and the rain from the storm is pretty much east of mobile, through the florida panhandle. we do have flood warnings in effect around gulf shores as well as pensacola, seeing 2 inches an hour. we're seeing the storms hitting the same spots, so a little bit of flooding going on there. also, about 2,000 people without power in mississippi. however, i think things will be quickly getting back to normal, especially around gulfport, where we are. we barely had any rain from the storm at all. most of the storm was to the east of us, so things getting back to normal here in gulfport, guys. >> all right, jennifer gray, sounds like it could have been worse. thank you. >>> all right, president trump on a twitter tirade last night, seeking to discredit a bombshell, new book by "washington post" reporter bob woodward. the president suggesting baselessly in one tweet that the award-winning veteran journalist is a democratic operative because the book released two months before the midterms portrays chaos inside the white house. cnn's jamie gangel has more on woodward's meticulously repo

the system is making its way through alabama and the florida panhandle.looding remains the major concern as gordon could dump a foot or more of flash flood warnings were issued for several counties in south alabama, and the florida panhandle. more than 40,000 are still without power. meantime, there's yet another system that we're track iing. florence, mike? >> yeah, florence out in the atlantic. this is becoming the height of the hurricane season. let's take you there and we'll go on down to show you what's going on. started out 24 hours ago as a category 1. 7 4 mile per hour winds. it definitely spun up. now it's a category 3. major hurricane with 125 mile per hour winds. right now it's a fish storm. moving to the northwest at about 13 miles per hour. as you look over the next 120 hours or so, which takes us up to monday morning at 5:00, it is still well out over the ocean. right now, see that mass of gray you see along the eastern seaboard? that's a cold front. that fingers crossed will keep florence away from east coast. it will recurve it up to the n

that's more than double the average single family home price in the panhandle. the findings in the disapproval information are exactly backwards. this existing home is unaffordable. the new units will be affordable by design. the existing building is 3,300 square feet while the new units would be 40% of that size. the house could now rent for more than $7,000 and the new units would be closer to $5,000. understanding that we all want to support housing, the previous hearings you asked us to consider an alteration project. a quick study shows that such a project still requires front facade alteration including the steps and addition above the front cornice lane and removal of 2,000 square feet from the dwelling. this lesser addition project would still be tan a mount to demolition and the character they're building could not be maintained. each unit would be roughly 100 square feet smaller and costing an estimated $150,000 in additional construction costs. existing building is not historic. although some elements do retain their architect actual character. the pr

a hurricane warning is posted from the louisiana/mississippi border to the florida panhandle. of particular concern is the possibility of a life-threatening storm surge. a state of emergency has been declared in louisiana, and parts of new orleans are under a voluntary evacuation order. yesterday the storm hit south florida with heavy rain and high winds. >> reporter: it was not a beach day in south florida. tropical storm gordon formed off florida's coast monday morning, lashing the region with 50-mile-per-hour winds and dumping as much as four inches of rain. >> the roads are really flooded so you have to drive super slow, but it's really bad. >> the rest of our vacation will be probably be indoors. we were supposed to go to disney world. we may not get to visit that. >> reporter: forecasters say gordon's now churning through warm waters in the gulf where the storm is expected to strengthen. hurricane warnings are up for coastal sections of alabama and mississippi. louisiana's governor has signed an emergency declaration and activated 200 members of the national guard. >> th

strong winds also knocking out power in the panhandle and southern alabama. thousands are in the dark. the system tracking to the northwest now, leaving emergency officials in mississippi worried about potential flooding. >> one of our concerns is that storm surge. so, we're watching the waters right now, because those winds are shifting on us. as the storm makes its approach, starts to go inland, we'll start to see winds shift and we'll see the tides come up. >> gordon had sustained winds of 70 miles per hour when it made landfall. the system expected to weaken rapidly today, but it could dump as much as 12 inches of rain from florida's western panhandle to southern arkansas. >>> president trump on a twitter tirade last night, seeking to discredit a bombshell, new book by "washington post" reporter bob woodward. the president suggesting baselessly in one tweet the award-winning veteran journalist is a democratic operative because the book released two months before the midterms portrays chaos inside the white house. cnn's jamie gangel has more on woodwa wood

gordon is expected to move quickly across the golf and hith anywhere from the panhandle to louisianandthere's more on preparations well underway. >> tropical storm gordon lashed the florida keys monday morning bringing high winds a heavy downpours across the southern tip of the sunshine state. o a little afraid t drive because the wind is so strong and the rain is so bad. downed power lines cut electricity to more than 4,000.c as ols warned tourists and residents alike to stay out of the rough seas closing the beaches due to the high risk of rip currents. the deluge prompting warnings of localized flooding before the storms mided on. >> it expect it to end up like this. i thought it would be wind, rain, but not like this. >> after pounding florida tropic storm gordon is expected to make a quick dash across the gulf of mexico taking aim at the coast line from louisiana to the florida panhandle and bringinghe threat of strong wind, heavy rain and dangerous storm surge n to ms across the soutast. dan sheneman, nbc news. >> you can almost fee that air down there. dark.y is so every time

