Go go go big or go home the mets getting the best revenge. The big homer slamming the dodgers, the most expensive team in baseball fighting in the dugout. Chase utley came into the game late, not enough. The mets and the cubs now set for an epic showdown. Go go go big or go home good morning, america. How about those mets . [ applause ] yay. What a win. Jumping up and down like that. Did you see the slip and slide champagne toss at the end . It was great. They were partying. It sets up the epic showdown, cubs mets. Brings me back. T. J. Holmes will have a complete wrapup coming up. We begin with the perful storms slamming california. Triggering those mudslides. Look at the mud. So thick and deep in some areas. Cars were buried. Somehow they managed to open the doors and it is not over. Abcs aditi roy is in lake hughes, california, for us this morning. Good morning, aditi. Reporter good morning, robin. Its a mess out here. Were standing on one of the roads washed out filled with stranded cars like this suv. Its tilted and its wheel completely buried in the mud. And for an even more dramatic scene, walk with me, follow me to this car here, this one is totally buried. Only its top sticking out. This morning, a sea of mud rushing across Southern California. Everybody up here is completely landlocked in by debris flow. Reporter the massive mudflow swallowing cars and putting drivers in danger. I dont know what to do. The car cant move. Are we stuck . Yeah, were stuck. Reporter triggered by severe thunderstorms and flash flooding. Watch as the mud furiously sweeps away this car right into this bus. 911. Reporter shutting down a 30mile stretch of interstate 5, one of californias busiest highways. Stuck on the grapevine. Next thing you know boulders are coming down the mountain. It was really crazy. Just happened quick so it was it was scary. Reporter this truck flipped on its side. It was coming down too fast. Reporter watch as emergency crews help drivers desperately digging their cars out of the thick mud. Shes at least waist deep. Reporter this woman forced to abandon her car trudging through floodwater. While this truck driver finds refuge by climbing on top of his semi. The land caved all over the road. Reporter paramedic choppers looking from above. Nowhere to go and causes a big catastrophe. Reporter and not too far from here about five miles 11 teachers are stranded stuck inside a school. They may not get out for up to two days and back here Officials Say it could take a full day to clean up this mess. Robin. At least, aditi, thank you. More flash flooding in the forecast and ginger, it could be a wet winter out west. Right, weve got both forecasts. The imminent, santa monica to the lake paul recreation area, through the weekend and further east is where you could see 1 to 3 inches happen fast and unfortunately could see more mudslides. Lets break it down. That was from the warm water sitting around the pacific, that southern pacific. A big ridge has been in place for years for a couple of years and thats where we call that blob, maybe youve heard of it. All separate from el nino. However, noaa put out this forecast yesterday for Southern California. Picking up on those warm waters and el nino. A wet winter ahead. We could see more storms that bring just like that yesterday the mudslides so well be watching that and of course touch on this forecast coming up. Ginger, thanks very much. The race for president , lots of action on the campaign trail as donald trump and ben carson threaten to boycott the next debate, Hillary Clinton confident enough to talk running mates while joe biden keeps the guessing game going and tom llamas tracks it all. Reporter good morning. This morn we have a copy of a letter from one of Vice President s closest aides that many say holds some telling information about what Vice President biden may do. More on this in a moment but first a major power play by top republicans. This morning a republican revolt over the next debate. Now they want to make this an extra hour. Reporter both donald trump and dr. Ben carson threatening not to show up if host cnbc tries to change the format making the debate longer. The two leading gop candidates writing in a joint wlert to cnbc they do not and will not agree to appear at a debate that is more than 120 minutes long including commercial breaks. Also demanding the debate include opening and closing statements from all the candidates. I think its unfair to the viewers because its too much, its too much to watch and theyre doing it because they want to make more money. Reporter but not all the candidates are complaining. Carly fiorina telling trump and carson to stop whining. I think they need to spend as much time as possible answering the american peoples questions. So im all for three hours. Im sorry they apparently dont have the endurance to go the distance. Reporter in a statement to abc news cnbc says we will certainly take the candidates views on the format into consideration as we finalize the debate structure. As for the democrats, housing and urban Development SecretaryJulian Castro endorsing Hillary Clinton thursday sparking questions if she would consider him as a running mate. I am going to really look hard at him for anything because thats how good he is and he deserves the accolades hes receiving. Reporter this as current Vice President joe biden continues dodging questions about whether hell run. Sources tell abc news he is close to making a decision. Do democrats deserve your decision, mr. Vice president . Reporter now Vice President biden laughing it off but last night one of his