set to make an annouement about certain meats, putting them in the same category as cigarettes. >> and gog viral. a friendly seal jumping on a man's boat for a selfie and a snuggle. good monday morning. i'm reena ninan. >> and i'm kendis gibson. we're going to begin with the soaking rain that's been menacing people on the coast. after drenching texas for days. >> texas will get a break today from the water that filled up homes, as wewell as ca. and triggered dramatic water rescues. >> louisiana getting the worst of the rain this mornining. you can see how much moisture there is there. we get the latatest right new from abc's bazi kanani. >> reporter: the lone star state

over parts of texas. >> we've got the boat over there right now. >> reporter: emergency crews going in with boats and humvees. to reach stranded residents. a close call for the more than 70 rescued south of dallas. is man and his dog pulled from their flooded truck. another n stuck when he waded in to find his submerged vehicle. >> i just stood there and watched my car slowly disappear. >> reporter: when flood waters derailed this freight train, the two people on board swam to safety. a cow needed help getting back on solid ground. in san antonio, rescuers m managed to reach a man swept more than a mile through a storm drain. >> you can imagine crashing along the walls in there. it's an amazing story. it was a wild ride for him. >> reporter: the storms swept in with damaging winds, two reported tornadoes. >> i looked out the window. and all you saw was a whirlwind of trash. >> reporter: roofs ripped off.

along the coast i galveston, flags warn of the dangerous surf. waves up to tefeet high forced an empty tanker to run aground. and more flooding in neighboring louisiana. power outages forced businesses to close. others getting by on candle light. bazi kanani, abc news, washington. >> no reported weather-r-related deaths. lessons learned from the deadly storms that hit texas in may seemed to keep drivers out of danger. >> and as the storm moves north and east, we turn too accuweather meteorologist justin povick, trking it all for thus morning. justin, good morning to you. >> reena and kendis, thanks. good morning to you. a welcome break for eastern texas. we're not dealing with any more additional heavy rain. now wewe turn toreas further east. throughout alabama, georgia, more specifically from new orleans to mobe. the threat h here for sty thunderstorms and flash flooding. all this rain, eventually, has itights set on the tennessee valley and then midweek for the

northeast. reena and kendis, let's toss it back to you. >> justin, thank you. mexico survived the most powerful hurricane ever recorded in the western hemisphere. with remarkably very little destruction. hurricane patricia barreled ashore on friday as a category 5 but weakened significantly has it hit the mountains. more than 3,000 homes were damaged. along with nearly 10,000 acres of farmland. puerto vallarta and other r resort areas were spared from the brunt of the storm. breaking overnight, a deadly whale-watching accident. off the coast of british columbia. this is what it looked like when a boat carrying 27 people went down in calm waters. the boat was called d "the leviathan ii." it was about 60 feet long. of the 27 peoplele on boarar at least five people were killed. 21 were rescued. eight are in the hospital this morning. authorities are starting to look into what possibly caused the e bo to sink. a spokesman says the incident happened in weather perfectly fine for this time of year. new charges this morning in

parade. thousands of spectators were watching when a car plowed into them from behind, killing four people, including a 2-year-old. the driver, adacia chambers arrested for dui, now also facing four counts of second-degree murder. her lawyer says she may suffer from mental illness. >> there was a period where, i think that for a better lack of terms, she could have blacked out. she only remembers, from what was communicated with me, the end of the crash. people removing her from the car. shards of glass being everywhere. >> prosecutors are waiting for results of a blood test to determine whether chambers was impaired by drugs or alcohol. she's expected to appear in court later today. an extraordinary look inside a commando raid in iraq. on an isis comompound. the helmet camera you'reeeing here, it is showing u.s. special

