in north tulsa and believes in north tulsa's future as do i. she will make her goal of 100 new businesses there. doing works introduce people to north tulsa, to be engaged and there are companies from outside the area that are coming in like the brand-new qc that opened up there. there are lots of individual businesses that continue to be able to start and thrive again in north tulsa. north tulsa is a place where we should practice basic reconciliation. where america should stop and look again and say what can be done and what have we done and to fix it. josh jacobs was born in north north delta in 1998, graduated from high school there, and that making a really bad decision, he left north also to go play football for the university of alabama. clearly a terrible decision. josh and it up being drafted 24th overall by the oakland raiders and is a tremendous shining example, somebody that grew up in north tulsa and is representing us well. 's dad made an interesting statement saying as he was growing up he was a great athlete. could have traveled

she goes to church in north tulsa, works in north tulsa and believes in north tulsa's future as do i. she's going to make her goal of 100 new businesses there. she's doing the work to help introduce people to north tulsa and be engaged. there are countries from outside the area coming in like the new q.t. that opened up there. there are lots of individual businesses that continue to be able to start and thrive again in north tulsa. north tulsa is a place where we should practice basic reconciliation, where america should stop and look again and to say what can be done and what have we done, and to fix it. josh jacobs, he was born in north tulsa in 1998, graduated from high school in north tulsa, ended up making a really bad decision. he left north tulsa to go play football for the university of alabama. clearly a terrible decision. josh ended up being drafted 24th overall by the oakland raiders this last year. he's a tremendous shining example of somebody that grew up in north tulsa and is representing us well. his dad made an interesting statement there, saying as he was growing up h

following this tulsa had racial tension. in north tulsa where i live more than alived decade less than other people here in the city. how is that a level playing field? >> what he is saying is true. expense inying life cf 64.5 years. after peoplears are still trying to keep mystified people around the city. the mayor announced that tulsa the citiesining programs. we sit diet is to sit down. we believe this is the first comprehensive plan and the city's history to it for us issues of racial disparity in tulsa. that over implement the next five years. to be the answer to things that we recognize we are coming up short trying to be the kind of community that we want to be. the gather place.gest it is based here in tulsa, oklahoma, to unite citizens together. we got the privilege to go to the grand opening and talk to george kaiser, whose vision made the park possible. >> we emphasize to people the purpose of the park is not really to come and enjoy yourself, but to think of the ways in which they are similar to other people out

the arkansas river in tulsa, oklahoma, is near a record crest. the river spirit casino resort in tulsa, oklahoma, has been closed almost a week because of flooding. water overtaking the pool deck, t tiki bar, spa, the casino says 1,600 employees are getting paid throughout the closure. the tulsa county sheriff's office posted these photos showing dramatic flooding. oklahoma's governor saying the situation still could get worse and they're not out of woods yet. >>> president trump wheels up from japan and on his way back to the unite. he used a memorial day address aboard a navy ship to tout his defense spending and question advances in technology. he asked u.s. sailors if they preferred steam or electric based aircraft catapults, the president suggesting the new technology was too costly and less reliable. >> you know, steam has only worked for about 65 careers. steam or electric. steam? electric? they're always coming up with new ideas, they're making planes so complex you can't fly them. we all want innovation, but it's too much. >> that was in

there's tulsa itself, there's the zoo and there's the airport.e had this inflow and a circulation there. we know there was circulation because of the doppler effect. we see the circulation right there. here is downtown tulsa. there is the airport right there and there is the zoo. how do we know it was on the ground? because of this blue dot right here. that is debris in the air. leaves, twigs, insulation, whatever it may be, that debris was on the ground very close and moving towards the tulsa international airport. doppler radar, what a tool we have, we didn't have this years and years and years ago but this dual poll doppler radar is an incredible tool to find tornadoes that people can't even see. there is no tornado spotter out there today, the do.letter can see it, that's why the warning was put out there today. there you go. more tornadoes likely -- i think today could be as big of a day as yesterday. we had about 19 tornadoes, already two on the ground today. but this is going to be farther to the east. in the sunshine, in the sunshine beca

