and rain from the hurricane could pound the islands through sunday. >> accuweather meteorologist paul williams path. good morning, paul. >> good morning lynda, kendis. we are looking at a high to moderate risk to lives and property. mudslides, flooding, dangerous winds and dangerous surf. a category one as it turns away from honolulu and on sunday likely to be downgraded to a tropical storm. >> the hawaiian islands are getting a brush with lane. >>> verizon is accused of creating a safety threat. data speeds were cut 99% after reaching monthly limits during the mendocino complex fire. now they insist the downgrade called throttling was due to the repeal of net neutrality rules. verizon admits mishandling the incident and says the problem wasn't caused by net neutrality changes. >>> sears and kmart will be closing another 46 stores by november. liquidation sales at all of them begin at the end of the month. the company has been struggling because of declining mall traffic, more online competition and some mistakes. >>> if you want pasta, olive garden wants you. >> the restaurant chain has launc

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consultant paul williams told sean stone's son a film director all over about operation gladio one r.t. is watching the hawks during larry or one the years of lead in italy when there were these horrific bombings even the lone you bombing posited from time they were all done by really to stay behind units a gladder your units spurred on by the cia well a destabilization of italy is open to debate no one need to bait how a particular italian american actor is destabilize the arguable propaganda arm of the us military industrial complex hollywood her name is rose mcgowan and she's been in the news for bringing down powerful men like harvey weinstein currently on bail after being indicted by a grand jury for sex crimes that he denies roses appeared in scores of t.v. and feature films a directorial debut dorn was nominated for the grand jury prize at sundance i just work is brave tracing her journey from the children of god cult in southern italy to becoming a movie star she joins me now rose welcome to going underground so why do you think many people believe this part autobiography part

. >>> now we're going to turn to accuweather's paul williams who has today's forecast. good morning, paul. >> good morning, maggie, kendis. this low pressure system is stirring up trouble and we're looking at showers from d.c. to portland, causing flash flooding, flash flooding a problem for the center part of the country, from st. louis to oklahoma city. and southwest, normal heat, mainly dry. but reduced air quality, lower visibility. hazy skies as a result of all the fires burning as we speak. maggie, kendis? >> paul, thank you. >>> and sunday night's ending at wrigley field has chicago cubs fans dreaming of another world series run. >> they were down 3-0 to the nationals. in the ninth, two outs. bases loaded. the pinch hitter there. extending it deep as you see there. the cubs win, the cubs win, 4-3, walkoff grand slam! >> ooh! love seeing that happen. apparently, just moments before that home run, the cubs twitter feed posted retweet if the grand slam would make you happy. it would make me happy. i love grand slams. i'm not a cubs fan. i'm a red sox girl. but it's s

accuweather's paul williams finally earning his keep, shall we say? morning. >> good morning, kendis, maggie. more rain is going to hit tulsa. but the heaviest of the storms will begin to lift towards the northeast and out of the way. however, speaking of the northeast, hot along the i-95 corridor. but more showers for new york, new hampshire and maine. but by the time we get to thursday going to sunday, another round of heavy rain producing flash flooding. hot and steamy for the majority of the country. >> our thanks to paul. >>> yosemite national park is welcoming visitors once again. the park has reopened after being closed for nearly three weeks because of smoke from wildfires. some camps are still closed. the closure came at the height park and nearby communities millions of dollars. >>> thin mints and samoas, watch out, you're bet about to get competition. there is a brand new cookie flavor. caramel chocolate chip. and it is gluten-free. it will be available early next year. the newsroom is rejoicing. it means they're super healthy, right? you c

paul williams joins us with more on these floods. >> good morning, ryan, diane.rs will continue to be a problem from new york, d.c., orlando, with flash flooding, locally severe storms. not just thursday. friday as well. look for widespread flash flooding along the east coast with the intense high pressure system feeding more humid air along the coast. for the desert southwest, hot and hazy conditions. and in the northwest, the only exception along the coast. ryan, diane? >> paul, thank you. >>> dry, hot conditions in california continue to fuel the state's wildfires. more than 13,000 firefighters are working to get more than a dozen fires under control. three broke out on wednesday. they've spent more than $125 million trying to fight the flames, more than one quarter of their budget. >>> a landmark is being updated and they want help from residents. >> they want to repaint the water tower of hamburg. the hamburger is said to have been invented in hamburg in 1885. >> they are to choose from four designs to make the water tower look like a hamburger. this is baco

let's check in with accuweather's paul williams. >> good morning, maggie, kenneth.e leaves, still have moisture lingering. flash flooding a concern, but local heavy rainfall will still stay very humid. look for storms throughout wisconsin, minnesota, going into the northern slice of iowa, due to this low pressure system, it's going to track thunderstorms into the great lakes region. look for thunderstorms in missoula as well. kenneth, maggie? >>> some people take their baseball very seriously. >> a little bit. houston astros pitcher justin verlander was charged an extra $1 million when he had lunch in l.a. the item on the bill charged him for being, quote, a dodger killer. >> verlander and the astros beat the l.a. dodgers in the world series last year. he posted a picture of the bill on instagram. but it was just a joke the restaurant staff played on him. he didn't actually have to pay for the meal. >> look what else is on that receipt, though, $42 for chicken salad. >> it was $42 for pancakes, $10 for a chicken salad, but dude, how many pancakes did you buy? >> gre