freeing some 70 men. about to be executed. the troops clear room after room. then patown the hostages. one american was lost. the bo of master sergeant joshua wheeler arriving back home on sunday. vice president joe biden is decision n not to se the presidency. biden tells cbs the reason he didn't run is becauause he didi't as to what took so long to reach that decision, biden says his family was still grieving the loss of his son, beau. >> i'll never forget. my little granddaughter. we're down by the swimming pool. mom says, time for dinner, everybody. everyone goes up. she's lying between my legs with her head on my chest and turns around and puts her arms around me and starts sobbing. she ys, pop, i see daddy all the time. i see daddy alall the ti. pop, you smell like daddy. you're not going to leave me, are you, pop? >> tough. biden said there was no truth to

the rumor that beau made a deathbed request that his father run for president. hillary clinton is celebrating her 68th birthday. today. she k kickedff things a little early last night with a celebration and a big bash a fund raiser in new york city. amy humer served as emcee and john legend and demi lovato performed. tickets going for as much as $2700. donald trump refusing to apologize for a remark about carson's religion. during a campaign event, trump said he was a presbyterian, which he described as middle of the road. he said carson was a seventh day adventist. he said, just don't know about that. trum laterdy anied that h meant anything by the comment. carson says trump crossed the line. chris christie, not making any fans on an amtrak train

the new jersey governor, known to speak rather loudly, was asked to leave the quiet car on an amtrak train because he was talking on his phone. a fellow passenger posted that shot. christie accidentally sat in the quiet car and left promptly when asked. i admit. i have done e that befe. sat in the quiet car. >> by accident? >> by accident. >> and people are tough about that. take a look at the early morning sky this week for something you won't see for a long time. and, one month until thanksgiving and the busy travel weeken what experts are saying about gas prices for the millions of people planning to hit the road. plus, massive explosion. a home levelled withth a woman inside.

and what caused it to happen. breaking business news overnight.

for general motors was averted st moments beforore a midnht deadline. the united auto workers and gm reached a tentive contract agreement for 53,000 workers. few details were released. the union statement said they secured significant gains and job security protections. good news. american drivers continue to get a break at the gas pump. where prices are plunging. the national average now $2.20. prices dropped nine cents over the past week. since february, falling 55 cents. average dropping below $2 by new year's. and a new strategy is going into place at american airlines. it's a more no-frills approach. starting next year, american says it will offer tickets with less frills and cheap prices where it competes on nonstop flights with discount carriers. the airline says it recognizes the challenges being presented by discount airlin and that it can't go away from that side of its business. it was a dreadful weekend

office. that meant holdovers took up the top three spots. "the martian" brought in nearly $16 million. "goosebumps" was a close second. and "bridge of spies" was third. well, when we come back. raising the risk. a new warning this morning about processed meat and its link to cancer. risky rescue. deputies use a little ingenuity

storm drain.n. >> thstorthat left texas underwater is now drenching parts of louisiana, as it moves east. those blinding downpours are coming down so hard, it's making tough for drivers on slick roads. baton rouge got more than ten inches of rain in the past 48 hours. and more of the same on the way for nashville, memphis, and the florida panhandle. >>all that rain will flood roads along the gulf coast from louisiana to the florida panhandle and into the tennessee valley. streets will be slick at times in the pacific northwest, central rockies, andnd upper midwest. and if you're flying, airport delays are possible in houston, new orleans, memphis, and atlanta. this morning, the world health organization is set to make a disturbing announcement about ocessed meats. >> reports say the organization's internal agency for research on cancer will list

substance. that would put bacon, ham, and sausage in cancer-causing rankings. shared with alcohol, asbestos, and cigarettes. the american cancer society is not commenting on the research yet. members of the global meat industry are blasting the report, saying numerous studies show no correlation between meat and cancer. a tough day in the midwest. a high school in chicago mourning the death of a teenager from it football team. 17-year-old andre smith passed away after a hit to the head he sustained during a game last thursday. >> an autopsy found the cause of his death was blunt force trauma. over the weekend, smith's friends gathered on a football field to mourn. some holding jerse with his number on it. >> andre was not only a teamte and a best friend he was like a brother to me. he was a brother to me. >> so much heartbreak. smith is the seventh high school football player to die this season. his passing comes just as a report by the nation's top doctors blames serious football