frederick county, up into the panhandle of west virginia. see the skies trying to clear out a little bit. rain chances are dropping with' time but keep the umbrella tomorrow we'll start dry but could end with a chance of strong aer storms. thursday kind of cool, mperatures near 70. we dry out on friday. hey, look at that! two dry days in a row and on a weekend. double bonus for that. >> i like it. >> a major deal between two top fashion houses. between two top fashion houses. a look at who michael i put criminals in prison during the day i'm jennifer wexton, and as a prosecutor, and changed diapers at night. later, when i had a law practice, i volunteered to help moms collect child support. then, as state senator, i worked across party lines to target sexual offenders and take guns away from domestic abusers. in congress, i'll stand up to president trump. i approve this message because, like every working mom, what's ahead is as important as what's in the rearview mirror. >>> well, looks like versace will have a n owner. michael kors is buyi

now you the situation was getting out of control in the panhandle pulling in the background since even larger government bailout. and the worst worst financial crisis was just getting started. now the numbers these mysteries election as as as as they they have a coil or russia russian law plotters. to switch off. attacking. the split split. for what he did and they had attended with weapons no strikes they'd hague and read with forty forty and i'd like also. maintain case. it is there for government any diligently national sci fi legend tend. to los friday daily three daily how can i guess i can i can and does does. the reported that. she worked well dialed pretended to try to have a woman in the netherlands to switzerland identified by lab. this with we had attended a jg m. died what want to touch on world locked out badakhshan generally not yet the initiation. we can visit is that a cell phone. ugh had nothing on tragedy for social close late show shelton dry drives with structural and engine people still single street street in. right right pleasantly smashed. to ground zero from si

warnings in effect from the perl river, louisiana, mississippi, alabama and parts of the florida panhandle expected to become a hurricane. the good news is that it will be a quick mover as it makes landfall and then it will quickly dissipate bringing rainfall to the gulf coast region, so we will keep an i on that. here's tropical storm gordon and we expected to become a minimal hurricane as it approaches the gulf coast. there is that one of uncertainty stretching from parts of coastal louisiana, mississippi, alabama and the florida panhandle. quick, ladies, also tropical storm florence with several waves coming off the coast of africa. i expect a busy september in terms of tropical activity. it's been pretty quiet. we make a whole bunch in the next couple weeks. lauren: september is a volatile month. thank you. cheryl: september is also volatile for the stock market. we have had a record run especially month of august, so what's ahead for you? there is a dire prediction about volatility. and more reaction pouring in after nike's controversial decision to make colin kaepenick the new face o

luego tenemos otro aviso para la zona del panhandle de la florida, alabama y missouri.demos ver cÓmo la zona bajo aviso no es el condado de la ciudad de miami sino los condados de colÍn o de miami-dade, la parte al sur. aquÍ tenemos la imagen del satÉlite y del radar. se ve perfectamente la circulaciÓn en sentido contrario a las agujas al alimentarse de la calidad ag qen el atlÁntico está favoreciendo esas bandas de lluvias sobre la ciudad de miami. el centro de circulaciÓn no tenemos camino hacia naples lo que significa que la parte mÁs intensa está por terminar. este sistema se seguirÁ moviendo por las aguas del golfo de mÉxico que estÁn a unos 90 grados y que se mantendrÍan como tormenta tropical y este martes en la tarde podÍa tocar tierra sobre la zona de nueva orleans o missouri. lo iremos siguiendo porque como ven el cono de incertidumbre difiere un poco en cuanto a su trayectoria. borja: muchas gracias por esa informaciÓn. esta maÑana cuando he visto la tormenta que estaba en miami he pensado en las personas que celebran el labor weekend. maity: recuerde salir d

for our friends panhandle of west virginia and frederick, i'm jealous. you're getting sunshine. i do believe veiled sunshine will be out there but mostly cloudy with ahance for stray showers. florence still a monster bringing the on shore now through wilmington that will track through north carolina, hug west virginia state borr and thl get rain showers around thunderstorm in our area.we l talk about that but know it's comfortable rig 0s and 0s.k we'll t cha rain in your esfne oighborhood. >> team coverage continues with news 4's j handly live from greenville, north carolina, along the tar >>river. im will take us flu the devastation that you have seen up close there. >> molette and adam, when joe casano, our photograer, came t here at 8:00, it was calm. we h ce seen therent pick up on the tar river. th is the big concern, folks, the higher elevations areur wwater into days of flooding at least until wednesday. the big y are road closures,e we gotten a new figure, 488 water rescues in the state of north carolina so far.ro a lot roadways, we want to hear from a woman who cd st in

