i'm leon harris. it's almost an entire generation. we remember t 3,000 lives lost on 9/11, 17 years ago. the buildings have been repaired or replaced since. memorials pay homage. the most powerful tribute may come from the survivors who inst we never forget. >> caesar alviar. >> howard bar herschbaum. >> my uncle and godfather, firefighter eric todd olson. e the names were read out again as they have beer since the attacks that year. fr to the unfurling of the flag, the nation stopped tember our collective loss. president trump marked the milestone inshanksville, pennsylvania. the vice-president was at the pentagon. amy cho looked at the ceremonies 17 years later. >> reporter: people from all over the world here at pentagon memorial today. every person we talked to said they are determined to never forget. ♪ a quietong t honor thousands of lives lost too soon. ♪ay mary she comes to the memorial every year around september 1th. >> to show my respect and to extend my love to the family member. if i c he

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leon harris has more. >> reporter: that's right, doreen. that is the action that's i'm here at the live desk in the newsroom, and christine blasey o 's attorney spoke with republican and democratic lawyers on the senate judiciary committee. sources telling nbc news that dr. ford says she is willing to appear before the committee next thursday at the earliest she say she can't testify on monday. that's not enough time for her. dr. ford also says she's willing to appear at a public hearing, but she doesn't want judge kavanaugh in the room with her at the same time. she's also concerned about her safety. >> she's justlm undert unimaginable pressure. >> they're giving her an option. the option is show up monday or don't show up at all. i consider that to be bullying. >> gop senator chuck grassley heads the committee. the chairman's office says that he is committed to providing a fair forum for both ford and kavanaugh. in a new letter, kavanaugh says that he's ready to testify ltnday and once again he denied sexually assg dr. ford more than 30 y

jim, back to you. >> leon harris, thank you. student waschoo kicked off the stage for making faces yesterday behind president trump in montana. look just to the left of the screen of the president. well, the 17-year-old raised his eye browse, flashed funny smiles as the unusual times and suddenly goofed off during the rally in billings twitter noticed and dubbed him plaid shirt guy. rally organizers noticed, too. they eventually escorted him off the stage and out of the rally. and replaced him with someone more enthusiastic. >>> nbc news politic dector chuck todd joins us on set tonight on "news4 at " in the wake of this wild week that included the bob wdward book and anonymous op-ed in the "new york times." i asked chuck, who is in charge? >> that to me should be what disturbs fks left or right pro trump anti-trump. if you're pro trump, you should be disturbed there's a ca bal trying to undermine the will of the people. perhaps if you're, anti-tru you're like he's not fit for office. neither evaluation iseahy for this democracy

. >> let's get a closer look at this speech with leon harris. he's in the tnewsroom. t was remarkable. the president for a long time has stayed on the the former president called this an extraordinary and dangerous time. saying donald trump has capitalized on fear and anger that's bee brewing for years. in his speech at the university of illinois, mr. obama addressed several contrersies, including the "new york times" op-ed that some are working a inst the president. >> they're not doing uses ae servy actively promoting 90% of the stuff that's coming out of the white house and then saying, don't worry, we are preventing the other so%. it should not be a pz issue. to say we did n pressure the fbi or the attorney general to use the criminal justice system as a cudgel to punish our political opponents. and we sure or heck are supposed to stand up to nazi sympathizers. how hard can that be saying that nazis are bad? >> mr. obama also mentioned the recent positive jobs report saying that while republicans may call it a miracle, it's similar to the numbers in 20 an and 2016

. >> and leon harris is at the live desk to tell us how the president tied thefi cation controversy to allegations that have been made against him in the past. >> that's right, the president opened up about how his own life experiences influence his view of the accusations against judge kavanaugh. trump admitted that testimony tomorrow could change his mind about his nominee. >> i've had a lot of fal charges made against me. i'm vy famous, unfortunately. i've been a famous person for a long time. but i've had a lot of false charges made against i know friends that have had false charges. people want fame, they want money, they want whatever. so, when i see it, i view it differently that somebody sitting home watching television where they say, oh, judge kavanaugh this or that. it's happened to me many times. i've had many false charges. i'm going to be watching. you noknow, believe it o i'm going to see what's said. it's possible that they will be convincing. >> the president h says tha believes democrats purposely withhe the allegations in order to delay votes on kavanaugh's nominatio

