. >> at scott turner's home here in kingsland, texas, the rush of early morning floodwater caught his family completely off guard. >> we got all the stuff out of my wife's office. i moved it into the house. as soon as we got it into the house, the house started flooding. so we didn't really have a chance to get anything out. >> what was going through your mind? you make your living on the water? >> just going through your head, just thinking what you can get out. you know, at that point, there was nothing. there was nothing we could do. >> reporter: his story echoes across central texas where rising floodwaterings have become increasingly dangerous. rescue crews have saved dozens of people. including this rescue we came across yesterday. two men in an suv trapped in a ditch after they tried to cross a flooded road. now, authorities are doing what they can to limit the damage. at mansfield, four floodgates are open to drain water from overflowing lake travis. four more are expected to open today. the current water level of lake

stay someplace safe. >> reporter: kingsland, texas. >>> the death toll from hurricane michael has risen to at least 30. most of those are in hard-hit florida where more than 135,000 customers remain without power. many hurricane victims have had no cell phone service. governor rick scott has been critical of phone companies over what he calls a slow res store -- restoration of service. verizon says it will give a three-month credit in service in coastal cities that were slammed by the storm.>>> a raness that paralyses where most of the patients are children. tom hanson has details. >> the center for disease control is reporting 127 cases are under investigation for acute flaccid myelitis, afm. 62 cases have been confirmed. in 22 states. >> this is a mystery disease. we don't know what's causing this increase in cases. for some of the previous cases we've identified one pathogen or another, but we have no unifying diagnosis. >> afm affects the nervous system, specifically part of the spinal cord and can in some cases be caused by a virus. muscles and reflexes are weakened and some cases

the river rising 26 feet in a matter of hours, washing out this bridge in kins kingsland. you're about to see the images tonight, vehicles losing control on the highway, with much more rain now on the way. abc's clayton sandell from the flood zone. >> reporter: tonight in texas, too much water. flash flooding triggers rescues and evacuations. >> we are starting to pull people out of houses, that's what our guys are doing right now. >> reporter: overnight, the overwhelming llano river taking out this bridge in the town of kingsland, northwest of austin. nearby, the colorado river hu hurling debris over starcke dam. >> is that a deck? that looks like a deck that's just gone over. >> reporter: all ten floodgates there are fully open. >> i've seen one or two floodgates open and it's pretty powerful at that. but all ten floodgates? this is amazing. >> reporter: schools closed. cars stuck. more than 150 roads are impassable. authorities discovering at least one body in the floodwaters. to the north in dallas, dangerously slick roads. dashcam capturing this suv careen out of cont

bridge in kingsland, texas, all officials say one person has died and forced the shutdown of this bridge over the colorado river, leaving residents in llano county in shock. >> i have never seen it this high. '96 and '97 were both pretty good floods, but i believe this- - this is a lot worse. >> reporter: mandatory evacuations have been ordered in the surrounding neighborhoods as rescue efforts are already under way. >> we have people that are trapped on certain islands that we just can't get to. as you can see behind me, the water is moving so quickly, plus r e debris. lu just can't put boats in that kind of water so we need helicopters as well. >> reporter: the llano river crested this afternoon nearly double major flood levels but people here aren't out of trouble yet. >> we just want to keep encouraging people to stay off the roads. if they're some place safe, stay safe. >> reporter: this is where the bridge collapsed. you can see that water still rushing. what's making things difficult is some cell phone towers were destroyed, and land lines are erwn. topop of that, the llano river

rising in central texas in kingsland. cameras were rolling when the water wiped out a bridge. flash flood warning is in effect and forecasters describe it as a very dangerous situation. >>> and watch out for big cats, people in carmel close by getting a warning from police today. keep an eye out for mountain lions. one homeowner captured this video of a mountain lion roaming at night on their property. at least four of the animals have been spotted in the city in just the past few months. hopping directly in front of the tiger enclosure. now zoo officials are speaking about the dangerous stunt. kpix 5 don ford was there. >> reporter: a lot of people come here to see the tigers. one of those people surprised everyone with when he crossed over the railing. it's not entirely clear why this man hopped over the railing. some say to take a selfie with the tigers in the background, others say it was to retrieve dropped sunglasses. no matter what it is a risky move. >> some in the general public will do pretty stupid things. >> h

