prince edward, white leaders had been prepared for that day, right? i said they had mentioned this idea of closing the schools. they didn't just mention it. they raised money for that five-year period to try to start a private academy should the need arise. so so they had people promising funds for that period of time. in addition, the board of supervisors there, the governing body, had gone to a month-to-month financing model so that they could just close the schools at any time, you know? if courts came to them and told them to desegregate the schools, they would be ready toschos. so when the courts finally did require in 1959 that they desegregate, they did as they had threatened to do and voted not to fund the schools. and by not funding the schools, they shut down all public education in prince edward county. the moment that decision was made, these people that had been planning for years to start a white academy went ahead and launched one, and they did so by calling all the white churches in town, the white, you know, volunteer groups and kind

something must be done about prince edward county, it is a civil rights nonfiction. the library of virginia. the library of virginia website, vote for kristen green and get this book voted for people's choice award. it is an interesting book for me not only because i am a lawyer who loves race relations topics. in law school, those who do not know gaithersburg, the most diverse city in america. you may not fully appreciate race relations were not always as they have been. kristin grew up in farmville, those who do not know this, in the wake of the seminal supreme court decision brown versus board of education which ruled segregation of schools was unconstitutional, prince edward county was the only county in the country to close its schools rather than desegregate their schools. this book is an interesting introspective where kristin looks at her own family's involvement with this troubling time in our nation's history. the book will go back and forth between the history which i love. it also talks about her own experience with that history and confronting that histo

edward: my number is below 70.ly in reach of a stasis that will allow them fiscal comfort. award: military spending is big chunk of that number. a lot of that may be looked at as discretionary. is the oned, what thing we misunderstand about the markets? i wanted to ask you something about mexico, about their hedging. is there something that the market is missing, the canary in the coal mine? edward: did the short-term mover in the market's financial flows. people thought when this big mexican hedge was coming into the market that there would be distortion, that there would be a weight down on prices. we did not see prices moving out of a relatively narrow range, when mexico put its hedge into the markets. the financial markets can absorb a lot of things that we thought they were not able to in the past. the financial markets cannot absorb all the things they used to do because there is huge growth in open interest in oil and other commodities, but there has been a shrinkage in open interest in deferred prices in th

i was like edward mapplethorpe? new york city gallery owner has seen his work twice. >> the work i showed was purely abstract. it was all created in the dark room. >> using only chemicals, light and paint, he became to find his creative foothold. >> it gave me the ability to go beyond what he thinks is expected of him in photography, and what's expected of photography in general, and to go beyond that for him, i think is really what sets him apart photographically, not only from robert but other historic photographers. >> all the while, edward never stopped taking these photos. charging thousands of dollars per portrait. it's the kind of work that pays the bills. >> as the years went on i became enamored by it, and it's one of the most rewarding things i do. >> and that's why these siblings, drooling, no nonsense, dubious little faces are the subject of edward's first book called "one." with a recent book tour and a larger than life display in a new york city city department store, edward is experiencing his most pu

john bel edwards historic flooding event." governor john bel edwards... ...stressing the ongoing severity of the flooding - saying tuesday that it's caused at least 11 deaths. (gov. john bel edwards / (d) louisiana) "we are still very much in an emergency search and rescue response mode for much of the parishes. saving life is the most important priority that we have." edwards - saying he expects that nearly half of the state's parishes will be declared disaster areas. (gov. john bel edwards / (d) louisiana) "today, eight additional parishes have been declaration." residents still coping with their own losses - reaching out to help those around them. (marcel dupepe / flood victim) "this is what it's all about man -- helping people." i'm reid binion reporting sherry how's the weather today? let's take a look at ((tr i-15 is closed through the cajon pass due to the bluecut fire. crash in the spaghetti bowl on northbound i-15 at us 95. up in the northwest, 215 is under construction at ann road. expect some delays in the area as w

nbc news correspondent edward lawrence joins us live from washington with the latest. donald trump received his first national security briefing. his advisors say it was professionalstill trump questioned the people in for the during this national trump campaign targeted five states with tv north carolina, and pennsylvania edward news washington.q: you said q: you said donald trump received his secret intelligence briefing, when will hillary briefing, when intelligence secret received his donald trump q: you said washington.news edward pennsylvaniavirginia, ohio, carolina, ads.. florida, states with tv targeted five campaign trump election, the national during this first for the first time during this national election, the trump campaign targeted five battleground states with tv ads.. florida, north carolina, virginia, ohio, and pennsylvania edward lawrence nbc news washington. q: you said donald trump received his intelligence briefing, when will hillary clintove in your morning health check - turns out... your height ... could predict who you will vote for this elec