. >> let's check in with paul williams. >> you know everything comes with a price.at, no problem. the price will be widespread thunderstorms and showers. until the rain arrives, it stays sweltering along the east coast. and we're going to stay stormy in the south.r e utes ssonae dryness but hot. in texas, not only that, it stays bone dry in the northwest except for a corner of rain right here. kendis, maggie? >> a very busy day in the weather department. >>> the farmer's almanac is out with its winter outlook for 2019. get ready for snow, lots of it. it's forecasting a long, cold and snowy winter with the worst conditions in february. the old farmer's almanac predicted a warm winter. one joked that the forecasts are more like ms. cleo's forecasts. put some respect on ms. cleo's name because she got some things right. >> 50/50. >> i love how they update hurricane forecasts midway through hurricane season. >> we have an update. it's going to be a less than active hurricane season. easy to say midseason. >> it's kind of like placing a bet at halftime. >> you can't do t

. >> for more on the forecast, let's go to accuweather's paul williams. >> good morning, kendis, maggie. we're expecting the dry heat to stick around with sweltering conditions with gusty winds causing problems with the fires in the northwest. because it remains hot and breezy there as well. northeast, a different kind of heat, with hot, humid conditions dominant throughout the east coast, bracing for a real-feel of 105 degrees from boston to new york, down to the d.c. area. typical august heat will stick around with thunderstorms around the coast. watch out for spotty storms throughout portions of iowa, des moines, chicago and minneapolis. we're bracing for a chance of severe storms from moline to chicago, with flooding downpours a part of the mix as well. kendis, maggie? >> paul, thank you. president trump is putting the blame on environmental laws. >> the president was apparently referring to a 2015 proposal to capture rainwater instead of letting it flow into the ocean. he tweeted this, california wildfires are being magnified and made so much worse by the bad environmental laws whi

i'm accuweather meteorologist paul williams. >>> well, coming up, the sky high fees for air travelers. the cost of checking your bag hits a new high. >>> also, talk about sticker shock. a family gets a $13,000 cell phone bill. what their son did and the lesson they learned. >>> and later the girl seen in a viral video with drake, her reese witherspoon tonight dare to dream big. on friday, sept 7th, join stand up to cancer for all the inspiration all the laughter kevin heart if you change one letter in 'cancer' it becomes 'dancer', what!? all the stars tom hanks keep this movement going strong. every network every star kevin bacon dream big with us. one night to save lives get ready to see it all tune in live friday, sept 7, 87c >>> we're back with a terrifying accident for a school crossing guard. watch it there as it plays out in florida. the 72-year-old was 12ruk by that suv. the teen behind the wheel wasn't paying attention. the crossing guard is recovering from her injuries. police released the video as a reminder to be careful on the roads now especially with kids going back to s

i'm accuweather meteorologist paul williams. >>> well, coming up an easy way to save big on airline tickets. >>> but first are the results you get on google biased? the company responds to the president's claim that google searches are rigged. >>> plus, the explosive danger of it's a revolution in sleep. the new sleep number 360 smart bed is on sale now, from $899, during sleep number's 'biggest sale of the year'. it senses your movement, and automatically adjusts to keep you both comfortable. it even helps with this. so you wake up ready to put your pedal to the metal. and now, all beds are on sale. it's the last chance to save 50% on the new sleep number 360 limited edition smart bed. plus, 36-month financing. ends labor day. sleep number. proven, quality sleep. >>> i know i just heard, helicopters everywhere with a whole lot of people running so i turned to run and the first corner, i got a gun drawn down on me. >> that's an employee of a texas business raided by immigration and customs enforcement agents. they swarmed the manufacturing plant near dallas detaining 160 undocumented immigr

i'm accuweather meteorologist paul williams. >>> well, coming up, the digital heist that the fbi sayss imminent. >> and also ahead. aretha franklin's health battle. what we've learned overnight about her condition. >>> and the tourists that could be in big trouble. why they're facing charges for taking this selfie. hmm. [cell phone beeps] hey! [police whistle blows] [horns honking] woman: hey! [bicycle bell rings] turn here. there. excuse me. uh. uh. [indistinct announcement on p.a. system] so, same time next week? well, of course. announcer: put away a few bucks. feel like a million bucks. for free tips to help you save, go to ♪ feed the pig ♪ r-e-s-p-e-c-t find out what it means to me r-e-s-p-e-c-t♪ >>> a very young aretha franklin there. the queen of soul singing there in a career that spanned and is spanning some six decades. this morning, the legendary singer, we're told, is getting plenty of respect and a lot of love, as well as thoughts and prayers. franklin's family has reportedly confirmed that the 76-year-old is now gravely ill. franklin has been battling health problems for

