white house reporter for the associated press, vivian salama. and chief the ektices lawyers to former president george w. bush richard painter returns. he teaches law at the university of minnesota. welcome to you all, michael you're our reality assessments. how big a bombshell is this? >> well it's big, brian. but it's also part of a pattern. i think what's significant is the way this pattern is coming into clearer focus. look, on the underlying substance of whether there was collusion, whether the russians directly influenced the trump campaign. i think the jury is out. some democrats are placing hopes in the idea there is a smoking gun. we don't know that yet. where we see mounting and i think quite damning evidence is without knowing what the underlying infraction may have been we are seeing a pattern of ob fuss accusation, deception, changing and conflicting stories on the part of the president and people at the white house, that sure looks like the behavior of people who are trying to hide something. what doesn't add up about the russia st

i am pleased to hand over the conversation over to today's moderator on "the associated press," josh lederman. .. there are actually signs that the pressure campaign they have been pursuing is working and that north korea clearly feels squeezed by this. as a senior administration official told me last night, they feel they have made more progress on north korea in the last six months than the u.s. has made in decades. so, where does that leave us? and who should we believe? and what options are there now to counterproliferation and to address grievous human rights concerns about north korea. to counter the north's growing cyber threat? well we're going to try to tackle some of these tough questions today and thankfully we have a panel assembled of some of the top experts in each of these areas. tom molinski, is, or was the assistant secretary of democracy, human rights and labor from the obama administration from 2014 to 2017. prior to that he served as washington director for human rights watch. dr. jonathan pollack is a senior fellow at john thornton china center and east asia poli

the associated press citing state-run news in north korea saying the trump administration quote had better talk and act properly if it did not want the american empire to meet its tragic doom. this statement comes after president trump said he is taking steps to reassure south korea and japan. here's what he told reporters at his new jersey golf resort last night. >> they probably feel as reassured as they can feel. certainly they feel more reassured with me than other presidents from the past because nobody has really done their job they are supposed to be doing, that's why we're at this horrible situation right now. and it is a very bad situation. it's a very dangerous situation and it will not continue. that i can tell you. so i think south korea is very happy and you don't mention japan, but i think japan is very happy with the job we are doing. i think they are very impressed with the job we are doing. let's see how it turns out. >> we will be focusing on this and get more marks on north korea all day long. meanwhile the governor of guam says he has never felt as confident about u.s.

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fourteen a grand jury decided not to indict officer wilson for fatally shooting brown a recent associated press investigation finds why if there are really any convictions in fatal police shootings when african-americans are the victim saying quote many jurors are simply reluctant to reject the accounts provided by police don't yet a belly president of the black lawyers association of cincinnati chimed in saying quote i think white jurors view them as not being capable of any wrong even when the facts show the other side the investigation also finds that racial bias is a factor saying quote studies have shown conscious and unconscious fear of african-american men plays out in numerous ways leading to the usual not guilty verdict like in the case of flatow could steal. terence crusher and sam to boot shortly after officer wilson was found not guilty brown stanley filed a wrongful death lawsuit on june twenty third two thousand and seventeen ferguson's insurance company paid the family one point five million dollars the cost of brown's life studies show more than often families will receive a mil

first tonight, a report from the "associated press" that says kelly has reached out to a cabinet member who was recently publicly humiliated by the president. to tell him that he's safe. jonathan la mere broke the story. jonathan is standing by to talk to us. it goes like there. "kelly in one of his first acts in his new post called attorney general jeff sessions to an sure him that his position was safe despite the recent onslaught of criticism he has taken everyone president donald trump." the second report is about kelly cracking down on the flow of information to the president. quoting here, kelly has told aides anyone briefing the president needs to show him the information first. the trump west wing tradition of aides dropping off articles on the president's desk and then waiting for him to react with a screaming phone call or hastily scheduled staff meeting must stop. the non-kelly news at the white house was made in the briefing room today. a new immigration plan widely considered to have no future in congress that would cut my one-half the number of people we allow in legally a

