aimee: good afternoon, everyone. thank you for joining us today at netroots nation, new politics of the new american majority. we have such an amazing panel of experts in conversation coming up for you today. there are two things we need to be thinking about in the middle of this important election year. we have a presidential campaign that's being settled with next week being the republican national convention and the week following the democratic national convention. we have a senate campaign that will determine whether the democrats will wrest control in the senate. we have so much at stake. but what we found is that our politics need to evolve. that our political system -- how campaigns are run, who are the prime voters, what are the issues, how do we talk about and talk to our voters, how do we strategize to win as a progressive movement, all of those things are directly influenced by how dramatically our demographics have changed. and the fact that, elect orally -- andtorally speaking we saw that in the book "b

aimee: go whenever you want to go. sayu: many things drive me crazy, but i am concerned that the progressive movement has not invested in the long term and is still, frankly, not interested in investing long-term pipeline. we are not that interested in the legislature, you throw a fundraiser for a congressional candidate and lots of people come. the star-fucking, if you'll excuse my term -- that obsession -- i teach my daughter's those words, she needs to know which she can use. that whole obsession with the person at the top of the ticket extends beyond the presidential. what happens is that we have a very shortsighted strategy. we get excited about the -- in 2014, there were three or four major races with latinas, and none won. it was very distressing and disappointing, but it was really the long-term investment. aimee: is there anything on your list? carol: absolutely. one of the things that drive me crazy. we have known for decades -- we said this time and again that voters of color, black voters in particular, hav

aimee: go whenever you want to go. sayu: many things drive me crazy, but i am concerned that the progressive movement has not invested in the long term and is still, frankly, not interested pipeline.ng long-term you throw a fundraiser for a congressional candidate and lots .f people star-fucking, if you'll excuse my term -- that except -- that obsession with the person at the top of the ticket extends beyond the presidential. -- in excited about the 2014, there were three or four major races latinas, and none won. it was really be long-term investment and we are not interested in it. aimee: is there on your list? carol: absolutely. one of the things that drive me crazy. we have known for decades -- we said this time and again that voters incolor, black particular, have a history of being taken for granted. the assumption is that may be the candidate on the other side is so terrible that it automatically becomes the motivator for turnout. that is not true. saw the otherl day that apparently tromp has 0% support in ohio

check out with aimee wilmoth next. and a daughter and mother were found discovered dead in their neighbors who were helping a woman trapped in a bathroom by an attacking dog.>>> breakingnews tonight, an accident involving over to vehicle has traffic backed up on interstate 85 and the woman driving that car told police it started with a carjacking and we are glad you are with us, i am ken smith. catherine has the night off. let's look at the live traffic camera where police were called on 8:30 pm on ier in the area, wral candace sweat joins us live with what she's been able to find out.>>reporter: you just mentioned traffic just started moving a few moments ago by before we started the show and you can see behind me the car involved in the crash is loaded onto the tow truck and ready to pull off. it is a toyota avalon and their spoke with the durham police department just a few minutes ago, it may be 30 minutes ago, the public information officer says a woman was involved in she overturned her car here on interstate 85

. >> and aimee will tell us when stick around. i'm lena tillett. >> sticky is right. i'm bill leslie. >> a nice little break from the big heat we had last week. today, temperatures creep back into the low 90s. this weekend, back into the mid- 90s so the heat is returning but it is august. the beautiful wilson skycam as the sun rises this morning. nice picture out this. we do have a few clouds in some locations but looking clear in wilson. inwe'll stay rain-free today but headed ove north carolina, a couple of showers will be possible this afternoon and this evening. 63 in south hill. 62 in rocky mount. 68 in fayetteville. close to 70 by 8: this morning with temperatures in the mid- 80s by lunchtime under partly cloudy to mostly sunny skies. 92 for the high temperature later on this afternoon. the dew point staying in the 60s so it won't feel too bad. that humidity will be going up let's go over to brian with an eye on roads. >>> no that much to watch. it is pretty weight. pretty much delay and incident free in durham right knew. one crash showing up in wake county. th