i'm accuweather meteorologist paul williams. >>> coming up, the new girl scout cookies just revealed.> i'm so excited. >>> also ahead, a survival story. a couple trapped in an ice cave tells their harrowing story. how they were rescued just in time. >>> and a milestone, a sad one i nearly one year after hurricane hmm. [cell phone beeps] hey! [police whistle blows] [horns honking] woman: hey! [bicycle bell rings] turn here. there. excuse me. uh. uh. [indistinct announon p.a. s] so, same time next week? cose. announcer: put away a few bucks. feel like a million bucks. for free tips to help you save, go to ♪ feed the pig >>> yosemite national park is now open. the park closed for nearly three weeks due to smoke from the raging california wildfires. visitors were welcomed once again yesterday. smoke still lingers in the air. and closomed. the closure came at the height of tourist season, costing the park and nearby communities millions of dollars. >>> quite the milestone in nearly one year after hurricane maria hammered the island, the entire island now has power. a home in the southern c

consultant paul williams told sean stone son a film director all over about operation gladio on r t is watching the hawks during gladio one the years of lead in italy when there were these horrific bombings even the colonial bombing posited from time they were all. by really. behind you it's a glow to your units spurred on by the cia well a destabilization of italy is open to debate no one need to bait how a particular italian american actors destabilize the arguable propaganda arm of the us military industrial complex hollywood her name is rose mcgowan and she's been in the news for bringing down powerful men like harvey weinstein currently on bail after being indicted by a grand jury for sex crimes that he denies roses appeared in scores of t.v. and feature films a directorial debut dog was nominated for the grand jury prize at sundance so they just work is brave tracing her journey from the children of god cult in southern italy to becoming a movie star she joins me now rose welcome to going underground so why do you think many people believe this part autobiography part manifesto a

i'm accuweather meteorologist paul williams. >>> coming up, a new study on how to find love online. what so many people are getting wrong. >> oh, no. >>> but first, a major decision to limit the number of uber drivers on the street. we'll have the impact on prices and traffic. >>> and imagine this, riding a chair lift right into the path of an erupting volcano. it's a revolution in sleep. the new sleep number 360 smart bed, from $999, intelligently senses your movement and automatically adjusts. so you wake up ready to train for that marathon. and now, save up to $500 on select sleep number 360 smart beds. ends wednesday. >>> so even though this is in alaska, it's still an insanely shocking sight. drivers came upon this moose just walking down the street appropriately named northern lights boulevard. apparently it was around midnight just out strolling around. he's careful not to disrupt traffic even though he could take out any one of those cars. look at the size difference. >> those moose really haven't had a job since "northern exposure" went off the air, i guess. >>> so, new yor

i'm accuweather meteorologist paul williams. >>> from paper towels to toilet paper, some common householdreucts a extipensivnge.or we'll tell you why next. >>> also ahead, the controversy over a boy and his lemonade stand shut down by the government. were his prices too low? >>> and later, the new research on head injuries in soccer and who is most vulnerable. when i have an asthma attack... er. learn how to prevent your child's next asthma attack. because even one attack is one too many. >>> we're back now with video of a parking garage collapsing in irving, texas, crushing dozens of cars. thankfully nobody was injured in this incident. officials say parts of the garage still standing may be too unstable to pull out all those other cars that weren't damaged. >>> some top immigration officials defended the trump administration's policy of separating immigrant families during what was a contentious hearing on capitol hill. one i.c.e. director compared family detention centers to summer camp because of the various forms of recreation. but an official at health and human services said his ag

i'm accuweather meteorologist paul williams. >>> well, coming up, demi lovato's breaking her silence for the first since an apparent overdose. >>> and also ahead, a 9-year-old selling lemonade is robbed at gunpoint. who police say they're looking for. >>> and a young girl is saved after getting her leg trapped in a rock quarry. we'll see her reunion with the rescuers hmm. [cell phone beeps] hey! [police whistle blows] [horns honking] woman: hey! [bicycle bell rings] turn here. there. excuse me. uh. uh. [indistinct announcement on p.a. system] so, same time next week? well, of course. announcer: put away a few bucks. feel like a million bucks. for free tips to help you save, go to ♪ feed the pig >>> people formed a human chain to save a swimmer from rough waters on lake michigan. the 64-year-old wyoming man was rushed to the hospital, but later pronounced dead. he was actually one of two fatalities in grand haven, michigan. three others were hospitalized. >>> all five people on board are dead after a small plane crashed into a parking lot near los angeles. the ntsb is on the scene whe

consultant paul williams told sean stone son of film director oliver about operation gladio one r.t. is watching the hawks during larry or one years of lead in italy when there were these two riffing bombings.

