tonight, breaking news on a sunday night. the debate showdown, a short time from now. donald trump, the video that has him in a battle growing calls from his own party to drop out. now targeting bill clinton's scandals in the hours before this debate. and what he actually said about bill clinton years ago. >> he's really a victim himself. also tonight, the death toll

the system moving further north than expected. the race against time. the boat capsizing, life jackets thrown to victims. and the new smartphone scare tonight. reports of replacement phones igniting. we're back from the hurricane zone tonight, and in on a the second presidential debate, amid another kind of storm brewing. this one, donald trump and his fight for political survival. on this video, trump using explicit terms on how he behaves around women. a short time ago, in the debate

through. hillary clinton says the first time she'll react to the video, and trumps words will be tonight at the debate. donald trump vowing he will never step down. and tom llamas leads us off. >> reporter: looking into the political abyss from his trump tower penthouse, donald trump found a personal lifeline just outside the lobby. a crowd of supporters. >> are you staying in the race? >> 100%! >> reporter: those cheers, the only bright spot in the darkest 48 hours of his campaign. caught on a hot mike talking with tv host billy bush on a bus about trying to sleep with bush's onetime co-host, nancy o'dell, who was married. >> i did try and [ bleep ] her,

billy bush on a bus heading to meet soap star arianne zucker. >> yes! the donald has scored! >> reporter: trump, then preparing to greet the actress. >> i better use some tic tacs just in case i start kissing her. you know i'm automatically art kissing them.ful -- i just it's like a magnet. i don't even wait. and when you're a star they let you do it. you can do anything. >> whatever you want. >> grab them by the [ bleep ]. you can do anything. >> reporter: as he steps off the bus, trump morphs into a gentleman. >> hi, mr. trump, how are you? >> pleasure to meet you. terrific. >> how about a little hug for the donald? he just got off the bus. >> absolutely. >> melania said it was okay. >> reporter: trump tried to brush it off as, quote, "locker room banter," adding "i apologize if anyone was offended." but the video was a political earthquake. and late friday night, this scripted statement -- >> anyone who knows me, knows these words don't reflect who i am. i said it, it was wrong, and i apologize. >> reporter: but across the spectrum, republicans in revolt, blasting their nominee. repugnant, degrading, vulgar and

>> i think it is degrading to our women, to our daughters, our granddaughters, to future generations. >> reporter: house speaker paul ryan said he was "sickened." former secretary of state condoleezza rice writing, "enough! donald trump should not be president!" and from vice president joe biden, this blunt statement. "it's not lewd. it's sexual assault." perhaps the most extraordinary reaction coming from trump's own running mate, mike pence. friday, he defended trump. >> they'll s, then they turn on the next television the next morning, and donald trump is still standing stronger than ever before and fighting for the american people. >> reporter: but the next morning, pence himself releasing a statement saying he was "offended by the words and actions described by donald trump." adding, "i do not condone his remarks and cannot defend them." pence cancelled a campaign appearance, refused to take questions from reporters.

tonight. standing by trump, his wife melania. they were newlyweds when trump made those comments on the bus. melania trump now saying, "the words my husband used are unacceptable and offensive to me. i hope people will accept his apology, as i have." the fear, there's more out there, more damaging examples of trump objectifying women. cnn unearthing these comments he made about his own daughter, ivanka, in interviews with howard stern. >> did your daughter get breast implants? >> no. you mean that? >> no. no, she didn't, i mean i would know if she did, the answer is no, why, did she look a little more stacked? >> she looks more voluptuous than ever. >> she's actually always been very voluptuous. >> reporter: there are other examples. >> my daughter is beautiful, ivanka, she -- >> by the way, your daughter -- >> she's beautiful. >> can i say this? a piece of [ bleep ]. >> yeah. >> reporter: this morning trump and melania spotted outside trump tower, ducking into their suv in the rain. and tonight, his campaign

trump on the debate stage, preparing for the biggest test of his life. sitting down, but likely far from comfortable. >> and tom llamas joins us live from that town hall debate hall. donald trump in st. louis, he's been tweeting about bill clinton's past all day today. we learned late today that bill and chelsea clinton will be in that room. will trump go there? >> reporter: there was clear whether donald trump should go there. on friday, saturday, he went there, and today on twitter he went there. there's nothing that leads me to believe tonight, he will not go there. >> tom, our thanks to you. and the big question, as tom just reported, will donald trump try to turn some of the focus after his own words were uncovered to bill clinton's scandals? this is a different format. donald trump and hillary clinton will be in a town hall with

questions. any attacks will play out with voters sitting close by in the room. the moderators, our own martha raddatz and cnn's anderson cooper. here's jon karl. >> reporter: just over a minute into his video apology, donald trump made his threat. >> i have said some foolish things. bill clinton has actually abused women and hillary has bullied, attacked, shamed and intimidated his victim we will discuss this more in the coming days. >> reporter: the question now, will trump actually go there tonight, when he's face to face with hillary clinton? over the past 24 hours, he's retweeted comments from juanita broaddrick, a woman who has accused bill clinton of raping her, a charge that's never been proven. it's quite a turn for trump. recently released pictures show clinton and trump during chummier times. and during the height of the