the city of tulsa is hosting a 3:00 p.m. time press conference where we expect to learn more about the damage and destruction here in oklahoma, trace. >> matt finn live for us in tulsa. thank you. also warnings going to moore, oklahoma. in 2013, 24 people were killed in moore. let's go to adam klotz with the forecast. adam? >> this entire system still on the move. we're watching it track to the east. now everything highlighted in this red box is an area that we're looking at a tornado watch in place. portions of arkansas, missouri. actually the pink highlighted area, that is a tornado-warned storm right now. these are popping up every once in a while. the system has weakend. part of it is just the flooding, this is the rain from yesterday. looking at northern oklahoma, kansas. spots where you saw anywhere from four to eight inches of precipitation, that has led to a lot of flooding and more heavy rain on the way as this slow mover continues off. flood advisories stretching from oklahoma all the way to illinois. a slow-moving

the arkansas river in tulsa, oklahoma, near a record crest. the river spirit casino and resort in tulsa has been closed almost a week now because of flooding, water overtaking the pool deck, tiki bar, the spa. more than 1,600 employees are being paid throughout the closure. the tulsa county sheriff's office posted these photos showing dramatic flooding. oklahoma governor kevin stitt says his state is not out of the woods yet. the president said he spoke with the governor from japan vowing assistance. >>> the trump administration is hardening its assault on climate science. according to the "the new york times", the president is planning to limit climate science projections in federal studies to the year 2040 instead of the end of the century. the move effectively eliminates reporting on climate changes worst case scenarios and scientists warn it will present the complete with an incompletely and falsely optimistic picture. >> this appears to be an effort to influence the conclusions of the climate assessment. the trump administration has repor

rob, thank you. >>> we are also following alarming new images just in tonight from tulsa. officers responding to reports of an active shooter. in the video, the gunman then running into a restaurant. customers running for cover. and then opening fire later on cars on the highway. and here's abc's clayton sandell tonight. >> reporter: the radio call warns officers, active shooter. >> got a guy shooting at 49th and peoria. that's not good. >> reporter: in newly-released body camera footage from may 10th, tulsa police speed to the scene, rifles ready. >> where is he? >> reporter: screaming draws an officer to a crowd fleeing a pizza shop. >> get out of the way! the cops are coming! >> reporter: but the suspect, 25-year-old derrec shaw, is nowhere to be found. >> we definitely have one person shot. looks like in the chin. >> reporter: shaw allegedly wounding two innocent bystanders, then leaving the shopping center. >> where is he? >> right there! >> reporter: he's spotted running onto an interstate. witnesses say he's now shooting at cars. >> hold traffic. hold traffic. he's

northe of this in tulsa we're hearing one woman who west of tulsa in still water there cattle trying to cross ena swoll river in that area. the catle made it across safely but the floong has been a huge issue for drive and truckers. there a jimmy dean water. that area. lateid acce plane' multiple settles as part of the investigation. the plane operated by the same so in alaska. the has voluntarily an the chairmsaid he is some democrats worry the move nbc news learned the department tsa to help fund border ruerat today president t will meet another round of t countr infrastructure. back in april both sides agreed roads,es bri and other infras overse immigration. c nbc newsfirms the week. >>> this morning there is a new worshi o as gregory positi opport >> i thank the holy father for loyalt respect and fraternal >> archbishop gregory will matthe catheal. still ahead, deaths fromancer yourse healthy. motor home yesterday may have we'll show you more of this footag chuck? >>> good morning, everybody. sunshi and no weather worries that big swirl of weather and countr that causes increased

she directs the education program at a musical nonprofit in tulsa.very year, does this stack of paperwork get bigger? >> oh, yeah. >> reporter: this paperwork represents a 20-year struggle to pay off her student loans. she graduated from the university of tulsa in 1999. how much did you owe? >> it was right at about $35,000. >> reporter: but with deferments and interest, she now owes $80,000, more than double her original loan amount. >> i got on there one day and it said your loans will be forgiven if you die. well, that's nice. >> reporter: in 2007, congress passed the public service loan forgiveness program. public servants making ten years of qualifying payments would have their loan balance wiped clean. you were convinced that you qualified. >> we planned our whole lives around it. >> reporter: baker never missed she was on track. in 2017, she applied for forgiveness and was rejected. >> my payment plan was correct. my employment was correct. they just had issued it with the wrong pot of money, and nobody told me. >> reporter: you had made zero

neighborhoods in tulsa completely under water. this man rescued after being trapped in his vehicle for hours. and a new risk of extreme heat in the southeast. abc senior meteorologist rob marciano starts off v us off where they are bracing for trouble tonight. >> reporter: tonight, millions of americans are on the move and so are dangerous storms. a tornado touching down southwest of peoria, illinois. this massive twister in the texas panhandle thursday. blinding dust storms too. winds gusting above 70 miles per hour. more than 100 tornadoes in eight states reported this week, even as far east as maryland. this as crews race to restore power in jefferson city, missouri, after that ef-3 twister there. >> if you look at this area, it's total devastation of our electrical system, for a fairly large area. >> reporter: in oklahoma, rivers at major flood state after days of relentless rain. our marcus moore is there. >> and this is the swollen arkansas river here in tulsa. you can see the massive amounts of water rushing by and that's s