the information about the call from john kelly to jeff sessions was provided to the associated press by, quote, two people familiar with the call. the people demanded anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly about a private conversation, and that is the standard definition of leaking. so two people in the trump administration leaked a call between the new white house chief of staff and the attorney general. those two people could actually be john kelly and jeff sessions, or they could be two people that heard jeff sessions' end of the call or one person on the kelly end of the call, another one on the sessions end of the call. there's a bunch of possibilities and combinations there, but they're all trump administration people, and this is a leaked story from the trump administration about the new white house chief of staff who was brought in to end the leaking in the white house. the leaking will never end. the utterly insane tweeting by the president has ended, at least for a couple of days. but even general john kelly cannot get the president of the united state

sex trafficking has been fired prosecutors who uncovered wrongdoing and that's according to an associated press investigation a controversy goes on yet private security firms are doing just fine and selling off the spoils of war. are to washington d.c. police. through. one thing is part of a broader move to the west and. the. absolutely clear to the rest of the world that they have impunity so i think this is really the broad. project of proving to the world and to the world that british forces have impunity and that extends to. remember was to be interest in this trial in the u.s. it was from two thousand when they forced on the iraqi government. on their muslim would not be able to be tried in iraq at all so they have to make some. time to show that they were going to try. and. they were taken by their parents to join islamic state. that russia iraq and jordan . to track down. some children have been describing. to. me. one. but. what's happened in the victim's particular. case papers. how involved two years of how for the mother and her husband called. he went to fight alongside state. and b

allegations of sex trafficking unfaired investigators who uncovered wrongdoing according to an associated press some suggestion the list. goes on yet private street firms are doing just fine and filling their coffers with the spoils of war ducking the question to d.c. . believes that. for its own forces for mercenaries. well if it's part of a broader move by the west especially in britain and the usa to really make it absolutely clear to the rest of the world that they have impunity. that is really the. tree of the show that british u.s. forces have impunity and extends to the innocent as well remember this really interesting this this trial in the u.s. is it was from two thousand and seven when the u.s. forces on the iraqi government an agreement that their troops there must. be able to be of course some semblance of some kind of show that they were going to try soldiers and u.s. courts and now even that seems to be being rolled back to very very troubling development i think. another headline stories this hour russians are currently. in the battle to. state an r. t. crew shelter to visit them

>>reporter: the associated press reporting diplomats from both countries discussed deteriorating relations and heightened fears in military confrontation. as north korea continues to threaten guam, pentagon officials continue to say our forces are ready. >> if he does anything with respect to guam or anyplace else that's an american territory or an american ally he will truly regret it.>>reporter: some in washington criticizing the president's comments saying the rhetoric could needlessly escalate the situation and also on the plate is how to handle a thinly veiled threat from chinese state media saying the communist nation, which stopped the u.s. if it were to stop -- strike first. >> the chinese are telegraphing to north korea that they should not initiate a conflict. >>reporter: even if congress is on recess president donald trump is keeping criticism on mitch mcconnell over the failure to repeal and replace oh care. as mcconnell said the president has excessive expectations. they are wondering if it's a smart move.>> the president and attacking mitch mcconnell causes other senators to

the associated press. how soon will the administration send its initial disaster aid request to congress? how large will it be? do you think this funding should be offset by budget cuts? >> thank you, darlene. let me say that the administration has already been in contact with members of congress about a supplemental appropriations bill to deal with the immediate needs of federal assistance for individuals as well as assistance to businesses that are recovering in the wake of hurricane harvey. and we expect congress to move quickly on the initial legislation and will be working very diligently in the opening weeks of congress to accomplish that. but let me say we are very confident that members of congress in both political parties appreciate the historic nature of this storm and understand the enormous burden that it has placed on families and communities here in texas. and we anticipate strong and bipartisan support for that measure. i will tell you that decisions with regard to overall budgeting will be

