The slowspeed chase in los angeles. Helping police nab the driver so why did he end up in cuffs . Dont worry. Alls well that ends well. Today, saturday may 23rd 2015. Announcer from nbc news this is today with lester holt and erica hill. Live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. And welcome to today on this saturday morning. Im erica hill. Im Thomas Roberts in for lester. Sheinelle jones and dylan dreyer are here. We have a great morning here because it is fleet week. We have the men and women of the Armed Services on the plaza looking sharp. We love. That what a great way to start this. This is the unofficial start of summer. We dont want to forget the reason we have memorial day and thank the men and women who are serving. Looking forward to seeing them in a bit. We will have a tugofwar battle coming up this morning. And we also have an onset battle with the stripes and solids. We will break it all down and have winners by 9 00. We want to get to the top story this morning. Potential for recordbreaking flooding in the south. Parts of texas could see up to 10 inches when it is said and done. This morning, residents are preparing for the worst. Nbcs mark potter is in wichita falls, texas. Mark good morning. Reporter good morning, thomas. You can see the rising flood waters here. Racing through here about a half mile from downtown. This is normally a bike path. The river itself is on the other side of those trees. Officials thought they were facing a moderate flood that would end soon but they got shocking news this could become a record flood which put many here into overdrive. Racing against time and rising water, county workers and volunteers from the nearby air force base workday and night to fill sand bags to protect neighborhoods along the flooding wichita river. All of this is bagged up and sent out to tanglewood east side, burnet park out of 367 wrangler retreat. Reporter following heavy rain the wichita started to overflow threatening homes along the banks. People were evacuated and power to the homes shut off. Things in the home we propped up on card tables and saw horses. Reporter base based on earlier weather forecasts, they thought the flooding would be moderate. It is all a matter of timing. Reporter then a believing with the National Weather service, a startling update. It will hit hard and heavy. Reporter calling now for a potentially historic flood that could affect thousands of homes and last into next week. Definitely an eye opener. It stunned all of us. Reporter the new prediction suggestions that with more rain coming the river could rise to levels 1 to 3 feet higher than the recordbreaking 2007 flood that swamped nearly 170 homes in wichita falls. Now local officials are revising the evacuation plan and expecting more help from the state. The irony, the area was facing a severe drought and running out of drinking water. Now this. Thank you, mark. Dylan is tracking the weather in the south. Keep in mind this area ends up with 2 to 4 inches of rain for the month of may. They already have 7 to 14 inches of rain in the month of may alone. It is all because of this pattern. We had this steady dip in the jet stream out west that triggers the showers and storms. We have the moisture coming in from the gulf of mexico. Not only do you have downpours with inches of rain. And we see this at amarillo. Not a lot in Central Texas for now. The trigger is there. We will see more heavy rain redevelop later on today. We have flash flood watches from Kansas City Missouri to southern texas. This is because when the storms develop, they produce 1 to 2 inches of rain as they move through the area. That leads to more flash flooding. We do have this chance of showers and storms but most severe from denver down to dallas and into southwestern texas. We are looking at large hail and damaging wind gusts. We could see isolated tornadoes as well. As far as the rain it will redevelop later on today with another perhaps 4 to 5 inches of rain possible. Erica. Dylan, thanks. Memorial day is the unofficial start to summer. A chance for millions of americans to get outside and enjoy themselves. Maybe go visit friends and family. This weekend, an estimated 37 million americans expecting to hit the roads and skies. About 33 million will be driving to their destination. According to aaa, this is the first time in ten years that this many people are traveling over the memorial day Holiday Weekend. The last time we saw numbers anywhere close to that back in 2005 when the peak was 44 million. All of this could be contributed to the fact we have low gas prices. National average is 2. 66 a gallon. It is still 1 less than this time a year ago. Of course as people are getting ready to hit the road we are hoping whenever they are, maybe they will find a bit of sense. A broader forecast for those hitting the roads. The eastern half is where we will see the gorgeous weather. High pressure system bringing nice conditions up the east coast. There is snow in caribou, maine. We sit 70s on the east coast on sunday. Stronger storms down south. The west coast looks nice but rockies will see showers and storms. Monday we could feel the heat. Especially through d. C. Where it will be 90 degrees by memorial day. Still looking at the threat of strong storms through eastern texas on memorial day itself. That is again an area where they are not really enjoying the barbecue but it is too soggy and too much flooding. Dylan, thanks. The search is on for at least one other person in connection with the horrific murders of the washington, d. C. Mansion last week. One man charged with murder but police say he likely had help. Nbcs Kelly Odonnell has more. Reporter good morning, thomas. The question is who else is out there. Without explaining why they have the suspension Authorities Say they believe that more than one person was likely involved in the crime. A Home Invasion and a murder of the wealthy family and housekeeper. One suspect is behind bars but who and where are the other possible perpetrators . Unsealed Court Records reveal troubling details about the firy murder scene in the d. C. Mansion. Investigators contend the hostage taking for ransom and the killings required the presence and assistance of more than one person. One man is in jail this morning. 