it's friday, october 16th, 2015. this is the "cbs morning news." stuck in the mud. hundreds of california drivers are stranded when heavy rain sends water, rocks and mud washing across highways. is joe biden ready to run? one of his top political advisers signals the vice president may be getting ready to enter the race. and start spreading the news. the new york mets finish off the dodgers to advance to the national league championship series for the first time since 2006. good morning from the studio 57 newsroom at cbs news headquarters in new york. thanks for joining us. i'm meg oliver in for anne-marie green. the weather is expected to improve today in southern california, but it will be days before the area recovers from a powerful flood producing weather system that swept over the area yesterday. the storm brought nearly an inch

a short period of time, causing intense flooding. >> oh, my gosh! run for your life! >> about 75 miles north of los angeles, the west coast main north/south interstate i-5 was floodwaters. another major highway was also closed. cars and trucks were stranded this morning, parts of the freeway remain closed. peter dowd of our los angeles statioio kcbs has our port. of control over slopes that drought and wildfires have stripped of vegetation. the swift mud and water claiming property both small and large, including this boat. niland said she had only minutes to rescue 20 horses when her ranch began to flood. >> we went to pull them out immediately and d thin 45 seconds, the water became three feet higher, but you can imagine my hgrse was ready to jumpnto my arms.

>> reporter:lash flooding in north l.a. county trapped cars and destroyed property and stranded drivers. danny cueto took these cell phononvideos of some of f e vehicles that he and his friends pulled to safety. >> three feet and covered in dirt and mud actually. i remember i grabbed a piece of wood from a picket fence and starting digging out from under the bumpers. >> reporter: firefighters rescued several people. the rain and hail eventually giving way to a massive rainbow, a sign of hope after an exhausting day. >> i've been out here 2 2 years now. and i've never seen thisuch water in 24 years. you can't tell how fast it's moving or how safe it is. >> reporter: the cleanup process is under way. firefighters plan to keep several roads closed. incredibly, there are no reports of any injuries. in leona valley, peter dowd, cbs news. forecasters say this winter

california is in for more wet weather thanks to the weather pattern known as el nino. when the pacific heats up and it changes weather patterns worldwide. a wildfire has destroyed texas is about 25% contained this morning. the so-called hidden pine fire is burning about 40 miles southeast of austin. it's burned about six square miles and forced residents of about 400 homes to evacuate. reported. this is the same area where a fire wiped out 1,600 h hes four years ago. democrcrs have taken the lead in polititil fund-raising. according toeports filed with the federal election commission, hillary clinton raised $28 million between july 1st and september 30th. bernie sanders was close behind, raking in $26 million. retired neurosurgeon ben carson had the best haul among republican candidates with $20 million. and donald trump no longer the self-funded d ndidate raised nearly $4 million. the fcc reported trump spent more money on his merchandise like make america great again

hats than anything else. the big question. will he or won't he? it appears a decision from vice president joe biden on whether he'll e eer the 2016 race for the white house is eminent. several reports from a top biden adviser indicate that biden is on the brink of a decision. don champion is here in york. >> reporter: the vice president is mulling a runun for months. some of his supporters believe he may have waited too long. now biden appears to be on the verge of answering a question that has been hanging over the democratic race. >> is there still an opening for you in the race, sir? >> i'm here [ inaudible ] to talk to you. >> reporter: biden was not talking yestery as he waited to greet the president of south korea, or earlier when he addressed a forum on domestic violence. >> it's hard for a victim to

come forward, because you all know every time a story is repeated, they relive this. it comes back. it comes back like it's happening at that very moment.t. >> reporter: no word from thth vice president, but one of his top political advisors, former delaware senator ted kaufman, sent a letter to former biden staffers and in it, kaufman said biden is, quote, aware of the practically commands of making a final decision soon and if he runs, quote, we will need every one of you -- yesterday. potential financial backers want an answer and there is also the logistical issue. the longer he waits, the fewer primary ballots he can qualify for. cnn reports that biden's family biden called democratic strategists in several states whether, to launch a campaign. now at the end of this month, in iowa attended by thousands of

