kendis, stephanie. >> that sign behind emily saying tlc. a lot of people are hoping for that, indeed, this morning. emily in wilmington, north carolina, thank you. >>> and we turn now to how the government is preparing for this storm. >> it all comes as fema faces new questions about this huge shipment of bottled water for hurricane maria victims now sitting undelivered in puerto rico. you see it there. abc's janai norman continues our coverage. janai. >> reporter: well, stephanie and kendis, those images of water rotting in puerto rico are going viral as the president is reassuring those in the storm zone along the carolina coast that the government is ready to help, but that promise comes as new numbers show just how deadly last hurricane season was. f-22s hitting the sky. apache helicopters being relocated. it's all part of how the federal government is preparing ahead of hurricane florence. >> first responders, law enforcement and fema, and they're all ready. >> reporter: president trump with this warning. >> get out of its way. don't p

>> reporter: hey, stephanie, hey, kendis, it's okay. the winds have been picking up and dropping off just a little bit. there is another big gust here. so far there are trees down. we know in the area but the power is still on as those heavy wind and rain slam in the area. florence is moving less than ten miles per hour inland. but the wind coming with it, ten times as fast. >> once these winds start blowing, at that tropical storm rate it will be virtually impossible for the rescuers to get in to rescue you. >> reporter: those tropical storm force winds blasting an area hundreds of miles wide ripping off this gas station canopy in topsail beach, north carolina. as first responders pull back the storm surge is rushing in. in new bern, people wading through waist deep water trying to get to their hotels. and in wilmington, the rain coming down sideways in sheets. families who chose to stay and ride it out now bracing for the worst. >> we have large pine trees and they're really bending a lot and the wind just howling away as i can hear i

kendis? stephanie?actions to professor ford's testimony filled social media, as you can imagine, with many messages from sexual assault survivors, sharing their stories for the first time. calls to the national sexual assault hotline rose 147% during that hearing. >> and one woman who is 76 years old called into c-span during the hearing with a powerful account of something she experienced decades ago. here is a listen. >> yes. i'm a 76-year-old woman who was sexually molested in the second grade. this brings back so much pain. i thought i was over it but it's not. you will never forget it. you get confused and you don't understand it but you never forget what happened to you. without my family, i would never have been able to go through this, and now i'm 76 years old and i thought i was over it until i heard that it happened to someone else, and it is just -- it is such a shame. >> such a moment there. the woman who identified herself as brenda from missouri also told c-span that since her attack she's

kendis. >> we'll see how that plays out. elizabeth hur, thank you. >>> the possible showdown between kavanaugh and ford looks a lot like the face-off between anita hill and clarence thomas of course a generation ago so how are things different? this morning, one senator's message to the men of america. >> i just want to say to the men of this country, just shut up and step up. do the right thing for a change. >> reporter: democratic senator mazey hirono of hawaii, one of the four women on the senate judiciary committee, says she believes christine blasey ford's claim that judge kavanaugh drunkenly assaulted her when they were in high school. hirono's senate committee is the same panel with some of the same senators that questioned anita hill during the clarence thomas confirmation hearings in 1991. hill had accused him of sexual harassment. at the time, the hearing getting personal and widely criticized for being insensitive. >> you testified this morning that the most embarrassing question involved -- this is not too bad --

kendis and janai? >> our thanks to emily rau there in wilmington, north carolina. >>> that's where the financial toll of the storm will be devastating. in north carolina where an estimated 250,000 homes are expected to be damaged, but listen to this. only about 3% of the homes in the state have flood insurance. and the storm may be to blame for this train derailment in north carolina. a freight train jumped the tracks near the border with south carolina. rain and flooding may have washed out those tracks. officials are investigating whether there was any hazardous material on board. >>> let's get a closer look now at your weather for this monday morning. >> reporter: good morning. while florence is causing havoc throughout the ohio valley region, the mid atlantic combining with humid air, and the tracking here will allow for it to settle into the eastern portions of kentucky for this morning, and then continue to carry its way towards the northeast and in its path, bring around catastrophic flooding. w

stephanie and kendis?e terrifying moments for a teenage pilot on her first solo flight when one of the plane's wheels fell off. what could go wrong from there? >> oh, jeez. >>> first, we're going up with hurricane hunters flying right into the eye of a major storm. that's coming up next on "world news now." next on "world news now." >>> we're back with these impressive images that came from government scientists that show the eye of hurricane florence as it barrels towards the east coast at this hour. it's about 250 miles in diameter. as the east coast braces for that storm, we're looking back at destructive hurricanes that hit the u.s. gulf coast. >> yeah, ten years ago this month, hurricane gustov slammed into louisiana as a category 2 hurricane, but just before it hit, we got a bird's eye view from inside gustov. >> we're opening up the abc vault to september 1st, 2008. >> they're an elite squad of hurricane hunters and our terry mccarthy got a chance to ride along with them this morning. he's back on s