edwards. there is some good news for the sophomore. that boot is off his left foot that he injured in summer workouts. edwards hasn't officially returned to practice just yet, still feel his presence at camp. >> he's right on the sidelines. he is still out here with us. he is able to help us when we have questions on stuff. it is still kind of a trifecta. we are still working together well. >> not really, because he is still there, and you still hear his voice. i mean it's weird not having him eyes on the field. he has great experience, so it's not all that weird. stephanie: a strange first night of operation football. last night lightening postponed a number of games until today, including our game of the week between marquette and wisconsin lutheran. the hilltoppers were leading 10-0 in the second quarter when they called it.

john bel edwards / (d) louisiana "we have road closures all across south louisiana. the water is dangerous in terms the clothes on their backs. sot - resident (no super) "we tried out the back door, there were spiders. we tried out the kitchen, there was a snake. so then we fought through that. we finally got in the car, tried to leave, but we couldn't." kenneth moton oncam close: president obama declared louisiana a major disaster. the weather is improving but the rivers continue to rise. water levels are not expected to recede for two more days. kenneth moton abc news washington. right now a criminal is on the

i am anna edwards, with tom keene.ousseff makes the final appeal to save her job today. she will address congress. she is accused of illegally financing government spending. a final vote will be held tomorrow or wednesday on rousseff. is closing in on the votes needed. he has 170 of the 176 votes he needs. fighting in syria is putting two american syria -- two american backed syrian forces against each other. turkish forces captured the town from islamic state. the u.s. has warned the kurds retreat from areas they have recently captured from islamic state. a false report that shots have been fired caused panic at los angeles international airport. hundreds of passengers were evacuated from terminals. flights to and from the airport were delay, and there was a massive traffic jam on nearby roads. of the gunmenorts were caused by loud noises. judo leaves today on a 10 day visit to china. chinese investment in oil sands plunged. global news 24 hours a day, powered by more than 2600 journalists and analysts in more i am ta

our speaker is the new director of the edward r. mur row center at tufts university fletcher school. many of you have known him as a journalist. he's reported for the washington post from tokyo, "the wall street journal," covered three-mile island for the philadelphia inquirer. but today he's here to speak as an academic. he is someone who, if you go to the website -- most of his online biography is on page two of your program. but if you go to his by yo bio online, a new digital era. let's hear about the new recasting from edward schumacher-matos. [ applause ] >>> gee it's a great honor to be here. one thing you didn't say was i was an om budsman for the philadelphia herald. my friend was the editor of the herald and he hired me to do that. thank you for coming. i hope -- for give me for looking like i'm going to the beach. you catch me between having been on cape cod last weekend and going off next. and i went off starting this trip thinking i had packed the pants and the shirt and the tie. so i woke up this morning and started pu

edward this campaign is getting very interesting. you can call this donald trump 2.0. this was a softer.. even donald trump campaigns in michigan today and will start running ads in four battleground states. his campaign will spend about $4 million in florida, ohio, pennsylvania, and north carolina. edward lawrence nbc news washington.q: trump claims clinton is a liar, in particular regarding the classified emails, what is the latest with the the latest emails, what is classified regarding the particular is a liar, in claims clinton q: washington. q: trump claims clinton liar, in particular regarding the classified emails, what is the latest with the clinton in your morning health check... a new government study reveals the improper use and care of contact lenses ... can cause serious eye infections. about one in five of these infections leads to problems like a scarred cornea or even vision loss. experts say some easy ways to avoid eye infections include removing contacts at night, follow directions on lens labels, recommended by a doctor. while the zika virus is know

nbc news correspondent edward lawrence is here to explain. donald trump says he will enforce the laws already on the books.. walking back his promise to deport all 11 his promise to walking back books.. walking back his promise to deport all 11 million illegal immigrants immediately. some of the emails outline requests that were all hillarys clinton's deputy chief donors did not always get what they asked b washignton. q: lets talk about these new emails.. a federal judge ordered another review, what are they looking for and does this looking for are they review, what another ordered federal judge new emails.. a about these washignton. news lawrence nbc edward they all got asked for, but get what they not always donors did of staff. the clinton's hillarys directed to were all requests that emails outline some of the emails outline requests that were all directed to hillarys clinton's deputy chief of staff. the donors did not always get what they asked for, but they all got asked for, but they all got access. edward lawrence nbc news washignto