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here in tulsa county, there are thousands of residents affected.tone dam which controls the flow here. the army corps of engineers has slowly had to increase it. where they are right now, 255,000 cubic feet per second of water is passing through. an easier way to put that, in laymen's terms about 1,000 school buses per second of water flowing through the dam. things are expected to be sunny over the course of the day which is great but deceptive because there are so many rivers and tributaries that feed into the arkansas river here. the army corps of engineers says whatever happens upstream definitely will flow through and quiets literally create a ripple effect in tulsa. those are the things we'll continue to monitor over the next few days. >> just so destructive. omar, thank you. >>> as the flooding in oklahoma continues, another round of severe storms moves in later today. that means more than 40 million people are under severe weather threat from the great lakes to the plains. >> let's go to cnn's meteorologist allison chinchar. this has been g

levels expected to get closer to many homes in tulsa. >> dana: what about the levees in and around tulsathey holding up? >> they are doing their job. that's what we are being told by officials with the moment are watching them 24/7. there are some trouble spots, and the national guard is out there. they are using helicopters to drop huge bags of sand in any of those fobs that appear to be leaking. the national guard as well as the police and other authorities, they are telling people if they are close to the levee, close to the river and it's getting closer to their homes, to get things packed up. they are hoping that they listen to the warnings before it's too late. >> catastrophic failure, there will be hardly any time to be able to warn people. once the water equalizes on both sides, it will be a rescue operation. >> this shot gives you an idea of not only how high the arkansas river is but how fast it's moving and how powerful it is. that's why many of the authorities out here trying to get people to stay out of the way, to evacuate, because anything that gets caught up in that it sw

in tulsa, we've had a flash flood emergency in place overnight, water rescues, water in homes we know damage is beindone that continues into areas of missouri and even in abilene, texas. so we're not done yet. story of the day the here's a closer look at your day ahead. if that's not enough, we've had numerous reports of snow in colorado denver with over an inch las night of snow. that's what you're waking up to this morning, one of the latest we've ever had there on record other areas still very warm in the south. this is the additional rainfall forecast too more problems ahead, especially in missouri. >> bill, thank you >>> in today's quick hits, sesame street is continuing to showcase different types of families, introducing a young muppet named carly, who lives in foster care. >>> whole foods plans to eliminate disposable plastic straws from their stores by july the company hopes to reduce their yearly plastic use b80y 000 pounds. >>> and now your nail polish can match your favorite ice cream flavors with colors like banana split and butter pecan we'll be right back. than dishes?

and in tulsa, this river side neighborhood is now very much part of the river. >> and walk to the endstreet, and everything is underwater and i couldn't -- i wasn't going to go wading through because i didn't know what i might step on. >> reporter: the risks are still very real. >> even though the rain has stopped here, water falling north of us, going upstraem eam continuing to gather and funnel towards the areas here. >> reporter: which means more people could be affected and more homes like bruces. >> where do you go from here? >> probably to higher ground. >> reporter: now, the reality for people here in tulsa is this is what they are seeing this memorial day weekend. you can't even tell the difference between the arkansas river and where the dry land is supposed to be. just two days ago, our crew drove through this exact same spot no problems and with a whole lot less water. we are expecting to see a lot of sun in the area over the course of the day, as you heard the army corps of engineers say a moment ago, there are a lot of rivers and tributaries that feed ito this area, they

let's go now to cnn international correspondent omar jimenez who joins us from tulsa where you have been to people who say that they're really shocked by all of this flooding. understandable. >> yeah, victor, jessica, i mean, it's no secret that when you live alongside a river, there's always a risk of flooding but for a lot of people along the arkansas river here in oklahoma, they knew that but felt they were far enough inland where they wouldn't be affected by major situations. this is not the case. this is the scene that a lot of people across the tulsa area are waking up to this noirl dmemori weekend and a scene they have grown accustomed to over the course of the week. this spot in particular, our crew was able to drive through here two days ago with no problem, no water. it's a completely different story now. you can't tell where the river begins and where the dry ground is supposed to begin. you mentioned residents we have been speaking to. one in particular says she has been here for more than 30 years and has never seen anything like this. >> this is the highest i've ever seen t

