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0 for now, however, i ll settle for fixing my headache. that hurt. deadly flash floods, torrential downpours, parts of texas under water. people trying to clean up the mess this morning. a history of abuse. the woman that rutgers said could clean up the university s athletic department after a coach was caught abusing his players, she s now accused of doing the same thing herself. and caught on camera. a california man beaten to death by police. what sparked this violent attack? good morning, everyone, welcome to early start, i m john berman. i m christine romans. it s memorial day. we re going to start with the dangerous and deadly weather in too many parts of the country this holiday weekend. starting in texas where at least three people died in historic flash flooding. one woman swept away as rescue workers tried to desperately to pull her from her vehicle. and texas, not alone in this unseasonable weather stretching across the united states. let s bring in cnn s iger peterson. it s been a holiday weekend weather of extremes. that has many wondering, it really says what is on the calendar? is it really may right now? right? look at all this unbelievable weather. i want to show you what it s like out there. the unofficial start of summer looking nothing like it s supposed to. torrential rain and historic flooding blamed for at least three deaths in the san antonio area. the body of an 18-year-old missing since saturday was recovered from floodwaters on sunday night. whether it s the floods of 98, 2002 or again this year in 2013, powerful force of water comes down that creek, and it takes out homes, disrupts lives, in this case, talk a life of a young man. reporter: drivers had to be rescued from floodwaters. submerged in more than nine inches of rain that fell in less than seven hours. even this bus was no match for flooded roads. riders escaped the bus through the hatch in the roof. drenching rains and flooding washed away any outdoor plans in the central plains. in iowa, residents breaking out their shovels, instead of their grills, to make sandbags to protect from rising waters. the final week of may looking more like a winter wonderland in parts of the northeast. the memorial day weekend storm brought chilly temps and dumped nearly three feet of snow on a new york ski mountain in the adirondacks. and in stow, vermont, more than a foot of snow recorded on sunday. the latest in the season it s ever had that much snow. well, that probably did not look like may to anyone out there. today it s memorial day. we want to have some fun, right? let s talk about where we re seeing the showers. the midwest unfortunately. look at all this instability. the lightning and thunderstorms still in 9 forecast for you today. but the northeast finally looking a little bit better. not to mention also in texas. very showery, a lot of heavy thunderstorms out there. but today looks like it s going to be drying out. 88 for dallas and the northeast alone. finally some 70s, new york today. looking for 74 degrees. beautiful after a rainy, cloudy, cool weekend. people wraed up in scarves and boots out there. much better outlook for us. here is where the slight risk is for us today. huge chunk of the country looking for slight showers. not really the threat for tornadoes as much as damaging winds and large hail. out in moore, oklahoma, the potential for 50-mile-per-hour winds and gusty winds out there. you guys, yes, a little bit better for us in new york but you know, it was cold. we got through it, right, guys? i still can t believe three feet of snow at a ski resort here in new york state. that s nuts. right? thanks, indra. one week since that devastating tornado changed life in moore, oklahoma. survivors honoring the 24 people who lost their lives at a memorial service last night. the dead include ten children. and president obama getting a firsthand look at the damage reassuring victims that he would not abandon them in their grief. nick valencia following developments live in moore, oklahoma. good morning. a lot has changed here in moore, oklahoma, in the last week. we ve gone from chaos to calm as the people of moore begin to piece their lives back together again. jesus loves me reporter: thousands gathered at the first baptist church in moore sunday night to remember the 24 lives lost. last monday s tornado was the strongest and deadliest to strike oklahoma in years. our spirits have been shaken this week. our hearts have been broken. but our resolve is strong. and we will rise again. reporter: president obama saw the devastation left by the powerful tornado. obviously the damage here is pretty hard to comprehend. our hearts go out to the families who ve been impacted. including those who ve had loved ones who were lost. reporter: the president offered solace and aid to those hard-hit by the tornado. it s going to take a long time for this community to rebuild. so, i want to urge every american to step up. reporter: this weekend, the parents of bethany paine joined her at what was once her house. the cleanup has just begun. we re just getting real and starting to clean up. starting to take