i'm kendis gibson. >> i'm stephanie ramos in for diane macedo. one forecaster is saying it best, hurricane florence could be the storm of a lifetime for the carolina coast. >> and overnight the storm's track shifted putting landfall closer to wilmington, north carolina. nearly 2 million people have been told to get out. >> the big concern is what happens after landfall. the category 4 storm is expected to stall, dumping up to three feet of rain triggering catastrophic floods. abc's emily rau begins our coverage in wrightsville beach, north carolina. emily, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, stephanie and kendis. florence is headed this way and changing in the process but one thing that is still the same, the 140-mile-per-hour winds making her a category 4 hurricane. this morning, millions of people are clearing the path of hurricane florence. >> we have to leave. >> we don't have a choice. >> it gets really scary out here in storms. >> reporter: westbound highway traffic at a crawl as more mandatory evacuations take effect. and overnight, f

good morning, emily. >> reporter: good morning, kendis. we're seeing the race toward the midterms really heating up. president trump has shown influence, and now democrats are hoping president obama will motivate voters. with less than two months to go until the midterm elections, president obama is back on the campaign trail. >> we have a chance to restore some sanity in our politics. >> reporter: a few days before, directly criticizing his successor. >> sometimes the backlash comes from people who are genuinely, if wrongly, fearful of change. it did not start with donald trump. he is a symptom, not the cause. >> reporter: and the current administration fighting back. vice president mike pence appearing on fox news sunday. >> the truth is the american people in 2016 rejected the policy and direction of barack obama when they elected president donald trump. >> reporter: the vice president also blasting the anonymous op-ed in "the new york times" and the unnamed white house official who describes an organized effort to subvert president tru

kendis, stephanie. >> lana, thank you very much. brett kavanaugh's freshman roommate at yale has come out in support of the second accuser saying kavanaugh and his social circle in college were capable of the actions that debbie ramirez described. james roche tells abc station kgo that he knew ramirez in college, and she stood out as being exceptionally honest. roche also said he did not witness the incident in question but he says kavanaugh was a heavy drinker even by the standards of the time, and he describes kavanaugh as normally reserved but says kavanaugh became aggressive and belligerent when he got drunk. >>> all right, let's turn to the other big story in d.c. rod rosenstein's future at the justice department. it does appear to be in jeopardy. the deputy attorney general is, of course, the man overseeing the russia investigation. his future up in the air after he reportedly talked about secretly recording the president. this morning with the fate of deputy attorney general rod rosenstein hanging in the balance, now house re

. >> and i'm kendis gibson. here are some of the top headlines we're following this monday morning on "world news now." >>> new allegation. another woman accusing supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh of sexual misconduct. this time it's a former yale classmate, describing in graphic detail what kavanaugh allegedly did at an alcohol-fueled campus party. >>> deputy attorney general rod rosenstein is hanging on to his job for now after denying a report that he suggested wearing a wire to secretly record president trump. sources say the president's aides convinced him to hold off on firing rosenstein. >>> president trump is here in new york city for the annual united nations general assembly. he's expected to sign a new u.s. trade deal with south korea's president today. trump's main address to the meeting is tomorrow and he will chair the u.n. security council on wednesday for the first time. traffic should be really great in new york this week. >>> and tiger woods has received congratulations from celebrities and

kendis, diane?s have been closed in those areas, victor, thank you. gordon will be dumping a huge amount of rain as it moves northwest. >> accuweather's paul williams is tracking that storm for us. good morning. >> we are expecting significant downpours now that gordon has made his impact and moving and pushing and muscling his way throughout portions of the magnolia state and expected to target going into portions of arkansas. the complication is damaging winds and moderate threat of flooding and tornados. some of the outer bands of this system will give the opportunity of severe thunderstorms and tornados. massive travel delays, a possible 12-inch dumping of rain and flooding from little rock down towards jackson, mississippi. impact here, risk to lives and property, at least a moderate risk throughout mississippi going into arkansas. kendis, diane? >> little geography there. mississippi being the magnolia state from paul. >> now we know. >> stumped me. >> thanks, paul. >>> let's turn now to presi

good morning. >> reporter: good morning, kendis and diane. it was certainly a rowdy first day on capitol hill and more fireworks expected today. plus, we'll hear the president's pick for the supreme court actually answering questions from senators on that committee for the first time. the senate judiciary committee has yet to ask judge brett kavanaugh a question, but day one of his supreme court confirmation hearings set the stage for a contentious week ahead. >> a nomination of -- >> mr. chairman -- >> -- brett kavanaugh. >> mr. chairman, we believe this hearing should be postponed. >> reporter: democrats trying to end proceedings before they even began and protesters shouting interruptions for hours. >> this is a travesty of justice. >> reporter: by the day's end capitol police arresting 70 people. at one point kavanaugh's young daughters removed from the room. >> these people are so out of line, they shouldn't even be allowed in the doggone room. >> reporter: democrats signaling that starting today they plan to press kavanaugh on issues ra