34yearold Daron Dylon Wint who appeared in court friday charged with first degree murder. Mr. Wint is now incarcerated and held without bond. Our work is not done. Reporter Authorities Say that the savopoulos family and housekeeper were held captive by mr. Wint and others until the 40,000 was delivered to the home. Another delivery was crucial. The night before the murders, documents show Amy Savopoulos ordered pizza by credit card and gave unusual delivery instructions. Noting she would not come to the door and the delivery person was to place the two pizzas on the porch and ring the door bell and leave. Authorities say dna found on pizza crust was linked to Daron Dylon Wint. The suspects had been beaten and stabbed. Phillip was found on a bed badly burned. Authorities tracked cell phones to wint to follow his movements to brooklyn, new york where this video shows part of the manhunt. Back to the d. C. Area where he was captured late thursday along with others who had not been charged. We had the four vehicles and surrounded the box truck. Everybody gave up. Reporter friday night, loved ones of the housekeeper gathered to remember her. Another curious description in the police affidavit. A witness who worked for savopoulos and took part in the delivering the money changed aspects about the money drop. It is unclear if that will become significant. A lawyer for the suspect Daron Dylon Wint called the case against him circumstantial. Thomas. Kelly, thank you. History is being made today in ireland with voters across the catholic country saying yes to gay marriage. Nbcs chief global correspondent bill neely joins us. Reporter good morning, erica, from dublin. The counting is almost over and the vote is set to make history. In the u. S. The issue is decided by individual states and supreme court. Here in ireland, they do things differently. Everyone decides. Its the big day in ireland. One couple voting yes on their wedding day to samesex marriage. If you wanted to you should get married just like we have today. Reporter ireland is asking all its people yes or no to gay marriage. The vote counting suggests yes will be the answer. For many it will be a personal victory. Im asking the person i love and me be treated the same way any other couple is treated. Reporter ireland was one of europes most traditional conservative and catholic countries, but the churchs power faded and homosexuality and divorce becoming legal two decades ago. In many rural areas and many older men, legalizing gay marriage is a step too far. One they may now have to accept. It is a change irelands Prime Minister pushed. It is removing inequality. Reporter for critics of what may become the new law this is a bad day. Every child has a right to a mother and father. Reporter but all the signs suggest campaigners for samesex marriage can celebrate a historic change as ireland becomes the first country in the world to legalize it in a national vote. And leaders from both sides are now accepting the yes campaign has won. The only question is how big is their margin of victory. Many people in the country are still rubbing their eyes in disbelief at how far and how fast ireland has changed socially from a deeply conservative to a liberal country. Erica. Big change in a short period of time. Bill nice to see you. Thank you. The senate had a busy overnight session on the blocking of the nsa collection. Sheinelle is here. We think they would high tileail it out for the weekend. It now hangs in the balance set to expire in a week. The senate will reportedly return to work next sunday in homes of hammering out the 11th hour deal. The senate voted the request for fast track negotiating authorities with trade agreements that congress can ratify or reject but not change. Now to california where at least five dead pelicans have been discovered near the site of the oil spill. The tuesday spill from the underground pipe leak near Santa Barbara covers ten square miles. It is harder to skim from the choppy waters. Campgrounds are closed until june while clean up efforts continue. A bizarre slowspeed chase through the streets of los angeles came to an end friday after a Good Samaritan took matters into his hands. It started when the driver in the convertible with signs of victory, refused commands to pull over by police. It went on for miles until a Good Samaritan walked in front of the car. He was brave. He stood in front of the guns aimed at him. The trigger could have gone off. Both men taken into custody. The driver is facing several charges. The navy says a pilot safely ejected before his jet crashed into San Diego Bay friday. Nearby boaters rescued the pilot from the bay that separates the naval base from downtown san diego. The navy says the pilot evaluated at a hospital was training for aircraft landing qualify indications when the crash occurred. And Daredevil Nik Wallenda took his act across the high wire 70 feet in the air to the mall from the casino. Along the way, wallenda paused to lie down and take a break before making it across. Why not . Im a little tired. Ill wait for a second. You would not see me do that. You would not see me do that at all. Good for him and other successful walks. Congratulations. Sheinelle, thanks. Dylan is back with the rest of the forecast. You are getting paid by appearance . Local weather folks, get ready. Thats it. Thats the look at the weather across the country. Now here is a