right now, hundreds of thousands of people facing nature's fury from the florida panhandle...yous of louisiana ... , omar jimenez joins us live from gulfport, mississippi. states of emergency are in effect for louisiana, mississippi and alabama as dangerous storm surges,strong winds and heavy rain systems move along the gulf coast.sot rupert lacy harrison county emergency management agency director"we are not taking this storm lightly. simply because we want everybody to be safe."a curfew went into effect tuesday evening in

we have flood warnings through maryland and the eastern panhandle of west virginia. sscouple inches of rain have falling ache area. we'll have more rain through the day today. a chance for tomorrow morning and then again storm afternoon and we' keep chances this week, then our focus on friday tus to florence. we're showing you the latest track to let you know what to expect in five minutes. >> thank you, lauryn. her name is miranda and she may be the most talked-about baby in washington, d.c. thre months o, mayor muriel bowser announced she was adopting a newborn and becoming a mom. >> mayor o bowserned up to the "today" show's hoda kotb about her bundle of joy but she talked to us first and w she's finally ready to introduce miranda to the world. >> reporter: this is the first time mayor bowser allowed news cameras to see her baby. >> we're settled in and miranda will be baptized on sunday. she'll have a party and then she's going back to being a normal baby, i bowser chose to hare her and miranda's story with the "today" show's hoda kotb. >> i enjoyed watching her

moreain across parts of northern maryland, the panhandle of west virginia. not much rain around the city yet, but a stray shower or two can't be ruled out. it's a warmnd humid start after an 86 yesterday afternoon. we're back down only low and mid-70s this morning. a very warm and veryy,umid much like yesterday. cloudy, kind of a showery start for some this morning. a few peeks of sunsh just enough to get us back up into the 80s and bubble up more rain showers late and thunderstorms later on today. the higher rain ihances come for tomorrow, but slightly lower for the weekend. more about that. for now, let's go to melissa. >> good morning. lanham, left lane is getting by the work zone. inner loop and outer loop don't have any problems reported right now. a live look here, inner loop, outer loop rolling along. alex dr nd is dria, northb blocke inbound 14th street bridge, two work lanes get by there. >>melissa, thank you >>> it's 4:01. hurricane florence continues to barrel toward the east coast. the carolinas it are preparing for extended powerag o and potenti

instead of panhandling, he has been handling -- handing out resumes. >> once i get my foot in the door, i could make a lot of money real fast. >> this 62-year-old worked his first shift at kiki's chicken in rancho cordova. he has been the -- been without a job for six years. a fulsome woman shared his story on social media after meeting him. within hours, the restaurant called to offer him a job. >> how many people are actually asking to earn their money when you see them out on the street. how can you say no to someone that actually wants to take the initiative to take care of himself? >> sylvie says he loves working at his new job. he also does not want to retire until he turns 106. >>> the nasa satellite that will track a melting ice lasted off earlier today from southern california. >> lift off of the final delta -- >> once it is in place, it will measure the height of earth's ice. that includes glaciers as well as cis. scientists will use the measurements to find out how fast polar ice is melting. they also want to pinpoint the areas experiencing the biggest losses. >>> goodbye to

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. >> reporter: is mom posted this photo of him panhandling with the post, i hate this. she thinks of the sun she lost. >> i want the drivers found. they should be prosecuted. nothing will be the same ever again. >> reporter: he was not a crosswalk, the jaywalking did contribute. these crashes went from accidents to felony hit and runs for the two drivers when they left him for dead. at the two cars, a dark sedan with a woman at the wheel, and a white honda that has a spoiler and a sunroof. reporting live in santa rosa, ktvu fox2 news . >>> a 32-year-old man is dead after a head-on crash in central -- san jose. this happened in 2:15 this afternoon on mckeon road south of police say two cars were involved, toyota corolla and a bmw. the police safer on on reasons, the toyota crossed the centerline of the two-lane road and hit the bmw head-on. the driver of the toyota, 32- year-old man was killed. there is no word on the extent of the other drivers injuries. mckeon road was shut down for hours while the highway patrol investigated. >>> new information in the deadly shooting