the associated press spoke to his mother.he was unaware what her son had done. >> so this is the first you are learning of it? was there any indication this was where he was going? >> i just knew he was going to a rally. i -- we don't -- i don't really get too involved in his political views. i'm watching his cat. reporter: that tragic day capped off when the virginia state police helicopter which had been providing surveillance on the scene crashed late in the day. the victims, the pilot, would have been 41 today. and lieutenant h.j. cullen, 48 years old of virginia. the cause of that accident is under investigation. we are hearing criticism about the initial slow response by the police. when i got out of my car in charlottesville for the first time at 10:30 yesterday morning. you knew this was a bad scene and bad things were going to be happening. people were congregating at lee park and emanicipation park wearing helmet, body armor, carrying big sticks. people were intent on causing havoc and damage. even as wounded were b

jonath jonathan lemier for the associate press and jonathan swan. he reported early this morning long before bannon was gone. officials expected him to be gone. jonathan swan, i have to tell you two nights ago, you were here with us when bannon given those two odd print interviews oddly empowered and he was the first to make a point and he sounded like a president to you. you noted the president does not like that. it is unbecoming on other people who are not president. walk us through the day and the anatomy on this story for you. >> well, this was done long before today. donald trump, we have reported on saturday that donald trump has been telling people that steve bannon was a leader. he told multiple people that. i was told a few days later that he told bannon at least in front of one other person that donald trump is fed up with bannon and he was saying things like who does this guy thinks he is. he thought bannon is a self indulgence. he recentsented that book that discussed. it was a biography of steve bannon and all these things came togethe

the reporting of the associated press. mentioned president obama who has tweeted about the incident yesterday with the language of nelson mandela. no one is born hating another person because of the color of his skin or his background or his religion. people must learn to hate and if they can learn to hate they can be taught to love. love comes more naturally to the human heart that it's opposite. i thinkmy opinion is the removal of all of these statutes should be determined by local elections. if they did that i think people would have more respect for either the removal or their remaining. thank you very much. statue was part of the reason the gathering of the white supremacists in charlottesville. the mayor of a town in kentucky followed up to that. to our charlottesville line. excuse me, this is philadelphia next. good morning. i think the president gave a very good response that we as americans should love one another. think the use of these labels is put forth by people who want us to hate one another particularly th

associated press thing officials have suspended the third for five army soldiers in a helicopter crash during offer training in hawaii. we will bring you more information as we get it. senate majority leader mitch mcconnell is guaranteeing congress will raise the debt ceiling. mcconnell told an audience in kentucky there is zero chance lawmakers will allow the country to default on its debt by voting not to increase borrowing limits. stocks mixed. dow gained 29. s&p 500 of 3. nasdaq los 3. was it good for you? total eclipse from coast-to-coast. depending where you were. a lights out experience and tonight the country reacts. one way come back. ♪ fitting into my skinny jeans again? that's cool. feeling good in slim fit? that's cool. looking fabulous in my little black dress? that's cool. getting the body you want without surgery, needles, or downtime? that's coolsculpting. coolsculpting is the only fda-cleared non-invasive treatment that targets and freezes away stubborn fat cells. visit coolsculpting.com today and register for a chance to win a free treatment. not necessarily after 3 t

associated press correspondent jonathan lemire, who will join us here momentarily, loath to appear to be admitting to a mistake, trump was reluctant to address his remarks. the media's unfair assessment of his remarks believing he had effectively denounced all forms of bigotry. new chief of staff john kelly had urged him to make a more specific condemnation warning that the negative story would not go away and the rising tide of criticism from fellow republicans on capitol hill could endanger his legislative agenda, according to two white house officials. and the president is still blaming the media, writing this on twitter tonight -- made additional remarks on charlottesville and realize once again that the fake news media will never be satisfied. truly bad people. put another way, his statement today was to satisfy the news media, not to satisfy americans that what we saw in charlottesville this weekend does not define who we are. it did seem to define the alt right, though, the grab bag of nationalist causes and then some represented in the tiki torch march on the uva campus friday

