in northwest, stephanie ramos. jummy: early voting starts today. only residence in ward two can cast their votes. early voting starts on june 4. the deadline to apply is june 7. texas aresoutheast racing -- are bracing for more severe weather. the national weather service predicts the river is expected to crest today at 53.5 feet. the area is dealing with floods from four days of torrential rain the left six people dead. around here, we could see some sun. we are watching out for thunderstorms and showers. doug hill is tracking it. taking a images, this is the cloud cover the satellite these. areas in the cloud cover tend to be cooler. 80 degrees in the nation's capital. we could see showers pop to the north. on dopplerar sleep radar. afternoon, the possibility of an isolated shower. close look on things. it is kind of hazy out there. jummy: thank you. things are getting back to normal on the roads following the long holiday weekend. jamie sullivan has the traffic watch. jamie: yesterday we saw areas lighter. have nothing to worry about, a 50.uing

we get the latest right now from abc's stephanie ramos. good morning, stephanie. >> reporter: kendis and diane, good morning. so, last night donald trump unveiled his energy plan calling it america first. he vowed to bring energy independence to the u.s. by drilling more and getting rid of some regulations. in the meantime, all of the presidential candidates are campaigning in california today including donald trump who thanked north dakota delegates overnight after they helped him reach a major campaign milestone. donald trump did it. he reached the magic number of delegates needed to clinch the republican party's presidential nomination. >> i was coming out of my building this morning and there was a big news flash that donald trump had won the nomination. >> reporter: trump won't officially have the nomination until the convention this summer but until then the billionaire businessman is leap-frogging towards the general election going after his likely democratic opponent, hillary clinton. >> politicians like hillary clinton have failed

we get more from abc's stephanie ramos live in washington. od morning, stephanie. >> reporter: phillip, good morning. good morning, diane. soy the clinton campaign, they continue to fight this two-front war against donald trump and bernie sanders who says he's going to stick it out in this campaign until the last primary vote. hillary clinton came out swinging during a speech in detroit. going after donald trump on everything from his immigration stance to his business record. >> trump economics is a recipe of foe lower wages, more debt. >> reporter: clinton saying trump would bankrupt the country. >> i mean ask yourself, how can casino? really? >> reporter: trump taking his own shots at clinton as new polls show an even race, digging up years old audio for this attack ad. >> i was very nervous. >> reporter: using the voice of monica lewinsky, the trump campaign posting this with an image of bill clinton smoking a cigar and other women who raised accusations of sexual misconduct against the former president. the clinton campaign not budging ma

abc's stephanie ramos in washington. stephanie, thanks. >>> the navy is investigating how two of its fighter jets crashed into the atlantic ocean off north carolina. the four crew members were plucked off a commercial fishing ship that pulled them out of the ocean. they were then taken to a hospital in norfolk, virginia, with only minor injuries. >>> well, coming up, as we head into memorial day, good news for drivers hitting the road. >> keyword there, road. unlike this driver who instead came barreling down a city sidewalk. see what happened as people rushed to try to stop him. >>> and that epic showdown at the national spelling bee round after round after round until finally the rules said, enough. more next. nally th >>> frightening moments in a new york city neighborhood. a driver apparently trying to get away barreled down a sidewalk in brooklyn hitting a child. dash cam video captured the scene as the car hurtled down the sidewalk narrowly missing women, children, even a baby stroller. the driver eventually caught.

we get the latest right now from abc's stephanie ramos live for us in washington. stephanie, good morning. >> reporter: kendis, good morning. diane, good morning to you as well. well, the trump -- donald trump is back to campaigning and not without controversy at his first event back a swarm of protesters was there to greet him. angry protests erupting outside this donald trump rally in new mexico. >> get back. >> reporter: rocks and bottles flying. fires lit. demonstrators trampling police cruisers. police using pepper spray and tear gas to break up crowds as trump supporters come together inside. some protesters finding their way in. trump interrupted just over half a dozen times. >> how old is this kid? get out of here. >> reporter: trump back on the campaign trail with his attention dead set on hillary clinton. the gop presumptive nominee responding to her ad about cashing in on the housing market collapse. >> i mean, i'm a businessman. so when the housing market goes down, i guess what she'd like to do, you see, if she did it, she'd want to buy at the top. >> r

