And pool shock. The hidden danger. Two holiday swimmers seriously europed after an apparent electric shock. What you can do to make sure this doesnt happen to you or your family. Good evening. Im tom llamas, in for david. Thanks for joining us on this mow more yall day. We begin with deadly flooding in the south, and torrential downpours effecting the holiday up and down the east coast. At least six people are dead in texas and kansas. Flash flooding prompting evacuations and water rescues. Officials keeping a close eye on the brazos river, still rising at this hour. And in colorado, a tornado near the nebraska border. Tonight, several thunderstorm watches in effect in the plains. And in the east, remnants of Tropical Storm bonnie bringing drenching rains so heavy in South Carolina that parts of i95 had a to temporarily close. Abcs eva pilgrim gets us started tonight from South Carolina. Reporter tonight, new evacuations in texas. The Colorado River four feet above flood stage and still rising. Winford williams and his family evacuating for the second time in two months. Nothing you can do but go stay in the hotel. Reporter helicopters rescuing people north of houston this weekend. Severe storms pummelling the lone star state. Six dead and two still missing in the region, including a 10yearold boy who fell in the river while fishing. Its frustrating we have the family here and they need some closure and we havent been able to get it to them yet. Reporter meanwhile, in the east, millions dealing with remnants of Tropical Storm bonnie, dumping eight inches of rain in South Carolina. Partal of interstate 95 shut down. Ive never seen the water this high. Reporter storms flooding roads all the way to new york city. On the beaches and urgent warning. Looks can be deceiving. Yes, its calm out right now, but people take the water for granted. The water is a very dangerous police. Reporter rip doesnts, an invisible threat. Lifeguards rescuing some neerl is a savannah, georgia. If you find yourself in a rip current, the key is to stay calm. Once it dumps you out, then swim parallel to the shore. The threat for rip currents continues tonight across portions of the southeast from florida all the way to north carolina. Tom . Eva wipilgrim, thank you. And for more, i want to bring in ginger zee. Reporter tom, tonight, weve got severe thunderstorms already popping up on the map. I want to bring you straight there. From you colorado through kansas, nebraska, south dakota, north carolina, parts of minnesota, a severe thunderstorm watch for the next couple of hours. So, if you have Outdoor Activities going on now and youre in that region, please, be aware. Already, nearly 30 severe storms reported. Then, check this out. The rainfall forecast for areas that the not need more rain. Going to get in south texas, two to three inches. Tulsa, oklahoma, there. The remnants of bonnie, weve been talking about it. Just showers from now, but a plum of moisture going to sweep all out. Much droier into tuesday. Ginger, thank you. Now, to the growing outrage after a 4yearold boy slipped into a gorilla enclosure and the desperate decision to kill the animal. The shocking incident caught on camera. The gorilla and boy face to face for several minutes before the 400pound silverback was shot. Tonight, officials defending their actions amid anger and an outpouring of support for the animal. Heres abcs marci gonzalez. We want to warn you, you might find some of these images graphic. Reporter tonight, growing outrage about this close encounter. Those ten terrifying minutes the child spent inside the zoo exhibit, causing the endangered silverback to lose his life. Oh, my god oh, my god reporter the horrifying scene playing out in front of the boys mother. Mommy loves you im right here. Reporter at one point, 17yearold harambe and the 4yearold boy appear to look at each other. Be calm, be calm. Reporter then, the gorilla lifts the boy up and drags him to the other side of the moat. Zoo officials making the splitsecond decision to take the gorillas life. My heart sank. You could tell it was a high powered rifle. Reporter Authorities Say it started when the boy crawled over the barrier, plunging into the moat. This video of the of the exhibit from 2014 shows the threefoot high railing that separates the crowd from the exhibit. The same one thats been there for 38 years. The exhibit is safe and the barriers safe. That said, any of us in this room could climb over barriers if we choose. Reporter mourners today 408ding a vigil for the gorilla, as anger over his death grows. Some pointing to videos like this, showing a gorilla in an illinois zoo in 1996 carrying an injured boy who had fallen into her enclosure to zoo keepers for help, saying gorillas can be protective. The zoo tonight, defending its decision to shoot the animal. That childs life was in we stand by our decision. Wed make the same call today. Reporter tonight, the boy is home from the hospital, but online, calls for his parents to be held accountable. The boys mother saying in a now deleted facebook post, as a society, we are quick to