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this is according to the associated press that also reports those two are discussing the three americans who are still imprisoned in north korea, along with some other issues. state department refuses to comment on this report. state department officials have been telling us though back in june when the u.s. was negotiating the release of otto warmbeer who eventually died after being released by north korea, that that was the type of channel similar to what's being reported here. the ambassador talking in new york with the u.n. envoy from north korea. as this rhetoric is continuing between the white house and north korea, world leaders are beginning to ask both sides to slow it down. this is from the russian foreign minister saying, quote, unfortunately the rhetoric in washington and pyongyang is now starting to go over the top. we still hope an believe commonsense will prevail. my personal opinion is that when you get close to the point of a fight breaking out, the side that is stronger and clever ever ever should take the first step away from the threshold of danger. german chancellor

. >> a church leader told the associated press that the suspect worked on a farm that supplies marijuana to the religious group. she says the man had only arrived at the farm about a month ago. >>> in san francisco new information about a frightening attack where a woman had bleach thrown in her face. ktvu's tara moriarty learned from police that the confrontation stemmed from an argument, and now investigators need the public's help to track down the attacker. >> no! >> reporter: san francisco's tenderloin neighborhood. people who live and work here say it can be rough any time of day. and sunday night was no exception. >> this woman was crying and crying. >> reporter: video shows a 53- year-old woman stumbling into the frame. she eventually sits, rubs her eyes, and rocks back and forth in pain. witnesses say she had just been assaulted by a man in his 20s using the most unusual weapon. bleach. >> what i seen was some guy running away. >> reporter: witnesses say the confrontation happened in front of this liquor store. the man threw the bleach in the woman's face, then she ended up walk

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a former teacher telling the associated press that tonight. nbc jay gray has the latest from charlottesville. >> reporter: a solemn, peaceful vigil in charlottesville, just hours when things boiled over for protesters. it is the latest in what has been 24 hours of chaos and carnage in charlottesville after police say 20-year-old james amexfields, jr., plowed into a crowd of people of counterprotesters who had gathered. 19 were injured. brennen shot this video as the horror unfolded in front of him. >> he targeted this crowd very clearly. >> reporter: the governor terry mcauliffe began like many here, searching for hope and healing. >> let us use hope, let us use citizens, put our hand out to help them. let us show these people we are bigger than them. >> reporter: a difficult task. bill gray, nbc news, charlottesville, virginia. >> this was a last minutech vevent. there were about 5,000 people here. >> that woman and many joined for a vigil in charlottesville. >> reporter: well, erica, the demonstration started right by the white house. it was

according to the associated press.s investigating possible ties between the russians and the trump presidential campaign. emails released by the president's son said he took the meeting expecting to receive damaging information about hillary clinton. the u.s. is forcing the closure of russia's consulate and separate cisco and scaling back moscow's diplomatic presence in washington and new york. the move is in retaliation for the gremlins order the u.s. diplomatic staff be trimmed in the russian capital. state department officials tell fox today's move brings the u.s. and russia into parity, each with three consulates in the other country. an aerial show of force from the u.s. and its allies aimed directly at north korea. national security responded jennifer griffin shows us why many in the region including kim jong un had their eyes on the skies. >> the u.s. military flew after 35 stealth fighter jets and b-1 supersonic bombers for the first time in joint drills with south korea, some relating precision strikes against

beating his mother, take that into consideration as you listen to this interview done by the associated pressmother saturday before she even knew what her son did. >> yeah, again, right now, he's accused. but there's video of him running his car into the crowd -- >> running his car into a crowd of people? >> yes. >> did it hurt anybody? >> she tried to defend her son as difficult a way as she could given the circumstances by saying that she knew that he had an african american friend, harris. >> harris: wow. of course, a lot of people thinking today about heather heyer. her mother made beautiful comments. we feel the pain of the family, pray for them. what more have we learned about heather? >> heather heyer, yeah. 32 years old. paralegal. she was with friends when she was mowed down. they called her a gentle soul. her mother displayed remarkable composure when she described her daughter, her now deceased daughter. >> i'm extremely proud of my daughter. i'm extremely proud that she stood for what she believed in, that she not only gave mouth to it but gave heart to it. she gave soul to it and