peek out your window. And thats your latest forecast. Dylan, thanks. We had a few people writing in over the last weekend. They were not with us last weekend when you talked about your new hardware here. I tried to hide it in longer sleeve shirts but they dont fit. A fractured a bone in my hand. I dont know how or when. It is old. They took out the bone. They said it is like the appendix of your hand. Im recovering. If you check your twitter feed, there is a diagram of your hand. We drew the diagram. A hook of ham8 bone. It is not there. The best medical explanation. We play doctors just on tv. I hope to golf by midsummer. So coming up security stepped up as hundreds of thousands of bikers gather for rallies in honor of the men and women who serve this country. All of this comes less than a week after the deadly shootout in waco texas. With more here is nbcs Stephanie Gosk. Reporter memorial day is not just a big weekend for barbecues, the big weekend for bikers. Rallies are set to take place from new mexico to washington, d. C. Red river, new mexico expects 20,000 bikes. In atlantic beach, South Carolina 400,000. In d. C. 900,000 will ride in the Rolling Thunder ride for freedom rally to honor the u. S. Military. Some are decades long traditions. After a shootout this week with gangs in waco texas, left nine dead cities across the country are taking extra precautions. One gang involved cossacks was rallying in ft. Worth. It is now canceled. And now extra reason to be vigilant. Last year, three were killed during bike fest. The governor asked the organizer organizers to cancel but they did not want to. They will have three times more police. Some feel they are treated unfairly. The vast majority like to ride. They dont blend in with society. Reporter as for the threat the shooting in texas is considered an anomaly. Motorcycle gangs are not perceived as that significant a threat. Not by many other things the fbi does. Reporter on a weekend when motorcycles will be out in zillions the police are not changing chances. For today Stephanie Gosk nbc news. And the race to the Oil Spill Clean up to the ending of David Lettermans show we bring it to you in the download. First this is today on nbc. Download. We take a few minutes to bring you the stories. A lot from isis taking more territory in the middle east and the Red Nose Campaign to help kids in poverty. We start with the killer in washington, d. C. And the mansion murders. A shocking murder mystery in the nations capital. Family found dead. This is a crime scene. Savvas savopoulos and his wife amy and son and housekeeper were likely held captive overnight. The break in the case is a dna from the pizza crust traced to Daron Dylon Wint. After a twoday manhunt, the suspect is in custody. As authorities investigate who else is involved. And isis is gaining ground in the middle east. Humveess packed with military. And walking ramadis empty streets. The fall of ramadi is the big blow to the u. S. Hundreds of americans died fighting for the iraqi city. Isis has not slowed down. It seized down and hitting palmyra in syria. The terrorists sanctuary across syria and iraq is larger than a small european country. Along the california coast crews racing to contain an oil spill. As much as 105,000 gallons may have leaked from a broken pipeline near Santa Barbara. Two slicks stretch nine miles. Boats with booms trying to contain the crude oil. A big mess. It was contained quickly, but oil did get into the ocean. Its beginning to look like im not going to get the tonight show. A final curtain call for David Letterman who shaped late night tv. Our Long National nightmare is over. And alist insults in one top ten list. The extensive Plastic Surgery was a necessity and a mistake. The only thing i have left to do on a television program. Thank you and good night. Three, two, one and a look back at matt lauers tour de red nose. Go matt go all right, lauer ive been out here since 2009. Lester holt. Whats going on . I have a lot of people i would put on spandex. Youre not tired . Welcome home, matt lauer you raised 150,000. Yes. For the red nose day campaign. What a huge success for matt. You got in on the action. You did a little dancing. I went to nick cannons danceathon. You see the shoes . He let me put on the expensive shoes. I wear a 13. He wears a 12. He says i stretched them out. Now you can keep them . He didnt send them over yet. Look at that. I didnt split my pants. Very happy about that. Im impressed. You do yoga and pilates. I just dance at home a lot. Now the truth comes out. The truth comes out. I have to say i loved watching David Letterman. A very sweet and very letterman goodbye. It was. Classy and the top ten list was hilarious. You have to see it. Yes. Star studded. Here we go. I dont think we can hear it. Some great one liners on that top ten list. Yeah. A nice send off. I was just blown away by how quickly his set was just thrown out. Yeah. Its just gone. All out in the dumpster. Somebody has to be able to take it. A pick of dave with the bat. There he is. Instead of selling for charity. Were done. Hes out. Were back right after this. Good morning. Im rosemary connor. Its 7 25 on this saturday. Its a little bit cool outside on this memorial day weekend. Lets get a check from Brittany Shipp. It is a cold start in the poke knows poconos, 37 degrees. 