that would put the panhandle, mobile and the southern parts of mississippi around biloxi in the crosshairs for when it surges to a one right before hitting tonight. 75-miles-per-hour winds, a storm surge of about five feet and then it rolls up towards jackson, mississippi and goes into arkansas where it could potentially flood parts of the state there. we could get about seven to ten inches of rain, where you are seeing the magenta, especially in southern alabama, mississippi and then to the eastern parts of arkansas. so we'll keep an eye on that. >>> back here at home, let's go down to the south bay where some of the sun broke out quickest, and we'll see a lot of sunshine away from the coast. nearly average highs, pretty close, within three degrees. middle of the week cooling as the sea breeze ramps up once again and a quiet pattern through the weekend. let's talk about temperatures because we have a widespread. in the south bay and the 90s sting out, and then everybody else in the low to mid 80s with 84 in san jose. mid to upper 70s on the peninsula. 70 in millbrae, a little cooler. abou

moreain across parts of northern maryland, the panhandle of west virginia. rain around the city yet, but a stray shower or two can't be ruled out. it's a warmnd humid start after an 86 yesterday afternoon. we're back down only low and mid-70s this morning. a very warm and veryy,umid much like yesterday. cloudy, kind of a showery start for some this morning. a few peeks of

the one who wins is the one who gets one more vote than the next person which is why the northern panhandle is going to matter. they're going to see their nominee for governor moving across this state because i believe the way we'll win is by getting that one more vote. and that's what's going to put us over and if there are republicans who are sick again of their kids being tested to death, tested don't tell us what they know but how well they take a test, if they're sick of being terrified of being one illness away from bankruptcy, i'm your candidate. and i believe that the full force of that coming together is what's going to result in us not only winning this state but i think winning decisively on november 6. >> if you win by the margin you're polling at now, that would be quite revolutionary for florida. florida is a tough state to win in for a democrat. obviously, the obvious is that you are an african-american man. you know what that means in terms of just walking around in that black body but also in running for office and being in politics, to be blunt. you've already had the monk

storm is blamed for one death, and nearly 30,000 people are without power in alabama and the florida panhandle. laura podesta is here in new york. good morning, laura. >> good morning, anne-marie. yes. as you mentioned, there's a threat of heavy flooding. we're also hearing reports of isolated tornadoes. so even though the storm is moving inland and quickly losing strength, it's still creating a lot of problems. a child died when a tree fell onto a trailer in pensacola, florida, last night as tropical storm gordon came ashore. 70-mile-per-hour winds knocked down trees throughout the gulf coast, leaving thousands of people without power. police in pascagoula, mississippi, warned residents to stay off the road. they posted a picture of first responders dealing with injuries after an accident. john and robin berry are vacationing on dawson island, alabama. they were forced to move inland for fear of heavy flooding. >> there are no dunes and no protecti protection. >> by nightfall visibility was near zero as waved crashed ashore, flooding the island. powerful winds destroyed this billboard. shrimp

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. > that risk stretches from the florida panhandle through new orleans. as the system moves inland, so will the rain. >> four to possibly eight inches maybe up to a foot along t coast and inland. >> reporter: winds are picking up parts of the beach in alabam sandblasting the shoreline gusts could cause major problems across the strike zone. >> wn you're talking tropical storm winds come agshore, you're looking at saturated ground, trees coming down. long-term power outages be out for some time. >> response teams ared sta across the region. the national guard has been called in ready to move when conditions ease. >> this storm hopefully will be gone by very early in the morninrs h and then we'll begin recovery efforts. >> reporter: as what f many along the gulf coast continues to begh a r night. >> look, we already know 10,000 pele without pow in alabama. more than 100 here in mississippi. the storm is justinow m its way in. that's going to be a problem for several days. >> going to be a long night. stay safe. jay, thank you. >>> back here at home, lights

as a physically abused child and incest fiver who became homeless at 16 a lesbian and a panhandler anda prostitute she gave birth to a child at 17 and the child was taken from her. the woman became known as the first serial killer. both were figures and were outlaws but they were female outlaws modern day thelma and louise they attract many lesbian supporters films or plays or works or songs so long as the book was translated. june 3, 1968 warhol was shot by valerie. they embraced her with the militancy and rushed to her sid side. we needed outlaws. they claim her as one of theirs and visited her in jail. the attempt to present mentally ill made them crazy. not as a feminist hero. and then to be seen as the murder of men. it could be interpreted in feminist terms but she was not a feminist she acted irrational so to hotly deny any association to be described a civil disobedience to chez valerie. predictably many years later all those that try to help her of the same thing. she gracefully resigned with her solidarity she died of pneumonia in 1988 in a single occupancy tell after spendin

