gabe says mr. cooper distributed his rebuilding money progressively over about a year, at various stages of construction. that's common practice to make sure people with mortgages rebuild. but it's hundreds of thousands of dollars of his insurance money sat idle, gabe wondered if it was earning any interest. well, it turns out california law says when a mortgage holder receives money for payment of taxes and assessments on the property for insurance, or for other purposes relating to the property, they shall pay interest at the rate of at least 2%. >> when it's close to half a million dollars at one point, 2% really starts to add up. >> reporter: gabe says mr. cooper was paying a lot less. >> .01%. they had paid me about $22. >> reporter: by gabe's calculation, he was owed an additional $5300. he said mr. cooper wouldn't pay. so he turned to us. we made contact with mr. cooper. it didn't comment, but gabe says he got his 5300 bucks. much needed move-in money. >> every penny matters. >> reporter: it

gabe sherman gets tonight's last word. now. >>> the breaking news tonight, this may indeed have been the most consequential day of the trump presidency thus far as now we know the details of the whistle-blower complaint alleging the president abused his power and further alleging the white house tried to hide it. in fact, trump's own man in charge of national intelligence today said this whistle-blower did the right thing. the president then caught on tape comparing this to a spy case, reminding his audience what we used to do to spice. the new focus tonight on attorney general bill barr and trump's own attorney rudy giuliani.

gabe gutierrez is in stewart, florida. >> we have a mandatory evacuation as of 1:00 p.m. >> reporter: tonight, along parts of florida's east coast, the rush is on to get out. >> this storm at this magnitude could really cause massive destruction, and do >> reporter: in palm beach county, donna kirby is evacuating her parents, both in their late 80s. >> if it doesn't take here as a category 5, so you have to act >> reporter: today president trump visited fema's headquarters. >> i'm not sure i've heard of a category 5. i knew it existed. i've seen some category 4s. you don't even see them that much, but a category 5 is something. >> reporter: yet during his administration three hurricanes impacting the u.s. were category 5s at one point -- irma, maria, and michael. for dorian, preparations are stretching up to georgia and the nbc's kathy park is in charleston. >> reporter: coastal flooding has already been a problem here this past wee with one of the highest tide levels of the year dorian could only increase the risk of extreme flooding >> reporter: back in florida, businesses banking o

thank you, gabe.tay safe. we are having some connectivity issues. if you are taking a look at a map and wondering where jensen beach is, it is just a little north of palm beach and jupiter, florida. wondering if he's now beginning to feel those bands coming in. >> joining us now, two time award winning journalist, author of "the geography of risk." it has to do with -- because the federal government has incentivized it. why is the government encouraging people to build in these really risky areas? >> i wish i knew the answer to that a. these programs have evolved over time. i write in my book back to the post war era and the economy where people begin to move to the coast and build second homes and beach houses. as people move, their expectations grow. those include things like is the federal government going to contribute to build a bridge or road or repair areas that have been damaged by storms. lawmakers have added all these programs to the mix. largely because of the expectation of homeowners that

like dick jones hope for the best >> just in case it turns the other way, you've got on ready. >> gabe, you've been on the ground there all day, is it your sense that most people are taking this threat seriously? >> reporter: peter, i have to say, there's been a significant change here in the last 12 hours or so. millions of people on florida's east coast went to bed last night expecting a catastrophic storm and now while there is some relief for south florida authorities are quick to point out that most of the state is not out of the woods yet, peter >> gabe gutierrez, on the ground in florida for us, gabe, thank you. >>> today's change in forecast dramatically increases the chances that georgia and the carolinas end up in dorian's path. nbc's kathy park now on how those states are preparing. >> reporter: tonight dorian changing direction. plotting a new course for the carolinas and georgia. >> citizens in georgia, south carolina, north carolina, now is the time for you to start making your preparatory actions. >> reporter: the pivot putting millions more at risk, as they get ready fo