edward and rosemarie coles' bodies were found. we've been covering the story all day long and are joined from penfield drive. the home there. what have you learned? >> reporter: police say a relative couldn't reach the couple by phone, so he came here to their house on penn field drive. he said they were dead. when police arrived, they found the couple's son inside and said he was responsible for their deaths. late into the evening police worked to find out why edward coles junior and his wife rosemarie died. bags of evidence collected at the home. a family member told police about their deaths around 11:30 this morning. the suspect is their son, ryan coles. seen here in this facebook photo. he faces a $1 million bond. >> it's been a shock. >> reporter: she is edward's cousin. she bought coles' music in 2012 but kept him on. >> we have people come here because of ed's reputation and his work. >> reporter: what will you miss about him? >> his sense of humor of. >> reporter: although he's gone, he won't be forgotten. he worked on ma

edwards can tell making "the sable >> having stood in the mission of the desert trying to shoot, they suffered for that. it's going to the effort of finding that location and sticking it out in difficult conditions. >> reporter: so far it's paid off. "the sable corsair" is chosen as a finalist. >> crash landed on a hostile uncharted planet -- >> reporter: next, london, basically the academy awards of star wars fan films. the winners are about to be announced at the annual convention. brother chris, made it just in time. >> this has been a long road. >> oh my god. >> the longest journey ever. >> it's been an epic journey. >> some blood, some sweat, some tears. >> oh yeah, tears. >> a few macsed-out credit cards. >> reporter: at this moment -- >> the golden storm trooper goes to -- "the sable corsair," the team's won the audience choice award, voted best fan film by the fans. >> "star wars" is creative and professional centerpiece of our lives. >> how's this feel? >> i'm so proud of these two. and everything that they did. and everybody here. >> reporter: the edwards brothers are winner

. >> doug: renee edwards is learn -- >> reporter: renee edwards is learning a lot about what it takes to run a business. she is getting her skin caroline off the ground. the formula and packaging right. >> i took my savings and i invested in a website. and i started doing different trader shows and arts and crafts shows to spread the awareness that you can improve your skin naturally. >> reporter: making a profit and getting into stores isn't easy. she applied for catch through the tampa bay black business corporation in st. pete. it helps entrepreneurs like renee succeed while helping struggling areas like south st. >> what we hope to do ando is b that capital, that need someone they can talk to about their plans. and we can be one of the -- one of the catalysts in making this area come back. >> reporter: catch currently helping start-ups with an intensive 15-week program. once they finish the classes, they will get a cash stipend to help the business grow. >> we're glad that we can >> reporter: renee edwards says that the program is providing critical guidance helping her to market

reporter erica edwards now with a closer look. >> reporter: you would never know it just by looking at her, michaela was born nearly two months ago affected by the a the telltale small brain and skull seen in so many other related case as cross latin america. >>> this is changing the paradigm of the way we think about the disease. >> reporter: there are worrisome signs, problems may develop. doctors at jackson memorial hospital in miami found calls if ications in her brain and scarring in her eye. speaking in spanish, her mother said she is terrified zikka will harm her further. she became infected while pregnant i traveled to the u.s. where she gave birth. >>> she is thankful the baby was born here and she also said the baby has been a blessing to her. >> reporter: florida is home to the first home-grown zikka cases in the states. at least 42 in three counties. governor rick scott said he will travel to washington the first day congress gets back from recess, pushing them to approve money to help fight the virus. >>> we're tip of the spear of what, this is an issue that our >> anchor:

karen edwards. >>> have a good night and a good weekend. ♪ ♪ >> coming up tonight on sports sunday -on wentz's injury. we discuss how much it can hurt the rookie's development. >> if you don't have their back, how is that useful. >> and offensive lineman johnson gets offensive about his possible suspension. >> and lined towards right center field. a good sign. >> the phillies are red hot and nothing can cool them off. >>> here we are, welcome to "action news" sports sunday i'm