going to pick up steam across the gulf of mexico and then make landfall somewhere between thelorida panhandle and louisiana. and some of those areas are already under hurricane mernings. >> closer to the start of september feeling like the dog days of august around here. people braved the heat and humidity tonight to enjoy some time out on the national mall. st place t be today might have been in the water. some children enjoying a big splash at six flags in prince ty george's co. others taking one last d the pool before they close until next year. >> that looks good. >> it does look etty good. let's check in with doug kammerer now. >> it was straight out swampy out there.s how long d the heat last here? obviously -- >> definitely on in the heat index. the heat index hit 104 today. i expect it to be there again during the day tomorrow. not much in the way of storms. one or two storms today. as we make our way in towards the nex couple of days, we are tracking the latest on tropical storm gourd dordon. whoe this storm is goinge headed what happened that means for our weather later on in the we

but it does make a move toward the panhandle and toward the gulf coast. need everybody to let your friends know because folks are on vacation. and they just don't know this is happening. >> it will be a wet labor day for a lot of people. sam, thank you so much. appreciate it. >>> next, four people missing and presumed dead on the colorado river. it happened in a remote spot near the california/arizona border. a dive team and helicopters searched today after two boats collided head-on last night, just after sunset. >> two boat hit head on about 50 miles per hour. near the river, near the topock restaurant. 12 people in the water. 12 people in the water near pirate cove resort. >> other boaters pulled victims from the water. at least ten injured. two critically. and no sign of the four still missing. >>> and tonight, john mccain's journey has come to an end. the last stretch through the streets of washington to the u.s. naval academy. echoes of unity from his funeral, as a divisive battle for president trump's supreme court nominee is about to begin. here's

warnings are now up for coastal sections of the florida panhandle, alabama, mississippi, and louisiana. new orleans mayor latoya cantrell says emergency response plans have been activated. >> we've got the pumps and power we believe we need again to be safe and protect our residents. >> reporter: even as gordon pushes away from south florida, there are still red flag warnings along the beaches here, and a flood watch remains in effect until late tonight. maurice? >> dubois: manuel bojorquez in uerth miami beach. tomorrow, brett kavanaugh's confirmation hearing for supreme court gets under way. senate democrats are demanding the white house turn over a vast collection of documents related to kavanaugh's past government burk, but the answer has been no. more on this now from paula reid. >> reporter: president trump was briefly seen at the white house today. his staff said he's working head of a busy week in washington. on tuesday, the senate judiciary committee will begin hearings on his second supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh. he is expected to face questions on abortion, guns, hea

part of the florida panhandle received more than 10 inches of rain in 24 hours. >> we better get around this quickly. >> reporter: in pensacola, a ten-month-old baby was killed when a large limb from an oak tree fell on this mobile home. mississippi is experiencing rain and traffic jams, but otherwise dodged a bullet. hivernor phil bryant: >> there are no injuries, no loss of life. >> reporter: some even crossed the border to orange beach, alabama, where this church steeple toppled, nearly averting disaster. pastor robert gardner: >> it's amazing. ob came straight down the side of the building and landed bright. >> reporter: flooding remains. the biggest threat for millions at americans as the storm moves towards an already-waterlogged rddwest. places like la valle, wisconsin, have already seen more than a foot of rain. >> it's lost a lot of things. >> reporter: sauk county residents like eleanor ekern are salvaging what they can. >> it will take time to get back together, back everything. g., yeah, what can you do? >> reporter: now, these sandbags have been placed here to keep the wate

. >> reporter: she points to this photo of him panhandling with a post, i hate this. >> i want the two drivers caught and prosecuted. >>> he was not in the crosswalk at the time he was hit. and his jay walking was a factor in what happens. but it went from accident to felony hit and run once the two drivers left the scene. no information to bring you about the driver of the honda. >>> a contra costa county superior court judge is facing nine charges of judicial misconduct, including sexual harassment of female attorneys. he is accused of sexual harassment conduct and allegedly conducted on women's looks. he said that the complaint are motivated by unpopular bail decisions. they will schedule a hearing on the accusations. >>> dallas mavericks' owner cuban is donating $10 million to women's groups. a report shows sexual harassment against a former team president and ceo. and two domestic violence incident involving a former driver. his $10 million is four time the maximum $2.5 million the nba could have fined him. >>> actress -- blakely said that is a biased against women wearing suits.

a hurricane warning is in effect anom the louisiana-mississippi thrder to the florida panhandle. >> chairman, i move to adjourn. >> a rowdy first day of stnfirmation hearings for supreme court justice nominee brett kavanaugh. >> democrats called for a delay as protesters flooded capitol emll. >> justice, you're in doubt! ow a powerful typhoon slamming into japan. >> the storm causing a tanker to crash into a bridge connecting the airport to the mainland. >> an egyptian man was arrested outside the u.s. embassy in cairo this morning, after chemicals in his backpack caught fire. authorities called it "a botched attack >> amazon became the second tblicly traded company to reach $1 trillion. >> one month after apple reached the same mark. >> the slippers... yes! >> the iconic "wizard of oz" no rd yetwhtheeen found.s f.b.i. followed the yellow brick road to find them. >> glor: good evening. i'm jeff glor. this is our western edition. we'll start with the latest book on the trump white house paints an ugly picture of the current presidency. bob woodward, whose reporting helped bring down president

