing for flooding, and it would crest three feete previous record. six died and two remain missing. in south carolina, the remnants of tropical bonnie dropped eight inches of rain and forced a closure north of the georgia state line. >>> and president obama called on americans to remember fallen heros through their deeds. laying a wreath at the tomb of the unknown. remarking nearly two dozen service members died in combat in the a past year and urges everyone not to forget their sacrifice. >> the americans who rest here, and their families, the best of us, those from who we asked everything. ask of us today only one thing in return -- that we remember them. >> before going to arlington the president hosted a white house breakfast session for family members of fallen service members and veterans groups. >>> former attorney general eric holder says that snowden performed a public service after his leak of n.s.a. materials, sparking a national debate over secret service programs and led to governmental programs. and what he says he als

. >> reporter: lightning strikes across southeast texas and days of torrential rain, triggering flash flooding and heroics like this, police officers brave rising waters to save a woman from her sinking car. no holiday for homeowners like jennifer clark and daughter raylynn who could leave their house only by boat. >> we are surrounded by water. >> reporter: so are many as creeks spilled over the banks. the sheriff's department has had plenty of practice performing these type of rescues. it was just last month that the houston area saw historic flooding. >> i've lived outside of of cypress for 38 years. it's never been like this. >> reporter: more than 50 children had to spend the night with teachers in the elementary school due to floodwaters. parents were able to pick them up today. >> it took the toll on everybody in the community. >> reporter: severe storms and heavy rain tore through wichita kansas where an 11-year-old boy is missing after fall into a fast-moving creek and debris swept through another town. >> i looked at my husband in panic and i turned and you could see debrees

you can see the storm system right now moving out of texas and into the southeast. texas will still see thunderstorms but the heaviest rainfall will be further east especially in florida. >> tens it of thousands of new york city comirts were strand last night after a fire broke out below the metro-north railroad tracks. the fire stopped all trains in and out of grand central terminal and the heat from it was so intense it bent some of the supports for the tracks. crews are now trying to mak known if there will be service for this morning's rush hour. >>> major league baseball's appeals is under way now that suspensions have been handed out following sunday's base brawl. second baseman rougned odor faces eight games on the sidelines and a $5,000 fine for his punch to jose bautista. odor says he doesn't regret it. bautista was suspended one game they are both appealing. 14 players and managers and coaches were discipline by that game. >>> and we're waiting to hear about possible fines and suspensions following maybe a similar scene in south africa's parliament. the lawmaker

bryant, texas, college station, north of houston, this entire region of southeast texas has gotten pummelled by endless thunderstorms over the last 12 to 24 hours. let me take you to the weather map. this shows you how much rain has fallen. see the bull's-eye over the top of brenham, 16 1/2 inches of rain in the last 24 hours. that's a foot and a half of rain. this is the flash flood emergency for the area. they're doing water rescues. they're telling everyone to stay at high ground wherever you're safe. don't leave your house this morning because it's a mess. we still have numerous thunderstorms in this region. flash flood emergency in the red. not including the city of houston, but from woodland to bryant to brenham, that's the worst of it. the flash flood watch will continue through this afternoon and we can get additional rounds of storms later on today. here's the latest radar, we are not done yet. brenham is located up in here. they're finishing up with the last thunderstorm. i mean, just smaz -- amazing. that's the deal here. also our friends in ft. worth and in texas, here's the dall

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rivers in southeast texas have consumed land and homes, forcing rescues by the coast guard. on the ground, it's a painful reality for homeowners like alicia gracia. >> this is a piece of property my dad gave me before he passed away and it's sentimental. >> oh, oh, oh! >> reporter: the relentless storms dumped 20 inches of rain upstream over the past four days leaving cars submerged and parts of haydens impassable. the 19-mile stretch of the ba sos river from simonton to richmond, texas, is forecast to rise 8 feet above flood stage. hardest hit, near horseshoe bend river on simonsons west side. lynne johnson's farm. you've never seen this bad? >> we've never had water from fluting. >> reporter: she evacuated. her house has several pete of water. >> very, very hard to wrap your mind around. >around. >> reporter: alicia gracia has never considered living anywhere else. >> after 33 years, you might have to walk away. >> yeah. >> reporter: the river is expected to rise above 53 feet. that would be the highest level ever recorded here. elaine, it's not expected to recede for days

and the radar lit up across southeast texas. flash flood warnings east of houston. and more rain coming tonight. the other big weather story, newly formed tropical depression two. about 400 miles off the carolina coastline. they think it will become tropical storm bonnie. and make landfall across the carolina coastline. let's time it out. 8:00 p.m. tomorrow, rainy and breezy in charleston through myrtle beach. drifting inland on sunday. not the best beach weather for the carolinas. some of this moisture will sneak up to the east by monday. certainly getting an early start for the hurricane season this holiday weekend. david? >> we'll track it straight through the weekend. rob, thank you. >>> in the meantime we turn next to the race for the white house. donald trump and the giant crowd of protesters today. this from the rally in san diego just moments ago. several protesters clashing with police. police pushing them back with clubs. they're trying to avoid a repeat of the clashes outside a trump rally in albuquerque earlier this week. also tonight, why is trump pulli

