. >> the breaking news tonight, rupert murdoch tweets "ben and cass deterrific.t about a real terrific -- what does a media mogul really mean about this? i want to read this tweet. it says ben candy carson, terrific. what about a real black president that can properly address the racial diindividual. >> there have been questions of this president's race and his legitimacy in office. we don't know if that's what murdoch is implying here but it sure sounds like it. i see people flabbergasted by this comment from one of the biggest media moguls in the world. they are confirming this is his twitter account. once in a while he steps into hot water. this is the kind of tweet that's in a whole other league. this is the kind of thing he's going to have to explain and respond to. >> and how old is rupert murdoch? >> 84 years old. and he once of the most powerful men in the media world. >> it seems to be questioning the effectiveness or ineffectiveness of the obama administration, especially dealing with race. he said "read new york magazine for minority disappoint us with

i have bad news. >> rupert murdoc rupert murdochy apologizing this morning for a tweet he posted lastabout ben carson and president obama. it read, "ben and candy carson are terrific. what about a real black president who can properly address the racial divide and much else." >> larry: hold on, hold on, now. let's unpack this 140-character putt down from the nearly 140-year-old character. ( laughter ) let's examine it. what about a real black president who can properly address the racial divide? now, i haven't seen that much racism packed into one vehicle since "amistad" came to america. ( cheers and applause ) seriously. so let me see if i understand this. so he blames one black man for not properly addressing the racial divide and he does it by racially dividing him with another black man. well done, sir. mwa! brilliant, brilliant move there, sir. well done! ( applause ) all right. so let me break this down. another i'll tell you, let's start with real black. there are a few things that are real black-- an 8-ball, the dead of night-- what? ( laughter ) and the ( bleep ) definition w

(laughter) rupert -- can i call you rupert?k, man, i know what it's like to be young and crazy on twitter. you start to crave those faves and you don't care how you get them. but once you're older and wiser, you hopefully stop making mistakes like this. >> this was a late-night tweet about dr. ben carson and it has ignited a full-blown twitter firestorm. ben and candy carson, terrific. what about a real black president who can properly address the racial divide and much else? >> trevor: now, no, guys, let's be fair. it was late at night. maybe he suffers from insomnia and the only thing that cures it is vaguely racist tweeting. maybe he was in bed like, well, i've counted backwards from 100, sipped warm milk, here goes nothing -- why do bolivians smell like soup?" this is eye opening. this whole time conservatives have been accused of disliking obama because he's too black. now the problem is he isn't black enough, well, at least according to my (bleep) rupert murdoch. (audience reacts) i really hope this makes an upcoming stan

rupert wingfield-hayes, bbc news .ala: i'm joined by michael green, the senior vice president at the center for international studies. what is your assessment of what is evolving in the area. 12 knock aithin miles. the reef was under water a year ago. we have been doing this for 200 years. when countries claim waters beyond the international norms. is full of geostrategic significance. it is a rising china that build therfields in this area of islands, incredibly intimidating for the philippines, vietnam, and front-line states. the u.s. will power being questioned. will the u.s. who wouldn't normally does and demonstrate these are international waters? we dated, and china is making noise about it. .hey had to do it the allies and partners in the region the u.s. has, from japan, the philippines, australia, and countries in between, they were calling out washing the desk calling out washington to demonstrate china would not militarize the islands around them without some stance from the u.s. now they want to get back to

carson didn't take any. >> i know rupert murdoch. he's not a racist by any stretch of the imagination. >> is president obama a real black president? >> he's the president and black. >> the controversy highlighting what it means to be black in the white house. >> there is no question being a black candidate for the presidency brings an extra burden on you. it ain't fair, but it is true. >> reporter: president obama has lately used his platform to push for more dialogue on race relations. ben carson has a different message. >> i was asked by an npr reporter why don't i talk about race that often. i said it's because i'm a neurosurgeon and it's time for us to move beyond that. >> reporter: a message that seems to appeal to his supporters, propelling carson to front-runner status, a headliner on murdoch's media. hallie jackson, nbc news. >>> action is being taken to bring a water emergency in flint, michigan, to an end. people haven't been able to trust the water in their taps the better part of the year after the city made a change to s