68 degrees today, tomorrow 68. On monday down the shore 74 degrees while temperatures inland on monday closer to 90 degrees. Rosemary . Thank you. New from overnight a fire at this house under construction in south philly could be a case of arson. Nbc 10 was on jackson street just after midnight where flames damaged a floor and walls. Investigators are checking to see whether an accelerant was used to start the fire. Another fire overnight happened just after 3 00 this morning on south broad street. Investigators are looking into the cause of the blaze. A lot of folks are headed to the shore or delaware beaches this memorial day, some are sticking a little closer to home. Nbc 10 was at harbor park last night and it was parked. Visitors laid out in hammocks and enjoyed rollerskating. In the spirit of this Holiday Weekend, the battleship new jersey today will mark the 72nd anniversary of its commissioning into the navy. The ceremony will include a trip to the Delaware River in memory of former krur members. Crew members. With our app, you can get a list of events over the memorial day weekend and keep an eye on the weather. Right now verizon is offering unlimited talk and text. Plus 10 gigs of shareable data. Yeah, 10 gigantic gigs. For 80 a month. And 15 per line. More data than ever. For more of what you want. On the network thats 1 in speed, call, data and reliability. So you never have to settle. Now, also get 200 when you join and buy a new smartphone. Stop by or visit us online. And save without settling. Only on verizon. I feel the need the need for speed all right. You ladies know what that is . Great. You have never seen top gun . I have never seen any of it. We have to have a viewing party. For sheinelle and dylan, that was top gun. Today is may 23rd 2015. That was tom cruise playing maverick maverick. Out on the plaza, we are celebrating fleet week with the faceoff with the marines and navy. A tugofwar to remember. Look at this. Yes theyre ready. Yes. Lets see what you got, guys. Lets see what you got . Are you ready for the tugofwar . We did not give them ear pieces. They are going to intimidate the other side. Yes. I said were in a competition with the solids and stripes. We will go for it out on the plaza later. Black, white and yellow. A lot going on. We are looking forward to that and coming up this morning on today, a lot of questions of who knew what when. A lot of people asking that this morning after allegations surfaced of child molestation by the oldest duggar son. And the lengths some california residents are going to just to keep their lawns green and in pristine shape in the drought. We want to tell you about a special honor for erica picking up a gracie this week in california. I was Walking Around and looking for sprinklers and dead grass. You were in a little green. I was wearing green with my girl hoda. The today show was honored a number of times. That is robin in the white dress. Two other producers won gracie awards. These are given out from the alliance for women in media honoring things that are by for and about women. We had a great time. Who knew you could get such height in a gown. The secret is take your shoes off and bend your legs and it looks like you are jumping higher. Thank you, guys. That was nice. We had a great time. Pick up your feet. We want to get another check on the weather for you and find out how the Holiday Weekend will shape up. It is a little chilly in the northeast. Cold enough for snow in caribou, maine. Temperatures warm up nicely as we continue through the Holiday Weekend. 34 in caribou. New york city in the 40s. State college, 47. Cleveland in the 40s. We will see temperatures warm up. Look at the numbers, syracuse 65 today and tomorrow. 79 by monday. Norfolk norfolk, 73. As we go into tuesday next week we could have the first heat wave of the season with much warmer temperatures moving in. Washington, d. C. Should hit 85 degrees. The east coast, especially the northeast, looks fantastic all weekend long for everything planned outside. We have texas, oklahoma and kansas where the rain will continue. We could see several more inches of rain with the downpours as the storms redevelop later today. Watch out for hail and hi im meteorologist Brittany Shipp. Bright sunshine for ushs a little on the cool side. Thats going to change as we head into the next couple of days. Take a look at the warming trend between today and tomorrow. Close to 90 degrees as we head into monday for memorial day. By tuesday we could see our first 90degree day and that could be the beginning of a heat wave with temperatures expected to stay in the low 90s all next week. And thats your latest forecast. Dylan, thanks. Many questions remain this morning about the circumstances surrounding allegations of child molestation by the oldest son in the duggar family made famous in the tlc show 19 kids and counting. Details in the Police Report ordered to be destroyed on thursday have many wondering. We are the duggars. The network has now pulled the plug at least for now on the duggar family on 19 kids and counting. The network saying it is quote deeply saddened and troubled reacting to allegations of child molestation. They were revealed by in touch magazine in a Police Report that says josh duggar was accused of repeatedly molesting five underage girls. Some while they slept in 2002 and 2003. Now a married father of three, josh duggar released a statement. 12 years ago as a teenager, i acted inn excuse bring. I hurt others. Including my family and close friends. At the controversy this morning, who knew what and when . According to the report Jim Bob Duggar learned about the allegations in 2002. He sought for church help in 2003 and sent his son for counselling. Never called police. He later asked for a state trooper to talk to josh. It wasnt until 2006 that investigators opened the case after a tip from the Oprah Winfrey show. The statute of limitations had run out and no charges had been filed. Two weeks ago, i interviewed the the family for the tlc special produced by peacock productions. A division of nbc news. You cannot control what someone else thinks. Reporter tlc has not responded to questions if it knew of the allegations prior. Meantime one voice is defending the family. Mike huckabee. Janet and i want to affirm our support for the duggar family. Joshs actions as he described