heartbreaking last phone call from a high school senior to her father. >> i got a phone call from her at 2:45 in the morning. when i'm a a sleep, and she wakes me up. i say honey what's going on? she said dad, what do i do? my car has been hit with water. what do i do? what do i do? anthrax scare. the pentagon sends out anthrax spores by mistake. >> live were sent instead of inactive bacteria to laboratories in nine states and as far as south korea. primary colors. hillary clinton tells south carolina women why she's better qualified than any man running for president. >> then we watch them grow grayer and grayer. by the time they leave, there's white as the building they live

in. now let me tell you, i'm aware i may not be the youngest candidate in this race but i have one big advantage. i've been coloring my hair for years. years. good day everyone. i'm andrea mitchell in orthotic. we're wait -- mitchell in new york. search and rescue operations continue. 23 have died since torrential rains began over the weekend in texas and oklahoma. 48 million remain under the threat of more severe weather. jay gray joins me from wimberley. the weather forecast is

terrible. >> reporter: andrea we've seen rain today, more expected. throughout the week forecasters say we're going to get rain. absolutely what they don't need. take a look behind me along the blanco river. see this row of trees mowed over as the water climbed up the banks to places it had never been before. you can see a the homes up there. they thought they were out of the flood area. they never worried about. that they've been ravaged by waters including as you move along the line here, one completely lyly ripped apart. that's the kind of debris and devastation search and rescue times continue to work through now. the families of the missing you talk about are out here with friends going through areas as well. just a difficult, emotional time here today. very important day as you move forward in the recovery effort.

just a very difficult clean up here. it is a mess. like you said more rain on the way. >> so heartbreaking for these families. we talked about the ramirez family. this is daniel the brother of alyssa that died in the terrible storm. >> it came across my mind the road might get flooding. it was storming bad. it crossed my mind once while i was sitting there in bed. i was too lazy to go tell my parents, maybe we should warn her about it. that's something i'll never do again. >> jay, we can't imagine what the ramirez family is going through today and forever. >> reporter: just horrible to hear the regret the pain in the voice of their family.

frankly, they're not the only ones that feel that way. talk to relatives of families here that lost loved ones got one last phone call and had nothing they could do. i can't even wrap my mind around what they're going through right now. just unbearable and unbelievable. >> jay gray in wimberley. we'll bring you the news conference of officials and surviving family members when they come towardforward. the centers from disease control and pentagon are investigating accidental shipment of live anthrax. 26 people are receiving antibiotics but not showing symptoms. this is protective. shipmentes were sent through fedex from utah. dougway's base commander says there's no use to worry. >> there's no risk to the general public and no cases of

the infection at the labs in the state of the arts. >> jim joins us now. they say there's no risk of exposure. 26 people are taking antibiotics. is this the prescribed medication? >> cipro was made famous in 2001 when five americans were killed because of anthrax shipped by envelope at the time. here at the pentagon they're going to extraordinary lengths to insure the public there's no safety hazard no risk to the public itself. they are saying that again there are no even suspected or confirmed cases of any anthrax infection, even though those 26 are receiving those antibiotics. it was somewhat of an eye opener andrea to learn this potentially

hazard hazardous and dangerous kind of material is sent commercially by fedex. according to officials here, the shipping packaging was all done in accordance with strict guidelines to assure the public safety. one additional fact. cdc is collecting all samples from those 19 locations in the states and south korea in an effort to determine if there are any other live anthrax spores included. they're so confident in the procedure they're having those samples fedexed to atlanta. it raises a lot of questions in a lot of people's minds what about is being shipped publicly over these commercial carriers. >> jim, it does indeed. now the latest recovery

efforts. four families affected by the deadly flooding are planning to seek. let's go to this press conference in wimberley. >> with us also here are mayor steve thurbur from wimberley, will conley carly smith emergency management coordinator. i'm going to turn this over to the reverend in a second. i wanted to make it clear that the family has decided not to answer questions in this format after they speak. they'll arrange a different format if they have additional information they want to share. again, thank you for being here. i'll turn it over to the reverend now. >> let us pray. gracious and merciful god. we come to you in great need of

comfort, guidance mercy and strength. we thank you for the abundance of love being poured out on the family and friends of michelle laura, andrew leighton sue, ralph, randy, will jonathan. the family friends and even the strangers who are supporting our search efforts. we continue our prayers to find all of those still missing and to bring to certainty this time filled with the unknown. in our search for answers, we pray you to help each of us to take comfort that none of these loved ones were ever alone, for you are with us always. to take comfort that in our fears, you are present and that there is nothing which can ever separate us from the love of christ.