abc's stephanie ramos with us. good morning, stephanie. >> reporter: good morning. what a meeting, right? if i only had an invite. donald trump seems to be ready to build closer alliances with top republican leaders and today is where it starts. the countdown to this capitol hill date is on. >> we just need to get to know each other. >> reporter: house speaker paul ryan calling his meeting with donald trump as more of a meet and greet. >> i don't really know him. i met him once in person in 2012. r speaker say don't expect a chat about specific policy but a focus on the big picture. >> unify them around common principles. >> reporter: ryan still hasn't said what promises he needs from trump in order to endorse him. trump, on the other hand says he doesn't need the support from top republicans but sang his praises during a sit-down. as he looks to make peace with some members of his party, mitt romney is on the attack. also reluctant to release his tax returns but eventually did so is calling on trump to do the same causing his refusal disqualifying adding there's on

the latest from abc's stephanie ramos who is following those new developments. good morning, stephanie. >> reporter: kendis and diane, good morning. hillary clinton is having to defend her e-mail use once again after that critical report from the state department. as her rivals donald trump and bernie sanders campaign out west. on the campaign trail, dtagging along with hillary clinton is the controversy that dogged her campaign from the start. her use of a private e-mail server while she was secretary of state. >> well, there may be reports that come out but nothing has changed. >> reporter: clinton and her team slammed in a state department inspector general report that said her e-mail setup disregarded federal standards and could have made sensitive material vulnerable to hackers. to that clinton has said the private server was never hacked but the state department investigation did uncover an attempt. >> it's the same story, just like previous secretaries of state i used a personal e-mail, many people did. it was not at all unprecedented. >> reporter: the new

abc's stephanie ramos with us. good morning, stephanie. >> reporter: good morning, kendis and diane. what a meeting, right? if only i had an invite. donald trump, he seems to be ready to build some closer alliances with top republican leaders, and today is where it starts. the countdown to this capitol hill date is on. >> we just need to get to know each other. >> reporter: house speaker paul ryan calling his meeting today with the presumptive gop nominee donald trump as more of a meet and greet. >> i don't really know him. i met him once in person in 2012. >> reporter: aides to the speaker say don't expect a chat about specific policy, instead a focus on the big picture. >> the goal here is to unify the various wings of the party around common principles. >> reporter: ryan still hasn't said what promises he needs from trump in order to endorse him. trump, on the other hand, says he doesn't need the support from top republicans but sang his praises during an interview leading up to the sit-down. >> paul ryan, who is

abc's stephanie ramos reports. >> reporter: a roaring crowd of about 15,000 supporters welcoming democratnie sanders in the bolde golden sta. >> nobody can predict the future but i think we got a good shot. >> reporter: he pledged to continue through the final contest in june despite hillary clinton's lead in the delegate count. >> but we have the possibility of walking into the democratic convention with a majority of pledged delegates. >> reporter: meanwhile, this is the first primary where donald trump is the presumptive nominee and he continues to battle it out within his own party. >> does it have to be unified? i'm very different than everybody else. >> reporter: house speaker paul ryan now taking a different approach after saying he wasn't ready to endorse trump, now saying he's willing to step aside as chairman of the republican convention adding it's donald trump's show. >> he's the nominee. i'll do whatever he wants with respect to the convention. >> reporter: with the meeting on the calendar to smooth things out with top republican leaders like ryan trump keeps on dredging up p

abc's stephanie ramos has the latest. >> reporter: bernie sanders notched yet another victory calling win in west virginia tremendous. >> it appears that we've won a big, big victory in west virginia. >> reporter: hillary clinton still holds a commanding delegate lead but sanders is not giving up. >> we are in this campaign to win the democratic nomination. >> reporter: clinton focusing on next tuesday's kentucky primary making no mention of west virginia's vote during her final event before polls closed. instead looking ahead to the general election and railing against donald trump. >> if i'm fortunate enough to be the nominee i am looking forward to debating donald trump come the fall. >> reporter: while the billionaire businessman is the last man standing in the gop race he still continues to campaign in primary states going after the magic number of delegates needed to clinch the party's nomination. republican voters sticking with the new yorker no matter what. >> i've registered republican i might as well vote for trump but that is not who i would want tour president. while trump

back to you. >> stephanie ramos in washington, thanks. >>> breaking news from germany. at least one person killed and several others injured in a knife attack. the incident happened at a train he was shouting god is great in arabic. the suspect is now in custody. no word on whether the attack was terror related. >>> the white house is hoping to spur a vote on its nominee for the supreme court. today merrick garland will submit answers to a questionnaire detailing his credentials to the senate judiciary committee to stop the senate blockade. they said there won't be a vote on his nomination at all. >>> the price tag for that canadian wildfire is on track to hit $7 billion after wiping out 600 square miles so far. the first images from inside the devastated city of ft. mcmurray show entire neighborhoods charred. about 2,400 hopes and buildings were destroyed or damaged by that fire. but city officials stress about 85% of the structures survived. >>> back in the u.s. an escapee from new jersey from a prison there is back in custody after nearly a week on the our thur buckl

