does the gentleman from texas seek recognition? mr. thornberry: i offer amendments en bloc. the clerk: en bloc number 3 consisting of amendments number 4, 24, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 45, 46, 47, 49 and 50, printed n part b of house report offered by mr. thornberry of texas. the chair: the gentleman from texas, mr. thornberry and the gentleman from washington, mr. smith are recognized. mr. thornberry: each of these amendments have been worked on both sides of the aisle. i believe this package deserves members' support and i reserve the balance of my time. the chair: the gentleman from exas reserves. the gentleman from texas is recognized. >> i rise to claim time in opposition. the chair: the gentleman is recognized. mr. o'rourke: i yield two minutes to the the gentleman from texas. >> my amendment today would require the defense department and f.a.a. to discuss the helicopter noise. and develop recommendations to reduce the noise on people and property. the airspace around washington, d.c., is more highly congested than any other part of the country. 144 helicopter operations take are here

what purpose does the gentleman from texas seek recognition? mr. thornberry: i have an amendment at the desk. the clerk: amendment number 18 printed in house report number 114-571 offered by mr. thornberry of texas. the chair: the gentleman from texas, mr. thornberry and a member opposed each will control five minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from texas. mr. thornberry: i yield myself such time as i may consume. mr. chairman the spectrum pipeline act was included in the bipartisan budget agreement of 2015 that we passed in december. now, apparently, there has developed some disagreement among lawyers about whether that had some effect on section 1062-b of the fiscal year 2000 national defense authorization act related to spectrum. my amendment simply clarifies what everyone that i know of agrees on and that is it was never intended to have any effect. we have an assurance from the office of management and budget that was their intention. i appreciate chairman fred upton who worked with us, saying that was not his intention and so basically, i see this as a technical amend

will control five minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from texas. mr. thornberry: mr. chairman, i yield myself such time as i may consume. the chair: the gentleman is recognized. mr. thornberry: mr. chairman, i appreciate the opportunity to offer this amendment which i do not believe is controversial. mr. chairman, one of the many parts of this bill on which members on both sides of the aisle have contributed is to try to improve our acquisition system. partly to get more value out of the money -- the taxpayer money that is spent, and partly to try to get technology into the field, into the hands of our war fighters faster. because technology evolves and the threats evolve so quickly. we have consulted with folks in the pentagon and the industry to make improvements in this part of the bill this amendment is a technical amendment which deals with some of those issues to ensure that the -- whatever process we set up here obviously the money has to be appropriated as well. i don't think it is controversial, but i want to reiterate, mr. chairman, that most to have this b

. that does it for us. thanks for watching. "biker brawl" inside the texas shootout starts now. >>> get your hands up! >> mayhem and murder. >> sounds like a gun fight at the okay corral. >> went from a couple of drinks to chaos so fast. it was a nightmare. >> a nightmare in brought daylight as a restaurant in texas becomes a battlefield. >> i hear the shots going off, whizzing by me. >> reporter: the bloodbath sparked by two rival biker clubs. >> these are the worst of the worst, baddest of the bad. >> they're not here to drink beer and eat barbeque. >> reporter: when the bullets stop flying, nine men are dead, 177 arrested. >> it is ridiculous. i was just in shock. >> reporter: how could this have possibly happened, and could it mean an end to these outlaw gangs? >> do you think these investigators just come after you guys? >> reporter: cnn penetrates the world of dangerous motorcycle clubs with exclusive access to the rival bikers. >> you still think you have a target on your back? >> i do. >> reporter: tonight "biker brawl" inside the texas shootout. >> 911. state your emer

with governor kasich, you can see it on ac 360.com. inside biker brawl texas shootout starts right now. ♪ >>> mayhem and murder. >> sound like a gun fight at the okay corral. bang, bang, bang one after another. >> went from having a couple of drinks to complete chaos. so fast. it was a complete nightmare. >>> a nightmare in broad day light as a restaurant in texas become as battle field. >> i hear the shots going off, whizzing by me. >> the blood bath sparked by two rival biker clubs. >> they're not here to drink beer and eat barbecue. >> when the bullets stop flying, nine men dead, 177 arrested. >> it's ridiculous. i was in shock. >> how could this have possibly happened and could it mean an end to these out law gangs? you think these investigators are coming after you guys? cnn penetrates the world of dangerous biker clubs with exclusive access. tonight, biker brawl, inside the texas shootout. >> 911, state your emergency. >> announcer: it's a sunday afternoon in the small town of gordon, texas. >> i need the cops at truck stop, please. >> a member of the cosexmotorcycle club p