here in this neighborhood in tulsa, oklahoma, these are the floodwaters. we are nearly a kilometer away from the banks of the arkansas river, and you can see just how bad it is here. we're told by residents here that most homes are taking on anywhere between one to three meters of floodwaters inside their homes, and it's possible all of this could continue to get worse, especially if there's a levee breach and even more floodwaters come spilling into neighborhoods anywhere here in eastern oklahoma or western arkansas. that is the real concern that residents and emergency officials are dealing -- will be dealing with here over the next couple days. ed lavandera, cnn, tulsa, oklahoma. >> let's turn to our meteorologist, pedram javaheri. when is an end in sight? >> for the flooding, rosemary, we think sometime around friday we finally see the rainfall at least stop across this region. for the severe weather at least another two days and really the past 24 hours among the most active in the past several days. as much as nearly 50 tornado reports scattered abou

. >> reporter: in tulsa, firefighters pushing stranded cars as tornado sirens blare in the dark. and desperately racing to save a man pinned by a fallen tree. >> you're almost out! >> hole wiy smokes! just crossed the record. >> reporter: more than 20 reported tornados ripping across for states overnight. in magnum, oklahoma, several tornadoes touching down, this large one whipping up dust and debris, pulverizing everything in its path. you can see from the air these homes took a direct hit. look at this. can you imagine being in this suv when the storm came through? these windows completely brown out. it's a miracle that it wasn't completely tipped over. the storm flipping campers and mangling the grandstand at lucas oil stadium in wheatland, missouri. 11 people befowere injured ther. the grandstand a pile of twisted metal. and in dale, oklahoma, widespread destruction, the couple that lives here moved in yesterday. >> we got nowhere else to go now. we put all of our money into this house and now we're here. we got to figure it out. >> rob marciano with us live now, and rob, you

as the arkansas river winds from tulsa into ft. smith. the next couple of days, that flooding will be a major concern. jim. >> i hope everyone stays safe on this memorial day. >>> just ahead, president trump echoes kim jong-un's insults of joe biden just after the north korea dictator orders up a propaganda makeover. s starting at nine ninety nine. summer berry... ...or spicy dragon... ...topped with shrimp, salmon, and more! or try endless soup, salad and cheddar bay biscuits for eight ninety nine. it's lunch at red lobster. so hurry in! patients that i see about dry mouth. they feel that they have to drink a lot of water. medications seem to be the number one cause for dry mouth. i like to recommend biotene. it replenishes the moisture in your mouth. biotene definitely works. [heartbeat] at sam adams, we brew with lime, plus lemon, orange zest, summer wheat, and grains of paradise, for a new lighter and brighter summer ale. sorry, lime wedge. we've got this. sam adams summer ale. sorry, lime wedge. we've got this. thanks for the ride-al

. >>> tulsa police have released dramatic body camera footage involving a shooting from earlier this month >> where is he where is he? >> officers were searching for a man accused of shooting two people at a strip mall video shows the suspect trying to enter a cc's pizza, but the manager locked the door. later a man with a gunshot wound is brought inside. police say the shooter ran to an interstate and began firing at vehicles when an officer caught up to him. this video here may be disturbing for some to see >> hold traffic. he's got a gun [ gunshots ] okay suspect is down. >> that suspect was pronounced dead at the scene. the officer is on administrative leave while the shooting is being investigated >>> now to the severe weather hitting the central united states after being hammered by multiple tornadoes, communities are now dealing with deadly flash flooding areas of oklahoma are being ordered to evacuate as swift water rescues continue nbc's kerry sanders is in the thick of it all. kerry, good morning. >> reporter: well, good morning, frances. there are now two concerns here. no

