thanks for joining us on this monday morning. we'll be back at 7:25 with a live local news update. >> join us at 11:00 as well. have a wonderful day. good morning. breaking overnight, more dangerous than ever. new emergency evacuations ordered with catastrophic flooding from florence spreading across north carolina. around-the-clock rescue operations still under way. the city of wilmington cut off. no way in, no way out. >> i'v been through every hurricane since the '70s. i never experienced anything like this. >> this morning, the damage, the devastation and the dire warning that things could get even worse. in jeopardy. the confirmation of supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh facing new uncertainty. the woman accusing him of sexual assault going public. a key republican voicing

concern, the battle lines being drawn and we're live from the white house. and we'll hear from the accuser's attorney. deadly attack. police identify the young man killed by a shark on a cape cod beach, the first fatality there in 82 years. this morning, his friend, alongside him, recounts the terrifying ordeal. >> i heard screaming and saw a lot of blood in the water. breaking overnight, woody allen's wife, sun-yi, breaks her decades of silence about her husband and the rumors swirling around her family. chaos at the circus. the frightening moment a startled camel breaks free and injures a group of children. and tv's big night. hollywood, ready to celebrate the best of television at tonight's emmy awards, as we get a sneak peek of what to expect from the hosts, colin jost and

michael che. monday, september 17th, 2018. >> from nbc news, this is "today," with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb, live from los angeles. and good morning, everybody. welcome to this special edition of "today." it's monday morning. we're up early. we're going to get a jump on tonight's emmy awards, which will be very exciting in hollywood. a big story here. >> the gold carpet is rolled out. we have the latest on florence, still a massive and dangerous storm, covering parts of six states this morning. >> officials say there have been at least 17 storm-related deaths. the majority happened in north carolina. >> as more rain calls and the floodwaters rise, new evacuation orders there. >> and wilmington, the city cut off by floodwaters.

plans are being made to air-lift in emergency supplies, food and water. we have complete coverage. we start in wilmington. craig has been there for days. he's been there since before the storm hit. craig, good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. this is the first morning where we've awakened and we haven't had to contend with whipping winds or torrential downpour. this is a dire situation. that slow-moving disaster that was florence, is leaving behind a trail of destruction in her wake. destruction like washed-out roads in this one. we're in a neighborhood just outside wilmington. there's washed-out roads all over north carolina. more than 570,000 people don't have power. thousands of people are waking up this morning in shelters. officials here say the recovery in north carolina isn't going to take weeks, months. it will be a very long road ahead. the brunt of florence may be

waning but the problems are far from over here in the carolinas. rivers swollen from all the rain, now causing catastrophic flooding. and officials say the worst is still ahead. even urging people not to travel. close to 1,000 water rescues have been made in north carolina alone. and many more people need help. rescue crews, still helping those who could not get out on their own. >> flood waters are still raging across parts of our state. and the risk to life is rising with the angry waters. >> reporter: nearly 15,000 people are already staying in 150 shelters across the state. while the marine corps is conducting rescue operations out of camp lejeune, keeping a sharp eye out for those in danger. in jacksonville, north carolina, chris wray has returned to >> hopefully fema helps. not just me, but every citizen around here gets the help we need. >> reporter: by the time this

ends, florence will have dumped 40 inches of rain on southeastern north carolina. mandatory evacuations have been issued for hundreds of people who live a mile from the cape fear river in wilmington. that river is expected to crest at 62 feet on monday morning.ha now. >> reporter: there is so much water in the coastal city that no one can get to it. >> our roads are cut off. there's no access to wilmington today. >> reporter: the city, now, basically an island, cut off from the world. i surveyed a flooded neighborhood with new hanover county commission chairman woody white. where did all this water come from? >> this is rainfall over the last 12 to 20 hours. >> reporter: we found chris tyner trying to jump-start a flooded truck. it stalled out when he was trying to drive his family to

safety. >> i'm from wilmington. i've been in every hurricane since the '70s and i never experienced anything like this before. >> reporter: how fast did it come in? >> like lightning. kind of scary that it happened so sudden. >> reporter: though the storm came in swiftly, it will likely take months to overcome damage like this. if you had to do it over again -- >> not at all. >> reporter: you would have ridden it out? >> i made a choice to stay. god is on my side. got nothing to fear. >> reporter: a look from above, to give you a different perspective of the washed-out road. this is the kind of devastation that so many cities and towns are dealing with right now. roads are washed out. you have areas that are completely cut off from the world essentially right now. officials are trying to figure out ways into the rural areas. one thing that has been heartening, and we talk about this all the time. over the weekend, it was good to

see the helpers arrive. to see people that had a little more food than their neighbor, sharing that food. people who started to get power yesterday, taking in their neighbors last night, as well. we have started to see people, doing what people do, coming to the aid of each other. savannah, hoda in. >> th >> they need a lot of help. thank you so much. the problems extend far from the coast. evacuation have been ordered some 90 miles north of wilmington in fayetteville, north carolina. kerry sanders is there. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, hoda. the cape fear river and cross creek are over their banks and it's only getting worse. the buildings behind me are under water. if we look at the drone-down, in downtown fayetteville, portions of the city are under water. the water levels are rising about two inches an hour. yesterday morning, the cape fear river was at 35 feet.

it's now at a stunning 49 1/2 feet. and it will be a record 62-plus feet by tomorrow. in so many directions, streets which means getting from point "a" to point "b" is like driving in a maze. those living on the banks of the cape fear river were ordered to evacuate. more than 1,000 people are in shelters waiting this out. and 30 miles north of here, the lumber river breached a levee. a damn on lake up church could give way today, because there's so much water. there's very little that anybody can do right now, other than wait out this next disaster. hoda? >> all right. kerry sanders. kerry, thank you. florence may have made landfall three days soaking rains are far from over. dylan, good morning. >> all of that water needs to run into the rivers.