. >>> residents of some southeast texas counties are bracing for more flooding after several days oforrential rains. the river could crest at 53 and a half feet today and that is 3 feet over the previous record. eight people have died and two people are missing in this flooding. in south carolina the remnants of tropical storm bonnie dropped 8-inches of rain causing a 16 hour closure of i-95 just north of the georgia state line. >> we're going to take a break from the rain today. >> yeah, we are. lots of sunshine on the way. might be a little cloudy in some neighborhoods early on. storm tracker6 live double scan though shows you that the rain is history and as we take a look outside we have as i said some early clouds over the ben franklin bridge but out to the north and west of the city, the clouds are beginning to break up and overall we expect to return fairly quickly this morning to mainly sunny skies. your current number profile, 71 degrees in philadelphia. 70 in wilmington. 70 in trenton. 66 degrees in allentown. and more of the same in reading. mid 60's all the way down to lan

. >>> in southeast texas, concerns as the river continues to rise.ix people died in the mist of strong rain and flooding. in the town of rosenburg, about 150 homes were evacuated and the officials are warning it's important to have a back up plan. >> well, at this point, we want our citizens to take this situation seriously. if people think they remember 1994, they need to add about 2 1/2 feet to that. it's probably going to make them uncomfortable. >> more rain on the way, experts are saying that the water could rise another 2 1/2 feet. we'll be right back. ,, state's stephen curry... tag th >>> good morning everybody from oracle where the warriors accomplished something many thought they could not accomplish, and that's coming back from a 3-1 deficit. it looked like a dis aster for the warriors. curry's three put them up 57-54 and they did not look back. they out scored the thunder in the fourth quarter and they wan it 96-88. >>> and history for the sharks in pittsburgh. the franchise's first stanley cup game in 25 years. patrick par -- mar low wit

rising rivers have forced several communities to evacuate in southeast texas. bove flood level and rising. >> other parts of texas are under flood warnings. severe thunderstorms could also pummel the central plains. and the mid-atlantic is bracing for the remains of a tropical storm. tropical depression bonnie made landfall yesterday in south carolina. the greatest threat was on the highways. traffic was brought to a standstill near the georgia state line. one driver reported moving just three miles in 3.5 hours. >>> we've been telling you how the cincinnati zoo and botanical garden's decision to kill an endangered gorilla is sparking outrage. a 4-year-old boy made it past a barrier and into an enclosure 15 feet below. he came face to face with a 450-pound male gorilla named harambe. the zoo said the boy was dragged and thrown before the animal was shot and killed. the child was treated at a hospital. >> his family says he's "home and doing just fine." you know jack hanna from his many national tv appearances over the years. director emeritus of the columbus zoo

in southeast texas, evacuations have happened for people along the colorado river because of flooding there. >> some people have chose tone stay in their homes but we are making sure that people are staying safe. we are monitoring the water levels. >> the colorado river is expected to drop below flood stage some time tomorrow. >> time is 7:24. more reaction by the cincinnati zoo to take the life of a gorilla at the cincinnati zoo to save the life of a child. protesters have made demands. >> the takes on social media have been harsh. criticism for the zoo and the mother. some protesters are calling for the mother whose child fell into that gorilla enclosure to be charged in some way for the animal's death. they are calling on social services to investigate. thousands of people have signed an online petition for a new law to protect endangered zoo animals. the zoo says that killing that gorilla was necessary to save the child. wildlife expert, jack hannah also says that the zoo made the right call. he says that the gorilla was obviously dragging the boy around and could have easily kill

and to the southeast in texas. where days of torrential rain have many families ready to evacuate.rougher is expected to crest around midday today at about three feet bob its previous record level. that record was set 22 years ago. and caused extensive damage. so far the flooding has killed at least six people. others remain missing including a 10-year-old boy who fell in the river while fishing. > it's frustrating that we have the family here and they need some closure and we haven't been able to give it to them yet. >> crews will resume searching for the missing today. officials say there's so much water that all 11 reservoirs fed by the river are above 95% capacity. two years ago, parts of the brazos ran dry because of drought. >>> in south carolina, they are also dealing with flooding because of the remnants of tropical storm bonnie. some areas received 8 inches of rain including floods and making those gas pumps you see there completely useless. there will be more showers and storms in that area today. >>> the white house has returned to normal operations after a security brea