them as inexcusable. His parents, jim bob and Michelle Duggar issued a separate statement calling that period the most difficult of our lives. He went to say we made bad mistakes. We have lisa bloom, our legal analyst. She joins us this morning. Good morning. Good morning. There are a lot of questions this morning and reading through the Police Report about who knew what when. Is there a legal requirement if you know of a case like this to report it to the authorities . Well that depends on who you are. Most people are not mandatory reporters. Parents, for example, are not mandatory reporters. They have no legal obligation to report child sexual abuse. Those who are mandatory reporters, teachers nurses doctors and clergy in some situations. I have a question about whether the Church Elders fell within the clergy requirement under arkansas law. That is something that could potentially looked into . Yes, absolutely. If you are a mandatory reporter charges could be filed. And the statute of limitations in arkansas now passed. Does he stand any legal action at this point . The criminal statute of limitations is three years. That has passed. The civil statute of limitations is a bit more complicated. Three years from the date of discovery or age 21 which ever is later. We dont know for sure who these five alleged victims are. If any of them are under the age of 21 they could sue. If we are talking about his sisters, do they really want to sue their own brother . That remains to be seen. Tlc, when they came out with the statement, which a lot of people have been waiting for, they came out with the statement on friday afternoon that they are pulling the show and saddened by the developments. One thing that was not addressed is prior knowledge of the allegations. It is proven there was, is there a legal issue for the network . I dont see tlc as being libel even if they did know. They are not mandatory reporters. Secondly it doesnt appear any of the instances of molestation occurred on tlc property or tlc personnel had anything to do with it. They were the employer. They had a contract with the family for the tv show. I dont see any civil liability. Lisa, thank you for getting up with us. Thank you. Coming up on today, staying safe this memorial day weekend. 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It is popular, but deadly accidents keep happening. People fall off the tubes and make split second decisions that are fatal. Im jumping in to show you what to do when things go south in a hurry. Its a great way to beat the heat. Zipping behind a boat. Sweeping across the sea. And while it looks like harmless fun. Youtube is full of extreme wipeouts. So when you are out there tubing you are going 18 to 25 miles an hour. When you fall off, it can be like hitting concrete. Last year more than 4,000 boating accidents and resulting in 610 deaths. One of them when this 16yearold girl from connecticut fell off her tube. When the boat turned around to pick her up emily was struck and killed by the churning propeller. Shes gone. Its just crazy to think about it. It could happen to anyone. The nations largest boat Safety Organization issued a new warning after the accident. You ready to go . Ready. Reporter putting me on a tube. Hard to hold on. To demonstrate lifesaving tips keep watching. On this turn right here as i hit the boats wake i wipeout. The tube flying in the air. My body slamming into the water. Okay. So when you fall off the tube your immediate instinct is to swim back to the boat. Dont do. That you want to stay where you are and tread water. Wearing a life vest is mandatory. It is easy to tread water. Look around for other boats. Make sure you wont get hit. You are a tiny dot in the middle of the giant sea. They can barely see you. Give the ok sign to the boat. Make eye contact so they know you are all right. Wait for them to come get you. Reporter what the Boat Operator does next is just as critical. Jeff im coming to you. Stay where you are. Ill drive around you and let you pick up the tow line. As soon as you grab it ill turn the motor off and pull you in. Thats the biggest tip. Cut the engine. When the boat gets close, i grab the line. I have the tow line. Okay. The engine is off. There you go. And now were safe on the boat. No chance of anything happening. You can have a great time on the water and still be safe. Reporter by the way, these same tips apply to all water sports. A couple of things to remember make sure there are at least two people on the boat. Someone to drive and someone else to be a spotter and watch the tuber or water skier. Everyone should wear a life jacket. We talk about it all the time. Experts say most of the people who die every year are not wearing them. Guys hope it helps. Happy weekend. Happy weekend to you, jeff thanks. Youre stressed out about it. You think you sat on the whole thing wrong. Yeah. I sat feet first. I laugh so hard i fall off. Thats my problem. I also do that with friends as a young man and they were trying to rip you off of it. It depends on who you are with. Choose your company wisely. Coming up next the newest designer worked with j. Crew and you will not believe we all want to see our kids grow up strong. 