gabe felt his idle money should be earning 2% interest. he found a state law that he feels backs him up. 2% interest might not sound like much until you think about how much it costs to rebuild a house. >> when it's close to half a million dollars at one point, 2% really starts to add up. >> reporter: he was $5,000 short but his calculation. tonight at 11:00 we'll tell you what happened after we spoke up for gabe and another family. but there's a catch. our results were 50/50. we'll explain how that happened and why some fire victims are demd demanding the state take action. if you have a complaint call us 1-888-996-tips. i'll join you again tonight at 11:00. >> thanks, chris. >>> the pga safeway open starts today. >> guess who is already stealing the show. steph curry pointing out he can hit any shot with a basketball. even when it's from 60 feet on the golf course and even when they ask him to do it again. >> that's not a boomerang. >> phil mickelson in a practice round, he was on fire, as they say, as well at one point doing the tradema

and heavy rain gabe gutierrez is in jensen beach, florida gabe, what's going on there? >> reporter: lester, parts of the florida coast are feeling tropical storm conditions, even though the eye of this hurricane is about 100 miles offshore. we are seeing extremely choppy surf and some bands of heavy rain as well as wind gusts of more than 40 miles an hour here. across the u.s., more than 1800 flights were canceled today, about another 2000 were delayed, many of them in the southeast. still, many florida residents are relieved that dorian has delivered only a glancing blow, sparing them a direct hit, though some mandatory evacuations remain in effect farther up the coast lester >> all right, gabe, thank you. and the threat to georgia and the carolinas is growing, especially from potential flooding and that has many on the move tonight kristen dahlgren is in the north carolina coast for us this evening. >> reporter: mandatory evacuations now in full swing, from florida to the outer banks of the carolinas, more than a million people have already been ordered to leave conce

they wanted gabe alone so i could watch the backpack.e corner like i think i just got robbed. so ran back and stole the bag. running with the backpack on surveillance video. gabe is so mad. then the girlfriend doesn't know they go to meet the backpack owner. he's called police. officer and his partner meet the young men on the street corner. stabbing him eleven times in 32 seconds. the teens run back@hotel. the report indicates again messages his girlfriend. no matter what happens, i love you. she answers i love you too. but what? talk more when i'm back. back from where? i don't know. if i'll ever make it back. >> investigators say he had a video call with his girlfriend. his attorney sent a statement. saying it's dispinting the focus is not on the relevant events of the night. >>> bay area scientists believe we are on the verge of a cure for the common cold. teams at stanford are announcing major first step. temporarily disabling a single specific protein inside cells. when it's disabled it stops many common cold viruss and other disea

nbc's gabe gutierrez is live. gabe, is that what you're seeing. >> that is exactly what we're seeing. just a few minutes ago, i was standing on the beach and things seemed to be just fine. all of a sudden, this big rain band started pounding as we had the sea cover and try to keep our equipment dry. it was kind of impressive. we have been here on the florida coast. as this massive storm batters the bahamas, we have been seeing mandatory evacuations in certain low lying communities along the florida coast. martin county, they had delayed mandatory evacuations. it got underway at 1:00 p.m. this afternoon. more evacuations tomorrow just to the north in brevard county. businesses have been boarding up along the florida coast. as you have been reporting, all it takes is a shift in the storm to cause heavy damage here. we're already again starting to see some of this initial rain from hurricane dorian slam into florida coast right now. >> gabe, have you been talking to some of the people on the beaches and what's the fe

gabe gutierrez is in nassau in the bahamas. gabe, that's pretty ominous. what is the latest there >> reporter: lester, the government here says about 2,500 people have been registered as missing, although officials have not been able to check those names against databases of people that have already evacuated. also, a trump administration official tells nbc news that the u.s. will not grant temporary protective status to people from the bahamas displaced by hurricane dorian that would have allowed them to live and work in the u.s. until it was deemed safe to return home. that status was given to victims of other disasters, like haiti's 2010 earthquake. bahamians still come to the u.s. for a short time, if they have the right travel documents, but they won't be able to stay and work there, lester >> gabe, thank you. >>> also tonight, the verdict is in in the trial of a chinese businesswoman arrested for trespassing at president trump's mar-a-lago's resort. she was found guilty of entering a restricted area and lying to the secret service she was discovered

