Savannah guthrie, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Good morning, everybody. Welcome to today. So good to have you with us on thursday morning. We have craig in for matt once again. For the first time in a week, for the first time in a week, the rain has finally stopped, but of course harveys fury is still being felt across the gulf coast. Lets get to the latest. Breaking news in crosby, texas, just outside houston. Thats where fire is burning at a Chemical Plant following two overnight explosions. Its owners had warned they were unavoidable after the facility lost power and its ability to cool those potentially volatile materials. Well go to crosby live in a moment. At least 28 deaths are being blamed on the storm, but that number is expected to climb sharply in the coming days. Houstons Fire Department is beginning a blockbyblock search of thousands of flooded homes today. In texas alone, 25,000 water rescues alone have been carried out since the storm started with Ongoing Op
12hour day planner, here we go. Mild in most spots, 60 degrees as we get going and then you look at the coast this afternoon, not too bad. Were in the 60s. But most places will sit in the 80s and 90s once again today. Well talk about that widespread relief coming up in a few minutes. First, lets get a check of the traffic with alexis. Good morning, drew. Really just one issue so far this morning. I want to take you down to the fremont area. The fremont boulevard onramp to southbound 880, at least on the shoulder there off on the side weve got not one, but two flipped vehicles. Sounds like one vehicle cut the other one off and somehow they both lost control so we do have the shoulder blocked right now. I dont think we have any lanes blocked, certainly not on the main line of 880. And a quick check of the bay bridge toll plaza. Were looking okay here too. A little stackup in the cash lanes and the metering lights not on until about 5 25 this morning. Hes already been tried and found guil
In the red, nothing blocking, that is the norm. Westbound highway 4 is turning into the norm between antioch and concord also in the red at 32 minutes. Southbound 101, san rafael to San Francisco in the green a16. I am just hearing about a new crash on southbound 880 in the hayward area. Well check on that next. Hes already been tried and found guilty of murder. Now the man who killed teenager sierra lamar could see his sentencing delayed again. The issue is if the judge in the case was biased. Matt keller is live for us in san jose. Matt . Reporter good morning, natasha and reggie. He was supposed to be sentenced today by the judge, but instead the judge from his murder trial is getting a closer look. Garcia torrez was convicted back in may of murdering sierra lamar and kidnapping her. The jury recommended life in prison without parole. The Defense Attorneys filed a motion to disqualify the judge in the case. Vanessa zecher, from sentencing her client. She never disclosed she once rep
Independents hours after house of catalog Leader Congress pushed along turned himself into Belgian Police his party puts him forward as its leader in upcoming Regional Elections called by spain. And we like each other and our countries like each other u. S. President Donald Trumps remarks ahead of a meal with japans Prime Minister shinzo ave on the first day of trumps twelve day tour of asia trump is seeking support from allies in the region to face up to north korea. Im sorry welcome to the program its good to have you with us we begin with some breaking news a massive new leak of files from an offshore law firm showing how widespread tax avoidance is common. Among Big Companies as well as the super rich has been released by germanys so do i just signed on an International Consortium of news outlets tech giants like apple were just one of the Companies Featured it offshore tax avoidance schemes also included in the League Sports giant nike as well as the queen of england and big Germa
Well get you the latest from our correspondent also coming up a german newspaper says obtained millions of documents showing how widespread tax avoidance is common among Big Companies and the wealthy will find out whats in the socalled Paradise Papers. From the latest twists in the cattle on independence crisis hours after else a cattle on leader call was pushed ma turned himself into Belgian Police his party put him forward as its leader in upcoming Regional Elections called by spain. Welcomes the show my name sarah harmon we begin with some breaking news reports are coming in that a number of people have been killed in a Church Shooting in the u. S. State of texas now the incident took place in a small town of Sutherland Springs west of the city of houston a gunman reportedly opened fire inside the church before he himself was shot. Im joined now on the line by g. W. Correspondent Michelle Keegan hes in washington d. C. Michelle do we know anything about the motive in this shooting.