. >> and, kelly, there's also, of course, an associated press story that the diplomat from the state department that had been negotiating for the release of americans being held in north korea, that he was also negotiating during all of this increasingly, you know, tense standoff. he's also been negotiating on a broader level, on a diplomatic level with the regime. do we know anything from that? i know that president moon in south korea has wanted diplomatic talks, but it's been unclear as to whether these talks were happening. >> reporter: yeah, actually he was rebuffed. his government or representative from the government put out that offer to the north koreans a couple days ago in manila and were essentially told it's not a sincere offer. we don't believe you want to talk sincerely about solving this impasse between the united states, south korea, the united nations and the sanctions, et cetera. and north korea. from the north korean perspective, they're view is we have to develop this program in order to protect ourselves against the united states. their key ally, south korea, ju

we turn now for a view from north korean capital, pyongyang, and associated press correspondent rafaeler. rafael, thank you very much: rafael, during past points of tension, we've seen things like air raid drills, camouflaged cars in the streets of pyongyang. but today it's actually quiet. why is that? >> i think here people have lived with this threat of war for decades so, on the streets of pyongyang, it is still calm. there isn't preparation visible here for war. but the statement which came from the general in charge of the d.p.r.k.'s strategic forces, that's its missile forces, that came from him this week is something new, and it sets a bar, it sets a kind of -- something to try to focus u.s. attention on making steps towards negotiations sooner rather than later. >> here in the u.s. kim jong un is often disparaged. i want to play sound, one u.s. ambassador nikki haley and john mccain. >> this is not a rational pern who is thinking clearly. >> china is the only one that can control kim jong un, this crazy fat kid that's running north korea. >> is the u.s. underestimating kim jong

according to an associated press photographer, he was walking to the dugout and shouted the gay slur to the fan and challenged him to a fight. >> it's disappointing. you hope for better from a professional athlete in 2017. >> reporter: the game was on the big screens here in the castro district. the a's have made an effort to reach out to a diverse audience. the ball club has hosted a pride night in recent seasons. before the match-up tonight. matt joyce apologized. >> there's no good excuse for that kind of language to be said and ever used. and i really hope the people out there can find in their heart to forgive me. >> reporter: the oakland a's said in part we pride ourselves on being inclusive and expect our organization to live up to higher standards. we appreciate that matt is contrite about his conduct and will learn from the incident. most of the fans say what he said was bad but his apology is more important. >> somebody who doesn't think you should judge someone for one moment in their life. >> it's unfortunate he made the remark. if he apologized that's a great thing. >> r

. >> also this morning, the associated press report the inspite of trump's harsh language his administration has been engaged in back channel diplomacy with north korea. >> rex tillerson is weighing in on the mysterious symptoms plaguing diplomat in havana. he wants to know who is responsible for carrying out health attacks that left diplomats with hearing loss. they were forced to cancel their tours early and return to the u.s. official say someone used a sonic device for eavesdropping. >>> singer taylor swift scored a legal victory in the case of a former denver deejay accused of groping her. the judge threw out his lawsuit after swift claimed he touched her backside. swift's attorney spoke after the ruling. >> i couldn't be more proud than to represent somebody like taylor swift. i am grateful to judge martinez, the marshals, the people of denver for getting the law right and understanding what we're going through. >> swift counter sued for a dollar balls she didn't want to bankrupt him. >>> these are pictures, they show the latest work by contractors in margate as they sure up the area b