judge how a parent could take their eyes off of their child. Accidents happen, but i am thankful that the right people were in the right place. And Cincinnati Police tell abc news they are not filing charges. The zoos director tells me, they are now reviewing ways to make the gorilla exit safer. Tom . So many people talking about this story. Already, marci, thank you. Next, to houston, and breaking developments tonight in that wild shootout that left two dead including the gunman and six wounded. Abc houston station ktrk confirming tonight that 25yearold veteran garza is the suspect. Garza, from sand per dino, california, had four tours in afghanistan. Heres abcs phillip mena. Reporter tonight, new images of that deadly houston shootout. The gas station erupting in flames. The chaos captured during the gunmans rampage. The shooter was shooting so much at that gas station area, that the gas station started blowing up. Reporter hour houston station ktra now identifying the killer as dionisio garza, an army veteran with four towns in afghanistan. His motive is unknown. The shooting spree began sunday. The gunman went into this auto detail shop, killing a customer. He then used a high powered assault weapon to spray shots around the neighborhood. The shooter even taking aim at a police helicopter, hitting it several times. Police yelling for residents to take cover. Get in your house. Reporter this cruiser riddled with an astounding 21 bullets. Two officers wounded, four others shot. When i had turned around, thats when i noticed that he, luke, really tried to aim for my car. Reporter tonight, we know both officers who were shot have been released from the hospital. But at least one person, that good samaritan, remains hospitalized. Tom . Phillip mena tonight, thank you. And it has been a weekend of gun violence in chicago. At least four people killed, 50 more hurt during shootings across the city. Among the four fatalities, 15yearold veronica lopez, a passenger in a car when a second vehicle pulled alongside, a gunman opening fire. Lopez later died at the hospital. Now, to the long trip home for millions of americans celebrating the Holiday Weekend away. A computer glitch at new york citys jfk airport causing massive delays. Airlines forced to manually check in travelers. And wet weather in the south and the east coast complicating the trip home for 34 million americans driving this weekend. Heres abcs linsey davis with the latest on todays travel headaches. Reporter slow going tonight on americas highways and skyways, as roughly 38 million travelers make their way home on this potentially recordbreaking memorial day. We are very glad we left early, so we dont have to sit in the traffic tonight. Reporter its estimated this will be the biggest travel weekend since 2005. Fueled by gas prices that havent been this low on memorial day in 11 years. The National Average today . 2. 30 a gallon. 47 cents lower than a year ago. Heavy traffic like this is the downside of paying less at the pump. Some travel nightmares at the nations airports, too. Passengers at chicagos ohare blamed the tsa for long delays. Theres a fire truck. Reporter in tampa, a united flight caught fire. And at new yorks jfk airport, a computer glitch caused massive delays overnight, at 1,000 passengers were checked in manually. Ive never seen anything like this before. Never. Reporter according to the traffic app ways, the best time to travel on a busy day like this is in the morning, and the worst time is between 1 00 and 4 00 p. M. Tom . Linsey davis, who made it home tonight. Thank you. Next tonight, the race for 2016, and a massive showdown looming for the democrats. Hillary clinton today marching in a memorial day parade in new york, but its the california primary, and a surging Bernie Sanders that had one top supporter delivers a strong message for clintons opponent. This, as donald trump prepares to face reporters to explain just what hes done for vets. Heres abcs mary bruce. Reporter today, a memorial day tradition. Bill and Hillary Clinton marching in their hometown parade in chappaqua, new york. I love it. I love being here. Reporter but Bernie Sanders, instead, going where the votes are, making a surprise appearance in san francisco. California, once considered clinton country, now a tossup. And clinton today is announcing new events in the state, as one of her top california supporters urges sanders to face the facts. He ought to be able to read the sign posts, as well as anybody else. And if he did that, he would know that its all but over. Reporter meanwhile, donald trump marking memorial day weekend at the Rolling Thunder biker rally for p. O. W. S. Do we love the bikers . Yes. Reporter but trump sounding disappointed that the crowd on the National Mall is not as big as hed hoped. I thought this would be, like, dr. Martin luther king, where the people would be lined up from here all the way to the washington monument, right . Reporter trump himself had five deferments to avoid serving in vietnam. He says hes raised millions for veterans. And we just raised almost 6 million for