Nasty storms from kansas to new york. This tornado touching down in missouri and flash floods in pennsylvania overnight, emergency rescues, animals struggling to escape Rushing Waters now more flooding and hail on the way. Taylor swifts ex calling her out publicly after she reveals she wrote part of his song. Calvin harris says shes trying to bury him. Will she be able to shake it off . And good morning, america. What a night at the espys last night. Always so much fun. Always a huge spectacle. Last night something unexpected. Something very powerful. Yeah, it was a powerful moment indeed. The nba stars taking the stage in the wake of that deadly gun violence and racial tension. Were going to have much more on what they had to say later on. That is coming up. First breaking news, speakers for the Republican National Convention Just released as Donald Trumps veepsstakes draws to a close after one more round of auditions, he is set to make a decision today and appear with his pick tomorr
Millions hooked on every word. Nightly news begins right now. Announcer from nbc news World Headquarters in new york, this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. Good evening. There will be no parades or picnics in parts of texas this memorial day weekend. Caught up in a flood emergency after more than a foot of rain fell in some places. Its been a dramatic day of highwater rescues and heartwrenching loss. At least two people have died and others have gone missing in the surging floodwaters, that has closed roads, damaged homes and forced many to evacuate. All happening as Severe Weather is developing right now for yet another night in the center of the country. Al roker with the forecast in a moment. But first, nbcs Gabe Gutierrez with the very latest. Reporter in travis county, texas, they were desperate, surrounded by raging water, hoisted to safety from vehicles and rooftops one by one. An allout flood emergency. Its never been this bad. The waters never gotten to our house. Everyth
2016. I assure you. It wasnt a bad year, b though. It wasnt. The heat index possibly will soar to 100 degrees or higherr today. Toda thats going to be thehe feelslike temperature. Sra weather and traffic coming upffn on the 5s at 7 05. 7 good thursday. Rsy. Im allison seymour. Son smour. And im steve chenevey. Ve welcome to fox5 news morning. Nig want to get to a developing story out of northwest d. C. C one person dead after a a bizarre and tragic accidentt there happened earlier thisneari morning. Bob barnard live on therd li scene now. Bob, good morning. Reporter hey, good morning, guys. B,morn were onin kansas avenue northwest; the 4400 block. Bck d. C. Fire rescue squad two sad o just left. Just lef it appears they were able to wee get the car up and off the man m who was killed here thisd here t morning. You see the row house here. Er family and friends in front. Ront theyve been just besideust bese themselves this morning. This happened a little after 5 oclock this morning in th
The area. You can see it there. The darker colors, the yellows, reds indicating indicat pretty good rain rates in some s cases up to an inch an hour. H now were getting this warm thi front to our north and eastt were starting to get somee destabilization out there andat were seeing some pretty goodety thunderstorm activity developing just to the southng and j west. Shows bottom line is rain rai heavy at times here for thefor next couple of hours. Potential for some pretty goodey thunderstorms as well. S as wel that of course would includenc cloud to ground lightning and some ponding on the roadways. Ry the good news is we should get g this out of here by nine, byin 10 oclock this morning andhiin then well get a break middayid before perhaps we do another ano round later this afternoon. Theres a Flash Flood Watch a off to the north and west. Forth counties that are well to the w north and west under a flasher f flood watch. Flood w of course we had the heavyrswe e rain a few days ago. A
This hour off to the north andta west the rain really comingin down as well and as mentionedenn it should be with us for aith ua couple more hours. Coup this is the sleame system that a brought that history oftory tornadoes off to the north andoh west out towards illinois illin during the overnight hours. Theres the motion there and its moving in very, very quickly, just raisin racing acro the area. A. You can see how quickly itsyt moved in. I Flash Flood Watch off to ourd north and west. Those of youwano along 81, Hagerstown Martinsburg front frt royal winchester you guysou guy thunder Flash Flood Watch. Fl would not be at all surprisedass if we dont see that get extended a little further east during the course of thee of the morning with some heavy rain moving through. Hrough 85 day. 85 d thunderstorms likely. Rstos li well talk all about todays tod forecast. If we get some sunshine weunshie could dough do another round atu of pretty good storms laterat this afternoon. No. Guys, rain