that's why they will still come up and overflow their banks. and we have additional rain falling at this time. we do have our heaviest rain moving to the north and west of raleigh. it is certainly getting better. but we do still have some feeder bands just to the southeast of charleston. that can move back into wilmington. and there is the possibility that can produce a couple inches of rain. and any additional rain is bad news, considering that the ground is saturated. river flood warnings are posted. we have major and moderate flood stages for the majority of the rivers across north carolina. want to focus in on the neuse river. this is the river that will continue to rise as the water goes back into the river that has been soaking up the ground. by friday, we should be up to almost 24 feet. that keeps it well above flood stage. all week long we also the cape fear river, on tuesday we should hit over 61 feet which keeps it well above

that flood stage and it takes all the way until the end of the week before that river itself goes back below food stage. so additional rainfall at this point will be improving, we only say about one to two inches across most of north carolina, but then the situation shifts up into virginia and then eventually into the northeast where the remnants of florence will continue to move, even parts of massachusetts could see about four to six inches of rain and that could lead to some flash flooding in that area. hoda. >> dylan, thank you. now to another major story this morning. the uncertain future of brett kavanaugh's supreme court nomination. the woman who has accused him of sexual assault when they were teenagers is now going public with her story. we are going to talk to her attorney in just a moment, but first nbc's white house correspondent kristen welker has the very latest. kristen, good morning. >> reporter: hoda, good morning. the question looming over the white house could these allegations derail judge brett kavanaugh's confirmation? christine blasey ford says she was sexual assaulted by

kavanaugh more than three decades ago when they were both teenagers. now the white house is standing firmly behind kavanaugh, but also saying dr. blasey ford deserves to be heard. >> and now judge -- >> reporter: this morning new scrutiny of president trump's supreme court nominee judge brett kavanaugh. christine blasey ford a 51-year-old college professor accusing kavanaugh of sexual assault when they were both in high school. according to the "washington post," ford described kavanaugh as stumbling drunk at a maryland house party in the 1980s when she claims he pinned her to a bed and groped her, while another teenage boy watched. ford telling the post, quote, he was trying to attack me and remove my clothing. then when she tried to scream, she said he put his hand over her mouth. i thought he might inadvertently kill me, ford told the post. ford originally laid out the allegations in a confidential letter received by senator dianne feinstein back in july, so why is ford going public now? she says after being bombarded

by reporters she decided it was time. >> she just felt like as she put it these are the ills i was trying to avoid and they have come to pass anyway, so i'm going to do it. >> reporter: the white house saying on friday judge kavanaugh categorically and unequivocally denied this allegation. this has not changed. judge kavanaugh and the white house both stand by that statement. on capitol hill bipartisan calls to delay this week's committee vote on kavanaugh, republican senator jeff flake whose vote could break the nomination, now telling the "washington post," for me we can't vote until we hear more. while judiciary chairman republican chuck grassley is questioning the timing of the revelation, adding, judge kavanaugh's background has been thoroughly vetted by the fbi on six different occasions. maine's republican senator susan collins is a critical swing vote and was pressed overnight. >> do you believe the accuser? >> i don't know enough to make a

judgment at this point. >> reporter: nbc news has not spoken directly to christine blasey ford. grassley proposed follow-up calls with kavanaugh and ford this week, but democrats quickly rejected that idea, arguing that's not the appropriate way to handle this situation. savannah. >> kristen, thank you. we are joined by deborah katz christine blasey ford's attorney. good morning to you. >> hi. >> your client is waking up with her name in every headline, with her story on every television show. how is her frame of mind this morning? >> i haven't spoken to her this morning, it's earlier there, but yesterday was quite a roller coaster. there was a great deal of support that came her way, but there was also the kind of threatening behavior that she feared most by coming forward. she did receive a lot of very vicious sexually violent e-mails from total strangers and of course that's extremely unsettling. >> obviously we've just heard the details of her story.

she alleges a sexual assault back in high school. one of the therapist's notes from a few years ago when she recounted this states that it was an attempted rape. my question to you i consider this an attempted rape? >> she does. she clearly considers this an attempted rape. she believes that if it were not for the severe intoxication of brett kavanaugh she would have been raped. >> the other person who was in the room, a man by the name of mark judge according to your client, says this didn't happen. he said it's just nuts. this didn't happen. your response? >> well, he's also written three books and many, many articles and twitter posts that have all now been completely scrubbed from the public domain where he acknowledges that that was behavior that -- from his georgetown prep school days that they routinely engaged in

tremendous drinking and really inappropriate behavior and that the drinking was so severe that they were blacked out regularly. that's now been scrubbed. >> ms. katz, is your client willing to testify before the judiciary committee publicly and tell this story? >> she is. she's willing to do whatever it takes to get her story forth, yes. >> does she think judge kavanaugh should withdraw his nomination? is that what she hopes comes out of this? >> she's not taking a position on that. she believes that these allegations obviously bear on his character and his fitness and the denials, of course, also bear on his character and fitness. >> perhaps -- sorry, go ahead. i'm sorry. >> go ahead. she has taken a polygraph, she is a credible person, these are serious allegations and should be addressed. yesterday the white house would not even have the nominee acknowledge whether he knew her. she's not being forthcoming. >> does she think that he is lying about this? >> well, she knows what the

truth is and if he's denying an event that she knows to be true, he is not telling the truth. >> and then finally, you know, according to the "washington post" she's a democrat, a lot of people look at this and say here is somebody who has a political motive to tell this story. what would you say to that? >> i would say no one in their right mind regardless of their motive would want to inject themselves into this process and face the kind of annihilation that she will be subjected to by those who want this nominee to go through. this is not a politically-motivated action, in fact, she was quite reluctant to come forward and she was, in fact, outed after she had made the decision not to come forward. >> debra katz, thank you for coming on. >> thank you. we do have a lot more to get to this morning including new details on those deadly gas explosions and fires that forced thousands from their homes in the suburbs of boston. nbc's ron allen is following that investigation for us this

morning. ron, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, hoda. the destruction here is just amazing to see and federal investigators now believe a buildup of high pressure in the gas system caused the explosions but they are not sure why chapped or what the local gas company did when the problem was first detected. investigators are also looking into whether some repair work before the blast contributed to the problem as well. and with so many questions still unanswered, many residents here have very mixed feelings about returning home. with electrical power restored and a warning not to turn the gas back on, thousands of nervous residents returned home sunday, after a fiery nightmare gutted dozens of homes and businesses across three boston suburbs. >> it feels good to get some normalcy back to our lives. it's been really a hellish weekend. >> reporter: but gas service may not be back on for weeks. 49 miles of pipeline need to be replaced. utility teams swarming the hardest hit communities, making repairs, trying to figure out what happened. >> we don't know when it's going to happen again.

that was the most scariest thing in my life. 72 years and i've never experienced in i go like this. >> reporter: early sunday a fire nearby triggering more worries. officials quickly said it had nothing to do with gas, but ernie rivera is not convinced, he's still angry about what happened to his brother and his family. >> i don't even know how long it was before they made it out before the house went up. >> reporter: until there is a clear answer to why this happened he thinks folks should stay away. >> the authorities say it's safe tomorrow come back home. >> i don't believe anything they say. >> claims centers set up by columbia gats of massachusetts were overwhelmed. some families received $200 gift cards but others were turned away. schools still closed in lawrence today but open in the two other towns. >> hopefully i will be able to rebuild here. >> reporter: officer soto was right in the middle of things that night. his own house exploded and burned while he responded to the chaos across town. even trying to rescue the young man crushed to death in his car.