rupert murdoch said what he said. a lot of people took it the wrong way. . so many more important issues to deal with. >> there's a history of these kind of accusations, as you well know. do you believe he was born in the united states? >> i do believe that. >> do you believe he's a christian? >> he says he is. >> but do you believe he is? >> i have to take him at his word. >> if he goes to church, why can't you say he's a christian? >> i'll take him at his word. >> also the issue of a muslim president in. the united states. there's been a lot of uproar about that. there should be no religious qualifications. >> i agree. >> explain why you don't think there should be a muslim president. >> if you heard the whole conversation, i said previous to that that anybody from any background, religious or otherwise, who accepts the values of america and is willing to put our constitution above their believes is fine with me. and e then it continues in another vain bringing up somebody that didn't fit into that category. if they don't fit into that category because of

media mogul rupert murdoch has taken a jab at president obama on twitter. while praising ben carson. he wrote why not about a real black president who can properly address a racial divide he drove followers to new york magazine that questions president obama's impact on the african-american community. it is not published by rupert murdoch's news corp. >>> classes are canceled at eastern kentucky university looking into a threatening message by on a bathroom wall. it read kill all by 8:15. the university is offering a ten thousand reward for information that leads to an arrest and conviction. this is the second threat made against eastern kentucky this year. >> philadelphia police honored a hero for his sacrifice. a plaque is on display outside the 22nd police district honoring sergeant robert wilson iii killed in a gun battle with robbers inside a game stop back in march. his best friend fellow officer michael rivera was overcome with emotion at the dedication ceremony. >> he gave me the courage to be funny and open my heart and share with you the legend of

this tweet from rupert murdoch about quote a real black president, unquote. dr. carson said it has much to do with nothing. what do you make of it? >> throughout the history of not just our country but throughout history we asked this question, who is black? who is black enough? for president obama this question started to get raised back in 2007 when he started to seek the presidency. is he black enough? is he black enough to get the black vote? once he received the black vote, is he black enough? it was a ridiculous tweet. i'm glad that mr. murdock apologized for it. there is no place right now in the conversation about whether someone is black enough or real black or whatever that means. he's been a president of all people. he's been a president whose served with dignity and respect of everyone and i would hope that after the tweet and mr. murdoch's decision to back off from it that we don't have to have this stupid conversation again. >> armstrong, as donna said, rupert murdoch apologized and didn't mean to offend anyone that said, the comment he made about a

rupert murdoch suggested ben carson would be a real black president. find out what doug wilder has to say about ben carson when we come back. >> former virginia governor doug wilder, america's first elected black governor thinks president obama let black people down during his tenure and hopes obama uses the next year and a half to do more for them. rupert murdoch suggestedbeck woulbencarson would do better tn obama could. i asked him what he felt about ben carson. >> he has done well in his field. i wouldn't express myself like rupert murdoch would, to be the president of the united states, like ronald reagan, ronald reagan was a smart man. let no one tell you otherwise. i met with him spoke with him to be elected governor of the state of california twice, dumb people don't -- that doesn't happen. >> right. >> so i don't think ben carson is going to be the nominee. there's no need for us to even spend too much more time with that. >> let me ask you about this. you say we're not living in a post-racial world. i've never fully understood what a post-rac

rupert murdoch suggested ben carson would be a real black president.ind out what doug wilder has to say about ben carson when we come back. >> last year's crisis at the u.s. border seemingly disappeared, but where have the migrants gone? america tonight's lori jane gliha goes in search of answers. >> under that yellow tarp there, that's the fourth murder of today. >> a new migrant crisis. >> this year is more difficult to come to the united states. >> moved to another border. >> we're on a river between mexico and guatemala. >> is mexico doing america's dirty work? >> everything that's happening here is illegal. >> former virginia governor doug wilder, america's first elected black governor thinks president obama let black people down during his tenure and hopes obama uses the next year and a half to do more for them. rupert murdoch suggestedbeck woul bencarson would do better than obama could. i asked him what he felt about ben carson. >> he has done well in his field. i wouldn't express myself like rupert murdoch would, to be the president of the uni

rupert murdoch suggested ben carson would be a real black president. find out what doug wilder has to say about ben carson when we come back. >> "inside story" takes you beyond the headlines, beyond the quick cuts, beyond the sound bites. we're giving you a deeper dive into the stories that are making our world what it is. >> ray suarez hosts "inside story". only on al jazeera america. >> where we are standing right now will be the panama canal. >> this will be flooded. >> we have upgraded for bigger ships. >> now we go for weeks without water. >> techknow's team of experts show you how the miracles of science... >> this is what innovation looks like. >> can affect and surprise us. >> i feel like we're making an impact. >> awesome! >> techknow - where technology meets humanity. >> former virginia governor doug wilder, america's first elected black governor thinks president obama let black people down during his tenure and hopes obama uses the next year and a half to do more for them. rupert murdoch suggestedbeck woul bencarson would do better than obam

