news 4 begins with a storm team 4 weather alert. >> flash flood emergency in the carolinas. the winds from tropical storm florence are b weaker tonight the rain and the storm surge, they are relentless. now comes the danger of nightfall. ake a live look at our

camera in myrtle beach right now. it is dark, b you can see this camera shaking a little. the center of the storm n over south carolina. florence e behind us is still churning and barely moving. good evening.or i'mn ginsler. >> i'm leon harris. tonigh f at leaste people are dead from thi storm including a mother and infant killed by a falling tree in wilmington, north carolina. firefighters and paramedics huddled in prayer after realizing the two cld note saved. >> in new bern, north carolina, an estimated 500 people have be rescued so far. more people may still be ten-feet ofranded by storm surge and the flooding will go on for days. the universy of north carolina chapel hill is now designated a melter as tens of thousands seek refuge from all of the water. >> we have teame cover for you with the latest.

doug, what is the latest? >> the latest is it continues to move down to the south, it is now movin west/southwest at about five miles per hour. that's a little faster. a little earlier at this afternoon. take a look. it came on shore 7:35 early this morning right along the north carolina coastline, right abouta here, it has moved to here within about 15 hours. i mean simplyha amazing has been going on with this. you see the feeder bands continuing to come in from the atlantic and this is what is going to continue to happen throughout the rest of the nighi t. you look at this. look at these feeder bands right here, right arounwi the ington area. that is one incredible feeder band, and then this oneee has going all day. morehead city, and when you look at these totals and we say, hey, we expect 20 in es ofrain, sometimes it is hard to believe. we've got 23 inches of rain so far in morehead city and we're going to see a lot more than that. some locatns could pick up another 15 to 20 inches. you see the center of circulation now right over myrtle beach and it is expected to start moving more toward the

west away from the area.g we have a lay to go. we have the storm surge still coming in off the atlantic and, of course, the extremely heavy rain will stay there d fors. the flooding may not go away until late next week. >> wow. 20-plus inches and just day e. >> yes. >> thanks, doug. >> thank you, doug. we have new video of some of the re tonight in new bern. those are still going on. north carolina's governor warning people to ready for days more flooding. >> meanwhile, power crews are out already working hard where they can to keep the lights on. some 800,000 customers are without power tonight and thatn er is expected to climb to more than a million. >> if you look at the northtl carolina coe, some of the hardest-hit areas are north of jacksonville, and the camp base.e marine storm surge flooding the news and pamlico river.gt washinon is where we find news 4's jimhandily tonight.

>> reporter: this is the story all over washington, north carolina, roads turned to rivers. this is actually a washed out bridge behind me. over here is the river, the pamlico, and it comes in from the south. so a lot ofhe water that we're seeing is salt water. it has been blown in by florence and from the ocean. the real challenge in the days to come is getting around this area because power is out on a lot of these >> some places are impossible to get to. so houses, there are cars out in the yard with water up to the ndows. some houses are halfway under water. >> reporter: they' seen storm surge of0 to 12 feet, and that led to a number of rescues. eslot of people stranded in their hom the only way to get to them was by pontoon boat. the national guard was busy today. some people went around by kayak to check on their neighbors. about 60% of t residents don't have power. most did notua ev.

it is going to be a very long night. we've got another highide coming up at 11:45. in washington,li north caro, jim handly, news 4. >> it is just amazing. a man familiar to many of us in the d.c. area is behind a masse effort to feed the victims of the disaster. andr and his team at world central kitchen have delivered feed to first responders and people in shelters in north carolina and chef andre says he's happy the federal government learned lessons from the aftermath of hurricane maria in puerto rico last year. barbra asked him about presiejnt trump's rection of maria's original death toll of nearly 3,000 people. >> why? nobodys going to make a president responsible like he did it, killedvery one of those people. but the lack of empathy,he lack of recognizinghat the