. >>> leon harris here at the live desk. there was a timehen bill crosby seemed to have it all. tonight, he ising his first night in a pennsylvania prison, after a judge sentenced hi t to three to years after calling him a sexually violent predator cosby walked out the jury xwiconvicted cosby for drugging and sexually assaulting andreaconstand. tonight, women who accuse cosby of sexual assault against them spoke out at today's sentencing. one accuser flew in from california. >> elation. there was mockery on the part of the defense team. ll cos were laughing and giggling to the point that he was rolling up his sleeves and preparing his arms to be cuffed. that was peculiar. i think it's a tremendous sense of gratitude andnd ation. >> he will serve three years in prison and then he'll be eligible for patrol. if patrol is denied, he will serve no more than ten years. wendy, back to you. >>> systems are back u tonight for delta airlines. but earlier, there was a technology issue that sparked ground stops at every u.s. airport. delta hasn't clarified what that was. but the nionwide gr

. >> let's go to leon harris, on he live desk about what we can expect tomorrow and perhaps saturday, too. leon? >> reporter: that's ysright, the next act of this incredible journey, this drama opens up tomorrow morning whenhe committee meets at 9:30 to vote on judge kavanaugh. tonight, the entire republican conference in the senate met to discuss what they heard in today's hearing. >> dr. ford is a veryreble witness. she has an allegation that three people have not supported. judge k ganaugh did aat job. i think walking through the calendar he's created, following after his father's footstep provided a lot of credibility. >> reporter: the judiciary committee is 11-10, in favor of republicans. and right now, there only blican on the committee who seems to be anywhere near sitting on the fence iseff flake, and tonight, the man from arizona is not giving any clue as to how he's going to vote. now, a full senate vote could still hpen if kavanaugh doesn't get the 11 votes he needs in the committee, but then hisur f could rest on four senators, republicans flake, susan collins, lisa murkow

. >>> leon harris here in the newsroom at theive desk. a new times op-ed has is the white house inod crisis tonight. the article written anonymously by a senior official in the trump admi tstration. an person who wrote it clearly questions the president's fitness for office. the author reveals for the first time that "there were early whispers within the cabinet of invoking the 25th amendment which would start a complex process for removing the president but no one wanted to precipitate a constitutional t,crisis." toni president trump fired back. he took to twitter blasting "the new york times" and calling the source gutless and demanding the "times" reveal the person's name. he will says that a matter of national security. the "times" says it deced to t reveal the person's identity ecause he or she feared for their job. that did not sit well with the president. >>ou tell me about some anonymous source within the administration probably who is failing and probly here for all the wrong reasons? and "the new york times" is failing. >> the t

." >> hello, everyone, i'm leon harris, we're going to start this week with new and sneaky speed cameras in the district. the look of the cameras are changing and that may make them harder to ot. >> the tree is blocking the camera, take a look up on the pole, there it is, a lot ca these meras, moving to new spots. >> yes. take a good look. >> some of thecity's speed cameras now watching from a perch. >> i mig have been victim of that this weekend. we'll wait and see. >> these cameras are departure from the boxy and fixed position speed cameras that many of us have gotten used to. according to the manufacturer, american traffic solutions, v ty arry high-tech, complete with high resolution sensors and 3-d capability. >> the radar is able to track the position of 25 vehicles. >> what am i going to say? it's their right to enforce the speed limit. and i guess it our obligation to respect po. >> d.cce couldn't tell us how many of these new cameras are being used, they are in position where those boxy cameras were vandalized in the past. we know in places like massachusetts avenue and upton w

our team coverageon beginsht with leon harris, he's at the live desk with the latest. >> jim, doreen, brett kavanaugh spent nine hours at the white house today after washington post" published that story, identifying his accuser over the weekend. nbc news sources describe that meeting as positive. they say ital included a cl with twyers that work for republican members of senate judiciary committee. sources tell nbc news kavanaugh reiterated that he's eager to testify about this incident. christine blasey ford told "the washington post" that kavanaugh was stumbling drunk at a high school party. ford says that kavanaugh pinned her to a bed, groped her and put his hand over her mouth to stifle her. kavanaugh denies the allegation. now, despite being at the white house all day, kavanaugh did not meet with the president, but as you'll hear, he still has his support. h is one of the great inestlects and one of the people that anybody has known. you look at his references, i've never seenything like it. >> a lot of comparisons are being made between ts situation and the hearings involving a

