i feel so badly for him that he's going through this to be honest with you. i feel so badly for him. this is not a man that deserves this. >> new demands are being placed on supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh this morning, including a fbi investigati before christine blasey ford would agree to testify before the senate. breaking overnight, the leaders of north and south korea reach a new round of agreements. and to the new generation, over 200 u.s. military veterans running for thois november. and facing the unthinkable task of rebuilding in the wake of florence. and you're never too old to

fight crime. "early today" starts right now. >> brett kavanaugh's accuser now says she wants the fbi to investigate her claims before she appears before the senate. lawyers for christine blasey ford says she has had to move out of her home because of vicious harassment, even death threats. and in the upheaval has had to face facing her attacker in a number of days. in a letter to chuck grassley, they write, while no sexual assault survivor should be subjected to such an ordeal, dr. ford wants to cooperate. a fbi investigation should be the first step. >> senator grassley responded last night saying nothing the fbi or any other investigator would have any bearing on what dr. ford tells the committee, so there is no reason for any further delay. grassley says monday's invitation still stands, with fellow republicans saying if ford chooses not to testify, fw

vote on kavanaugh. as for president trump, he is standing by his nominee. peter? >> reporter: hey, phillip, good morning. president trump says he's totally supportive of brett kavanaugh, insisting he doesn't believe the fbi should be involved in investigating that decades-old allegation of sexual assault. president trump's standing by his man, saying he sympathizes with brett kavanaugh. >> i feel so badly for him that he's going through this, to be honest with you. i feel so badly for him. this is not a man that deserves this. i feel terribly for him, for his wife who is an incredible, lovely woman. and for his beautiful young daughters. >> reporter: as for kavanaugh's accuser, christine blasey ford. >> they will look at what she had to say from 36 years ago. and we will see what happens many. >> reporter: but no mention whether he believes her. >> sir, do you believe dr. ford? >> reporter: the president brushing off growing democratic

calls for the fbi to investigate the sexual assault allegation. >> i don't think the fbi should be involved because they don't want to be involved. if they wanted to be i would certainly do that. >> reporter: but only the president can order the fbi to examine the allegation that kavanaugh categorically denies. >> what happens at georgetown prep stays at georgetown prep. that's been a good thing for all of us, i think. >> reporter: with a potentially dramatic and contentious showdown set for monday, kavanaugh spotted at a group at the white house eager to testify. but no word from ford or her harr wheth lawyer whether she lab heard. process has been made available to her. >> if she's not planning on attending, then i don't know what the point is going forward to be. >> reporter: the other alleged

witness, mark judge, declining to testify. in a letter from his lawyer to the senate judiciary committee writing i have no memory of this alleged incident, adding, i never saw brett act in the manner dr. ford describes. republican susan collins, a critical swing vote recommending the judiciary committee allot time for kavanaugh's lawyer to question ford and ford's lawyer to question kavanaugh. >> it's not unheard of to have counsel do questioning. >> reporter: top democrat dianne feinstein krits sidcriticizing house warning senate others nor commit the same mistakes as the anit case. peter alexander, nbc news, the white house. now to breaking news on the korean peninsula where kim jong un has agreed to permanently shut down north korea's main nuclear complex and missile site if the u.s. takes corresponding

measures. the announcement coming amid a second day of talks with moon jae-in in pyongyang. joining us now is janis mackey frayer live in seoul with details on the potentially historic peace agreement. janice. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. one big take away from this summit was the declaration between the two leaders that kim jong un would visit seoul sometime before the end of the year. this would mark the first time a north korean leader has visited the south. there's no word yet on timing, but it does send a resounding message that these two men are very serious about moving towards progress on the korean peninsula. kim has also said that he will move to dismantle the missile engine testing facility and missile launch pad. these have been two key sites as part of the icbm michl program.

he said he would be willing to dismantle the main complex if the u.s. takes corresponding measures, and this is where it becomes cryptic. he seas n he's not saying he'll allow nuclear inspectors to come in, he's saying outside inspectors. it's yet to be determined how significant this agreement is. president trump jumping at the opportunity to commend the two men on the declaration. the summit is seen as a way to pave the way toward a second summit between kim jong un and president trump. president moon will travel to washington before the end of the month to brief the administration on where things stand and where he believes things are going. now back to you. >> janice, thank you. growing concerns this morning ot's handling of the border crisis. the trump administration has lost track of nearly 1500 migrant children according to findings obtained by the "new york times." the administration couldn't give

detail on the whereabouts of the children after placing them with sponsors once they left federal shelters. in april, the department of health and human services made a similar admission, that they couldn't locate nearly 1500 children. it came alongside bipartisan ledg legislation. the lasting impact of florence continues to be felt throughout the southeast, and today president trump is scheduled to visit storm-ravaged parts of north carolina. as relief efforts continue, nba legend michael jordan is helping out his old stomping ground. the charlotte hornets' co-chairman is donating. and with parts of north carolina under water, the region's agricultural industry is taking a massive hit. at least 3.4 million birds, including chickens and turkeys and 5500 hogs have dies as a

resu -- died as a result of the storm. >> reporter: water levels are starting to go down but rescues are still happening. all eyes on the cape fear river. these dramatic pictures showing the river climbing to 60 feet. >> it's pretty rough. this is the worst i've ever seen it. >> reporter: from the air and the ground, search and rescue teams working around the clock to pull families to safety. >> ah i feel better now. >> reporter: the rising water stranding people and their pets. >> he don't know what's going on, but he knows he's got to get out in there. >> reporter: a lumberton, berm causing water to flow into the city. residents forced to wait long hours in lines to buy gas. north carolina governor roy cooper asking for patience. >> i know many people are tired of the present and are scare of the future.

but please know we will not give up on you. >> reporter: and in south carolina a tractor-trailer still stuck on a chanced road. mayor larry done binaubance say can't believe it's happening again. >> this is far worse, far, far worse. >> reporter: these are the men and women of the spring lake fire department. three have been out on patrol non-stop, rescuing people from their homes, rescuing pets. many of these rescues happening by boats because it's impossible to get to some of these houses. >> thanks for that report. more extreme weather further across the country where the remnants of florence and flash flooding are being felt. in new york city, excessive rain for the past 24 hours appears to have overwhelmed several subway stations putting thousands of commuters in a very risky

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and good wednesday morning to you. 4:30 right now as we take a look at sfo this morning. lot of people coming. lot of people going but i'm glad you're starting your morning here with us. i'm marcus washington. >> and i'm kris sanchez. laura garcia is off. i saw a storm ranger cranking in the background. what are we looking for, kari? >> we're just looking for nothing right now. it's all dry. we've got it cranked up just to make sure there's no smoke or anything. we can detect all kinds of stuff. live look outside san jose this morning, it's clear. let's head over to sunnyvale. temperatures nice to start but warmer today. highs in the south bay headed us