particularly illegal hits that go unpunished during a game. well, a powerful explosion and fire destroyed a moment in a suburb of massachusetts on sunday. but the woman ho lived there escaped with her life. neighbors found her barefoot and running up t the street. within a half hour, the house collapsed. gas is suspected in the blast. investigators will return there today. an unusual call to the sherifs department in seminole, florida. yeah, that's a seven-foot gator. it was stuck in a storm drain, its body twisted around a pipe. the deputies used a dog's leash. then tried duct tape to tape the gator's mouth shut. then they hoisted the beast out of the drain. wildlife officials have moved him to an alligator farm. so all is okay. even though it looks a little crazy. >> they were going to try the handcuffs next. >> that didn't quite work out. now for some sports. excitement ahead of the world series is cranking up. the mets are now in kansas city. for the start of the series

against the royals. >> theall classic begins tomorrow night. game one and two are in k.c. the series switches back to new york beginning friday. for games three through five. and for some of those football highlights, we go to our guys at espn. john buccigross and john anderson inside the studios at "sportscenter." >> we have two johns and two new york football teams. >> two. >> i'll take the blue. >> all right. >> that'd be the giants taking on the cowboys. urth quarter. we're tied at 20-20. after a dallas touchdown, dwayne harris takes the kickoff. off he goes. and i'm telling you what, ifif you're in the backyard playing touch football, he scores. then cole beasley. back to receive the pu. a buck 30 left. they're going to get the ball back. no, they're not going to get the ball back and try to score. giants win it, 27-20. nfc east now. g-men lead. 'boys, last. the other new york team that plays in new jersey was in new

brady and the patriots. the jets down by three. but then brady hits rob jets got within seven. trying to hurry up and stop the clock, so they can try one hail mary pass into the endnd zone. the problem is, if you commit a penalty with one second to go, the clock. one more football game to be had. monday night on espn. i know it's morning now. stay up late. ravens-cardinals. "monday night countdown" begins at 6:00. that's joe flacco on the left. carson palmer on the right. both of them can pitch the magic bean. >> and both of those were johns. one more highlight. a soccer goal scored at eeds even the fastest players in e world have no chance of matching. >> that deer was at top speed racing across the field when it hit e ball, which ended up in the back of the net. it just kept on going, going, goin going. as those kids in tennessee looked on in amazement.

jealous ofhat speed. cristiano ronaldo. jealous? lionel messi? >> he would be totally jealous. the galaxy will be signing him up. >> you think so? >> we will see. >> okay, look forward to that. up next in "the pulse." a woman's viral video sparking a debate. are leggings pants? and what makes this old cracker worth thousands of dollars? across america, people like basketball hall of famer dominique wilkins... ...are taking charge of their type 2 diabetes... ...with non-insulin victoza . for a while, i took a pill to lower my blood sugar. but it didn't get me to my goal. so i asked my doctor about victoza . he said victoza works differently than pills. and comes in a pen. victoza is proven to lower blood sugar and a1c. it's taken once a day, any time. vivictoza s not for weight loss, but it may help you lose

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early risers can catch a glimpse this week. >> we won't see a plananetary tr again like this until january 2021. no special equipment needed. just look for the brightest objects in the sky. fun thing to do with your kids today. >> yes, it is. get them up early. get them out of bed. down to earth fashion advice from a tennessee mom with opinions. talking about jamie higdon randall. she was on her way to buy new leggings when she had to share her thoughts. >> her facebook rant is called leggings ain't pants. take a listen. >> some of you people like to use leggings at britches. as pants pants. that ain't how they're supposed to be wore. if you can't wear a shirt that covers your tail so i can't tell you have aztec-print thongs on, you don't need to be wearing them. if they're too tight that i can see you got a tattoo on your leg, they're too tight. they ain't to be wore period. that's called panty hose, honey. panty hose.

