And good morning to you, im gio benitez. And im adrienne bankert. Kendis and diane have the day off. We want to get first to the wild weather, specifically in texas. A lot of storms and possible tornadoes hitting that area in the middle of the night. Take a look. This ray far right now, you can see the system stretching across the entire state, just look at that. Bringing strong winds and rain and lots of lightning. As those storms tear across texas another system hitting the west coast taking special aim at waterlogged california. And some areas there could get as much as 5 inches. Residents have been told to be ready to evacuate on short notice. Several buildings caught on fire in san antonio. Reports of roofs being ripped off or collapsing. Some residents are now spending the night in a shelter but there are no reports of injuries. Weve seen at least five reports of some minor injuries but again it is very, very early and, of course, this is happening in the middle of the night so we just dont know just yet. The strong winds knocked down trees and power lines, many on top of these hopes and structural damage in san antonio. More tornadoes and flooding are also possible in the next few hours. Okay, lets get to the california story. There was a lot of water to cover here from texas to just outside of sacramento. Right now we know that there have been so many areas completely waterlogged in northern california. Some could get as much as 5 inches of rain. Thats on top of what theyve already received and we know that there are some areas that have had to evacuate on very short notice. A lot of voluntary evacuation orders for people in maxwell, california, a small town north of sacramento. Mountain runoff has overwhelmed a creek causing flooding there and last weeks storm is taking a toll on roadways with potholes, sinkholes and erosion. The outer lane of interstate 15 through the cajon pass is certainly giving way too. To cam tran with more of our weather. Good morning, gio and adrienne. Looking at the barrage of storm systems with another one moving in right now. Another one moving in late tonight into tomorrow and between the two storm systems were looking at over 3 inches of rainfall across the bay area. Locally higher amounts across the central valleys of california and the foothills including the oroville area. In the sierras above 7,000 feet a couple feet of snow while in texas stormy and southeast texas, flash flood watches in effect. Gio and adrienne, back to you. Thank you very much. We move on to the busy week ahead for the president. One of the prime goals for donald trump finding a new National Security adviser. Four men met with the president. Hes hoping to announce a replacement for Michael Flynn before the end of the week. The president seemed to refer to an attack that some say didnt happen. Abcs Elizabeth Hur is here with more. Elizabeth. Reporter adrienne and gio, you said it. President trump has a full plate but his comments about sweden, thats what had the white house scrambling this weekend. President trump ready to get back to work in washington. Promising to unveil a new version of his travel ban and name a new National Security adviser soon. Abc news learning the president met with at least four possible replacements in florida on sunday. After Michael Flynn was forced to resign. A busy week ahead for the president whose baffling comments over the weekend sparked a firestorm of questions. You look at whats happening in germany. You look at whats happening last night in sweden, sweden, who would believe this . Reporter President Trump at a Campaign Rally on saturday talking about an incident in sweden that never happened. Sweden, they took in large numbers. Theyre having problems like they never thought possible. Reporter in response the former swedish Prime Minister tweeted sweden . Terror attack . What has he been smoking . Questions abound. The white house later explained he was talking about rising crime and recent incidents in general and not referring to a specific incident that the president was actually referencing a news report he had seen the night before. [ wanting ] across the country for the fifth straight weekend protesters took over the streets. In new york, former trump friend and music mogul Russell Simmons even led a rally called i am a muslim too. Its not an antitrump rally. I read that but its certainly not. Its the policies and the choices that hes made. Reporter and today thousands more are expected to protest the president s policies and choices in dozens of cities nationwide calling todays rally not my president s day. Gio and adrienne. Elizabeth hur, thank you very much. Criticizing the Trump Administration has cost a National Security council aide his job. Craig deare led it till friday. When he was fired days after making critical comments about the president s policies and some of his advisers during a private speech. Deare was appointed to the nsc post last month. As we await the president s very advised immigration ban, a growing number are fleeing the u. S. For canada. 