please continue to guide the feet of those searching together with their eyes ears all their senses. please help us as we continue to pray for, support, to love those friends and family who continue in their grief that we can be their strength when we have none. that we can be their light in their darkness, that we can keep the hope of our joyful reunion with you when each of us come into that hour of the full and perfect presence with you. all of these prayers and those prayers we keep in the depths of our hearts we offer to you trusting in your abundant love and mercy as we pray in the name of your son jesus christ and through the power of the holy spirit. this day and forever. amen.

>> good morning. thank you for joining us here today. on behalf of the families we want to extend our deepest gratitude for outpouring of support we've received from family and friends, members of the corpus christi community, city of wimberley haste and guadalupe county volunteers that travel add crossed across the states to help in the search and rescue. it's a testament to character and loved ones we are missing. it's abundantly clear many people love them very much and for good reason. they are amazing sons daughters, sisters, and brothers moms dads friends, community members and more.

since the tragic flooding we've joined in a search effort to find the loved ones trapped in the house on the blanco river. many of you heard accounts of that evening. here's what we know now. jonathan mccomb is treated for injuries at a san antonio hospital. physically he's expected to make a fulle recovery though emotionally he has a long road ahead and will need the love and support of all of us. at this time jonathan's wife laura mccomb and their two children andrew and leighton are still missing. yesterday afternoon, we received word that the body of michelle charba had been found. michelle's husband randy, their son will and parents ralph and sue kerry are still missing.

it's impossible to express in words the tremendous loss pain fear we are feeling. still we find comfort in our faith and in the support of our family friends, community. over the past few days we've been absolutely amazed and overwhelmed by the generosity of others even complete strangers. at times when it could be easy to feel cynical about the world around a us this experience strengthened our faith in god and in humanity. at the same time we feel a tremendous sense of responsibility and resolve. this effort is not over. we are 100% committed to finding laura, andrew leighton randy, will, ralph, sue. we will need your support to keep this mission and the stories alive in the days weeks, months ahead. we know that our loved ones who

have pass ready in a better place. right now we must focus on finding those who are still missing. just as importantly, pray for the living who's hearts are broken. of course we also know we're not the only families who have lost or have missing loved ones today. we toll the weather related strategies happening throughout the region our hearts and prayers go out to everyone affected. at this time, lynne will give an update on county search efforts. good morning. my name is lynne. i'm a fire department member texas task force one member and currently wimberley branch director for search operations. here to give report of efforts of texas task force 1 has been

able to provide in the search for missing in our region. texas task force one was called in on the official operation under a rescue mode and have continued in rescue and search procedures since that time. they employed an asset of 60 task force one members, 30 texas military members and nine canine units. we divided into squads of six to eight individuals in those squads. complexity has included heavy timber, large debris fields several strainers of trapped debris and investigating trees and strainers that night entrangle a trapped victim. the search is texas parks and wildfire austin ems, austin fire task force one, wimberley and kyle f.ire departments and

other private entities. aerial flights from texas park and wild life with air capabilities. did texas department of public safety with operations and visual search. we've had several private entities as well with visual searching in the area. we've got ongoing searches and boundary departments such as blanco fire department. we've got kyle fire department and through the san marcos area. we've got ongoing search efforts that continue at this time. we're still in search and rescue mode for our area. >> wanted to give an update on some of the ways we're asking for the community to continue to support our teams.