kendis did so in good fashion as well. >> that tutu. >> check it out. celebrity faces in the crowd of some 22,000, you had lots of actors, singer, even a former president. >> yutiv osr-worthy performance right there, meryl streep. giving what's best described as her impression of the scream emoji. i would agree. >> she was apparently listening to the broadcast when she realized the announcers spotted her. she gave them a salute with her can of beer. >> she was listening in and realized, okay, cheers. she likes heineken. >>> the longtime host of "jeopardy" is set to return for the upcoming 35th anniversary season. >> but he nearly melted the interwebs when he tweeted this teaser video, sporting a snowy white beard. >> that's not all. in the video, trebek promises the beard is nothing compared to the surprises that are in store on the show itself. season 35 of "jeopardy" premiers tonight. >>> finally, a side of dax shepard we've never seen before. >> you may recognize him from that samsung commercial with his wife kristen bell. >> he's done shows, too. bu

i'm stephanie ramos. >> and i'm kendis gibson. have a good day and best wishes to our friends in north carolina. >>> good morning, america. hurricane florence slamming the east coast right now east coast right now pounding the coast with life-threatening storm surge and hurricane-force winds. hitting 90 miles an hour. >> the emergency situation right now in new bern, north carolina. hundreds are trapped in homes, on roof n. cars. we're speaking with some of them live as rescue crews and the volunteer cajun navy race to save them. >> now fears growing of catastrophic flooding. up to 40 inches ofrain. a month's worth in just a few days. power already knock the out for hundreds of thousands. we're tracking the monster storm as it barrels ashore on our air. our team right there in the storm zone. a special edition of "good morning america" startno

kendis, janai?> our thanks to paul there. >>> a popular california doctor has been charged with drugging and sexually assaulting two women along with his girlfriend. >> he once appeared on a reality tv show. the handsome surgeon seemed to have it all but now he's accused of teaming up to pick up women, drug them and them rape them. kayna whitworth has the details. >> reporter: this picture-perfect pair here enjoying a vacation in mexico, suspected of being serial rapists with hundreds of potential victims. this popular newport beach orthopedic surgeon had a taste for the reality show spotlight. >> an orthopedic surgeon will make a lot of girls' ears light up. those are the girls i'm not interested in. >> reporter: authorities say he and his girlfriend would allegedly lure unsuspecting women from bars and restaurants. >> we believe the defendants used their good looks and charm to lure their prey. >> reporter: each charged with sexual assault against two women and one count of rape. the first inciden

kendis? stephanie?> paul, thank you. >>> the trump administration is facing new questions over the federal response to hurricane maria. >> here's why. a stockpile of bottled drinking water was recently found rotting on an airport runway in puerto rico. fema purchased the water but it was never distributed. nearly 3,000 people died during maria. some of those deaths are attributed to a lack of clean drinking water. >>> we're following breaking news from bakersfield, californi, this morning, where a gunman has killed five people, including his wife. investigators say he took his wife to a trucking company where he shot and killed a man then killed his wife. another man showed up at the business and then the shooter then killed himself. then the gunman went to a home and fired at two people, killing them. he later stole a car and eventually turned the gun on himself. >> what a wild story. >> crazy. >> there in southern california. >>> now to cincinnati, where a judge magistrate has resigned after an unusua

kendis? >> a lot of people will watch it on monday. >>> in rare move, president trump ordered intelligence officials to declassify fbi documented related to the russia investigation. the records include text flaujs former fbi director james comey. and from the two former fbi officials who exchanged anti-trump text messages before tlex. democrats call the move reckless and irresponsible. they claim it's a desperate attempt to distract from special counsel robert mueller's investigation. >>> overseas, an historic meeting between the leaders of north and south korea just getting under way. kim jong-un hugging the president. it's the first time in more than a decade that a south korean leader has visited the north. the two will discuss ways to establish peace on the peninsula. >>> a new report estimates damage from hurricane florence could top $20 billion. that storm not over yet. the cape fear river is set to crest today. residents have been warned to pick a side of the river stand there. as the

i'm kendis gibson. >> and i'm stephanie ramos in for diane macedo. we begin with the bitter fight over the supreme court. now more contentious than ever with a make-or-break hearing just one day away. >> president trump is asking for prayers for brett kavanaugh after slamming the sexual misconduct allegations against him as a con game, and overnight we learned who the republicans have now hired to question kavanaugh and his accuser tomorrow. she's a sex crimes prosecutor from arizona. abc's lana zak busy overnight following the new details for us from d.c. good morning, lana. >> reporter: good morning to you, kendis and stephanie. busy, indeed. there are a lot of details to get to. you know, at the same time that chairman grassley was saying how he was trying to depoliticize tomorrow's hearing, president trump went hard on the politics accusing democrats of laughing behind the scenes. president trump has let go of the appearance of detachment tweeting overnight, the democrats are playing a high level con game in their vicious effort to destroy a fine

and kendis and stephanie, this might not be the last of it. senator grassley's office requested evidence from lawyer michael avenatti who claims to represent what would be a third person with allegations against brett kavanaugh, and senator dianne feinstein is calling for his nomination hearing to be immediately postponed. >> she is once again calling for an fbi investigation. lana zak in washington, thank you. >>> as president trump prepares to address the u.n. general assembly this week, it looks like he is holding off on firing deputy general rod rosenstein, at least for now. he was furious after rosenstein suggested wearing a wire to record trump and even raised the idea of trying to remove trump from office, but sources say the president decided to leave rosenstein in the job after asking aides for advice. >>> we turn now to the political ad with a major twist. it starts like a typical attack ad, criticizing a congressman from arizona's fourth district, but it ends with that big surprise when you find out who is delivering the message. th