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Her mother was approached by j. Crew fashion designer. The result has now hit the shelves on the crew cut stores and the web. Here is the photos from the process. Here are designs and they take that and make some of the final products. Look at this. Mayhems mother says her daughter and crew sat on the floor and played. She has an amazing experience she did not want to leave. I have a feeling we will hear from the girl and her dresses will be about 1 billion by the time she is 14. She draws pictures and use that inspiration for the dress. We need one of those for clara. Absolutely. Little mayhem. Perfect name for a 5yearold fashion designer. That will stick with her. Still to come on today, the rundown on the seasons must see movies. It kicks off this weekend. Get your pad and pencil ready. First this is today on nbc. Ge clooney the prankster. Who he is targeting these days and why he may need his wife. And the every Auto Insurance policy has a number. But not every Insurance Company understands the life behind it. Those who have served our nation have earned the very best service in return. Usaa. We know what it means to serve. Get an Auto Insurance quote and see why 92 of our members plan to stay for life. Why are you deleting these photos . Because my teeth are yellow. Why dont you use a whitening toothpaste . Im afraid its bad for my teeth. Try crest 3d white. Crest 3d White Diamond strong toothpaste and rinse. Gently whiten. And fortify weak spots. Use together for 2 times stronger enamel. Crest 3d white. Good morning. Im rosemary connors. Its 7 55 on this saturday. Happy memorial day weekend. We are tracking changes in the forecast. Meteorologist Brittany Shipp has details. Its below average temperatures today. The next couple of days, we will warm close to 90 degrees on memorial day. For today, temperatures into the high 60s, 10 degrees warmer on sunday and another 10 degrees warmer than that for a high of 88 degrees on memorial day. Make sure you take the First Alert Weather Team with you. Well be updating the forecast around the clock and pushing out new information on the nbc 10 news app. All you need is your smartphone or tablet. Memorial day is about more than beaches barbecues. Its about honoring the heros. A ceremony takes place at the Camden County cemetery this morning. A neighbor called police after spot be two kids attempting to start a small fire the 7 and 8yearold children told police they had not eaten in more than a day. Police found several bottles of alcohol in the house. Investigators tell us have video is two money breaking into a car in dover. They appear to be stealing from several cars nearby as well. If you recognize the suspect, the police want to hear from you. Im rosemary konsconnor. Now back to the today show. Dear fellow citizen, i know what its like to buy a house. I know how it feels to be stressed about money. I understand what a scary word retirement is, and i can help. Cause im not just a fellow dad, fellow mom fellow saver im a fellow citizen. Who gets up every day and tries her best. Just like you. If you have a question about money, ask me. Sincerely, elizabeth trackler samantha parke Robert KennedyDeanna MorrisonJared Duemling alex payne dont, dont, dont, dont stop the beat i cant, cant, cant, cant control my feet p p p people in the street cmon everybody and move your feet go everybody move your feet and feel united oh oh oh everybody move your feet and feel united good morning. Its saturday may 23rd 2015. Here is a look at todays top stories. Holiday weekend washout. Massive amounts of rain in the south with 25 Million People under a flash flood watch. Parts of texas could see up to 10 inches of rain when it is all said and done. Rising rivers set to overflow as the water levels reach historic levels. More than one person. The search is on this morning for potential accomplices in the brutal mansion murders. Police think at least one other person involved and the person charged with the murders sits behind bars this morning. And clooney the prankster. Pulling off epic practical jokes on his friends, including brad pitt. This morning, he says he is working on one that is so good he may need his lawyer wife amal to help get him out of trouble with police. Hey, everybody. Welcome back to today on saturday morning. Lets hear it guys. We have a packed out on the plaza for the memorial day weekend. Im Thomas Roberts in for lester holt this morning. Im erica hill. You say it will warm up for the weekend . Im very excited. The u. S. Military is here. I feel safe on the plaza this morning. I do as well. It is fleet week here in new york city. We will have the tugofwar going on. Between the navy and marines. We want to find out. Who will win . Navy or marines . I dont know. Its split. My brother was in the air force. You dont know who to cheer for. A lot to get to this morning. Lets begin with sheinelle following the recordbreaking rain expected for the Holiday Weekend. Good morning. The warnings are up for heavy rainfall and flash flooding across the Southern Plains and arkansas and texas. Areas already soaked by recent storms. Nbcs mark potter is in wichita falls, texas. Reporter good morning, sheinelle. The area is facing rising flood waters which you can see here from a half mile from downtown. This is normally a bike path but it is covered in water. Although there are hundreds of evacuations and preps are under way, officials thought they were dealing with a moderate flood that would end soon but got shocking news with the brief was the National Weather service where they were told this could actually become a record flood which could last into next week and cover late next week and cover a broad area all due to expected heavy rain. They are revising the evacuation plans and expecting a lot more help now from the state. Sheinelle. Thank you, mark. Police investigating the murders in the washington mansion say they believe the prime suspect did not act alone. 34yearold Daron Dylon Wint appeared in court friday on firstdegree murder charges and held without bond. Authorities say wint did not act alone. Holding the family and housekeeper captive for at least 18 hours before they were brutally killed. Justice Department Investigators found evidence of wrongdoing in the gm faulty i go nation case. The automaker is set to disclose ties to 104 deaths. The fine is expected to eclipse 1. 