everyday since sunday morning, hundreds have gathered here in wimberley at the first baptist church as part of the families and friends search method. today there remains a team of 250 friend and family working closely with state agency to canvas looking for our loved ones. yesterday based on those findings, we turned focus to more specific areas. today we will focus even more. we're taking a safe slow, deliberate approach to searching the areas where we see the greatest promise. many people have expressed interest in supporting our efforts. here are several ways to help. we're still recruiting volunteers to join our search and recovery team. we're meeting each morning at first baptist church at wimberley at 8:00 a.m. if you'd like to volunteer other, please be aware of the extremely difficult conditions

including heat rain rough terrain. safety must come first. if you'd like to make a financial contribution as an individual do so through the official go fund me page established by the families. we'll distribute that address following this conference. if you'd like to make a financial contribution as a business entity contact wendy souther land 512-947-9771 for details. lastly we've learned some local residents are burning debris piles in an effort to clear their land. we ask that you please do not burn debris or brush until we've located and recovered every missing person. at this time we will answer any

questions. >> again, i'm carly smith. i'll be happy to take questions unrelated to the family's statement. >> how is the weather forecast the next few days? >> it is expected to affect search efforts. we have a 40% chance of rain this evening into tomorrow. we're not expecting another search of the river, but it's going to shift debris piles and affect the already searched areas they have previously completed. also the safety of the first responders in the area is a top priority. any concern for thunderstorms is a concern in that effort. >> this is a long area that you guys are searching, many miles down the river from this house where the families were. are you focussing on any specific areas you can see shows promise? >> we have collaborated with air

support corporations in some areas that have larger amounts of debrie and focused on those areas. we have additional departments and services throughout the stretch of the river that are aiding in the search. >> since the last update have there been changes in total number of people? >> still have eight confirmed missing and four fatalities. three of which are identified and one is pending identification. [ inaudible question ] >> actually the county and local authorities have established volunteer registration centers. we're asking volunteers go to see the different needs that are in our area. in the wimberley area the volunteer registration center is cypress creek church and san marcos, it's the old fish hatchery on the parkway.

>> is there any concern about additional flooding? >> no, sir. we haven't received any information there's added concern for flooding. of course there are plans in place. as far as contacting volunteer others, first responders making sure that our residents are aware of the search yes, ma'am. >> were you able to go back and see who got an advanced warning as it started raining and flooding that saturday night? >> we have an accurate account of what land lines and cell phones were contacted as well as what cell phones were contact a a -- contacted our abilities. in effort to capture local visitors we used go coding for cell phone notification as well. again, with door to door

notification from law enforcement. >> do you know how many you contacted? >> no, sir. i'm sorry. [ inaudible question ] >> is there a we to determine how effective the go system was to visitors in town? >> there's not a mechanism on the cell phone to indicate which phone calls were answered or not answers. >> as residents go back to their homes, some of them are worried they may not be able to rebuild. will they be able to? >> we're going to re-evaluate our flood plain area. we're going to be in contact with officials on what areas

they'll be able to rebuild. >> should the state of texas asked for federal assistance? >> i don't believe it's by now. they're anticipating asking for that. i can't speak to their behalf but they're in discussions, yes sir. >> one more question. >> is there anything you'd like to send? >> we're not going to turn away donations. whether family assistance or monetary donations. we need the help we can receive. at this time, we want to serve our citizens in the best way possible. >> there's a lot of support from around the country. what can you say about the strength -- >> the strength of the family is what we do our job for. we know the pain that they must be going through. we feel the pain as first

responders. it drives us day in and day out to do the job we do, put manyin hours we do. i can't imagine the loss that they must be feeling now. that drives us. >> last night there was a message about recovering one of the victims. >> i can't until i get identification on the victim. >> we'll let you know when the next press conference is. >> and the officials there with family representatives as well in wimberley, texas. eight still missing. they're expecting more rain. jay gray was reporting more rain today. we'll of course bring you any updates as well.

turning to events in washington and politics around the country. new york republican congressman peter king who serves on homeland security joins me now from long island from west babylon, long island. thank you for waiting as we went through that very sad press conference from texas. >> terrible. >> as your constituents got through super storm sandy, you know the devastation these people in texas are now going through as well. wanted to ask you about our reporting from jim about anthrax. how does it get sent to nine locations around the country and military base in south korea by fedex potentially exposing employees on base? >> i can't believe anthrax is sent by fedex.