>> so you're trying to save a life, you're worried about your daughter, and this is happening to your home all at the same time. >> that's correct. >> wow. >> it was very chaotic. >> reporter: thankfully his teenage daughter was able to escape. >> hopefully i will be able to rebuild here. i don't want to relocate. >> reporter: he's taking some well deserved time off. he and his family are still living in a hotel but hope to find something more permanent later this week. back to you guys. >> ron, thank you so much. all right. let's head back to dylan, she's in new york, she has the rest of our forecast. hi, dylan. good morning again. >> good morning, guys. besides the remnants of florence affecting the eastern part of the country we also have strong storms through the upper midwest and near record high temperatures, well up into the 90s across the plains and down through texas. that's a look at the weather across the country we will get to your local forecast in the next 30 seconds.

for drivers with accident forgiveness liberty mutual won't raise their rates because of their first accident. liberty mutual insurance. ♪ liberty. liberty. liberty. liberty ♪ good monday morning. i'm kari hall. we have the low clouds and fog back over the golden gate bridge. most of san francisco, the clouds stretching inland as the temperatures today head up to 76 degrees. our skies will clear by late morning but linger by the coast with the high 65 in san francisco. 75 in napa. antioch reaching 78 degrees. getting cooler for tomorrow. then warms up for the middle of the work week. and that's your latest forecast. hoda and savannah. >> all right, dylan, thank you so much. coming up soon yi speaks out, what woody allen's wife is

saying for the first time about their relationship and her child today. plus beaches closed on cape cod this morning after the first deadly shark attack there in 82 years. we're going to hear from the victim's friend who was with him in the water and their story, but first this is "today" on nbc.

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we're back, now. 7:30 on a monday morning, september 17th, 2018, with a look at the now-closed beach. that's on cape cod, following this weekend's deadly shark attack there. that's the first in massachusetts since 1936. we're going to have the very latest on this in a live report and talk to the friend of the victim. >> people have to be terrified at this moment. we start with today's headlines. rescue operations under way in north carolina this morning. swollen rivers reaching record or near-record crests. florence's unrelenting rain leading to catastrophic flooding

throughout that state. it was downgraded to a tropical depression. it's covering parts of six states now. it's massive. the city of wilmington has been cut off from the rest of the state from the still-rising floodwaters. emergency officials say they plan to airlift food and water to residents. concerns this morning over supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh. this morning, we hear from the woman who is accusing kavanaugh of sexual assault during high school. she said that kavanaugh pinned her to a bed and tried to remove her clothing. she says he put his hand over her mouth when she tried to scream. meanti meantime, on capitol hill, there's bipartisan calls to delay thursday's committee vote on the nomination. to a frightening incident at the shriners circus in pittsburgh.

they were giving camel rides. you see one of the camels puckipuck i bucking wildly. one had a broken arm. handlers got the animal under control after 11 seconds. to a new interview getting a lot of attention. soon-yi, woody allen's wife and mia farrow's daughter, breaking her silence. morgan radford has more. >> reporter: good morning. throughout her relationship with woody allen, soon-yi has remained mostly silent. but now, the 47-year-old is speaking out about her marriage, her famous mother and the #metoo movement. overnight, soon-yi is breaking her silence, 25 years after her affair with woody allen made headlines. she is the daughter of maria farrow. allen was farrow's partner and 37 her season.

now, married to allen for over 20 years, spoeaking out about hr famous mother. they were like oil and water from the beginning of their relationship. mia wasn't maternal to me from the get-go, who was adapted by farrow and her husband, andre preven. >> she tried to keach me the alphabet with the wood een bloc. if i didn't get them right, she would throw them at me or on the floor. prein said i was never interested in writing a mommy dearest. she spoke out about the accusations of woody allen's daughter who claims she was molested by allen when she was 7 years old. what's happened to woody is so upsetting, so unjust. mia has take en advantage of th #metoo movement. and a whole new generation is hearing about it when they shouldn't. the claims setting off a bitter custody battle.

allen was never charged with any crime. dillon has spoken out about the accusations of recent years. >> he's lying. and he's been lying for so long. >> reporter: farrow releasing a statement to "new york" magazine, saying any statement she was manipulated by her mother is offensive. thanks to my mother, i grew up in a wonderful home. ronan farrow, allen and farrow's only biological child also released a statement, accusing his father and his allies of, quote, planting stories that attack and vilify my mother, who deflect from my sister's credible allegation of abuse. nbc news has reached out to maria farrow and the claims against her. she has not responded. but we should point out that woody allen was present for much of that interview. and he weighed in periodically. back to you. >> another thing people are talking about is who wrote that

article and why it may be significant. tell us about that. >> that's an interesting point. it was daphne merkin. she's the author and she's been friends with woody allen for more than 40 years. to address that history, "new york" magazine said, daphne's relationship to woody allen is disclosed and part of the story, as is soon-yi's reason for speaking out now. >> thank you. let's get another check of the weather from dylan. good morning. >> good morning, guys. of course, we have focusing on the flood threat through the carolinas and into the northeast, where 36 million people are at risk under some flash flood watch or warning. let's look at the rain that's falling. a heavy rain to the rest of raleigh. southeast of charleston, this is making a beeline toward wilmington. and some of the downpours are producing 1 to 2 inches of rain per half hour. we're looking at the threat of more flooding. this area of low pressure will

continue to make its way into the northeast, as we go through the day today. it's tropical in nature. the downpours come down very, very fast. and with all of that water rushing down, it could lead to flash flooding because the water has nowhere to go. eventually in the northeast on tuesday, we'll see some of the heavier rain. with areas in massachusetts picking up 4 to 6 inches of rainfall. that could lead to flash flooding. it's near wilmington, with good morning. i'm kari hall. today another nice one for the bay area with inland valleys reaching the mid to upper 70s. some of the warmer temperatures will be reaching 78. also 78 in morgan hill and in santa ro sa. for oakland, 68. 65 in san francisco. 76 in san jose. as we look at the forecast for the next several days, cooler tomorrow but a big jump in the temperatures. the temperatures peak on thursday.