begins to look elsewhere for opportunity. the republic of texas has become the new land of promise. americans move southwest staking claim to rich mexican soil in texas. ousted politicians like sam houston make the new republic an opportunity to revive their political ambitions. >> i'd rather be beaten and be a man than to be elected and be a little puppy dog. since you have chosen to elect a man to succeed me, you may all go to hell. i'm going to texas. >> crockett, the politician, is defeated and disillusioned but crockett the frontiersman is looking for a fresh new start. crockett sets out looking for a new family home. >> crockett, he's this politician, he's got no kind of political future, as far as he can see in tennessee, and so where the hell can he get elected to office? well, texas is a possibility. >> my dear son and daughter, this is the first time i've had an opportunity to write to you with convenience. i've got through safe and have been received by everybody with an open arm of friendship. >> the texans were essentially the anglo settlers and started coming in the l

has expired. the gentleman from texas is recognized. mr. thornberry: i yield one minute to mr. kelly. mr. kelly: i rise in strong support of an amendment to renew the ban on the obama administration from using any department of defense funds to implement the united nations arms treaty a treaty which has never been ratified. t bans the use of funds to the body for effectively implementing the a.t.t. according to the treaty's supporters. the member nation organized a conference, a conference which we did not have a vote and american taxpayers are on the hook to pay 22%. his taxpayer money would go to its core budget. my amendment prevents these hardworking taxpayer dollars going to those who are working to implement the a.t.t. i thank the chairman and the ranking member and i urge my colleagues to stand support and vote in support of this amendment to renew the annual ban of the funding of the armed rade treaty. the chair: the gentleman is recognized. >> my amendment would exempt reimbursement for medical expenses from the department of veterans' affairs calculation of annual income wh

gentleman from texas. mr. thornberry: i have no speakers. so i reserve. the chair: the gentleman from massachusetts. mr. moulton: i yield back. the chair: the gentleman from texas. mr. thornberry: i urge support or the amendments en bloc. the chair: the enolympic amendments are adopted. for what purpose does the gentleman from texas seek recognition? mr. thornberry: i offer en bloc package number 7. the clerk: en bloc number 7 consisting of amendments number 93, 1, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 94, 95, 96 and 97, printed in house report number 114-571, offered by mr. thornberry of texas. the chair: the gentleman from texas and the gentleman from massachusetts will each control 10 minutes. mr. thornberry: i urge adoption of this en bloc package. the chair: the gentleman from washington is recognized. mr. smith: i yield myself such time as i may consume. there was an amendment that was in there happening to do with a new rocket engine and launch vehicle and i thank mr. rogers, the subcommittee chairman who worked closely with developing this package. we have a lot of american companies that are w

from texas, mr. green, each will control 20 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from kentucky. mr. guthrie: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and xtend their remarks and insert extraneous materials in the record on the bill. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. guthrie: mr. speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: before the gentleman is recognized, he house will be in order. the house will be in order. the gentleman from kentucky is recognized. mr. guthrie: mr. speaker, i rise in support of h.r. 4976, the opioid review modernization act of 2016, introduced by sean patrick maloney of new york and leonard lance of new jersey. opioid use disorder and overdose deaths have reached epidemic levels. a comprehensive approach is needed to reverse these trends and the tragic toll they have taken on families and communities across our country. the food and drug administration does have a critical role to play in such an approach. patients living with serious pain must hav

, present a forward u.s. to my immediate right we will hear , director ofrdock texas at center at rice university. ray, please join me at the podium. [applause] thank you very much. i'm kind of clumsy's are not going to try to wait my way to the podium. i was talking to the house legislative caucus a mother so ago and kind of the had 28 inch podium and we i found out was i was away from the steps and when just meed in the -- it i have a 26 inch vertical lead. i could not say any of the words that were coming to me. it's great to be here with you talking about this important topic. i appreciate richard being here. steve murdock and todd and jesus. i appreciate everybody that put this together. it is a very important issue we need to talk about. one moretalk about it, little thing about myself. i just recently got an award i'm proud of. i grew up in a town of about 1000 people in the just started interesting with alumni award. community distinguished alumni l,ndow, texas -- of wendel texas. i saw some old friends and my wife asked me what it was like in a town that small. what were the c