i thought this would be highly secure and protected. we saw what happened september 11th when anthrax was mailed around. to me, to allow anyone whether fedex employee or receiving end of the lab, company to access this or allow for a mistake in shipping. i don't care how good fedex is i would never take that chance to have this kind of live anthrax being shipped around the country and around the world. nine labs in 20 states and south korea. it just to me -- it's beyond me. it makes no sense at all. >> is this something for armed services, for homeland security. is there oversight congress should get into? >> i think first of all you have dodd department of defense has to explain what they're doing, what's in place to make sure it doesn't happen again. department of homeland security has to be involved because of the threat of any of this anthrax being distributed around the country.

being misled misappropriated. homeland security should be involved. health and human services should be involved. in the event that this causes anyone to become ill or affected by it. also, i would think that local and state health and police officials have to be notified. i'm hoping this is the full extent of it. again, despite all the assurances we're getting right now that no one is in danger after hearing this is being shipped around commercially, it's hard to believe anything now. >> i want to ask you about the republican race. senator rand paul sat down yesterday on "morning joe" and went after fellow republicans on the subject of isis. i wanted to play you that and get you to react on the other side. >> lindsey graham would say isis exists because of people like rand paul that said let's not going to syria. >> i would say it's exactly the

opposite. isis grew stronger because of hawks in our party that gave arms. these hawks also wanted to bomb assad to make isis' job even easier. they created these people. >> okay. have at it. what do you think? >> i think rand paul should be a leading contender for democratic nomination for president. this is the classic, liberal, left wing anti-bush, anti-republican type of propaganda spewed over the years. rand paul does not belong in the republican party when he carries that message. you can have honest opinions of what should be done in iraq or syria. to say it was republican policies, lindsey graham or john mccain that caused the growth in isis that's untrue. isis was basically destroyed by end of 2008. rand paul should know that. why he's playing this game --

whether nsa or what. he belongs with the charles limburg times. he belongs with people on the left that oppose strong security measures. for him to misread isis tells me he's totally unqualified to be commander in chief. >> the white house officials are saying that people who are opposing the extension -- the usa freedom act which is a different version of patriot act but permits bulk collection of meta data telephone r0rdecords say they're playing russian roulette. the house isn't coming back to do a fix sunday as i understand it. >> first of all, i would have extended the patriot act as it is. i didn't believe changes were necessary. the reality is it had to be

authorized and couldn't have passed the house with the without the changes. the senate has to vote not because it's perfect but it's better than nothing at all. that's going to happen. there's too much russian roulette here. i understand what mcconnel is looking for. i feel it's too risky now. i know the house chairman is working with the senate. if they can find the compromise fine. one way or the other -- >> i think we've lost congressman king. we'll try to get him back momentarily. i wanted to ask him also. we've got a new entry into the race. the former three term governor of new york state is now declaring that he is also running and that meanings you've got even more crowded republican field. we'll talk to him about that if we can get him back from long island where he was coming to us. coming next fifa fallout. the organization leader facing a

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president obama at the national hurricane center in miami just spoke about the deadly floods in texas. this is what he had to say. >> our conal ledolences go out to family that's affected. there has to be a lot of work to be done for rebuilding. craig just informed me gave me an update on coordination we're doing before federal and state and local respondents, the coordination is good. they appear to have the assets they need at this stage to

respond. there's going to be a lot of rebuilding. we as a station are going to help the same way we do any time folks are affected by this these natural disasters. so we will stay in close coordination with them to make sure that our response is quick that we're cutting through bureaucracy and we're helping them recover. there's still going to be weather events over the next several days that will potentially make things tougher for folks. i'm confident these communities will ultimately get back on their feet. it does -- >> and that was president obama in miami at the national hurricane center speaking about the floods in texas. obviously the federal help is on the way. meanwhile, overseas fifa president promised to cooperate with authorities. he's feeling pressure a day away from what a could be a close election vote.