. >> woodruff: and with regard to tulsa, we've sideen that. is that a result of, as you say, rd rain, or is it just an inadequate water management system? o what's goithere? >> you know, it's record rain. the keystone dam, the keystone watershed, we take a lot of water from kansas, so kansas, southern kansas, northea h oklahoas had just record rain over the last 30 ds. about 11 of our 16 reservoirs are completely full. right now they're releasing 275,000 cubicfeet a second of water, and so basicallngy that's floo lot of tulsa, south tulsa, and on down into fskogee, the arkansas river, and now all thoding is going into arkansas and starting to affect their state, as well. >> woodruff: so how are you and the other officials in stthe e dealing with it? >> well, you know, i've been on the phe with the head of fema, the secretary of the army, and then i met with the three-star general with the corps of engineers in tulsa this morning, an our biggest concern is our levee system. so the corps and our city has done a great job over the last 50 years o

a second tornado ripped through the tulsa area. it is unclear if anyone was hurt there. we have a live report later this hour. two and a woman airlifted to a hospital with serious injuries from a gator attack in florida. a dozen people were swimming when the reported eight foot alligator at her. a trapper eventually lowered the gator to shore into the animal was missing most of his teeth. boy! >>> and lashing out at a lone gop congressman for walking in 19 billion-dollar disaster relief package. this after the measure failed to address the crisis of the southern border. harassment chip roy joined us to explain the decision. >> is no surprise when you challenge the way of the swamp, some swamp creatures will attack and bite back. we cannot continue to spend billions of dollars we don't have. and be there with other peoples house voting. >> house will vote on the billiken as early as next week. >>> powerful photos capture the moment a soldier places an american flag at the tomb of the unknown soldier. in the midst of torrential downpour is. members of the old car carrying

. >> reporter: this is the reality for many people here in tulsa, oklahoma.t's become a reality they've grown all too familiar with over the course of this week. just a few day agos or crews were able to drive through this street. statewide all 77 kunlties in a statewide emergency at this point. and many people having to come to grips with the harsh reality of this flooding. all he could do was stare, knee-deep in water, his home flooded. >> i'm never going to tear so -- i'm just speechless right now. >> reporter: it's a far feeling for all too many across the plains and midwest. many eplaces still recovering. >> it's important for us to maintain this series of dams because the water continues to flow in. >> reporter: lieutenant kerj adam weiss, they've slowly had to increase the amount of water they release from the tulsa area keystone dam to near historic levels just to keep up with the rising waters. >> keystone dam has release rate of approximately 1then,000 het per second. that equates to possibly 1,000 school buses per second going through the dam. >> m

it looks better in this part of tulsa than where matt was.ut of the way and show you how quickly the water has gone down. 24 hours ago, 48 hours ago, this was totally flooded out. what you see is riverside drive, this first little body of water here is a street. on the other side of the grass, the raging water, that is the arkansas river itself. it goes all the way down through oklahoma as well. it is also causing some big concerns, going back into its banks in this particular spot, but again, causing problems in other places. to give you a sense of how high the water was, dana, look at the debris line, all of the sticks, the leaves, that's how high it came up in this grass. upstream for us, the army corps of engineers releasing controlled releases of water, to take pressure off a major dam in this region. the levees have held as well, but the water is putting extra pressure on them, so no one is letting their guards down, despite blue skies. >> we continue to keep focus on the levee system. just because we had one good night from a weather s

this has to go back over the top of tulsa.e creek called the bird creek north of tulsa, snakes down north of the city. that just broke its record crest by two feet. it's up to 24 the feet. the old record was 22 feet. those records go back to the 1940s. so this is a pretty rare flood event for areas of northwestern oklahoma. at daylight once it gets nice enough we can get the helicopters up to show you we'll have water every where. we're not done yet. 17 million people at risk for additional threat. the tornado threat isn't as bad today as yesterday but we have isolated tornadoes from springfield to st. louis, columbia to little rock. as dangerous as it was and damaging no injuries or fatalities. >> that's the good news. rough couple of days. >> a lot of clean up to be done. >>> democrats have won an early legal battle with the president. the federal judge decided not to block a request over president's financial records. trump's lawyer argue the subpoena was unconstitutional because it wasn't tied to any specific legislation.

from the 1921 tulsa race massacre. on may 31, 1921, a white mob killed as many as 300 people, most of them black, after a black man was accused of assaulting a white elevator operator. over two days, white mobs set fire to homes, businesses, and churches in greenwood, a thriving african-american business district known at the time as the black wall street. the massacre was largely overlooked by most americans at the time, but local community leaders in tulsa are ramping up efforts to uncover mass graves and seeking to bring public awareness to the area's history as the 100-year anniversary of the massacre approaches. to see our coverage of the tulsa race riot, go to democracynow.org. and those are some of the headlines. this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. nermeen: and i'm nermeen shaikh. welcome to all of our listeners and viewers from around the country and around the world. in india, the sixth phase of voting has concluded in a highly anticipated parliamentary election