presidency defeating george h.w. bush. we begin with mr. perot in austin texas. earlier in the year he said he could run if supporters received the number of signatures. this is about ten minutes. [ cheering and applause ] >> thank you. thank you. you are so enthusiastic. it is wonderful. we have a memento here from the grassroots movement of texas that we would like to present to mr. perot now on behalf of all of you who have worked so hard. and let me read the encryption to him and to those of you who have not had a chance to see this. we, the people of texas, join the millions of fellow americans who by our volunteer efforts have secured an overwhelming number of signatures to place the name ross perot on the presidential ballot of the great state of texas. we congratulate you and wish you the best of luck in your bid for the presidency of the united states and we will do our utmost to continue our efforts to achieve that goal. thank you. [ cheering and applause ] >> thank you. [ chanting ] >> thank you very much. thank you. thank you very much. he's going to adjust this. thank y

the christian life foundation, baptist general convention of texas, quite a mouthful. we will then hear from todd schulte, president of forward us and finally to my immediate right, we will hear from steve murdock, director of the hobby center for the study of texas at rice university. please join me at the podium. [applause] >> thank you very much. i was talking a month or so ago, found out they had a 20 inch podium and the way i found that out is i was away from staff, could jump up there, a 26 inch vertical leap. couldn't say either word, have to be honest. talking about this important topic, i won't say how long, steve murdock, jesus romero, thank you for putting this together, this important issue we need to talk about. i can't resist one more thing about myself. i recently got a little award, about 1000 people, they just started to distinguish the alumni award and that may distinguish -- i love that. i went over there, talk to some friends and told her the wonderful things about it. what were the challenges? had to take drivers education. and then she thought about that and s

un barrio de texas una inundaciÓn cobró la vida de una mujer. reportera: caos y destrucciÓn en partes de texas y oklahoma. cientos de hogares y estructurar recibieron lo peor del poderoso embate de la madre naturaleza. los ventarrones tumbaron Árboles y cables elÉctricos. baÑaron detrÁs -- daÑaron techos de casas. en texas una mujer y sus cuatro nietos murieron hoy. cayeron ocho pulgadas de lluvia en 24 horas.. los cuerpos fueron hallados cerca de una casa. el agua subiÓ tan rÁpido que no permitiÓ que las personas tuvieran suficiente tiempo para salir de sus casas. decenas de familias fueron desplazadas mientras las autoridades continÚan recibiendo llamadas de auxilio. y las tormentas avanzaron en forma de serpiente por el norte y este de texas. recorren zonas afectadas para valorarlo el total de los daÑos causados. fÉlix: uno puerto rico estÁ horas de que se venza el plazo de la deuda. no tienen dinero suficiente para cubrir sus obligaciones. reportero: aprobaron mÉrida hoy para exigirle al congreso de estados unidos que ayude a reestructurar a puerto rico. los pr

maintain and operate a toll bridge across the rio grande near rio grande city, texas, and for other purposes. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from california, mr. royce, and the gentleman from new york, mr. engel, each will control 20 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from california. mr. royce: i ask unanimous consent, again, that all members may have five legislative days to revise and and to heir remarks include any extraneous material . the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. royce: thank you. mr. speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. royce: mr. speaker, i rise in support of this s. 2143, the starr-camargo bridge act, introduced by senator cornyn, and by representative cuellar of texas. with today's passage, this bill goes to the president's desk for signature. the starr-camargo bridge act grants permanent authority to continue operating and maintaining the international ridge that connects rio grande city, texas, with mexican cities. this bridge is one of 28 ve

killed 15 people in texas. why investigators are call it a criminal act with the search for the suspect now under way. >>> and talk about a stadium splurge. the professional caliber athletic complex at one texas high school raising eyebrows th where football is practically a religion, is the price tag worth it? at least to the taxpayers footing the bill. you decide on this thursday, may 12th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." >>> good morning, everyone. i'm diane macedo. >> and i'm kendis gibson. i have to say my favorite story of the day so far in this half hour is the octogenarian who's just gave birth to a kid. >> blessings. >> blessings in your 70s. >> miracles perhaps, as well. >> wait 40, 50, 60 years and you might have your first child. >> we'll have more details on that one coming up. >> a live shot of capitol hill right now. it is very quiet right now in d.c., but -- >> i expect it won't last that way for very long. >> it will get heated and interesting. >> because donald trump is heading to capitol hill this morning to come face to face with the re