so far, alabama and the florida panhandle have gotten the worst of it. the storm is causing widespread flooding throughout the midwest where some towns were already under water from a month of steady rain. dimarco morg an reports from waterlogged madison, wisconsin. >> reporter: tropical storm gordon hit the gulf coast, unleashing heavy rain and powerful winds of 70 miles an hour on three states spawning tornadoes and kicking up heavy ri panhand receiv in in 24 hours. >> we better get around this quickly. >> reporter: and pensacola, a ten month old baby was killed when a large limb from an oak tree fell on this mobile home. mississippi is experiencing rain and traffic jams, but otherwise dodged a bullet. governor phil bryant. >> there are no injuries, no loss of life. >> reporter: some lessons even crossed the border to alabama where this church steeple toppled averting disaster. >> it's amazing, it came straight down the side of the building and landed upright. >> reporter: flooding remains the biggest threat for millions of americans as the storm moves

warnings are now up for coastal sections of the florida panhandle, alabama, mississippi, and louisianas mayor latoya cantrell says emergency response plans have been activated. >> we've got the pumps and power safe and protect our residents. >> reporter: even as gordon pushes away from south florida, there are still red flag warnings along the beaches here and a flood watch remains in effect until late g is expected to bring more wet misery to thentire neighborhoodo swamps. demarco morgan has the story. >> reporter: it's being called a 500-year rain occurrence that quickly turned towns into lakes in riley county, kansas. >> it was one of the most significant events that we've experienced. >> reporter: ron fehr is the city manager of manhattan, kansas. >> things got flooded this time that have never been flooded before. >> reporter: hundreds had to be rescued by both when wildcat creek flooded 21 feet above crest. jacob wiener escaped just in time. >> just trying to get all my belongings together. just took the baby and dog and wallet and keys and that's it. >> reporter: more than 300 p

there has been one fatality on the florida panhandle, a tree came down on a mobile home killing a childrews are going out there, there is a state of emergency in several counties along the coast, people told not to drive. there are still life-threatening conditions from possible flash floods and tornado warnings, we will see the storm we can throughout the day moving from tropical storm to a tropical depression just under hurricane force winds. a lot of people still in the dark on the alabama coast. heather: be careful out there. appreciate that coverage. more potential attacks against syrian rebels. us ambassador to the un nikki haley stressing the united states will not accept another chemical attack in the country. the white house repeating the president's strong warning that if a red line is crossed by bashar al-assad the us and its allies will, quote, response wesley and appropriately. the united states and canada coming back to the negotiating table, the nations will resume trade talks after failing to agree on a deal to update nafta, in three months, hopes canada will be included

tropical storm, 40 miles per hour winds, still a gooding concern, east of mobile and parts of the panhandleetting heavy rain. there is also a chance for tornadoes. there will be flooding concerns inland as well. >> of course, in just hours, brett kavanaugh will be back in the hot seat. >> reporter: today is when the real heat is expected, brett kavanaugh will be tasing questions for at least 12 hours. they are expecting fireworks. >> day one of supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh's hearings turning into a shouting match. >> we cannot possibly move forward. >> i extend a very warm welcome to mr. kavanaugh. >> we're rushing through the process in a way that is in unnecessary. >> democrats saying they were not given enough time to review documents. >> no one can prepare and review 42,000 documents in one evening. we know that no matter how much coffee you drink. >> and the decision to withhold thousands of documents from the time he was a president for george w. bush. >> turning this hearing into a charade and a mockery. >> republicans firing back. >> this is the first confirmation for a sup

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. >> said news out of escambia county on the florida panhandle.emergency management officials confirming to fox one fatality, local media reporting occurred when a tree fell on a mobile home. this is believed to be the first fatality related to tropical storm gordon and a reminder that even in a relatively mild tropical storm you are not out of danger and need to take precautions. in gulfport, mississippi the winds are picking up, we have yet to experience rain even though we are in the path of the eye when you look at the radar. most rain bands are on the eastern side of the eye so the section of the gulf coast getting hit hardest includes portions of alabama. look at this video shot by storm chasers from oklahoma on dalton island near mobile, heavy rain coming in sideways given by heavy winds and in orange, they are reporting flooding on their roads. earlier in day residents and visitors on the gulf coast were stocking up on food, water and emergency supplies but rather than cancel their vacation plans many tourists decided to hunker down. >> i

