corpus christi, houston, and beaumont, texas. and it will begin this afternoon and lasting through monday morning. we will continue to follow the story throughout this morning, paula, as the rain continues to come down here in dallas. back to you. >> you might need a kayak next time we see you. stay safe. if you want a two the minute tracker on patricia, go to abcnews.com. >> we will cover it all weekend here on abc news. >>> we want to the move now to the race for the white house. and donald trump lashing out over night at dr. ben carson who for the first time is leading trump in the polls in the key state of iowa. meanwhile, hillary clinton is on a roll and she is prepared to celebrate tonight at a rally with katy perry. abc's david wright is right here covering all the stories. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, a very good morning for hillary clinton. she heads off to hit the campaign trail in iowa. biden and benghazi behind her, and tonight, she parties with katy perry. now benghazi is behind her, she is all smiles. >>

and he's in corpus christi, texas and we will get an fishing works. >> we needed that deep bate because we're free dive ing and don't have a scuba dive ing. >> he sees a much bigger fish and goes boom. >> did he get it? did he get it? >> absolutely. in total he's under water about 1:12 seconds and pops out above the water. >> he pops out and takes a breath, then good night, ben. ben blacked out. >> it happened so quickly, ben's like, no,i didn't. >> i feel 'm fine. i can't breathe. >> that's okay. >> you can see him take the camera off and struggling and coughing and trying to breathe. no, i didn't black out. >> i didn't black out. >> later on the video makes it a bit more real for him. >> i really don't feel like i did. water. >> instead of me telling you that story, why don't we go live right now? welcome, ben! ben, when you first watched this video, it's beautiful and then it gets scary. what's it like to watch it back? >> it's kind of surreal and i don't remember blacking out and the stuff that happened right when i came to consciousness. good that was rolling and i can remember a l

and corpus christi right now, with the heavy rain coming in, and plenty of moisture from the gulf, andains increasing as we go through. and you can see a big batch coming in from bay city. moisture streaming in from patricia and so it is not surprising that we are getting so much rain, but why so much flooding? texas has been so dry and earlier in the spring season, we had a lot of rain and caught up, but now from then to now, the drought has persisted. so extremely a dry conditions in texas, and not anymore, but when you have all of the rain coming in, and especially bastrop county east of austin where we had the hidden pines fire a in the last couple of weeks, that is being flooded now. and now, in louisiana, you can see the rain working through there, and put it in motion for the future. lafayette and into much of northern louisiana look foing f the rain. as we are looking forward to more rain into sunday, this threat continues over the next day or so. >> all right. bonnie schneider, thank you for the head's up, and we will keep your eye on the help. >>> new information on the rescu

>>> the ground shook for miles when a natural gas pipeline exploded this morning just west of corpus christy texas. people near it were ordered out of their homes as a precaution. it took most of the morning to put out the fire. >>> the vice president could be just days away from making a big decision. we have reported this before. he has reportedly been talking to friends and and advisers. now sources are saying that biden could jump into the presidential race soon but they also caution that the vp has ignoredself is imposed deadlines in the past. >>> on the republican side the two front runners have won a fight with cnbc. this is a live look at trump's next campaign stop in massachusetts. he is expected to be there any moment now. trump and carson said they wouldn't participate in the next debate if it's longer than two hours. hours with commercials and doesn't include opg eninclosing statements. today cnbc agreed to their demands. >>> talk about one tough cookie. lisa jaster became the third woman to earn her ranger tab. she was the only woman in her class to get through the six month cou

has picked up nine inches of rain and tomorrow upwards of 5-10 inches to houston, galveston and corpus christi and on sunday some areas ten inches by monday morning 15 inches could rain in parts of the southern gulf. >> thanks very much. >>> after months of bumps in the road and struggles for her campaign, hillary clinton was back on the trail today riding high after what is seen as a confident performance before the benghazi committee. new poll numbers showing she is picking up lost ground. we're hearing from the former secretary of state in her first interview since that benghazi showdown. nbc's andrea mitchell with clinton's first response. >> hello, everybody. >> reporter: the day after her 11-hour benghazi marathon, hillary clinton is trying to keep the momentum going. greeting supporters at a rally in virginia. >> what was your reaction after the hearing? >> i'm happy to be here on this very sunny day. >> reporter: in an exclusive interview that will air tonight on msnbc rachel maddow she was asked how her mom would have reacted to the hearing. >> i think she would have been appalled at

