At one point, the storm was so intense it forced some trucks off the road. There was also large hail and strong wind in the el paso, texas area. The storms across the Lone Star State are far from over. Here issious tin pavek at accuweather. Thanks and good morning to you. It looks like one extreme to the other on the way for the south plains whereas weve been tracking dry conditions and drought major drought, in fact. Now were switching gearser and were moving it to flash flooding potential. This become a likelihood later on thursday into friday and saturday. Two to five inches of rain alone on thursday could cause some rivers to jump out of their banks but im po more concerned about the additional rain friday into saturday which is going to leave somebody with over a foot of water. And then were also watching the tropics. This is patricia moving off to the north and west expected to bend back north into mexico and bring additional rains into the southern u. S. Reena and phillip, back to you. Thank you. A stinning new study about the use of marin in our country. Nearly 10 of u. S. Adults me than a doubling in the number of users in the last decade. Researchers say the trend reflects an increasingly permissive view about the drug which is legal in 23 states for medicinal states. Recreational use is legal in four states. New science is revealing why so many of us cant get enough cheese. Researchers say cheese is just as addictive as some drugs and it affected the same areas of our brain. One scientist calls cheese dairy crack. I think thats a good term because i think its true. He says a protein component is concentrated during the cheese making process and the brain teets it like morphine. Im also addicted to crack mac and cheese. I wonder whats in that little powdery mix. I dont want to know but it i also like brie and cheddar. We can go on all day with that. Munster is great. Well, there could be more changes coming to the mcdonalds menu. The Company Reportedly going to offer 2 for two value menu including items like a small fry and mcdouble which includes cheese. Just last month, they launched all Day Breakfast and a handful of stores now have Monster Energy drinks on the menu. The turn around players to be working. Their stock hit a record high last week. I hope you can get a breakfast burrito or something. At all hours. All right. Youtube is offering a new subscription service. For 10 a month subscribers can watch videos ad free and save videos to watch later on their tablet or phone. I was watching Gwen Stefanis new video. Did you have to sit through ads . I did have to. Start with one thing. Baseballs new National League champion the new york mets. Big night for mets. Were excited about this one. They were looking to advance to the world series for the first time in ten years, and boy they got right to work in the first. Im sorry, it was the first time in 15 years. Its been awhile. Very long time. Lucas duda slamming a threerun home run. Next batter travis dar know made it 40 with anotherhomer. In the eighth inning, Daniel Murphy made history crushing a home run for the sixth straight postseason game making it1. They held on to win 83. The mets might either the royals or blue jays in the world series starting next tuesday and to the cubs i say, next year in jerusalem. You never know. And speaking of these two teams, the blue jays were facing elimination but blew their game with the royals open in the sixth inning. They scored four times to open a 50 lead. The jays tacked on two more along the way to a 71 victory. They trail the series 32 with game six tomorrow night in kansas city. There you go. No matter who makes it all the franchises have not won in an xwhil. To cubs fans out there, boy was it a good year for you guys. Go jerusalem. And also, go cubs because theyve made more progress than the hover board has in 30 years. Good point. There you go. Cubs are well on their way like they always say there, maybe next year. Or in jerusalem. Coming up the mix, sesame streets new character and the essons we can all learn from her. Also has chris rock mellowed since the last time he hosted the oscars . Hollywood buzzing about his return to the Academy Award stage. And we are taking you to a stage few journalists have been allowed to go where thousands are trying to flee oppression, imprisonment and fear. Look for us on instagram abcwnn. Youre watching world news now. Im alex trebek. If youre age 50 to 85, this is an important message. So please, write down the number on your screen. The lock i want to talk to you about isnt the one on your door. Its a rate lock for your Life Insurance that guarantees your rate can never go up at any time, for any reason. But be careful. Many policies you see do not have one, but you can get a lifetime rate lock through the Colonial Penn program. Call this number to learn more. 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Tens of thousands are risking their lives trying to escape persecution in the country. Abcs bob woodruff traveling to a place most journalists are not allowed to go. Reporter were on our way into a highly repressive area of myanmar to see firsthand what is happening with the rohingya minority. A population of over 1 Million People, desperate and on the move. Willing to risk death and slavery to escape. Journalists are almost never allowed in this area. Matt smith, an activist and founder of fortify rights, is taking us in. Not an easy trip to get. Its so bad here, the best option is to force death, torture or other abuses at sea and in thailand, just to escape. Reporter this has been called the Worlds Largest outdoor prison, home to over 140,000. They cannot leave the camps to attend school, work or seek medical care. Children born in the camps are not issued birth certificates. They are surviving on very little. Very little. Reporter we met a young mother of five. She and her children were stranded on a cargo boat for 50 days over the summer. Your children were beaten by these traffickers . Yes, she said. If they cried for rice or water, they were hit. Trafficking is a big business here. If i wanted to be trafficked out of here, how much would it cost . How much would i have to pay . He said it would cost me about 2,000 u. S. Dollars. Here in the camps, the rohingya children tell me they want to go home. But for now, they must sta once the rain stops, thousands of men, women and children will take to the water again, willing to risk it