Year in college football. Good friday morning to you. We begin with the images rarely seen in Southern California. A vicious rainstorm triggering massive mudslides. This is what it looked like for drivers. Cars tossed around by the river of mud. Emergency crews rescued more than a dozen people and eight dogs. South of there a vital stretch of interstate 5 could be closed all day today and thats only the beginning of the mess left behind. A muddy mess in Southern California. Overnight, the cleanup getting under way. Rocks, debris and mud feet deep surround homes and cars. We cant see and it was just reporter the mudflow miles long stranding drivers for hours cutting off the main artery between los angeles and the central valley. A big rig was sliding towards me. We got back in our cars and after that we just started sliding and boulders started coming so it was quick. It happened quick so it was scary. Reporter one woman forced to leave her vehicle behind wading through a fastmoving muddy river. The mudslides triggered from this intense storm bringing high winds, heavy downpours and hail guard. I drove down and then i saw two mudslides i passed the first one, the second one i it was coming down too fast. And more thunderstorms are california. Were also watching the radar on the east coast. You can see that large system bringing rain and right behind a cold front, temperatures expected to dip into the 30s this weekend in the northeast. Another major story developing overnight. The arrest of a hacker who allegedly passed u. S. Military data to isis. The man is from kosovo. He was arrested last month in malaysia and is accused of stealing the personal information of more than 1300 u. S. Military and other government personnel. Officials say he then passed the material to isis which posted it online hoping its supporters in the u. S. Would use it to stage attacks. If hes tried and convicted in the u. S. , he faces 35 years in prison. Well, some stunning developments in the president ial race as two gop frontrunners threaten to boycott the next debate. And the democrats pulling in some Serious Campaign cash. Plus, what about joe biden . Its your voice, your vote. Abcs Kenneth Moton tracking it all live from washington. Good morning, kenneth. Reporter good morning, phillip and reena. Yes, donald trump and ben carson say they will not stand for a threehour debate literally. Glimpse into Vice President joe bidens inner circle as he rallying the troops a top aide to Vice President joe biden sent a letter to the vps former staff about his impending decision on the race for the white house. Have you made your decision yet . Tell you what, good to see you all. Reporter the Vice President playing coy, but that aide, former delaware senator ted kaufman wrote biden is aware of the practical demands of making a final decision soon. The rest reads like a campaign letter. The longtime biden buddy says the vp would run an optimistic campaign, a campaign from the heart, a campaign consistent with his values, our values and the values of the American People. Kaufman ended, if biden decides to run we will need each and every one of you yesterday. Thank you, san antonio. Reporter hes right in. In the past three months Financial Reports show Hillary Clinton in the lead raising 28 million. Bernie sanders had a reason to dance on the Ellen Degeneres show. Republican ben carson, 21 million. Carson and donald trump are joining forces promising to boycott the planned threehour debate hosted by cnbc and trump told fox news Greta Van Susteren its too much. Im all for three hours. Im sorry they dont have the endurance to go the distance. Reporter jeb bushs campaign weighed in saying hes ready to debate. Cnbc is finalizing the format of that october 28th showdown. Reena and phillip. Kenneth moton live in washington, kenneth, thank you. Reaction is pouring in to the president s plan to delay the u. S. Withdrawal from afghanistan. President obama planning to leave nearly 10,000 u. S. Troops in afghanistan through most of next year. And that there will still be there. He promised to bring all the troops home sooner but that was this modest but meaningful extension of our presence while sticking to our current narrow missions can make a real difference. Its the right thing to do. Republican president ial candidates jeb bush and marco rubio criticized the decision saying the number of troops was far too low. Bush accused the president of undermining military commanders. Well, more violence in the middle east this morning. Dozens of palestinians have thrown firebombs at a west bank site revered by some of the jews as the tomb of joseph. No one was hurt. Its the latest in a series of attacks which has left 8 israelis and 31 palestinians dead. The u. N. Security Council Meets in special session later this morning to address the worsening crisis. Prosecutors in the u. S. And britain have identified two new suspects that they want to question about the bombing of pan am flight 103. That was the airliner that went down over lockerbie, scotland, in 1988 killing 270 people. The plot to take down the plane has always been tied to libya. Given the turmoil there, those new suspects might never be questioned. Former House Speaker Dennis Hastert has agreed to plead guilty in a hush money case linked to allegations of sexual misconduct. Hes accused of sexually abusing teen boys when he was a High School Wrestling coach paying at least one of them to keep his secret then lying to the fbi about his bank transactions. The plea deal is likely to involve prison time. No rain in sight. A dc10 tanker is joining the battle in texas to contain a raging wildfire. Flames have scorched through six square miles east of austin and wiped out three dozen homes. 