. >> reporter: and in tulsa the river is rising. the oklahoma national guard is keeping watch over the aging levee. officials opening the keystone dam to release water, but that adds to the concerns of people who live south of tulsa, including residents in arkansas. authorities advising those that live near the rivers and levees to be prepared to evacuate at a moment's notice. >> it is nerve racking but we are praying and keeping a close eye on it. we are ready to go if we have to. >> reporter: this area of the arkansas river is can't expected to continue rising through wednesday afternoon and remain at historic bogan, fox >>> 4:17 is the time right now. let's check in with allie rasmus in for sal on traffic. it is a back to work day. a lot of people had yesterday off. >> yes. we expect later on this morning the commute may get a little busier but so far so good. if you are coming from the south bay, checking out the super commute, no problems. and the rest of the south bay all in green on the maps so that is good news. it usually w

nypd is different from the tulsa police department, totally different. so you know, but the fight has to continue because we don't want to keep having tragedies that they've been having. >> in your book, "we matter", athletes in activism, you talk to a lot of influential people in sports both young and old. >> right. >> can you talk about their differences in the times, if you did see difference between the younger and older generation. >> and i'll say the older generation, i'll say collectively i interviewed kareem abdul-jabbar and hodges, and all the people who grew up in my era and listening to them, the things they're saying is that they're happy to see this resurgence of activism in the younger generation, for a little while, it was a little quiet, the way to say it was quiet for a while and now you have these athletes, you know, starting with lebron and starting with kaepernick and going, the main athletes who are not hesitant to use their voice. >> right. >> and you know, the thing that's so incredible right now is they have social media where the

it's flowing downstream from tulsa to fort smith, arkansas. that's wreaking havoc in the small communities between those cities. residents say they are preparing for the worst. emergency officials are urging people to be ready to move qu k quickly. the mayor of tulsa is saying the levees are with standing the pressure of the water well. there haven't been reports of damage to the levees and that sort of thing. that's the good news as people here wait to see how much rain will fall. >> ed, we can absolutely hear the water rushing behind you. be careful. >>> overnight senator majority leader mitch mcconnell made it clear he will be bound by nothing including his own precedent when deciding whether to confirm a supreme court nominee during an election year. this is what he said overnight. >> if a supreme court justice was to die next year what would you do? >> i would fill it. >> this will be news to merrick garland. in a far cry from 2016 when president obama nominated garland during an election year. >> all we are doing, chris, is following a l

for example, here in tulsa, oklahoma, we are along river front road. much of it is already closed down because of the concern of the floodwaters. this river here already outside of its banks. that is a situation they'll continue to monitor. as i mentioned, alisyn, more rain expected the next couple days. >> oh, no. ed, please continue to monitor it and bring it to us throughout the rest of the program. thank you very much. >>> where is the greatest storm threat today? cnn meteorologist chad myers has our forecast. what's happening today, chad? >> pretty much the same places we had yesterday, maybe slightly to the east. 52 tornadoes yesterday. they were rolling across illinois, indiana, and eventually into ohio, where we see the strike last night. 329 tornadoes just in this severe weather outbreak alone over the past ten days or so. farther to the east, across keystone state, back out to the west, kansas city down to oklahoma city, another chance of severe weather with tornadoes today. this is what the radar should look like by 6:00. big storms all the

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>> we're just outside of downtown tulsa.e're in the front yard of a local guy's home, this is riverside drive. you can see the no parking. that should be a street there. beyond that, a park that is normally full of people riding bikes and walking. all of that overflow from the arkansas river. so makeup rain coming in, flooding and getting close to these homes. many folks here haven't evacuated yet. they're thinking about it. in west tulsa, that's where folks are packing up and trying to get out. they're prioritizing the things that they want to do. the concern is there's more rain today. they don't know what could happen next. the other thing as we come back out live, you can see if you lock at the sign here, this homeowner put it up. it's not just the rising waters but there's snakes, sinkholes and in some cases sewage. so authorities are warning people to not be in the water. shep? >> shepard: jeff, in arkansas, two levees have been topped. what about in oklahoma? >> yeah, we just got an update. they're holding strong. in

