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Transcript for GOP Presidential Hopefuls Head to New Hampshire
Good day I'm Gloria Riviera at ABC news headquarters in New York with his digital report. The first in the nation presidential primary is still some 300 days away. But this weekend the race for the White House is heating up in New Hampshire. Nineteen Republican presidential hopefuls some already declared and most still considering are converging on the granite state making their pitches. At the sold out Republican leadership summit. Some are trying to get on the map while others are trying to clean the slate. Here's ABC's Tom Knox its. Gates still following New Jersey governor Chris Christie if you do run you think voters can look past brigade this I don't think I've had one person in the dire. A razor with me they're joking about it right. Senator Marco Rubio who is officially but he is getting the New Hampshire million dollar question at a house party is your Red Sox. Yankees. A piece of old filled Wisconsin governor Scott Walker yet to announce leading the pack. Bowled by former Florida governor Jeb Bush the Kentucky senator Rand Paul. But New Hampshire voters think right now there are no front runner. And a lot of new black and a lot of energy so yeah I am more excited and I happening on time Tom jobless ABC news Manchester, New Hampshire. Overseas the president of Afghanistan says hi sis militants. Have carried out a deadly suicide bombing in -- that the block bomber blew himself up outside a bank where government and military staff personnel. We're waiting to collect their pay. 33 people were killed and more than 100 others were wounded. Another blast was reported outside a shrine. But there were no reported casualties in the ice is claiming is confirmed this will be the first time the group has struck inside Afghanistan. Meantime five teenagers are under arrest in what Australian authorities are calling a major counter terrorism bust. The teens are accused of plotting an basis inspired terrorist attack. During Australia's veterans day ceremony next week but police say the teens are not affiliated with crisis they were acting alone. Targeting police and we're not acting on behalf of any religious cultural or national group. Here at home the big story today is severe weather in the south a slow moving storm system dumped more than two inches of rain over Houston. In just fifteen minutes at one point about 100000. Homes and businesses were without power between Houston and Dallas. ABC's rob Mike Hanna has the link. It's. Severe weather across the midwest and Texas. In Houston. Terrifying moments inside this circus tent. A watch as powerful winds ripped the sides of the big top wide open. Rain pouring in the crowd in a panic at one point over 100000. Customers without power from Houston to Dallas. An intense downpours drenching Harris County with over five inches of rain. The flood control district urging residents to stay home and stay safe vehicles across the area swamped in floodwaters. Traffic stopped on highway 59. You need tilt in Texas tennis ball size hail hammering the ground. And in the same state a scary explosion at an oil tank facility dangerous flames and huge clouds of smoke crawled high into the sky. Lightning believed to be the cost thankfully no injuries reported further north in Kansas ominous funnel clouds been over a good one. In winter weather causing this massive pileup in Wyoming sixty cars and trucks on interstate eighty. Over forty people treated at the local host. ABC's rob Marciano reporting. Meantime the severe weather threat is in over those storms are now moving eastward today from east Texas into western Tennessee. And much of the southeast with the central and southern plains. Again in the threats owned. For severe storms. Looking ahead through the rest of the weekend some thirty million Americans we'll find themselves in the path of severe systems that could bring. Heavy rain high winds flash floods large hail. Lightning strikes and even tornadoes but does not sound good but meantime here in New York the temperatures are expected to push up towards eighty degrees today. But that's bad news for one family on Long Island. Marc free has been trying to keep his five foot tall snowman a live as long as possible he's even set a FaceBook page called the save the snowman page to keep prostate from mount think he's collected a number of don't patients including them. Fresh powder driven in from Vermont but really than a snow is they feel purist. He's rejecting artificial snell holding out for the real deal. Good luck with that mr. freak out. ABC news is monitoring these developments around the clock to get update. On these stories and more star them on the ABC news phone apps Cecilia Vega will have a complete wrap up later on world news tonight. Now I'm Gloria Riviera in New York have a great day.
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