400 other homes have been advised to evacuate and raf quadrupling in size on thursday, the wildfire is only about 25 contained. Get ready for a wet but less snowy winter. Forecasters say el nino is likely to be one of the strongest ever bringing lots of they also predict cooler conditions in much of the south and much milder across the northern u. S. Well, still ahead, luck of the draw. The maker of a popular cereal offering a wacky option. Weve got to tell you about this one. And shutting it down. One state pulling the plug on daily Fantasy Sports websites. Plus, amazing performance. The mets moving on in the playoffs. Highlights and the celebrations. And off you go, and off you go, and off you go, for every step, every stride, begin strong with the lasting of 100 whole grain at ally bank no branches equals great rates. S a fact. Kind of like ordering wine equals pretending to know wine. Pinot noir, which means peanut of the night. Hero Spencer Stone who helped stop a gunman on a european train has been released from a california hospital. Stone was being treated for stab in sacramento. He released a statement thanking those who had cared for him and saying he was now focused on healing and recovering and looking forward to the next part of his journey. There have been no arrests in the stabbing. Another strike against those heavily advertised daily Fantasy Sports websites. Regulators in nevada ordered them to be shut down, offlimits to users there saying they cannot operate in that state without a gambling license. The sites say they shouldnt need a license because they provide games of skill, not of chance. Nevadas decision does not affect season long Fantasy Sports. Well, its an end of an era. As of tomorrow, us airways will be no more. American airlines and us airways are completing the final step of the merger to become the Worlds Largest airline. The us airways banner will disappear after its final flight from san francisco. Itll arrive in philadelphia. And if you are a fan of lucky charms, particularly the marshmallows in the cereal, youre in luck, general mills, the maker of lucky charms is out with this video featuring rapper biz markie featuring the rules on how to get your hands on one of the ten lucky charms boxes of marshmallows. Take a photo of yourself holding a fake box of lucky charms and send it to them with the luckytensweepstakes and winners will be notified next week. Oh baby you oh, its pretty good. Biz markie. I dont know about the marshmallows, pure sugar. Oh, well, coming up, surprise attack. A man waking up in a hospital after his encounter with an alligator. And chaotic scene. One countrys parliament hit with tear gas right in the middle of a session. Session. Chaotic scene. One countrys parliament hit with tear gas right in the dannon oikos triple zero is my go to protein snack. Protein from yogurt . 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If youre heading out to work, expect to find wet roads through the entire great lakes area, but the worst commute will be in Southern California where heavy rain has shut down interstate 5 north of l. A. And other roadways in the area. And if you are flying, airport delays are possible in los angeles, las vegas, phoenix and miami. A fox news pundit is due in court in virginia today accused of lying about being a former cia operative. Wayne simmons was arrested and charged with fraud. He made frequent appearances as a commentator on fox news claiming to be an expert in terrorism who spent nearly three decades with the cia. Simmons allegedly lied about his credentials on government documents for contracting jobs and security clearances. Well, former nba star lamar odom is still on life support this morning after he was found unconscious in a nevada brothel on tuesday. Theres been no official word on odoms condition but sources tell espn that he has made some progress in the last day or so. Staffers at the brothel say he spent four days there, at times drinking, doing cocaine and taking herbal viagra. Actor randy quaid and his wife are free this morning after being held for a week in a vermont jail. A judge released the couple and dismissed charges that they were fugitives from justice in california. Years ago when they were accused of trespassing and vandalizing a Santa Barbara home they once owned. If they leave vermont, another state could extradite them to california. Well, a terrifying ordeal for a florida man coming facetoface with an eightfoot alligator. Doug brown was fixing a backyard pump in orlando when the the huge gator jumped from a canal and chomped down on his arm. Brown managed to yank his arm away and the alligator fell back into the water. His injuries are not serious but hes still rattled saying it felt like a horror movie. For the second week in a row, Kosovos Parliament session was shut down by opposition lawmakers setting off canisters of tear gas. Theyre furious with the government over moves they say endangers their territorial integrity and theyre pledging to continue their protests. The trouble began last month when protesters threw eggs at the prime minister. And heres what you do not want to see while taking off, a passenger taking video when the planes engine started falling apart. This happened on a low cost Airline Flight in chile. The captain was told, and the plane was safely back on the ground minutes later. Low cost airline, huh . Thats the operative word there, low cost. Now some sports. The American League championship series opens tonight with the Kansas City Royals hosting the toronto blue jays. And as we said yesterday morning, the nlcs is now set, as well. Highlights now from our guys at espn. Hes steve, im neil. Were going to do sports highlights right now. Steve, you go first. All right. Jon lester and matt harvey, game one of the nlcs in queens. Heres how we got to that point. Top of the second, Daniel Murphy off zack greinke, get out of town. Series then in the bottom of the ninth. Jeurys familia gets howie kendrick, the mets