nbc's morgan chesky and gabe gutierrez on the florida coast. al, tell us about the storm and its extraordinary path and its speed, or should i say its slow march. >> it's crawling. it's picking up forward speed. right now, category 2 storm, but we tell people don't pay attention to the category. while it's important, you can get a lot of damage with storms that are not a 4 or a 5. this is a category 2. 105 miles east of ft. pierce, florida, with 110 mile per hour winds. and now its forward speed moving northwest at two miles per hour west palm beach all the way up past charleston. we've got hurricane watches all the way to cape hatteras. inland we've got tropical storm watches as well. that speaks to the size, the growing size of the storm. even though it's in a sense weakening down to a category 2, it actually -- its wind fields are growing. in fact, here's the official path from the national hurricane center. by thursday morning, it is a category 2 storm just outside of charleston. then cape hatteras by friday morning and then out and past th

they paid me about $22. >> reporter: by gabe's calculation he was owed an additional $5, 300.he did get it. >> it's good move-in money. >> reporter: the picture gets murkier here on st. andrews drive. >> it was a very, very special place. >> reporter: linda and her husband james also lost their home. also had a mortgage. also expected 2% interest on more than $300,000 that quicken loans has held onto. >> as much as i tried to get that 2%, they kept refusing. >> reporter: linda asked us to help. quicken loans didn't address our question but it sent linda a letter stating it believes 2% interest is only required on traditional escrows where property tax and insurance premiums, not rebuilding money. we have one state law and two companies taking opposite views of it. for a tiebreaker we contacted the department of business oversight which oversees mortgage law. however, it told us the agency has not taken a position on whether the 2% law applies specifically to insurance and casualty loss proceeds. we asked if it plans to take a position. we didn't hear back. that infuriates lind

right now let's bring in gabe gutierrez. gabe is in jenson beach, florida. that's about half an hour north of where i'm standing right now. gabe, it looks and sounds like it's starting to come down there pretty well. gabe, i know that the state's already ordered some mandatory evacuations in some vulnerable coastal areas like where you're at. as of now roughly 14 hupp hundred people in shelters in martin county. what are the reports about what we're hearing about some of the shelters closing later today mat more do we know about that? >> reporter: hi there, craig. first of all, you can see that choppy surf behind me much like you've been experiencing today. we're starting to see some of those rain squalls. we're just getting a little bit of rain here, kind of sustained winds throughout the morning. but with those evacuations, 1400 people according to martin county authorities spent the night in sherlts last night. one of those shelters, the high school, they're planning to close a little later on today. that may be some good news as they still wait for this

thanks, gabe. let's take you 90 miles north of where gabe is and mariana atencio is standing by in cocoa beach, florida, currently under a hurricane warning. what is the update? >> reporter: so, still, this is a barrier island still under mandatory evacuation order, steph, and i checked in with local authorities before coming on the air, still under hurricane warning. that weather that gabe is experiencing is coming this way, likely later in the morning. for these barrier islands, you said it and we heard from bill karins, the threat is really the storm surge. there are no life guards out on these beaches so they want people to stay off the water. authorities describing the mood here as cautiously optimistic because it looks like the still monster of a cat 3 is going to stay off the florida coast. but right now it is 80 miles off the east coast of florida and that's a little too close for comfort as some of the authorities told me earlier today. i want to bring in one of them. this is the mayor of

gabe, evacuation orders in place there. what are you seeing, feeling, and hearing? >> reporter: good morning, chris. over the last hour we've seen some of the outer rain bands of hurricane dorian. right now it is actually sunny. a half hour ago or so we were pelted with heavy rain. the last several hours since about 2:00 a.m. we've been feeling these winds start to pick up. as you mentioned, more than a million people in florida, georgia, and south carolina will be under mandatory evacuation orders throughout the day today. here in florida we're in martin county. to the north brevard county will have evacuations. so will velsa county as well. it's been a lot in terms of the last couple days. people were worried dorian was going to cut right through the heart of south florida, then the north to northeast turn that is expected. they breathed a sigh of relief. now once hurricane dorian became a category 5 it got a lot of attention. let's listen to some people who decided to evacuate. >> this trailer still standing from 1946, it's been through every single storm. i was

