they are postponements and delays, but, tonight, mcclain high school hosts edison. it was scheduled for friday night originally, but moved up to tonight because the fairfax countyublic school system i concerned that the weather could be much more severe this weekend. here at mcclain high school parents supported the decision to move the game to tonight to avoid heavy weather in the forecast, even if it means missing the game. >> booster clu apparel, so i can't attend it,t' but twhy i'm laughing. it's just because i won't be there. >> reporter: public high school in montgomery county maryland are also juggling their sports schedules forward third week in , ro moving games tofi aral turf fields like this one because the rain has saturated many of their grass fields. >> we coined two new terms, "the penta-header" and "hexa-header," five to six gamesamn thee field in one day.n >> reporter: o september 1st, friday before last, this fairfax county f high schotball game was suspended because of lightning. the friday night fans who came toatch westfield play south county ha

news 4 chris gordon is live at mcclain high school. adopt think about this. we think it still goes on. >> reporter: it's a rareht wednesday n game here at mcclain hosting edison. fairfax county public school system decided to move this, gahich was originally scheduled foro friday night, move it to tonight because of concern about the weather, and ere is goodreason. take a look at a high school football game and what happened there. less than two weeks ago. igh school x county football game was spended by lightning. friday night fans who watched westfield play south county evacuated the b stadiumause of the lightning. players and some of the fans returned saturday m ning to finish the football game. mcclain high school will host edison tonight rather than on friday night as scheduled to get the game in while keeping students and fans safer.rom the weat >> this weather's disrupting everything, but it's not as bad as it is for those in north carolina and south carolina, so try to keep it in perspective. >> rather go to a game on a goon night rather t rainy night

we are live at mcclaine high school,chris? >> reporter: hey, leon and pat, behind me, you see they are practicing field hockey, but in a couple hours, you can call it friday night lights. football on a wednesday night here at the high school that is hosting edison. rain and lightning played havoc with the fall sports high school schedule throughout our region, by rescheduling the friday night football game to tonight, it lets them get the game in and keeps players and fans safe from the weather. >> here at mcclain high school, parents support the decision to move the friday night football game to tonight to avoid heavy misi missing the game. >> i'll have the apparel so that's why i'm laughing. >> who's in the middle? >> reporter: public high schools in mtgomery county maryland are also juggling their sports schedules for the third week in a row. they are moving gameso artificial turf fields like this one because the rain has saturated manyhe of grass fields. >> we coined two new terms, the pinter header and the hexer-header, f

shelby, mcclain in there.arrett can do everything. >> al: right now if they don't gain a yard you are looking at a 53-yard field goal. clement, big hole inside the 20. the last guy he had to beat knocks him down at the 15 yard line. 21 yards. this is one of the hardest plays in all of football to make that open field tackle. there was nobody around. he comes out of nowhere to make the play. might eat up the rest of the clock. they are already in game winning field goal range. >> al: 3:13. clement taking it to the 11 yard line. atlanta can stop the clock twice and they have a two-minute warning. >> cris: a little bit like new england playing on offense, the philadelphia eagles running back rotation. they all have specific skills. jay ajayi is one of those guys. more first down and second down. looks like they are going back to the jumbo package. then you got corey clement who can catch the football. darren sproles does a little bit of everything. very specific roles. they are jumbo on the right side with an ext

playing him in this two-part biopic the same actor who played him in the new edition story, woody mcclainlle dennis is whitney. >> i love you, bobby brown. >> no. nobody resembles whitney, you know, i mean, come on. but she's a pleasant face to look at just like whitney was. >> the bad boy of r&b says it's been hard to relive the painful memories of his life, but feels it's time he told his story his way. >> they only named me the bad boy because when it comes to the stage, i'm a bad boy. okay, other than that my life -- i'm a calm person. and not many people know that about me. >> bobby worked closely with producers on the series. he says they got it mostly right, except for one thing. >> they had written a scene that my brother had beat me in pool and i was just like, no, that never happened and no, we're not doing that. >>> that's a minor detail but this should be good tonight. the bobby brown story is a two-night event starting this evening on b.e.t. >>> now to anna kendrick and blaif lively. seeing isn't always believing. >>> okay, i have game you guys, in honor of one of the posters