>> i know many people hold me responsible for actions and reputation of the global football community. we or i, cannot monitor everyone all the time. if people want to do wrong, they will also try to hide it. >> nbc chief correspondent joins me now. i wonder why people would hold him responsible. he's been in charge how many years? since 1975 or something? >> he's been president for 16 years. maybe he has on his desk the sign, the buck doesn't stop here. extraordinary performance. this is now a global story bringing together sport, politic, and business in the perfect storm. the storm was aimed at him today. it was a show of defiance and denial. he said he couldn't be held

perfectly responsibility. it condemns action of individuals for bringing shame on soccer. u.s. authorities are alleging systematic and deep rooted corruption. he can't monitor everyone all the time. what he does so often is moralizing making big promises pleading it's nothing to do with him. he says we can't allow football reputation to be drug through the mud. it hahs to stop now. he is on tram tock to get away with it and be re-elected for a fifth term, age 79. he rejected the emotional plea for one of the greats of soccer who heads europe's body who asked him to go. blatter said i can't leave all the sudden.

the vote will probably say the prince of jordan will not succeed blatter and he'll be back for a fifth term. >> incredible. why wouldn't they vote for prince ali of jordan given the track record of blatter? >> blatter has been successful picking off the small countries one by one and is gradually building a power base in africa and asia. he was the man it said who delivered the world cup to south africa, got world cup to south korea and japan. there are old loyalties still there. smaller countries feel european authorities are simply bullies. that they've had the world cup many, many times before. their candidate, whoever he is they will vote against him. it's become an extraordinary global diplomatic as well.

we've got britain, france, other countries saying blatter has to go. a global golf over the world's most popular game. >> putin can criticize the u.s. he got his world cup as blatter did as well. this is not going away. the new attorney general is on the hunt for all this corruption. thank you so much bill neely. and in sports here with a win over the houston rockets, golden state warriors are headed to nba finals for the first time in 40 years. point guard stephen curry scored 26 points. it's his 2-year-old daughter riley that has was the real mvp. she held court once again and made quite the entrance. >> everybody was enjoying the

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wednesday with south carolina democratic women who do seeming willing to give her a second chance. of course that was the primary she lost so badly to president obama. joining me for "the daily fix." chris cillizza and usa today susan page. welcome both. she was heading to florida, raising money in atlanta and now florida for two days. no public events. this was her first time back since the devastating loss to obama. really bad loss obviously which set barack obama on the trajectory to winning the nomination. what about the head winds facing hillary clinton with all these questions about the e-mails and judge telling the state department to turn them over more rapidly and more money, money, money. clinton payments $10,000 a month now. >> it's certainly true she's had

trouble. she seemed relaxed. she seemed to embrace being a female candidate in ways she never did in the 2008 race. what matters to the clinton people is not whether she's doing well with reporters like you and me but whether she's doing well with voters to determine her fate in the 2016 race. they have to be pleased with the kind of authentic relaxed engaging humorous hillary clinton they saw yesterday. >> indeed. i was there. she could not be more relaxed. she's meeting with democratic state legislators. she had a stop in a bakery and also met at a waffle and chicken shop with small business folks and some other women. she's certainly embracing the gender issue and trying to also erase the bad taste of the race card accusations against your

husband which certainly soured a lot of people including the powerful leader congressional leader from south carolina. chris cillizza this is an uphill battle. this is not going to be easy for any democrat. >> she's not going to win south carolina in the general election. i'm sure bill clinton has some plan south carolina as well as arkansas kentucky west virginia are competitive. the truth of the matter she doesn't need those states. i'm with susan on this. i think the argument you played in the clip leading into the segment andrea is the best possible argument for her to talk about which is i know what this job entails. this is a difficult time for this country domestic clially and internationally. i know i have the resume. i've spent the time. i'm ready to do this job on day one. i don't need to worry about the

preparations. i can focus on the job i need to do. that argument is a great argument for her, probably her best. i would say she needs more of that and less of all these other things. she doesn't have for the e-mails and all these other things. that's the message that's most appealing if you are sort of on the fence potentially about her. >> chris cillizza and susan page, thanks so much. back to the republican field now. new york republican congressman peter king rejaneoins. this is a very crowded feel. now new york former governor entering the field. why are so many republicans -- john kasich may well join -- why is this such is a wide open race? why are so many joining? >> i spoke to george pataki yesterday. he feels confident. why? because they see hillary clinton

vulnerable. they feel there's a fight for the soul of the republican. those that favor strong national can defense and those that are isolationist and those that appeal to independents. after eight years of president obama and problems hillary clinton has shown, there's a feeling that -- a strong feeling of belief that 2016 is at least a 50/50 chance and republicans should be the favorite. >> this is one of the things judge pataki said today in his argument going after hillary clinton. >> our justice department will treat all fairly and uphold the constitution. no one will be above the law, not even if you're a former secretary of state who's name happens to be clinton. >> congressman, when you spoke to governor pataki yesterday, did he ask for your support? did you give it? >> told me he was running.