allegations of sex trafficking and then fired investigated for the wrong doing according to the associated press investigation the list of controversy and. are doing just fine and spilling their coffers with the spoils of war. washington d.c. . a little later the case has proved the u.s. allies impunity for its own forces and mercenary well i think it's part of a probe. by the west especially in britain and the usa to really make it absolutely clear to the rest of the world that they have impunity i think this is really the broad trajectory of proving to the world showing to the world that british u.s. forces have. and that extends to them as well remember it's really interesting this this trial in the u.s. is it was for two thousand and seven when the u.s. forced on the iraqi government and agreement that their troops and their meissner is would not have would not be able to be tried in iraqi court so they have to make some sort of some kind of show that they were going to try soldiers in u.s. courts and that seems to be a very very. and i think. russian speaking children. in orphanages in iraq

. >> the associated press. a couple questions. since you're doing this for afghanistan i did hear you mentioned iraq and syria, why aren't you releasing the same transparent numbers for iraq and syria today? >> each operational theater is different and we have to consider different concerns. we are reviewing iraqi and syria and the same guiding principles that govern how we will allow those numbers as well. >> i would just add that it is noted that the fight is different is a rack and syria and afghanistan but both theaters will apply the same two pillars, balancing transparency of reporting with a requirement to protect the forces on the ground and give the commander maximum operational flexibility. those numbers will be forthcoming. >> as we are all very aware, one of the issues of concern in iraq is political sensitivity with iraq government. are you suggesting that that would be taken into account thus diluting the transparency portion of this or will you do the same exact manner of accounting in iraq as you are doing in afgha

the associated press reporting in the past two hours, our top envoy is whispering with north korean counterparts. lieutenant colonel ralph peters whether a diplomatic solution may be in the works to avoid a first strike in the blazing conflict. >>> and this question, what would constitute a first strike, and will it be words or war? that has its best shot at cooling down the ret hot rhetoric. >>> are we going to see tax cuts? wait until you hear what congressman kevin brady promised me and you. power politics games whether shenanigans might be real. all of it. >>> looking at the clock, two minutes to the top of the hour, we are waiting for the president, we were told 3:00 p.m., i will interrupt everything, there is a good shot he makes comments about the north korean situation, but watching the markets here and doesn't appear to be market mayhem right now. however, if you stretch the world markets out over the past three days, reuters put a number on it. concerns piling up about nuclear armageddon have wiped out a trillion dollars in global equities since tuesday. the nuclear nervousness impacti

if the associated press now projects doug jones winning the democratic primary outright, passing thatcts republicans are heading to a runoff between chief justice roy moore a favorite among the religious conservatives and luther strange who was appointed to fill the vacant senate seat back in february. >> president trump: i wanted to make sure unlike most politicians that what i said was correct, not make a quick and statements. the statement i made on saturday was a fine statement. it takes a little while to get the facts, you still don't know the facts. it's a very, very important process to me. it's an important statement. >> sean: that was the president earlier today explaining his original statement but the violence in charlottesville. senior fellow at freedom works, syndicated on red state talk radio. the president blamed both sides for the violence. one of the local chapters of the aclu, both sides were hitting each other. it seems like the media can't handle what is obviously a trut truth. >> i think that's the case. they want to blame everything on one side, there is violence

associated press revealed that a senior diplomat is having talk. another sign that the >>and speak the associated press trump administration quietly is trying to calm this on. >> jeanine: ed henry, thank you. joining us now with reaction is fox news contributor and former u.s. ambassador to the u.n., john bolton. good evening, ambassador. it seems that we may never have been closer to the brink of a nuclear war than we are right now. is that a correct? >> i think we are at a crisis point, undoubtedly, because of the progress that north korea has made on its ballistic missile program particularly in the last eight years. donald trump inherits really 25 years of a failed policy of trying to negotiate north korea. his options are few and not very good. >> jeanine: what is interesting, investor the fact that the president, and he is been criticized for its rhetoric, but the president is making it very clear that he is prepared and ready, locked and loaded to defend the american people. and our territories as well. what is wrong with that? >> i don't th