i'm meteorologist paul williams. >>> coming up, the first app approved for pregnancy prevention. >>> the desperate search for a missing teenager in arizona. why investigators think she could be in when i have an asthma attack... i feel like a fish with no water. learn how to prevent your child's next asthma attack. because even one attack is one too many. >>> a dramatic water chase lay out on mexico's pacific coast. those are drug traffickers there trying to outrun a military helicopter in mexico when their boat runs aground. authorities seized more than two tons of cocaine. the street value into the hundreds of millions of dollars. so far police have only made one arrest. >> they have their work cut out for them. >>> turning to the parents of a missing phoenix woman. who are hoping someone can help bring their daughter home. 19-year-old kiera bergman hasn't been seen since she left her apartment august 4th. police don't have any suspects. in her disappearance. bergman's mother says it's out of character for her daughter to stay out of touch like this. she doesn't think anyone would

. >> let's take you to paul williams. >> good morning, maggie, . >> kendis.est rain in the northeast from banger to richmond, a rick of flooding. targeting albany, new york, near philadelphia, over towards harrisburg. and we're looking for showers and thunderstorms to run rampant across the country. for the southwest, seasonable heat kicks in, still more problems with the wildfires. we are looking at record challenging heat for the north west. things are worse there. >> that heat is challenging. >> it is, i think of it. >> paul williams goes to church with that forecast. . >> paul, thank you for your incredibly accurate forecast. >>> president trump's war of words with former aid omarosa newman the president sent off late night tweet, he called her deranged and denying her claim she heard a recording of him using the n word. he said a friend producer told him there were no tapes where he used the slur. he claims the word is not in his vocabulary. this follows the release of two recordings by omarosa to nbc news, including a phone conversation a day after she

accuweather's paul williams finally earning his keep, shall we say?good morning, kendis, maggie. more rain is going to hit tulsa. more rain is going to hit tulsa. but the heaviest of the storms will begin to lift towards the northeast and out of the way. however, speaking of the northeast, hot along the i-95 corridor. but more showers for new york, new hampshire and maine. but by the time we get to thursday going to sunday, another round of heavy rain producing flash flooding. hot and steamy for the majority of the country. >> our thanks to paul. >>> yosemite national park is welcoming visitors once again. the park has reopened after beinclosed for nearly three weeks because of smoke from wildfires. some camps are still closed. the closure came at the height of tourist season costing the park and nearby communities millions of dollars. >>> thin mints and samoas, watch out, you're bet about to get competition. there is a brand new cookie flavor. caramel chocolate chip. and it is gluten-free. it will be available early next year. the newsroom is rejoici

paul williams joins us with more on these floods. >> good morning, ryan, diane.york, d.c., orlando, with flash flooding, locally severe storms. not just thursday. friday as well. look for widespread flash flooding along the east coast with the intense high pressure system feeding more humid air along the coast. for the desert southwest, hot and hazy conditions. and in the northwest, the only exception along the coast. ryan, diane? >> paul, thank you. >>> dry, hot conditions in california continue to fuel the state's wildfires. more than 13,000 firefighters are working to get more than a dozen fires under control. three broke out on wednesday. they've spent more than $125 million trying to fight the flames, more than one quarter of their budget. >>> a landmark is being updated and they want help from residents. >> they want to repaint the water tower of hamburg. the hamburger is said to have been invented in hamburg in 1885. >> they are to choose from four designs to make the water tower look like a hamburger. this is bacon cheeseburger. this is more artistic. >>

let's check in with accuweather paul williams for the forecast.ning, how hot is it going to be? sounds like an old johnny carson show. we're looking at 100 to 110 for new york, d.c., charlotte, feeling like 100 degrees in buffalo, pittsburgh and detroit. that's how hot. that hot will lean into wednesday as well. watch out for thunderstorms around the great lakes region, des moines, down towards kansas city, tropical disruption and isolated tornadoes, kendis, maggie. >>> now to a person that got a big celebration. >>> sophia celebrated her 11th birthday. a viral video of her dancing to drake's "in my feelings." >> she's good. . >> it helped one of her wishes come true. the rapper, of course, paid her a surprise visit which she said nearly left her speechless. >> i love that reaction. over the week, she found out the second part of her birthday wish had also been granted. >> my wish is to get a heart. >> well, guess what? it happened today. you're getting a heart. congratulations. >> i'm getting a heart! >> sophia underwent more than nine hours of s