22 were caught crossing illegally into canada over the weekend. Two conservative canadian politicians are calling on the government to stop the illegal crossings. Breaking news, defense secretary jim mattis is now in baghdad for an unannounced visit expected to reassure the iraqis that the u. S. Does not intend to seize iraqi oil, an idea President Trump has mentioned. Mattis also tells reporters that the president s new immigration ban is likely to make an exemption is for iraqis who have participated in the battle against isis. And that battle is at a new stage now with iraqi forces again advancing on mosul. Isis still holds half of iraqs second biggest city and the Iraqi Government forces are getting air support from the u. S. Led coalition liberating the rest of mosul will not be easy. The streets are narrow. There are still hundreds of thousands of civilians trapped in their homes. All right, adrienne, the Aircraft Carrier uss carl vinson is patrolling the south china sea, where china created manmade islands and even installed military weapons and the navy described its presence as routine. Last week china warned 9 u. S. Against challenging its sovereignty in the region. Mike pence wraps up his First Official trip overseas in brussels. He visited a nazi concentration camp nor munich. The pences placed a wreath beneath the International Memorial at the center of the camp. More than 200,000 people were held at dachau and about 40,000 died there. Another historic launch at the Kennedy Space center as a spacex rocket blasts up from the same launchpad used by nasa for moon shots carrying supplies to the International Space station. It was spacexs first liftoff from florida since a rocket explosion last summer. Not only was the launch successful its booster landed at Cape Canaveral instead of falling into the sea meaning its ready to be used again. Still ahead, the new entertainment option coming to your smartphone possibly. The assassination of the north korean leaders half brother and new diplomatic fallout from it. Tough questions right now about why an expensive property went up in the pilot of the small plane is recovering after crashing into a new jersey neighborhood barely missing several homes. The victim was pulled from the wreckage and is hospitalized in stable condition. Nobody on the ground was hurt but four cars were either destroyed or damaged. Overseas now new details about the assassination of north korean dictator kim jongnams brother. Surveillance video appears to show the careful and deliberate attack last week at the airport in malaysia. Kim jongnam died on the way to the hospital after apparently being poisoned. Both women seen in the video are under arrest. Four other men are now wanted. And today theres new diplomatic fallout. Malaysia has recalled its ambassador to north korea. The North Koreans have criticized the investigation calling it politically motivated. Thats just an incredible story. A consumer alert for anyone with a Home Security system. It could actually be making you less secure. Hackers are finding it increasingly easy to break into wireless Home Security cameras. 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Police say he is suspected of participating in the girls murder. The bodies of liberty german and Abigail Williams were found nearly a week ago near a creek. They never returned home from a hiking trip. Such a sad story. Investigators in the washington, d. C. Gushes are trying to figure out what sparked a huge fire that destroyed a multimillion dollar mansion. Efforts to put out the fire were hampered by a lack of hydrants nearby. Its a problem neighbors say theyve complained about before. Heres abcs linsey davis. Fire has gone through the roof. Sounds like propane let loose. Reporter a massive inferno at this multimillion dollar virginia mansion. They were very shaken. It was amazing how quickly it spread throughout the house. Reporter but now a disturbing detail about just what helped that fire rage for so long. Crews battled for more than 12 hours to put it out. I have no water. Unable to supply at this time. Ill have to shut you down until i get water. Reporter precious time was lost trying to hook it up from the only fire hydrant in in neighborhood of expensive homes. A fiveminute walk away. The neighborhood does have additional complexities. Reporter linsey davis, abc news, new york. Three kayakers are safe this morning after a dramatic rescue in northern california. Strong winds and currents had made it impossible for them to return from an overnight camping trip or even go back to their campsite. The three men called 911 for help. And, adrienne, at least three people were injured during an accident at a plus speedway. A car flipped from the track during a race, crashed through a fence and landed in a crowd of people all three of those injured were transported to the hospital. Its the second time a car has flipped from the track in about a week. Now, the nba doesnt resume until thursday. Last night, the league held its allstar game. Two words for you, no defense. Highlights from our guys at espn. Good morning, america. 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