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>>tulsa's mayor warning. >>the threat is not over yet. take that seriously and don't prepare. >>and that is how lives could be endangered. >>well as houses just falling into the river and within the last hour, the national weather service is actually ranked both of those missouri tornadoes is e f threes as you know that means sustained winds of a 140 miles per hour power of lking 300 plus so we'r talking about some serious thunderstorms out there right now we've got tornadoes on the ground. you see another round of some very heavy rainfall eat again tonigh country's midsection. look at the cells moving through right now you see this very strong storms right here warnings are on the ground here out ahead of it and we've numerous tornadoes popping up around the area fact all the way down into texas again see that is all that moisture coming right across the rockies drop in the got the cold air behind it he got tt coming up all the gulf a those 2 combining to really us in the atmosphere on fire right now right now i know wolf creek park we've got a large tornado on the ground now

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but there have been communities from tulsa all the way to ft. smith, arkansas, who have been warned over the last few days to be prepared to either voluntarily evacuate or be ready to move quickly if these floodwaters continue to rise. so that is what residents here along the arkansas river in oklahoma and arkansas will be monitoring today. jim? >> so many homes, so many lives in danger there. ed lavandera, we know you will stay on top of it. >>> another story we're following, please take a moment here to listen to the senate majority leader, republican mitch mcconnell to make a promise, a threat perhaps to revaries a standard he himself set on filling a supreme court vacancy. >> if a supreme court judge [ inaudible ] what would you do? >> we would fill it. >> fill it in the year 2020. remember, that is, of course, a presidential election year and that pledge, let's be clear, contradicts the argument that mcconnell himself used repeatedly in 2016 to justify blocking president obama's nominee to the supreme court at the time, the judge, merrick g

>> probably higher ground. >> reporter: cnn, tulsa, oklahoma. >> thanks to omar for the story. the flooding continues, another round of severe storms moves in. 40 million people are under severe weather threat from the central plains to the great lakes. >> cnn meteorologist joins us for the latest. it feels like the storms are hitting the same area. >> they have. take a look at the last 24 hours, over 100 storm reports just came in. 11 of those were tornado reports. that means we have nine straight days in a row of tornado reports. again, as you mentioned, it's been for much of the same part of the country. here is the other thing. in terms of whether or not this is above average, below average in terms of may, look at the numbers. the average for may is 268 tornadoes. so far, we have had 315. that's a preliminary number, keep that in mind, for the month of may. it seems like a lot. yes, it's above average. for a lot of people, it's more. last year, we had 170. we are coming off here a year that was low. going forward, more severe weather is expected. yet again, for much of the

. >> omar jimenez joins us from tulsa. what are you seeing on the ground? reporter: yeah, well, this is the scene that many people are waking up to today. a lot more water than they anticipated in some cases and it has been a familiar scene over the course of this week. just to give you an example, two days ago, our crews were able to drive through this exact location with no problem and with no water. as you can see, it's been a big change since then. state emergency operations remain activated as people across oklahoma are grappling with the reality of this flooding, some in ways they never imagined. all they could do is stare. knee deep in water, his home flooded. >> i knew it was here, so -- i'm just speechless right now. >> reporter: it's a familiar feeling for all too many across the plains and midwest. many places recovering on the tail end of a week that brought deadly tornadoes, heavy rain and life saving water rescues. >> this series of dams. the water continues to flow. >> with the u.s. army core of engineers. over the course of days, they have s

outside tulsa, high water rescues. residents there climbing out their windows. at the keystone dam, officials releasing water at 1.6 million gallons per second. some communities now being urged to evacuate. >> let's get right to rob with us live again tonight. rob, we appreciate your reporting all week long here. and i know this is active as we're on the air again tonight. and now the northeast dealing with severe weather tomorrow? >> reporter: yeah, this time tomorrow, it's going to get rough across the big cities in the northeast. right now, it's rough here. a severe thunderstorm approaching us from the west. there's a tornado on the ground right now. let's show it to you on the radar, just east of oklahoma city, the warning is up for that and a watch from north texas through oklahoma. kansas, miouri, allntil 10:00 tonight, so, it's going to get rough along a big line of towns. this front pushes east tomorrow morning in through ohio. parts of pennsylvania going to see rough areas in the mid-afternoon. by tomorrow, the rush hour, looking at new york city, phila