. >> is that kendis? >> that's kendis. >> can he play?> i'm going to bet no. >> but he'll probably make it look good. >> i'll bet no on that as well. >>> when we come back, burt reynolds on a bearskin rug. >> and a new offer for jeffrey owens, "the skinny" coming up next. >> fore! your digestive system has billions of bacteria but life can throw them off balance. re-align yourself with align probiotic. and try new align gummies with prebiotics and probiotics to help support digestive health. ♪ skinny ♪ skinny ♪ just give me the skinny >>> it is skinny time, and we are celebrating the life of burt reynolds this morning. >> so many people are remembering the '70s sex symbol who was nominated for an oscar for "boogie nights", but we are also learning things we may not have known. >> for example, he said if he hadn't become an actor he would have become a football coach. he was a running back and almost made it to the nfl and admitted to having a bit of plastic surgery to fix a saggy eyelid. >> and there's what he said about what might have b

>> good morning, kendis, stephanie. system swinging way too close to north carolina. it's going to cause localized flash flooding. for montreal to new york, pittsburgh down to d.c. damaging winds, flash flooding and travel disruptions. drenching storms throughout the entire southeast. by late this week watching out for snow in montana. no kidding. kendis? stephanie? >> no way with the four-letter word at this point that starts with an "s,". paul, thank you. >>> a new report suggests the head of fema cost u.s. taxpayers $150,000. brock long's hawaiian trip coincided with a family trip last year. two other female officials have reportedly been suspended in helping long with those unauthorized expenses. >>> two pilots are being blamed for what the government says could have been a major airline disaster. an air canada flight nearly landed on one of four planes on a san francisco taxiway last july. investigators say the jet came within 20 feet of the packed jets. the ntsb says the pilots didn't fully review a warning that t

good morning. >> reporter: good morning, kendis. senate democrats first tried to protest this nomination of kavanaugh and then delay the hearings, but his confirmation could come well before the november midterms. judge brett kavanaugh will go before the senate judiciary committee starting on tuesday answering a wide range of questions about abortion, executive power, and his time in the george w. bush white house. >> this is not normal. >> reporter: satmy klobuchar appearing on nbc's "meet the press" echoing demand from senate democrats asking for more documents from kavanaugh's time in the bush white house. documents from his time in the bush white house. >> we are not able to see 100,000 documents that the archivist has just -- because the administration says we can't see them. >> reporter: but republicans dismissing those concerns. >> democrats have more than enough information to understand that this is a highly qualified jurist. >> reporter: others in the senate minority also suggesting the president chose kavanaugh because of

i'm kendis gibson with stuffny ramos. nonstop coverage of hurricane florence continues right now. >> new video this morning from new bern, north carolina, which has been hit the hardest overnight with more than 10 feet of floodwater reported. there are reports that at least 150 people need to be rescued, with records of some of them on top of their homes or trapped in cars. you can see from that video there that the storm surge, you can hear the wind. >> as the storm moves ashore, the biggest concern right now is what you're looking at right now. the storm surge expected to be 11 feet across north carolina. nearly 200,000 power outages. we just got an update from the national weather service. we'll check in with sam champion in a moment because there was something interesting that happened with that storm that is very ominous that we just learned. >> we've been speaking with correspondents and emergency responders this morning. they're with us, they continue to be with us this morning to bring us the very latest on this s

. >> and i'm kendis gibson. we begin with the high-stakes battle for the supreme court just hours away now. the back-to-back testimonies from brett kavanaugh and the woman accusing him of sexual assault. >> kavanaugh will use his opening statement to dismiss the allegations as last-minute smears, and christine blasey ford will recount the alleged assault that she says drastically altered her life. >>> and new this morning, a third accuser has now come forward with explosive new claims against kavanaugh. abc's lana zak has the new details from capitol hill. good morning, lana. >> reporter: good morning to you, kendis and stephanie. with the country watching, two different versions of the young brett kavanaugh will be presented today, on one side, the choir boy, the high school virgin, on the other, the hard partying drinker and alleged sexual assaulter. brett kavanaugh and the first of his accusers, dr. christine blasey ford, will be grilled in an attempt to find the truth. >> i don't think there's any question i

good morning from abc news in new york, i'm stephanie ramos with kendis gibson here. our nonstop coverage of hurricane florence continues right now. >> and you're looking at a live picture coming from wilmington, north carolina, which is in the heart of this storm right now. you can see the wind is whipping up some of those trees and the rain is really coming down. wilmington will get a lot of rain by the time this is over. it is also getting a lot of wind, some wind gusts that we've seen within the last hour or so around 71 miles an hour. the latest update from the national hurricane center came in at 5:00 a.m. saying it is still a 90-mile-per-hour storm, category 1 hugging the coast and sam champion reacting saying this is not good when he said it seems as if the storm will go back and forth without making a landfall there. >> florence right now located 25 miles east of wilmington, north carolina moving west-northwest at six miles per hour. very intense, we've seen a lot of that storm surge hit areas especially new bern. we're hearing that a lot of people at least 1