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attract tourists and surfers also enticing arthur on his boogie board. taking this picture with his friend just moments before they went into the water saturday afternoon. he was just yards away when his friend was dragged under. >> i already heard him screaming and saw a lot of blood in the water. and i saw the shark's tail. >> reporter: the victim of the shark attack, his friend raced to get him back on the beach. >> i got him on to shore and he wasn't moving anymore. >> reporter: witnesses say his legs were severely bitten. beach towels became tourniquets but all the efforts couldn't save his life. >> everybody will be asking themselves when they check the surf, is it worth losing a limb or your life? >> reporter: he lived north of boston where he attended community college studying engineering. his father in brazil, writing a heartbreaking post on facebook.

now, nothing has meaning for me, for this god has taken the reason of my life. i love you for all eternity. his aunt telling nbc news, his laughter filled our home and he will be greatly missed by us all. this is the first fatal shark attack in massachusetts in 82 years. but the second attack this summer. william litton was bitten last month just north of wellfleet. he escaped by punching the shark in the gills. >> the head was out of water because he was grabbing my legs. >> reporter: shark sightings have forced the park service to close beaches more than usual this summer. the water off of the cape is a feeding ground for sharks, with the cold temperatures and robust seal population, sharks' favorite prey. yesterday, about a half-hour south of here in eastham, a beach was closed for an hour because of a shark sighting. along the beaches, since it's

after labor day, there's no more lifeguards. the park service says it's really crucial that people be shark aware. that means that you stay in shallow waters. if you see seals, don't swim near them. when you go into the water, make sure you go in groups, to kayak, to paddle or to swim. hoda and savannah? >> halvana and soda. >> it's monday. >> on a serious note, do you think there's many seals there? is the seal population rising and they're bringing the sharks with them? are they looking into that? >> reporter: the seal population is getting healthy again. seals are protekcted and you cannot kill them without a permit. that's because the numbers were so low at one time. now, this is a sign of a restored, healthy ecosystem, marine biologists say. you talk to the fishermen and they will give you a different

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walk away with emmy gold. but "the handmaid's tale" is up for back-to-back wins with elisabeth moss also up for best actress again. the best dramatic actor race may be between sterling k. brown of "this is us" and "the americans'" matthew rhys. in the comedy character, it looks like a showdown between "atlanta" and "the marvelous mrs. braisele." perhaps the category with the most drama is xheet comedic act. donald glover is hoping to win for the second year in a row. william h. macy is nominated a fifth time for "shameless" but has never won for his roll. and bill haider in "barry" is a dark horse favorite. this year's emmys have poignant

moments. anthoni antho anthony bourdain's "parts unknown" is up. all of this star power in the hands of first-time mosts "weekend update" co-anchors, colin jost and michael che, who are nominated themselves. what are you looking forward to on emmy night? >> i'm looking foer ining forwa party. that means we're done with it and we can celebrate with our friends there. >> you can see they are really excited about it. i have a preview with michael and colin coming up. they say they're getting amped up, for sure. they've been out here in l.a. prepping for a month to get ready. >> have they really? >> and doing other things. >> all right, nat. we'll see you later. you can watch the emmys tonight at 7:30 eastern. plus, the new res this'll be the first manned mission to land on the moon.

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good monday morning. now at 7:56 we've got patches of fog and as we look at the golden gate bridge, you can barely see anything. be careful out there. we have low clouds near the coast and settling into some of the valleys. after that clears out we'll have comfortable temperatures today with highs in the mid 70s inland. upper 70s in antioch and we'll still stay in the mid 60s for the coast. san francisco 65. we'll have a couple of days with cooler than normal weather and then things start to heat up by wednesday. we'll be up to 84 degrees. then our temperatures peak on thursday reaching into the upper 80s. so a little bit of a taste of summer before we cool off again in time for saturday and sunday. for san francisco, mid 60s today and tomorrow. but then a little bit more sunshine and we'll make it up to

72 on thursday. as we head over to mike, you've got an update on the fog in san rafael. >> it's coming down. of course when the fog is touching the ground, we have visibility an issue as well as volume. you can catch a glimpse of southbound 101. it's slow there. same thing at the top of the screen coming out of the yellow zone where the fog is thicker. keep it in mind, smoother westbound. the east shore freeway to the bay bridge. slowing across the san mateo bridge for west 92. a crash by the toll plaza. looks like it's cleared. now we have more traffic heading in toward the sunset. back to you. >> happening now, catholic church sexual abuse survivors from the bay area ready to head to sacramento with a goal in mind. they want california's attorney general to launch a statewide probe into the alleged abuse similar to one concluded in pennsylvania. members of the survivors of those abused by priests say the

numbers are higher than reported. they plan to protest this morning. morning on today in the. the latest breaking news coverage from overnight. plus - a look at your forecast for the week - as temperatures go up and then come down - kari hall has a look a the full forecast. and don )t forget mike is watching the roads for you to help you get out the door-- join us tomorrow from

it's 8:00 on "today." coming up, rescue operations under way. first responders working around the clock to get to people still trapped by hurricane florence's waters. >> we just got saved by good samaritans. i'm so thankful. >> officials warning the worst is still to come. and craig is there live. plus, an aspirin a day. a new study says the daily use taken by millions to prevent heart attacks may be causing more harm than good. should you stop taking it? dr. oz is here with what we need to know. and live from l.a., it's

emmy night. >> we're excited to be hosting the 2018 emmy awards. >> we'll catch up with colin jost and michael che, as they set to host tv's best. >> have the nerves set in? >> i couldn't do it without michael. i'm happy he's here. >> i could do it alone. >> monday, september 17th, 2018. ♪ >> we're here from -- >> the u.p. of michigan. >> the hoosier state. indiana. >> and from -- milwaukee, wisconsin. ♪ ♪ yeah, yeah, yeah >> jenny's turning 70. >> on the "today" show. >> friends for 57 years. >> from minnesota. >> here today to say -- >> we're engaged. >> and good morning, everybody. welcome back to a special edition of "today." we're out in los angeles, la la

