could see a foot or more. that is high risk for flash flooding over the next two days. folks should be ready to move to high ground when the rains come down. we know you will be watching it throughout the night. rob, thank you. of course you re also tracking the worst heat wave of the season so far. breaking records in the west tonight. sparking fires in california. this one in big bear and at least two dozen flights have been canceled in phoenix. 119 degrees there. that is a new record for the day. we will stay on that as well. with the major storm bearing down on the south tonight, could there also be political shock waves as well? the white house and much of the country watching a special election in georgia. polls about to close now. republicans hoping to hold on to their seat. democrats hoping this is a turning point. abc s steve osunsami with breaking developments in the race. reporter: 30-year-old jon ossoff and his urgent supporters across the country are hoping he s the
control, spins out and ends up in the median. tens of millions of people affected by the massive storm as it slams into the major metropolitan areas of the mid-atlantic and northeast. blizzard conditions with heavy snowfall and bitter cold. causing thousands of canceled flights and shuttered schools throughout the region. the brunt of the storm bearing down on new england and upstate new york where 2 feet of snow is expected. 2,000 national guard troops have been activated to help with relief efforts. governors across the region have declared states of emergency and enacted travel beganans. i want to make clear we re not out of the woods. winds are going to increase and be concerned about the cycle of freeze and thaw. we need to be careful. blowing snow could make driving hazardo hazardous. if you don t have to travel, don t travel. reporter: despite this
just bobbed and weaved, tried to get out of the way, because after all, trying to defend donald trump is an impossible task. the question is, will trump take a lesson from pence s debate performance? mike pence did an incredible job, and i m getting a lot of credit because that s really my first so-called choice, my first hire as we would say in las vegas. all of this is happening with a massive storm bearing down on tens of millions of americans right now. we ve got a lot to cover in this broadcast so let s get right to cnn s gloria borger and dana bash, and frank cess november george washington university. good to have you back on. dana, i want to talk to you. you just heard trump praising mike pence. the consensus was pence came out on top if you look at the polls we can from watchers. what was your take to this debate? there s no question that pence had the smoothest
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the back by a white police officer in april. the 50-year-old scott was unarmed and running away from officer michael slager when he was gunned down. slager was later charged with murder and being held without bond. new details emerging about the el faro cargo ship after the search was abandoned. three former crew members say the vessel had leaks and other structure problems and question whether it should have sailed with a major storm bearing down. company operating the ship said it was well maintained and inspected. we are less than one hour from knowing who will win this year s nobel peace prize. who will it be? we are breaking it down live next.