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. >> it is all thanks to mcclain based mars, inc. the owner o m&ms announced it's adding two new pducts to i lineup. coming in april, hazelnut m&ms. it has ae nutella l filling. chocolate bars are also rolling out in time for the winter holidays. they'll have min be any m&ms throughout. peanut, chocolate, crispy, almond andy crimint. >> yeah. s. i love m&m >>> snats star pitcher max scherzer has hit another incredible mistone. he recorded his 300th, 300th strikeout of the season. he is just amazing. last night the nats took on the miami marlins at home. scherzer took the mound and threw ten strikeouts. he is only the 17th player in modern baseball history to reach this marks. >> definitely wanted to do it here at home. the fans, unbelievable support. when they're standing on their feet going crazy, it gives you an extra adrenaline boost. you just want to go out interest and accomplish that. it wasaz an amg feeling to have the fans behind you and the feeling you get. >> standing ovation. you're watching one of the greatest pitchers of

. >> amy mcclain is one of many ywca silicon valley employees wright directly to dr. christine ford. the palo alto university professor who alleges brett kavanaugh sexually assaulted her more than 30 years ago. >> dr. blasey ford, i support your courage to truth. >> since going public with her allegianc allegations she has faced death threats. >> all too often people in positions of power will seek to discredit survivors. that is a reality. and we're fighting back. we've got to ensure that survivors have opportunity, choice, and the right to confidential. >> reporter: ford's friend of ten years posted this dear christine letter on facebook letting her know her friends in palo alto have her back. she says ford agonized over the decision to come forward and adds, she has absolutely nothing to gain by this and everything to lose. she is not politically motivated. she simply couldn't let this go by in good conscience. >> the reason a top republican is offering to send staffers to california to investigate thecutions. >>> we have the video. take a look. police releasing th

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and finally in houston this evening, the nasa astronaut anne mcclain, along with her crewmates will discuss time to get all the latest from the bbc sports centre. hello, coming up in your thursday sport briefing: world champions france head to munich to take on germany, as the uefa nations league gets under way. the nfl season kicks off with superbowl winners philadelaphia eagles playing the atlanta falcons. and serena williams continues her bid to win a 24th grand slam title, when she heads out in the us open quarterfinals in new york. we start in munich, where ahead of their match against les bleus, germany are desperate to put their world cup disappointment behind them. the start of the brand new uefa nations league has thrown up a wonderful clash, a meeting of the previous and current world champions. the pressure is on for joachim loew against france, after his side's disastrous tournament in russia. he needs to prove that he's still the right man to lead germany. for nfl fans, the drought is over! the new season starts on thursday, with super bowl champions the philadelphia eagles tak

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scott mcclain is joining us now about 15 miles from myrtle beach where that video was shot.pe of damage have you seen there? >> reporter: flooding is not widespread in the city of conway just yet. it's expected to be a couple of days from now. this is some of the first signs of flooding. it's not a road. it's a driveway. it looks more like a canal at this point. it's unclear if it's flooded but it likely is. where i am is what should be a road. it looks more like a river. it goes down to that bridge there. that's supposed to have a little creek or swamp underneath it. it's back eed up into the spot where we are now. the water has been steadily rising over the last couple of hours. it's just up to the door. you can see the swimming pool in the backyard is kpleetd lcomple covered with this flood water. the house over here is likely to be flooded before this is all said and done. this area has gotten about 13.5 inches of rain. it's raining right now. the big thing is that all of that water from this area and from others is going to collect in the rivers and streams and they're