emily: you think the russian government is behind edward snowden?eneral alexander: i would not go that far. i think that today, clearly, he has to be doing something that would have russia keep him there. he would deny it, and russia would deny it, because it is in their interest to do so. emily: for millennials, snowden has become the voice of conscience. he is in exile. in russia. he still talks to audiences in the united states. he can come back and do speeches. are you outraged by this? general alexander: you see, here is the issue. the way it is reported -- this is where you and others can help. we sensationalized snowden, but we did not explain what the government was doing in the way that people could understand, so the perception was the government is listening to your phone calls and reading your e-mails, and we now know that is not true. emily: so what is the full story? general alexander: exactly what has occurred with the data program, the metadata program. in that program, all of the information goes into a vault, and the government is

if you want to help, governor edwards put together some ways to start at volunteerlouisiana.gov. that is volunteerlouisiana.gov. the reason this is important, even though federal money is moving out, volunteer help actually helps the state because it can offset some of its costs. obviously, private donations are going to be extremely important as well. we want to thank the red cross for everything they are doing, but there are a lot of private philanthropic organizations, churches, parishes around the state and country who want to help as well. that is how we are going to make sure that everybody is able to get back on their feet. let me just remind folks, sometimes once the floodwaters pass, people's attention spans pass. this is not a one-off, this is not a photo op issue. this is how to make sure of one month from now, six months from now, people are still getting the help they need. i need all americans to stay focused on this. if you are watching this today, make sure that you find out how you can help. go to volunteerlouisiana.gov or fema.gov. you can even go to whitehouse.

john bel edwards / d louisiana "this is a historic flooding event."governor john bel edwards... ...stressing the ongoing severity of the flooding - saying tuesday th deaths. gov. john bel edwards / d louisiana "we are still very much in an emergency search and rescue response mode for much of the parishes. saving life is the most important priority that we have."edwards - saying he expects that nearly half of the state's parishes will be declared disaster areas. gov. john bel edwards / d louisiana "today, eight additional parishes have been added to that major disaster declaration."residents still coping with their own losses - reaching out to help those around them. marcel dupepe / flood victim "this is what people."i'm reid binion reporting a mom in illinois plans to open a new gym for children with autism. jamie dornick's son, brody, is autistic. she works with her son on his speech and how to do every day tasks... even turning ?the family's basement into a sensory gym. now, she's trying to open up a similar spot to the public. the center would off

edward snowden's massive disclosure in 2013.go to washington next. this is bloomberg. ♪ emily: it could be the national security agency's most significant leak of secret since edward snowden blew the lid off of their surveillance tactics in 2013. this group calling themselves "shadow brokers" posted two major files online, one is a free-for-all of tools and techniques the nsa compiled to break past computer system firewalls, including at companies like cisco and juniper. the other, according to the group, is an advanced set of cyber weapons that is encrypted and available to the highest bidder. there is still a lot we don't know about the leak and motivations behind it, but the information now out there could have serious repercussions for the companies that build the security infrastructure that the nsa apparently knows how to disarm. our correspondent joins us from washington to explain. there's a lot we don't know here. most importantly, just how this information was obtained. was it in inside job, an outside job? some combin

johnson: thank you, governor edwards. i'm here today with the governor, members of his cabinet, the governor's homeland security, first responders and law enforcement officials as well as congressman richard. congressman graves was with us earlier, but had to leave. leo mcgovern, a deputy of fema, joe nimitch, and jerry stoller. i have toured the shelter at lamar dixon. the lamarr dixon shelter. i have toured some of the more affected areas, including the saint amont affected parish. i sat with the governor the briefing of his cabinet on the ground. if i had to characterize in the community, it would be what one first responder sent to me a few hours ago whose home had been severely damaged by the flooding. our hearts are broken but our faith is strong. the federal government is here, has been here and we will be here as long as it takes to help this community recover. the president has declared a major disaster declaration affecting 20 parishes which means two things. individual assistance to those who have personally af