our gabe grr rcues are underway. these families strand in chest deep water rushed to safety. from beaumont to the houston suburbs, the rain. is historic. how does this compare to hurricane harvey >> the feel of it is just like harvey and the people we're rescuing saying they have more water now in their houses than they did during harvey. >> reporter: the floods killing one person, hunter morrison. the remnants of tropical storm imelda unleashed tornadoes late wednesday before torrential downpours overnight. >> we have been getting pounded by heavy rkes since midnight and 40 inches of rain drenching some areas. people driving in the wrong direction. and the city's police chief posting hours of rescue efforts on social media. >> this is our second truckload. it's packed, whole families. >> reporter: first responders got more than a thousand calls for help now the coast guard is on the move with more rain expected >> torrential downpours will shift to the south of houston tonight and rotates around and moves northeast of houston a >> reporter: in the small town of hampshire, th

gabe just got robbed. lmao. she answers omfg, how? we were trying to buy coke from some sketchy guys. elder continues and they wanted gabe alone so i could watch this guy's backpack. gabe turns the corner like, bro, i think i just got robbed. so i'm like iema grab his bag so ran back and stole the bum's bag, lol. they are running on surveillance video. yeah, well gabe is hella pissed and he's like saw that coming. he's like bro we gotta go out now. i'm so tired. then the girlfriend doesn't know the two go to meet the backpack owner but he has called police. the officer and his partner meet the young men on the street corner, elder stabbing the man 11 times in 32 seconds according to investigators. the teens run back to the hotel. elder again messages his girlfriend on whatsapp. no matter what happens, i love you. she answers i love you too but what? elder, talk more when i'm back. girlfriend, back from where? elder answers, i don't know if i'll ever make it back. elder then had a video call with his girlfriend. his attorney, craig pet

what she says was a terrible mistake our gabe gutierrez was in the courtroom. >> reporter: on the witness stand, it didn't take long for 31-year-old amber guyger to break down she was asked about the moments leading up to the shooting death of botham jean last september. >> i was scared whoever it was inside my apartment was going to kill me, and i'm sorry. i have to live with that every. >> reporter: the fired dallas officer thought jean was a burglar inside her apartment when in fact, she mistakingy walked into his unlocked apartment. she said jean began walking towards her. >> i pulled my gunsee your hane see your hands. >> reporter: then she pulled the trigger twice. >> i asked god for forgiveness and i hate myself every day i feel like i don't deserve a chance to be with my family and friends. he was the one with the gun, he could have killed me. i never wanted to take an innocent person's life i'm so sorry this is not about hate i was scared that night. >> reporter: during the murder trial prosecutors repeatedly questioned how guyger missed signs she was on the wrong floor including

our gabe gutierrez is there with the latest >> reporter: in vidor, texas, the water reaches the rooftops this is one of the communities cut off by tropical storm imelda. across the region many roads are impassable for rescue teams that evacuated 1,700 people in one county alone. the coast guard hoisting others to safety by air. animals also rushed to higher ground. did you expect there to be this much water? >> no, not at all. >> reporter: authorities confirmed at least four deaths. near houston a major highway shut down after rising water forced barges to break loose. at this flooded elementary school, a teacher built a makeshift bridge the rainfall is historic the seventh wettest tropical system on record houston's rainiest september day on record one bayou rose 20 feet in an hour and today another downpour for communities already inundated. family after family evacuated by boat. >> everybody needs help, and everybody is devastated they didn't expect this. >> reporter: this same neighborhood had been ravaged by hurricane harvey two years ago deja vu for susie pitts. >> i got chills whe