kendis and stephanie?ople were moved by what they saw and what they heard yesterday during that hearing. now we're learning that some organizers of the "me too" movement are planning a protest today? >> reporter: yes. so many people weighing in on social media, the "me too" movement a big factor here. and people are now trying to mobilize supporters into everything saying stop kavanaugh. so organizers with the "me too" movement have called on supporters to go out at noon time today on friday to their senators' offices and say, show your senators their constituents do not want this kavanaugh confirmation to move forward. kendis? stephanie? >> all right. emily rau joining us from the capitol, where it's early in the morning but still a lot of raucous being made there in the background. our thanks to you. >> reporter: thanks. >> long day and night there. >>> brett kavanaugh's confirmation to the supreme court is expected to hinge on the votes from moderate republicans. >> most of them seem to be in favor of h

. >> good morning, kendis, janai.lorence wreaking havoc throughout the ohio valley region and the mid-atlantic. check this out, the path of the remnants will swing monday going into tuesday right into the southern new england states. catastrophic flooding in its wake. possibly 40 inches of rain in some areas, washout, road closures, mudslides, major flooding throughout north carolina, south carolina and even into virginia. kendis, janai. >> paul, thank you. >>> overseas, a deadly typhoon is weakening but it's still slamming china after causing massive landslides in the crsec survivors. at least 69 people have been killed and dozens are missing. in hong kong, the storm destroyed buildings and shut down the city. the monster storm interrupted this couple's wedding celebration, knocking out power and sending guests scrambling for safety and cover. >>> a veteran border patrol agent is under arrest in texas, accused of murdering four women. juan david ortiz is being held in laredo on $2.5 million bond. officials say all fi

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i'm kendis gibson.d, emergency preparations are under way from alabama to louisiana as tropical storm gordon heads for fal fall. >> voters are headed to the poll polls. >> social media withdraw was felt all over the world. facebook apps went dark for a while, instagram, messenger and facebook itself during a network glitch. people found a way to buzz over former vice president joe biden literally running at a ha bore day parade in pittsburgh. wide isn't fought ruling out running for the white house again. sources say he'll decide by january. those are some of our top stories on this tuesday, september 4th. january. those are some of our top stories on this tuesday, >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." >>> well, good morning to you, hi diane macedo is here with us. good morning, everybody. yes. >> hi, everybody! good to be back. thank you very much. >> it's as if you were here every day. >> you don't miss me? >> i have this photo of you, this 8 x 10 you left in my office. >> i was waiti

. >> kendis, diane, we have a major hurricane here working towards the u.s. mainland and that means it's going to make landfall likely as a category 4 or category 5 hurricane as it cuts into the southern north carolina coast and from there we can inspect all the usual threats here with damaging winds, heavy rainfall as well as the rick for storm sur-- hrycyr surge. it cuts across the windward islands but still have impacts there as well. kendis, diane. >>> well,oming up the return of "smokey and the bandit." >>> also ahead, the woman accused of creating a nonexistent husband all just to run a fund-raising scam. >>> later sign your kids up. the new list of the most valuable college majors and the fastest way to >>> sorry, i don't want to get married. >> terrific. that makes two of us. >> "smokey and the bandit" is coming back less than a week after burt reynolds' death. amc is re-releasing the movie in more than 200 theaters. the one-week run starts tomorrow and get this, ticket prices will be rolled back to $5. >> ah, way back prices as well. >>> former "cosb

janai and kendis? >> kenneth, our thanks to you.just over a week to avoid a government shutdown. president trump is demanding more money for his border wall. he called the spending bill ridiculous in a tweet and asked, where's the money for border security? during last night's rally, the president complained again that democrats were getting in the way but he stopped short of threatening to shut down the government. >>> and stocks opened this morning at an all-time high. the dow and s&p 500 both said records. tech, banks and health care accounted for much of the run and a growing u.s. economy is expected to keep the rally going despite the tariff battles with china and others, asian markets are also higher this morning on the good news. >>> former trump attorney michael cohen has acknowledged that he is providing critical information in the russia investigation. >> he tweeted about his cooperation last night after abc news reported that he spent hours talking to robert mueller's team. here is abc's brad mielke. >> hey, guys. you mig

good morning, zachary. >> reporter: good morning to you, kendis. republicans sent a message to christine blasey ford on wednesday. on some level the overarching theme to this woman who says she was a victim of sexual assault, show up to testify or we will head to a vote without your voice. republicans are moving ahead with the hearing monday to consider sexual assault allegations against brett kavanaugh and have given his accuser a friday deadline to decide if she will testify. >> we're not going to cancel any hearing until the last minute. >> christine blasey ford alleges that brett kavanaugh tried to sexually assault her when the two were high school students. kavanaugh has denied the charges. >> the american people need to see dr. ford side by side with judge kavanaugh and judge for themselves. >> gop leaders in the senate say they want ford to testify. but have rejected calls from her attorneys and other democrats br attorneys and other democrats who say an fbi investigation needs to happen first. >> i'm just absolutely stunned at why we are so

