nbc's sarah james is in sydney. >> reporter: it was a teenage thrill gone terribly wrong.im with a mate in a flooded creek left this 14-year-old boy clutching desperately to a tree. police and firefighters scrambled to reach him before he lost his grip and his life. the aftermath of the cyclone clutching a life vest for the teen. at first, everything went right. the pair bobbed downstream, snagged a tree. while pushing the boy to safety, the rescue worker went under, under the teen, under the water. his only choice is to unhitch his safety cable and hope for the best. anxious moments then relief as he hopped to the surface 100 yards downstream, exhausted but alive. brett williams says it's all part of the job. >> relief and part of our training. >> reporter: one happy ending for australian rescue workers who needed good news facing a foot of rain in one day while in the nation's south and inferno in victoria last week. and a close call of a very different call for these firefighters. in australia, it seems there's too much rain or none at all. and there's more than a month

sarah james joins us from australia. good morning, sarah. >> good morning, natalie. first fires, now a daring rescue of a teenager, trapped by a flood. it was a teenage thrill gone terribly wrong. an impulsive swim with a mate in a flooded creek in queensland, australia, left this 13-year-old boy clutching desperately to a tree. firefighters and rescuers ran toward him. leapt into the flooded waters, strapping a life vest to the teen. at first everything went right, snagged a tree downstream. while pushing the boy to safety, the rescue worker went under, under the teen, under the water. his only choice, to unhitch his safety cable and hope for the best. anxious moments, then relief as he popped to the service 100 yards down stream, exhausted, but alive. queensland firefighter brett williams says it's all part of the job. >> it's part of the train iing. >> reporter: one happy ending for australian rescue workers who need good news, facing a foot of rain in one day in the tropical north while in the nation's south an inferno in victoria last week and a close call of a

sarah james is in brisbane for us this morning. s sarah, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, savannah. the floodwaters here in brisbane -- and i'm on the banks of the river, have peaked and are starting to recede, but the crisis here in queensland, australia, is far from over. the juggernaut of the storm, which dumped 2 1/2 feet of water on the region, lashed towns across eastern australia all the way down to sydney. a storm so terrifying and bizarre. churning up monster foam from the ocean that entertained children, but bewildered drivers, and taxed resources to the breaking point. even thunderburg's hospital had to be evacuated. rescue workers pushed patients on carts to waiting helicopters. others plucked from rooftops from a team of civilians, remnants of cyclone oswald. tiny evac eevacuee. hundreds of men and women and children rushed to safety. this fashionable neighborhood two miles outside the center of brisbane flooded in 2011, a once in a century flood, but two years later, it happened again. andrew brady just moved h

sarah caldwell checking on your morning commute. let's bring you up to date. we were still tracking some closures in carroll county on route 97. philadelphia boulevard at james avenue, you may find some delays because of a crash. you can see the north and west side continues to run smoothly. southboundonnell, traffic continuing to move well. those speeds move well down to howard county. 55 on the west side. eastbound 50, three lanes are closed in the bowie region. everything running smoothly in annapolis. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> good morning. here we are in the baltimore metro area. you can see some sprinkles to the south. the significant rain has been out in west virginia. most of the storm is west of us. we should be clipped this afternoon by some rain chances. 35 at the airport. warmer at the inner harbor, 44 degrees this morning. there are sprinkles in virginia. warmer air is trying to come in . high pressure is breaking down and allowed elements of this storm to come in. we will catch some of the moisture and some of the mild air as well. 30 degrees in denver. cold air is beginning to spill into the northern plains. 16 degrees by game

james patterson, stephen king decides i'll be my own publisher. >> and, unfortunately, -- >> hasn't happened yet. >> unfortunately we're out of time, but very quickly would ask both sarah weinman and bob minzesheimer looking ahead to 2013 some of their picks. sarah weinman of publishers marketplace is looking for going clear, hollywood and the prison is an exposÉ on scientology. and, of course, lawrence wrote the looming power. some of the book's bob minzesheimer "usa today" is looking forward to it is the king years, ross perot, my life, al gore, the future. and should also point out a couple of the books that are coming out, general stanley mcchrystal has a book coming out, my share of the path. and dick cheney on coronary disease. his book is also coming out in 2013. sarah weinman of publishers marketplace and bob minzesheimer of "usa today," we appreciate your time today on booktv. >> sarah kilborne recounts the crew of her great-great-grandfather, william skinner, a textile manufacture in the mid-19th century. the author recalls skinner's immigration from london and his career ascendancy from a worker and a silk mill to the owner of his own factory, the mill villa

sarah palin has split from fox news. >> we're finding out what drove that split. >>> and the miami heat star, lebron james, rushing the court to tackle a fan. what did he do to deserve that big bear hug, which seems to be an overwhelming hug. >> i don't think that was planned. >>> plus, the fearless ginger zee. our own ginger gets extreme at the x-games. we'll test her nerves with some of the top athletes on the slopes. never heard the word nerves. >> she is fearless. >>> let's start with the political power couple. unimaginable just a few years ago. barack obama and hillary clinton in their first side-by-side interview. these two locked horns publicly, repeatedly and vehemently back in 2008. what does this new tableau mean for 2016. abc's david kerley is in washington. good morning. >> reporter: if you turned on the tv, you wouldn't believe it. bitter rivals now fawning over each other as their working relationship comes to an end. >> it's been a great collaboration. >> reporter: it is a first. the first time the president has agreed to a dual interview with anyone other than his wife. he tells cbs' "60 minutes" why.

james cameron. >> juliane moore, so brave to take this role. now, with you and tina fey, we have three of the most incredible impersonations of sarah palin. >> agh fight to push a bill through a bitterly divided house of representatives. winning it requires the president to make a lot of unsavory deals that had nothing to do with the big issue. i wouldn't know anything about that. >> wow. what an exciting special guest. that was hillary clinton's husband. >> really this award is about tony mendez. an american hero. he represents the clandestine service as well as the foreign service making sacrifices every day. i want to thank our troops very much. >> well, if those in conservative talk radio didn't have any topics to talk about today, they can talk about hollywood and politics. >>> up next, old king cole will deep dive into the shifting politics of once reliably blue cold country with senator rockefeller's requirement and enough votes to hold on this his seat and any others slipping away from the party. you're watching "the daily rundown" only on msnbc. i'm gett, but kate -- still looks like...kate. nice'n easy with colorblend technology give

james patterson, stephen king, decide, i'll be my own publisher. >> host: and unfortunately -- >> guest: hasn't happened yet. >> host: unremember fortunately we're out of team. but quickly, we asked sarah and been, looking ahead to 2013, some of their picks. sarah? of publishers marketplace, looking for lawrence wright's, going clear, scientology, hollywood, and the prism of police, anes suppose say on scientology, and of course the looming tower. some of the books bob is looking forward to is the king years, ross perot, my life, al gore, the future, and a couple other books, mcchrystal, my share of the task, and dick cheney on coronary disease. sarah and bob, we appreciate your time today on book tv. >> you don't always find many newspaper editors embracing investigative reporting. the point we have seen is it's actually economics. it's the discomfort that investigative reporting causes in a newsroom, because it's troublesome. it's that more than the economics. if you're going to ruffle the feathers of something powerful, that gets them complaining to the publisher and stories are legion about those things happening. we were fortunate through the '70s and almost all our career to work

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