i miss him >> reporter: if convicted, amber guyger faces up to life in prison gabe gutierrez, nbc news. >>> there's word tonight of another death linked to e-cigarettes now nine people have died from vap-related ulnesses across the country. the latest death involves a man over 50 in kansas that also had underlying health conditions officials say. the cdc reports 530 cases of vaping-related illnesses in 38 >>> following a massive efforttt over the weekend and strande vacationers all over the world, including some here in the u.s here is nbc's tom costello. >> reporter: from the u.k. to e vacationers and honeymooners spent today standing in long lines with few answers. >> what the hell is going on and when can i get my money back >> we're not really sure all we're hearing is things that add to the worry. >> reporter: this travel nightmare began when british tour operator thomas cook went bust all planes grounded. 155,000 customers stranded worldwide. many with complicated travel packages including in new york, miami, l.a., seattle, san francisco and orlando. >> go on the website, they te

gabe gutierrez is in nassau tonight. >> reporter: tonight, plane by plane, evacuees are streaming into the bahama capital, a humanitarian exitos. >> it is bad we don't know what to do. >> reporter: rose's home is gone in the hard-hit northern bahamas, thousands like her escaped by boat. one ferry that went directly to florida was turned away because customs and border protection says it was supposed to stop in nassau for visas that never happened. bahamas to come into the united states including very bad people. >> reporter: the president appearing to contradict his own agency, the heading head of cbp calling this a humanitarian mission saying they plan to expedite the immigration process that let hurricane victims in. >> we're headed to nassau now and will try to determine what we'll do with our lives from here on. >> reporter: nbc's kerry sanders is on abaco island. >> the humanitarian aid is sitting on the docks, not needed because this island is a ghost town some of the private donations rushed here make little sense like eggs now sitting in the hot sun. >> reporter: now, the rush

much of florida is in the possible path of the storm nbc's gabe gutierrez has the very latest. >> reporter: less than two weeks after hurricane dorian pummelled the bahamas, the same devastated area is under a tropical storm warning. tonight, forecasters are watching this system closely saying it could develop into tropical storm umberto right now its path is tough to predict since it is so disorganized but it is expected to dump heavy rain on the northern bahamas, the same area from dorian remains at 50, but the government expects it to rise sharply about 1,300 people are still listed as missing. all week we have spoken with evacuees struggling to leave the country. >> i don't know how long i'm going to stay here for, but ey don't tell us nothing here. >> reporter: dorian stayed just off the florida coast before weakening and making landfall in north carolina if it develops, umberto could impact the same area gabe gutierrez, nbc news >>> let us bring in al roker now for the very latest track of this storm al, what are you seeing? >> this potential tropical cyclone would become umberto rig

nbc's gabe gutierrez is in win any, texas, about 60 miles east of luis ton. gabe, it sounds and looks like it's still raining there. >> reporter: craig, this is an unfolding disaster at this point. as you can see behind me -- it may be tough to see from that angle. all that behind me is normally a road. it is completely under water. many roads in this area are shut down. we're talking about beaumont, texas. that is where we're seeing some of the water rescues now as well as winnie, texas. beaumont is cut off. parts of i-10 are shut down, parts of i-10 towards houston are shut down. there are communities that have seen an incredible amount of rain. for some areas, craig, this is approaching hurricane harvey levels. you'll remember hurricane harvey back in 2017 claimed dozens of lives, cost billions of dollars in damage in the houston area as well as louisiana. this is the situation for several communities where they're experiencing on going water rescues. there are resources coming in from around the area as well. we had been speaking with the cajun navy as we

lester >> gabe, thank you. >>> an update on the cars frontman ric ocasek, the cause of death revealed >>> a newly hired cast member on "snl" now fired. >>> back now with late word from medical examiner, ric ocasek died from heart disease and emphysema. in a statement ocasek's wife of 28 years paulina porizkova said he had been recuperating from surgery at home. ric ocasek was 75 years old. tonight, a dramatic reversal of fortune for a comic hired by "saturday night live" now fired over racist and homophobic remarks. here is stephanie gosk >> reporter: tonight, comedian shane gillis is out of a job. his offer to join "saturday night live" rescinded after days of backlash over racist and homophobic slurs he used during a podcast. >> [ bleep ] nuts >> reporter: the video surfaced after it was announced gillis would join the "snl" cast with on f first comedi o creator writing we hired shane on the strength of his talent as a comedian and strength of his talent as a comedian and impressive audition for "snl." we were not aware of his prior remarks. the language he used is offensive, hurtfu