. >> and i'm kendis gibson.e'll start with the major developments in the confirmation battle for supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh. his accuser is willing to testify under certain circumstances. >> sources say professor christine blasey ford wants the hearing pushed back and she's demanding kavanaugh testify first. overnight president trump praised his nominee and seemed to reject the idea of a delay. linda lop lynda lopez joins us. >> reporter: they're negotiating with christine blasey ford's lawyers about when and how she'll testify. meanwhile president trump weighed in on his supreme court pick at a campaign rally overnight, still standing by his nominee. at a rally in las vegas, campaigning for senator dean heller president trump sending strong support out to judge brett kavanaugh. >> brett kavanaugh is one of the finest human beings you will ever have the privilege of knowing or meeting. >> reporter: though the nominee is being called to testify in front of the senate again to answer sexual assault accu

. >> and i'm kendis gibson. this morning senators are expected to move forward on the supreme court nomination for brett kavanaugh. >> in a matter of hours, the lawmakers who witnessed the testimony of dr. christine blasey ford and judge kavanaugh will formally tell the american people where they stand. we begin our coverage on capitol hill with abc's lana zak. good morning, lana. >> reporter: good to be with you kendis and stephanie. here's what we've learned since the hearing ended yesterday. we know that the committee will note on whether or not to recommend brett kavanaugh to the supreme court in the hearing today, but it's still unclear if republicans have enough votes to confirm president trump's nominee. assuming all democratic senators vote no, the confirmation could be derailed if just two republican senators vote against kavanaugh. and we do know that there are at least three undecided republican senators, but still there's strong confidence within the gop that kavanaugh will be confirmed. >> i thought

i'm kendis gibson. >> >>> good morning. i'm kendis gibson. >> telling her story.ccusing supreme court nominee of sexual assault will testify monday. he says he's ready to defend his integrity. full coverage up next. >>> the remnants of hurricane florence move waw away from that >>> south korean president moon is in north korea for a historic summit. he'll meet at least twice dree-. moon is the first south korean president to visit the north in more than a decade. >>> and big winners at the prime time emmy awards included five wins for "marvelous mr mrs. maisel." and game of thrones rr won this year's emmy for best drama series. and popped a question to his girlfriend right there on stage after doing the happy cry, she says yes. leslie jones is a little shocked as well. those are our stories on this tuesday, september 18th. >> the happy cry. oprah used to have a term for it. try not to do the ugly cry, but you never know in that situation. i wul cry how i want to cry no doubt. it was a fun night. wroor going to move on with the sexual assault allegations against th

kendis? janai?orney general jeff sessions is not responding to one of president trump's fiercest attacks yet. in an interview with the publication "the hill" the president said, quote, i don't have an attorney general. he also slammed sessions' performance at his confirmation hearing, saying he seemed mixed up and confused and complained about how sessions is handling immigration at the border. >> i'm disappointed in the attorney general for many reasons, and you understand that. >> the president has been furious over sessions' decision to recuse himself from the russia investigation. when asked if he'd fire him, the president said, we'll see what happens. even after the latest criticism, sessions praised the president in a speech as a strong leader. >>> an attorney for wanda barzee says the woman who helped kidnap elizabeth smart now just wants to be left alone. the 72-year-old barzee was released from a prison in utah after serving 15 years. they had miscalculated her sentence and would be set fre

here's abc kendis gibson. >> reporter: police investigating a california woman for allegedly making up a fake firefighter husband to scam people into donating money and supplies to help crews battling the deadly fire. ashley bemis is accused of receiving $11,000 in donations, including air mattresses and food. and in instead ofivg thism to husband, shanealthutrities tha h goodidn'te exist. thefiremen for what they're providing our state and then have it all be fraudulent is heartbreaking. >> reporter: we'll have interviews allegedly scammed by bemis coming up. with your "gma" first look, kendis gibson, abc news. >>> health officials have confirmed the first west nile virus in california this year. the state department of health says two people have died from the virus. one lived in yuba county, the other in glenn county. as of last week, there were 56 reported human cases of west nile virus in 21 different california counties. a total of 422 dead birds from 18 counties also tested positive. officials say we're still in a peak period of west nile virus transmission so they're urging peo

here's abc news reporter kendis gibson. >> reporter: two years laters, the attacks are taking a staggering toll on first responders. they were exposed to tox dust and debris in what one retired agentspl ca. renrom 9/11-related illnesses. that's more than eight times more than those who died on the day of the attacks. there's a large case in recent months with 18 firefighters dying in the last year. one officer said it's like bin laden reaching out from the grave. federal agents are also at risk and the fbi director says not enough are seeking help. >> we're only beginning now to understand and witness the long-term effects of that work because nobody knows what tomorrow may bring. >> reporter: 17 years later, there is new home this year for the families who lost loved ones on that day. dna technology is helping identify more remains. >> all the profiles we generate today, these are remains we had no hope of in the past. >> the new york medical examiner's office is allowing them to extract dma from bone fragment, being able to identify hundreds more. >> this identification commitment is as