all for a chance at a better life. Bob woodruff, abc news, myanmar. Theyve been described as the worlds least wanted and one of the most persecuted group of minority. Just a heartbreaking scene there. Great reporting by bob. Absolutely. Really was. Coming up in our next half hour, the incredible survival story of a woman who was trapped in her car for nearly a week and how shes now going after General Motors in a major lawsuit saying it was responsible for the crash. But first, the oscars go to chris rock. The always edgy comedian tapped to host this years kraepd awards. From producers are hoping he lets hollywood hear it. Youre watching world news now. Continues a prif every winter hollywoods best and brightest come out to celebrate the silver screens best offerings of the year. Theres one person who has the tough job of entertaining all the stars. This is a tough job. A job hosting the Academy Awards. But this guys solid as a rock. Heres abcs ron claiborne. Chris rock. Reporter that was ten years ago. Chris rock tweeting look whos back oscars. Theres only four real stars. The rest are just popular people. Okay . Like Clint Eastwood is a star. Thats a star, okay . Toby mcguire is just a boy in tights. Okay in. Rock is sti best known for his edgy high velocity standup comedy often about race. Black movies dont have real names. You get names like barber shop. Thats not a name. Thats just a location. Chris rock first hit it big in the early 1990s on saturday night live. Here comes nat. Hes now 50 years old. So has he mellowed . Measurement year theyre going to give out oscars in the parking lot. A drive through oscar lane. Get your oscar and mcflurry and keep it moving. Probably not. Well find out in february. Ron claiborne, abc news, new york. I think hes a good pick. Hes my favorite comedian. If i was wavering whether i would watch or not, definitely going to make me watch. I also loved ellen when she was there that time we hosted it, right . In our dreams. There it is. The only time well see that. At least me into new details on sesame street. Well be back. Nfants. Unfortunately, many people who spread it. Into new details on sesame street. Well be back. May not know they have it. 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And she makes a point of talking about how sometimes she likes to play a little differently. She says just because shes not making eye contact with you doesnt mean she doesnt want to play with you. The researchers have worked three years in developing this initiative hoping to bring people together. Even on social media theyre using an the see amazing. Children with autism are five times more likely to be bullied and theyre hoping this difficulties. What a great inclusive idea. That up. We know the cubs did not win the series and you know the flying cars havent happened yet but we do have some selftying shoes. Marty mcfly . This is the first pair. Of course, going to michael j. Fox from his twitter page. He posted this video showing these cool new tied up all themselves. They do it all by themselves. Which is what we were waiting for. Theyre called the nike mag and then he, later on he supported them on jimmy kimmel. Great. They made they make more sense. Theyll only be available by auction which will benefit our foundation. Mark parker from nike brought them today. And they lace up. They place up on their own. Yeah. Wow. So cool. Get me a pair. How do we get a pair . I like the color, i like the style. Very cool. Not till next year. Some of the money was going to go to his mike j. Fox foundation which helps parkinsons. Good cause, good shoes. Love it. You can put your back into it. Remember that song . That was a marathon runner back into it for his dating life. He decided hes going to run this marathon and husband his back as a personal ad for dating. It kind of worked. He got 12 facebook friend requests from women and they noticed his shirtless ad and he said that the conversations have been promising. He actually met with one of the women who reaped out to him. The things guys do. The things guys do to get noticed. Your back can be a billboard who needs this morning on world news now, tough questions today for Hillary Clinton. Members of Congress Want answers about the deadly benghazi attack again. The political firestorm for the democratic frontrunner just hours from now. Clintons democratic rival joe biden deciding hes not running for president. Bidens gut wrenching decision and what it means for the entire president ial race. And new this half hour, cries for help moments after a plane crash. A 14yearold girls pleas to 911 operators after her fathers small plane crash. The critical moments for First Responders trying to locate her. And later the personal decision made by lamar odom and Khloe Kardashian after his trip to a brothel and brush with death. Thats in the skinny on this thursday, october 22nd. From abc news, this is world news now. Good morning on this very busy thursday morning. Im reena ninan. And im phillip mena. We begin in washington where Hillary Clinton heads to capitol hill this morning where she will face intense questioning on the yeah, her supporters say the appearance before the republicanled committee is all about politics. Abcs Serena Marshall has a preview. Reporter eight hours at least in front of the House Select Committee on benghazi for democratic frontrunner Hillary Clinton. Investigating the september 11th, 2012 attacks that left ambassador Chris Stevens and three other americans dead. It was the first time in three decades that an american diplomat died overseas in 2013, clinton took responsibility. The fact is we had four dead americans. Was it because of a protest or was it because of guys out for a walk one night who decided theyd go kill some americans . What difference at this point does it make . It is our job to figure out what happened and do everything we can to prevent it from ever happening again, senator. Reporter today clinton will be questioned by seven republicans and five democrats on the panel, each getting ten minutes and dont expect questions about clintons private email unless theyre directly related to benghazi. Chairman trey gowdy looking none of the seven previous committees bothered to access the emails of our ambassador. If you want a window into libya and what was happening in the weeks and months before these four were killed, why would you not look at the ambassadors emails . As for clinton, she isn