>> all that income tax and sales tax money is posteriored into the big black hole of newark but the media will say what they want to see. newark's budget is a big black hole and we will never see it again period. >> reporter: the last time sarah palin appeared at a party like this was a long time ago. jason carroll, cnn, new york. corey booker's lead was 28 points and it is shrinking but 12 points in the latest poll is still a pretty wide margin. >> still a nice lead. torrential rain wreaking havoc in texas. this is just outside of austin. >> turn around, don't drown. that's a good sign. >> first responders made several high water rescues as cars were completely submerged. one community was evacuated in the flash floods one creeks