i told him i would be deciding as we go along. i think george would be a very good candidate as would marco rubio, lindsey graham, jeb bush. they'd be the four i'd look at the most. >> do republicans face potential down side to all of this choice in that hillary clinton is out there pretty much besides sanders and o'malley announcing monday. she's on her own in terms of the teed democratic field. are there too many candidates in the republican field? >> it's going to narrow down to a few candidates. we'll see where it goes from there. i'd rather have a lot of opposition than none at all. hillary clinton has not run for office in almost eight years. she hasn't been tested lately. i think -- actually she hasn't

run in almost ten years since she ran the last time. i think it's important we have competition on our side. i think senator clinton, unless she has competition, she may go in the ring a little rusty. >> at the same time, a lot of folks are saying -- democrats are saying they think marco rubio because of the generational contrast might be the toughest challenge as well as his ability to draw on hispanic americans who otherwise be this the democratic camp. do you agree with that? >> i think senator rubio could be a strong candidate. the fact he is taking a strong pro defense, national security stand. the fact he's able to articulate his view. it represents a new generation. he also does open up a part of the election to the republican party. i think senator rubio could be a very good candidate. >> are you keeping your own powder dry in terms of who you might support?

>> gerngs i'mi've looked at it myself. if i support anyone it's someone strong on national defense, not an isolationist and appeals to independent voters in the country, reagan democrats. >> how seriously are you considering getting into it? >> i've been to new hampshire nine times. i'll make a decision in the next month. i'm still looking at it. we can't allow the republican party to fall into the hands of those that are antidefense to weaken our national security. >> come here and tell us first. thank you very much congressman peter king. thanks for your patience today. more coming up next on "andrea mitchell reports." stay with us.

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the prosecution continues to present the case in aurora theater in 2012. james holmes pleaded not guilty

by reason of instan sayanityinsanity. the prosecution presented holmes' notebook filled with details about his mental state and deadly plot. jacob rascon joins me now. this was surprisingly they got to introduce this testimony. i guess the defense tried to keep it out. what do the notebooks tell us about what was going on? >> prosecution says andrea this is a window into his mind of national planning. the defense says it's a lot of crazy. at first it's a notebook full of questions about life death, justice and existence in general. there are eight pages of just the question why. he goes into a self-diagnosis he calls it of a broken mind. he calls it insight into the mind of madness. pages of diagnosis for himself. he says he's schizophrenic and

many other things. he writes the obsession to kill since i was a kid, with age became more and more realistic. then he writes and finally the last escape mass murder at the movies. he said it was an obsession he had ten years or longer. he had pages and pages of diagrams of different theaters and questioning whether he should carry out the attack an airport. he decides against it. he talks about police response times, about exits. he's very thorough in his planning. the prosecution says that's evidence it was rational. it was months before the attack he was writing out these plans. again the prosecution is going to say this is a lot of crazy. >> wow jacob, thank you so much. the psychiatrist is going to be testifying today. that does it for this edition of "andrea mitchell reports." thanks for being with us.

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right now the death toll at 23 across texas and oklahoma. nine remain missing. the search for the missing continues today. just a moment ago, families of those missing gave an update. they said they don't want to give up in their search. >> this effort is not over. we are 100% committed to finding laura, andrew leighton randy, will ralph, sue. >> while those families try to come to grips with the search is for their ro lost loved ones many in nbc 6 news exclusive, we're hearing from the family of ramirez, high school homecoming queen when her car was swept away. her brother regrets not warning her properly. >> that night it came across my mind that road might get floo