higher, and the death toll that didn't happen through t hurricane ripping the island but happened in theth weeks and m later. that actually tells you how little effort the federal government h in makingure that we will be fixing the issues. >> chef says he hopes to provide 150,000 meals for victims of we will have com from north carolina. >> now to an incredibly emotional mass at st. matthew's cathedral in washington. the embattled archbishop, cardinal wuerl and survivor of sexualbuse by a priest spoke to catholics reeling from ecandals. our cameras w not allowed inside, b dorothy spencer spoke to that survivor. >> reporter: michael nugent walks into s man thu's cathedral in northwest after sharg his story about being

sexually abused by a priest as a chicago. earlier he spoke about that abuse at a mass heard by cardinal wuerl, washington. of >> i went to the cardinal. i showed him what i had to say and heaid it is perfect. >> reporter: the mass marked the beginning of world season of healing. it is meant to bri attention to the sex abuse scandal in the catholic church. nugent says he was a 13-year-old altaroy when priest sexually abused him. that priest is nowas de. >> he was a one-man crime wave. >> reporter: during the mass, wuerl asked for prayers and healing for those assaulted by the sin se. he lit a candle of healing with nugent who received a standing ovation. >> i think it was concise and powerful t hear. >> reporter: wuerl has denied allegations in a grand jury report that he moved or reinstated priests accused of use when he was bishop in pittsburgh. this week he said he would aske the po accept his resignation. while nugent supports wuerl,

this parishner says not. >> i hope that the pope accepts cardinal wuerl's resignation. >> the church will be healed once they start taking care of the survivors. >> reporter: darcy spencer, news 4. >> new tonight, a rash of overdoses is wreaking havoc on the district. health officials say they people at least five have died from overdoses since yesterday. cc fire says it responded to about 50 overdose calls in that time, more than 1,000 in thest hree months. news 4's has the story. we wt to warn you the video may be >> reporter: in the district, sirens ringing, d.c. fireghters responding to suspected k2 overdoses on p and north capitol street northwest. >> some people have even passed away because of the drugs.

>> reporter: brandon jamison on ains what they're seein their way home from school. >> they don't know ghat isng into their bodies. >> reporter: d.c. health officials tell us they're investigating five deaths over the past 24 hours as possible overdoses on synthetic drugs, k2, also known as spice. d.c. fire/ems responded to more than 50 calls, some of them ght around the corner from some others might eat. the nonprofit says dru dlers are targeting homeless people. >> they come to prey on the people who come to ourprogram. >> it is awful. >> reporter: dr. tanya dyster ector of the department of behavioral health. she says autopsies will determine if the five deaths are from a fatal batch of k2. >> when you take som hing and you don't know what it is, you is t know what the effect going to be. >> y always want to know what you are putting into your body. >> reporter: in the district, shomari stone news 4. they have arrested a

suspected serial rapist. marlin alexander ius a of raping at least three women including an 86-year old who lived in a senior living home. thes cri happened between 2007 and 2011 in german town in gaithersburg. dna collected at each scene matched up. the break in c the casee when a private company tested that dna and compared it with theirs dataf samples submitted to genealogy websites. >> our officer who h some experience in doing these family history searches andea ggy work were able to identify mr. alexander. >> detectives are combing through other unsolved cases to see if alexander might be responsible. he is being held without bond right now. president trump's formermp gn chairman will cooperate with the spe calnsel's russia investigation. that's part of paul manafort's plea deal today. he admits gui to tax fraud, money laundering and other crimes but he avoids a second trial that could bring even

greateren punis special counsel robert mueller gets full acces to the man who led the trump campaign for a crucial stretch during the 2016 presidential race. it could take several weeks bekere communities r by natural gas explosions get their gas service fully restored. tonight fear and anger are growing over this new england disaster. a td.nager die more than a dozen people were hurt. thousands more are still out of their homes with no timetable for a return. dllumbia gas is getting slammed for its hg of the tragedy just north of boston. some massachusetts lawmake say the utility has been slow to communicate and slow.o a >> get back to tropical storm florence now. another toughight ahead for folks in the shelters. just raiding this thing out. >> it is hard to imagine just how slowly this thing is moving. it is just barely budged all day. >> ah, and thatas the forecast for the storm the entire time, was to come up

towardshe carolinas and just stall around this region. that's why we've been telling he you about potential rainfall totals of 20, to 30, to 40 inches and those are unfortunately starting to come something else, not just the rain. a new tornado watch issued for parts of southern portions of north carolina right on through 7:00 a.m. much more on where this storm goe next coming up in a few minutes.