, i'm tamala edwards.is wednesday, august 3rd and we have developing news. >> dramatic rescue. a philadelphia police officer happened upon this scene and helped pull a man from a burning car. >> also this morning, we're talking politics with donald trump recently said on the campaign trail and how there's turmoil in the gop. >>> and a calculated climb. no, we're going to talk the phillies. we'll have the latest on them coming up next. >> but first up, let's head over to dave murphy and matt pelman shoe in for karen rogers to take a look at your weather and track. good morning. >> and this is the day we've been waiting for really today and tomorrow both look absolutely fabulous. as we take a look at satellite and radar, you can see that there's a lack of a lot of significant cloud cover out there. some of you might have a little patchy fog or low lying cloud cover. on our reporting stations we're not seeing a whole lot of. that humidity has been knocked down to the south. we're still somewhat humid in dover

john bel edwards/ (d) louisiana) "i asked them to let us get out of the response mode, where we were still conducting searches of houses and we were still making rescues. i divert the police officers, the sheriff's deputies the state troopers and other essential resources and assets to providing security for the president." edwards also expressed appreciation for friday's visit by republican presidential nominee, donald trump. (gov. john bel edwards/ (d) louisiana) "because it helped to shine a spotlight on louisiana and on the dire situation that we have here, that it was helpful." i'm kim hutcherson reporting. most of the people evacuated because of the blue cut fire in san bernardino county are now able to return home. more than eighty two thousand residents were forced to evacuate in the days after the fire started... and spread. that fire has burned close to fifty eight square miles... authorities say one hundred five homes... and two hundred sixteen buildings have now been destroyed. eric johnston's home survived. he's happy to return to it. johnston says: "this is the first ti

edward lawrence, nbc news, washington.donald trump best week yet, new polls to a: tba in your morning health check -a push to allow pediatricians to prescribe medications to treat opioid addiction in teens and young adults. reports of opioid doubled among adolescents over the past 25 years. so the american academy of pediatrics is recommending doctors consider treating young patients with medications that help build long-term sobriety. right now, less than half of counties in the country have a primary care doctor who prescribe the drugs. teens whose parents focus on healthy eating rather than weight are less likely to be obese or develop an eating disorder. studies show family involvement in treating academy of pediatricians recommends that parents discourage dieting, promote a positive body image, and have more family meals. hyundai and mitsubishi are recalling thousands of cars for problems that could increase the risk of crashes.hyundai is recalling more than 64,500 elantras from the 2013 model year.. because the brake pedal stopper can deteriorate. that could cause the transmissi

edward lawrence is on capitol hill to bring us up to date. edward?reporter: there has been name calling and at the moment, issues have been lost in the d mudslinging. hillary clinton said there were no favors as she was secretary of state just because they gave money. >> my work as secretary of state was not influenced by any outside forces. i made policy decisions based on what i thought was right to keep americans safe. >> reporter: she continued on the offensive saying donald trump's beliefs and policies are bigoted. >> it's deeply disturbing that he is taking hate groups that internet and making them mainstream. >> it's a tired, disgusting argument. >> reporter: trump supporters say clinton is trying to divert from the issues that voters need to hear to make the choice. >> there are a lot of people just et going tuned in to it and making decisions. >> reporter: trump tried to clarify on cnn saying it will be more than building a wall. >> we will have everything that you can imagine in terms of immigration. people will not come into our country il

edwards also expressed appreciation for friday's visit nominee, donald trump. gov. john bel edwards/ d louisiana "because it helped to shine a spotlight on louisiana and on the dire situation that we have here, that it was helpful." prince's mansion after his death. a source close to the investigation says the pills had been mislabeled. the pills -- marked as hydrocodone-- were reportedly filled with another much of the drug in his system that he had no chance of surviving. his autopsy concluded in june the music icon died of an accidental fentanyl overdose. the newspaper says investigators are leaning toward the theory that prince did not know the pills contained fentanyl. caterpillar is cutting nearly 200 mining industry jobs at a pair of former bucyrus international plants. the jobs will be cut in pennsylvania, texas, and north carolina. caterpillar acquired the pennsylvania facility and the texas a bucyrus international in 2011. caterpillar still operates a large factory in south milwaukee, and recently consolidated its former global mining headquarters in oak c

edward gates, i'm descended from edward gates. he's my great-grandfather. and they sent the three girls to college. edward gates senior was married to maud fortune-gates. they had three daughters and a son. edward saint-lawrence gates is my grandfather. - okay. - his three sisters were sent to college at the turn of the century. isn't that amazing? - it is amazing. - it is amazing. - right. - and they said, a woman needs to have an education to protect herself. - [evan] right. - the son inherited the 200-acre farm. - what's interesting to me though and of course you're associated most closely with an institution, harvard, that is the elite of the elite, right? so it's not entirely just this. - no i'm a yale. - well i know that but now. i mean once a yaley always a yaley but you're the harvard guy now. - that's true. - but as i think about this series, and i think about the time since martin luther king to today, the stories that you were telling of black america are not the elite black america stories or at least that exclusively or mostly. - no, no not at