. 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. it's been a dramatic day of high-water rescues and heart-wrenching 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, nbc's 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 all-out flood emergency. >> it's never been this bad. the water's never gotten to our house. everything is damaged and ruined. >> reporter: throughout texas, at least two people killed. now a frantic search for three others believed to have been swept away from their cars. brenham, texas, shattering the record for its wettest day, topping 17 inches of rain. dr

: pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from kentucky, mr. guthrie, and the gentleman from texas, mr. green, will each ontrol 20 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from kentucky. mr. guthrie: i ask unanimous consent that all members have five legislative days to i reserve the balance of my time their remarks and -- revise and extend their remarks and insert extraneous material on the bill. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. guthrie: i rise today in support of h.r. 4586, laly's law, introduced by my colleagues in the house, mr. dole of illinois, and ms. clark of massachusetts. the rate of overdose for individuals age 24 to 34 has nearly tripled going from 8.1 overdose deaths per 100,000 to 23.1 overdose deaths per 100,000, families across the ountry are losing loved ones to reversible opioid overdose. naloxone can prevent overdose deaths by binding to the opioid recenters in the body and preventing the overdose. h.r. 4586 amends the public health service act to authorize grants to states for developing stand orders in educating health care professionals regard

-month high, this after goldman sachs has security issues have worked out the surplus. how is texas doing with the fluctuations in oil prices the governor of texas greg abbott joins us in the studio to talk about that and the state of the republican party. $17 billion holds in u.s. treasuries. providing some answers but raising more questions. stocks are at session highs. ramy inocencio has the latest. ramy: the dow, s&p, and the nasdaq at 1% higher or so. up nearly 20 points. the nasdaq up by 66 points. green, especially what happened on friday. we have basically erased our losses from friday. it is as if the past two days there really happened. about, itas talking is an energy-led rally. hownt to show you exactly green we are in terms of sectors. energy is up by nearly 1.6%. it has been the biggest leader by sector for the entire day. information technology not far behind. had been inerials the number two position, now in the number three position. take a look at where oil has been going to run the day. just at session highs by a little more than 3%. highis still a six-month not s

areas of texas, record-breaking rain since the middle of last week. the thunderstorms have dropped pockets of bombs, the town of kurville suffered damage. >> we saw widespread inundatons and flooding. nicole: he stands by his decision to kill a gorilla after 3-year-old boy flipped into enclosure. zoo keepers shot and killed rare gorilla on saturday afternoon in cincinnati zoo. the shooting set off an outcry over how the situation was handled. zoo director says there's no doubt that the boy's life was endanger. >> poem who question that or second guessers don't understand that you can't take a gorilla silverback. this is a dangerous animal. >> the zoo keeper shot the 450-pound gorilla with a rifle rather than tranquilizing him. lauren: that was a tough call and controversial, indeed. in asia second day of trading, check out the shanghai composite in china, this is the biggest daily gain. up 3.3%. goldman raises to about 70% and have them take off like that. by the way, $1.7 trillion track that punch -- bench mark. hang seng up and kospi up .8% in to the korea. nicole: all down arrow

illinois and joran cornyn from texas. another u.s. senator. how do you know this isn't just like -- i have been around washington a long enough. a lot of staffers think they are a lot more important than they are, they sometimes begin to think they're the senator or the president. how do you think this isn't some goofy staff running his mouth to the "new york times" magazine? >> the president as president really was the least prepared in modern time to be the president in terms of foreign policy issues has chosen to have advice from people who are least prepared to brief him. that's what we have here. the president said with regard to the iran deal, it's this or war. i mean, this is pure fiction. and i think we are much more likely to be in war with iran. iran with a nuclear weapon they will be a lot stronger 15 years from now. they will have a nuclear weapon. there will be no time for others to prepare. we are as a nation more felony war bad deal based on fiction. >> will the president fire rhodes. >> i don't think he will. the president again is using poor judgment to take advice from so

kidnapping happened in the mexican town near the texas border which had been plagued by warri warring drug war tells. he reportedly punched a guard, snatched a cell phone and called for help. reports say he beat the kidnapper while on the phone until he found out their location. so far, one of four kidnappers believed to have been involved is arrested. >>> at least eight people have died and one is missing as severe weather and historic rains continue to hammer the great plains. a 16-year-old boy was killed monday while working with a church clean-up crew in the texas town of brenham. the tree damaged by storms fell on him. he's the first person -- well, actually one person is still reported missing in kansas. and in texas, rain swollen rivers continue to rise even after a break in the rain. the river in houston is expected to crest at a record high of more than 53 feet. it's also washed out bridges and destroyed homes and now more rain is in the forecast for the rest of the week. we don't want to hear that. and then there's this. three tornadoes they were reported in northeastern col