land. >> we have the emmys tonight. we love seeing the people outside in our plaza in new york. >> if you could stay there for 24 hours. or dylan could go out and give a hug to them. >> i think she will. let's get to your news at 8:00. rising floodwaters from hurricane florence have cut off entire communities and the resulting crisis is only getting more intense. craig is in wilmington, north carolina, for us. good morning, craig. what's the latest? >> savannah, that slow-moving disaster that was florence left behind just a terrible trail of destruction. i want to give you a bird's-eye view of one of the problems here in north carolina. this is a washed-out road. we're in a neighborhood just outside wilmington. this is the scene in neighborhoods all over the tar heel state. washed-out roads, cutting off towns and cities like wilmington, as well. more than 570,000 people still

don't have power. north and south carolina. thousands waking up in shelters. officials telling me the recovery effort here is going to take a very, very long time. the brunt of florence may be waning, but the problems are far from over here in the carolinas. rivers swollen from all the rain, now causing catastrophic flooding. >> everything is under water. we've lost everything we've got. >> reporter: officials say, the worst is still ahead. even urging people not to travel. >> stay off the roads in most parts of the state. never drive through flooded roads. just a few inches of water can wash your car away. >> reporter: close to 1,000 water rescues have been made in north carolina alone. nearly 15,000 people are already staying in 150 shelters across the state. rescue crews still helping those who could not get out on their own. keeping a sharp eye out for

those in danger. >> we just got saved by good samaritans. i'm so thankful. >> reporter: by the time the storm ends, florence will have dumped 40 inches of rain on southeastern north carolina. mandatory evacuations have been ordered for hundreds of people, who live within a mile of the cape fear river in wilmington. that river is expected to crest at 62 feet on tuesday morning, nearly double its normal flood stage. i surveyed a flooded neighborhood with woody wyatt. where did this water come from? >> this is rainfall. this is not salt waltter. this is not near a salt water area. >> reporter: how fast did it come in? >> like lightning. >> reporter: the storm came in swiftly, but it will likely take months to recover. with all due respect, why didn't you get out? >> i couldn't. i have never seen anything like this in my life. i didn't think it could be like

this. >> reporter: the storm responsible for 17 deaths, as well. there is some good news here this morning, guys. if you can tell, it's not raining. it's not windy. the sun's out. that's going to help the recovery effort over the weekend. you have guys out to restore power, the winds and the rain would start back. we'll get seven or eight hours of pretty good weather here in north carolina today. >> they deserve a break, for sure. craig, thank you so much. on capitol hill, there are new calls to delay this week's senate committee vote on senate nominee brett kavanaugh. christine blasey ford said he assaulted her when they were teenagers. she said that kavanaugh was drunk at a party when he tried to pin her to a bed and tried to

undress her. we have not verified "the washington post" report. football fans and players are shaking their heads during an unusual thing to happen during an nfl game. vontez davis took himself out at halftime during the game. he signaled to his coa the 30-year-old veteran then told a teammate he was retiring right then and there. he put out a statement, it hit me past and hard. i shouldn't be out there any more. i meant no disrespect. bills off to a rough start 0-2. >> something i've never heard of or soon before. how about the morning boost? good samaritans are coming from all over to help people trapped by floodwaters. what about animals. six dogs locked in an outdoor cage just waiting for somebody to let them out. he got that gate opened as quickly as he could and there

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already are taking this aspirin, dr. oz is exactly who we need to talk to. dr. oz, this was -- aspirin had been prescribed and told to use it daily as a preventive thing. does it not work? does it cause harm? >> about a third of older americans take aspirin that's why this study is so important and why so many of the viewers are going to care about it and the reason why so many report on aspirin like people like me because people who have heart disease do much better if they're put on aspirin. we extrapolated from that and what about people that don't have heart disease, they're getting older, let's prevent the heart attack from coming their way. it was never really studied well in people over the age of 70. this study of 20,000 people followed folks generally over the age of 70, for about five years and they found, my goodness, the major end points of reducing death, dementia were impacted and this is important. there was a 38% increase in

having bleeding mostly -- half it from the intestinal track. that combination of no real benefit in reduction of complications, a worse nng one major area which is bleeding which makes sense with aspirin got people to take a step back. a lot of physicians today are talking about this because so many of our patients are on aspirin. >> a lot of people don't know if they have heart disease. we've all heard about someone had nothing wrong and they dropped dead of a heart attack. if you don't know if that is one of your issues or not, would you advice yes, take it or not to? >> there are tools we use to predict your chance of having a heart attack and most folks that do have a heart attack have a predictor. the really provocative thing about this study there was an increased in risk of dying of cancer in folks who were on aspirin and that's important point because the study was not designed to see if it prevented cancer, it was designed to see what happened in real life.

if i give -- >> that's a big headline, dr. oz. its not that its not working that well, the study shows that there might be an increased in increase? >> it doesn't mean its causing cancer. remember, there's more than a dozen studies showing that aspirin taking correctly prevents cancer but if you already have a cancer does it worsen that process, does it make the cancer grow quickly? there's a whole separate discussion happening around medical centers today should people already diagnosed with cancer get off aspirin. that was a very unexpected finding and its the reasons these studies are so important. >> so just lastly, what would you advise? mary smith is watching this and is confused. should she continue taking your aspirin or not, what's your best advice? >> this is definitely worth a discussion with your doctor. be a student and recognizing what this data means, which is

specifically, think twice, if you are put on aspirin to prevent a problem. it doesn't seem to work as well at least in folks over aged 70 as we expected. if you're on aspirin for a good reason like you have a heart problem or have had a stroke in the past, don't stop your aspirin. this is critical. you've got to customize the care to you. if you're on aspirin, don't go on it and then off it, that rebound effect explains the affects of the study. so that might actually independent cause problems. one last little bit of tip just for me because i talk about this a lot. take aspirin correctly. don't take it in terra coated. just take regular old regular aspirin with a big glass of warm water. it might help with the complications of bleeding. >> season 10 premiers today.

dylan is in for al this morning. >> we are focusing on the rain down across the southeast. its lighting up a bit in north carolina. there is this one batch of rain off the coast of charleston where we are going to see that move to the north and east and that could produce a quick couple of inches for rain for wilmington. that is going to be a major focus as we go through the next several hours as river flooding is already an issue. we have so many rivers already at moderate to major flood stage and if we look in more detail, some of these rivers are well above record flood stage. you can see the little river at manchester is up to about 34 1/2 feet right now. that would put it above the record and its going to take all week long before we do lose that flood stage. also the cape fear river is well above flood stage and that's going to take all week before we that's a look at the weather across the country. now here's a peek out your window. >> good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. our inland valleys will reach

into the mid-70s for today and tomorrow. the clouds will be clearing up. then our temperatures is going up. not as much of an ocean breeze and high pressure building with highs expected to peak on thursday, up to 88 degrees. then we'll see those temperatures come back down in time for the weekend. some upper 70s and low 80s. san francisco will warm up, in the low 70s by thursday. and that's your latest forecast. back to you guys in l.a. >> you got a lot of work ahead. look who's here natalie's back. carson is in our orange room. we have a special place for you carson, here. >> hi, guys. hi, nat. good to see you. a discussions about mispronounces of common names. it all started when the user name carmen took issue with the name she says this.