2 billion paid by toyota for the problems in the vehicles. Buckle up for changes in the drive through at mcdonalds. It is reportedly cutting down on order mistakes. They will verify your order from start to finish three times. In an effort not to throwslow down completely they will cut down on suggestive selling. Would you like more fries . And they dont call him king james for nothing. Lebron james carried the cavaliers to victory in atlanta on friday beating the hawks, 9482. James scored 30 points leading the series 20 with the next showdown sunday on his home court in ohio. 30 points. He was on fire. Yes, sir. Wow. All right. Sheinelle, thank you. So dylan is back with another check of the weekend weather. Guys we have an important crowd out here on the plaza. These folks from ripley west virginia. You said 50 years ago on the fourth of july the today show has visited. You are invited back to americas largest small town Independence Day celebration. You brought 55 people here on a bus to make this happen. I think we have to work on this. Yes. Ripley west virginia. It will be in the plain states where we have to see some of the heavy rain. We have the moisture streaming from the gulf of mexico. That is going to lead to the possibility of more flash flooding. This area has picked up 7 to 14 inches of rain over the last several days. We will see perhaps another 3 to 5 inches of rain on top of that. We will see more showers and storms redevelop this afternoon. Then on sunday monday into the midwest. Anymore rain will lead to more flooding pro the rest of today our temperatures staying below average, ranging between 66 and 70 degree bright sunshine but a little on the cool side. Take a look at the warming trend between today and tomorrow. Up to 78 on sunday, close to 90 degrees as we head into monday for memorial day. By tuesday we could see our first 90degree day and that could be the beginning of a heat wave. Temperatures expected to stay in the 90s always next week. In the tugofwar. Oh, navys got it. How did i know that would be said . Thomas back to you. It will be decided later this hour. Dylan, thanks. In todays health we get you ready for the sun. As you spend time outside this memorial day week protecting your skin is important. Especially since skin cancer is the biggest cancer. We have dr. Natalie azar with us. We have the new study out revealing that vitamin b3 may cut the risk of skin cancer. It is the first clear evidence according to researchers that the simple vitamin can cut the risk. Thomas this study looked at only basal and sqemal cell. It is not about melanoma. I would say to people this if you have a history of basal or sqeumal cell you should talk to your doctor. The study itself methodology wise it was good. If you spend a lot of Time Outdoors consider it. I would wait on the advice of the dermatologist. We hear about spf. Especially since the numbers can range from an 8 to 100. What is the proper recommendation for us who want to get a little sun and protection. Recommendation from most is spf 30 to 50. We say spf 15 protects you with 92 of rays and you go to spf of 50 it is 98 . There is a point you get diminishing returns. And what about reapplying . We say reapply every two hours. If you have been in the pool or you are sweating you can lose it that way. You should reapply after activities. And for vitamin d. For us that need a little bit. For mood and we need sun in our lives. What do you say . Basically, the natural fallout of the antiaging and Skin Cancer Campaign is we have seen an epidemic of vitamin d deficientcy deficiency. It is where you live and how much you expose and the color of your skin is how much you need. 15 to 20 minutes a couple of times a week of non spf protected skin should be enough. The darker your skin you may need longer times. Vitamin d source is the sun, the best source. Great information as we kickoff the unofficial start of summer this memorial day weekend. Dr. Natalie azar thank you. A desperate situation in california is getting dire as the drought is showing no signs of letting up. On friday farmers agreed to cut back on further user. It is taking a toll on homeowners as well leaving some to find some creative ways to keep grass green. Here is nbcs hallie jackson. Reporter drought shaming is in these days. Those getting the brunt of the attention. Celebrities. Estates of Jennifer Lopez and Kim Kardashian on public display in aerial photographs in the new york post. Most california residents will do almost anything to keep their grass green. They are finding innovative ways. Tom gabor hates the ground spots. Why have a lawn if it is not green . Reporter he has hired the company to spray paint his grass green. When she started her business lawn paint pros several years ago, she did one or two jobs a week. Now with california mired in the fourth Straight Year of drought, she does three or four a day. Business is booming. Green is my favorite color in more ways than one. Reporter other folks are turning to a more permanent, but expensive solution. Artificial turf. Nancy valentine found her lawn brown. He hired a company to install the fake grass in its place for 8 a square foot. Im excited about the change. I think it looks excellent. I can hardly wait until my neighbors see it. No water. No mowing. No maintenance. It will always be green. Always be clean. Reporter for homeowners fresh new ways of beating the drought. For today, hallie jackson, nbc news los angeles. A beautiful lawn. It will stay that way. It is interesting. I think you find yourself thinking these things. I was in california earlier this week and i was on a run. It is funny. One house with green grass. One is dead. It makes you think. Some people taking heed with the drought. Other people maybe not. We take you from the ground to the skies for something very spectacular. When the blue angels take flight with the jawdropping show in year they are making history