morning, a new twist in the diplomatic crisis with saudi arabia. the suspects in the disappearance of a "washington post" columnist are now being directly linked to the saudi royal family. we're live in istanbul with the breaking developments. flooding emergency. >> oh, my god. oh, get back. get back. get back. >> a texas river rises 35 feet washing out this bridge and sweeping away this deck. this morning the new threat with more rain on the way. breaking overnight, the jumbo jackpot grows even bigger. >> our first winning number tonight is 69. >> the mega record being set with no winners overnight. plus, for the first time we hear from the white woman seen here trying to stop a black man

from entering his own apartment building. why she says she did nothing wrong. also, roseanne responds overnight to the way her character was killed off on "the conners." and the american city with the best slice of pizza. see if you agree with the new survey results. good wednesday morning, everyone. we begin with new reporting overnight that could escalate a diplomatic crisis between the u.s. and saudi arabia. >> published reports are now connecting the saudi royal family to the suspects in the disappearance of "washington post" columnist jamal khashoggi if -- in istanbul. the bombshell comes as mike pompeo arrives in turkey after meeting with the saudi king and crown prince. >> and it comes just hours after president trump defended saudi arabia calling this a case of guilty until proven innocent.

abc's molly hunter is in istanbul tracking the overnight developments. good morning, molly. >> reporter: kenneth, stephanie, hey, good morning. that's right. after yesterday no one should have any doubt how impoant this u.s. relationship is to the saudis or the lengths to which president trump will go to protect it. with secretary of state mike pompeo here in turkey meeting with president erdogan, the turks are hoping that he's coming with some answers from the saudis. this morning, new details on the alleged hit squad accused in the disappearance of writer jamal khashoggi. "the washington post" obtained passport scans from turkish officials and "the new york times" reports at least three of the suspects served as part of the crown prince's security team. one of those has been pictured traveling with the crown prince. but president trump warned against rushing to conclusions. >> and it depends whether or not the king or the crown prince knew about it in my opinion, number one, what happened, but whether or not they knew aboew wod ad >> rorte he peated multiple times that the king and crown prince personally denied

any knowledge of the attack. and secretary of state mike pompeo left riyadh this morning after meeting with king salman and crown prince mohammed bin salman. >> in each of those meetings i stressed the importance of them conducting a complete investigation into the disappearance of jamal khashoggi. and they made a commitment and said they would do that. >> reporter: all smiles secretary pompeo thanked the saudis for a thorough and timely investigation, but it's been two weeks and critics don't agree. khashoggi, a "washington post" columnist, was last seen walking into the saudi consulate in istanbul on october 2nd. according to reports in "the times" and "the post," anonymous officials say they have audio and video proof that khashoggi was killed inside the consulate and according to the ap, anonymous turkish officials say the forensics team also found, quote, certain evidence khashoggi was killed there even after a cleaning crew was seen arriving at the building monday. a source now tells abc news that responsibility for khashoggi's

death reportedly as part of an interrogation gone wrong. but close allies of president trump now hinting at harsh sanctions against saudi arabia. >> i know what i'm going to do. we're going to sanction the hell out of saudi arabia. >> reporter: all this as the trump administration reaffirms its reliance on saudi arabia to help contain iran. >> saudi arabia is our partner. they're our ally against iran and against missiles and against what they're doing trying to take over the middle east. >> reporter: now, guys, this morning we're actually outside the consulate residence. that's the flag right there. turkish investigators were hoping to get into the building last night to continue the investigation. they were blocked from entry so they're hoping some deal is able to get them in to continue that investigation today. kenneth, stephanie. >> the president there still defending u.s. relations with saudi arabia. molly hunter in istanbul, thank you so much. president trump is threatening to cut off aid to central american countries whose citizens are migrating

too the u.s. in large numbers. he issued the warning after he saw this caravan. they've already crossed into guatemala. the president tweeted, we have today informed the countries of honduras, guatemala and el salvador that if they allow their citizens or others to journey through their borders and up to the united states with the intention of entering our country illegally, all payments made to them will stop. the governor of texas has declared a disaster in 18 counties because of a flood emergency. and more rain is falling today. the llano river northwest of austin swept away this highway bridge and the river is already more than ten feet above flood stage and could rise to a record high. one man in the small city of cottonwood shores found fish on his lawn as the river rose to the corners of his foundation. >> i think his house probably saved my house. the water was splitting. you can see how it's flowing here. >> yeah. >> and it's coming up from the

other side, making the waves back this way, so that house kept from washing away my barbecue grill. >> he also says he's lived in that home for about a decade and has never seen flooding this bad. we'll take a closer look at the forecast in just a few moments. well, if you went to sleep dreaming of winning the mega millions lottery, just go back to bed. there was no winner in last night's drawing. that means the record jackpot is growing again, and tonight there's another jumbo lottery jackpot up for grabs. abc's emily rau has the 411 on those jaw-dropping jackpot numbers. emily. >> good morning, kenneth. i guess we're all here at work today, so that means we didn't win. i have a losing ticket right here and despite that mad dash to buy tickets yesterday, nobody matched all six numbers in last night's drawing, and with the jackpot now breaking records, it's fueling a lottery mania across the country. from chicago's south side -- >> this is the ticket.

i only needed this one ticket. >> reporter: -- to the suburbs of houston. >> oh, yeah. planning it right here, the winning ticket is right here. >> give me the winning ticket. fincdespitterrible odds. with no one matching all six numbers tuesday night, the mega millions jackpot now smashing its previous record swelling to $868 million. the prize money building since july when a group of california co-workers split 543 million. >> we're trying to get some money so we can get out of here. >> reporter: 83-year-old elsie morgan in washington, d.c. hoping family birthdays will be the lucky numbers she needs for winning so big she'd instantly be richer than mariah carey, beyonce and elton john. so much cash, it's hard to imagine but fun to try. >> i'm going to buy an island. i'm going away and never coming back.