you would be proud of dressage aimee wilmoth. spirit how did you say it?>> i said it in the american version of dressage. >> [ laughter ]>> way to keep him in line. >> i know a little bit about some things but not a whole lot. the weather hot again tomorrow with a heat advisory wake county and points east, down south highs in the mid-90s and the heat index in the triple digits again with rain chances slim tomorrow.>> thank you for she's one of the wealthiest women in politics. combined income: thirty million dollars. tours the world on private jets. protected by armed guards for thirty years. but she doesn't believe in your right to keep a gun at home for self-defense. "i fully appreciate how hard life is for so many americans today." an out of touch hypocrite. she'd leave you defenseless. what raleigh police are using to figure out exactly what happened. a new trial is underway for a man who has spent most of his life in prison, for a murder he says he didn't commit.... and a raleigh restaurant owner says it's time to show our appreciation for police offi

meteorologist aimee freeze is in -- aimee freeze is in for lee goldberg. >> we've seen the clouds cre temperatures as warm as 90 degrees this afternoon t southerly flow brings in a few changes. we have the clouds coming in. it's about the temperatures down to 84 in central park and then we're looking for these temperatures to lower into the upper 70s by sunset. as rain approaches the area, looks like by late tonight into early dawn hours of tomorrow, we can see showers moving in. right now , over baltimore and washington dc, we've had a few sprinkles coming looking for rain, showers and thunderstorms during the day tomorrow. accuweather planner shows this well. we go into sunset with around temperatures 79, 78 78 degrees and overnight, l into the mid-to upper 70s. by dawn, showers and thunderstorms moving through the area and there's a threat all day. coming up in the accuweather 7-day forecast forecast, we'll talk temperatures. how long will we be in the 90-degree streak and when we could finally shake the showers. david, i'll have that in a few minutes. , thanks. >>> to the race for

.>>> two new tropical depressions could impact the carolina coast and meteorologist aimee wilmoth is in the weather center with the latest predictions.>>> manhunt for anthony mcneil is the top story and thank you for joining us i'm kathryn brown grid investigators believe that mcneil shot and killed his child's grandfather this morning and the call came in around 6:30 am off andrews road north of sample and right now police say is armed and dangerous. >> we are learning more about the suspect and what happened.>> has been playing out on social media and wral's candace sweat is live in fayetteville where she has been tracking the story all day and what have you been able to out?>>reporter: i spoke with the victim's father several hours ago at the house where the shooting happened and he tells me that his son and mcneil had a very contentious relationship at times and since mcneil has not been found he is very concerned still about his family's safety. francis reising said his son, eugene reising, and the men expected of killing them at a history of bad blood.>> they had a fight about

plus meteorologist aimee after being posted on twitter. plus meteorologist aimee wilmoth tells us how high temps cooper: governor mccrory wants you to believe there's a carolina comeback. but raise your hand if your taxes have gone up while those at the top are the ones getting the tax break. and raise your hand if you're working more for less. i'm roy cooper, and that's not a comeback. that's moving backwards. raise your hand if you agree that tax breaks should be going to the middle class. and raise your hand if you agree >>> the actor who originally played r2-d2 in the star wars saga has passed away. kenny baker stood 3'8" tall and was 81 years old, a family member said baker had been suffering from an illness but did not say what, baker also appeared in flash gordon, time bandits and mona lisa. >>> 10 minutes 30 seconds. the army celebrated national airborne day in fayetteville and it was held at the airborne and special ops museum, on display as well as a parachute demonstration. the 82nd airborne division all- american chorus perform

aimee freeze is in for lee goldberg. it was a nice gentle breeze, sunshine. what's up now. >> spectacular. the showers are coming in mid-week. today is going to be the -- the rest of this afternoon, fantastic. temperatures are going to be us. humidity remains low across the area. clouds decorating the skies. i think we're going to top ought at 87 in the park. we're down to 86. clouds cooling us off. today's high is 87 for new york and summerville, 85. cool 79 for belmar. and great at the beaches today. spectacular. as far as the temperatures go through the evening hour, we'll drop off into the 60s and 70s and we'll see 50s in the coolest spots with clear skies. getting outside the door tig o enjoy the evening hours, expect temperatures to be in the 70s and cooling to the 60s overnight. i'll have details on that coming up. we're tracking the chances for rain this week. wednesday, looks like a transition day. it's a return of heat and humidity in a big way. i'll have more on that in the forecast. i'll see you then. >> thank you. >>> stocks on wall street kickin