threatening parts of the country this memorial day in texas, at least six people were killed by flood waters, several others are missing, and communities have been evacuated. manuel reports from rosenberg, texas. >> reporter: several people are dead, others are missing after torrential rains unleashed devastating flooding. >> the people that live across the street from me, their whole front yards are under water. >> search teams in parker county texas have given up the hope of rescuing ten year old boy swept away in the river. >> we have the family here. they need some closure. we haven't been table give it to them yet. >> rising river forced evacuations of sell role communities in southeastern texas. >> i've lived in the spring area for over 50 years, and this is the highest i have he avenue seen it. >> reporter: this lightning strike knocked cbs station in amarillo, texas temporarily off the air sunday afternoon. and then in wichita, kansas, firefighters are looking for the body of a 11 year old boy who fell into over flying river. you can see how close the flood waters are to getti

fire at a fertilizer plant in west texas. and the massive explosion that followed, registering as strong as a magnitude 2.1 earthquake. so many lives lost on that night. hundreds, in fact, were injured. but this evening, three years and 400 interviews later, what authorities have just revealed, as they now issue a major reward for help. abc's phillip mena is in texas. >> reporter: we remember that father in the car with his daughter. >> you okay? >> yeah, i can't hear. >> reporter: the explosion. the fear. >> please, get out of here. >> oh, my god. >> reporter: the blast, the smoke seen from all over town. families sheltering one another. cowering behind cars. roofs collapsed. the top floor of this apartment complex torn off. >> oh, my god. people's houses are on fire. >> reporter: homes, neighborhoods on fire. rescue teams racing in to help. >> oh, my god. >> reporter: 15 killed. hundreds injured. and tonight, federal and state investigators say the fire that triggered the deadly explosion at a fertilizer plant in west texas was intentionally set. >> the fire has been ruled as in

discrimination, my interview with texas lieutenant governor leading the backlash. >> you intervened against the superintendent -- >> chris, calm down -- >> when "all in" starts right now. >>> good evening from chicago. i'm chris hayes. donald trump appears to have been caught once again in a brazen lie on national television over something so trivial and so absurd, you have got to hear it yourself to believe it. trump has already set records, of course, in this campaign for the appalling inaccuracy. many of his claims in interviews and on the cam pail trail. 84% were ruled mostly false, false, or pants on fire by plit that fact. politifact couldn't pick a single fabrication to call its 2015 lie of the year. instead that award was to the totality of trump's campaign falsehoods including everything from mexico intentionally sending criminals a s ans and r into this country, ted cruz's father conspiring with lee harvey oswald to kill jfk. it would be hard to imagine anything trump could say that could shock. but today "washington post" obtained audio of a 1991 phone interview recorded

about houston, texas, where the -- with the flash flooding, that's one of the most recent. these people are looking to us to protect america and to protect them. and they are looking to the republicans to finally be reasonable. the truth is that no one will escape the affects of unmitigated climate change. it will have an impact on all of us and frankly it is having an impact on all of us. this amendment waves a magic wand and decrees that climate change imposes no cost at all. house republicans can vote for this amendment, they can try to block the department from recognizing the damage caused by climate change and the potential damage, but they cannot overturn the laws of nature. they are powerful. we should be heeding the warnings of the climate scientists, not denying reality. thank god we have them. we don't have to operate in ignorance. recently our nation's leading climate scientists released the national climate assessment, which continues to show evidence confirming the ongoing impacts of climate change. leading scientists around the world, not just here, agree the evidence is

, la zona donde hay gran humedad, los estados del golfo y ponen atenciÓn al estado de texas. porque hay gran flujo que pasan de la frontera de mÉxico a texas. llegara a estados unidos, es cuestiÓn de tiempo. >>> vanessa hauc, gracias y hablaba del estado de texas, como uno de los lugares donde hay preocupaciÓn que allÍ precisamente se pudiera propagar esta enfermedad del zika el congresista henry cuellar de texas estÁ con nosotros en washington, congresista, gracias. la primera pregunta es ¿cuan preocupados estÁn ustedes por lo queudiera pasar en texas?. >>> yo tuve en brasil hace 2 meses y hablamos mucho de la enfermedad del zika, que es algo que estÁ pegando muy duro a brasil, a puerto rico y a otras partes. viene por centroamÉrica y mÉxico tambi y por eso, acabamos de tener una audiencia con laredo texas en la frontera. trajimos oficiales federales, estatales, rd mÉxico con el comisionado de salud de texas. y hablamos, porque en mÉxico y la fronteras de los estados unidos, sabemos que no hay una vacuna para el zika. es algo que debemos comentar y tenemos que trabajar