if biden wants to make a serious play i ithe iowa caucuses, t ts is an event, it would be hard to imagine, he would miss. >> more wait and see. don champion here in new york for us, thank you. up next on "cbs this morning," we will hear from someone already in the race for the white house. republican jeb bush joins us in studio 57. a man is arrested in malaysia charged in hacking into the personal information of information of more than a thousand u.s. security forces. he allegedly gave the data to islamic militants in syria so they could target the americans. the 20-year-old is a citizen of kosovo. he was arrested in quala lumpur and accused of providing information on u.s. service members. the recent increase between violence. in the past month, at least eight israeli and 31 palestinians have been killed. johnathan vigliotti reports from tel aviv.

israeli security forces joined others already positioned in jerusalem's old city this morning. hamas is calling for a day of rage, following morning prayers. the same day israeli bned young muslim men from worshipping at this mosque in jerusalem. the site sacred to both muslims and jews has been at the center of recent t tacks. in a speech thursday, israelel prime minister benjamin tanyahu singled he was ready to sit down with palestinian president mahmoud abbas to work on ending the conflict. >> it's potentially useful because it might stop the wave of incitement of f e false allegations against israeli. >> reporter: false allegationsns like the help of this boy. earlier the week@they say he was executed by israeli soldiers using excessive force, but yesterday, prime minister benjamin netanyahu revealed the young boy who allegedly stabbed

an israeli chchd, was being eated at an israeli hospital. in reaction to the stabbing, hundreds of israeli soldiers and police are standing guard around the country, particularly in palestinian neighborhoods. on thursday, secretary of state john kerry issued a strong message of support for israeli. >> we will continue to support israeli's right to defend its existence. >> reporter: the white house says both sides have a responsibility to exercise their strength. ahead of today's day of rage, israeli defense officials say dozens of palestinians overnight set fire to joseph's tomb, a sacred jewish site, and this latest incident is sparking more fear of popoible violence. johnathan vigliotti, c c news, tel avav. in the meantime, american special forces reportedly knew that doctors without borders facility in kunduz, afghanistan, was a hospital before they called in air sport. the attack earlier this month killed at least 22 patients and hospital staff. the associated press reports the americans were gathering intelligence because they suspected ththbuilding was used

to coordinate taliban activity. the parents charged with silling one son and severely injuring another in a church-related beating are due in court this afternoon in northern new york. prosecutors say bruce and deborah leonard and four others severely beat the boy sunday during a spiritual counseling. >> there was an issue about ether or not they wawaed to stay. the oldest brother wanted to stay in the church and that there was a confrontation between the two boys and the parents about that. >> 19-year-old lucas died. his 17-year-old brother christopher is hospitalized with seriris injuries. police say thehearen't certain why the boys were beaten. still to come on the "cbs morning news," reality check for fantasy sports. the state nevada deals a blow to the billion dollar fantasy sports business. in "moneywatch" we will

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of self-driving cars. mary barra says they will have them next year. its super cruise feature will easesehe effort for drivers on freeway and it's expected to year. after tonight, there will be no more usairways. the lala usairways flight takes off from san francisco. the red eye to philadelphia. usairways reservation system shuts down tomorrow and wraps up a series of airline mergers that has created four giant airlines. four out of every five u.s. passengers flies on one of the four. "forbes" magazine is out with its first-ever list of highest paid youtube stars.

cutie pie tops the list, earning $12 million last year. he is followed by smosh, a comedy act, and d e fine brothers who film people watching outraraous videos. momo of the earnings come from advertisisg. meg? >> 12 million, not bad. thanks, jill, at the new york stock exchange for us today. coming up in sports, moving on. the mets catch the dodgers napping in a base stealing play that paves the way for new york's victory and earns them a chance at the world series. >> nobody over there to cover!we thought we'd be ready. but demand for our cocktail bitters was huge. i could feel our deadlines racing towards us. we didn't need a loan. we needed short-term funding. fast. our amex helped us fill the orders. just like that. you can't prprict it, but you can be ready. another step on the journey. will you be ready when growth presents itself.