let's go to accuweather's paul williams for this and more. >> good morning, maggie, kendis.orching hit, triple digits for several cities in the northwest, and for the southwest, triple digits as well. showers and thunderstorms from boston north, and we're looking for scattered showers throughout the deep south, currency of the steamy moisture from the gulf. and the southern rain will continue going into the weekend. let's talk about hector. a strong hurricane passing to the south of hawaii as a category three. but still going to cause problems with dangerous swells, enhanced showers and john will be downgraded to a tropical storm and unfortunately won't help us out with the fires in southern california. >> the atlantic staying quiet for now. >>> our parent company disney wants to help your kids sleep, not by watching us. >> that would keep them right up. disney has created a sleep hotline so frazzled moms and dads can get their little ones to shut their eyes. dial 1-877-7-mickey, and you'll get a message telling your son or daughter it's time for bed. you can choose from mic

i'm accuweather meteorologist paul williams. >>> coming up, the shocking cost of day care, and it's on the rise. >>> also ahead, an uber driver opens fire on a man during a dispute. why police say he will not be charged. >>> an oversized load. look at that. reese witherspoon tonight dare to dream big. on friday, sept 7th, join stand up to cancer for all the inspiration all the laughter kevin heart if you change one letter in 'cancer' it becomes 'dancer', what!? all the stars tom hanks keep this movement going strong. every network every star kevin bacon dream big with us. one night to save lives get ready to see it all tune in live friday, sept 7, 87c sleep number 360 smart bed. it senses your movement and automatically adjusts to keep you both comfortable. and now, all beds are on sale. it's the last chance to save 50% on the new sleep number 360 limited edition smart bed. ends labor day. >>> well, someone may be sleepless in seattle after this pickup was pulled over in nearby tacoma. state troopers did not like what they called the leaning tower of mattresses driving around on the in

i'm accuweather meteorologist paul williams. >>> coming up, a rhinoceros goes on the attack at a safari park. we'll tell you why. >>> but first the terrifying crash caught on camera. police releasing the video to teach drivers everywhere an important lesson. >>> and gunfire erupts at a local radio station. was the deejay targeted? when i have an asthma attack... i feel like a fish with no water. learn how to prevent your child's next asthma attack. because even one attack is one too many. >>> this was the scene at cape canaveral early this morning. another successful l h for spacex, and you can hear the crowds cheering it on there launching a new communications satellite. the company reused one of its falcon 9 rockets equipped with a powerful new booster designed to travel to space and back as many as 100 times. >>> investigators in southern california are trying to figure out why a small plane suddenly fell from the sky killing all five people on board. video shows the twin engine cessna nosediving into the parking lot of a strip mall in orange county. three of the victims worked at a

i'm accuweather meteorologist paul williams. >>> well, coming up, a cliff suddenly collapses onto a california beach. >>> but first the firestorm for verizon accused of slowing down a fire department's wireless service during an emergency because they were over their data limit. >>> and later, one mother's legal battle after she allowed her 8-year-old daughter to walk their dog alone in their neighborhood. why child services had to reese witherspoon tonight dare to dream big. on friday, sept 7th, join stand up to cancer for all the inspiration all the laughter kevin heart if you change one letter in 'cancer' it becomes 'dancer', what!? all the stars tom hanks keep this movement going strong. every network every star kevin bacon dream big with us. one night to save lives get ready to see it all tune in live friday, sept 7, 87c ♪ dream on dream on ♪ dream on dream until the dream comes true ♪ >>> i guess steven tyler is telling president trump to move on. he's now sent a cease and desist letter demanding the president stop using aerosmith songs at his rallies. now, tyler says it's not about poli

consultant paul williams told sean stone's son of film director oliver about operation gladio on r.t. is watching the hawks during larry or one the years of lead in italy when the release of riffing bombings even the colonial bombing posited from time that they were all done by really to stay behind units a gladder your units spurred on by the cia well a destabilization of italy is open to debate no one need to bait how a particular italian american actor is destabilize the arguable propaganda arm of the us military industrial complex hollywood her name is rose mcgowan and she's been in the news for bringing down powerful men like harvey weinstein currently on bail after being indicted by a grand jury for sex crimes that he denies roses appeared in scores of t.v. and feature films directorial debut dorn was nominated for the grand jury prize at sundance and they just work is brave tracing her journey from the children of god cult in southern italy to becoming a movie star she joins me now rose welcome to going underground so why do you think many people believe this part autobiography

i'm accuweather meteorologist paul williams. >>> coming up, one town's unusual tribute to mayonnaise. >> what about mustard, ketchup, relish? >>> all right, but first when we come back, fans run for their lives at this high school football game. what sparked the panic. >>> and a developing story this morning. pope francis facing a bombshell new accusation, how he's responding to the new call for when i have an asthma attack... i feel like a fish with no water. learn how to prevent your child's next asthma attack. because even one attack is one too many. >>> we're back now with this scary scene from a high school football game in little rock, arkansas. many people in the crowd of 38,000 thought that shots were being fired. you see them there running for the exits. turns out it was a fight and the sound of barricades falling. the taser being fired may have also added to the chaos. no serious injuries were reported. >>> hours after apologizing in ireland for how the church has handled sex abuse crimes, pope francis is under new pressure this morning facing a bombshell accusation. a forme