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lester >> gabe gutierrez, thank you. >>> much more ahead tonight, including shocking video of a robber posing as a fedex worker, tying up a family. >>> the price to pay, when to get the behost you can stay wit. >>> now a daring home invasion captured on camera, one robber posing as a fedex employee, a family tied up as their house was stripped of cash and jewels. with more here is miguel almaguer. >> reporter: the first suspect approached this brooklyn home dressed as a fedex driver, forcing his way in as another man scrambles up the stairs. inside with one suspect claiming he's a cop, an elderly couple and their daughter are tied up the top floor ransacked of more than $100,000 in cash and jewelry. the security camera shows one man trying to force the young woman to open a safe, the entire family bound and terrified. >> all of a sudden, baboom. like what was that >> reporter: this neighbor says the men hauled the safe out of the home to a waiting getaway car. >> i came around here and there is this guy coming out of this door pushing this big black box. >> reporter: it's not the first

we're talking about tropical force winds and, again, as gabe gutierrez pointed out. if you get a wobble because this thing is moving very slowly. we're talking -- it is still moving -- i can walk faster than that. maybe not. but moving northwest at 3 miles per hour so that is a slow mover and a chance for tons of water to get piled up against the shore line. >> a slow mover isn't a positive. >> no. >> can you help us understand this in a little more detail? in the last day you see the headlines. it has stalled out. it's not moving. people take that as a, whew. i guess it's not coming and that's not the case. >> that is the danger. usually when these things are moving, we've seen them usually 10, 12, 13 miles per hour. this is 3 miles per hour so it is a slow crawl and that allows those winds and we keep, in fact, let me show you something. we've got a graphic here about the possibility of power outages. first of all, rainfall as well. we're talking somewhere, anywhere from daytona beach all the way to cape hatteras 5 to 7 inches but could be upwards of a foot if this

and now we're getting our first detailed look inside both their apartments gabe gutierrez was inside the courtroom. >> reporter: take a good look at these pictures presented by the defense. on the left, the apartment of amber guyger, a former dallas police officer accused of murder on the right, the apartment of botham jean who police say had been eating ice enm guyger came through his unlocked door and shot and killed him on the stand today, the case's lead investigator testified under cross examination that the layout of the two apartments were similar texas ranger david armstrong also says that residents often went to the wrong apartments. >> there were no clear obvious visual signs showing what level you were on. >> reporter: today the medical examiner showed where jean was shot, testifying the bullet pierced his heart. >> i thought it was my apartment. i thought it was my apartment. >> the defense argued guyger was confused and feared for her safety, mistaking the unarmed jean for a burglar day three of testimony in the high-profile trial comes after body camera footage showed o

. >> gabe gutierrez reports on the aftermath now coming to life. >> reporter: much of winney, texas, is under water. remnants of tropical storm imelda causing severe flooding, leaving many roads impassable. emergency responders overwhelmed, over 1,000 people called 911, asking to be rescued. air boats a were deployed overnt and in addition the hospital had to be evacuated. >> the hospital itself is flooded. we need to get them out. >> reporter: patients rescued from the rising water taken to a nearby nursing home. other parts of southeast texas slammed with torrential rain and dangerous tornadoes, leaving flooded streets in beaumont and bringing a fast-moving tornado to baytown east of houston, the twister downing trees and power lines and danling two homes. >> i started whistling they knew where i was. >> reporter: county sheriff grateful no one was hurt. >> it's a miracle no one died out here seeing the damage we're seeing. >> reporter: homes surrounded by floodwaters. >> every subdivision has flooded roads in it. >> reporter: even roads used to flooding were caught by surprise. fl