it will be hotter than ever but aimee will tell us when we can expect a chance for rain. thank you for joining us this morning. i'm lena tillett. tgif. >> all right! you're not excited at all. >> not at all. >> the sunrise in roxboro roaster. >> a sign of what is to come. i think everybody will be in the 109. before another sunrise we can show you, this one coming from our durham skycam. take a look at this. a pretty start to the day. the sun will be heating things up later this afternoon. the satellite and radar loop is really quiet. we had showers over western north carolina yesterday. it stayed dry here with the high temperatures mainly in the lower 90s yesterday afternoon. today, this morning, temperatures are getting started. warm -- warmer compared to yesterday. 73 in fayetteville. 70 in clinton. running about five to 10 degrees warmer this morning. we'll be five to 10 degrees hotter this afternoon compared to yesterday. we'll be in the mid 107 this morning. it will be more muggy. 90degrees by lunchtime and then no delays through that area which is good news. no ser

aimee will tell us when the heat an huge returns and how long it will stick around. thank you for joining us this thursday morning. i'm lena tillett. it is so nice to finally be able to work with you. t i'm excited to finally see you not have the satellite in the windows. we'll be working together on the 8:00. >> a fantastic job in rio. >> thank you. it is good to be back with you guys. >>> new information into the newsroom within the past few minutes on the number of dead in the powerful earthquake in italy. >> italy's civil protection agency now confirms 241 people are dead. that is down from 247 after one of the hard-hit areas reriesed to go up as the search continues and as people continue to go through piles of rock and sand that were once buildings. the 6.2 earthquake leveled three towns including one where travel ares had come for a pasta festival. crews have been using bulldozers and even their hands to go through debris. can you see trucks going through the there have been frequent aftershocks including a 4.7 magnitude tremor. its on the elon university bask

download our weather app and check in with mike and aimee. we are looking at lovely conditions as we get into next week. we were talking about that tuesday's high temperature, 86. it is just a couple of degrees below our normal of 88. fortunately, nowhere close to that record of 103. next week looks beautiful. we'll just deal with another weekend of summer-like conditions. >> fiona has such a gentle name. >> and init will live up to that name too. it is just dying offer. >> okay. >> very meek and mild. >> donald trump has never been all across the country and he hasn't said a word. >> coming up, the statues that created a scene in the cities on the east and west coast. >> our pet of the day, oh, my gosh, is your heart melting. i know mine is. where should you start when you're told you have cancer? start with a specialist. start where you'll find state-of-the-art truly compassionate care. start here at our centers for advanced oncology at cancer treatment centers of america with a team of experts who treat only cancer. every stage. every day.

. >>> showers and storms at one point there were several flood set -- aimee wilmoth has a timeline. >>> we could have some rain in the morning commute and showers and thunderstorms out there. still impacting solvent parts of the viewing area, some heavy rain in a couple occasions southern wake county early this evening and it has been hope come county, cumberland county and rain in clinton and sampson county and number ten all headed to the not out of the woods yet we could have showers and rumbles of thunder tonight. he lives north of -- about 3 inches of rain in less than hour. for flooded creek that happened very quickly. we have a potential for more rain tomorrow and rain looks likely -- looks likely for tomorrow and when can we expect dry weather coming up. >>> a driver facing chges in a hit- and-run crash that sent people devon mclean -- the evan maclean is charged with careless and reckless driving. he crash into another car at the intersection of when road and cliff still rode around 4:00 p.m. this afternoon. driver and all passengers were treated -- in all passengers were tre

aimee: yes. -- you mr. clinton: yes. , when they run out of the opportunity to make it, they will be giving it all away. anyway, i do think that tax fairness is important but the real thing is all of these tax shelters and giveaways. and all of that. that is why we need some extensive rules that say, ok, if you make x amount you have to pay this. they will always outsmart us. on the way out, because we are about to run out of time, what would you say to the young people in the audience about how they should decide what service , when to do it, what it has meant to you? i do not think there is any question that the service life you have lived since you left the white house, you look as good as you do, you feel as good as you do, you are in the shape you are in -- [laughter] [applause] i do not think there is any question happy , heart, suppose you are, what do you know now that you did not know when you are 20 that you could say to the young people here? learned,r: one thing i extremely poor people are under