attacked clinton's republican investigators. just listen to what he said in 1998. >> they've made watergate out of what really should have been nothing. >> reporter: trump then defended bill clinton. >> i don't necessarily agree with his victims. the victims are terrible. he is really a victim himself. but he put himself in that position. >> reporter: he even attacked the women involved. >> the whole group. paula jones, lewinsky. it's just a really unattractive group. i'm not just talking about physical. >> reporter: trump was asked if it would be different if they were supermodels. >> i think at least it would be more pleasant to watch. >> reporter: so which donald trump shows up tonight? trump says he held back in that first debate. >> i was going to say something extremely rough to hillary, to her family, and i said to myself, i can't do it. i just can't do it. it's inappropriate. it's not nice. >> more than 80 million were watching donald trump when he

debate. jon, it's unclear if donald trump will bring up bill clinton, and it is a strategy that could backfire. he said he stopped short because of chelsea? >> reporter: he called chelsea a wonderful young lady, and said i didn't want to say what i was going to say with chelsea in the room, and as you noted, chelsea will be in the room tonight. and because debate, there will be 40 undecided voters in close proximity. and hillary clinton said she will respond for the first time to the bombshell video tonight. and her campaign says this town hall format is one she welcomes. here's cecilia vega. >> reporter: hillary clinton, ignoring questions today as she boarded her plane bound for st. louis. >> should donald trump drop out of the race? >> reporter: her campaign calling donald trump's caught on

but so far, from clinton herself, silence. aides tell abc news clinton is waiting to take trump on under the bright lights of that debate stage. she spent all day yesterday behind closed doors honing her attacks. "snl" going there, imagining clinton celebrating trump's crisis. ? and practicing her game face. >> since mr. trump's comments were so bad -- just horrible, horrible. >> do you think he should drop out? >> no, no. give him a shot. >> reporter: but tonight, clinton could confront a new controversy of her own. hackers releasing purported excerpts of her paid speeches to big banks. clinton saying, quote, "you need both a public and private position" on policy. in another speech, clinton appears to contradict her own public stance on the hot button issue of trade, saying, "my dream is a hemispheric common

her campaign won't say whether the documents are real. >> is this document then, is it accurate? did she tell brazilian bankers that her dream -- >> i have no way of knowing that. i have no way of knowing that. >> well, you could ask her. >> reporter: tonight, clinton herself could face that very question with millions watching. >> cecilia vega with us live as well. good to have you as always. as we reported, clinton's team town halls. >> reporter: yes, they say this is a form that favors her. she's done dozens of town halls in iowa, new hampshire. her campaign pointing to moments of clinton interacting with voters, this could humanize here.

p.m. tonight. right here on abc for the big debate. in the meantime, to the other news this sunday night. hurricane matthew's trail of destruction, its effects felt all the way to new england. the historic and deadly flooding, 100 miles inland. this road in north carolina washed away. matt gma tonight. >> reporter: matthew's final punch bashing the coast with a last dose of wind, rain, and fire -- this house engulfed in hatteras. the rain swamping fayetteville, over 14 inches there, a third of its average annual falling in hours. >> our state is facing major destruction and, sadly, loss of life. >> reporter: the storm has claimed at least 20 lives. and in north carolina, over

this road. this woman's car submerged. as rescuers approach, notice that bundle under her arm? its her baby. scooped to saftey by rescuers. in so many parts of north carolina, it's the rain that created that flooding. but here along the coastal communities, it's that wind pushing that storm surge onto land creating a water world in every direction. millions without power across the south. the howling storm blowing transformers and ripping down power lines in a flood-battered charleston, south carolina. in florida, they're still assessing the damage after matthew raked past it. >> reporter: the waves were so big. they came crashing up and over this nine-foot storm wall, pushing these boulders all through this neighborhood. the road you can see behind me, completely gone. >> reporter: back here in nags head, we met blake smith -- >> it's a good three inches above the baseboard here.

to salvage what's left of his home for his wife and two toddlers. >> i feel like i can't collect my thoughts, like my mind is racing. >> in addition to the incredible human toll, our first reports of the financial toll? >> reporter: it's estimated they could top over $6 billion, and it could take parts of north carolina a long time to recover. the ground water here has been saturated even before the storm. it hasn't rained here in 12 hours, and still all of this flood water remains. >> matt, thanks so much. rob marciano, tracking the hurricane from the very beginning. he's in boston tonight, where the aftereffects are still being felt. >> reporter: the headlines for hurricane matthew were in the southeast, but the effects felt into the northeast.

norfolk. and the rainfall, the northern tail of the storm, devastating inland flooding with over a foot of rain. rivers will crest at record stage the next three days. a the good news, dry air for everybody the next few days impacted by hurricane matthew. >> rob, thanks. next to california,he to a call were shot and killed. adrienne bankert on the deadly standoff. >> reporter: tonight, a community and police department heartbroken. >> i am awake in a nightmare right now. >> reporter: palm springs police responding to a domestic disturbance call saturday afternoon. negotiating with 26-year-old john felix inside his mother's home.

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[captioning made possible by wisn-tv] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] >> now, on wisn 12 news -- sheldon: it's gameday in green bay. the packers are getting ready to take on the new york giants in titletown. we're live at lambeau with a preview coming up. adrienne: but first, we're looking ahead to another big showdown happening tonight. the second presidential debate now just hours away. the pressure is on as hillary clinton and donald trump prepare to go head to head with only weeks until election day. sheldon: the stage is set. wisn 12 news' nikole killian is standing by in st. louis with a preview of the debate. but first, we want to take you inside the debate hall. this is a live look from washington university where crews are working around the clock to get things ready. you'll notice a few changes from the last debate. chairs are set for the candidates.