. >>> i'm leon harris at the live desk in the newsroom withng breaews in the dramatic showdown over the future of the u.s. supreme court. don't, dr. christine blasey fors sa will not testify about her allegation of sexual assault by judge brett kavanaugh, that is, not without an fbi investigation being conducted first. but that investigation would have to be ordered by president trump, and whi senate democrats argue it's reason to delay nday's hearing, senate republicans hearing say they want to go forward and question kavanaugh with or without ford. ford's attorney spoke on cnn tonight and she says testifying monday would be premature. >> well, hearing is not a substitute for an investigation, so -- >> it is under oath, tthough. >> is, but the investigation should occur before the hearing. theri h should be as a result of the investigation. nothing of substance and nothinp legitimate cann by monday.ud >> jge kavanaugh, meanwhile, spent another long day at the white house. he says he is eager to testify and deny the allegation that he groped ford and punned h epinne at a high school phe

and news 4's leon harris continues our live tverage tonight. >> he has -- saved lot of louves. leon? >> you watched the whole thing play out today, and you know, you can't tell the story of this fire without talking about the d.c. firefighters and the u.s. marines who rushed in to help.>> hese are our neighbors, wem help the out, they're always there for us, we try to do that for them. >> reporter: news 4 cameras were there as dozens ofes marin ran across a soccer field toward a burning building. no one calledhem for help. they just saw the flames and jumped into action. >> we werearrying pweple any way could, whatever assistant they needed. >> reporter: captain trey gregory, one of the marines ran in while flames were shooting from orooftop rooftop. >> we went in there together. >> reporr: on the other side of the building, d.c. firefighters using ladders to rescuepeople. firefighters, marines and buildibuild ing staff taking people out on gurneys and wheelchairs. all the flames, and the roof collapse. >> there it is, there it is. >> reporter: but only minor injuries. thanks to

. >>> leon harris here in the newsroom. tonight president trump is blasting a new book set to be released next week. mr. trump iski att thor and veteran jrnalist bob woodward. his new book is called "fear,e trump in white house," and due to come out next tuesday. excerpts were released today. they've got a lot of people talking. tonight the president described the book of quotes and stories as "fraud a con on the public," and he tweeted earlier that woodward is a democratic operative. now -- >> officials who say they heard john kellyaff calling trump an idiot. and that "we are in crazy wn." he quotes others who say that they heard defense secretary james mattis say the president had the comprehension of a fifth grader.h woodward says he reached out numerous times to interview trump for the book to g his sif the stories but never heard back from him or the white house. woodward recorded a phone call he had with the president last month where they talked about just that and lengthy conversations had he with kellyanne conway t

. >> i'm leon harris. tonigh f at leaste people are dead from thi storm including a mother and infant killed by a falling tree in wilmington, north carolina. firefighters and paramedics huddled in prayer after realizing the two cld note saved. >> in new bern, north carolina, an estimated 500 people have be rescued so far. more people may still be ten-feet ofranded by storm surge and the flooding will go on for days. the universy of north carolina chapel hill is now designated a melter as tens of thousands seek refuge from all of the water. >> we have teame cover for you with the latest. doug, what is the latest? >> the latest is it continues to move down to the south, it is now movin west/southwest at about five miles per hour. that's a little faster. a little earlier at this afternoon. take a look. it came on shore 7:35 early this morning right along the north carolina coastline, right abouta here, it has moved to here within about 15 hours. i mean simplyha amazing has been going on with this. you see the

leon harris gets us up to date. >> jim and wendy, judge brett kavanaugh depetedly denied all allegations being made against him. over and over, he'snsisted he's always treated women with quote, dignity and respect. but the point he tried hardest to hammer home tight is that he wants s the process to be f. >> i want a fair process, where i can defend my integrity. i know i'm telling the truth. i know my life-long record. and i'm n going to let false accusations drive me out of this process. america's about fairness and hearing from both sides. and i didn't do this or anything resembling this. these are -- this is wrong. >> kavanaugh denied ever knowing christine blasey fordom the accusing him of sexually assaulting her when they were in high school. and tonight, the first time, we're seeing the letter that blasey ford sent saturday tose tor chuck grassley, explaining why she came forward. she explains that she wanted the decision-makers to have all the information about their candidate, and she wro this, quote, my original intent was first and foremost to be a a pful citizen in confidenti