more. the british -- the southern drawl or the britches being called pants. yeah. >> what would she think of spanx? >> very good. we, there's been- it's been shared hundreds of thousands of times. >> she had earlier public service announcements, as she calls them. include rantnts about bad driverers and short shorts. check them out. next up, remember "the titanic." of course. there's an item that sold at auction that proves the e fascination with the sinking of "the titanic" is stilllive. it's known as a spillers & bakers pilot biscuit. and yes, it survived the sinking of the ship. >> it sold for nearly $23,000. bougughtly a - bought by a collector in greece. it was part of a survival kit in one of the rescue boats and was saved by one man as a souvenir. believed to be the only one in existence. >> shocking. and you don't have to be a four-l-legged crture to be man's best friend. in fact, you don't even need any legs at all. >> yeah.

human companionship. it jumped on this man's boat in the san diego bay. put his head ohis shoulder, and snuggled up to his new buddy. >> the pair just hung out for awhile. the seal didn't mind taking a few selfies. i would be terrified he would bite my neck. >> i would be creeped out by that. more news after this. before fibromyalgia, i i was on t go. i was organized. i was a doer.

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lyrica, move forward wh less fibromyalgia pain. my wife just hit a deer. we're going to need a great body shop, [upset deer bleats] he just froze. yeah. they just frfreeze in e headlights. but it's cool. we know just the place. whatever you need, whenever you need it, check yelp first. we know just the place. checking our top stories, a boat carrying 27 people on a whale-watching trip off british columbia has gone down, killing at least five people. a police spokesman says the weather was quote perfectly fine for is time of year. a court appearance for a suspect accused of driving her car into spectators at an oklahoma homecoming parade. she's facing dui charges and four counts of second-degree murder. the storm that swamped texas over the weekend is now drenching louisiana as it moves east and north. drivers will have to cope with pounding rain all the way into

weather. aside from the rainy south, showers in the pacific northwest and northern rockies. mild with late-day rain from the dakotas into minnesota. well, finally this monday morning, drones. they're expected to be the most popular holiday gift this year. >> and problems involving small drones well documented, of course. all those flying machines do have their benefits, as abc's brandi hitt reports. >> reporter: they are everywhere. from small hobby drones to highly sophisticated military vehicles. just in the camera is a couple million dollars. there's been a dramatic increase in the use of unmanned aerial vehicles here in the u.s. some consider it a curse. others a blessing. take the national guard's reaper. >> this is our operations center. >> reporter: we were granted rare access to the california control room where, for the fit time this year, it was used for a local search and rescue mission. these are the teams operating the aircraft and cameras from

hundreds, sometimes thousands of miles away. >> we can give them real time within seconds. they can know exactly what is going on. >> reporter: the aircraft pivotal in fighting the 2013 rim fire in cacalifornia >> the smoke was thick. manned aircraft couldn't fly. but weere flying. >> reporter: and beaming these glowing imfrajs the perimeter directly to the fire command center on the ground. this was instant? >> instant. they predicted we saved four days of containment. >> reporter: at the same time, over-the-counter drones are exploding in popularity. >> we almost just got hit by a drone. just so let you know up here. just about 20 feet. >> reporter: thehe faa repting one e close ca after theext this year with commercial airplanes and fire-fighting aircraft battling deadly wild fires. >> we're having to ground aerial resources. you fly, we can't. >> reporter: that danger has prompted the federal government to require all drones be registered. fire crews welcome the reaper's help because it can stay in the air 24 straight hours and fly at

more than 20,000 feet. this parershship is lily just beginning. >> the number of remotely flown aircraft pilots that we're training now, it will become bigger than manned aircraft in desic operations. >> it will be in aot of homes christmas. that's what's making news in america this morning. >> and stay with us for "good morning america." have a great monday."you're watching good moring iowa in hd. we are iowa's most accurate weather team. good morning iowa starts now " elias: good morning iowa! i'm elias johnson... sabrina: and i'm sabrina ahmed. it's x:00 a-m on monday october 26th elias: good to have everyone with us! and it's great to have central iowa's most accurate forecast with meterologist sam schreier! hey sam! sam: (sam adlibs) sam