Oxycontin facing thousands of lawsuits and bankruptcy now wants to hand out bonuses. The area 51 invasion beginning now. We take you to the nevada desert. What authorities are expecting. And from President Trumps pocket cash to this black panther roaming the rooftops to a Mister Rogers Halloween Costume raising eyebrows. All your trending stories for this friday morning. And good friday morning, everyone. Im Mona Kosar Abdi in for janai norman. Im kenneth moton. We begin with the Flood Disaster in eastern texas where more than 40 inches of rain fell in some areas and its still raining. New images coming in including this dramatic scene. All those cars and trucks abandoned by their owners on this flooded highway near houston. New video shows the floodwaters rising up to the mailboxes in this neighborhood. The governor has declared a disaster in 13 counties. Some people have been stranded since early yesterday. Even guests at this hotel had to escape water pouring into the lobby. Abcs El
Autumn chill in the air with temperatures in the mid to upper 50s by 7 00. A few low 50s in the north bay valleys. Low 70s around 2 00, 3 00. 75 to 80, quick warming for the bay and inland areas by noon. Those outdoor cafe tables will be going quickly. 81 to 88 at 4 00. Everyone is comfortable at 7 00. Lets find out about that commute. Lets get an update from sue. Headed back to the Central Valley and 580 westbound, we got a mass of slow traffic here. We had a couple of big wigs that got into it near grant line. Traffic is slowing to under 5 Miles Per Hour as you make that merge. We have then to add insult to injury, a new three or fourcar accident. This one in livermore, westbound past isabel. Fourth lane from the left or almost the slow lane. That second lane from the slow lane. Give yourself extra time. We had drive times of over two hours at one point this morning. Thats improved to an hour and 15 minutes to get from tracy westbound 580 into dublin. New york city mayor bill deblasi
Way from tra dublin pleasanton with speeds well under 20 Miles Per Hour here. Checking over in sausalito, southbound, two left lanes blocked near the marin city offramp. You are starting to back up there. Theyre looking for a tow truck to come and clear the lanes out. A look at the drive times. About an hour, hour and 15 minutes westbound tracy to dublin. Highway 4 is bunching up with a 25minute ride westbound. San rafael into San Francisco, that is looking good with minor slowing through that sausalito accident as you make your way through marin city. Sounds good. Thanks. Breaking news, new york city mayor bill deblasio is dropping out of the race for president. Heres the announcement he made about 90 minutes ago. I have to tell you at the same time, i feel like ive contributed all i can to thishis primaimary election. Its not my time. Im going to end my president ial campaign. Continue my work as mayor of new york city and i will keep speaking up for people. Dsios four months. Deblas
Statue of liberty, major airports and bostons fenway park targeted. Fireworks overnight. The president s lawyer, rudy giuliani, admits he asked ukraine to look into former Vice President joe biden as new details emerge about the allegations an unnamed whistleblower made against the president. The new video of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in blackface again. The third incident now discovered. Will his apology be enough to keep him in office . Its here. As apple fanatics line up around the globe will the new iphone 11 camera and threelens slofie be a hit . Hawkeye hero. The Iowa College Football fan who just wanted beer money. Now using his Viral Campaign to help children in a huge way. Hes here live only on gma this morning. Yeah, its a party in the usa yeah good morning, america. Great to have you with us on this friday morning. Cannot wait to talk to that college student, carson king, whose sign went viral. Yeah. He has raised a lot of money, and hes doing something really great. It
Pentagon officials at the white house after slapping sanctions on Irans Central Bank, calling them the highest ever i am imposed on country. Well bring all the headlines from the white house. Flood from texas. A Tropical Storm overwhelming the area. They fear it may become worse than Hurricane Harvey in some spots. Were live on the ground as residents are trying to pick up the pieces. Tim cook greeting apple fans at the store here in new york. Were looking at reopened flagship store. Were live on the scene later in the hour. Melissa fox Business Team coverage keeping track of todays coverage. Blake burman live at white house. Gerri willis on the floor at the new york stock exchange. Phil flynn is watching oil and bold gold from the cme in chicago and Edward Lawrence from the newsroom. Reporter it was deputy level chinese negotiators, canceling or not going a trip to u. S. Farms got the market turning down. One thing to keep in mind all of this, this is deputy level negotiators below th