i'm tamala edwards.elcome to "inside story." let's introduce you to the panel this morning. first up, we were talking about poll numbers, here's our pollster, terry madonna. good morning. >> tam, good morning. >> documentarian sam katz. >> good morning. >> lawyer ajay raju. >> good morning. >> and foreign policy expert ed turzanski. >> good morning. >> great panel, covers all the bases. let's start with these poll numbers, terry. i mean, let's look at these numbers. you found quite a bump for her. the numbers say 49% for her, 38% for him. that's an 11-point jump. we're talking about this on the same day that another poll finds her 15 points ahead. and people will often say, "of course you go up after a convention. it'll come back down." >> not 15 points. >> what do you make of these numbers? what do they tell us? >> well, actually clinton did go up in '92 16 points, and never trailed thereafter after the democratic convention. here's basically what happened. hillary clinton got about twice the bounce tha

and it could be the biggest leak at the nsa since the 2013 revelations of edward snowden.ll introduce you to the "shadow brokers." and signs that xiaomi's grip on the chinese smartphone market is slipping. we will hear from vice president of global operations hugo barra about the outlook at home and abroad. first to our lede. lyft fails to find a buyer, according to the new york times. they have been said to approach several parties about a sale. apple, google, amazon, uber, and didi, although the most serious conversation happened with general motors. although they are not in immediate danger of closing, one source said they are unprofitable but they had a cash cushion of $1.4 billion. this comes after a report that lyft rebuffed a takeover offer from gm. we are here with brad stone and joel rosenblatt. i want to start with you, brad. what is your analysis of lyft, trying and failing to sell itself, to a lot of different companies, including the archrival? brad: not a great report for lyft, but it has been a great month for uber. they did deal in china with didi, and this

. >> -- outstanding leadership from the top with governor john bell edwards and we very much appreciate all the outstanding work he's done. his better half, the first lady of louisiana, i know has been by his side every step of the way and we are grateful for her. i know they have their own cleaning up to do because of the acknowledge senator bill cassidy, senator bill vitter, representative derrick graves and representative cedrick richmond, the mayor of baton rouge, kip holden, and somebody who i can't brag enough about, one of the best hires i made as president, the administrator of fema, craig fugate, who has done such an outstanding job, not just in dealing with this particular incide, really rebuilt fema so that there is a change of culture and everybody knows that when the disaster happens, fema is going to be there on the ground, cooperating with state and local officials rapidly, and with attention to detail and keeping the families who have been affected upper most in their minds. we very much appreciate everything craig has done. it is hard, by the way, for craig to be here b

edward? ♪ >> reporter: donald trump attempts to shift the debate to campaign issues versus his gold star family controversy at a rally in pennsylvania. >> your jobs are all gone. you haven't won the state of pennsylvania in 28 years. >> reporter: trump didn't mention the khans's whose son was killed in iraq. since they spoke at the democratic national convention, they have been going back and forth with trump. vice presidential candidate mike pence attempted to shift the debate even more, focusing on hillary clinton's judgment and benghazi. >> it's just so important to remember hillary clinton's record n foreign affairs. >> reporter: the feud played a big role in hillary clinton's rally in omaha, nebraska. warren buffett blasted the republican nominee while introducing clinton. >> i asked donald trump, have you no sense of decency, sir? >> reporter: then challenged him to an exchange of tax returns. >> i'll bring my tax return, he can bring his tax return. >> reporter: because buffet says he

decision brown versus board of education which ruled segregation of schools was unconstitutional, prince edward county was the only county in the country to close its schools rather than desegregate their schools. this book is an interesting introspective where kristin looks at her own family's involvement with this troubling time in our nation's history. the book will go back and forth between the history which i love. it also talks about her own experience with that history and confronting that history. i encourage you to listen to kristin today, go to the politics and prose tents, consider purchasing this book. i went on amazon and purchased the book as well. i would like to bring kristin up to the stage. let's welcome her.

