this is world news now, with t.j. holmes and reena ninan. yes. lots of rain. we re still talking rain. we are still. poor texas. frightening for some people. it is because we re now talking about tropical storm bill bill. the remnants crawling through texas, dumping the heaviest rain overnight. happening from austin to houston. it s moving north as a massive system pushing into oklahoma and the northwest. it will reach as far as upstate new york. imagine that, texas to upstate new york. abc s emmett miller brings us the coverage. reporter: millions of people live in the path of heavy weather. in the south, tropical storm bill slams ashore making landfall in texas with sustained winds of up to 60 miles an hour and the potential to dump as much as 12 inches of rain. the rain is coming sideways. reporter: as bill moves north, the midwest already dealing with heavy storms. a waterspout over lake michigan. a rain-laden monster descending on chicago.
and i-90 in cleveland, ohio, under water. in the town of lima, a man is pulled to safety after being stranded on top of his car. torrential downpours, flooding streets, vehicles bottoming out in toledo s old west end. near swanton, some homeowners can t even use their toilets. we re sick and tired of it. the county, we pay good money in taxes. they need to come out here and get this fixed. reporter: in harrison, pennsylvania a popular community pool is closed after it s covered by a mud puddle. it s coming in like niagara falls. mother nature, don t mess with it. reporter: although tropical storm bill has weakened with landfall, scattered severe thunderstorms are expected throughout western nebraska and south dakota and into wyoming, montana and colorado. in los angeles, emmett miller, abc news. as we mentioned, millions of americans will actually feel the impact from what s left of tropical storm bill. after the storm leaves texas, a huge area of the country will get soake
sony reauthorized release a few days ago. it s been available through xbox, google, and youtube play. sony says it was essential for for our studio to release this movie especially given the assault pn our business by those who wanted to stop free speech. earlier reviews by patrons are mixed. ticket sales are so strong some theaters are adding more times. its creators couldn t be happier. because films usually hit the theaters long before they re offered on line, the movie industry is watching closely to see how well a simultaneous release works. in los angeles, emmett miller, abc news. really great to see that movie opening up. if it opened in 300 theaters. supposed to open to 3,000, so they re playing some catchup. see if they make good money on it after all. exactly. all right, coming up, the celebrities who caught our attention during 2014. from scandals to successes. our entertainment editor joins in a moment for an unbelievable look back. a tasty business proposition fo
hackers took hackers took aim at online video game players this holiday. microsoft s xbox live and sony s playstation network are having connection failures. the hacker group is claiming responsibility for those problems. it all began christmas day just as many people unwrapped those new game consoles. it s not known if any user data was stolen. a very different problem with playstation for a man in colorado. when he opened the box he found bags of rocks. he says a wal-mart employee told him it had been returned to the store by another customer. at first walmart of skeptical but eventually gave him a refund. good thing he opened the box before giving it to his niece. that would have been a bad gift. that they similar to getting coal in your stocking i guess. it might be. all right. sony is claiming victory now in its surprise move to release the controversial comedy the interview to theaters nationwide. despite the hacking scandal and threats of terrorism, f
james franco writes on instagram, victory. seth rogen, thanks sony for making it happen, booyah. this was president obama s response to sony s pulling the interview last week. i think they made a mistake. reporter: the white house saying the change of heart allows people to make their own choices about the film, and we welcome that outcome. we got the interview! the fbi is encouraging the public to remain vigilant and report suspicious activity to law enforcement. according to the former director of the national counterterrorism center there s really no indication this is a credible threat. reporter: xbox, youtube and google play, the interview can also be seen by logging on online. sony calls it a victory for free speech. in los angeles, emmett miller abc news. again, that movie going wide in theaters today. you had a chance to watch it. it will get nominated for a writing oscar with lines like, they hate us because they ain t us. beautiful writing. it s a beauti