press." it's monday, october 26th. at least five are dead after a whale watching tour boat with 27 passengers sinks. new details surrounding the woman behind the wheel of saturday's horrific crash at an oklahoma state university homecoming. four were killed, dozens injured. to mother nature and the beating that texas has taken from patricia and torrential rains. joe biden reveals the real reason why he didn't run for president. katy perry throws her considerable popularity behind hillary clinton and how much do you think most americans earn? we will show you. "first look" starts right now. good monday morning. hopefully you had a great weekend. thanks for joining us today. i'm betty nguyen.

massive search and rescue operation is in we were canada. whale watching boat sank with 27 people on board off the west coast of vancouver island. so far, five confirmed deaths. health officials say 18 people have been taken to local hospitals. the first mayday call came in 4:00 p.m. local time. the group was on its way back to shore when high waves swamped the 65-foot boat. coast guard vessels along with search and rescue aircraft are combing the area to search in the darkness. the same whale watching company had a capsized boat in 1998. two people died in that accident. also breeking news, late last night, the search began for an "active shooter" at north carolina central university. student was taken to the hospital with non-life-thre non-life-threatening injuries. police are looking for the gunman. the campus lockdown has been lifted. we'll bring you more details as they become available. three adults and three

children remain hospitalized this morning, injured when a car plowed into oklahoma state university's homecoming parade over the weekend, killing four people. the victims are being remembered with ##stillwaterstrong. jacob rascon has our report. >> reporter: the cell phone video is too gruesome to show in its entirety. the gray sedan plowing into a crowd of spectateors. she didn't try to stop? >> not at all. she accelerated. >> reporter: witnesses we spoke to say the driver, 25-year-old adacia chambers, was deliberate. >> i jump out and i go no, you're going the wrong way. stop, there's people, stop. she swerved at me and i jumped to my trailer, and i turned and i knew what was going to happen. she sped up and gunned it and run right into the crowd. >> reporter: three people died at the scene. fourth later at the medical center. staggering 47 people were hurt in the crash, 17 of them remain

hospitalized, five in critical condition. >> a crazy 24 hours, but you know, the ou medical center really has helped out. >> reporter: 2-year-old nash lucas was the youngest of the four victims. cinda crowd is a family friend. >> it breaks me heart to think they were sitting there having a good time. >> nikiti was studyingis with and marvin stone and his wife bonnie were a family at oklahoma state, he was an agricultural engineering professor ard with aed the university's highest honor. long time friend, paul wechler. >> we're just a small college town. he and bonnie will be highly missed. >> yesterday was a pretty hard day for the city of stillwater. >> reporter: community members packed into churches and prayed in the streets. stillwater, oklahoma, reeling from a tragedy so far unexplained. >> that was nbc's jacob rascon

reporting. late sunday stillwater police announced the driver will face second-degree murder charges and make an appearance in court later today. texas residents are only starting to dry out now that rain from hurricane patricia and recent low pressure system subsided. around houston up to nine inches fell over the weekend. one area got over 20 inches in 12 hours. drone video shows the aftermath and the danger, several cars mostly submerged under overpasses. at the height of the storm officials told people to stay off the roads, as they dealt with dramatic high water rescues. near corsicana a train overturned early saturday morning. two crew members were rescued. no injuries reported. roadways that took on water during the storm could remain dangerous this morning so be aware. and several roads were damaged like this one in fairfield which got 20 inches of rain. the teenaged driver of this truck is lucky to be alive. >> i hit a bump, went to press the brakes and i went over the right side. i grabbed a few things and went

out the passenger side window which is on this side because the other side was a good five foot of water i guess. >> the remnants of the system could bring damaging winds and tornados to southern louisiana. bill karins will have more in the show. joe biden is opening up about why he is staying out of the 2016 race. in an interview with "60 minutes" the vice president talked about tragedy and how much his family factored into his decision not to run. when it came down to it, his reason was fairly simple. >> is it that you think you couldn't win or that you didn't want to run? >> couldn't win. i'll be very blunt, if it i thought we could have put together the campaign that our supporters deserved and our contributors deserved, i would have gone out even done it. >> and this morning, marco rubio's team is looking to put a positive spin on a new "washington post" article. the title "rubio gives up on senate, he hates it." he's been attacked for missing votes. his campaign says he is

frustrated with lack of action and that is why he is running for president. it was a big weekend for the top democrats, nbc's kelly o'donnell reports. >> reporter: a raucous ritual to fire up iowa democrats. team bernie sanders decided raw decibel level showed their organizing strength. clinton's campaign countered with a more subdued but eye catching light show. sanders trying to prove he is the true progressive, made clinton his target with a string of differences from the iraq war to trade and gay rights. >> now today, some are trying to rewrite history by saying they voted for one anti-gay law to stop something worse. that's not the case. >> clinton in front-runner mode. >> sometimes you just have to let him hear you roar. katy perry, thank you for being

