Straight To It: Bomb cyclone, Liberty scandal, Tesla rental cars, and more

JIMMIE JOHNSON: HAPPY MONDAY EVERYONE. WICKED WEATHER ON THE WEST COAST THIS PAST WEEKEND
AND IMPENDING STORMS HEADING EAST. LET’S GET STRAIGHT TO IT.

THIS WAS VIDEO OVERNIGHT FROM A BOMB CYCLONE AND ATMOSPHERIC RIVER ALONG THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST AND NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. RESIDENTS ARE RECOVERING AFTER RECORD-BREAKING RAIN-CAUSED FLOODING, STRONG WINDS DOWNED TREES, AND POWERLINES. SOME PARTS ALSO EXPERIENCED MUDSLIDES AND SNOW. METEOROLOGISTS SAY THE STORM IS EXPECTED TO SWEEP ACROSS THE COUNTRY THREATENING THE NORTHEAST NEXT.

SWITCHING GEARS, MORE FALLOUT FROM LIBERTY UNIVERSITY, A PRIVATE,  EVANGELICAL SCHOOL IN VIRGINIA, AFTER NEW REPORTS ALLEGE SCHOOL LEADERSHIP IGNORED REPORTS OF RAPE AND THREATENED TO PUNISH STUDENTS WHO REPORTED TO AUTHORITIES. ANNIE HAS MORE ON THESE ALLEGATIONS FROM D.C.

IF YOU’RE A FAN OF TESLA, BUT DON’T OWN ONE, THIS NEWS IS FOR YOU.
RENTAL CAR GIANT HERTZ ANNOUNCED TODAY IT PUT IN AN ORDER FOR
ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND OF TESLA’S MODEL THREE SEDAN VEHICLES.
THIS NEWS COMES MONTHS AFTER THE RENTAL CAR DEALER FILED FOR BANKRUPTCY.

WE DON’T TALK ABOUT SPORTS A LOT, BUT THIS WAS A BIG TALKER IN OUR NEWSROOM. THE ATLANTA BRAVES CLINCHED THE N-L-C-S AND A SPOT IN THE 20-21 WORLD SERIES. IT’S THE FRANCHISE’S FIRST WORLD SERIES BIRTH SINCE 19-99. THEY’LL FACE THE HOUSTON ASTROS, WHO CLINCHED THE A-L-C-S AND ARE MAKING THEIR THIRD WORLD SERIES APPEARANCE IN FIVE SEASONS. THE FIRST PITCH WILL TAKE PLACE TOMORROW IN HOUSTON.

SO, PUT THIS ON THE RECORD: I’M PICKING THE ASTROS TO WIN IT IN SIX. THAT’S A FEW HEADLINES FOR THIS MONDAY.
WE HOPE TO SEE YOU BACK HERE AGAIN TOMORROW!