the potential of ten inches plus in places like houston, dallas and corpus christi. at home, just quiet. 70s and 80s for today. we will talk about the forecast coming up in a little while. >>> we are constantly updating this story across our digital platforms. this morning "today in the bay's" stephanie chuang is monitoring the impact this storm will have on flights. until then, you can go to our app 24/7. >>> more breaking news to report. a chaotic scene playing out in the streets of france. more than 40 people dead after a bus colliding with a truck. new information continuing to trickle in to the newsroom. the bus was carrying primarily an elderly population. the death toll may be so high because the bus burst into flames. that crash happening near the city of bordeaux. police are not releasing information right now about the victims. we'll update you with the latest information as soon as we get it. >>> five people and seven dogs lost their home three hours ago. firefighters are still mopping up now after the fire made their house unlivable it happened on sun dow

flood watch continues until monday morning for the houston-galveston-corpus kr houston-galveston-corpus christi areas. rain from the north and west with that front is all going to be conspiring to bring a lot of rainfall to this area. local amounts will be higher and that will cause flash flooding on the coast. very wet and stormy day ahead today and tomorrow if you're flying out of reagan or dulles or even dallas check ahead for delays. >> stay safe. >>> she beat breast cancer and had to fight her way back from a double mastectomy. this local woman draws strength this local woman draws strength from her second fam i'm jeremy mcpike, candidate for state senate, and i sponsored this ad. republican hal parrish claims he improved transportation. but the truth is he was nowhere to be found. literally. parrish holds a seat on the northern virginia transportation authority, but 34 times he failed to show up for meetings. parrish skipped more meetings than any other member. and hal parrish refused to support the bi-partisan transportation bill. why would we want to get stuck with republican hal parris

significant flooding, houston, austin, corpus christi as well. sunday, it makes its way into louisiana. significant rainfall, some areas up to six inches of rain. as we look at it as a total, next five days, some places, 12 inches or more, especially between dallas and houston. heavy rain through the week. so we are really, this weekend is going to be a very, very dangerous weekend for the gulf coast, central texas and louisiana. >> wow. what a forecast. al roker, thanks. we'll be looking out for our friends down there. >>> up next here, hillary clinton on the trail. clinton campaign communications director jen palmieri joining me now as we come to you live from alexandria, virginia. surprise!!!!! we heard you got a job as a developer! its official, i work for ge!! what? wow... yeah! okay... guys, i'll be writing a new language for machines so planes, trains, even hospitals can work better. oh! sorry, i was trying to put it away... got it on the cake. so you're going to work on a train? not on a train...on "trains"! you're not gonna develop stuff

by the time we get into tuesday, talking austin, dallas, all the way down to corpus christi, as much as 12 inches of rain. this is going to be catastrophic flooding. and beach erosion, as well. coastal impacts. we've got coastal flood warnings and watches all the way into louisiana. there is going to be a lot of beach erosion. this is going to be something we are going to be talking about early next week. >> al, thank you. >>> we said it before and again this evening we are following developments of a fresh embarrassment for the u.s. secret service. it's a new report reveals agents were found sleeping at their posts while on the job, including one incident at the white house. nbc's chris jansing reports the agency is being warned its employees are overworked, overtired and putting security at risk. >> reporter: the official alert sent to the secret service is blunt and direct. finding two officers were found sleeping at their posts, discovered during inspections prompted by the now-infamous incident when a fence jumper got into the white house. inspectors concluded these safety issue