, fox news. >>> coming up here, flooding has claimed a half-dozen lives in texas this as other parts of the nation are oles dealing with extreme conditions. >>> also ahead, a california beach is shut down this memorial day after a woman was bitten possibly bia shark. still to come, the circumstances that prompted the safety scare. >>> from texas to kansas and the east coast many parts of the country are dealing with deadly flooding. reporter kelly wright has more on the extreme weather. >> reporter: in texas, at least six people are dead, due to flooding over the holiday weekend, including two bodies found in central texas along swollen streams sunday, outside austin this man says he's lucky to be alive after his home suddenly flooded for the second time in seven months. >> the next time, i may not have my life here. >> reporter: and the texas flood threat is not over yet. >> this water keeps getting higher and higher by the manipulate. >> reporter: mandatory evacuations are now in effect for some people living along the brazos river. the river level is expected to reach a record eig

missing after weather in the grate plains. a church crew was cleaning up a texas town. a tree branches were reported falling on him and killed him. the brassas river near houston is expected to crest later today and a record high more than 53 feet. the heavy flooding was washed out bridges and destroyed homes and more rain is in the forecast the rest of the week. bill karins will join us in a few minutes for much more o >>> steven hawking says that while we may have handle on the inner workings on the university understand donald trump's rise is something entirely different. in fact, he says he is baffled by it all telling good morning britain, quote, i can't. he is a demagogue who seems to appeal to the lowest common denominator. hawking has made no secret. joking about his intelligence. hillary clinton spent memorial day with her husband marching in a parade of her adopted hometown of chappaqua. a brief security scare after animal rights protesters jumped over a barricade for bernie sanders at an open rally. it was dealt with by the secret service. the clinton camp announced a major

eight people and injured 44 others in laredo, texas. last year the bus company was ordered twice to take one of its buses off the road to fix brake and emergency exit issues. nbc's sarah dallof is in laredo with the latest on the victims and the investigation. >> reporter: we're told the majority of the victims are in their 50s to 60s with one victim being as old as 83. they were traveling to a casino on the texas/mexico border. they were on a charter bus when it rolled just before noon. the county medical examiner describes it as the worst commercial vehicle accident she has seen in ten years. the ntsb now is on scene. they've launched their own investigation, looking into what caused this accident. one possibility, slick roads. we're told it was raining at the time of the accident. no word yet on if that contributed to this tragedy. in laredo, texas, i'm sarah dallof, nbc news. >>> the obama administration's diplomatic point man in the fight against isis says the group is shrinking. special presidential envoy also says the terrorist group is losing territory and that the u.s.-led

suspicious at this time. >>> severe weather turns deadly in texas a grandmother and her four grandchildren drown when a flash flood hit their home. manuel is at the scene. >> reporter: the system spun tornadoes over east texas including the one that destroyed this sporting good store. >> this is the fitting room right here u educate the manage jr says the two police that were inside survived by running into a fitting room. >> not only those two we were able to get everybody out next door also. >> reporter: 60 miles south in texas the storms triggered deadly flash floods. >> within 15 minutes water was eight feet high e. >> 64 year old linda and her four grandchildren drowned. >> when the water receded that's when they phon the bodies. >> reporter: dangerous hail leaving behind damage. >> we didn't have time to react to it. took shell in the building. >> reporter: back in lynn dale texas shelter for the family was this narrow hallway. >> this is where we road it out. doors shut. two mattress and pillows. >> reporter: the tornado shifted their house several feet off its foundat

freeman de san antonio, texas. >> no parece que sea verdad. jaime: la actividad fue dirigida por raÚl compaÑero a mi hermano. el senador texano carlos pÉrez entregÓ una bandera de texas a los familiares. >> de los que vamos a llorar, vamos a sentir su pÉrdida y su despedida. pero hoy venimos a celebrar su vida. reportero: por su parte, representante resaltÓ que la familia se encuentra bien pero con duelos. >> ahora tiene muchas familias con ellos y amigos que ayudan. reportero: es un sentimiento que es compartido por los familiares quienes llegaron de otras Áreas de texas a presenciar el acto de recordaciÓn. >> fue un acto muy grande hasta ahorita no puedo hablar mucho porque me duele mucho el corazÓn. reportero: poco antes de culminar el evento del diÁcono joseph marroquÍ condujo el rosario. justamente ese cierre abre paso a lo que serÁ, tendrá lugar mejor dicho maÑana en esta ciudad que es la misa la misa pÚblica tendrÁ lugar en la catedral de esta ciudad. ahora bien, algo muy importante. aquÍ hubo muchas figuras artÍsticas y otros compaÑeros tuvo esta tarde buenas

