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 groups within the party to get rid of the house speaker. he s ss 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 alw

i'm betty nguyen. southern california is dealing with the aftermath of record breaking rain and flash flooding. the wicked weather shut down highways. backing up traffic for miles and randing hundreds of vehicles on a major highway. mud slides covered cars hundreds of feet deep and some drivers reported having their vehicles thrown around by the rushing mud. >> all we saw was a mountain of boulders and dirt and stuff coming right for us and it pretty much lifted my car up and spun us around like it was nothing. my wife rolled her window down and it was like a freight train coming through your house. it was loud, really loud. >> officials say it could take up to a day to clear the road. some residents are still trapped in their homes after side roads were washed away they had to rescue four people and two dogs from atop one car. other residents were hit by golf ball sized hail. so far, no reports of any fatalities. >>> the burden of the longest war in american history will be passed to yet another presi

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i'm betty nguyen. so, it is not over yet. amid full scale evacuations, the white house is officially naming the situation in south carolina quote major disaster. they had a crippling blow from rains and floods. 12 weather related deaths p. and president obama signed a disaster declaration to provide funds in the recovery effort. among the heart breaking stories, a pastor defied a deputies orders wading into waist high water to retrieve a casket. he told nbc if that was my mama or dad i'd walk through hell or high waut squr today ter and today it happened from bad to worse, after two feet of rain, dam breaches hitting already hard hit area. >> we've got to get people downstream evacuations because if this dam goes people are go fweeg ing to be washed away. >> reporter: not everybody is heeding the warning. with no other place to go, shelters are filled with families. water is not safe to drink and bottled water is in high demand p. >> . >> we've got very little water pressure. >> reporter: in downtown columbia, fire trucks are

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i'm betty nguyen. we want to start with breaking news. wanten man for the murder of a tennessee police officer. cook had been on the run for nearly a week. they found him while searching a resdns resdns just aff highway. cook was wounded during a shootout and pronounced dead at the scene. no officers were injured. >>> and the senate passes a budget deal which extends the debt ceiling until 2017. and 18 republicans joining all democrats and voting yes. the house passed their version on thursday as john boehner's quote cleaning out the barn before paul ryan takes over. be similar to mentor and proet jay. jeb is dealing with a fallout where his attack on rubio ended up being a big swing and miss. and donors are taking notice. >> reporter: you told donors better on this. what are you going to do to get better at this? >> we have eight more debates. and i'm going to have to do what other candidates do which is brutally interrupt and not answer the questions asked. and hopefully the debate moderators will as

i'm betty nguyen. in a matter of hours hillary clinton will appear before the colcmmittee on benghazi. whether it's a drilling for answers or a political witch hunt, the next few hours could be the most significant of her campaign. andrea mitcher reports. >> reporter: with his bill, her lawyers and former aides. clinton's game plan unlike last time -- >> at this point what difference does it make? >> reporter: this time she'll try to stay cool and play up republican mistakes.a>> it is a partisan vehicle as admitted by the house republican majority leader mr. mccarthy to drive down my poll numbers. big surprise. >> reporter: but the benghazi controversy could still drag on. >> we are overrun. >> reporter: a movie coming soon a grieving mother whose only son shawn smith was among those killed also blames clinton. >> it was her department. how come she let my son be kill snd how come? she knew this was happeninth >> let's bring in tracy potts who is live in washington for us today. what is clinton's strat

i'm betty nguyen. we hope you have a terrific one. g got hit with a massive amount of rainfall this growing season which ranged from prevent plant to replant to variable crops. but how are the crops that ended up in the ground? we'll have details ahead on agday." plus new rules may be coming for drone operators. in agribusiness...can cattle prices keep climbing? looking at the longer term forecast right now, it looks like it's going to be a fairly mild november through january and drought may be stressing farmers and lawns out west but the monarch butterfly is seeing benefits from the dry weather. agday-brought to you by the dependable, long lasting chevy silverado. good morning i'm clinton griffiths. here at the height of harvest, the slow start to the planting season is but a distant memory for many farmers in the eastern corn belt as combines quickly gobble-up this years crop. the very dry harvest conditions show a stark difference from the saturated fields that many farmers in the eastern midwest f