win the game and the series, 32. Itll be new york and chicago in game one. It was the falcons and saints in new orleans on thursday night. Thats Steve Gleason, former saints safety. He grew up in spokane. Michael mauti, this is a Steve Gleason imitation. Steve gleason did that in the first home game after katrina for the saints against the falcons. Mauti does it here and this is the tweet of the year right here. Hey, falcons, neverpunt. Good, steve. Mark ingram, he had a couple of touchdowns. Drew brees, another 300yard passing game and the saints give the falcons their first loss. Thats all we have. And thats good. Have a nice day. You too, gentlemen. One more football highlight. This one from the ucla versus stanford game last night. Stanford was already well out in front in the Third Quarter when they tried some razzledazzle. Incredible. Receiver Francis Owusu caught the ball on the back of the bruins defender. It was ruled a touchdown. Look at that. Pinned it to his back, ruled a touchdown and the cardinal went on to win, 5635. Thats an impressive play. Sure is. Highlight from off the field starring one of the good guys, j. J. Watt of the houston texans. He dressed up in a full batman costume and greeted kids during a Halloween Party at a Childrens Hospital in texas. But it didnt take long for the cape crusaders mask to come off then watt signed autographs and took pictures with just about everybody there. Good going for him. Its really nice. Yeah, batman just needs Jadeveon Clowney to be his robin, and hell be all set. A woman at a Hillary Clinton rally getting more attention than the candidate all because of her hair. And new gig. 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You know donald trump wants to come in next. All right. Santa claus is now a member of the north pole city council. Really. Thomas Patrick Oconnor legally changed his name about ten years ago, and, look, he certainly looks the part. He sure does. Medical marijuana, claus has supported the opening of medical marijuana dispensaries in the north pole and he does not, by the way, accept requests for gifts. There you go. You cannot have that. Nothing would get done in the north pole. No, youre right. Almost Everyone Needs a day off at some point. And its not unusual for workers to rely on their sick days. It turns out 38 of americans admit theyve called in sick when theyre actually feeling just fine. Some of the most outrageous excuses include, my grandmother poisoned me with ham. Another claimed he broke his arm reaching to grab a falling sandwich. And here, one of our favorites, a woman actually said that she was going to the beach because her doctor said that she needed more vitamin d. 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And the cdc recommends everyone, including those around babies, make sure their whooping cough vaccination is up to date. Understand the danger your new grandchild faces. Talk to your doctor or pharmacist about you and your family getting a whooping checking our top stories, a computer hacking suspect in custody in malaysia could face decades of prison time here in the u. S. Hes accused of stealing the personal information of American Military and government personnel and giving it to isis. Republican frontrunners donald trump and ben carson are threatening to boycott the next gop debate. They want it held to two hours and they also want to make opening and closing statements directly to the camera. A vicious rainstorm has triggered widespread flash flooding and massive mudslides across Southern California shutting down interstate 5 and other major roadways for most of the day. Looking at todays weather those storms continuing today in the southwest. Rainy across the great lakes, sunny and dry in the east, windy in the midwest. Finally, the president ial debate gave the late night comics plenty of material. Here now your friday funnies. More than 15 Million People tuned in to watch Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders and the three High School Principals they invited to fill out the stage. Jim webb had to answer tough questions like who are you and can we see some i. D. . The odds were stacked against cnn. Following the gop debate circus with these five candidates was like following an episode of empire with an episode of charlie rose tells a long fishing story. So, how can cnn get viewers just as excited for a trumpless democratic debate . The answer is someone else who wont be there. There it is, the extra podium just in case Vice President biden decides to show up. Before the debate people were like can we just vote for the empty podium . And now the empty podium is pulling ahead of martin omalley. What does that say about you for casting a vote for something you werent sure about. I think youre being rough. I just arrived at the United States senate. Come on, anderson cooper, youre being rough on linc. He just arrived in the United States senate. You know the other senators were giving him swirlies and running him through the spanking machine. He didnt know what to do. Jimmy christmas, stop giving him the business. Why dont you ask jim webb something. He hasnt talked in like ten minutes. Webbs anger at being ignored led to an awkward moment where he threw a tantrum and threatened to hold his breath until someone asked a question. You know your debate was pretty uneventful when the banner headline the next day is, elderly man not having the email. The American People are sick and tired of hearing about your damn emails. Thank you, me too. Me too. You know. Thats the laugh of a woman who is thinking, you buffoon. If you had an email scandal i would hang you from the rafters with it. And to think, we got another full year of these gems. Very good point. On behalf of phillip and myself thanks for tuning in. Thats whats making news in
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