top political aides sent this letter. We have a copy to former biden staffers and supporters saying the Vice President will need their help if he runs but he hasnt made a decision yet but his platform will be built on how to change the balance of the economy to help the middle class. George. Keeping the door open. Meanwhile, the new fundraising numbers are in. Jeb bush started out so strong now stuck in the middle of the republican pack. Here are some of the highlights. Dr. Ben carson raising the most last quarter, more than 20 million. But get this, senator ted cruz, hes the republican with the most cash on hand, 14 million. And trump who is selffunding his campaign is now also accepting money, about 4 million in independent donations, many people pointing to outsiders being the top of the fundraising game. Amazing. Thanks, tom. Well have a big show on sunday. Both ben carson and Bernie Sanders on this week. Well look forward to that. Now to a major arrest in the war against isis, a hacker who stole the personal information of more than a thousand military personnel and passed it on to the brutal terror group, that person is in custody this morning. Abcs Pierre Thomas has the latest. Joins us from washington. Good morning, pierre. Reporter good morning, robin. Today that hacker has been detained in malaysia, soon to be extradited to the u. S. Hes accused of joining an isis conspiracy to intimidate and kill u. S. Personnel, military personnel. Prosecutors claim ar Death Penalty it ferizi stole sensitive personal information about more than 1,000 federal employees and members of the u. S. Military. He then allegedly passed it to junaid hussain, a british radical who u. S. Officials say was the mastermind behind a isis social Media Campaign with deadly intentions. Junaid hussain was recruiting western targets for lone wolf attacks. Reporter it created a kill list posting the fames of those military personnel and federal employees online, accompanied by this threat. Were passing on your personal information to the soldiers who soon will strike at your necks in your own lands. The fbi director said the goal was to inspire lone wolves inside the u. S. To attack here at home. Kill where you are, kill anyone but especially if you could kill people in military uniform or Law Enforcement uniform and video it, that would be best of all. Reporter he was considered so dangerous he became a top target for u. S. Intelligence killed in syria by a u. S. Air strike in august. Today u. S. Officials are feeling a bit of satisfaction hoping the man who produced that list is now in handcuff, george. Okay, pierre, thanks very much. We turn now to that cable news commentator busted by the feds for lying about his ties to the cia. Hes charged with using those claims to land a secret security clearance and Big Government jobs. Abcs linsey davis has the story. Good morning, lynn say. Reporter Wayne Simmons is expected in court charged with fraud against the u. S. Specifically hes accused of lying about having a 27year career with the cia and while the cia doesnt confirm or deny anyones employment, it does say its working closely with the Justice Department on this case. I ran deep cover intelligence operations my entire career. Reporter Wayne Simmons claims to have led a life of danger and International Intrigue as he recounted at this 2013 Citizens Commission on benghazi conference. Nobody knew who i was, nobody was allowed to know who i was. Reporter even making Numerous Television Appearances as a guest commentator. The president should show some leadership, some spine and let our enemies as well as our allies know that we mean business. Wayne simmons, forminger cia operative, thank you, sir. Reporter but this morning the fbi is claiming Wayne Simmons is a liar charging him thursday with major fraud against the united states, wire fraud and making false statements to the government. According to the federal indictment, simmons falsely claimed he had worked for th cia in order to obtain a secret security clearance and lucrative government contract jobs including an overseas deployment as an intelligence adviser to senior military personnel. If people like him can penetrate the Government Security system, then if they had ill intentions just think what they could do. Thats the big issue. Reporter prosecutors say he even used the cia charade to explain away past felony convictions including one involving violence. According to the indictment he claimed they were related to his intelligence work for the cia. A spokeswoman for fox news says simmons was never more than a guest on the network and that the reference to him on air as a Fox News Contributor was actually an error adding that he was never a paid commentator. Now, if convicted of all three charges simmons faces up to 35 years behind bars and, robin and george, no comment from simmons. Thats serious time possible. Thats it. New details this morning on nba star lamar odom. On life in a las vegas hospital his children and other loved ones by his side, abcs Kayna Whitworth is in las vegas for us this morning. Good morning, kayna. Reporter yeah, robin, good morning to you. So a source close to the kardashians telling me overght the family is very worried about lamar odoms vital organs mainly his lungs and kidneys and also reports of swelling of the brain this morning. This morning lamar odoms estranged wife Khloe Kardashian remains by his side as he fights for his life. Her sisters and mother on a private jet back to los angeles. People magazine reporting the former basketball star breathing with the help of a ventilator still