sound governor john bel edwards - (d) louisianawe are going to need a lot more help. "this community cannot recover with only the assistance that comes from fema" until then from fema"that comes from fema" until then the community is coming together to rebuild, hoping to get help they need sooner than later. and while we talk about the need the red cross says its received $7.8 million dollars in donations for flood victims?? and while that's a lot it's "not enough" to cover an estimated $30 million dollars in costs. in baton rouge, sarah rosario the storm and its flooding have damaged an estimated 60- thousand homes and forced thousands to seek temporary housing. at least 40 state highways remained closed. decision 2016 ... a federal appeals court says early voting in wisconsin can continue.in july.. a district judge struck down a host of state election laws.. including early voting limits. the judge granted a request to stay the photo i-d law.. but refused to put a hold on other parts of the ruling. idea to make college more affordable for students. the republican fr

a relative discovered the bodies of edward and rosemarie coles yesterday at their home. police say the relatives told officers the couple's son, ryan coles, was also in the home. nbc 10 learned that edward coles worked as a repair technician at the music shop he once owned but sold to his cousin. the news came as a shock. >> we have people and customers who come specifically to us because of ed's work and reputation. i will just miss ed's sense of humor. >> authorities charged ryan coles with the death of his parents. he was taken to a hospital for evaluation before going to jail. investigators are working to find a motive in the case. >>> new from overnight, a 19-year-old man is in stable condition after he was shot during an attempted robbery. police say two men tried to steal his bike in germantown. the victim fought back and that's when he was shot. the two attackers took off empty handed. >>> an eight-year-old girl who was shot in the head by a stray bullet in camden has died. gabrielle hill-carter was taken off life support yesterday. gabby was playing near her hom

he's the cross-country coach at saint edwards. full hour for you tonight. we'll profile on track and field, and that's harrison dillard, he wins go also, we'll have ohio state wrestling kyle snyder. the medal count is brought to you by the hospital, and u.s.a. is on the top. china is in second. >>> winning with those medals. "nightly news" is next. have you seen rob portman's ads saying he's leading the fight against opioids? well here's what he's not telling you: rob portman actually voted against the funding needed for the program. that's right, portman voted against the funding. and as heroine ravaged our communities, rob portman voted twice for budgets that threatened cuts to drug treatment programs. rob portman: can't trust him to tell the truth, can't trust him to be for ohio. >>> on this saturday night, nbc news exclusive. ryan lochte with matt lauer admitting his tale about being robbed in rio isn't the whole truth. >>> golden moments. more olympic glory for >>> zika zone. growing worries after that virus is found in a popular destination for touris

abc's erica edwards reports on -- virus on their soil. abc's erica edwards reports on the story here. >> reporter: this baby does not have microcephaly, the telltale small brain and skull seen in so many other cases across latin america. >> this is changing the paradigm of the way we think about the disease. >> reporter: there are worrisome signs prob develop. doctors at jackson memorial hospital in miami found calcifications in her brain and scarring in her eye. her mother said she's terrified zika will harm her daughter further. she became infected while pregnant in venezuela, then traveled to the u.s. where she gave birth. >> so she's thankful that the baby was born here and she also said the baby has been a blessing to her. >> reporter: florida is home to the first homegrown zika cases in the states. governor rick scott said he'll travel to washington the first day congress gets back from recess pushing them to approve money to help fight the virus. many places are already preparing. in baltimore johns hopkins medicine is opening a co

nbc's edward lawrence break down what he says he now regrets in his campaign for president. >>> elevator problems continue to plague the washington monument. it will remain closed today so crews can fix elevator issues. back in july, the monument was closed for almost a week for other elevator repairs. >>> all right. now to rio where it is day the 2016 olympic games. this is a live look at the olympic cauldron. there's two days left of the competition. there's still plenty of chances to watch team usa for gold today. here's what to watch. the men's basketball team has a big game to advance to the gold medal game. and diving, david boudia will compete on those ten meter