about 15 miles inland from where that area is where we find cnn's scott mcclain in conway, south carolinaof folks there allowed to come back in, i know. but there are major concerns about the flooding that could come in the next few days. >> reporter: >> absolutely. this really does feel like the -- >> we lost scott's shot there. we will try to get it back up later. obviously, both the carolinas hit very hard here. in terms of the area where scott is, we were up and around in that area yesterday morning, as well. we awoke in myrtle beach and drove up to the conway area. there was some flooding there. the main concern from officials is what could come in terms of flooding. i think we may have scott's shot back up. can you hear me? >> reporter: we don't have scott there. we are hearing from officialinizecluding the mayor of myrtle beach that the next couple of days will be critical in terms of rivers in the area that are going to crest. they are looking closely at tfo flooding that could make its way down into south carolina from north carolina. >> thank you for the very latest. coming up,

our scott mcclain has more from conway, south carolina. >> reporter: widespread flooding, impassableoads and bridges and entire communities underwater. florence has weakened and moved northward, but the next threat is still rising. >> some areas have not seen the worst flooding yet. >> reporter: the worst may still be ahead. rivers rise. some won't crest for days. the coast guard and rescue teams from across the country are scrambling to help those stranded in homes and cars. north carolina a 1-year-old drowned after he was swept away by rushing water. his mother drove through a flooded area and tried to escape her car while holding the child but lost her grip. >> driving through water where the roads are closed is dangerous for anybody. we had some success and then we had some tragedy. >> reporter: meanwhile, volunteers are braving flooded roads and high water vehicles to bring food, water, supplies to cut off communities. lunberton teeters on failure. hurricane matthew made its unwelcome visit. >> we're throwing everything we have at it. where we're standing it scoured 23 feet deep

substitution they have mcclain in the game. o morethe pass rusher in jack crawford. you get all of those run players in there now.cl shelby, n in there. jarrett can do everything. r >> aht now if they don't gain a yard you are looking at a 53-yard field goal. clent, big hole inside the the last guy he had to beat yaknocks him down at the 1rd line. 21 yards. >> cri right up the gut. this is one of the hardest plays in all of football to make tha open field tackle. there was nobody aro he comes out of nowhere to make. the pl might eat up the rest of the clock. they are already in game winning field go range. >> al: 3:13. clement taking it to the 11 yard line. atlaa can stop the clock twi and they have a two-minute warning. >> cri a little bit like new england playing on offense, thel philadia eagles running back rotation. they all have specific skills. jay ajayi is one of those guys. more first down and second down. looks ke they are going back to the jumbo package. then you got corey clement who can catch the football. darren sproles does a little bit of everything.le

by phone is here is the chief scott mcclain. >> the elevation changed significantly as the aircraft came in. it was hard to determine due to vegetation growth. >> the chief died when the it kocked over this first in front of them. the tree was 87 feet tall and 15 inches across. >> the tree came down as far as on the chief and there was other debris associated with the tree that came down and struck the other three firefighters. >> the planes and firefighters had been working to reinforce a back fire dozer line despite a radio warning to clear the area, the utah team never acknowledged with no explanation given. abc 7 reached out to chief burr chet's family and some injured firefighters. no comment. >>> the report does not state whether the 747 came in too low or let in by a spotter plane. either way it reinforces the danger of fighting fires by air in cal in sins lizwl. >>> happening today in the east bay animal left homeless after fires in lake county will be up for adoption. 2,000 pets will be up for adoption at the 8th annual bay area pet fair. the lake county shelter is brings all th

