Temperatures that were brought by el nino. So it may soon cost a little bit more to get your thin mint fix. In some parts of the country into no, say it aint so. Those are the best ones. Theyre raising the price of Girl Scout Cookies to 5 a box. That means the troops will get about 30 cents more per box. Cookies were already 5 a box in some high cost of living places like california and hawaii. I want to make sure theyre not decreasing the number of cookies as they increase the price. Some products tend to do that. Were not having that, right. They wouldnt gyp us liking that. Youre right. 30 cents more, folks. There were unusual guests at last nights Country Music awards. Dozens of mascots from the countrys major colleges were will. I an couple showing off their moves outside the arena. By the time they got to the red carpet, everyone seemed to calm koun a bit. The oregon duck striking a pose. Either carolina pirate had hugs for all the ladies. The mascots appeared on stage with brad p
And we say good wednesday morning, everyone. We want to get started with the race for president , now very much focused on gun violence. That focus follows some controversial comments from republican doctor ben carson. He set off a firestorm by weighing in about last weeks deadly attack on a Community College in oregon. Abcs Stephanie Ramos has the details live. Stephanie, good morning. Reporter good morning to you, ken list and reena. Ben carson is making some bold statements regarding gun rights from arming kindergarten teachers to preferring bodies with bullet holes over gun control. Gop president ial contender dr. Ben carson with his softspoken style is leading in the polls and now topping headlines when it comes to gun control. Gun control only works for normal lawabiding citizens. Reporter when asked how he would react if he had been sitting in that classroom at the oregon Community College he says hed fight back. I would not just stand there and let him shoot me. Hey, guy, every
Trees down, collapsed scaffolding, and power outages. Lots of problems from high winds whipping across the bay area tonight. Good evening. Thank you for joining us. Im natasha zouves. High wind advisory for the bay bridge and san mateo bridge. Officers said the winds were especially strong port bay bridge. We have Team Coverage and well look at the forecast with jim and drew. We begin with lillian kim with a look at the damage. Lillian . Reporter from the bridge to here in San Francisco its been windy, and because of that we saw one mess after another. The scaffolding on bayshore boulevard was no match for the wind that swept through San Francisco. All of it came crashing down on two parked cars at the smart final parking lot. Luckily, the owner of this suv was walking into the store when it happened. Im still blessed. Yeah. If i was inside the car i would get hurt in my head because in the car you have the mirror in the front, on the top. Reporter on 7th and Market Street more damage.
We begin with the killer storm swamping South Carolina, still parked over the state after triggering catastrophic flooding. Scenes like this, take a look, playing out over and over again. Hundreds of people plucked to safety from submerged cars and trucks. After some areas got slammed with more than two feet of rain. Those raging floodwaters blamed for at least seven deaths. Powerful enough to unearth coffins, bringing them to the surface at this church cemetery. We want to give you a look at the storm system on radar. Its dumping lots of rain in the carolinas right now. Abcs lana zak has the latest. Reporter scenes like these ravaging South Carolina this morning. This is an unprecedented event. Reporter grown men in water up to their necks. These floods at rooftop level. Some residents losing everything. Everything that i own, that i know of, has been destroyed. All my memories. Everything that ive worked for. Its all gone. Reporter as onlookers hope the floods will stay away from the
The pentagon is investigating the circumstances of the strike believed to have been carried out by a u. S. Aircraft. A new report says the fees we pay to use an outofnetwork atm are new record highs nationwide. The average 4. 52. Also at record highs are Overdraft Fees. They now average 33. 07. Those are some of our top stories on this monday, october 5th. From abc news, this is world news now. Hey, good morning. We begin this half hour with the stubborn storm still lashing the carolina coastline after a weekend of historic flooding, even more rain still on the way. Can you believe it . Hundreds of stranded drivers and families had to be plucked from their cars in South Carolina. In fact, so many. Officials say they lost count. At least seven people have died and more doortodoor Search Operations are planned for today. Abcs rob marciano is there. Reporter a stubborn system battering the east coast for nearly four days. And it wont give up. This is deep. Reporter historic rain. For char