jeff. until next time, woo! it's wednesday, october 21st. coming up on "early today." congressman ryan is talking up the perfect position while joe biden is giving more hints that he's going to challenge hillary clinton clinto we've got the brand new consumer reportser vase on the best and worst cars and suvs. news involving a shoot out in harlem. and what no air traveller should attempt if they miss their flight. and it's "back that future" day. "early today" starts right now.

i'm betty nguyen. we saw them go head-to-head for the title of vice president in 2012, now both men could be on their way to major political fights of their own. tracie potts is in washington. he laid out a set of conditions. sglrks >> reporter: elwith,well, he did. after boehner announced he was stepping down and paul ryan's name came up and he said he wasn't considering this and in a meeting with the republican cong r conference he said there was a call to leadership and said it would be a mistake not to run. and his conditions are first of all, that they need to be a proposition party not an opposition party. they need update the rules so it's not so easy for smaller

rid of the house speaker. he says they need to unify now and not after an election for a speaker and he's not going to give up family time. so, ryan, heeding the call from republicans as speaker but going into this somewhat reluctantly. >> this is not a job i've ever wanted, sought. i'm in the job i've always wanted in congress. i came to the clungzconclusion that this is a dire situation. >> reporter: jason of utah announcing that he will drop out and support ryan, so the next question becomes when are they going to v these elections. because everything was in such disarray. >> we'll see how it plays out. now that the race to president where joe biden isn't

and nbc's has our report. >> reporter: at an event honoring former vice president, walter mondale, the current vice president, sounded a lot like a presidential candidate. >> president obama and i have ideologically have had no disagreement. none. i mean, zero. >> to illustrate the point, biden says he and the president were in lock step when it came to authorizing the raid to osama bin laden. but that account differs from biden's description to nbc news during an interview taped for the 2012 special, the situation room when he said he urged the president to get more information. biden also took a swipe at hillary clinton for what she said at last week's debate when

asked about enemies she's most proud of. >> i still have a lot of republican friends. i don't think my chief enemy is the republican party. >> reporter: but biden, whose initial support came from democrats concerned with clinton's weaknesses has an uphill battle. clinton has been gaining strength and now 38 to 30% say they don't want biden to get in. he was blunt about biden. >> just makeup your mind. if you want to do it, for god's sake, you certainly deserve to take a shot here. we have breaking news overnight in new york city. a police officer has been killed in a shootout in harlem. thav arer been called to the area for reports of shots fired. and the officer caught up with the suspect and was shot in the head.

holderality a press conference. >> when the call comes, he ran toward danger. it was the last time he will respond to that call. >> our hearts are heavy. we offer our thoughts and our prayers to his family. >> reporter: officer holder is the fourth police officer killed in new york in the last 11 months. a new deal between the pentagon and moscow has a memorandum of understanding. the u.s. counturrently leads an against islamic state and they called the agreement a positive step that carries important practical meaning. it does not include any zones of cooperation or shared target information.

syria. all right, so here's something you should never do, even if you've seen it done in the movies, back in august, 58-year-old mark ray mar was late for his flight and saw the plane pulling down the ramp to lead and forced open the emergency exit. he was on his way to a high school reunion and he pleaded guilty and was sentenced to two years probation and 100 hours of community service but has quite a story for that next reunion. now to a major shift to the american cancer society for breast cancer screening. it contradicts what some other groups recommend and could cause confusion. we good get more now. sfwlrks >> reporter: the american cancer

society moved the mammagram starting line. without genetic mutations or risk of breast cancer and at 55, they should transition to screening every other yooer if they have a life expect taens of 20 years or longer. >> by 45, the benefits clearly out weigh the drawbacks. >> it is also no longer recommending clinical breast exams at any age. >> the life saving detection is found in regular ma'amography. that's the test that can find cancer before anybody knows. >> reporter: a federal task force says it should be age 50. and american gynecology is sticking with 40. and they treat uninsured women

in new york city. is this just going to add to the confusion? >> without a doubt. our women are usually low income, low information consumers. >> reporter: as women and their doctors struggle with when to get screened, there may be comfort in this. federal law requires insurance to cover it from 40 on to protect them from the second deadliest form of cancer. we're going to shift gears and talk about extreme weather in western texas as a fast moving storm dropped rain and quarter sized hail on el paso. within minutes, the ground was blanketed in white. in arizona flash flooding that trapped a woman in her suv. they fought a swift moving current to pull her to sacht. and in arizona a funnel cloud was captured west of phoenix.