showers moving into winchester now.yl northern md, the panhandle of west virginia and comes all the wayhe corridor. most of the metro area, 1 to 2 inches possible between now and the end of the day tomorrow. so this is a long duration. another 24 to 48 hours of rain in the forecast. temperatures now in the low 70s around there are some 60s on the map thgh. both at 68 degrees. for a monday, no sunshine today. rain could be briefly heavy at times. especially this afternoon and this evening. tomorrow we go from a steady rain to spits and starts of rain showers. it's going to bring an end to the rain. probably around the tune the goes down tomorrow. that's certainly good news but wait until you see how much oi warmer it's to get. i was going to say cold front. not really a cold front. it's just a weather front. it's going to blow the rain chances out of here.ou here's ten day forecast. near 100% chance for heavy rain day. 70% chance tomorrow but the three dry days in a row. unbelievably warm too. perhaps near 90n friday there's chances for more rain over theweekend. that will be backso . >>

over open water running back towards new orleans, again louisiana stretching towards the florida panhandlesee it spinning off the coast of florida again by this evening. by the time you get to midnight you're over open water. no one is affected by this through the overnight house and tuesday running up toward the northern gulf coast areas from new orleans to mobile, biloxi, panama city that could see rain from the system as it makes landfall likely late tomorrow into early wednesday morning. weakening and running its way up the mississippi river. here is what we're talking about as far as timing again. here is your track. pretty good decision with this as you look at most of these tracks running the same direction. here on tuesday at 7:00 p.m. is around the time of landfall. winds 45 miles per hour. mostly a rain maker. 45 mile-per-hour winds are enough to do some damage. it's not the only storm. we fired up in the last couple of days. we have another tropical storm florence out there. way out to sea. i'm not concerned with this making landfall. another one is actually brewing off the coas

from the mouth of the pearl river in louisiana for mississippi and alabama and part of the florida panhandlenext couple hours overnight tonight and quickly dissipate as it continues to move northward. a quick mover. the hurricane center says we will have a minimal hurricane as it makes landfall perhaps around the biloxi mississippi area. we have tropical storm lawrence that could affect bermuda as a hurricane and all these waves off the coast of africa. this is peak season and we think september is going to be very busy in the next couple weeks. we have gordon, florence and a couple hurricanes, it will be busy and we will keep you up to date, preparations have to be made and completed. jillian: we will keep close attention on those forecasts. the founder of the how connie --haqqani network is dead. he was paralyzed for years. they broke ties with taliban and al qaeda and been under many coordinated attacks in recent years. the group responsible for a truck bombing that killed 150 people last year. his son has been running the group since 2001. gun smuggling exposed in a fox news exclusive re

heading back to west virginia a place he has been a number of times and worth noting that this is the panhandleh means you can reach out and touch pennsylvania and ohio. it does come not unnoticed play. i want to say how much of this is a play into the west virginia. the senator is a man male among those votes. there is no doubt that he's going to increase in dizzy as them. but the problem for republicans is that when president trump speaks they are more likely to vote in so as you look at these rallies he is definitely going to be turning out his base. but the things that he has to say to turn on his face are also going to make democrats and those independents who are going to be voting for democrats in november were likely to vote. he has already shown some whiplash around his kavanaugh messaging this week. very disgracefully. and then he said you wanted to hear her. he is kind of flat in the wind around his messaging. put him on the state as we know he is likely to probably attack dr. ford in ways that are going to add to what we saw in the fox news full where most americans do not want do n

it hit the florida panhandle. did very little damage to speak of. then it parked itself over the middle of the state of georgia and just rained for days and caused epic 500 year flooding from macon to the southern tip of the state. we are probably going to see some similar scenarios as this steam slowly moves across the carolinas in the coming days, trace. >> brings back memories. i was in orlando covering that tropical storm alberto. it was ugly up there for a lot of weeks g t weeks. as tropical storm florence continues to pound the carolinas and virginia, president trump is still taking heat for the response to hurricane maria. but who is responsible for recovery efforts in the wake of a disastrous storm. >> you are doing a heck of a job. >> since hurricane katrina, they have become politicized. local, state and federal authorities are playing a game of hot potato. states blame the fed. >> fema was not prepared and supported by the trump administration. >> the fed says it takes two to tango. >> the federal government can't do it on its own. >> but

that is the track and some of the effects are already being felt in florida, panama city and the panhandleward mobile and gulfport and new orleans looks to be on the western edge of it. it might intensify, but moving rather rapidly and that is the good news. it moved up to 65 miles per houring delta wind with temperatures 70s, 80s and a little bit below average. livermore, 86 and where it should be, on the high side. morning fog is cool for some. san francisco, 65 and they cannot get over 70, the average high this time of year. they've been stuck at 65 and 57 is average. even below and on the high side, they are above on the low back couple of degrees. temperatures have gone up a little bit. bodega bay, 53. i've asked if that. south of lake tahoe, some isolated showers and a deep blow in the four corners. 50s on a lot of these temps. we are stuck. in the santa clara valley and around santa cruz and cupertino, all checking in at 57. a roaring delta wind and temps might cool down a bit and into tomorrow, really no change. if there is a change, it would be on the weekend with one forecast mod

