our gary tuchman joins us by phone. he's aboard a noaa plane tracking the storm.e're in hour seven of an approximately eight-hour flight aboard a noaa gulfstream 4. 11 seats aboard this jet. it's essentially a flying weather station, anderson. we're nearing the end of a 3,287-mile flight that has taken us above hurricane lee, around the hurricane and sometimes below it. what the scientists aboard this plane see is a very large storm but they are telling us it is quickly losing its ability to strengthen. the winds are expected to slowly diminish as the week goes on. they're telling me while it's a category 3 it's a struggling category 3 but because it's so large it increases the danger because of its huge wind field. we're watching now amidst turbulence as scientists drop airborne sensors known as dropsons to a hole in the bottom of the jet called a launcher. the sensors go through the launcher, measure temperature, humidity, wind speed, wind direction and barmtdric pressure. that information is evaluated and is a major component to the national hurricane center up

gary tuchman joins us ahead with why some of the danger is yet to subside. >>> welcome back. after 27 years and numerous theories about why police made no headway in the murder of legendary rapper tupac shakur, the grand jury handed down an indictment today. surrounding the murder of a trailblazer who was just 25 years old when he was gunned down. >> tupac shakur was gunned down in las vegas in a drive-by shooting in 1996. at the time, he was one of the most prolific voices of the hip hon generation. shakur's lyrics read like poetry and give an unvarnished look at the life he was born into, the life he called thug life. ♪ ♪ all eyes on me ♪ ♪ all eyes on me ♪ >> reporter: his brother says all these years later people still confuse what his brother meant by thug life. >> the core of it is about looking out for the poor, the disenfranchised and the kids. if you don't look out for the kids, they can turn out to be a monster. a lot of times, kids in these communities are forgotten about, left out, shorted. >> reporter: tupac's music explored themes about poverty, street violence,

gary tuchman joins us from hard-hit brooklyn. >> reporter: that video you just showed was taken in thissection. we're in the gawanus section of brooklyn. there were ability thabout thre feet of water flooding homes and businesses. and in many parts of the new york city they saw the same thing. the water has receded for the most parktst, but the rain continues to fall. the system is not yet done. life-threatening flash flooding in america's largest city, creating large scale problems. many houses and apartments inundated, particularly in the new york city borough of brooklyn. one brooklyn man said when he woke up at 8:00 a.m., the water was at his knees. >> within i guess about ten minutes tit was waist high wate. >> this was the scene at one of city's largest parks, prospect park at brooklyn. >> how the [ bleep ] am i supposed to get across this? are you [ bleep ] serious? >> reporter: cars, trucks, buses driving through flood waters. >> oh, my goodness. >> reporter: the huge new york city subway system impacted with raging rapids pouring downstairs of the station in brooklyn. the delug

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gary tuchman gives us an upclose look at hurricane lee aboard a plane tracking the storm. >> reporteream force, typically a business jet. but this one is reconfigured. and it's business is to help protect lives. these are the hurricane hunters, eight scientists, engineers, pilots. they work for the national oceanic and atmospheric administration, known as noaa. >> we want to make sure we're collecting data in data sparse areas, in which there's currently no data available or very little data available for the weather models to use to make forecasts. >> reporter: for this mission, this airplane flies at altitude between 41 and 45,000 feet. it travels around 500 miles per hour. this is essentially a flying weather station, a weather station that goes to the weather. for the next eight hours, these men and women will fly in this high altitude reconnaissance jet below, around, in front of hurricane lee. >> i think for now we'll be fine but -- >> yeah, looks like plenty of space to maneuver. >> reporter: after the jet leaves lakeland, florida, skies are clear. you can see storm-churned whi

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gary tuchman, thank you. >>> his pieces such a highlight the morning after the debate. you see in realtime how folks are thinking. >> learn from them. his historyonics. >> there's that. >>> still no deal in washington. look at the clock. yikes! government shutdown, looks like all but inevitable and the economic impact is going to be severe. we'll talk about that. >>> and bruce springsteen making a big announcement about his tour sure to disappointment fans. hope he's well and recovering. >>> back soon. ♪ >>> welcome back. wish we could tell you we're not in this position, but we are. two days away from a government shutdown. no deal in sight. that is clear. house republicans throwing cold water on the prospect passing a bipartisan proposal and a number of republicans and democrats in the house proposing no more funding to ukraine. >> and if they can't extend a funding bill, could affect food safety and museums and national parks and more. what can we expect if funding lapses? past shutdowns offer a very clear guide. >> when we hear things like, this shutdown could go on

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