weakening and making landfall in north carolina if it develops, umberto could impact the same area gabe gutierrez, nbc news >>> let us bring in al roker now for the very latest track of this storm al, what are you seeing? >> this potential tropical cyclone would become umberto right now 30 miles per hour winds. it is moving northeast at 8. 80% chance of formation. here's what we look for. assuming it continues this track from the national hurricane center, landfall in florida saturday sometime in the afternoon. look at the european track it keeps it off the florida coast, but it rapidly strengthens. the american model tracks it into the gulf of mexico as a weak storm 500-mile difference. significant differences in tracks and intensity what we do know, we are looking for heavy rain with lots of wind, anywhere from three to five inches of rain from charleston down to fort pierce more rain, tropical storm warnings for the bahamas >>> all right, al. thank you. in southern california authorities started to raise the dive boat that caught fire killing 34 people. safety investigators released

nbc's gabe gutierrez is there. >> reporter: this new video shows the moment of impact on great abaco island the terrifying power of hurricane dorian slamming into this house and tearing it apart. thousands are now homeless many of them are in this crowded police station in nassau, desperately scrambling to get the documents they need to leave the bahamas. >> this and after that the water come in the house. >> reporter: rose says she and her 11-year-old daughter barely survived she has her passport and now paperwork proving she has no criminal record, a requirement to getting into the u.s. she is still waiting on documents for her daughter you have lost everything and you don't know where to go now. >> i don't know where to go. >> reporter: about four thousand bahamians have already fled to the u.s., half by air, half by sea. iris smith made to it a hotel in florida. >> i'm just happy. i'm happy. i break down and i cry >> reporter: back in the bahamas, the grim search for bodies is only beginning so is the exodus more than 2,000 people are at this shelter many don't have the money to

when off duty officers spotted gabe bent down between cars using his cell phone light to find a foilacket which turned out to be a single pill of acetaminophen. he had been ripped off trying to buy cocaine. he gave the foil packet to officers and bolted. he picked up a backpack identified as a man police say is a known. the report called the cell phone that was in the backpack and negotiated an exchange with gabe who speaks fluent italian. the investigative report says between the two suspects he was certainly the most charismatic assuming a dominant position not only when negotiating the return of the backpack. and >> this whole idea that somehow he had staked the area out and looked for cameras is comical. >> i also asked natalie's father and attorneys to comment but they declined. emailed me the glaring inconsistencies in the investigative report speak for themselves and we don't see a need to make a public statement at this juncture. after natalie set the meeting place, he and elder hid the backpack and scoped out the street ducking behind cars at times. in a final call, elder's

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gabe gutierrez, nbc news, jefferson county texas. >>> new details of the man accused of being behind a california synagogue shooting will stand trial. this morning the judge made that ruling after a final witness testified. the attack in april killed one woman and hurt three others including a rabbi and a little girl. the suspect has pleaded not guilty in that case. >>> just in, walmart will reportedly stop selling e-cigarettes. cnbc said it has obtained a memo indicating the major change. this comes as we learn another person died from vaping-related illnesses. this is the eighth death sickne rise, the cdc is getting a clear picture of the victims. more than half under the age of. doctors say they're seeing a lot of patients. >> we're seeing severe cases. people sometimes in the intensive care unit and sadly some even dying and we don't know yet that they are now 530 cases of vaping-related illnesses in 38 states. [ bell ] >>> there you have it. the opening bell of the new york stock exchange. where the dow has dropped some 100 points today. as the chinese trade officials are cuttin

