ian cole joins us from san jose international where a lot of people are being told to change their travel plans. >> reporter: that's right. tens of thousands of travelers could be impacted by this around the nation. as of right now, no cancellations at any bay area airports to or from the storm zone. however, airlines are saying if you're traveling in that direction or from it, thursday through sunday, you need to reschedule your flight right away. the governor of north carol a . this is what hurricane florence looks like from space. tonight, a group of co-workers from charlotte arrive ahead of that storm. >> it's supposed to hit by thursday or friday. >> reporter: they're set to go back sunday. while there are no cancellations yet, change fees and asking passengers to consider rebooking. the group is weighing options. of a major highway are being used to travel away from the coastline to help people evacuate faster. more than 5 million people on the east coast are under hurricane warnings or watches. >> we have the thousand-year flood two years ago, so there's a lot of damage no one has

. >> ian cole explains how they're talking and taking the headlines and using it as a teaching method. >> reporter: the allegations against brett kavanaugh sparking conversations, especially with parents of highschoolers. >> the more we talk about it, the more it's easier to talk about, and i think the more people have courage to come forward. >> basically how to like deal with that, right, if they see it or see it happening and how to express your feelings. >> reporter: recognizing the issues, santa clara county education leaders sent this letter to all 31 superintendents, urging them to lead conversations and create a culture of open dialogue within our schools and communities about safe and healthy relationships, proper conduct, investigations, and reporting structures. >> that it would be important to raise some awareness and work with our school districts to make sure that they're ready to help any child and family feel safe in our schools and in our community. >> reporter: an effort parents agree with, including one who thinks kids in this day of the me too movement are more ope

let's bring in nbc's bay area ian cole. >> reporter: christine blasey ford wants the terms to be fair before she testifies. she doesn't want to be in the same room as kavanaugh and wants to go second in the senate hearing. >> i'm not saying anything about anybody else, but i want to tell you that brett kavanaugh is one of the finest human beings you will have the privilege of knowing or meeting. >> reporter: the president supporting his supreme court pick but not addressing professor christine blasey ford's claim that kavanaugh sexually assaulted her when the two were teenagers in maryland. to she will testify but not on monday and her lawyers say only if they can agree on tms are fair and witch ensure her safety. tonight nbc news first obtain the emate lawyer sent asking for certain conditions including whether the senate judiciary committee will agree that the nominee not be present during dr. ford's testimony. kavanaugh categorically denies the allegation and spend a third day at the white house preparing to testify monday. >> i do hope that more time is taken beyond monday to just

in many san jose, ian cole, nbc bay area news. >> thank you. to the east bay, a wild chase resulted in the lock down of hilltop maul after police tried to pull over a car earlier this evening. that car never stopped setting off the chase that ended up at the mall in the parking lot. the suspects ran from that car into the hilltop mall right there in the center. the mall was put on lockdown for about 90 minutes. >> they put the dogs on them. and they were fortunate to live. apparently they had guns on them and got to get their stuff together. >> three people were arrested. police are searching for a fourth person. nobody inside if the maul was hurt. but yes, two loaded for a high gh hool. they were on an off campus walking trail during their lunch break. investigators sa approached them and demanded their shoes, money, jewelry and phones. the school was then placed on lockdown for more than an hour. parents were alerted by texts. police were able to track down the men who were arrested off campus. no one was seriously injured. >> devastated by t

. >> reporter: ian cole, nbc bay area news. >> so does he have a chance to clear his reputation. chuck todd says yes. >> let's say he gets in, does he want to always have a cloud over his head. if you're judge kavanaugh here, the best way out of this is to say, please, fbi investigate. >> chuck todd says if kavanaugh calls for the fbi investigation it will show he has nothing to hide. you can watch check on me"meet e press" tomorrow right here at 8:00 p.m. >>> the man accused of being the nor cal rapist is scheduled to be in court on monday. police say waller was breaking into homes and terrorizing women for more than 15 years. they say he attacked at least ten women in six northern california counties. he was arrested thursday as he arrived at his job at uc berkeley. >> the suspect is married and has had the same job for the last 25 years. >> all those victims, huge relief, i'm sure that if he is the man that's done it, he's no longer on the streets. >> uc berkeley officials releasing a statement confirming his employment at berkeley's office of environmental health. they say ca

and he's willing to go to the depths of space to prove it. >> thank you, everyone. >> reporter: ian coles. >> pretty incredible. >>> 'days until the mid-term elections and a lot is on the line, including the governor's race. tonight it was announced the two candidates john cox and gavin newsom will square off on the radio. the southern california republican and lieutenant governor newsom will square off on kqed's public show called "forum." we last sought two on stage for our nbc bay area debate before the june primary. >>> new at 11:00, a mysterious death as a san jose neighborhood on edge. police found 66-year-old karen naff r navarra dead after she never showed up for work. her death is being called a homicide. she died from injuries to the head and neck. neighbors say the crime scene investigators were at that house for more than two days. >> well, they are nervous because they know something went on, and she kept to herself so we really didn't know a lot about her goings on. >> most of the neighbors have surveillance cameras, and police have checked many of them for clues. >>> a mot