the vets. Reporter but trump has yet to prove it, and tonight, the questions are mounting. And trump is now holding a press conference tomorrow, hoping to put those questions to rest. Hes now promising to reveal how much hes raised for veterans and where all that money went. Tom . Mary bruce from the nations capital. Mary, thank you. Next tonight, a pair of shark attacks rat ming swimmers on both coasts. This video shows the moments after an attack off the florida coast, a teen suffering severe injuries to his leg. At the same time, a Second Attack on the west coast, and authorities there suspect a great white may be to blame. Heres abcs gio benitez. Reporter tonight, two frightening shark attacks on both coasts. Hi, were in neptune beach. Somebody just got bit by a shark. Reporter in the east, a 13yearold boy near jacksonville swimming in just two to three feet of water, bitten in the leg, bone deep. He was like, shark bit my leg go, go, go shark, he bit my leg we took our belts off and wrapped it around his leg to try to stop the bleeding. Reporter the bite, seven to eight inches wide. The shark believed to be about five feet long. In the west, just south of l. A. , another attack, but this time, a shark biting a woman in the torso. Newport lifeguards are on scene, unknown what type of medical problems, try to get a response. Reporter tonight, officials are trying to confirm whether it was a great white shark, which since 2000, have killed five people. Last year, there were 98 shark attacks in the u. S. , including six deaths. Thats the highest number of shark attacks on record. And experts warn this year, that number is expected to grow. As shark populations increase. And tom, tonight, the boy and the woman are in the hospital right now with long roads to recovery ahead of them. Tom . Gio, thank you so much. Back home, and americans across the country honoring those who made the ultimate sacrifice this memorial day. This picture from west palm beach, florida, just one of thousands of parades and memorial ceremonies, marking the holiday. At Arlington National cemetery, president obama laid a wreath at the tomb of the unknown soldier, marking his final memorial day address at commander in chief. At that ceremony, take a look at that, 5yearold Christian Jacobs in uniform at the grave of his father, marine Sergeant Christopher jacobs who died during a Training Exercise in 2011. Our thoughts and prayers with the families of all veterans who have given their life for this country. And theres still much more ahead on world news tonight on this monday. As we head into swimming season, the dangers in the pool that you cant see. How two people were seriously injured in freak accidents after jumping in. How to keep the pool safe. And one of the most famous people on the planet meets one of the most powerful. What the pope gave to George Clooney. Then, high anxiety. A tractor trailer dangling off an overpass. The risky escape. The risky escape. How the driver got out. Cash bacs keep throwing obstacles at you . 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Reporter at this new jersey hotel pool, swimmers noticed a 34yearold man wasnt moving. A bystander jumping in to safe him. Chris went to touch him, he went into come you have shuns. Reporter the man was rushed to a hospital. Police in the hotel say the cause is under investigation, but it may be the second time in two days a pool delivered a dangerous electric shock. In palm springs, a 43yearold father died in march trying to rescue his 9yearold daughter from electrified pool water. Officials blame a faulty light fixture. Swimming pool shocks are rare, but can be deadly. At least 14 people have died since 2002. Ungrounded or faulty wires are often to blame, like the kind that zapped these florida swimmers in 2014. The danger is not just in pools. 15yearold Carmen Johnson died last month in this alabama lake, electrocuted by defective wiring. Safety experts say pool owners should consider instaufling low voltage, less dangerous lighting. They say get one of these. 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Reporter the young trumpet player was horrified to learn most veterans these days hear only a recording of taps, instead of a live bugler. So, she formed a volunteer group, training other Young Musicians to play it properly. Today, thanks to her, there are 75 volunteers in 19 states giving something back. You are getting to pay tribute to someone that you may not even know. You, a stranger, are getting to honor someone that went out and fight for your country. Reporter thanking them with a simple, somber bugle call. David wright, abc news, new york. And we thank katie for her amazing effort. We thank you for watching. Gma first thing in the morning. Im tom llamas. David will be right back here tomorrow. And we leave you tonight with this image. A boy scout saluting veterans at the Los Angeles National cemetery. What brand of makeup is better for your skin than wearing no makeup at all . Neutrogena® cosmetics. With vitamins and antioxidants. 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