unconscious, his family preparing themselves for the worst. Odoms children speaking out for the first time saying thanks for your outpouring of prayers and support for our dad. We ask for your continued prayers. Its been four days since the 610 star was found unresponsive and foaming at the mouth by staffers at a nevada brothel. They cant get him to wake up. Reporter one of his closest friends say things wering looking up the last couple of days. I talked to him two weeks ago and he was in a great mood, he had just worked out. He was up and positive and happy and i hung up saying hes in a good place right now. Reporter a friend of odoms telling abc news he was training to try to make an nba comeback but the father of odoms best friend who died in june from drug complications told the New York Daily News both men seemed to have a death wish. Over night the kardashians posting they will suspend their paid websites as they, quote, continue to support and pray for lamar, thank you for your kindness and understanding during this difficult time. Now, were also hearing that khloes mom and sister could return to las vegas this weekend, its possible that khloe might have difficult decisions to make in the days ahead. Also the Sheriffs Department performed an entire search of the brothel where lamar was found and employees told me they searched his personal belongings which wasnt much. He showed up with a backpack and pair of gym shoes. They then ordered the warrant for his blood and, robin, this morning were still awaiting those results. All right, kayna, thank you. Now, amy has the mornings other top stories and i just came back from austin, texas, overnight and you could see from the plane the smoke billowing into the air. Yeah, this wildfire just east of austin is so out of control, robin, that a dc10 air tanker is now joining the firefight. The flames quadrupled in size one day scorching six square miles and destroying nearly three dozen homes. 400 others are in danger. Breaking overnight a jewish holy site has been attacked by palestinians in the west bank who threw firebombs at the tomb of joseph. It is further escalating tensions in the region after recent attacks left at least 39 people dead. And new details about the u. S. Air strike on a hospital in afghanistan. Critics call it a war crime. The Associated Press reports u. S. Special operations believe the facility was being used as a taliban command center but knew it was a hospital. It is unclear if that was communicated to commanders who then called in that air strike. Well, another setback for those daily Fantasy Sports websites, the state of nevada now says draftkings and fanduel will need a gambling license to operate. The sites claim they should be exempt from gambling laws because they provide game of skill, not of chance. Well, imagine seeing this out the window as youre taking off at the airport. A man saw look at that a part of the planes engine coming apart and flying off. This happened on a Budget Airline in chile. The pilot made an Emergency Landing a few minutes later and reportedly, remarkably everyone on board remained calm. And finally if youre scrolling through facebook and think your friends have more exciting lives, they probably dont. In fact, theyre probably faking it. In a new survey about half of people on social media admit posting images just to make their friends jealous, twothirds admitting to post pictures to make their lives more more adventurous than they are and 6 admit borrowing items like fancy jewelry and passing them off as their own to make their friends jealous. Just too much work. Too much work. You should have known that. Exactly. I like to post pictures of my socks in front of my fireplace like happy friday. Happy friday, thank you. Baseballs most expensive team melted down. Well show you in just 30 seconds. Back at 7 17. The new york mets headed to the n. L. Championships against the cubs. T. J. Holmes has all the action from citi field. Reporter were getting mets cubs all because one guy stole the show last night but more importantly he stole third base in a play that had everybody talking and maybe saved the series. A beer soaked slip and slide celebration in the mets locker room last night and why not. He struck him out. The new york mets have won the series. Reporter the mets beat the dodgers, 32 in l. A. In a thriller. Game five of the National League division series. Got the wins that we needed and were going to go party for a little while and take a day off and get ready for the nlcs. Reporter they got the win thanks to Daniel Murphy having the gail of his life. He had a role in each of the mets three scores. Murphy the wildest of the mets base runners. Reporter later he smashes a solo home run to put the mets up for good. Has broken the tie. Reporter frustrate for the dodgers, the team with the highest payroll in baseball at around 300 million. Tv cameras caught andre ethier shouting at Don Mattingly in the dugout and turned to chase utley to pinch hit. We havent seen chase utley since game two. Reporter his first appearance in the series since his controversial slide that broke the leg of shortstop ruben tejada. As quickly as he was in, he popped out. Now its mets versus cubs in the nlcs. Two of the most tortured franchises and fan bases and someones pain and suffering possibly going to end, guys. It will, it will. All right, t. J. , have a good weekend. Thank you. Much more ahead this friday morning, Actor Randy Quaid speaking out for the First Time Since his arrest. We just got really suspicious and fearful. 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