kendis? >> as you can see, i can't dance. i have the hair part. >> do it.'s a hip. i can't even do it. >> phil mickelson. >> you should see the shade i get from constance who's like no. no, brother, don't. hay potter had a big celebration over the weekend. it was "back to hogwarts day." >> it happens every september 1st. >> it's for the hogwarts express to travel to the fictional school. they got quite a surprise. actors eddie redmayne and jude law showed up for pictures. >> so they were playing the leading roles in an upcoming harry potter franchise movie. they posed with a bunch of luggage there as they prepare to head into the magical world. their movie is out in november. >>> and congratulations to one of our own. lara spencer tied the knot over the weekend. >> rick mcvay tied the knot in veil, colorado. they were surrounded by more than 100 friends and family members. her son duff walked her down th to be on gma today? >> we wish her the best. not going to be on gma today? [stomach gurgles] ♪when you have nausea, heartburn, indigestion, upset stomach,

. >> and i'm kendis gibson. >>> not going anywhere.n from the supreme court nominee, brett kavanaugh. he went on live tv to deny sexual misconduct allegations by two women. republicans are dismissing the claims as a smear campaign. >>> and his second address to the u.n. general assembly. they'll have say he will address the threat iran poses to peace around the world. >>> and an incredible rescue at sea. a 19 year old floating in that wooden shack for 49 days. his ordeal spans more than 1,000 miles right there in the middle of the pacific. >>> and not everything that happens in vegas stays in vegas. celine dion says her stint in las vegas will end next june. she's been performing there since 2003. those are some of your stories on this tuesday, september 25th. >> announcer: from abc news this is "world news now." >>> the one-stop tour ends in vegas. j-low's wrapping things up in vegas and celine. >> her show will not go on. i think brittany's still there. >> we still have good singing there to watch in vegas. or good lip sinking might

kendis? stephanie? >> no way with the four-letter word at this point that starts with an "s,".a new report suggests the head of fema cost u.s. taxpayers $150 million. brock long's hawaiian trip coincided with a family trip last year. two other female officials have reportedly been suspended in helping long with those unauthorized expenses. >>> two pilots are being blamed for what the government says could have been a major airline disaster. an air canada flight nearly landed on one of four planes on a san francisco taxiway last july. investigators say the jet came within 20 feet of the packed jets. the ntsb says the pilots didn't fully review a warning that the runway next to the taxiway was closed. close call. >> yeah, it is. >>> we continue our nonstop coverage of everything meghan markle by showing you now her first solo outing as a royal. it is now complete. how could she handle this? >> she did it. >> walking alone. >> the duchess of sussex attended an exhibition at the royal academy of arts in central london. she arrived at the event in a black givenchy dress with a small

believe that this was intentional false information possibly to detract attention from the murdering kendis of mass and comments could potentially see the current german coalition government collapse as the social democrats are calling an angle of michael to sack him all the chancellor appears reluctant to go this far. i mean what apart from auntie margaret bodies that have also been plenty of pro refugee demonstrations across the country one of the latest took place in cologne on sunday many in germany say they're worried by the apparent rise of the right. eye. glasses and. jacks will go to the restaurant and myself some get the windowpanes others hit the infamous sign there will also things flying along the terrace one stone hit me on my right shoulder i was really terrified with my adrenalin running high i was tough stoned and wasn't able to understand much but still i managed to make out the words jewish pig and that i should get out of germany. like in the back of my mind i realized that i should take a few photos so that i wouldn't lie to myself later on how many people there were bec

apple released a fix and kendis and jen nay have that. ap free fix. >> a very small percentage of iphone 8 may unexpectedly restart, freeze or not turn on at all. check the apple website to see if your phone is affected. >>> and a new feature possibly coming to twitter will let everyone on the platform know you're active. >> the site is testing a status indicator feature. a green dot will appear next to your hand physicle if through twitter. interesting to see if the president is scrolling through at 2:00 a.m. >> yeah. >> a mix of the feature and the distance past manning the front desk at a tokyo hotel. robot down know saurs to greet guests. >> they use a tablet system and can communicate with customers in four languages. >> those are your tech bites. >> have a great day. >> another -- i'm still trying to get over the dinosaurs. >>> another dry day. why the water at a popular south bay fountain is off again. >> the end of an era.t y cnc to visit this unique i'm a small business, but i have... big dreams... and big plans. so how do i make

believe that this was intentional false information possibly to detract attention from the murdering kendis. madison's comments could potentially see the current german coalition government collapse as the social democrats are calling on anglo-american to sack him while the chancellor appears reluctant to go that far meanwhile apart from anti migrant rallies there have been plenty of pro refugee demonstrations across germany two on the latest was in cologne on sunday then in germany say that they're worried by the power rise at the right. i. class and for shit in their games and objects were polled to the restaurant and myself some hit the window panes others hit the entrance sign there were also things flying along the terrace and one stone hit me on my right shoulder i was really terrified with my adrenalin running high so i was half stunned and wasn't able to understand much but still i managed to make out the words jewish pig and that i should get out of germany. like in the back of my mind i realized that i should take a few photos so that i wouldn't lie to myself later on how many peo