in the town of kingsland, the water receding. the cleanup beginning. >> and victor oquendo live from the mansfield dam at lake travis in austin. and victor, i know that whole region is bracing for more rain. >> reporter: that's right, david. the water levels haven't been this high at lake travis in decades. there is more heavy rain on the way. every drop is bad news for people here and in flood-prone areas. a flash flood watch remains in effect through tomorrow morning. david? >> victor, thank you. >>> a major new arrest in the usa gymnastics scan doll tonight. the organization's former president was arrested overnight, more than a year after he resigned. tonight, months after he pleaded the fifth in front of congress and the country, what he's now accused of doing. here's abc's linsey davis. >> reporter: tonight, the former head of usa gymnastics is behind bars. steve penny arrested overnight by u.s. marshals at a tennessee cabin. he's accused of tampering with evidence in the investigation of disgraced olympic doctor larry nass

this happened in kingsland, texas, 65 miles northwest of boston.t a person was killed in flooding. evacuations were ordered in kingsland and marvel falls, texas. >>> we know that at least 26 people have died from the storm of michael. mike pence arrived in georgia with his wife to tour some of the damage. the vice president traveled to a peak on plantation. experts say that even if new trees were planted today, it would take 20 years for them to start producing a usable crop. >>> information to bring into the newsroom. we have confirmed the identity of a second person shot to death last weekend at the halloween themed birthday party in east palo alto. the coroner office says that the 23-year-old amaro mendez was killed along with eduardo. two other people were wounded. they are expected to recover. the shooter has not been caught. >>> the case against a man accused of killing a young woman at the bart station will go to trial. the grand jury indicted john lee cowan for the stabbing death of be a wealth of the indictment means that there will be no

. >> reporter: patricia has never seen anything like it, either, and she's lived in kingsland, texas, for 30 years. >> oh, it's very tough. and then i have no flood insurance here. >> reporter: tonight, new flash flood watches are in effect. and to relieve pressure on this dam, authorities plan to open a record number of flood gates tomorrow. lester? >> all right, gabe. thank you. >>> new charges have been filed in a case we've been following against a california surgeon and his girlfriend accused of drugging and sexually assaulting women. dr. grant robicheaux, who once appeared on a bravo dating show, is now charged in seven attacks. cerissa riley is charged in five. prosecutors say they recorded their attacks and may have preyed on hundreds of women. both pleaded not guilty. >>> a body cam video released by columbus, ohio, police is making headlines tonight, not for what the officer did wrong but for what he did right, responding to a report of two young men with a gun. he turned what could have been a deadly encounter into a powerful lesson. nbc's ron mott with the story. >> this i

. >> fast moving water from the river washed away a bridge in kingsland earlier today as heavy rains caused the river to swell. jet skis and everything else went downstream. emergency crews are helping people evacuate. they say in some cases they'll need helicopters just to get residents out. >> we have people who are trapped on certain islands that we can't get to. the water is moving so quickly. plus the debris, we just can't put boats in that kind of water. >> the rain is causing issues in other parts of texas as well. the fort worth fire department says it responded to 80 traffic accidents this morning because of the weather conditions. no deaths have been reported. >>> an update now on the deliberate pg&e outages that affected over 59,000 cust per hads during sunday's high-fire danger conditions. minutes ago we learned most of the power cut to bay area customers is now back on. only 154 customers in both napa and lake counties are still in the dark. but thousands are still affected in other areas. this includes over 2,500 in el dorado county. over 2,000 in calabaras county. the

. >> reporter: patricia heineke has never seen anything like it either and she's lived in kingsland, texas for 30 years. >> it's very tough. and then we have no flood insurance here. >> reporter: to relieve the pressure on this dam authorities are planning to open a record number of floodgates later today. phillip? >> all right, gabe, thank you. >>> will the u.s. hold the crown accountable? mounting questions this morning over how the administration will handle saudi arabia if the country is found to be involved in the disappearance of "washington post" journalist jamal khashoggi. later this morning president trump will meet with secretary of state mike pompeo for the first time since the diplomat's trip to riyadh and istanbul. meanwhile, the "post" has published khashoggi's last column. the paper's global opinions editor writing they held off, hoping he would come back but now accept that is not going to happen. the decision coming amid grim new signs from the investigation. in istanbul forensic experts scoured the home of a saudi diplomat, looking for blood and dna evidence. nbc's