move through texas at this hour bringing very heavy rain to parts of houston and down towards corpus christi. at home we're tracking a storm season, it's weak, nothing in comparison to parts of texas, we will just see a few light showers across the bay area tomorrow. we are seeing those low clouds starting to build on in. we got close to 90 degrees for parts of the tri-valley. tomorrow temperatures are coming down, back into the 70s for inland valleys, even 60s for san francisco and you will notice some showers in the forecast for san francisco and the north bay for tomorrow. it's not going to be a completely wash out, but keep the umbrella handy especially if you are headed up towards wine country. there is the cold front, a weak one, i think the rainfall amounts will be very light, we're talking anywhere from a trace amounts to a few hundredths of an inch, north of the golden gate bridge over towards napa and sonoma counties. the green expected to show up around 7:00, 8:00 and then it's going to be spot yeerks very light, an occasional nature as we head into the valleys. it's not going to

. >>> let's corpus christi and galveston to hurricane joaquin. lonnie quinn is here right now to give us the latest and what's forecast. >> just quickly want to touch upon the fact that we have been uncertain about the track of joaquin and that's something different from the national hurricane center. themselves on their track forecasting. they say hey, look, you know what, intensity forecasting, they are doing the best they can. but i want to talk to you about the weather in our area. not big totals today and we knew today was going to be a break in between systems but, you know, .4" is the biggest number in east brunswick. we'll see more tomorrow. right now in new york city, that's not much of a picture. you can't see really anything because it's overcast with some light rain. 60 degrees your high 64 is five degrees cooler than year. we have advisories in effect. coastal flood advisory for every one of our communities that has a shoreline and it's not because of joaquin. it has nothing to do with joaquin. this has to do with big winds off the w

we also have coastal flood warnings and advisories from new iberia to corpus christi. look at this. next five days, upwards of 12 inches or more. the heaviest rain will be in from dallas, waco, down to corpus christi, but heavy rain also just south of houston making the way into parts of southern louisiana, including new orleans. so we watch this very closely. and, craig, all this makes the way up into the mississippi and ohio river valleys early to mid next week. a lot of drenching rains. this is going to be something we're following for a long time to come, craig. >> nbc's al roker starting us off here. thank you so much. let's turn to presidential politics. two very different weeks for hillary clinton and jeb bush. we'll start with the democrats. moments ago, clinton appearing in virginia part of a victory lap today that includes the endorsement from a major union as well as strong marks after that marathon 11-hour benghazi hearing thursday. more on that in just a moment. perhaps more impressive may be these. her latest poll numbers in iowa, written pack says clinto

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could see six to ten inches or more of rainfall from corpus christi to dallas over the next several days. a second punch of moisture coming from a pacific hurricane, hurricane patricia, strengthening at this hour, with winds of 130 miles an hour. and a category 4 landfall expected tomorrow. a dangerous storm, david, with part of that system coming to texas this weekend. >> all right, a lot to watch. rob marciano in dallas for us. rob, thank you. >>> we turn now to a developing headline at this hour. congressman paul ryan tonight announcing his bid for speaker in a letter to colleagues. this after winning broad republican support on his terms. the largest group of conservatives today calling him, quote, the right person to lead the house. ryan issued an ultimatum before, saying he would only run if the fractured party unified behind him. the vote scheduled now for next week. >>> and to a stunning new report on the secret service tonight. at least two officers discovered sleeping on the job, one of them at the white house. and the inspector general, a federal watchdog, issuing a formal war

for example, the bill authorizes funding for the corpus christi army depot. this installation is a true national treasure because what it does is it refurbishes the rotary wing aircraft that come from overseas and after they're battered and beaten up, they come back and make them like new. so when these army helicopters serve overseas, they come back for a pit stop in corpus christi at the depot and are made sure that they're ready for the next challenge that our military faces. so this legislation that we'll be voting on at 2:00 this afternoon authorizes funding for the construction of a new facility at the depot where helicopter engines and transmissions can continue to be prepared and we can continue to equip, as we should, our military. this defense authorization bill also authorizes critical military construction, like the barracks at the air force basic training program at lackland air force base in san antonio, where thousands of airmen start their service to this nation every year. that was the first assignment for my dad at lackland air force base in

