performing elephants. the circus now elephants now join the other retired pachyderms on ringling s preserve in florida. those are some of our top stories on this monday, may 2nd. announcer: from abc news, this is world news now. good monday morning, everybody. i m kendis gibson. and i m diane macedo. we start things off some rough weather in some parts of the country. it seems like we ve been saying that quite a bit. in the last couple of weeks. it s been a rough spring. the extreme weather in the heart of the country, central indiana seeing strong storms overnight with two possible tornados touching down. there was also heavy rain, strong winds and lots of hail. the good news is no major damage reported so far. most of those who lost power should have it back by now. at least five people have drowned in flash flooding along the gulf coast. a woman and her four great grand children swept away as they tried to get to safety throughout the region, many highways ar
the elephants will now join the other retired pachyderms on ringling s preserve in florida. those are some of our top stories on this monday, may 2nd. announcer: from abc news, this is world news now . good monday morning, everybody. i m kendis gibson. and i m diane macedo. we start things off some rough weather in some parts of the country. it seems like we ve been saying that quite a bit. it s been a rough spring. the extreme weather in the heart of the country, central nipped seeing strong storms overnight with two possible tornadoes touching down. there was also heavy rain, strong winds and lots of hail. the good news is no major damage reported so far. most of those who lost power should have it back by now. five people have drowned in flash flooding along the gulf coast. a woman and her four great grand children swept away as they tried to get to safety throughout the region, many who is are closed and schools are canceling classes for today. some areas rec
deadly ride. new details about the fatal accident. a teenage girl thrown from a spinning carnival attraction. questions tonight about safety at the fair. and, watch out. the bicycle race that began with a crunch. dozens crashing into each other. some going airborne. what triggered this epic pile-up? good evening. thanks for joining us on this sunday. i m tom llamas. as we come on the air, we begin with the deadly flood emergency in the south. more than half a foot of heavy rain coming down in louisiana, with another round possibly on the way. in atlanta, a home split in half by a huge tree. a 72-year-old woman and her nephew, somehow able to make it out alive. and the heavy downpour forcing thousands at new orleans famous jazz fest to find cover for a second day in a row. here s lauren lyster. reporter: tonight, louisiana under water after torrential rains and flash floods. that s crazy, thank you lord that i got off of this. reporter: in texas, this driver escapin