prosecutors say finn elder admitted stabbing rega with this marine-style knife and gabe natale foughtthis news conference, he said he couldn't fire his weapon at the suspects running away because it would violate policy and he was busy helping his mortally wounded colleague. but now italian media has reported varriale has changed his account, admitting they did not have their service weapons, their handcuffs or police identification and that they were wearing shorts and t-shirts at the time. finn elder's attorney in rome tells abc news those admissions bolster both teens' statements they didn't know the officers were in fact police and they call into question the credibility of the case's main witness. >> the public has an incomplete account of the true version of the events. it is said, however, the truth will set you free. >> reporter: late today, new images from surveillance video published by the italian newspaper show elder and natale the hour before meeting the officers, looking down the street, and crouching behind a car near their hotel. those pictures are part of the investig

hoda >> wow, all right, gabe gutierrez in texas gabe, thank you. >>> another major story this morning, the reelection campaign of canadian prime minister justin trudeau is suddenly in turmoil after a photo surfaced of him wearing brownface he has apologized overnight. his rivals have been quick to pounce anne thompson is here with this. >> reporter: prime minister justin trudeau's campaign could be derailed by that photo from his past it has many in canada wondering this morning who the prime minister truly is. this morning a major controversy in canada as accusations of racism surround its prime minister justin trudeau. this photo newly discovered by "time" magazine shows him in brownface nearly two decades ago. >> it was something i didn't think was racist at the time but now i recognize it was something racist to do. >> reporter: the picture from the 2000-2001 yearbook from the private school where he was a teacher shows him wearing a turban, robes and dark makeup. at a press conference trudeau made no excuses. >> i attended an end of year gala where the theme was arabian nights an

>> gabe gutierrez, my gosh, what a terrible situation there. thank you so much for that report. >>> meanwhile, tensions with tehran, iran threatening all-out war in the event of u.s. military retaliation. >>> later, controversy in canada. the reelection campaign of prime minister justin trudeau thrown into turmoil over at least two incidents of him wearing face-baface face-darkening makeup. face-darkening makeup. hout) humira patients, you inspire us. the way you triumph over adversity. and live your lives. that's why we redesigned humira. we wanted to make the experience better for you. now there's less pain immediately following injection. we've reduced the size of the needle and removed the citrate buffers. and it has the same effectiveness you know and trust. humira citrate-free is here. a little change can make a big difference. humira can lower your ability to fight infections. serious and sometimes fatal infections, including tuberculosis, and cancers, including lymphoma, have happened, as have blood, liver, and nervous system problems,

>> gabe gutierrez, thank you let's turn to nbc meteorologist bill karins. he joins us now. it's astounding how quickly it became dangerous >> we saw one area that picked up almost two feet of rain in 12 hours. it's almost unheard of numbers in areas between beaumont and houston. now, the worst of it was this area where the pink is we showed you pictures and gave you the story there is of hampshire. that was 43 inches over the 72-hour period just incredible. we're at the tail end of we still have our flash flood watch for the region just because just a tiny bit of those have been dropped. and at 7:00 a.m. this morning we'll be down with our flash flood watch. you can see on our radar it doesn't look half as impressive even as 12 hours ago there was light rain here and there but there's no areas of great concern for a lot of heavy rain. if we get anything our computers are hinting at down along the coast we could get another one to three inches but this is going to go in the record books. this is going to be the fourth time we've done this now in the last four years where we'

be closed including orlando international, daytona beach, west palm beach, and fort lauderdale our gabe gutierrez is in stewart with the details >> reporter: frances, dorian has been unpredictable, but once it got that category 5 designation, it got the attention of many people up and down the florida coast. now mandatory evacuations are underway >> mandatory evacuation as of 1:00 p.m. >> reporter: along parts of florida's east coast, the rush is on to get out >> this storm at this magnitude could really cause massive destruction and do not put your life in jeopardy by staying behind >> reporter: in palm beach county, donna kirby is evacuating her parents, both in their late 80s >> it doesn't take that turn north, it's coming straight in here, a category 5 so you have to acts. >> reporter: president trump visited fema's headquarters. >> i'm not sure i've ever even heard of a category 5. i knew it existed and i've seen some category 4s, you don't even see them that much but the category 5 is something. >> reporter: yet during his administration, three hurricanes impacting the u.s. were c