. >>> hyundai amateur be she are recalling thousands of cars hyundai is recalling more than 64,000 aimee -- elantras . it could cause the transition to shift out of park. meanwhile, mitsubishi is recalling 2015 models of the and 2016 models of the outlander and lancer due to a problem that could delay acceleration. it affects more than 82,000 vehicles. >>> boston police were able to see right through a fugitive's efforts to hide his true identity. this is shonn miller who was wanted on drug charges. authorities tracked him to a home in cape cod. they also found $30,000 in cash and two loaded handguns. >>> some of the pills taken from prince's estate were counterfeit drugs containing fentanyl. nearly 2 dozen pills for falsely labeled. they were containing a mix of hydrocodone them tested positive for fentanyl, in opioid three times more powerful than heroin. autopsy results shows prince died of an accidental overdose. tests prior to his test -- death did not show personal in the system. >>> the canadian rock band performed for the final hip gord downie has been diagnosed with brain cancer

be sure to tune in to mike and aimee. here is tropical storm fiona which is about to be just a tropical wave again. we have a wave coming off the coast of africa. this is a new one. mike maze is talking about that last night. it look like it potentially could get a name sometime in the next couple of days. just tracking fiona. it is moving northwest at 10 hour winds. by the weekend, it just degenerates into a low pressure system and university dies off there in the atlantic. we are looking at a 50% chance of showers and thunderstorms today. -- an university dies off there in the -- and university dies off there in the -- dies off there in the atlantic. 88degrees on monday. that is normal for this time of year. we have lovely morning lows as well. looking at 60 for tuesday, wednesday and thursday morning. high temperatures in the mid- 80s. it will be nice to have that first sort of hint of fall, just hint. >> we'll enjoy the hint. >>> it is the worst u.s. disaster since hurricane sandy. >> but it looks like they will louis

it will be hotter today but aimee will tell us when we can expect a little bit of rain. thank you for joining us this friday morning. i'm lena tillett. >> great to have you with us. i'm renee chou. we have now learned athe least 11 police officers died in a blast in turkey. reporting that kurdish militants attack awed police checkpoint in steeft turkey with a truck full of explosives. in addition to the 11 officers killed, 78 other people are hurt. there is no immediate claim of responsibility. this was the latest in a string of bombings that have targeted police or military vehicles and installations. >>> officials in belgium believe a blast at a sports center was most likely a gas south of the up to of brussels. >>> another strong aftershock has rattled central italy. >> the death toll is climbing even higher. bill leslie is in our newsroom. bill? >> reporter: the number confirmed death this is morning is 267 and that number wi likely go up. there has been a series of violent tremors and aftershocks and residents are scare amatrice was the hardest hit down and survivor

we're expecting rainfall, right aimee. there right now. not only do we see the temperatures in the low to mid-80s, but we have the same increase in humidity. it's sticky and muggy and tough to get cool. ac is going to be cranked in a lot of spots because even though temperatures are going to fall tonight briefly, the 70s. we're going to be in the hot air and temperatures going back up. look at the heat index. feels niek 96. like 98 in laguardia. we -- this is going to be a stretch of weather that's not only filled with temperatures that are this the low 90s heading into the weekend, but the humidity mix. that's why the heat advisory for the boroughs is on until 8:00 tonight. you can to have advisories on alerts about the hot air for the next couple of pretty potent. hundreds of lightning strikes within the last 30 minutes and these types of storms can grow when we have afternoons like this that are hot and humid and enough instability to spark them. through the evening hours after sunset, there's a threat of showers and i'll talk about tha

aimee: good afternoon, everyone. thank you for joining us today at netroots nation, new politics of the new american majority. we have such an amazing panel of experts in conversation coming up for you today. there are two things we need to be thinking about in the middle of this important election year. we have a presidential campaign that's being settled with next week being the republican national convention and the week following the democratic national convention. we have a senate campaign