with matt o'donnell, tamala edwards, karen rogers and meteorologist, david murphy. >> ♪ >> good morningit's tuesday august 2nd. matt o'donnell is off. nydia han a joining us. >> we are following breaking news. the search is on for the driver who hit and killed a woman at a crosswalk in atlantic county then drove off. we have just received new details on the vehicle and the victim. >> and police are investigating a food fight at a wawa. it was caught on camera in northeast philadelphia. "action news" spoke exclusively to the good samaritan who intervened. >> donald trump calls hillary clinton the devil while campaigning in pennsylvania. >> just be november 9th already. >> let's go on over to meteorologist, david murphy. he's taking a look at your accuweather and matt pelman is in for karen. he's got traffic. good morning. >> got to talk about august everybody. this morning we are into the month of august and today is actually going to represent some improvement. we're looking at those little spotty showers and a couple of heavy downpours that came through yesterday but we really avoided

governor john bel edwards toured helicopter. there have been 7 confirmed deaths related to the flooding -- and more than 20- thousand people have been rescued. president obama has declared a major disaster for the state and is providing federal assistance. governor edwards estimated that the damage will exceed the six-million dollar threshold. more and more people are saving for retirement...except for one big group. more and more for retirement...except for one big group. and a major data breach at hotels across the country could have a lot of people checking their bank statements. some colorado hotels were hit in a multi-state data breach. "that" means-- your personal information is vulnerable. officials say hyatt, sheraton, marriot and westin hotels were hit in several states. different hotels across the country -- may have collected names, account numbers and credit card information. hotel operator "h-e-i hotels and resorts" says-- they'v fixed the issue, now. bank officials say if you think you might be at risk -- be vigila

margaret hoover, edward mcmullin, the answer to all of your prayers question mark. >> looking for, one, someone they can vote for and live in good conscience. too many republicans feel while they're deeply uneasy with trump, they have spent 25 years becoming very educated on who hillary clinton is and they bring themselves to be comfort with her candidacy. someone to frankly articulate a contrasting policy position that is more representative of traditional republican policy views. and nobody -- i mean, even speaker ryan is making the case for free trade in this election. nobody is making a case for, you know, a robust foreign policy, maybe not interventionist, but america's role in the world ought to still be significant and a leadership role in the world. look, there's a lot of things that potentially he could do if he could get traction but it's very late, as you point out -- >> -- edward mcmullin's platform, contrasting it to donald trump, we don't know yet where he stands. >> we know about foreign policy, he has gravitas and real experience, so he'll be able to speak more in depth

i'm tamala edwards. here is nydia han.is morning. >> we are following a breaking story. police are looking for a driver who hit a pedestrian and took off from the scene. we are live with the deadly details. >> for the first time the cdc is warning people not to travel to a part of america and it's all because of zika. >> the bash rhett star jo-jo he fletcher handed out her final rose and in return, accepted a diamond ring. >> we'll see if it ends in a wedding. that's when i take it seriously. let's head on over to dave murphy. he's got your accuweather. karen rogers is off. matmatt

louisiana governor john bel edwards toured the damage throug edwards says: " , the response phase is still ongoing. we're doing search and rescue right now in many parishes. as the floodwaters move south and the rivers crest further and further south, you have additional areas that are being brought into play. the rain has been ongoing since friday. thousands of people have lost everything they own... as the flood waters put their homes under water. sutherlin says: "we lost all of our cows and we're getting married in november, all of our family pictures and things, that stuff we can't ever replace." shelters are packed with those displaced from their homes. volunteers have been coming together to help... and donate necessities. the outpouring of support has been so much that one shelter has stopped accepting donations. pellerin says: "it's been amazing on two fronts. amazing to see so many people adversely affected by this but equally amazing is just to see the outpouring of support and donations and volunteering from everybody coming together." hundreds of volunteers have been fill

here's tamala edwards with art of aging. zumba's latin beat is great for raising your heart rate and your spirits. enter aqua zumba which takes the dance party into pool. the aquatic variety gets the heart rate up, but less pounding on the body. >> this is for lower impact. the water resistance tones muscle better. you're constantly fighting the floating because water pushes you out, you have to push overalls in to be able to stand. >> reporter: joanne gooding enjoyed cycling and weight training until a spinal injury. >> you have i felt movements and you work most of the muscles. >> reporter: you can adjust the movement to your capabilities. >> you can lift it and move in the water. aqua zumba is offered at most ymca branches in the area as well as community centers and fitness clubs, you can find a class through a link from the story at 6abc.com. >> they wanted to things that everyone else can do and the water allows them to do that. >> reporter: tamala edwards channel 6 "action news." tens of thousands of people across the