deadly flooding in texas and dozens of rescues. in the midwest, they are cleaning up from severe storms and tornadoes. dylan racking it all. >>> protests and clashes. violence outside donald trump rally in san diego. dozens of people arrested. all of it happening near the mexico border. while statements about faith when it comes to debate about bernie sanders. >>> and deadly plane crash. you a world war ii plane crashes into the hudson river with hundreds of horrifying people -- horrified people watching as it happens. >> all of a sudden, it hit the water and within seconds it went down. >> the pilot killed. just what went wrong? >>> and johnny depp's drama. his wife saying she is a victim of domestic abuse. leaving court seen with bruises and asking for a restraining order. this is days after filing for divorce. depp is asked to stay away from her. today, saturday, may 28th, 2016. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> good morning. welcome to "today" on this saturday morning. i'm sheinelle jones alongside craig melvin and dylan

administration's new guidelines and one one texas leader is calling it blackmail. >>> donald trump is flat-out denying a story published by "the washington post" today. they report earlier in his career, trump would speak to reporters, pretending to be his own publicist. "the washington post" obtained a recording of a conversation between a "people" magazine reporter and a man who claims to be trump's publicist, john miller. >> starting to do tremendously well financially. >> how are you? >> what's your name against? >> john miller. i'm sort of handling pr, because he gets so much of it. the people that you write about really are, they get called. people that you write about, call to see if they can go out with him. >> now a lot of people are listening to him and saying that voice sounds just like donald trump's. and "people" magazine reported back then that trump admitted that the john miller call was a, quote, joke gone awry. trump has also previously acknowledged using an alias on occasion, but this morning on the "today" show, he denied the voice on that call we just played was his. >> "th

call. now there is news of a criminal investigation. also weather alert in the state of texas. dangerous and deadly storms sweeping throughout the lone star state. will the cows swim out and make it to dry land? fox is tracking this absolutely wicked weather. donald trump on the loose and on attack. his target? us, the media today the republican presumptive nominee came out to defend veterans. news conference convictly turned to all-out assault on the media take a lock. >> the press should be ashamed of themselves. and instead of being like thank you very much, mr. trump, or trump did a good job, everyone is saying who got it? who got it? who got it? and you make me look very bad. i have never received such bad publicity for doing such a good job. >> he is calling us the dishonest press and. >> 100 percent true. >> i disagree with that seems as though you are resistant to scrutiny the kind of scrutiny that comes with running for president of the united states. >> but you know what? >> you raise money for veterans. >> excuse me, i have watched you on television. you are a real

george h.w. bush. we begin with mr. perot in austin texas. earlier in the year he said he could run if supporters received the number of signatures. this is about ten minutes. [ cheering and applause ] >> thank you. thank you. you are so enthusiastic. it is wonderful. we have a memento here from the grassroots movement of texas that we would like to present to mr. perot now on behalf of all of you who have worked so hard. and let me read the encryption to him and to those of you who have not had a chance to see this. we, the people of texas, join the millions of fellow americans who by our volunteer efforts have secured an overwhelming number of signatures to place the name ross perot on the presidential ballot of the great state of texas. we congratulate you and wish you the best of luck in your bid for the presidency of the united states and we will do our utmost to continue our efforts to achieve that goal. thank you. [ cheering and applause ] >> thank you. [ chanting ] >> thank you very much. thank you. thank you very much. he's going to adjust this. thank you very much. let me

highs. lauren: getting from california. uber plans to suspend services in austin, texas this morning, the action comes after voters fail to overturn new rules adopted by the city that restrict increase self-regulation by the services. the new requirements include fenger printing drivers. >> very easy for them to comply. they have time to do so. i hope they will reconsider that decision. lauren: rules make it harder to follow business models. uber spent $8 million in campaign leading up to saturday, so if you're going to work this morning in austin, texas, you have to get cab or bus or something. nicole: today's edition to wall street journal. failing factories aiding to global glut. government support for companies has fed oversupply of materials, steel aluminum and diesel fuels. cost from counterfeit dret cards are starting to pile on retailers and tech savvy families built device, artificial pancreas but it's too long for many. lauren: regulators are going after gas. adam shapiro will have the story for us. check this out. fox meteorologist maria molina is storm chasing in