sure enough chrissy teigen takes to twitter and backs her up. word, gave up a long time ago. last niem is teigen not teagan. >> i'm tired of living this lie. its teigen. isn't it, mom? >> yep. >> told you. >> confirmed by mom there, yep. its tyingen not teagan. i don't correct people ever. they call me janet. i won't. wrong order? i'll eat it. taxi going to the wrong airport. i'll change my flight. this isn't the only celebrity name we're getting wrong. ariana grande is pronounce -- is not pronounced grande. >> should we all be saying grande. >> my brother changed it to grande because it was like -- i guess americanized version of

it, you know. i group up saying grande and i think of my grandpa and i wish i said grande more. >> there you go. at least they've now -- >> is it daly or daly? >> they call me yoda. i just get used to it. you ride the train. instead of -- i get chrissy saying like oh, well. >> i totally get it because people call me samantha, susanna, is a hara. do you want us to say teigen? >> start the trend. at the golden carpet its teigen. >> i do have pop star. we've been talking about this before here in los angeles, tom arnold got into a scuffle with the "apprentice" producer mark burnett. mark burnett just went nuts and choked me at this huge emmy

party. he then ran away with his torn pink shirt. sharing this photo of a bruised hand. arnold was quit to deny the allegation. you lie. your crazy husband attacked me. you psycho. i'm filing police report and suing you for defamation. tom arnold's got a new show on viceland called the hunt for the trump tapes. tom arnold searches for the tapes that show president trump while making bigoted remarks while filming the "apprentice." this is causing people to believe this was all a publicity start. nat, what you got? >> we got the hosts of the emmy and they of course have developed this great mystery as you know.

the weekend update desk and they plan to put their razor sharp whit on full display later tonight. >> its weekend update with colin and michael. >> far from their home at studio a.h. in new york city, "saturday night live" stars have gone hollywood. >> we are very excited to be hosting the 2018 emmy waurds. >> that's right. >> rolling out the gold carpet ready to turn snl iconic catch phrase into live from los angeles, its tv's biggest night. >> action! >> i thought you'd be missing new york because you've been out here prepping for the emmy for quite a while. we brought you new york treats. real bagels and cookies. >> is this birthday cake? >> yes. worth the calories. a sweet surprise for the first

time hosts who promised to return the favor working in l.a. for the past month to cook up their own batch of emmy surprises. what can we expect? >> there's a lot of moving pieces always in an worriaward and a lot of surprise guests. >> we have a plan, a great plan. isn't that right, jeff? >> yes. >> alec as trump. you got all these snl friends that you can call on. >> we have trump but alec is not doing it. its going to be roseanne. >> what could go wrong? >> we just told her, look, go up and speak from the heart and see what happens. you guys actually are really good friends. >> speaking of unlikely pairs, coanchoring weekend update together. >> he sounds like colin when i asked him if his family ever owned slaves. >> they had become known as an

odd couple themselves. >> how are you guys alike or different? >> are we different? i'm wearing a pink hoodie and he's wearing a cashmere sweater. if that doesn't tell you something -- >> two comedians from two very different backgrounds using jokes to take on the world and sometimes each other. are nerves starting to set in? >> well, nerves, of course. i would not be able to be going through and doing this without michael, so i'm very happy he's here. >> i can do it alone. probably more fun. >> who else would rope you into all this fun press stuff? >> colin insists they don't plan on making the night too political when it comes to celebrities, michael says no one is safe. >> let's talk about the fact that you'll have all these celebrities staring back at you. you might be poking fun at them a little bit. normally when you poke fun at celebrities they're not right there with you. how is that going to be for you? >> i have no problem with making

fun of people all the time. i think everybody's funny and they should be reminded of that. i don't care if its children, stranger thing kids. you think you're safe. you're not safe. >> you're going to go after millie bobby brown. >> yeah, her nose is going to bleed from fear. i'm kidding. she seems like a nice girl. >> they're mostly looking forward to the afterparties where they could be celebritying with an award in hand. snl nominated for 21 emmys. what would the headlines say about you two the next day? >> depends on where the headline is. breitbart is going to be very excited, that's all we'll say. >> i think the headlines are going to say roseanne's back and in a big way. >> they got their job cut out for them tonight, that's for sure. >> so we'll be watching and we'll be there. >> we will be. we'll break down the competition at tonight's emmys. >> that's right. >> then sean penn opening up

about what drew him to his very first television role after your local news. local news. i )m ... in just a couple of hours -- state leaders expect to give a clearer picture on the future of the angel island ferry that takes passengers to and from tiburon. the state is looking at taking over the service from a marin county family who )s been running it for all 59 years its been in service. the "blue and gold fleet" submitted a proposal to take over the ferry service the mcdonogh )s did not submit a proposal . saying the expensive dock repairs required by the state. i )ll have another local news update for you in half an hour.

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nobody knows better than he. we don't have to wait to talk to an emmy winner. america ferrera is going to talk to us this morning. a rare and eye-opening conversation with sean penn. he makes his television debut in a new series. we're going to hear from him and his co-star about that. you'll also want to hear penn's take on the #metoo movement. first, dylan dreyer. >> i think i hugged half the plaza. i have the other half to go. i'm looking for principal mcintyre. or should i say retired principal mcintyre. >> yes. retired from 31 years in public education. >> have you ever taken vacation in september before? >> never in my life. >> you picked a good weekend to come to new york. >> beautiful weather. love it. >> congratulations. i love this sign here. include me. what's your name? >> sarah. >> we are including you and love

having you here. can i get a hug? that's the hug chain. let's look at what's going on across the country. we're going to see the rain from florence continue to make its way through ohio and west virginia and virginia today. we have the chance of more rain near wilmington within the next couple of hours. that's the remnants on flornenc. it will move up to the north and east, tonight into tomorrow. that will move on out of here in the middle of the week. the flooding threat continues. near record-high temperatures in the middle of the country. in southern colorado, into the 90s. that's a look at the weather across the country. now here's a peek out your window. >> good morning, i'm meteorologist kari hall. we're going to see those temperatures reaching into the mid to upper 70s today. mostly for our inland valleys. oakland today reaching 68 degrees and in san francisco, 65. 76 in san jose. and it will be slightly cooler tomorrow. a little bit more breezy as