>> reporter: six little numbers that would certainly change your life. >> somebody's got to win it. it might as well be one of us. >> all right, so not all hope is lost today. there's still the powerball drawing, which is tonight. this could be the winning ticket and that jackpot is worth about $345 million. so you got to get your ticket for that and also the mega millions, which you now will have another chance to win in the drawing on friday night. kenneth and stephanie. >> something tells me i have another chance to lose, emily rau. thank you. >> the odds are not good. >> you've got another chance. >> another chance. >> keep dreaming. >> keep dreaming. all right, time now for a look at your weather for this wednesday. good morning. well, the rain will continue throughout texas for wednesday and then as we go into thursday, heavy rainfall will step in courtesy of tropical moisture. flood risks will continue and travel disruptions as well. throughout the northeast, we're looking for frost and freeze threats for wednesday night in

the ohio valley region, detroit, pittsburgh, over towards albany, cold air pours in on wednesday night and we'll have a second wave of that for thursday with freezing throughout albany, vermont, new hampshire and maine. i'm accuweather meteorologist paul williams. coming up, the best pizza in the country. results of an important new survey. that's coming up. but first more about our top stories, new details about the nationwide serve for a wisconsin girl whose parents were found dead in their home. and a store owner shoots and kills a shoplifter.

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a beachgoer who helped in the rescue was treated for exhaustion. also in florida, a big scare for the driver of this car when a sheet of plywood went flying and sliced through the windshield. the wood had fallen off a truck on interstate 95. the truck driver got a ticket for not securing the crowd. a wisconsin town has come together to pray for a missing 13-year-old as the nationwide search for her intensifies. dozens gathered at a church in barron holding a vigil for jayme closs and remembering her parents. closs vanished monday, the same day her mother and father were found dead in their home. the search has now expanded nationwide with authorities receiving more than 200 tips. a possible sighting of closs in miami yesterday has now been ruled out and deemed not credible. an investigation into a deadly shooting by a city official in florida is expected to wrap up by the end of the week. investigators are deciding whether to file charges against michael dunn. the lakeland city commissioner is seen on video shooting a man

suspected of shoplifting a hatchet. dunn claims he felt threatened. the case is once again focusing attention on florida's controversial stand your ground law. in business news, the restaurant industry is taking a hit. a new survey finds fewer people are eating out these days compared to a few years ago. analysts blame higher restaurant prices. they also blame the aging population saying more baby boomers are opting to eat at home. a bear in boulder, colorado, had to leave home to find food and look what he did after the recent snowstorm. he skillfully managed to open the door of this car as he hunted for a snack. he eventually opened three doors before wandering off. wildlife officials are reminding people not to keep food in their cars. the bear just wanted to get some grub. >> how did he know how to open the door? >> and does he have opposing thumbs, those bears? >> he got in there though. >> yes. all right, coming up, a late night marathon in the major

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good morning on this wednesday, october 17th. >> let's talking a little bit about the fog out there. it's pretty bad. what we are going to deal with is heelsburg to san rafael, pretty bad visibility as far as it being low and hampering the commute. mid-40s to 50s. 45 in san francisco. our high today, cooler along the coast and the bay because of the sea breeze.

inland, we'll still have the 80s. >> good morning. i didn't see much over the golden gate. traffic flowing nicely. 14-minute drive from hayward to foster city side of things. fog-free here. four lanes southbound. we had overnight problems in the alamo area. we had an earlier accident. we'll update that in just a couple of minutes. >> thank you, sue. developing news, an investigation this morning into an officer-involved shooting at aquatic park. >> a suspect is went to the hospital with life-threatening injuries. amy hollyfield is live for us in san francisco. amy. >> reporter: right there, i got more details from police overnight that just came out. there is still a crime scene here. we are at the end of van ness, municipal pier. this is all blocked off with crime tape. last night this happened around

9:30 when police got the call. officers say an officer with u.s. park police fired a gun. san francisco police is the lead agency on this. they will be the ones conducting this investigation. they say it is still early. they are still gathering details. that is all they have released at this point. we don't know anything about who or why this happened or what led up to this shooting. they are asking anyone with any information to please come forward and give them a call. reporting live in san francisco, amy hollyfield, abc 7 news. >> thanks, amy. you might remember two years ago in august 2016, 20-year-old kelvin riley was shot in the chest and killed at aquatic park. he was walking around at night playing pokemon go. that murder is still unsolved despite a reward of $100,000.

ke in the south bay overnight from this fire. it was in the lynn haven area of san jose. there was an intense amount of smoke because of the amount of content in the duplex. the fire started outside but spread into the duplex and caused were significant damage. nobody here was hurt. >> all right. time is 4:30. if you're just joining is us, get a quick update on weather and traffic where you live. hi, mike. >> hi, alexis. hi, everybody. visibility is less than an eighth of a mile in some of it trying to fill in to the thinner. it gives you an idea that the sea breeze we were dealing today.