headline from associated press, postal service more ready, missed payments as mail slumps. service warning yesterday it will likely default n up to 6.9 billion dollars in payments for future retire health and pension benefits for a row, citing in oming cash crunch that could disrupt mail delivery. cash balances are expected to to avoid october and bankruptcy would not make requirements as required under law.ow host: olan, on the democrat's line, good morning. morning.good first of all, thank you for c-span. really appreciate your programming. siriusxm.u on you are not. ost: it is in the 400-channel neighborhood, we are still there. check out our free c-span radio streamed on the web, as well. app.can listen to us on the caller: oh, very good, very good. i will try that. host: okay. caller: i would like to suggest business with north to a is spin from the trump get away from having to deal investigation.n i think that is his main concern i think that he thinks that these tweets and all of stirring up are pivoting away from that. that is my opinion. i seem to feel this thing

and from the associated press, julie pace. "wall street journal" white house reporter eli stokols and capitol hill correspondent kasie hunt joins us at the table. robert costa, let me start with you. stability and competence strike right at the heart of whether someone is fit to serve. what do you hear when you hear corker, not an antagonist of this president, not like lindsey graham, bob corker has tried to go along with what this president has wanted him to do but talking about lacking the stability and competence i hear a question about whether or not donald trump is fit to serve. >> it's a revealing comment, nicolle. as you remember during the campaign, corker was in the running to be then candidate trump's pick for the vice presidential slot and he was considered a trump ally particularly on foreign policy, but you're seeing a fraying of the republican party. like chairman corker away from president trump because of the way that politics have become racialized and racial animus has been driven up in their view by presiden

an associated press photographer said he shouted several pr profanities at a fan and challenged him to a fight. the a's say they're in touch with the commissioner's office about the incident, the team says the language will not be tolerated. in a statement, he says -- >>> all right. we'll be back with much more news straight ahead after these messages. >>> a rival high school football teams are on the field in support of a teenager. jake broke his neck when he fell in a pool last year the day before graduation and was paraly the coach organized a chari game for the family that started at 5:00 p.m. the teams are made up of players from several districts. >>> some residents in san francisco's pacific heights neighborhood were evacuated from their homes this afternoon because of a gas leak. a third party construction crew ruptured a half inch line at webster and washington streets just after noon. the break led firefighters to evacuate residents nearby. pg&e capped that leak about 90 minutes later. only one customer was affected by the break. >>> a new warning today about the future with

the associated press says perhaps 15 people are killed, all kinds of numbers. it is hard to keep track. included in the dead, a police officer drowned in his cruiser. nancy: shelters crowded with victims as first responders continue to rescue people from the historic flooding. jonathan: we are live to houston, texas, and we start with this -- what is the situation tonight? things seem to be changing by the minute. indeed, and just before we came on the air, i was people who said they were just rescued. arenow those were rescued continuing to flag down national guard troops. them flying overhead in helicopters and they are so grateful to be on dry ground. there is some good news according to the city of houston. officials say this is the first time they have a glimmer of hope because the water levels in many of the bayous and reservoirs are beginning to recede. we had been talking about this for days on end, and we saw for the first time since i've been kere thursday the sun pea through the clouds, and it was a moment of hope. nancy: you had mentioned the water

the photograph comes from the associated press, 72 years ago today. twitter and snapchat and also on instagram. i'll see you online and in the meantime, i appreciate you hanging out with us for this past hour, right now more news with ali rel she in new york. >> it's going to be a busy one. we'll chat with you later on. good morning, i'm ali velshi. steve n ste stephanie ruhle is out today. >> north korea best not make any more threats to the united states. they will be met with fire and fury like the world has never seen. they will be met with fire and fury and frankly power, the likes of which this world has never seen before. >> the united states has the capability to defend itself from any attack and defend our allies and we'll do so. the american people should sleep well at night. >> the language is so stunning because it contradicts all of the traditions of american