the next steps. reporter: but by bit, piece by piece, the residents of moore, shawnee and other cities impacted by the recent outbreak of tornadoes, are beginning to put their lives back together. and they re not doing it alone. oklahoma governor mary fallon offered her help to the residents of this moore neighborhood. for those hat are just overwhelmed and it s just too much to do, get their personal belongings out, and then we ll come in and then we ll take care of it as a state. reporter: a bittersweet yet familiar sound of pomp and circumstance provided a needed respite from the devastation as seniors from three area high schools graduated. i mean, it kind of seems we re ending our senior year like this but then again it brings us all a lot closer and more together. so that s always a good thing, too. reporter: it s a closeness that will bring renewal to a communi community ravaged by the storm and provide them the courage to rebuild. last night i ran into a group from joplin, missouri. if you remember just two years ago they suffered their own tragedy when a tornado ripped through that town. this group came and they re an important part of the recovery process and they have a very important message for the people of moore that with every day that passes, things will get better. christine? all right, nick valencia, thanks, nick. developing this morning a new firestorm engulfing rutgers university and its athletic program. so it turns out that the school s newly hired athletic director, the one hired to clean up the scandaled program may have been guilty of the same type of abuses that got the rutgers men s head basketball coach fired in the first place. rutgers university faced tough criticism in the days after a video surfaced of its head basketball coach being abusive towards players. [ bleep ] the video captured former coach mike rice s aggressive behavior, hurling basketballs at players and yelling homophobic slurs. the university fired rice after a public outcry, and the athletic director was also forced to resign. i was deeply disturbed by the behavior the video revealed. reporter: this time the university s president will have to answer to governor chris christie, after reports surfaced that the new athletic director, hired to turn the university s image around, is herself accused of being an abusive coach. the governor s spokesperson said in a statement he s not going to be making any judgments at this time but he expects to be talking with the rutgers administration this week to get the details. it has emerged that back in 1996, all 15 members of julie hermann s volleyball team at the university of tennessee wrote her a letter. the players wrote, in part, the mental cruelty that we as a team have suffered is unbearable. we have been lied to, publicly humiliated, and ripped apart as both players and people. they said the coach had called them whores, alcoholics and learning disabled. one of the players provided the star ledger with a copy of the letter. the paper says hermann responded, quote, i never heard any of this. never name calling them or anything like that whatsoever. hermann has promised she will bring a new era to rutgers. it is a new day. it is already fixed. and there s no one that doesn t agree about how we treat young people with respect and dignity and build trust. reporter: but at that news conference, hermann was asked about a jury award of $150,000 to former assistant coach ginger heinline back in 1987. she claimed she was fired because she was pregnant. in 1994, hermann was a bridesmaid at her wedding and in the video the coach said this about her becoming pregnant. i hope it s good tonight. i hope it s not too good because i don t want you to come back in february any surprise. you know, the office and all. there s a video? there s no video, trust me. reporter: hermann is even seen here catching the bouquet. the university says its attorneys had investigated that case before hermann was appointed. but as it prepares for the big ten, rutgers has another big headache. a lot going on there. and two rutgers officials say the question of what to do next is still being considered. they told the new jersey star ledger, the issue is of grave concern. you heard governor chris christie says he ll be taking a look this week. a high school student arrested over a plan to bomb his high school. it was reportedly modeled after the columbine shootings and police say he had the power to pull this one off. 17-year-old grant acord will be charged as an adult for attempted aggravated murder. oregon state police say they found a bombmaking materials and at least six explosive devices inside acord s home in albany, oregon. the types of bombs include pipe bombs, napalm bomb, drano balms, molotov cocktails, those that were intended to be used in carrying out the aggravated murder. cnn attempting to reach grant acord s attorney for comment. ahead on early start from the irs scandal, to sexual assault in the military, it was a rough last week for the white house. so, can the president hit the reset button with congress now out of town? and the jersey shore is open for business. for business. but will tourists buy in?