kendis and diane, back to you. >> no surprise there, stephanie ramos in washington, thank you. >>> and a large part of southwestern kentucky is a scene of devastation this morning after a powerful tornado rolled through. the city of mayfield suffered severe damage to homes and businesses when it took a direct hit yesterday afternoon. at least ten people were injured and treated at hospitals, but they're expected to be okay. >>> and millions of people are racing for more of that today. strong storms will stretch from tennessee valley to the carolinas and the severe weather returns to texas and oklahoma. damaging winds and large hail are expected there. tornadoes are possible, as well. >>> breaking news, dozens are dead in a car bombing in baghdad. a pickup truck packed with explosives went off in an outdoor market. several cars and buildings were heavily damaged. isis has claimed responsibility. in japan survivors of the bombings in he roche she ma and nagasaki reportedly welcoming the news president obama plans to visit later this month. he'll be the first sitting president to visit hi

stephanie ramos, abc news, washington. >>> and our california primary is next tuesday. we're one of six states voting on that day. north dakota is only holding a democratic caucus. five other states will cast ballots on the republican and democratic sides. >>> the state department is warning americans traveling to europe about the risk of terror attacks over the summer. officials say that large numbers of terrorists will present greatist targets for terrorists. finding attacks in public locations. advisory points to two events in particular, the catholic church's world youth day in july in poland and the european soccer championship in fransz. france has been under a state of emergency since the paris terror attacks last november. >>> there are new details today in that massive wildfire in alberta, canada. it's been nearly a month since the fire started and now some evacuees will finally be able to return home. a phase return of more than 80,000 residents is set to begin tomorrow. they'll be greeted by signs like you see right there. officials say the wildfire is no lon

stephanie ramos has the latest. >> reporter: donald trump took to the podium talking about the funds and criticizing the va. after spending the memorial weekend and listening to veterans at a bike rally in washington, d.c. donald trump sharing where the almost $6 million for the vets went. it was back in january that trump ditched it's debate, and decided to hold a fund raiser instead. >> these are checks that are delivered and cash and now being used to help the vets. >> meanwhile the democrats are battling it out for california. >> hillary clinton marching in a memorial day parade in her adopted home town is off the trail raising money in new york and new jersey, but a swift change in plans are taking her out west. clinton canceling an event in new jersey to head to california just days before the primary. >> i am amazed by the types of turnouts we have here in california and the energy behind the turnouts. >> bernie sanders is campaigning in california. secret service rushing to protect the candidate as animal rights protesters pushed on to the stage. sanders is hoping for the sam

stephanie ramos is live in washington with more from the campaign trail. >> reporter: sarah, the lincoln memorial ground in washington were packed over the weekend waiting to hear from donald trump. once taking the podium trump hit his usual points. you wouldn't expect to see trump here. trump spending his memorial day weekend recruiting support at the rolling thunder motorcycle rally in our nation's capitol. the presumptive presidential nominee trying to appeal to military vets. >>> we'll rebuilt our military and take care of our veterans. >> reporter: according to trump the $6 million he raised is doing just that. he was asked which groups received the money. he tweeted about a different plan to built a wall at a border, after president obama went after trump's proposal. trump not saying much about former po warm front -- pow, senator mccain. as for his democratic opponents, hillary clinton marking the holiday as she does every year marching in a memorial day parade in her adopted hometown of chap aqua new york. bernie sanders is righting to -- bernie sanders is trying to get ready for

abc's stephanie ramos is live with the latest. good morning. >> reporter: diane, good morning, kendis. well, the highly anticipated meeting between donald trump and house speaker paul ryan happened. now it looks like the republican party will try to work things out after a contentious primary. the ultimate boardroom meeting came and went. donald trump descending upon capitol hill after months of protesting against washington but now ready to bridge his views with top republican lawmakers. >> it was very good. it was very productive. >> the meeting taking place behind closed doors. no handshakes and still no endorsement from house speaker paul ryan. >> i was very enc what i heard from donald trump today. i do believe that we are now planting the seeds to get ourselves unified. >> reporter: ryan has spoken out against one of trump's biggest campaign promises. >> a total and complete shutdown of muslims entering the united states. >> reporter: just one day before meeting ryan, trump reversing course. >> it's a temporary ban. it hasn'