i'm accuweather meteorologist paul williams. >>> coming up, would you give up driving your car for 500 bucks a month? the intriguing offer being made this morning. >>> but first a phone battery bursting into flames on a plane triggering panic. just how dangerous one battery can be. >>> and new details about the brazen daytime heist. thieves stealing the crown jewels of sweden. see where police are now looking for clues. - ( phone ringing ) - big button, and volume-enhanced phones. get details on this state program. visit right now or call during business hours. and accessoriesphones for your mobile phone. like this device to increase volume on your cell phone. - ( phone ringing ) - get details on this state program visit right now or call during business hours. >>> take a look at the crown jewels of sweden and now imagine that they're stolen from a church in broad daylight. the thieves smashed into the display case and made off with two crowns and an orb. >> they took off on a bike then on a boat. now an international search is under way. divers are hunting for clues in the lake nearby

paul williams is tracking it. paul. >> reporter: good morning.is expected to be downgraded to a category as he passes well into the down land area. it's causing more problems with the wildfires there as well as into the northwest corner of the country staying hot with triple digit heat. we are looking for triple digit heat along the east coast. hot and humid conditions. by mid-week, more scattered showers towards the east coast down towards the south. . >> thank you. >>> turning now to the star witness taking the stand against a former trump campaign manager paul manafort. >> rick gates testified that he reporter: he was a ckgroundlf. political operative on the trump campaign, literally right there behind the candidate at the republican national convention. but rick gates took the stand in a virginia federal courthouse playing the role of a special counsel robert mueller's witness. coming face-to-face with his former business partner paul manafort. gates said they committed several criminal counts. the prosecutor asked, were you involved in any c

accuweather's paul williams tells us what to expect. paul? >> good morning, maggie, kendis.persisting throughout the desert southwest. triple digits and winds picking up as well. for the northwest, staying hot and dry with temperatures near 100 in boise and great falls. hot conditions in texas well. widespread thunderstorms from d.c., portland, including the boston area. and throughout the southeast we're watching for numerous thunderstorms as well. kendis, maggie? >>> thank you, paul. >>> turning now to the remains of a missing boy found at a compound in new mexico. just days ago, 11 children were found in filthy conditions. longa bo five adults have been charged with child abuse. >>> the embattled president of a college has been replaced. the usc had faced the scandal. women sued claiming that the university failed to protect them. >>> a new report says systems may not see stopped vehicles and it may steer you into a crash if you're not paying attention. so it works perfectly. government researchers looked at the systems on teslas, bmws and volvos. >>> a lucky dog in delaw

paul williams joins us now with the latest. >> good morning, kendis, diane.the afternoon and evening and barely making a dent in the sizzling heat. what's not weakening, the storms throughout the ohio valley region, the northeast and east coast. steamy air reenforcing the showers and thunderstorms. by the end of the workweek, more rain on the east coast. diane, kendis? >> looks like paul got new markers. >> lots of colors going on. >>> city officials in cape coral, florida are meeting with the u.s. army corps of engineers to discuss an unsightly and smelly problem. green slime washing up on shores across southwest florida. the problem is fertilizer from the sugar industry running into lake okeechobee and infiltrating canals. that fertilizer with the summer heat is feeding the algae. >> lovely. thanks for that one. >>> police outside raleigh have nabbed a man with a healthy appetite. >> he stole steaks from a walmart and tried to hide them by shoving them down his pants. he took off on a moped, but officers caught him and grilled him about the steaks. >> he sa

. >> let's check in with paul williams with accuweather. >> sweltering conditions gripping the east coastnd of 100 to 110-degree real feel, and feeling like 90-100 everywhere else. watch for heat-related illnesses. risk for high electrical demand because of the need for air conditioning. and watch for severe storms from louisville to toronto. >>> a new study finds the death toll from hurricane maria last year in puerto rico was nearly 50 times bigger than the initial figures released by the government. victor oquendo has the story. >> repor 2,975 people lost their lives due to maria, the official death toll had been 64. the power out for months, medicine in short supply. president trump visiting puerto rico, tossing paper towels to those affected and then declaring maria's destruction was far short of katrina. >> if you look at a real catastrophe like katrina, and you look at the tremendous, hundreds and hundreds and hundreds of people who died. >> reporter: the president at the time speaking of the immediate death toll in puerto ricofi 16 people versus in the thousands. >> reporter: but

there's more word for the eight guilties for michael cohen and paul manafort today in "the 11th hour" with brian williams which starts now. guilties for paul manafort today in "the 11th hour" with brian williams, which starts right now. >>> tonight we have just witnessed what is likely the worst single day of the trump presidency and perhaps the most dangerous as well. in a matter of minutes. two colossal developments in two different courtrooms. his long time lawyer, michael cohen pleads guilty to eight counts and admits in open court he was directed to break the law by his boss donald trump. and the president's former campaign chairman guilty on eight counts with his second trial now free to begin. and now here are the people from trump's circle who have either been indicted or charged or convicted or pleaded guilty in the aforementioned fake witch hunt. all of it as "the 11th hour" gets under way on a tuesday night. good evening once again from our nbc news headquarters here in new york. day 579 of the trump administration turns out was the day the president was placed in real legal jeopardy. here is