well. but that's before high pressure moves in and causes our temperatures to rise for the middle of the week. by thursday, we're seeing more sunshine and highs reaching into the upper oles. 80. >> i've noticed a lot of kids on the plaza skipping school. you're not skipping school, are you? >> yes. >> back to you guys. >> honest. >> points for honesty. >> thanks. it is time to take out your 2018 emmy ballots. >> that's right. if you're ready to host a watch party or you want to take part in the office pool, listen up. we have the ultimate preview of the awards and who is in the driver's seat to claim them. jess cagle knows everything. >> yoda, samantha, nice to be here. >> hbo has been doing great in the emmys. you feel like netflix might be a comer this year. >> yeah. it's a tipping point where the streaming networks like hulu and

netflix are coming to the fore, like cable used to dominate. this year, netflix had the most emmy nominations, like 112 nominations. >> let's top drama. "handma "handmaid's tale" was awesome last year. are you looking for a repeat? or do you see someone else coming in? >> i think it will be a repeat. "handmaid's tale" and "game of thrones" are up against each other for the first time. it's like clash of the titans. but the emmys are allowed to find something new and reward it over and over an over again. i'm expecting "handmaid's tale." it's so zeitgeisty and political. >> how about best actor? how does that look? >> best actor in a drama, this is a tough one, too. last year, it was sterling k. brown, right? and he very well could win again this year. however, matthew rhys for the

final season of "the americans," could take it. and a lot of people are predicting matthew rhys. >> for best actress in a drama series. a lot of the bets are on elisabeth moss. is she a runaway? >> there's a real comer and that is sandra oh for "killing eve." >> let's talk about best comedy series. it used to be "veep" and only "veep," but they're on hiatus. so, it opened up again. >> a lot of people are predicting atlanta. donald glover won last year for actor in a comedy. that could take it. but it's really hard to predict. there's also "the marvelous mrs. maisel." that one is great. and also, "barry," the show with bill hader. and people in the industry really love that, because it's about a hit man that wants to be an actor.

>> that's our next category. lead actor in a comedy. >> lead actor in a comedy will probably be donald glover again. he's very popular with the academy. and "atlanta" has a lot of nominations. >> how about lead actress in a comedy? is rachel from "the marvelous mrs. maisel." >> because julia louiu weeouis- is not there, i think it's her. >> "limited crime story" takes it away. >> this year, it's "the assassination of gianni versace." and i think several awards will walk away. >> we hear "insiinsiders love " voice." >> "the voice" wins every year. i think it could again. but -- >> but what? >> stiff competition this year.

>> what? >> "rupaul's drag race." >> really? >> there's a lot of buzz around "rupaul's drag race." watch out, carson. >> we love rupaul. but come on. got to be "the voice." >> we're out of time. >> you can catch the 70th emmy awards and catch us live on the golden carpet. we'll be there at 7:30 eastern here on nbc. coming up next, sean penn opening up to natalie in a rare and revealing conversation. first, this is "today" on nbc.

welcome back. two-time oscar winner, sean penn, is bringing his talents to the small screen for the first time, in the hulu series called "the first." >> it centers on a dangerous mission to mars. and natalie caught up with sean penn and his co-star. >> sean penn rarely does interviews, but he welcomed us to his home to talk about the

new show from creator of "house of cards." it ended up with a frank discussion about the #metoo movement. >> i'm watching and with you in spirit. >> reporter: the first of sean penn's tv debut, as a complicated space commander working under an unapologetic visionary, played by natasha macalon. >> i have a briefing to get to. >> it can wait. >> it can't, actually. >> reporter: how is television different than acting in the movies? >> they both suck. >> reporter: do you still feel that way? >> listen, i -- >> that's quite hurtful. i love going to work when she's at work. i love the material. >> reporter: penn and macalon said it was the strong writing that drew them to the project. >> people that work as

astronauts are on in the military, the incredible commitment that will take them away from family, all that was of interest to me. >> i think the tension between whether it's a sacrifice or whether it's a break for freedom, it's an interesting idea, too. >> reporter: and a lot of strong women. i think three of the five astronauts that got to go to mars are women. also, the president in 2030, is a woman. do you think the #metoo movement has informed, when you look at this show, when your character is the one who is the visionary? >> yeah. >> for me in life, that's not unusual. i don't see that as aberrant. >> in tv and in our media, women haven't been depicted in that way. >> reporter: sean, what about you? >> i would like to say it's not

influenced by the movement callcall ed #metoo. it's the empowerment of women acknowledging each other and being acknowledged by men. this was a movement that was largely shouldered by a kind of receptacle of the salacious. >> reporter: what do you mean the receptacle of the salacious? >> we don't know what the factor is. as soon as you call something. an accusations, some of which are unfounded. the spirit of much of what has been the #metoo movement has been to divide men and women. >> reporter: women would say it's united women. >> women i talk to, not in front of a camera, that i listen to, of all walks of life, that there's a common sense that is not represented at all in the discussion when it comes to the media discussion of it.

the discussion where if sean penn says this, so and so is going to attack him for saying this because of that. i don't want it to be a trend. and i'm very suspicious of a movement that gets glommed on to in rage, without nuance. and when people try to discuss it in a nuanced way, the nuance itself is attacked. >> reporter: do you think the #metoo movement has gotten too big? that it's gotten -- in some ways there's too many shades of gray. >> i think it's too black and white. in most things that are really important, it's good to slow down. >> did you talk about this on set? >> we did talk about it a great deal. what sean was leading to was this bubble of actors or people in magazines that have gotten attention from it. and of course, it's terrific, they put a spotlight on it. now, we need to go in the places

where this is happening and is it exposed. >> reporter: penn and mcelhone seem to understand each over. >> you have to see if you like it. that's the good thing about tv, you don't get to make it unless people respond. >> it's an interesting conversation. we were there to talk about the show and it evolved into this greater conversation. the show really is pro-women. and "the first" airs on hulu. it's streaming now. yeah. very eye-opening conversation. >> it certainly was. natalie, thanks. up next, an actress that knows what it's like to win an emmy. america ferrera is here. first, this is "today" on nbc. xfinity mobile is a new wireless network

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returning for a fourth season, after leaving fans with a cliff-hanger. now, america's back at work and things are going to get a bit awkward. how about a sneak peek. >> everybody's going to be, better keep these two out of the photo lab. or, why are you together now? >> is that supposed to be me? >> what? no. >> oh, okay. why aren't you guys together now? >> it's a good one. america, good morning to you. >> good morning. >> so much going on in your life. you have a hit show. you have a book. and you have a baby. >> i do. >> can we start with that? >> yes. >> how old is this little guy? >> bas, as we call him, sebastian is his full name, he's almost four months now. >> how has your life changed with this little way? >> in every way possible and in all the best ways. madly in love with him. as i've been saying, it sort of -- nothing else matters anymore. but also, everything else matters that much more.

