dante martin faces up to 15 years in prison if convicted. >>> we're seeing new pictures this morning of the lava flow in hawaii threatening dozens of homes in the rushl area of the big island. the flow is moving 10 to 15 yards an hour. those in the direct path, about 50 familiefamilies, must be rea flee as early as tomorrow. >>> heavy rain swept in over the weekend, bringing 50-mile-an-hour winds and knocked out power to people in western washington. trees came down in the portland, oregon, area. >>> today, the northwest continues to get pummeled with heavy rain and wind. showers move across the plains up the great lakes. clear skies across the east. >> warm in the northeast. near record highs from texas across the south. mild in the southwest. seasonable along the coast. >>> still ahead, how to get the best deals when booking your holiday flights. >>> parties, booze, and women, the raunchy allegations surrounding the west point football program. >>> a kayaker needing help. moments from drowning. this dramatic rescue all caught on camera. >>> drivers across the country are continuing

member at florida a &m was convicted of manslaughter in the hazing deathave drum major. 27-year-old dante martin faces up to 15 years. he was said to be the ringleader of the hazing ritual. robert champion died after walking a gauntlet of fist and drum sticks on the band's bus three years ago. four days now before the congressional elections, and our cbs news battleground tracker finds republicans have a better-than-even chance of taking back the senate. if they do, they'll control both houses for the first time since 2005. what would they do with that power? nancy cordes went to kentucky to ask one man who has the answer. >> reporter: if thing goes mitch mcconnell's way tuesday he will win reelection in kentucky and take controlave new g.o.p.-led senate. do you see your goal over the next two years as blocking the president's agenda or showing that republicans can govern in advance of 2016? >> the main goal is to see whether we can make progress for the country. >> reporter: the republican leader has clashed bitterly with the president over the past six years. >> never before has a president an

the trial of dante martin began as scheduled today with jury selection. it is expected to last a week. now all the defendants were charged with manslaughter in the hazing death of drum major robert champion. it has been three years since champion died after being beaten. prosecutors say it was part of the band's hazing rid july. all the defendants have pled not guilty. >>> well, some stores have stopped accepting the payments made through the recently apple pay system. cvs is the latest store to ditch apple pay. last thursday rite aid stop accepting the payments. the issue is a conflict between apple pay and a mobile payment system currently being developed by a tech company. >>> well, good news for drivers. gas prices are at their lowest level in almost four years. time to hit the road, i guess. according to aaa, the national average is now $3.04 a gallon. that's the lowest price since january 4th of 2011. experts say that this increases the likelihood that the national price could test for $3 a gallon in march for the first time since 2010. >>> all righ

dante martin was found guilty of manslaughter and felony hazing.robert champion, died after running a gauntlet of fists, drumsticks and mallets. afterward, the school's nationally known band was suspended for more than a year. >> woodruff: there's word today that more than a thousand foreign fighters are flowing into syria each month, despite american air strikes. that's according to a report today in "the washington post", citing unnamed u.s. intelligence and counterterrorism officials. the account says it's estimated the total number of foreign fighters inside syria now exceeds 16,000. israel reopened a contested holy site in jerusalem today. there'd been clashes a day earlier, when police killed a palestinian suspected of shooting a jewish activist. today, entrance to the site known as temple mount to jews, and "noble sanctuary" to muslims, was watched closely by an extra one thousand security personnel. israeli authorities continued to deny access to muslim men under the age of 50. japan's central bank made a surprise move today to jump- start