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nbc's wen woolfolk joins us live in south carolina. how do t conditions compare to what you were seeing earlier today? >> rorter: i would definitely say, doreen and lyon, eon, it h gotten worse as the day og ssed. i cannot believe i'm saying this, but 16 hours after florencedfade ll she just will not loosen her grip. florence punishing the carolinas with wind and rain asra shes down the coast. in her wake, storm surge putting towns like new bern under ten feet of water. >> i have never been so rrified in my entire life. horrifyin just wondering what's going on and where the water is going to go and how high it is going to go and h we are going to get out. >> reporter: thoseh rescues wit

good outcomes. in wiington, a rescue effort became a grim recovery after a tree fell on a home, killing a mother and her infant. >> its home for all of us. regardless if you have kids or not, a family or not, it is a human life. >> reporter: deste wide-spread dage, roofs rippedil from their ngs, trees uprooted and power lines down across the lyarea, it is typic the rain and flooding that poses the greatest threat to life. >> right now our focus isn saving lives, protecting people. we're still in t thick o the storm and it is far from over. >> reporter: a region that will need patience to weather this storm. florence's rains and winds are absolutely relentless. unfortunately, these conditions are going to go likely much through the weekend. that's the lest here in wilmington, north carolina.

i'm wendy woolfolk, doreen and leon, back to you. >> hang in. we know you have tough hours ahead of you. >> yes. stay safe. >> that wilmington andew bern ea has been on a conveyor belt with the feeder bans you were showing earlier tonight, just coming in. >> even though the storm ts moving t south a little bit, the bans stayed pretty much right where they are. that's why morehead city is reporting 23 inches of rain. . that's unbelievable. >> absolute >> in 24 hours. >> in 24 hours. we saw these totals in harvey and w said, okay, can we really get 40 or 50 inches of rain? that's what the computer models are giving us. and of course we did. with this storm we are doing 20, 30, and now some are saying 40. we have a long way to go as ir as florenc concerned. it is still just sitting and spinning down there towards the carolinas. let's show you out there right now where the storm is. you can see, this is the infra red satellite picture. you can tell that the storm itself is weakening, the low pressure starting to get a

little weaker but it does not stop the rains from come on in here. the storm expanding from philadelphiaown towards savannah, 900 miles that cloud shield. you can see the rain through the carolinas here and into parts of theorfolk area around virginia beach. in and around wilmington, look at this, inside one of the feeder bans, you can see the center around myrtle right now, this is where we see the storm surge continuing because you havehe t on shore flow. but wilmington and right in here, this feeder ban has been here for hours and hours and th a two-hour loop. hours. just put my finger right here, just over and or and over again, not to mention the fact we have a tornado associated with thit as well j to the north and west, tornado warning just to the north and west of cksonville. let's talk about the rainfall. this feeder ban, as i said, has been here about all day long. how much rain? this feeder ban, too. well, let's talk about it. 16 inches around wilmington. here is an accumulation of 20.9 inches around the morehead city area, right over towards

new bern. that's why not only becausef the storm surge, but that's another reason they will continue to see flooding for days. you notice, it is creeping all the way backs towards fayetteville, creeping towardse myrtle with five inches to the west of the myrtle beach area. why is it sitting there? it has to do this area of high pressure. that's why we have the easterly winds today. that why we will see more coastal flooding, coastal flood advisories and warning in efr t bare same that flooded last week will flood this week. it keeps the hurricane to the south and does n allow it to move. because of that, it just sits and rains day after day. that's what is going the happen orrow ande day t right on into the day on sunday before it is finally able to move off to the west. latest advisory, 65 miles per hour. winds will continue to come wn, but they're still gusty, sometimes over 65 to 70 miles per hour. movi west/southwest at five miles per hour. take a look at this. this is saturday. this is sunday morning. it is still inside south