area keystone dam just to keep up with the high levels and over 1000 people in the flood zone around tulsaave had to be evacuated as a result. the flooding comes as a powerful tornado also cut a path over 2 miles long in the small town of el reno oklahoma with the following the latest with the damage and the recovery efforts there. some of the latest pictures have been coming in jest just jaw dropping the amount and level of destruction they're experiencing out there. it's been tough to see and we've been trackingeit with john tribal he's been keeping us. abreast of the situation are they still looking for more severe weather is the worst passed them out it does look at this another chance of severe weather today yesterday, the storms rolled through eastern colorado ahead and down through oklahoma likely today. >>and then of course the high water is something that as we know here in the bay when it rises it doesn't just go away right away all so they're still going to be dealing with some flooding to so definitely hard to see what a lot of the rest of the country is going through not least

the mayor of tulsa, oklahoma is urging residents who live near a tulsa county levee along the arkansas river to evacuate now. >> folks that live along the arkansas river corridor that have property along the arkansas river corridor need to be preparing for the worst and hoping for the best. >> reporter: downstream near fort smith, arkansas, the river has reached historic levels, and it's not expected to crest until wednesday, 20 feet above flood stage. over the weekend, an ef 3 tornado packing winds up to 165 miles per hour cut through el reno, oklahoma, killing t injuring more than 25. >> just unbelievable that, you know, that a tornado could do this type of damage. it doesn't do it justice when you see it on tv, i mean, it's just unbelievable anybody could survive. >> reporter: there are more severe storms in the forecast for later this week, omar villafranca cbs news, el reno, oklahoma. >>> severe thunderstorms will remain a threat in the plains and midwest through tomorrow. meteorologist sarah wroblewski of our boston station wbz has the forecast. >> another active day setting up a

she directs the education program at a musical nonprofit in tulsa. year, does this stack of paperwork get bigger? >> yeah, oh, yeah. >> reporter: this paperwork represents a 20-year struggle to sy off her student loans. she graduated from the university of tulsa in 1999. how much did you owe? >> it was right about $35,000. >> reporter: but with deferments and interest, she now owes $80,000, more than double her original loan amount. >> i got on there one day and it says, "your loans will be forgiven, if you die." well, that's-- that's nice. >> reporter: in 2007, congress hessed the public service loan forgiveness program. public servants making ten years of qualifying payments would have their loan balance wiped qualif >> we planned our whole lives iound it. >> reporter: baker never missed a payment, for ten years. she says navient, her loan servicer, repeatedly told her she was on track. in 2017, she applied fores and . >> my payment plan was correct. my employment was correct. they just had issued it with the wrong pot of money, and nobody told me.

tulsa residents warned to get ready to evacuate if high water causes the levees to give way. all this plus extreme holiday heat. here's abc meteorologist rob marciano. >> reporter: tonight, the center of the country bracing for more severe weather. you can hear the hail on the roof of the car. crazy rain out the front windshield. this is a powerful supercell. and it has rotation. the region slammed by days of dangerous storms. this ef-1 twister with winds up to 110 miles-per-hour touching down near iowa city friday. this is incredible. this is a multi-vortex wide tornado. you can see the entire mesocyclone on this tornado rotating. >> reporter: with 125 reported tornadoes in 11 states since monday. parts of kansas getting more than 5 inches of rain in the last 24 hours, a flash flood emergency in wichita friday. along the arkansas river outside tulsa, the keystone dam releasing water at more than 1.8 million gallons per second, putting pressure on the levees. >> they have never been tested like they will be over the next four or five days. >> reporter: downstream, first respo

it's controlling the flow of the water as it's making its way to tulsa. so we'll do a little mathematics here. there is 175,000 cubic feet of water coming through every second. so as i walk along here, that's 2 million gallons flowing down towards tulsa. and the concern, of course, is the amount of watt going there is hitting levies. levies are earth built up this way and top and the water on one side is protecting the city on this side. so if the earth were to break through, the water would rush in. so these levees in tulsa aboutp miles long, they were actually built in world war ii. they were tested back in '86 they had a short period of 12 hours. this is now going on for days. you can see people have all gathered over here. they have not seen this much water flowing. they are concerned it could be a problem. we have seen areas where the water has come over the banks, gone into neighborhoods and flooded neighborhoods. residents who have lost so much and are now discovering they did not have what they thought they had the right insurance. it turns out, s