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

i'm betty nguyen. this is "first look" on msnbc. conversation on facebook at first look msnbc. >> what is the most important new things you learned today? >> i -- i think some of jimmy jordan's questioning. well, when you say new today, i mean we knew some of that already. we knew about the e-mails. and her testimony? i don't know that she testified that much differently today than she has previous times she's testified. so, i'd have to go back and look at the transcript.crt. >> after 11 hours in the hot seat, it looks like hillary clinton has walked away mostly unscathed. so what, if anything, did we learn from the benghazi hearing? >>> plus, donald trump suddenly in trouble in iowa in the polls, and because of a deleted tweet. why his campaign is issuing a rare apology. >>> and struggling democratic presidential candidate lincoln chafee is stirring up speculation about his white house bid. he's staying in the race? it's 5:30 on the east coast, 2:30 out west. and this is "way too early." >>> good morning. it's friday, october 23rd,

i'm betty nguyen. we saw them go head-to-head for the title of vice president in 2012. well now this morning, both men can be on their way to major political fights of their own. we'll start with new developments in the fight for house speaker and congressman paul ryan. tracie poths is in washington for us this morning. he really laid out a set of conditions for this. >> exactly, betty. so turns out, yeah, he wants the job now. but under certain circumstances paul ryan told the republican congress he thought about it, and he thought about the consequences of not stepping up. he says that the party at this point is desperate for leadership. so, here are his conditions. he wants the republican party essentially to no longer be what democrats call the party of no. he says they need to move from being opposition party to a proposition party. coming up with some proposal for change. he wants to update the house rules so that they can be more effective, and not so easily get rid of the speaker of the house.

i'm betty nguyen. this is "first look." >> low and slow. >> yes.to like us on facebook at facebook.com/firstlookmsnbc. >>> this morning, federal officials step in to investigate the officer's actions in this video. now local officials are saying something we've heard before. that there's more to the story. >>> and a whole new world. it's debate night on cnbc, but for the first time, donald trump is not the front-runner. >> when i heard the poll today, i said what are you going to do? i said i'm going to work harder in iowa. i'm not leaving iowa. i'm not leaving iowa. now, if i lose iowa i will never speak to you people again. that i can -- >> and later, world series royale. a history making night in kansas city. game one goes late into the night. it's 5:30 on the east coast, 2:30 out west, this is "way too early." >>> good morning, it's wednesday october 28th. i'm louis burgdorf, this morning the fbi and justice department have launched investigations after video from a south carolina classroom provoked tough questions about how african-american st

thanks for joining us today, i'm betty nguyen. all right it may have been the most explosive debate yet. republican candidates for president attacking the media, and each other. let's get right to nbc's tracie potts in washington. tracie, which candidates are feeling pretty good this morning? >> all right. so if you look at social media, if you look at reaction polls this morning, donald trump has got to be feeling pretty good. some polls saying that he won this thing. marco rubio definitely a standout last night compared to other debates. and then there were others who had moments like ted cruz and even john kasich. donald trump's slipping poll numbers opened the door for underdogs like john kasich. >> we cannot elect somebody that doesn't know how to do the job. >> he said oh, i'm never going to attack. but then his poll numbers tanked. that's why he's on the end. >> reporter: jeb bush and marco rubio got into it over rubio's missed senate votes. >> you should be showing up for work. i mean literally the senate, what is it like

i'm betty nguyen. here we go. in a matter of hours hillary clinton will appear before the select house committee on benghazi. whether the public hearing is a grilling or truly a search for answers, or maybe just even a political witch-hunt, the next few hours could be the most significant of her 2016 campaign. nbc's tracie potts is in washington. tracie, what is clinton's strategy today? >> well, her strategy, from her perspective, betty, is to try to set the record straight. she may have eight full hours of testimony to do that. we're hearing this is going to be a very long one. keep in mind that several congressional committees, the review board, have already weighed in on this. but this is the second select committee that was set up just to investigate what happened at benghazi, and the focus today is what happens before that attack. >> tomorrow will be nothing but a fiasco. >> democrats call it a partisan witch-hunt. republicans say this could be the best chance to find out why four americans died in benghazi.

i'm betty nguyen. this is "first look" on msnbc.to like us on facebook at facebook.com/first look msnbc. "way too early" starts right now. there >>> in the gop debate ben carson was asked what his greatest weakness is, and he said he couldn't see himself as president until people asked him toll run. yeah. he also couldn't see himself as president because he never opens his eyes. meanwhile, lindsey graham had some real tough talk at the early debate. i read that he had some whiskey shots and beers at a bar in colorado the night before the debate. yeah. in fact, if you slow down the audio just a bit it sort of sounds like he's still drunk. check it out. >> we all are raising -- i gave my number to donald trump. >> and that's right. >> jimmy fallon making hay out of the republican debate. but for jeb bush, this is no joke, under pressure to turn things around. he's now trying to convince donors that he's worth the investment. >>> plus, fire on the florida runway as a plane's engine goes up in flames as more than 100 people on board. mo