. >> the raging llano swept away a highway bridge in kingsland about 50 miles northwest of austin.y are above flood stage and heading for records. >> many roads as you can see there are impassable, with drivers caught by surprise on roads that have turned into rivers. more rain is on the way. accuweather's paul williams is here with the forecast. good morning, paul. >> good morning, stephanie, kenneth. now, rain diminishing slightly for wednesday throughout the northern portions of the state, but still showers will still be pretty present throughout central and southern portions of the state, but as we go into thursday and friday, look for another round of heavy rain courtesy of the tropical moisture coming off the gulf. travel disruptions as well as flood risk continue. frost freeze threat for the ohio valley region. the northeast we're looking for the winds to kick in in a bad way. 40 to 45-mile-per-hour winds. power outages and tree damage. thursday, another round of frost and freeze threat throughout the ohio valley region and down right freezing up towards montreal. kenneth? s

the rising water flooded hopes in kingsland and marble false. we spoke to residents who are now figuring out what to do. >> reporter: volunteers and homeowners spent thursday cleaning the mud out of about 50 homes here in marble falls and this is what it looks like, feet of mud covering properties that once used to be only grass. several people have had to throw away everything they own and many tell us their homes will have to be gutted in order to prevent mold from earl morning people on pecan drive woke up to find lake marble falls climbing closerto their homes. >> it's so dark. we couldn't tell where the water was. we were standing here with our coffee and a canoe floated by between the deck and the tree. >> so we just packed up a couple of outfits for each of us and some food and diapers. >> reporter: two days later, when they returned home, they realized just how much water made it inside. >> it looks like us to maybe 4 1/2 feet, maybe 5 feet. but the house is toast. >> it would have been over my head, absolutely. >> reporter: almost every

>> reporter: the rushing waters ripping apart this bridge in kingsland. it also swallowed up peers, dragging them in the current. the swift water catching some drivers off guard. at least two dozen people had to be rescued. 20-year-old jackie anderson on her way to work when she got trapped, calling 911 in a panic. >> we slid her off the car. i just told her to go ahead and get on my back and just wrap her arms around me. and i was going to get us out. >> reporter: a school bus driver and middle school student also rescued. authorities say the bus was swamped when the driver went around a barricade. that driver later arrested. texas officials warning residents, if they don't have to go out, don't. >> just stay home. watch tv. check on your loved ones, and just stay home. >> reporter: state officials say with more rain in the forecast, this flooding threat will not end soon. kerry sanders, nbc news, marble falls, texas. >>> you may have heard about a dangerous infection causing paralysis in children. so far, cases have been reported in 22 states. health of

the rising water of the lonnow river yoechld and caused a bridge to collapse in kingsland. that's about 65 miles northwest of the capital of texas, austin. more than 10 sxu and you inches of rain have fallen in the past two days. flash flood warnings are in effect. rising water has also triggered evacuations. >>> secretary of state mike pompeo is in saudi arabia to find out what happened to missing "washington post" journalist jamalthe state depar afternoon pompeo is traveling on the direction of the white house to meet with king salman and the crown prince. president trump said the saudi crown prince denied his i with the saudi journalist's disappearance. turkey has said they believe khashoggi was killed in the saudi consulate in istanbul. saudi arabia has denied that. president trump has been hesitant to cast blame on drake. >>> republicans have received a fund-raising boost from one of the silicon valley tycoons who helped launch paypal. billionaire peter thooel donated $250,000 to the trump victory fund over the summer. that's according to federal election officials. th

too much for this bridge near kingsland, texas. brute force of the rushing water crushing the bridge under the rapids. >> right here you can see where the water came to. >> reporter: gerald hudson lives along the colorado river. it's already destroyed his neighbor's home. >> i didn't think it would get this high. >> reporter: now he's nervously watching water lapping at his own back door. >> the way these waves are going, you know, surf's up. >> reporter: views that normally look like this, now look like this. schools are closed. cars stuck. raging floodwaters carrying debris over the top of swollen dams. >> is that a deck? that looks like a deck that's just gone over. wow. >> reporter: officials say a body was found in floodwaters, possibly the last of four victims swept away last week, when floodwaters overtook an rv park. the good news is the water levels are dropping here but the ground is so saturated that any more rain could trigger another flooding emergency. robin. >> thank you. >>> now to that deepening crisis over the mis

shoji entering the consular office days after saudi officials said the cameras there weren't working kingsland got involved speaking to turkish president on a phone call on sunday saying no one could undermine the strength of their relationship and in the past few hours a joint investigation team has entered the consular office in istanbul there has been a flurry of activity on twitter from u.s. senators and former members of government demanding trump old riyadh accountable for show g.'s disappearance the democratic senator from maryland chris van hollen tweeted president trump suggestion that could show g.'s elaborately planned murder in the saudi's own concealer was orchestrated by rogue killers defies reality orders must have come from the top the us must not be complicit in an effort to cover up this here in this crime. and remind you again about what stunts and the power of the former u.s. ambassador to the u.n. had to say under the obama administration she tweeted the notion that mohammed bin sunland one of the most controlling leaders in the middle east didn't know that his government