go evening, i'm doreen gentzler >> and i'm leon harris. tonight, the suspect's family tells us she struggles with mental illness. >> her uncle talked .ly with news >> i was very stunned to see her. >> reporter: seth silver was surprised to see his 20-year-old ece on the news last thursday. me video shows her smashing a greyhound bus window with a car jack after a car accident with thbus. >> marianna, as long ai've known her, i've never seener likethis. >> reporter: d.c. police arrested and charged silver. her uncle says she wasn't in her right state of mind and allegedly suffered from a mental i illneszo >> she's screnic. she's not taking her medicine. anybody that's schizophrenic, is they aretressed out, they will go into a sub-personal tip. >> reporter: after the damage is do, she tosses the jack in her the bus tries to stop her from driving away. the video shows her push him. you can hear people trying to of the bus driver o stopping silver. he jumpsd on the hoo of the car. sheeds off and he falls on the ground. >> it was surreal. the a

good evening, everyone, i'm leon harris. >> and i'm doreen gentzler. we just got thet new hurricane track. our chief meteorologist doug kammerer will break itown for us in a moment. >> but first, let's start off with jim handly live for us in nags h jim, set the stage for us. >> reporter: guys, timing is everything. we've got high tide rolling in in justbout seven minutes. we are feeling wind gusts right here of about 75 miles an hour so far. we have seen tornado warnings,l flash warnings. but as you -- concern for everybody out here in carolina, south carolina and in the days ahead, perhaps georgia, is the surge. we're going to show you just how far inland this stuff is moving. but doug, first up, what are be going te waking up to tomorrow at sunrise? >> yeah, jim, sunrise tomorrow, that storm just off theoast here of parts of north carolina and right now, only about 60 miles away. eabut theest winds still have yet to come. the heaviest storm surge still has aet to come, well. that's all going to come during the day tomorrow. take a look right now. yo

. >>> leon harris in the newsroomp president t accuses "the new york times" of treason w ans of a direfor the country if he's impeached. >> have a country that's going to turn in a to third world country because if thertpposite pa becomes president, they'll say we want to impeach him. >> the presidentis rallied supporters and stumped for a senate candidate in billings, montana tonight and toldor surs if he is impeached it would be their fault because they didn't vote in the midterms. here is some video from his taping of a fox news interview right before erally. in that, he says "the new york times" decision to publish op-ed from an anonymous administration official backfired. he claims he's picked l up a of support because of it and continues to demand the "times" name theauthor. >>> president trump says the person could be an unelected deep state operative. some two dozen members of his administration have publicly denied writing it. jim, back to you. >> thank you. >>> now to the stunning end to the prosecution of an accused killer. hours before opening statements in tyler tessier's

leon harris in the newsroom now with a look at some of the respons from judge kavanaugh today. leon? >> it's been a long one, j. questions began just after 9:30 this morning and they could go until 9:30 or even later tonight. each member of the sjuate ciary committee gets 30 minutes to question judge brett kavanaugh. like yesterda the lawmakers and kavanaugh have faced a long stream of interruptions throughout the day. in his responses, kavanaugh says he i an independe judge and that no one is above the law. he said as a judge he owes his loyalty to the constitution not to a president, but kavanaugh dodged several questions related to presidential pardoning. >> if you walk into my courtroom and you have the better legal arguments, you will win.la >> trumps he has an absolute right to pardon himself. does he? >> self-pardons is something i've never analyzed. >> does the president have the ability to pardonn somebody exchange for a promise from that person they wouldn't testify h against? >> i'm not going to answer hypothetical questions. of thatt sort. >> w role, if any, you play

. >> and i'm leon harris. there's the heat advisory for thou next three which is why we're in weather alert mode. >> things will take a dramatic turn, doug? i guess weeed to get through the next couple of days first. > the heat index is well over 100. high today so far is 94 degrees, and as we told you yesterday we ve a chance for few showers and storms. now you look at this map. not much happening out there, but where the storms have been firing they have been strong, right around the d.c. metro area and looking at this storm right he, jus south and making its way towards the oxen hill area and into southwest d.c. this storm though, a severe thunderstorm warning now in effect for charles county aroun waldorf and laplata. a ton of lightning for this ayy making itsowards laplata. if you live in laplata stay because this use brings you a lot of lightning and very heavy rainfall assoated with thi those are the only two players in town as far as the storms are concerned. the big deal is the heat. look at the high