that is ominous looking. >> it's a tornado. it would be considered a tornado if it actually made contact with the ground. that was a close one. this storm system was going to plague us again and definitely a flood threat over the next three days. and this will slowly be tracking across west texas during the day and linger over texas for the next three days. this is the same one that plagued california like three days ago. it took a slow jog across the southwest. and amarillo and san angelo. i don't think we'll see many tornados. but we will have more pictures of what we just showed you of the large hail and possibility of damaging wind gusts. the european model is predicting a texas sized soaker. i say good rain because this

we'll take a good two to five inches and hopefully the flooding won't be too bad. st. louis to d.c. to new york, enjoy these. there's not many of these left. now a closer look at the day ahead. so, there's all the showers and thunderstorms. it will be late in the day for san antonio. your rain will come tomorrow and as far as the beautiful weather, look that ohio valley. bottle it up. nice weather out there prfor most. straight ahead, the case of road rage that claimed the liechfe of a young child. the consumer report best and worstworstng...sniffling... and wishing you could stay in bed all day. when your cold is this bad...

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it produced five of a the worst seven brand. ram, jeep and fiat. the worst among the subscribers. >> jeep rated as the second worst brand because of reliability but because of the look of the jeep models, sale have never been stronger. >> reporter: tesla, the consumer reports calls it the best car ever tested gets a worse reliability. they say they are able to fix problems remotely and accura say they're listening to the customers and looking to improve. >> that was good information there. just ahead, guess what star athlete is being paid not to premier in a martin skor zazy movie and we'll show you how to make it the best day ever. ever. (under loud music) this is the place. their beard salve is made from

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tickets and earning over $6.5 million and the new trailer has been viewed over 12 million times. the force is strong with this one. sony may be on the hook for 8 million bucks over its email hack incident last year. it was brought by former and current employees whose information was stolen. and khloe kardashian speaks up finally and thanks everybody for their prayers. memorabilia from sutallone is for sale. i'm betty nguyen and this is "early today." we take away your stuffy nose. you keep the peace.

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leading the news in the washington post, mormon leader speaks out against kim davis and urges balance in religious freedom disputes. he said she took the wrong approach. he says cultural differences should not become cultural wars. they reflect the church's new approach. and in a san francisco chronicle, cops say squatter in sf mansion for sale sold $300,000 worth of stolen art. he was discovered inside the home on sunday by a real estate agent. he tried to leave with artwork and had already sold 11 pieces

of art through social media at pawn shops. so, the search for joaquin guzman el chapo continues. mexican marines consurge on a town yesterday and reportedly came close to capturing el chapo over the weekend but he escaped. just as sculealia talked about the possibility of the supreme court striking down the death penalty in the future. say, quote it wouldn't surprise me if it did fall. a daring rescue in alaska yesterday. a video captured video of a frenchman and his cat. tucking his pet into his coat, the man jumped to a waiting rescue ship. this little town isn't so little after all.

guinness world record officials visited casey, illinois, it's home to the world's largest clogs, mail box, and all four items set a new record in each category. they hope it will draw more tourist tourists. just walk on down. here's a look ahead. secretary state john kerry is headed to the middle east. he may also be meeting with counterparts from turkey, russia to discuss the searyrian war crisis. happy birthday to kim kardashian and carry fisher and judge judy. keep it here for more news, weather and sports. i'm betty nguyen. thanks for watching "early