corpus christi, locally, five inches. look at the totals now to tuesday along i-35. we could see 12 inches or more of rain. there's going to be a major, major weather event that we're week into >> that's your latest weather. >> al, thank you, sir. >>> up next, bill murray leads an all-star cast in the new movie "rock fx: bae // sent 1:00pm forget the scooter, now she wants a bike pick-up? right this way. i ordered this online. yeah, let me have a look. thanks hey guys! he-ey robbie! nice, right? buy now, online and through our mobile app and pick up in store. happy birthday, honey. because every day is an opportunity to make your day better. walmart. craving the taste of chocolate but watching calories? introducing light & fit greek with chocolate on top. so chocolatey good... you won't believe it's 100 calories. try new light & fit greek chocolate on top. allergies distracting you? when your symptoms start... ...doctors recommend taking claritin every day of your allergy season. claritin provides powerful, non-drowsy, 24-hour . . . . . . . . . bleeding gums? you may

. >> from corpus christi, texas. what do we show loyalty to when we say the pledge of allegiance. >> the american flag. >> yes. and so i thought that it would be a formality and technicality to become a citizen, i had tears in my eyes. >> do you know the whole pledge? >> no, you are going to make my cry. >> well, happy apple pie. >> thank you. >> and why buy when you can dyi. and with items that you have in the house coming your body was made for better things than rheumatoid arthritis. before you and your rheumatologist move to a biologic, ask if xeljanz is right for you. xeljanz is a small pill for adults with moderate to severe ra for whom methotrexate did not work well. xeljanz can reduce joint pain and swelling in as little as two weeks, and help stop further joint damage. xeljanz can lower your ability to fight infections, including tuberculosis. serious, sometimes fatal infections, lymphoma, and other cancers have happened. don't start xeljanz if you have an infection. tears in the stomach or intestines, low b

we can. >> caller: i'm calling from corpus christi. >> okay. go ahead, sir. your question?r: yes. good evening. thank you for doing this. i think jefferson and the others were quite shocked when they realized the implications of the opinion because my understanding that state legislatures could override their supreme court decisions and i think jennifer son would thought would happen. my question to the panel is, one of the books that i remember reading i found just wonderful was "john marshall biography" and which reads like a french novel. and i just wanted to know what their opinion was regarding that book which, again, it is a wonderful, wonderful book. >> thank you, miguel. our time is short so i'll find out what our guests think of that biography. >> yeah, no. it is a terrific biography. for there are a number of them. he would have been tremendous company and he enjoyed people. seems like just about everybody but thomas jefferson and he was -- and he was brilliant. there's another biography by gene smith which is terrific. he's just a very, very interesting character

in excess of corpus christi, a flood ewent we are watching.ook at the temperature trend, lit cool off t. mid-70s go bye-bye. we bring the low 60s back, more in line with what you expect this time of year, guys. >> still really great. thanks. >>> new guidelines for mammograms from the american cancer society. they're now telling women to have them later and less often. the society's new recommend ache calls for annual mammograms starting at age 45 instead of 50. at 55, women are advised to cut back to once every two years t. society acknowledges one recommendation does not fit all. insisting any women that want to abide by the old guidelines should be 43 to do so. we should say, if you have dense breast tissue in your family, you should continue, talk to your the you probably need mammograms. >> it's tough, confusing information. >>> the new york mets, the kansas city royals, oh so close to the world series. the cubs, proving that requested back to the future two" was a mediocre movie you never saw. >> you saw it. >> andy scholes. >> you did, t