here. >> her ghae star supporter performed a free concert, then stayed for the political show where clinton looked ahead to battling donald trump. >> when he says we have to make america great again, here's what i say. america is great. we just have to make it fair and just. >> reporter: unhappy polling second in iowa, donald trump curiously drew attention to ben carson's faith. >> i mean, seventh day adventist i don't know about. >> reporter: but had no explanation. >> i don't like to talk about somebody else's faith. i can say i'm a presbyterian, i'm a believer, i do well with the evangelicals. >> reporter: so does carson. on "meet the press" he compared today's abortion opponents to those who fought slavery. >> what if the abolitionist had said you know, i don't believe in slavery. i think it's wrong. but you guys do whatever you want to do. where would we be? >> that was nbc's kelly

o'donnell reporting and perhaps some sign of hope for trump. guatemala's presidential elections are wrapping up and a former tv comedian is expected to win. coming up, watch today's matt lauer sitdown with donald trump himself at the pancakes and politics town hall. also this morning, new video shows last week's special forces raid that freed 70 iraqi captives but killed a u.s. commando. the pentagon released this video sunday, shows the isis prison in northern iraq as it's leveled by a coalition air strike. over the weekend the kurdish government released video of a joint u.s./kurdish raid itself, showing special forces freeing men in filthy prison gowns and moving them to safety. the body of the delta force commando killed in that raid was transferred to dover air force base. master sergeant joshua wheeler is the first u.s. soldier to die in combat against isis in iraq. time to get down to become.

cnbc's landon dowdy is here. >> good monday morning to you. drivers are enjoying more relief at the pump this fall. the latest survey showing the average price of gasoline fell 10.5 cents in the u.s. allowing consumers to save nearly $1 per gallon more than they did a year ago. general motors said the united autoworker s union or ua avoiding a tentative strike minutes before the deadline. the union announced they secured significant gains and job security protections. leader also meet in detroit wednesday to get more details and take it to a membership vote. retailers could be in for a fright this season. the national retail federation reports that halloween sales are expected to fall almost 7% to the lowest total since 2011. halloween is often seen as a barometer for holiday consumer spending. poor sales could spell trouble ahead for the christmas shopping season. back to you. >> thank you so much. turning now to sports, first in "football night in america"

eagles/pan terz. carolina the home team is off to its best start in history as the panthers remain undefeated -0, beating the eagles 27-16. tom brady made a record 213th career start for the pats, it was a battle among afc east powerhouses with the jets looking for an upset but with his team down in the fourth, preyedy throws two big touchdown passes to keep the patriots undefeated. final score 30-23. at met life, my cowboys against the giants. down 7-6, matt cassel hands off to mcfadden who tykakes it up t middle for the score. to the third, cassel throws over the flap but it is picked off by dominique rodgers-cromartie for a 58-yard pick. cassel throws into the end zone to devin straight who manages to keep both feet inbounds to tie

the game. the giants dwayne harris at kickoff takes the ball 100 yards to regain the lead and the game. final score giants 27, cowboys 20. some sad news in the nba to tell you about today. flip saunders, the coach and general manager of the minnesota timberwolves has died. saunders was diagnosed earlier this year with hodgkins lymphoma. he had been undergoing treatment. he led the t-wolves to 650 wins. he was only 60 years old. comedian amy schumer gets downright serious with a powerful family member. plus can you guess how much money 51% of americans earn? details next.

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the northern gulf coast this goes through tomorrow morning. additional three to six inches and again mostly flooding on the roadways is the greatest concern. the storm is located over the top of central louisiana, and all the heavy rain spreads up through mississippi, alabama, it's the thunderstorms that come in off the gulf where we could get the heavy amounts of rain, why we're thinking pensacola upwards of five inches of rain, we could see localized flooding. gulfport two inches, lesser amounts further north you go but a good soaking rain for areas of the deep south. that will spread through the southeast and up into the ohio valley. heaviest rain along the northern gulf coast today, 59 in new york, a cold morning in new england, in the midwest 70 in st. louis, a gorgeous day and a temperature roller coaster this week, d.c. is 62 today, nice beautiful wednesday up to about 70 degrees, then another cold shot comes towards the ends end of the week. it's the fall. you expect the roller coaster up and downs and they're coming. >> not too bad, 70s kind of nice thank you. some stories making news,

amy schumer and her cousin new york senator chuck teamer teaming up to speak against gun violence. they called for legislation to end loopholes that allow firearms to be bought at gun shows as well as strengthen background checks. amy schumer summarized the end goal. >> if you're a violent criminal, a domestic violence offender, or severely mentally ill, you will not be able to purchase a gun. kim fulk became a symbol of the horrors of the vietnam war. four decades later the 52 years old is getting a chance to heal. >> i cannot wait. i cannot wait. >> in september she began receiving cutting edge laser treatments for burn victims to relieve the severe pain and smooth out her scars. at least 7,000 stolen guns