"today in the bay's" ian cole shows us. >> reporter: a march and vigil demanding justice. young father of two is dead. the group is offering a reward for information on the murder of frankie santos jr. walking from west san carlos in san jose to where santos lived and was attacked. he was erica's son. >> it's horrific. it's empty. you want to -- you call to hear a voicemail just to hear his voice. he doesn't answer. you can't have your long talks with him anymore. >> reporter: the friends say santos arrived home around 1:30 sunday morning when there was a confrontation with someone outside of his house and he was sta stabbed in the chest. santos would later die at the hospital. the santa clara county sheriff's office released this picture, a full-size dark chevy or gmc investigators say is associated with the killers. >> somebody help us, please. help us catch somebody who took my baby away from me. >> reporter: santos' wife and two young kids now without a father. his mother has words for the suspect. >> i pray that nothing ever happens to you, because you're somebody's s

i ian cole tracking the rain for us. >> reporter: 1 million people are expected to lose power as the hurricane is set to make landfall in about 24 hours. >> this is mandatory evacuation. >> reporter: tonight the race is onto flee florence. in north and south carolina gas stations are empty, store shelves bare. government services are shutting down. for many a final run for a central supply. >> this is not our first hurricane. it's probably going to be our first, but i think we're prepared. >> reporter: some racing all the way to san jose. >> in my last hurricane i was out, and i was like i'm not doing it this time, i'm not going to take a chance. i'm going to go. >> reporter: he's one of 2 million peopledi relatives went to georgia, some to baltimore. >>ep heading into the danger to help as the east coast braces for impact from the storm still hundreds of miles at sea. >> even though some people may say you're overprepared or it's not going to be that bad, you don't know what that storm's going to do. >> let's bring in our chief meteorologist who's been tracking the hurricane for sev

reporting live in san jose, ian cole. >> in the east bay, what started a fire at a recycling plablts? it happened at alco metals.e there was a tesla in the ashes. it's unclear if the car had anything to do with what sparked the fire. in aay. president barack obam today a stern speech pointed at president trump. tomorrow a visit to california. mr. obama will be in anaheim campaigning for seven democratic congressional candidates runling for office this winter. we mentioned earlier today president obama was at a rally at the university of illinois, showing a rare and candid critique of president trump. >> we're supposed to stand up to discrimination and we're sure as heck supposed to stand up clearly and unequivocally to nazi sympathizers. how can that be, saying nazis are bad. the stakes are high. the consequences of any of us sitting on the sidelines are more dire. >> he went on for more than an hour. at an event in north dakota pren speech and making the young midterm election referendum on his own future. >> they say we want to impeach him. but worry about that if it happens. it's r

ian cole, nbc bay area news >> thank you a growing memorial in san francisco in a home where a headlessy was found in a fish tank last month. neighbors believe it's the man who lived there. the medical examiners are still trying to identify the remains. police have arrested one person. a candlelight vigil is planned for next tuesday on egg's 66th birthday. >> a nightmare uber ride, not for the passengers but the driver. two people have been arrested after allegedly assaulting a couple. a couple was drinking in sausalito when they called an unier to drive them to san francisco and when they picked them up one of the passengers attacked the driver. the driver pulled over and took off running and one of the passengers ended up driving that uber to a hotel in san francisco where they were both arrested. no word on what prompted this attack. >>> a stolen tesla, be a high speed chase and a crash. a man broke into a home in los altos early this morning and sold some things from that house including the tesla model x. deputies spotted that on southbound 280. he crashed the car and ditched it ne

nbc bay area's ian cole joins us with the very latest. >> the senate judiciary committee is investigating this fourth anonymous allegation. the tip says her daughter and others witnessed kavanaugh allegedly shove a woman up against the wall in a, quote, sexual manner when he was drunk in 1998. she's not being identified, but it is something senators are looking into late tonight. just hours away from the senate hearing the nation is waiting for. president trump calling the allegations against brett kavanaugh a con job carried out by democrats. bu withdraw the >> giving the women a major chance to speak. now, it's possible i'll hear that and i'll say hey, i'm changing my mind. that is possible. >> reporter: today a first look at the opening statements dr. ford and judge kavanaugh will give tomorrow morning. ford plans to detail the allegations, saying "brett groped me and tried to take off my clothes." and "i believed he was going to rape me. i tried to yell for help. when i did, brett put his hand over my mouth to stop me from screaming." according to his prepared remarks, kavanaugh will

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