corpus christi, locally, five inches. look at the totals now to tuesday along i-35. wes could see 12 inches or more of rain. there's going to be a major, major weather event that we're watching for the rest of this week into early next >>> some clouds out there this morning. also sunshine expected during the course of the day. another warm one at 76. a stray shower popping up afternoon and evening. 40s north and west. much different feel to the day tomorrow bright and sun wherewith a deep, blue sky. high in the upper 50s to near 60. saturday, low clouds. 58. looks good early next week. near 60. perhaps more rain by wednesday. >> that's your layest weas.er. >> al, thank you, sir. >>> up next, bill murray leads an all-star cast in the new movie "rock fx: bae // sent 1:00pm forget the scooter, now she wants a bike pick-up? right this way. i ordered this online. yeah, let me have a look.zthanks hey ouys! he-ey robbie! nice, ipaght? buy now, online and through our happy birthday, honey. because every day is an portunity to make your day better. walmart. at craving the tas

corpus christi, locally, five inches. look at the totals now to tuesday along i-35. we could see 12 inches or more of rain. there's going to be a major, major weather event that we're watching for the rest of this week into earlytoday with partly to mostly cloudy skies. there could be a couple sprinkles especially south of highway 30. we'll show you that in just a moment. a better chance for rain tracks into the area as we head into friday, mainly in the afternoon and evening. this is beneficial rainfall as we have had the dry conditions. the rain continue into late friday evening before we dry out just in time for the weekend. of course we did see a little rain yesterday, but not everyone saw it. while it wasn't a lot, it here are the totals so far in >> that's your latest weather. >> al, thank you, sir. >>> up next, bill murray leads an all-star cast in the new movie "rock fx: bae // sent 1:00pm forget the scooter, now she wants a bike pick-up? right this way. i ordered this online. yeah, let me have a look. thanks hey guys! he-ey robbie! nice, right? buy now, onli

corpus christi, locally, five inches. look at the totals now to tuesday along i-35. we could see 12 inches or more of raiai there's going to be a major, majororeather event that we're watching for the rest of this week intoarly nexthighs in sioux city, today was certainly cooler yet still above average for this time of year as we made it into the mid 60s. we also saw a few more clouds today and that gave the sioux gateway airport .01" of rain, the first measurable rain so far in october. we could see an isolated shower again tonight but our better chances arrive from late thursday into thursday night and friday. that system should move out by the weekend leaving us with partly cloudy skies and highs in the 60s. >>>>that's your lalaest weather. al, thank you, sir. >>> up next, bill murray leads an all-star cast in the new movie "rock fx: bae // sent 1:00pm forget the scooter, now she wants a bike pick-up? right this way. i ordered this online. yeah, let me have a look. thanks hey guys! he-ey robbie! nice, right? buy now, online and through our mobile app and pick up i

corpus christi, locally, five inches. look at the totals now to tuesday along i-35.ajor, major weather event that we're watching for the rest of this week into early next >>> good morning. i'm meteorologist bill henley. a chilly start but a beautiful day ahead. we'll see lots of sunshine and temperatures climb into the middle to upper 70s, southwesterly winds at 15 miles per hour. tomorrow, the chill is back. typical for autumn. 63 in the afternoon after a morning temperature near 50 degrees. colder weather arrives saturday morning down to 39 with a nice afternoon rebound to 64 on saturday. chance of early showers on sunday then drying out monday and tuesday. have a great day. >> that's your latest weather. >> al, thank you, sir. >>> up next, bill murray leads an all-star cast in the new movie "rock now she wants a bike ♪ pick-up? right this way. i ordered this online. yeah, let me have a look. thanks ♪ hey guys! he-ey robbie! nice, right? buy now, online and through our mobile app and pick up in store. happy birthday, honey. because every day is an opportunity to ma

dallas, san antonio, corpus christi. some areas, up to 12 inches of rain before it's all over. we will watch this as well. also, just in, this is really kind of scary. warmest september on record globally. the highest departure for any month in 136 years. and seven months this year with all-time warmth. 2015 is on track for the warmest year on record. we continue to track this as we >> reporter: good morning. a lot of clouds through the day. a few peeks of sunshine. a mild day. temperatures head for the low 70s this afternoon. also the risk of a few isolated showers later on today, even this morning. sprinkle. this afternoon about a 30% to 40% chance of a random shower. some sun. 68 to 74 this afternoon. your 7 on 7 forecast, mostly sunny skies tomorrow. breezy, cool. only in >> and that is your latest weather. >> mr. roker, thank you. >>> day two of wrangler on the road, our puppy with a purpose. he's in the middle of an add texas. >> what's wrangler been up to, janet? >> hey, guys. good morning to you. you get to enjoy wrangler every day, but this is a big deal here. in fact,