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here's a look at today's forecast in some cities ararnd the countrtr meet the mets >> the empirirstate building bathed in blue and orange in honor of those new york mets. for the first time since 2006, the mets will play for a chance to go to the world series. new york taking game five against los angeles at dodgers stadium in dramatic fashion. mets second baseman daniel murphy stealing the show by stealing third base and he does it when no dodgers were covering

murphy comes around later to tie the game to 2. then he comes to bat again two innings later. >> the 3-2 is driven to right. that ball is gone! daniel murphy! >> murphy's home run puts new york ahead for good. the mets eliminate the dodgers with a 3-2 win. they will battle the cubs for the national league pennant. on "thursday night football," new orleans ends a four-game losing streak. the saints turn a blocked punt into a touchdown in n e first quarter against atlanta and never looked back. new orleans hands the falcons their first loss of the season 31-21. nevada is calling a time-out on the two largest daily fantasy sports services. the state gaming commission ordered draftkings and fanduel to cease operations in nevada because neither compananholds a mbling license. the sites maintain their games not subject to regulation. fanduel and draftkings are under increased scrutiny after employees were found to be using

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here's a look k today's forecast in some cities around the country. ken taylor, thank you for what you're e ing. >> i was expecting more of a g-man look. >> i think you're thinking of the fbi, sir. >> oh. >> this way. >> he played a central role in the tale that inspired the oscar winning movie "argo." this morning, the real-life

canadian diplomat is being rememberededn his actions of in saving the lives of americans trapped in iran. the hospital. headlines on this morning's newsstand. airman who stopped a terror attack on board a french train is out of the hospital this morning. spencer stone was released from uc-davis medical center. he was stataed three times in a late nightht fight last week. police are still trying to identify his attackers. the providence journal reports that police will investigate the take-down of a 14-year-old student taken down by a pawtucket police officer. it circulated online on thursday. two brothers involved d re arrested. teen began yelling obscenities and threats while walking down a hallway. the incident sparked a student protest yesterday that ended with the arrest of eight teenagers and two adults. the austin american high school football players who deliberately hit a referee are

nonobanned for the reminder of the year. the attack came in september in e final moments of john jay high's game against marble falls when a player struck the football referee robert watts. also suspended for the rest of the school year, an assistant coach who denied telling the two players to attack the ref. "the toronto sun" reports rmer canadian ambassssor to iran ken taylor died after battling colon c ccer. taylor hit americans at his home and the home of a computer in tehran during the 1979 hostage crisis for three months. he secured plane tickets and convinced ottawa to issue the passports. ken taylor was 81. coming up after your local news on "cbs this morning," creators of instagram. j'm meg oliver. and this is the "cbs morning news." listerine total care helps prevent cavities, strengthens teeth

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staffers, former senator ted kaufman said if biden runs, we will need every one of you and every one of you yesterday. a polar bear namam nissan is the name of a member of a new zoo and picked up uninvited tests as`it traveled to its new home. police cleared out migrants from this truck after a group of them walked up to the truck in slow moving traffic and opened the back doors. some even got in, despite the presence of the massive polar bear. a hero dog was honored in washington state. on thursday, governor jay inslee presented tilly, the dog, with washingtonian of the day. we told you about tilly last month. she loyally stayed by her friend phoebe, the basset hound, for a week after phoebe fell into a water tank and couldn't get out. the dogs were evenenally found bybyolunteers. this might be the play of the year in college football. stanford quarterback kevin hogan takes the ball on an end-around and fires it toward the end zone

and that is where francis owmsu makes the catch by pinning the ball to the defender's back. stanford beats ucla 56-35. coming up after your local news on "cbs this morning," the campaign to legalize marijuana in ohio. we will show you the battle over who should grow it. plus, gayle sits down with the creators of the possible social media app instagram. >> when it started five years ago, neither one of you could have predicted or expected this, so what was your expectation? what was your hope for this company? >> we pressed the button a ttle bit after midnight to launch it to the apple app store and, immediately, people started flowing in and all of these e-mail addresses signing up. the first day, we had 25,000 people sign up and both of us looked at each other and said -- >> said whoa! >> yeah. >> that's all ahead on "cbs this morning." finally a musical milestone at

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