paul: democrats are complaining that the person vetting -- >> william burke. : colleague of kavanaugh's in bush white house is unfair. >> and burke has been designated by former president george w. bush as overseer of his presidential documents and now he is the one that's been tasked with going through kavanaugh's documents when he was secretary to bush. paul: your point is they are similar circumstances, they are the same, nothing untoward with what the republicans are doing? >> yeah, exactly. senator shuim certify making a false claim to sort of suggest that they did everything right, now the republicans are doing everything wrong. i mean, they are trying to make a mountain out of kavanaugh nomination. >> not just in terms of following the democratic precedent of vetting but also in terms of volume, very similar numbers in terms of documents received for kagan and sotomayor and for judge kavanaugh. the fact of the matter, paul, kavanaugh wrote more than 300 opinion, they are out in public record and they are what's relevant for qualifications to be on the be

paul manafort. there is pete williams. pete, it is my understanding now that manafort's defense attorneys want to move his trial out of d.c. partly because of things the president has said. what's up? >> right. they just filed a motion for a change of venue for the trial that's supposed to now start the jury selection on september 17th. a week later, the opening statements in the trial. the judge just yesterday agreed to delay it. now, his lawyers say that it should be moved out of washington. that d.c. has been basically obsessed with the political question of whether there was russian meddling in the campaign. and it is closely tied to what manafort is doing. it says the prosecution involves the president's former campaign manager. i'm quoting from their motion. for many americans, mr. manafort's legal issues and the attended daily media coverage have become theater in the continuing controversy surrounding president trump and his election. they say that the d.c. area especially has been focused on this case, on the russ

there's more word for the eight guilties for michael cohen and paul manafort today in "the 11th hour" with brian williamss for paul manafort today in "the 11th hour" with brian williams, which starts right now. >>> tonight we have just witnessed what is likely the worst single day of the trump presidency and perhaps the most dangerous as well. in a matter of minutes. two colossal developments in two different courtrooms. his long time lawyer, michael cohen pleads guilty to eight counts and admits in open court he was directed to break the law by his boss donald trump. and the president's former campaign chairman guilty on eight counts with his second trial now free to begin. and now here are the people from trump's circle who have either been indicted or charged or convicted or pleaded guilty in the aforementioned fake witch hunt.

paul manafort, the first case brought by special counsel robert mueller to go before a jury and could send president trump's former campaign chairman to prison. our justice correspondent, pete williams was in the courtroom. >> reporter: though paul manafort was the trump campaign chairman for three months, this trial is not about that. for nearly a decade, robert mueller's prosecutors told the jury today manafort made millions representing russia's neighbor, ukraine and victor yanokovic, an ally and stashed 15 million in overseas banks to avoid taxes and lied to banks to get $25 million in loans on his houses. manafort's lawyer told the jury that the man who hid the money from the irs was manafort's former business partner rick gates who has pleaded guilty and will testify. manafort said the lobby was promoting democracy. >> we were trying to help ukraine get into europe and we succeeded. >> reporter: president trump's name wasn't even mentioned in court today and he has distanced himself from manafort in recent months. >> he worked for me for what, 49 days or something, a very short period of time. >> reporter: today, he again attacked robert mueller tweeting collusion is not a cri

trump campaign chairman paul manafort of filing false tax returns, failing to file foreign bank account reports, and bank fraud. as nbc news justice correspondent pete williams laid it out for us earlier this evening, the jury found paul manafort guilty of intentionally dodging taxes on millions of dollars that he earned as a political consultant for the former president of ukraine. well before manafort served briefly as president trump's campaign chairman. prosecutors said he stashed the money, as one does, in overseas banks and used it to indulge his expensive tastes in clothes, antiques, and cars by wiring money directly from those accounts to pay his bills nicely bypassing tax collectors from the irs. from 2010 through 2014. theers said manafort earned more than $30 million but reported less than half of that as income. when the ukrainian money dried up, prosecutors said manafort lied in applying for more than $20 million in loans from three banks to maintain the aforementioned lavish spending habits. the jury convicted him of two of those bank fraud counts. in all, manafort faced 18 criminal counts, the jury convicted them on eight of them. tonight the

