so he s caught in this vice grip. i think a bunch of republicans woke up today, stepped outside and thought it was like stepping outside in the eye of a hurricane. assuming everything s okay, when they don t realize the worst may be yet to come with trump. they may be staring at a total collapse of the party by election day. thanks, chuck, for your analysis. now to the state of emergency in the aftermath of hurricane matthew. towns left under water and residents left trapped as rivers overflow their banks. danger is in north carolina. that s where we find our national correspondent miguel almaguer. reporter: tonight in north carolina, this is the desperate race to save lives. the town of lumberton, drowning in a deluge. neighbors helping neighbors. that s what we should do, come together and help one another. reporter: who can t wait for rescue teams trying to reach them. 1,500 people trapped by flood waters. we was helping thank you, thank you. and we ve been
some people, and another argument to convince other people. she got caught in a lie. reporter: tonight they believe they took trump s roughest shot and their strategy of staying above the fray has worked so far, with one month to go. andrea mitchell. a lot to digest here, let s bring in our political director, the moderator of meet the press. chuck, we ve never seen anything like the past 72 hours. the civil war in the republic flood of gop lawmakers abandoning their nominee. 29 days until the election to save themselves. what happens now? i think the republican party was about to leave trump en masse, with the assumption that last night was going to where he would have a meltdown on stage that would have looked like the first debate where even supporters were going to throw in the towel. the problem is, trump has made it harder for so much red meat at his base, that there will be retribution to any republican, say if you re pat toomey, the republican center strug
hill road at 4:00 p.m. yesterday and foup the body of its resident, 63-year-old elizabeth cullen outside. the suffolk county homicide department was called in to investigate and less than two hours later police arrest elizabeth s son, dennis. when we were processing the scene, again, we arrived approximately 4:15 p.m. while we were processing the scene, that s when he returned to the scene and we placed him unarrest meal and approximately 5:50 p.m. it was his own indication that he resisted arrest. reporter: dennis cullen spent the night in the precinct and is expected to be arraigned later today. we re live in loi harbor, new york, ali bauman, cbs 2 news ali, thank you. police on the hunt for a man who tried to rob an off- duty cop in the bronx. it happened just before 7:00 last night on clinton avenue near crotona park. police say the man tried to grab some necklaces from the officer s neck. there was a struggle, and the officer fired one shot. police say the robber
the call indicated. reporter: investigators believe elizabeth drown in her back yard pool, hidden behind bushes and fence on the three- acre property. the suffolk county homicide department was called in an not two hours later dennis cullen returned home where he lived with his mother and put under arrest. while we were processing the scene, that s when he returned to the scene and we placed him unarrest meal, and that was at approximately 5:50 p.m. reporter: in an affluent neighborhood with houses spread across grassy acres, neighbors were hesitant to comment. it s tragic and i m going to talk. reporter: but remember elizabeth cullen as a kind neighbor and mother. what was she like? lovely. lovely. reporter: good mother? yeah, great mom. great mom. reporter: cullen s defense attorney says he does have a history of mental illness. authorities say he has no criminal history, but if found guilty he faces 25 years to life in state prison. we re live in the suffolk c
account the new threat of isis, for example. as for the new civilian attorney with oversight of the investigatory process if at any point they have concerns, they not only can but they have an obligation to go to the police commissioner. reporter: for those that brought the cases against the city, today a long awaited victory. this is a big win not just for muslim new yorkers but all new yorkers. it isn t the be all and end all but it s a great platform on which to build for the reform and it s going to guarantee the rights of new yorkers of all wauxz walks of life all walks of life. today s settlement resolves two out of three longstanding cases on this issue. a third case in new jersey has yet to be resolved. additionally new york city will have to pay approximately $1.6 million in attorneys fees as part of today s settlement. live in dramatic new developments tonight in the frightening random slashing of a young woman in chelsea. the man caught on surveillance