working with a church cleanup crew in the texas town of brennan. tree branches were reported falling on him and killed him. in toex rain-swollen rivers continue to rise after a break in the rain. the brazos river near houston is expected to crest later today and a record high more than 53 feet. the heavy flooding also washed out bridges and destroyed homes and more rain is in the forecast the rest of the week. meteorologist bill karins will join us in just a few minutes with more. >>> world famous theoretical physicist steven hawking says that while he may have a handle on the inner workings, understanding donald trump's rise is something entirely different. in fact, he says he is baffled by it all telling good morning britain, quote, i can't. he is a demagogue who seems to appeal to the lowest common denominator. hawking has made no secret. joking about his intelligence. hillary clinton spent memorial day with her husband marching in a parade of her adopted hometown of chappaqua along with governor cuomo of new york. while bernie sanders spent his day campaigning in california where

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of the university of texas at austin. [applause] >> good evening. welcome to tonight's keynote address the vietnam war summit. , the university of texas is truly honored to welcome secretary of state john kerry. just last friday, on earth day, secretary kerry helped lead 175 countries in signing the landmark u.n. paris agreement on climate change. [applause] >> there is a lot of work to achieve the goals of the agreement. earlier today, the secretary toured our research center where ut faculty and students are developing innovative technologies to generate renewable energy. a lead a tremendous roundtable discussion with faculty whose , research can help achieve the goals of the agreement. i can tell you secretary kerry , was focused, extremely knowledgeable about the technology and science and the policy and business issues involved in reaching those goals. tonight, we are very much looking forward to hearing the secretary's thoughts on a very different topic. one that is so important to his life experience. the vietnam war remains a complicated and controversial part of americ

epidemics. dallas, texas, had to declare an emergency. it's probably they weren't doing what they were supposed to be doing. i think what's really important. we need -- that's why we put a sunset provision in this bill. september 30, 2018, this bill sunsets and we put that in there to address that towards zika. the zika will probably run its course. hopefully in two years we'll forget about it like we've done ebola. the problem is we need to do everything we can to mitigate the problem in the interim. and we saw last week there was 103 pregnant women in the united states that had zika virus. today i was told 113. that number is jumping and will jump up fast because we are in mosquito season. when the mothers will start delivering the babies and we have problems that won't be a pleasant experience. that two-year sunset provision in there we're targeting it to address that issue. we need to give our states and local communities the tools they need. we're going to do more this week. we'll give them the resources, the dollars they need, but we also got to make sure they can spend that mone

tried to visit border police in la redo, texas. they had quite a big police continge contingent. they released the 10,000 or so supporters inside of the rally out through the back door. they were very whipped up as well. inside mothers who lost their children to illegal or undocumented immigrants were feeding red meat to that crowd telling them that these immigrants are not coming here for a better life. claiming that they're coming here to steal jobs, to pillage this country and to kill their children. >> katy, since we've got you here and you were at these situations and protest, what is the mix of those out there is it mostly latino american, or a mix of others? asian american is also a big part of this state and they care about immigration there as well. >> reporter: it's a mix definitely. i think the majority of them have been latino protesters. but there are certainly white people, black folks, asian folks. it is definitely a mix. but the majority are latinos. and the majority have been organized protesters who we see come out to these events. protests from local unions, p

. >>> plus flooding sweeping through texas, the high water rescues and the search for those missing this afternoon. >>> good afternoon, everybody. the coast is clearing out. we have sunshine around the bay. warming up inland, but wait until you see when triple digits return to the bay area. the forecast continues as the news continues after this. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> no swimming today at corona del mar beach. beaches were shut down as crews search for a shark. a woman had large bite marks on her torso. a rescue boat was able to reach her in time in -- >> i go to the life guard and say what's going on. he says there's blood in the water. >> the woman does have serious injuries, but expected to survive. >>> more than 1,000 passengers trapped in line when an internet server crashed on sunday evening. it happened around 4:00 p.m. on sunday. and the air brought down computers in terminal 7 of jfk. boarding passes had to be written by hand. >> there was terrible customer services. there was no -- overwhelming event. it's pushing 5 hours since we've been here. >> a letter from pacific airline say