. >>> for thousands of people in southeast texas, bracing for more flooding today. the swollen brazos river is set to crest. six people have died in the floods. it runs from new mexico to the gulf of mexico. they have rescued 40 people from the flood waters so far and that threat is not over yet. meteorologist janice dean down in the fox news center. i am certained about people in that area and the worst is not over yet. >> it is not. we are in a pattern where we get a cut off low that situates itself over texas. and so i am concerned that we will get additional flooding. we have seen two feet of rain in matter of weeks for houston, texas, austin, texas and the situation is ongoing. over the last 24 hours, we have seen incredible rain and flooding issues. brazos river cresting throw feet above the record stage. we have flood watches and warnings on-going to houston up to the dallas area and another storm bringing in 6- 10 inches more of heavy rain. the situation is dire and we'll be following it over on the next week or so as the next storm system brings more heavy

. >>> thunderstorms caused flood watching in southeast texas.efighters had to rescue people from cars in houston. 4 to 5 inches of rain fell in a short period of time. >>> seems like houston, that whole state can't catch a break. >> reporter: there are at least two other times, 3 total that i can remember serious flooding in the houston area. if they don't get rain they get into a stretch where they don't get rain for three months. for us, it's a different ballgame. we have clear conditions and we're tracking temperatures, colder numbers that will be sweeping through in the next 24, 36 hours. blustery this morning, but more so at the same time tomorrow. in the meantime there's a lovely shot from our temple university camera. those clear skies will go mainly cloudy this afternoon. double scan live is clear, a spritz or sprinkle is possible later on. for now we'll keep the radars dry. temperatures very chilly. highs in the 60s. 60 degrees is the high in philadelphia. the normal is 74. you can see how far off the normals we are today. 60, 14 degree

. >> heartbreaking scenes of record flooding and devastation in southeast texas. this cattle herd searching for higher ground and not far away horses took shelter on the front porch of a home. six people have died here along the swollen brazos river. president obama said today preparing for hurricane season starts with your smartphone. the president says people can download the fema app for safety tips and information to help families put together an evacuation plan and a disaster preparedness kit. >>> happening now, president obama is preparing to honor the national champion villanova wildcats at the white house. we'll bring this to you live. you can see the live picture from the white house. we're just waiting for that to happen. >> we'll go back to that as soon as the president is there. first, glenn with weather. >> well certainly feeling like summer out there today. the rain has moved out. 87 in philadelphia. 86 in allentown. 87 in trenton. we have temperature ss nine degrees warmer than this time yesterday. mt. holly, 8 degrees warmer. 10 degrees warmer in d

rivers in southeast texas have consumed land and homes. forcing rescues by the coast guard. ground, it is a painful reality for homeowners like alice grassia. >> a piece of property my dad gave me. before he passed away. it is sentimental. >> oh, oh! >> reporter: the relentless storms dumped 20 inches of rain upstream over the past four days leaving cars submerged and parts of highways impassible. the 19-mile stretch of the river from simonton to richmond, texas forecast to raise 8 feet above flood stage. hardest hit at the horseshoe bend on simonton's west side len johnson's farm. you have lived in the house 20 years. never seen flooding this bad? >> never. >> reporter: she evacuated over the weekend. her house now has several feet of water. >> it is hard to wrap your mind around. very, very hard to wrap your mind around. >> reporter: alice grassia never considered living anywhere else. after 33 years you might have to walk away. >> yeah. >> reporter: the river is expected to rise above 53 feet, the highest level ever recorded here. elaine, it is not expected to recede for

the people in southeast texas are closely watching the brazos river, and it may crest today, 3 feet abovevious record. >>> a program to prevent gambling addiction. the "play my way" feature allows players to set a limit on how much they can play with per day, per week or per month. the system is voluntary, been tested at one casino, and if it works, it could be used at the larger casinos. the state officials hope that it will prevent casual players from going down the path of addiction. the gaming industry argues it will hurt the industry, and they say that the programs overseas have proven to be an effective. >>> the unusual home now on the bay area real estate market, the ghirardelli mansion. it was built by the fame chocolate maker, and built just after the san francisco earthquake and fire. seven bedrooms, 5 1/2 bathrooms, two-bedroom guesthouse and the realtor says it is a one-of-a-kind.>> when i look on the outside, it looks mediterranean. but when you come in, it is not simple, it is beautiful and elegant. there are so many details.>> as you can see they have intricate artwork, woo