>> you're right. i always thought when haley came, i was thinking she was a great eraser of pain. she came into life and just made it snap into focus. >> also, i see the world through his eyes, but also, the world he has to live in. and it makes me even that much more motivated to do everything i can to make it the world i want him to grow up in. >> we're going to talk about that. can we talk about "superstar" for just a second. >> yes. >> we're going, are they going to get together? are they not going to get together? is it going to happen or not going to happen? probably the question you get asked the most, so, it happens. >> it happened at the end of last season. but you know, nothing is ever straightforward with amy and jonah. there's a lot of obstacles in the way, beginning with the fact we know she's pregnant. >> with someone else's child. >> there's that. >> there's some complications. and their personalities. they're like oil and water a

little bit. it's always fun to play. >> we see you in front of the camera. you're also having fun behind the camera directing that. is that something you've been loving? >> i love it so much. it's so wonderful to direct. you know, it's great on the show. you know, i'm so inspired by all of my friends, who i see also, just stepping up and doing it. eva longoria. she's directing up a storm. gina rodriguez is directing on "jane the virgin." s we see each other doing it and it inspires us. it's a lot of hard work and it's sometimes scary. but when you see others taking that step, you go for it. >> is it tricky because they're your colleagues? now, i'm the teacher and you need to stand over there. >> well, you know, i don't know. you have to ask them. i think my style is generous. >> you have a book coming out, kind of a compilation of >> the book is called "american like me" and it is a dream come

true for me. i grew up never seeing my experience of being american in the culture. i am wholly american, fully american, and yet linked to my family's roots in another country and thatinextricably ri family's roots in another country. i felt alone and isolated in that experience, until i grew up and realized, that is so many people's american experience. and it's lacking in the cultural narrative. i wanted to do this book and not just tell my own story. but invite 30so-some of my favorite people. just wonderful -- wonderful people to tell their story so that young people can look at a book and see their own experience reflected back at them by people who are awesome, making culture today. >> love it.

america, thank you for coming to see us. congrats on your whole life. >> thank you. >> a lot of things are going right. you can watch the season premiere of "superstore" on october 4th, here on nbc. we're back in a moment. but first, this is

we just went on -- i just went on and on about the chrissy teigen revelation. >> it's not teigen. and ariana grande. more "pop start." we'll keep it in-house. "this is us," which garnered eight emmy nominations will be honored in a new special tomorrow evening, that will feature interviews with the cast and creators of the show. we get a peek of the never-before-seen audition tapes of the actors. we have them for you now. take a look. >> hey. how do you think we're doing? at parenting? i think we're at a six,

honestly, on a sliding scale of one to ten, i think we're at a six and i'm being jennougenerou. >> i found him, my father. >> when? >> don't be mad. >> i'm mad. damn. >> i found him. >> and there's the scene, right there. suspect that cool how they do that? >> yeah. >> you know why they got the parts. >> isn't that cool? the hour special includes much more. if you like that behind-the-scene footage, the paley center honors "this is us" tomorrow. meghan markle is throwing her support behind a charity cookbook, called "together." it is from recipes from women that work at the hub community kitchen. we get to hear why the duchess supports the work of these women. >> i immediately felt connected with in community kitchen. like these women, i am passionate about food and

cooking. >> she asked me, how many days do you offer this service? and i said two days a week. and her question was, why not seven days? she goes, we could do a cookbook. >> the community was affected by the tower fire in 2017. she wrote the forward to the book and the proceeds will go back to the hub kitchen, enabling it to stay open andfai neighbors. you got a "daly click"? >> air travel can be a hassle. but for one little girl, it was a highlight. take a look. >> this is awesome. yee-haw. yee-haw. are we on a jet? >> yes. >> yeah. i love jets. everything looks so small, like little toys. wow. look at the village. it's so, so beautiful.

>> oh. >> you hear everybody on the plane, it's so cute. she could not contain her excitement, which is pretty impressive. they were on a six-hour delay. didn't seem to bother her. >> no. >> don't you wish we could be so excited when we're on a flight. that's it from los angeles. don't forget, we have the emmys arrival special. we'll be outi )m - -... new this morning - a shooting investiga 8:56. i'm scott mcgrew. a shooting investigation on interstate 580 in castro valley. the chp says it happened shortly after midnight near castro valley boulevard. investigators say passengers in one car fired at another car. that car has bullet holes in it. nobody hurt. the freeway was shut down bri

briefly as the chp looked for evidence. happening now, catholic church sexual abuse survivors from the bay area are headed to sacramento. they want california's attorney general to launch a state-wide probe into the alleged abuse. similar to one recently concluded in pennsylvania. survivors -- members of the survivor's network of those abused by priests say the number of priests accused of harming children is far higher than currently reported. and happening today at stanford, students are set to join doctors, nurses and first responders at a noon rally as part of a nationwide anti-gun protest. it's the first national event for the group called safe. similar rallies are scheduled for hospitals across the country. we're going to have more local weather coming up in an hour. in the meantime, check out nbcbayarea.com. morning on today.

the latest breaking news coverage from overnight. plus - a look at your coming up tomorrow morning, the latest breaking news coverage from overnight. >> plus a look at your forecast for the week. kari hall has a look at the weather. >> mike watching the roads tomorrow morning 4:30.

[ applause ] good morning, everybody. happy monday. welcome to the show. i'm megyn kelly. hope you had a great weekend. it was a very busy one in the news. joining me now to discuss what's making the rounds today, test y stephanie gosk, jo ling kent and joe levy. happy monday. we begin with a bombshell information about brett kavanaugh. he was all but confirmed over the weekend. and now, there's questions. over the weekend, a woman came forwar