colorado river in marble falls and watched his boat and dock get destroyed by the rushing water in kingsland, this bridge built 49 years ago was no match for the llano river, crumbling to pieces as water levels topped 39 feet. that rising river which looks like waves churning in the ocean, was too much for a bridge that was inspected just last year and found to be structurally sound. here's the good news for people who live on the other side -- they're not marooned. there is another way out. but there are those who stayed put. prompting fire officials to begin dangerous rescue missions. >> the water is moving so quickly, and plus the debris, we can't put boats in that kind of water. we need helicopters as well. >> authorities have warned people to stay off the roads. in leander, texas, the driver of this school bus was arrested after he drove around a barricade right into a flooded road. one student on board had to be rescued from the rushing waters. while that water is already starting to recede in some areas, county officials warn the danger is not over. >> it will go back up. so we ask th

in the town of kingsland, the water receding, the cleanup beginning.aven't been this high in decades. more water on the way. every drop is bad news for people here. in flood-prone areas, a flash flood watch remains in effect. victor oquendo, abc news, austin. >> forecasters say it could be as much as 2 inches that fall there. >> not good news. julia weiden with accuweather is checking it out. >> no relief of rain in texas across the lower plains today. all this moisture continues to come in from the gulf of mexico. we're looking at a few extra inches of rain as we go through your friday. this will especially be the case down towards houston and corpus christi. dryer air will settle in for saturday and we should stay mostly dry for sunday. more rain returns on monday. meanwhile, in the northeast, it's incredibly cold this morning. temperatures below freezing in several spots. growing season has come to a close. it will be milder as we head into the afternoon with temperatures in the 50s to 60s. another front sweeps through on saturday. that's going to b

. >> rushing waters ripping apart this bridge in kingsland. also swallowed up pierres and docks. catching some drivers off guard. two dozen people had to be rescued. 20-year-old jackie anderson on way to work when she got trapped. calling 911 in a panic. >> oh, my god. the water is all in my car. >> rescuers using ropes to reach her. >> luckily she got pinned up and got where she could get out. we slip her out the car. told her to go ahead and get on my back and just wrap her arms around me and i was going to get us out. >> school bus driver and middle school student rescued. the bus was swamped when the driver went around a barricade. that driver later arrested. charged with child endangerment and then fired. texas officials warning residents if they don't have to go out, don't. >> just stay home. watch tv, check on your loved ones, and just stay home. >>> driving these floods, the relentless rain. still raining right now. in a two-day period, it rained more than 12 inches, which is why at one point on the lano river, the waters rose a remarkable 34 feet. that's more than three

. >> reporter: this woman has lived in kingsland, texas, for three decades. she never imagined the llano river would flood to her home. >> it's tough, and then i have no flood insurance here. i never in a million years would have thought this was going to come in my home. >> reporter: officials say more water has fallen into lake travis than the city of austin usually gets in four years. the flood waters rose up to 12 feet. this man used a boat to save some furniture from his second floor. others were too late. one man posting for help on social media. our boat dock is loose on lake travis. later a drone spotted it miles away. >> this is just totally unbelievable. watching $80,000 boats cascading down the river. i've never seen anything like this. >> reporter: there are flash flood watches in several more counties try tonight with more rain on the way. the major concern here is the ground is so saturated, guys. >> incredible images there in texas. thank you. >> thank you, gabe. >>> if you thought lotto fever was big earlier in the week, it's about to explode.

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. >> reporter: in the town of kingsland, the water receding. the cleanup beginning.idents who live along the lakes and rivers will be on high alert. flood watches have been extended throughout the day, whit. >> all right, victor, thanks so much. >>> now to new details on that amazing rescue. a man falling down a 100-foot mine shaft in arizona, breaking his leg, surrounded by snakes, stranded for two days. abc's eva pilgrim is here with more on how he was finally saved. eva, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, whit. that 62-year-old man found because he did a really smart thing. he told a friend, if he wasn't back in two days, to come looking for him. that's exactly what the friend did, finding him screaming. a remarkable rescue caught on tape. search and rescue crews in arizona pulling this man to safety. after being trapped in an arizona mine. >> his leg's broke all to hell and you're gonna have to have somebody to rebel doappel down there. >> reporter: 62-year-old john waddell went searching for gold on monday but ended up trapped at the bottom of that dark ho