200 feet as ribbed prescribed due to the unseen rises in the hill here is the deputy chief scott mcclain. >> the elevation changed invitely hard to determine due to the vegetation growth. >> the chief died when this retardened knocked over the tree above it. this was 87 feet tall and 15 inches across. >> the tree came down as far as on the chief and then there was other debris associated with the tree and struck the other three firefighters. >> reporter: the planes and firefighters had been working to reinforce a back fire dozer line despite a radio warning to clear the area, the utah team never acknowledged with no explanation given. abc 7 reached out to the chief's family and some of the injured firefighters. no comment from them. the report does not state whether the 747 came in too low on its own or whether let in by a spotter plane. either way, it reinforces the danger of fighting fires by air in california in seasons like this. from sonoma county, wayne freedman. >> zm whomless after fires in lake county will be up for adoption. 2,000 pets will be looking for a new home at the eigh

here is the deputy chief scott mcclain by phone. >> the echlgs changed significantly as the aircraft was coming in. hard to determine due to the vegetation broegt. >> the chief died when the plane knocked over the douglas fir. this is an aerial photo. it was 87 feet tall and 15 inches across. >> the tree came down as far as on the chief. and then there was other debris associatingwood the tree that came down and struck the other three firefighters. >> reporter: the planes and firefighters had been working to reinforce a back fire dozer line, ziet a radio warning to clear the area, the utah team never acknowledged it with no explanation given. abc 7 reached out to chief chur chet's family and some injured firefighters. no comment from them. the report does thought state whether the 747 came in too low on its own or whether let in by a spotter plane. either way, it reinforces the danger of fighting fires by air in california in seasons like this. from sonoma county, wayne freedom, abc 7 news. >>> happening today in the east bay, animal who have been left homeless after fires in lake co

secure the rights to host the prestigious twenty twenty four european football championship and john mcclain of did a resource is here who to tell us who might have the inside track at the sea jonathan this might not be on everyone's radar but the euro is a big deal they are because after the world cup the european championship is arguably the biggest international football competition in the world it certainly you a for the european football governing body if you ate his biggest money spinner now in germany you have two very different bits because germany has experience of hosting major tournaments remember the two thousand and six zero cup where is tacky doesn't like is big three times for the european championships failed on every occasion so they'll be hoping it's a case of fourth time lucky. twenty twenty four is said to be a footballing spectacle twenty four countries competing in a total of fifty one games but who will host the prestigious event germany are regarded as frontrunners you wafers of valuation committee has already backed the bid the german football association see this as

taking a look at mcclain, northb parkw ramp to the inner lo crash with the right locked.er road, well. thank you, melissa. . we willak take a bre and >>> good morning. clouds and raindrops across the areanihis m. keep your umbrella handy for today. though will be warmyo it. uppe mornin have high temperat near 79 this morning, lower rain chances for the ride home later today and iwi think the be able to play baseball tonight. a lot warmer, 85 with a chance for strong storms thank you. another local news update in 25 back to the todshow after ak. >>> we're back. and meet gritty. this is the new mascot for the nhl's philadelphia. flye he just made his debut. he is happy about 'sit. een called adorable to terrifying. coming up, we have the overnight reaction. the biggest question peopleave is what is that? what are you, gritty? >> looks like he stumbled off of "sesame street." >>> let's start with a check of today's headlines. embattled supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh says he's not going anywhere. in an interview with fox news, he d he isef notoing to let false accusati

. >> bethany mcclain has a new book out, reading that now by the way.how the real fuel for the permian boom, so to speak, is capital maybe not drilling app lot of money has been going in there i wasn't sure nasser was convinced all that might be paid back eventually. >> in terms of this potential ipo, there was speculation they were trying to clean up aramco with this acquisition with sabik because they were competing against aramco how much do you think that played a role in this? >> i think it played a good role listen this deal was orchestrated in some part by the kingdom obviously you know there's saudi aramco and then there's the kingdom. the kingdom is the only shareholder. they have supply deals but they have petro-chemical deals. >> they're downstream. >> very far. mostly also saudi aramco also owns half of the biggest refinery in the united states. 650,000 barrels a day produced and refined sort of a joint venture there. there's a lot of different -- there's also the web inside of saudi arabia about all the ownership for aramco >> and then long