especially corpus christi and up to houston, getting to lake charles, louisiana. we could see a foot of rain as patricia feeds in here. and you can feel the tropical moisture feeding up in the centntl u.s., almost as far let's check on what is going o >>> this weather report is brought to you by petsmart where i'm sure they have really cute dog rain jackets that would be sold out. no doubt about it this morning. i feel sorry for pet owners who have to walk the dog in this stuff. >> they need doggie life preservers. >> weeeeee pads. >> they probably don't need. sara, thank you for weighing in. >> y/u're welcome, dan. >> rob, thank you for covering the story for us. more from you tomorrow morning. and coming up after the break, we are going to re-examine the fety of high school l otball after the seventh death this season alone. advice for parents coming up. >> is it weird when i stand here? >> sara is doing periscope. >> the birdes v's eye view from your perspective. is is what it looks like to be dan and paula. >> talk to the hand. >> no, this is the set back here

. >> reporter: a week before the shopping trip, nikki went down to corpus christi for a family reunion where she spent time with her sister, five nieces and nephews and her mother. >> my mom wants me to move back with her. but i don't think that i'm ready to move back with her. >> why is that? if i do live with her, i have to do things she wants me to do. and those things consist of getting a job and going to school. and that's just too much stuff all at once for me. i think i with freak out and leave like i usually do. >> reporter: in addition to the clothes, life works buys nikki a bike so she can get to a job far from the drag. nikki's case management also includes attending a weekly meeting to talk about her goals. >> what did you do last week, jobwise is our main goal here. so let's work on that. >> i applied at a couple of places last week. >> reporter: nikki realizes her drink sing getting in the way of finding a job. and sets a new goal. >> i don't have to drink all day. maybe i will just have a drink after nighttime. >> okay. >> that's mainly -- mostly why-- i lost my shoes. w

especially corpus christi and up to houston, getting to lake charles, louisiana. we could see a foot of rain as patricia feeds in here. and you can feel the tropical moisture feeding up in the central u.s., almost as far north as michigan.showers will linger through the early morning hours, mainly to the north and east. throughout the afternoon we'll gradually see clearing and the sun will peek through the clouds helping to warm us up into the low 60s. another greattday for college football or any of those >>> this weather report is brought to you by petsmart where i'm sure t ty have really cute dog rain jackets that would be sold out. no doubt about it this morning. i feel sorry for pet ownwns who have to walk the dog in this stuff. >>>>hey need doggie life preservers. >> wee wee pads. >> they probably don't need. sara, thank you for ighing in. >> you're welcome,%dan. >> rob, , ank you for covering the story for us. more from you tomorrow morning. and coming up after the break, we are going to re-examine the safety of high school football after the seventh death

we are talking upwards of 12 inches of rain, especially up around dallas, waco, corpus christi and, kate, this eventually early into the midwe midweek spreads into the ohio and mississippi river valleys. >> next week? >> yes. >> for mexico, not the size of it, right? it's the punch. >> actual eye of the storm is really only about 30 miles wide. as far as the hurricane force winds. but it's the amount of rain that's going to come with it that is really going to cause the big problems and coastal beach erosion and flooding. >> that area of mexico probably not had a storm like this in a long time. >> anybody when's there now, they're not going anywhere for next several days, possibly a week. >> thank you for bringing us up to speed. al mentioned that hurricane patricia could mean a ton of rain for southwest, texas. raining since yesterday morning. 10 million residents are under flood watch. many of whom are still recovering from the devastation of record rainfall and flash flooding months ago. which you remember left more than 30 people dead. nbc's charles hadlock in dallas with the latest.