more now from abc's stephanie ramos. >> reporter: ♪ standing with his hand over his heart as the nationalnthem played, president obama marking memorial day at arlington national cemetery. the president laying a wreath at the tomb of the unknown soldier and calling for true remembrance of the sacrifices made by the nation's service members. >> for us, the living, those of house still have a voice, it is our responsibility, our obligation,ing to fill that silence with our love and our support and our gratitude. >> reporter: hillary clinton taking a break from traditional campaigning to honor vets, marking the holiday as she does every year, marching in a memorial day parade in her adopted hometown of new york. >> i love being here. >> reporter: this after a heavy weekend of campaigning from donald trump trying to rally support from military vets in our nation's capital. >> we're going to rebuild our military and we're going to take care of our veterans. >> reporter: according to trump, the $6 million he's raised is doing just that. he's promising to reveal which groups received the money at

we get the latest now from abc's stephanie ramos. >> reporter: bernie sanders notched yet another victory calling his win in west virginia tremendous. >> it appears that we've won a big, big victory in west virginia. [ cheers and applause ] >> reporter: hillary clinton still holds a commanding delegate lead but sanders not giving up. >> we are in this campaign to win the democratic nomination. >> reporter: clinton focusing on next tuesday's kentucky primary. making no mention of west virginia's vote during her final event before polls closed. instead looking ahead to the general election and railing against donald trump. >> i'm fortunate enough to be the nominee, i am looking forward to debating donald trump come the fall. >> reporter: while the billionaire businessman is the last man standing in the gop race, he still continues to campaign in primary states going after the magic number of delegates needed to clinch the republican voters sticking with the new yorker no matter what. >> i'm a registered republican so might as well vote for trump but that is not who i would want for presiden

we get the latest from stephanie ramos. >> reporter: donald trump is zeroing in on the general election. >> can you imagine another four years of the clintons? seriously. >> reporter: the likely republican nominee going after both hillary and bill clinton. >> i think he gets involved when she plays the woman's card. >> reporter: the latest attack on hillary clinton taking us back to the '90s. >> he lied, he said, i did not have sex with that woman. couple of months later, i'm guilty. >> reporter: but clinton vowing to focus on the issues. and snatch up any voters soured by trump. >> i'm asking people to come join this campaign and i have had a lot of outreach from republicans. >> reporter: during a one-on-one interview with abc's george stephanopoulos trump talks about republican leaders who want him to unify the party, saying it doesn't have to be. as he's just days away from a sit-down meeting with top republican leaders on capitol hill, including house speaker paul ryan who's still holding back his endorsement. >> how do you win? >> because i think i'm going to go out and get million

stephanie ramos is live in washington, d.c.tonight with the latest on the campaign trail. >> reporter: rick, donald trump watched an all out attack on the press while giving details about who received the funds he raised for veterans how much and when. donald trump unveiled his veteran charity list. >> raised a tremendous amount of money for the vets, almost $6 million, all that has been paid out. >> some contributions from trump himself. >> trump says he raised the funds for vets in iowa now he is releasing the names of the group he paid. >> i didn't want to have credit for it, i'm the only one in the world that raises $6 million from the veterans and have uniform applause from the veterans group and then criticized by the press. >> the presidential candidate attacking the press for quote, making him look bad. i have never received such bad publicity for doing a good job. >> sleazy and dishonest is how he described the media. and veterans outside of trump tower protesting the real estate mogul it's not about the money but inte

stephanie ramos look at how the rest of the spent the memorial day. nie hillary clinton honored the vet marching in the memorial day parade in her adopted hometown in new york. >> i love being here. stephanie: this is after a weekend of donald trump trying to valley support from the mill their vets. >> we will rebuild our military and take care of the veterans. >> the $6 million he raised is doing just that according to trump. >> we raised tremendous money. we love the vets. >> for bernie sanders he has hunkered down in the golden state. honoring vets in san francisco. >> hillary clinton is taking notice. today she canceled a new jersey appearance for third. today she will campaign in california leading up to the primary. jonathan: that is it at 5:00. tonight at 6:00, a gorilla killed after a 4-year-old fans in his pen. michelle: deadly weather across the nation. what we expect here as the remnant of tropical storm bonnie move inland. jonathan: hallowed ground to crime scene. >> "abc7 news at 6:00ment" on your side. >> a day of remembrance as we honor