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i'm betty nguyen. today."now on today in iowa: a major budget deal in the works. this comes at a crucial moment on capitol hill -- as house leadership changes hands. plus -- an arrest inside a school caught on camera -- an arrest a law enforcement spokesman is calling very disturbing. and firefighters go to great lengths to help others... but we have to admit -- this is a new one. we rescue. i'm jerry gallagher... let's check on your weather now with storm track 7 meteorologist eileen loan. good morning. most of us are in the mid 40s this morning with easterly winds at 5 to 10 mph, although

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i'm betty nguyen. today." today on agday - the meat industry weighs in on the world health organization connecting meat and cancer. plus, the harvest and winter planting homestretch... in agribusiness... managing for profit in 2016. its tough for commerical storage right now profitability is really tight. outdoors on the farm - finding the right balance between farming & outfitting for hunters. "farming always comes first. look for hunters who understand that as well." and building a drone zone for new pilots in kansas. agday-brought morning i'm clinton griffiths. cattle markets spend parts of monday trading lower following a new report from the world health organization...tying red meat and processed meats to cancer. the meat industry, however, is already questioning those results. as we reported monday, the w-h-h-s international agency for research on cancer looking at both red meat and processed meats like bacon, sausage and hot dogs. it says eating an extra 50 grams of processed meats probably increases ch

time to get caught up on sports and here's betty nguyen. >> we bin request controversy in seattle. lyons down by three. less than 2:00 in the game. matt stafford connects with the calvin johnson. but jonsz has the football punched out of his hands and knocked out of bounds by the seahawks. the refs called it a touchback but after the game it was revealed that right's batting the ball was illegal and the lyons should have gotten baa ball back. seahawks 13, lyons 10. >>> insider training in football? well there are questions of whether an employee of draft kings uses insider information. this after he accidentally po posted stats on which nfl players were picked most for draft line ups. both companies defending their business integrate and saying they have strong policies to make sure employees don't misuse proprietary information. and cc sabathia will miss the game tonight. the 2007 cy young win ler check himself into an alcohol rehab center. and fired manager matt williams. just last june he was voted manager of the year. the irony there. a

now let's get the latest in sports from betty nguyen. good morning. >> good morning melissa.oyals up two games and the blue jays battled in game three. >> hi fly ball to center. cain back at the wall. goodbye. >> and the bats were alive for the blue jays. three homers on the night as they outlast the royals 11-8. game four's first pitch is 4:07 p.m. eastern. and the wrigley game three the mets have a 2-0 lead on the cubs. and last night an ugly one in philly. but the eagles wept alive by the giants including on this interception. the eagles capitalize on that turnover with this sam bradford strike to cooper for the eagles. then manning telegraphing this all the way for the pick. second of the game, second touchdown for the eagles. final score, eagles 27-giants 7. >> just ahead. exciting news for gilmore girls fans. lor lie and the lorie can are coming back. and ibs-d. you know the symptoms when they start. abdominal pain. urgent diarrhea. now there's prescription xifaxan. xifaxan is a new ibs-d treatment that helps relieve your diarrhea and abdominal pain symptoms. and xifaxa

i'm betty nguyen. once again, we're trying to piece together another mass shooting. what was the shooter's motive and what can or should be done. here in roseburg, oregon. what have you learned? >> reporter: we're at mercy medical center where most of the injured are recovering or are in surgery. college is only a few minutes away. the busiest time of the day, a man named chris mercer walked on to the campus with four weapons including a rifle and opened fire in at least two classrooms. by the time police and more than 100 police officers arrived, 10 dead and seven injured. several critically. there was a shootout between police and chris and at the end, the shooter was killed as well. we have sound from survivor that you can listen to now. >> right now, i think i'm in shock. earlier it was not like this at all. it was worse. i didn't -- there's so many emotions going on right now that i don't -- i don't know. my heart hurts for the people that have passed. i don't know. it's a weird feeling. there's so many feelings go going on and around. it's indescribable. right

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here's betty nguyen. good morning. >> good morning dara. in sports we start on the diamond. game two of the world series can be summed up in one word. masterful. talking about the incredible pitching by cueto. he pitched a two hitter. he's also the first american league tore pitch a complete game since 1991. the royals won 7-1 and lead 2-0. game three in new york on friday. now to the nba. lakers, t wolves. young wows the crowd with this buzz eer beater. and kobe bryant marks his 20th season with the lakers. but in the end it was 112-111 for the wolves. and in brooklyn, a win over the mets. billy donovan who are won his nba coaching debut leading the thund tore a 112-106 win over the spurs. and it looks like baseball veteran bud black will become the new manager of the nationals. there you have it. >>> well just ahead, guess which huge eighties star is coming out of retirement. >>> and a beak into jimmy hendrix old london flat. excellent looking below the surface, researching a hunch... and making a decision you are type e*. time for a change of menu. research and invest fro

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