>> i don't want to live in that world. i want to live in the world where he did and i feel so badly for him that he's going through this to be honest with you. i feelo 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 investigation before christine blasey ford would agree to testify before the senate. breaking overnight, the leaders of northnd south korea reach a new round of agreements. > and to the new generation, over 200 u.s. military veterans running for thois novembe 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'sus a now says she wants the fbi to investigate her claims before shrs appefore the senate. lawyers for christine blasey ford says she has had to move out of her hom 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, theyhi write, no sexual assault survivor should be t subjecte 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 o any other investigator would have any bearing on what dr. ford tells the committee, so there is no reason for any further delay. grassley saysda ms invitation still stands, with fellow republicansfo saying if chooses not to testify, they should move forward with a

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 throu this, to be honest with you. i feel sor badly him. this is not a man that deserves this. i feel f terribly him, for his wife whon is 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 dothat. >> reporter: but only the president can order the fbi to examine the allegation that kavanaugh categorically denies. >> wt happens at georgetown prep stays at georgetown prep. that's been a good thing for all of us, i think. >> reporter: with aal potenti dramatic and contentious showdown set for monday, kavanaugh spotted at a grot the white house eager to testify. but no word from ford or her harr wheth lawyer whether she lab heard. >> . >> i think the process has been made available to her. >> if'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 testify. in a letter from his lawyer to the senate judiciary committee writg have no memory of this alleged incident, adding, i a never saw bre 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 democratianne feinstein krits siditcriticizin house warning senate others nor commit the same mistakes as the anita hill case. peter, alexander nbc news, the white ouse. nowreaking news on the korean peninsula where kim jong un has agrd to permanently shut down north korea's main nuclr complexnd missile site

if the u.s. takes corresponding measures. the announcement coming amid an seay of talks with kim and moon jae-in in pyongyang. joining us now isac janisy frayer live in seoul with details on the potentially historic peace agreement. janice. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. one big take away from ts 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 pe ansula. kim ho 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. takesorresponding 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 inspect bs. it's yet t determined how significant this agreement is. president trump jumping at the opportunity to commend the two men on the declaration. the summit iseen as 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 tmo h to brief the administration on where things stand and where he believes things a going. now back to you. >> janice, thank you. growing concerns this ent'sng over the gover handling of the border crisis. the trump administration has lost track nearly 1500 oigrant children according findings obtained by the "new york times." the administration couldn't give

detail on the whereabouts of the children after placing them witc sponsors they left federal shelters. in april, the department of health h andan services made a similar admission, that they couldn't locate nearly 1500 children. it came alongsi bipartisan ledg legislation. the lasting impact of florence continues o be felt throughout the southeast, and today president trump is scheduled to visit storm-ravag parts of north carolina. as relief efforts contin, nba legend michael jordan is helping out his old stomping ground. the charlotte hornets' co-chairman isan donating. with parts of north carolina trder water, the region's agricultural ind is taking a massive hit. birds, t 3.4 million 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 ar still happening. all eyes on the cape fear river. these dramatic pictures showing the river climbing to 60 feet. >> it's pretty roug w this is thst i've ever seen it. >> reporter: from the air and the ground, search and rescue teams working around the clock pull families to safety. >> ah i feel better now.he >> reporter: t rising water stranding people and their pets. w he don't kno what's going on, but he knows he's got to get out in >>ere. eporter: a lumberton, berm causing water to flow into the city. residents forced to wait long hours in lines to buy gas. north calina 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'telieve it's happening again. > this is far worse, far, far wors >> reporter: these are the men and women of the spring lake fire department. three have bnn outatrol non-stop, rescuing people from their homes, rescuing pets. many of these rescues happening by boatst' because impossible to get to some of these houses. >> thanks for that report. er> more extreme weather fur across the country where the remnants of florence and flash flooding are being felt. in new yor city,xcessive rain for the past 24 hours appears to have orwhelmed several subway stations putting thousands of commuters in a very risky

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good morning, i'm aaron gi hrist. >> i'm eun yang. developing this morning a violent crime plays out a insid restaurant. >> police say the man attacked the woman and ran off. we're looking at what police have to go chuck? >> you'll never believe it. i have a forecast i whichludes the mtion ofen,

"news 4 today" starts now. a little before 4:00 a.m. now on this wednesday morning. good morning, everybody. i'm aaron gilchrist. >> and i'm eun yang. for the first time in days we

mode.t in weather alert how about that? >> how about that. first we'll turn to chuck bell with a look at the forecast. looking for aeason to likehe weather man today, too. >> well -- >> we always like the weather man, aaron. >> come on, there's always a reason to like the weather man. you may not go ahead and like him, butthere's always a reason. skies have tried to clear out rather significant can'tly curi ng the overnight hour there's patchy fog, nothing major. visibility slightly reduced in some of our sheltered valleys. file that away und the just in case. look at that, dry weather up and down the i-95 corridor. well,this's a little chance for a shower in jacksonville, florida. most of this section of the i-95 corridor nothing to worry about. these rain drops could bring the slightest little cha of a shower today. not really so much around the washington area. our friends in the shenandoah valley, you have a chance