slinging dragonslayer in search of a new world -- i'm not done yet -- escala, paul, facility, filner, assistant professor at williams college. doctor greene is a proud member of produce 100. marlon peterson, writer and and activist and host of the concert podcast. his ted talk, and when that human, a call for criminal justice reform, has amassed over 1.1 million views and we can add to that after we leave you tonight. mychal denzel smith, author of invisible man, got the whole world watching, a national bestseller that was also a a discover great new writers pick, mychal is a fellow at the institute, you've seen his byline intel's magazines newspapers. you've seen them on and heard on the radio. he is here tonight. please join us in welcoming darnell moore and kai green, marlon peterson and mychal denzel smith to the stage. [applause] >> hi, everybody. this is really sweet to come home after traveling across the country but to be back in new york and see all of you is really remarkable. i'm so happy to be joined by kai and barlett and mychal. and so anyways this is a reunion. we represent part of a sort of group tha

pete williams is at the courthouse tonight. >> reporter: the jury found paul manafort guilty of intentionally dodging taxes of millions of dollars he earned as a political consultant for the former president of ukraine well before he served briefly as president trump's campaign chairman. prosecutors says he stashed the money in overseas banks and used it to indulge in expensive tastes in clothes, antiques and cars, guy wiring money directly from those accounts to pay those bills, bypassing tax collectors from the irs. from 2010 to 2014 manafort earned more than $30 million but reported less than half of it as income. when the ukrainian money dried up, prosecutors said manafort lied in applying for $20 million loans from three banks to maintain his lavish spending habits. the jury convicted him of two of those counts. he faced 18 criminal counts. the jury convicted him on eight of them but could not agree on the other 10. of those, the judge declared a mistrial leaving prosecutors free to charge him with them all over again although that seems unlikely. >> the prosecutors will be happy the eig

william. former tron campaign chairman paul manafort wants a judge to move his upcoming trial out of the nation's capital. his lawyer site intentional juror bias in in and request ie moved to roanoke, virginia. he was found guilty and eight counts last week. jury selection for trial number two is set to begin september 17th with opening statements one week later. also today, the special counsel's office is asking now for more time to decide whether to retry manafort on ten counts, the jury in the first trial failed to resolve. and we told you last night, the official death toll in puerto rico from hurricane maria last year has risen astronomically. tonight, correspondent steve harrigan looks at the reasons for mouse from our southeast newsroom. >> the official death toll from hurricane maria stood at 64 for almost a year. now suddenly, it is 2,975. making maria one of the deadliest storms in the nation's history. the revised finger, i can figure comes after a report from george washington university citing deaths caused by the hurricane indirectly, like delayed medical care. the island's governor

paul manafort trial opens. the first of the mueller trials. the $15,000 ostrich coat getting the headlines out of that. and then last night, bob costa pointing out to brian williamsnce or may not have as much likelihood of granting a pardon to paul manafort because the trial is not televised. if he's making a play for a pardon, the president's less likely to see him because it's not live on tv. >> quickly, talk about the significance of this trial on the bigger issue with the russia probe. because the specifics of this trial don't necessarily have anything to do with the russia probe. how does the impabt pact of what happens to paul manafort impact trump or impact the russia probe? >> great point. the preview of the fall. the preview of the mueller reports. this is the special prosecutor starting to show his cards. starting to show the financial crimes at t s that he looked in. starting to show the connections to the trump campaign. this is the president's campaign chairman going out on trial right now. so it's a road map of what is coming. what we saw in the exhibits reporters got an e-mail with links to all the e-mails that were introduced in the trial yesterda

williams has more. >> reporter: the jury found paul manafort guilty of intentionally dodging taxes on millions of dollars that he earned as a political consultant for the former president of ukraine well before manafort served briefly as president trump's campaign chairman. prosecutors say he stashed the money in overseas banks and used it to indulge his expensive tastes in clothes, antiques and cars, by wiring money directly from those accounts to pay his bills, bypassing tax collectors from the irs. from 2010 through 2014 prosecutors said manafort earned more than $30 million but reported less than half of it as income. when the ukrainian money dried up prosecutors said manafort lied in applying for more than $20 million in loans from three banks to maintain his spending habits. the jury convicted of him in two of those bank fraud counts. in all manafort faced 18 criminal counts, the jury convicted him on eight of them but could not agree on the other ten. of those the judge declared a mistrial leaving the prosecutors free to charge them with him all over again. >> the prosecutors will be happy that th

paul manafort. >> kelly o'donnell, thank you. >>> i want to go over to alexandria where nbc pete williams is in the d.c. bureau keeping an eye in alexandria. paul manafort is in court for day two. we're starting to see the strategies laid out, shaking out on both sides, can you walk us to the framing of each of these arguments here and what we expected to? >> reporter: today the jury will hear from more people who knew about paul manafort's work in ukraine. the government is laying a careful foundation for his work, the president of ukraine who paid manafort millions of dollars. right now this is going to be a slog through emails, but with people who worked with manafort to try to sketch out the details of what the work he did for them and then the prosecutors will then proceed to how he got paid. what the government says here is that they didn't simply sign a check to paul manafort that supporters of the ukraine president put money in a bank in cypress so that he was not paid directly. what they said is, these oligarchs as the government called them in ukraine did not want it known publicly who they wer