not for the moves they make, but one of the people at the helm. Angie goff has more. Reporter when the blue angels were formed in 1946 you not only had to be a guy to fly, but bachelor. Over the years, many women have joined the team but never in the cockpit until now. Fast furious, world famous. U. S. Navy blue angels deliver flying up to 370 miles an hour. The daring acts living up to the legacy of the fearless american pilot. Life on the edge seen through the eyes of macho men. But todays blue angels that doesnt fly anymore. Marine corps captain katie hig higgins is the first female pilot in history. I was inspired and awed by the professionalism and preciseness. Reporter it is a labor of love that started early for the Third Generation military aviator aviator. My father was a navy pilot. That is what we fly on my team. His brothers were pilots. It runs deep in my family. Reporter following in her familys foot step she joined the Naval Academy and realized she was born to fly. I knew at that moment there was no other profession for me. That being a pilot was definitely what i was made to do. Reporter women have served as military pilots for decades, until now, never for the blue angels. Captain tom frosh is the Team Commander and one of the members who brought higgins on board. You dont have many females on the team. It is a good fit. This team treats me like any other member of the ready room. I would say that everyone faces challenges on the team. We want to put on the best show for the american people. Reporter a spirit you can feel in the cockpit of the plane higgins flies. The c130 nicknamed fat albert. It is not the fastest, but the big part of the ride of the lifetime. One Katie Higgins doesnt want to take alone. So accomplished at such a young age. Thomas the year katie was born 1986 the same year the movie top gun came out. Very cool. It means a lot. We will send it over to sheinelle in the orange room. She is with the today plaza fan of the day. We have Karen Jackson from columbus ohio. She has the best smile ever. This guy takes broadcast journalism classes in college. Take it away. Still to come on today, Robert De Niros words of wisdom to the nah nah nah kraft natural shreds not made with just any milk we start with fresh milk carefully selected from only us dairy farms masterpiece masterpiece because to make something amazing you gotta start with something amazing masterpiece kraft natural cheese masterpiece buying a used car can be a scary proposition. You walk onto that lot and immediately you are surrounded like a guppy in a shark tank. 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I sent this to her with a note from brad i hear you are doing the iron lady soon. This guy helped me with dialect and control. I thought this would help. I sent it to meryl. You know, shes very confused. I sent letters to lots and lots of people from brad. Okay. Heres the kicker. He waited two years to let them know about this. Now clooney also said he has an epic prank in the works that may get him arrested. He is not concerned because his wife is a lawyer. International lawyer. He was not the only celebrity generating laughs. Robert de niro delivered the graduation speech to the nyu class. He did not hold back. Tisch graduates, you made it. And youre [ bleep ]. On this day of graduating a new door is opening for you. A door to a lifetime of rejection. How do you cope with it . I hear that valium and vicodin works. Excuse me. It was the laughs that did not stop there. Guess what . The colonel is back. In the form of snl alum darrell hammond. Hi folks, its me Colonel Sanders. Ive been gone for a while. Boy have things changed. Have the International Space station and cargo pants. What you dont have is kentucky fried chicken. Im here to change that. Im Colonel Sanders and im back america im back america so there are a set of ads that will launch on monday. Brilliant to celebrate the anniversary of kfc. Look at the resemblance of darrell and the colonel. The best advice to the graduates and the valium and vicodin and vodka. That is the pop star for the weekend. Skilltill to come we have more George Clooney for you. Tomorrowland is opening this weekend. We will have a list of what you need to make a point to see. But first this is today on nbc. Still to come on today, the issues leading up to the indy 500 crash. And Sunny Anderson is here with the grilling trick so you can do it too. Take zzzquil and sleep like. You havent seen your bed in days. No, like you havent seen a bed in weeks zzzquil. 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Over the next three days temperatures will really warm up, close to 80 on sunday close to 90 on memorial day. Make sure you take the First Alert Weather Team with you. Our meteorologists will be updating the forecast around the clock and putting out new information on the nbc 10 news app. All you need is your smartphone or tablet. A fire at this house under investigation could be a case of arson. Investigators are now checking to see if some type of accelerant was used to start the fire. It is memorial day weekend. Time for a break at home time at the shore or the mountains. In the spirit of this Holiday Weekend, the battleship new jersey will mark the 72nd anniversary of its commissioning into service today. Water parks are saying thank you to our military members and family members. All you need to get in for free is your military i. D. Now back to the today show. Have a good one. Dear stranger, when i booked this trip, my friends said i was crazy. Why would i stay youre lips are moving its our class trip at the today show. Its her birthday. Its his birthday. Hi grandmother. Happy memorial day weekend. That open makes us look like we can actually dance. Yes. Well it looks like we can dance. We actually can. We are back this saturday morning, may 23rd 2015