. >> in southeast texas several communities evaporated due to rising rivers. the nation's mid section is bracing for potentially dangerous thunderstorms. closer to our area the mid- atlantic region impacted by tropical system bonnie. and you have been showing you us what bonnie is doing. >> bringing the moisture towards us and folks to the southeast. what a miserable day it has been for memorial day. it hasn't been bad here in washington but in southern maryland, the beaches, they probably left early because it wasn't a pretty day. let's start off with the first alert doppler. you can see the ci north of charlton and all of this moisture continues to flow in from the caribbean right up here in to cape hatteras and the beach. soggy and even towards southern jersey. a break in new york. a fire in the west. locally a few showers to prince george's drifting off to the east and stronger earlier and have fallen apart to the west of western marlboro and buoy is dry at the moment. same story down south. a little more kick 20 minutes ago. they are starting to fall apar

area of southeast texas has had 17 inches of rain this week. 17 inches. as a r killed.least two more are missing. more rain is expected tomorrow. michelle: boy. in south carolina, now tropical depression bonnie is turning inland after drenching the state. part of the region got one to five inches of rain. i-95 was backed up in both directions in south carolina because of the flooding. jonathan: talk about the weather situation. it seems that we are in a pattern. it's hot and sticky. kind of nice. then comes the rain. michelle: we pay for it. steve: the rain held off for the most part. end of the day, a different story in southern maryland and delmarva beaches where it has been cloudy and foggy and rainy. let me start off with a picture from gaithersburg high school. one of the viewers sent this in. hundreds of flags on the school property. pretty cool out there. folks are enjoying themselves and remembering the true meaning of what memorial day is all about. the picture behind is ocean city, maryland. definitely not ady to catch rays because it has been foggy. it's wet.

and southeast texas, they are keeping an eye on the brazos river, that could crest today, 3 feet abovea report that north korea is once again trying to launch a ballistic missile. our reporter has more.>> reporter: an extremely intense scene in tokyo, japan, japanese defense forces on alert, and the anti-ballistic missiles have been deployed, and put in position. the south korea military says that it appears that north korea unsuccessfully attempted to fire a new powerful midrange ballistic missile early tuesday.>> north korea attempted to launch a missile earlier today. as of now, our military presumes that it has failed.>> reporter: and the meantime, the japanese media reported that the japan government ordered the naval destroyers to be ready to she got any potential projectiles heading toward japan. tokyo is keeping its defense forces on alert after the south korea announcement that the launch attempt by the north failed. >> in order to take all possible measures to protect the lives in assets of our people under any circumstances, we have ordered the self- defense forces to take t

's and there's more rain in the forecastor southeast texas.anet shamlian, myrtle beach, south carolina. >> in the meantime, a memorial day forecast that looks like it's summer. >> yes. we're jumping ahead. temperatures starting to rise into the 80s and maybe even low 90s and then towards the end of the week we're talking a chance of upper 90s around the bay area. we'll show you a view around sunol and it's something that we'll have to watch as the hume t humidity begins to drop. meanwhile, we're seeing rain of 2 to 3 inches per hour and more than a foot of rain and a bit of a break as we have heavier showers that push off towards the gulf coast. a chance of severe thunderstorms today but no chance of that here. notice the lack of clouds off shore. a sign of strengthening high pressure. you get sinking and warmer air aloft that prevents any clouds under this ridge of high pressure. as it strengthens, temperatures will climb a little bit today and then more so as we head into tuesday. on the coast, still some relief from the heat is found with a

across southeast texas, relentless rain. >> 20 inches of rain. >> reporter: leading raging waters and flooding homes and stranding drivers. rescuers working around the clock. police in con row breaking the window of a car to save a woman who drove around a barricade. throughout texas, two dead and three feared missing. believed to be swept away in vehicles. relatives say 21-year-old darren mitchell posted this picture of his truck filling with water before he disappeared. his caption, all i wanted to do was go home. alan meier wants to clean up after riding out the storm with his family. >> the tree came down and smashed the shop. >> reporter: in the plains, no relief. heavy winds and hail in kansas and funnel clouds in morehead, minnesota and fargo, north dakota. in missouri, close to 100 people forced from their apartments. this is after flash flooding. >> it was crazy for the simple fact of the water that was coming through. and how fast that came up. >> reporter: it follows a week of powerful tornadoes in the heartland. more than 100 reported since last saturday. and throughout th

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