carolina on sunday morning a picking up speed and moving out monday and tuesday. you see how far it moves across monday into tuesday. that's why we will not see that much rain hereecause it will be a fast mover. any areas that see the most rain though, back towards the schenn an do- shenandoah valley il whe we wee the most. i'm noth anticipating m flooding in our area. today we saw 15, 20 miles per hour winds, not a baday d. same deal tomorrow. not a bad day. a few showers, but you probably won't nee the umbrella. best chance of showers will be farther to the south.da 81 on s if you are thinking of going to the redskins game, no problem there. a 30% chance of showers but 30% chance of sunshine too. we see a little sun, a little shower, that will happen on sunday as well. again, not anticipating much in the way of heavy rain here. we just have droplets here on

monday and tuesday. haa little bettere to the west. then we get into some really nice weather.e once floreoves out, it helps to clear out the atmosphere and gives us some sunshine. that sunshine looks le it nts to last for days and it will be quite nice because we really need a break. weather-like fall begins next saturday and temperatus re to that. only 71 next sunday. 71 in d.c. many areas in the 60s with sunshine >> wow. a rapid ending to our summer. >> yes. one of the wettest summers of fifth weddest summer of all times and we're not done just yesterday. we hav a couple more days of rain. >> coming up, the nats have their ace on the mound as they took on the braves. could matt searcy tame the division leaders and stay on track to winun another cg award? >> sports are next. .

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this is the xfinity sports desk. all right. twe know the nats are going to the playoffs. so you ask yourself why am i going to watch the of the season? a few reasons. one is soto is hitting home runs, bryce harper is paying at a high level and they have a guy named matt scherzer. every fifth night he goes out there and you want to see how he's going t t top previous outing. vex, coming off a complete game, 11 strikeout win o the cubs, facing the braves tonight. bottom two. bases loaded. ronald jams but it falls. twocouns sd to tie thehe game. scrzer, look at this. hat.nts a new i didn't like that. let me get a new happen. wasn't supposed to happen. bottom of fourth. still tied. after the triple, freddie freeman gets him i with sac

fly to center to give the braves a one-run lead. juan soto hit the 20th home run of the year, and nats currently trail 10-5 late in the game. not your vintage matt. orioles starting the weekend series. 22-year-old luiz ortiz making his first big league start. orioles trailing in the second. to add to it,early takes the yard here. hits off the wall for a triple. orioles battle back but lose 8-6. switching gears to the redskins. their week one performance of iarunning bad an peterson talk of the town. the 33-year old turnedack the clock against the cardinals. 26 carries, 96 yard and a touchdown. while it seems like a large workload for t 11-year veteran, coach gruden knows a.p. wants the touches. >> he has to be honest with himself, with me and himself and let me know if it is too much or if heet isting worn down. we're in week one s he's in

good shape right now, but as the season progrs if he feels like he is gettingn a little wor oubt he ich i doubt, i will tell me anyway, we'll get robn there, get the other guys in there. >> and high school football under ominous skies. eleanor rooseveltni. c.l. flowers taking it to the air.65 early. -yard connection and a 6-0 lead for the visiting jags. same quarter. duval finds jordan washington for the 25-yard t.t. pass. the celebration even better than the catch. boom. 12-0 lead at the half. flowers rol itn the second. three more touchdowns on the ground, another one from duval. 40-0 shutout victory for c.h. owers. pretty good, huh? plenty of local college football actionomorrow. maryland and tampa under way at noon. navy hostinghi , 3:30. virginia facing ohio at 4:30.

>> and of course, we're all rooting for ohio, right? right? >> okay. >> go bob cats. >> i missed thatme . >> thank you, george. we'll be right back. >> i'm the only one? the come on. on.

we leave you tonight with somece police of in myrtle beach. they didn't let a little bad weather get in the way of what they felt was the patriotic duty. >> yes. as hurricane florence closed in

the officers made an unexpected stop. they saw flags lining the street, being ripped apart by the wind and the rain. here is what they did. they took the flags down and properly folded each one and then took a them outnd properly disposed of them. >> good for them. >> very good. that's it for us, folks. "the tonight show" starring jimmy fallon coming up next. >> thanks for watching. have a great weekend. stay s it feels even better when you find them for less. at the ross fall fashion event. yes for less.

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