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the air daily using the constant press to keep his name on top. >> you can't advertise, because people would o.d. on trump, they'd get sick, they'd throw up all over, it's too much. >> reporter: trump has spent just $4.2 million in the last quarter, much of it from doaneas despite promising to use his fortune to fund this bid. >> reporte . >> i believe him and he's self-funded. >> reporter: dr. carson outraised the entire republican field this quarter with an average donation of $51. this month he's taking a break from his campaign to do a book tour. his supporters love it. >> i just want to meet the man who is going to help change america. >> just to see him in person is exciting to me. >> anything that we can do to support him. >> it's like the old days. >> reporter: what do you mean? >> when they actually got out and got around people and didn't just stand on tv all the time. >> reporter: while carson is legally bound to keep his book tour separate from his campaign

his superpack is out in force with volunteers, swag, promotional materials testing the limits of election law meant to silo business campaign and superpacks. strategists say there's a reason campaigns have long been run the way they have, campaign finance laws and plain old logistics but with trust in government and politicians at all-time lows, fans say these unusual campaigns are just what the doctor ordered. >> ben carson for president, we love you! >> let's bring in bob franken will talk about this, syndicated columnist. good morning to you, bob. >> good morning. >> bernie sanders is fighting back against hillary clinton's rise in the polls and while he isn't attacking her directly because he said he wouldn't go on the attack he is sure sounding like he's stepping up the criticism. >> you know, one of the things that always fascinates me about any political campaign is that the candidates will always start out saying there's no way that they're going to go negative,

there's no way that they're going to attack their opponent, they're going to operate on a high plain only to find out that it doesn't work. so i think we're seeing that now in the democratic campaign, certainly of course on the republican campaign. >> you know, there are reports that sanders' supporters actually flew a single engine plan with the banner "feel the burn" directly over a hillary clinton rally headlined by pop singer katy perry. is the sanders camp gearing up for a more aggressive fight? >> yes but i wouldn't call that negative campaigning. the fact of the matter is that each of them has vulnerables and each has passionate support. we're seeing a manifestation of that. >> aggressive definitely. marco rubio says he is sick of the senate. he's missed 59 votes, has one of the worst voting records but says that's because he's frustrated and why he's running for president. is he being a bit short-sighted? 23 he does not win, will voters trust him to show up and do his

job in the senate? >> well, one could argue that if he is sick of the senate, he always has the option to resign. he is being paid $175,000 or $174,000 i think it is in salary, plus a whole bunch of benefits. if he doesn't like the place, then maybe it's time to do a johnny paycheck. >> and "60 minutes" interview yesterday vice president biden said he decided not to run because he didn't think he could win. do you agree with that? he was already doing so well in several polls and wasn't even on the ballot. >> well i suspect that's the best reason not to run because you're not going to win and that's apparently what he decided. >> all right, bob franken joining us this morning on moon, what a treat. nice to see you. have a good day. just ahead, can you guess how much money 51% of americans earn? we have details next plus "the tonight show's" jimmy fallon is accident prone. we will explain, next. look at you, saving money on your medicare part d prescriptions.

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we have sad news wiabout a major hollywood legend. maureen o'hara died at 95 at her home on saturday. she was given a star on the hollywood walk of fame in the 1990s. surprising new numbers on u.s. income, over 51% of american wage earners take home less than $30,000 a year, according to the latest stats from the social security administration. 91% earn less than $100,000 a year. "the tonight show's" jimmy fallon injured himself again. he fell over the weekend while being honored by the harvard lampoon at harvard university.

he shared this photo on facebook nothing that a few band-aids couldn't fix. this comes four months after nearly losing a finger in an even worse fall. be careful, jimmy. i'm betty nguyen. "way too early" starts right now. by the way, carson is super law, i don't understand what's going on. carson is lower energy than bush. i don't understand what's going on because we're going to talk about the fact that for the first time in 100 days, i had a poll that said i'm in second place in iowa. oh, don't worry. don't worry, only in iowa, the rest we're killing. >> it's fine between the republican party's top two republican presidential contenders until number two became number one in iowa. now all bets are off. plus vice president joe biden talks about the moments leading up to his announcement not to run for president. the ultimate factor in his decision and his message on

hillary clinton. and tragedy in oklahoma, this morning the woman accused of crashing into a crowd of people at the oklahoma state homecoming parade makes her first court appearance. it's 5:30 on the east co, 2:30 out west and this is "way too early." ♪ good morning. it's monday, october 26th, i'm jonathan capehart. we're less than 100 days from the iowa caucuses. two polls show ben carson opening up a big lead over donald trump. the billionaire took the gloves off against the neurosurgeon. >> we have a breaking story. donald trump has fallen to second place