. >> and i'm kendis gibson. have a good day and best wishes to our friends in north carolina. >>> good morning, america. hurricane florence slamming the east coast right now east coast right now pounding the coast with life-threatening storm surge and hurricane-force winds. hitting 90 miles an hour. >> the emergency situation right now in new bern, north carolina. hundreds are trapped in homes, on roof n. cars. we're speaking with some of them live as rescue crews and the volunteer cajun navy race to save them. >> now fears growing of catastrophic flooding. up to 40 inches ofrain. a month's worth in just a few days. power already knock the out for hundreds of thousands. we're tracking the monster storm as it barrels ashore on our air. our team right there in the storm zone. a special edition of "good morning america" starts now. >> announcer: live in times square and across the storm zone this is a special of "gma," hurricane florence, state of emergency. >>> good morning, america. let's get right to that breaki

kendis, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, dan.his is so simply wild and unbelievable. and as this video, it's also amazing that nobody was seriously injured, including that baby. overnight, new details about a woman's attempted high-speed getaway from the cops near san antonio, texas. they say that 29-year-old caitlin rodriguez is the driver you see in this chase right here, and she wasn't alone. >> going to be on u.s. 90. an infant in the vehicle. >> reporter: her infant in the backseat of that vehicle as the mother races through the streets. >> at least 100 miles an hour. >> reporter: the video only now being released. the incident from june. after police say they tried to pull rodriguez over for a traffic violation. watch as highway patrol throw out spike strips, but even that doesn't stop her. >> went off road. looks like she's about to wreck. no, she's still got it. >> reporter: driving into oncoming traffic, the car blows through a red light racing down the road until it rams into the back of that truck, the driver jumping o

i'm terrell brown in for kendis gibson. >> and i'm diane macedo. we begin with breaking news of a wildfire erupting on both sides of a highway in california. >> drivers forced to ditch their vehicles and overnight the fire was 0% contained. these dramatic images came in overnight. these tractor trailers burned. only a shell is remaining. the drivers flee to escape the flames burning on both sides of interstate 5 between redding and mt. shasta. >> we can't stay right here. look at that side just caught on fire. we cannot stay right here. >> reporter: this woman was frantic realizing the hillside is on fire. the flames were racing toward them. >> we can't stay right here, baby. oh, my god. it's so close. so close. please. we got to walk. >> reporter: the fast-moving flames forced crews to shut down the highway in both directions overnight with mandatory evacuations nearby. the fire is also threatening high voltage power lines. >> check this out. holy freaking heck. this is horrible. oh, my goodness. >> and that fire has spread to more than 5,000 acre

i'm terrell brown in for kendis gibson. >> and i'm diane macedo. we begin with president trump taking aim at the mystery writer behind that blistering "the new york times" op-ed. >> overnight the president warned his supporters in montana about what he called deep state operatives threatening democracy. abc's emily rau has the latest from washington. emily, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, terrell and diane. at least ten top officials have publicly denied penning that op-ed and the president is demanding "the new york times" reveal the author. >> is it subversion? is it treason? it's a horrible thing. >> reporter: during a rally in montana thursday night president trump venting to supporters. >> for the sake of our national security, "the new york times" should publish his name at once. >> reporter: but the author of that op-ed whom "the times" calls a senior administration official is still unknown. in it the writer describes president trump as impetuous, adversarial, petty and ineffective saying members of the administration are protectin

believe that this was intentional false information possibly to detract attention from the murdering kendis. fastens comments could potentially see the current german coalition government collapse as the social democrats are calling on angela merkel to suck him or the chancellor appears reluctant to go this far meanwhile apart from anti migrant rallies there have been plenty of pro refugee with demonstrations across germany two one of the latest took place in cologne on sunday many in germany say they were worried by the apparent rise of the right. class of infusion against england objects was coated at the restaurant and myself some hit the window panes others hit the entrance sign there were also things flying along the terrace one stone hit me on my right shoulder i was really terrified with my adrenalin running high i was stunned and wasn't able to understand much but still i managed to make out the words jewish pig and that i should get out of germany. like in the back of my mind i realized that i should take a few photos so that i wouldn't lie to myself later on how many people there

diane and kendis. >> all right, that's emily rah live from d.c. for us. emily, thanks. >>> president trump is launching a new attack on attorney general jeff sessions. this time he's suggesting that sessions is putting republican control of the house in jeopardy. now, the president tweeted that two republican congressmen have been indicted just ahead of the midterms by the justice department that sessions runs, and trump says, two easy wins for republicans are now in doubt. abc's kyra phillips is covering the story on the hill. >> reporter: he's referring there to new york's chris collins and california's duncan hunter. the first two congressmen to endorse trump's candidacy. collins now facing insider trading charges and hunter facing charges of campaign finance violations. now, with the crucial midterm elections approaching, the house could be on the line. critics slamming the president's tweet saying he's trying to politicize the justice department. it's not clear if he thinks the charges are misguided or if it's just the timing. no comment from the jus