moving closer and you can see gordon still offshore but you can see the rain moving into the florida panhandle and that is just the beginning. it will move on shore and will come through at about a category 1 in two areas of alabama, and mississippi. gordon is moving northwest at about 15 miles per hour. when it moves ashore, it will weaken as it takes a westerly direction. off the shore already, heavy rain is reported over florida that will continue with the storm surges and it will move ashore with a category 1 and then back to a tropical storm inland and then continuing to weaken into thursday. low clouds and for the rest of us, pretty much in the clear. some haze in the north bay, santa rosa, cooler and the clouds make clear and around the american canyon area, some cloud cover but it has since burned off. partly to mostly cloudy from areas like sausalito and the san raphael bridge and some haze in areas like alameda. down along the coastline, santa cruz is clearing out and that is good news for the afternoon. 70s in the forecast and the onshore breeze at 14 with oakland at eight and napa

the hviest rain will be in northern maryland and the panhandle of west virginia. the 60s to near 70 on your way out the door this morning. the commute forecast. 68 this morning. 70% cnnce of r through noontime with a high temperature 74. rain chances dropping though as you get later on into the day today so that's welcod news and by the time you get to the nats game this evening they'll be able to play baseball. will be cloudy and humid and it will be over. a warmone, 85 tomorrow and then a cooler shower day there on thursday. rain ending early friday and saturday looks fantastic. sunday looks good too. let's go to melissa. >> oh, gosh. i'll pay you later. thank you, chuck. northbound 95 before 123 here. still have that crash and a big response onidhe right of the main lanes here this morning. two are now getting by in the main lane. that's an improvement. a lot of volume coming northbound. still a little slow as well fro an earlier problem and taking a look, once again here, nortound near 123. that's the back up as you're looking at the map. southbound 2 before m

in the panhandle alone, which is essentially a botanical garden, we have 65 different species of trees. and as important as trees are, it is not the only strategy to fighting climate change. they are just one piece of the puzzle. it includes waste diversion. the parks department diverts 97% and reuses 97% of the greenways. [cheers and applause] >> i'm very proud to say, that in 2021, golden gate park will be the largest urban park in the nation maintained entirely through recycled water. [cheers and applause] >> together, we are all doing our part. for this neighborhood, there is so much love and attention and a push like never before to create healthier communities. in addition to all the trees that were planted, and in addition to this playground renovation cap just a few blocks away, it is another playground which undergoes a renovation and january 9th -- of 2019 as well we celebrate other parts. there are elements of health and vibrancy just blossoming in this neighborhood. the last thing i want to say is it is really important. it is one thing to plant a tree and another thing to

some of the outer rain bands starting to make the way into the florida panhandle. and this may just briefly strengthen to a category 1 hurricane before it makes landfall. i know you've got a lot more information on that. >> that's right, kari. a developing story. see tropical storm gordon moving closer to the shoreline here. this is a look from the radar. moving towards new orleans therement people along the gulf coast there buying surplus or leaving altogether. forecasters say that gordon could become a hurricane and make its landfall overnight or early wednesday morning. nbc's kerry sanders is in biloxi, mississippi, with the latest. >> reporter: there's mandatory evacuations in place for gulfport, biloxi and long beach but those evacuations that are mandatory are in the harbors, folks who thought they would ride the storm out on the boat will not happen. that's a relatively new law. a year ago that nate came ashore. two people died. they don't want to see any sort of folks trying to battle out mother nature because even if it's a tropical storm or hurricane it w

right now, hundreds of thousands of people facing nature's fury from the florida panhandle... to the bayous of louisiana ... , omar jimenez joins us live from gulfport, mississippi. states of emergency are in effect for louisiana, mississippi and alabama as dangerous storm surges,strong winds and heavy rain systems move along the gulf coast.sot rupert lacy harrison county emergency management agency director"we are not taking this storm lightly. simply because we want everybody to be safe."a curfew went into effect tuesday evening in harrison county mississippi, which covers biloxi and gulfport.as harbors and vessels were ordered to evacuate due to the risk from storm surges.in long beach mississippi people were preparing for this storm. picking up sand bags at government distribution points in order to protect their homes against flooding.in louisiana have the national guard on notice - 350 members will be ready to roll when given the signal.and if you plan on traveling to the gulf coast in the next few days, check your plans.some airlines have warned of delays and flight can