rupert murdoch said what he said and apologized because a lot of people took it the wrong way. so many more important issues to deal with. >> your thoughts on that one? >> there are more important issues to deal with. look forward to ben carson dealing with those. as for the president not doing anything to lift up the black community it is in the line of a lot of people expecting the president to have a fully identified black agenda which is never going to happen. if you look at everything that the obama administration has done and focused on there are many african-americans who have benefitted from what he has done. case in point the affordable care act. large majority have benefitted from obamacare. so ben carson has a lot of issues when it comes to race but also when it comes to policy. i look forward to hearing more from him on the policy. >> one thing that stood out to me on the piece you wrote was the notion of a black president and a black person. is that something we should be saying at this point? are you the president of the united states or the black president of the

look at what rupert murdoch tweeted last month.ries, carson, oebama, tw men, different values. joining me now, howard dean and deborah dickerson, author of "the end of black men." is murdoch saying that obama is not black because he was raised in a white family? >> it's really hard to figure out what he's trying to say. i think the larger issue here is this idea that there are, you know. some sort of characteristics or qualities that make you black in this country. he's an african-american male who has dealt with racism on his part and as a president i think he's had -- he actually has a lot of successes that he can talk about in terms of what he has done for the african-american community. the concern here is that we're still in 2015, we're talking about whether -- what make as real black person in this country and i think that's just like a ridiculous type of conversation and i hope rupert murdoch would know better. >> deborah, president obama has spoken about this. he's spoken about trayvon martin and said he could have been his

really, rupert, now you're just being silly. news. >> what i know about it as of today i am not in favor of what i have learned about it. >> the massive trade deal is one of the most divisive issues. and once called the gold standard of international trade and after she left office in , her server was the subject of hack attempts. and clinton's team is unveiling a a new plan to crack down on high frequency trading as well as closing a hedge fund loophole. >>> and kasich is facing his own criticism for a joke he made on monday. the student at the university in richmond, virginia, raised her hand to ask a question and this is how she responded. >> i don't have any tickets for taylor swift or anything or -- go ahead. >> well, it turns out that student isn't too happy with kasich's comment. she wrote this is in college's newspaper. it's titled, no john kasich, i i didn't go to a town hall forum for taylor swift tickets. i went because it's my civic duty. >>> and the bombing of a hospital operated by doctors without borders that left 22 dead. >> reporter: after struggling to explain how and w

i'm so thankful that you are here, rupert murdoch, to help explain to me what it means to be black. here ben carson has made history for being obviously a successful surgeon, a successful african-american surgeon. does he need to come out and say, you know what, this was awful and apology's accepted, but there's a line crossed there even if it's rupert murdoch? >> well, this has opened up old wounds. president obama had to deal with people questioning his blackness, on the left, years ago. so this is something that we've actually heard in the public square before. i would not be surprised, though, if ben carson, as steve said, just sort of accepts the apology and moves on. because that's been the way we've seen him deal with things, other controversies coming forward. but i will say i do question the assertion that he's sort of the uniting force because of some of the things he said about muslims. because of some of the more divisive things he has said. so, you know, i think there is some, you know, some divergence there. >> and jackie, you saw that president obama received this cri

rupert was there. he sent us this analysis.upert: the rank-and-file party members were there today. angela merkel used it to apply pressure. angela merkel as the party leader appeal to the core values of the cdu as the christian party. she quoted the first paragraph of the german constitution. "human dignity is inviolable," but she also said that refugees who come to the country have to leave as soon as possible. for this, she got more applause than the first part of her speech. sarah: now to the news and the rest of the world. erdogan visited the site where to the 100 people were killed in turkey in ankara. the bombers that have been unidentified have close ties to islamic state militants. they running council has approved the nuclear deal made with six world powers in july. in exchange for curbing the nuclear program, sanctions against tehran are expected to be lifted in the coming months. thousands have taken to the streets against government corruption in south africa's capital, johannesburg. south africa media estimates th

. >> do you speak rupert murdoch? >> i do, actually. yeah, i speak a little crazy sometimes. >> i do want to ask you about that so all of our viewers are caught up. i know -- rupert murdoch, he put out a tweet saying ben and candy carson, terrific. what about a real black president who can properly address the racial divide and much else. then this morning he apologized not meaning to offend. >> offend who? all black people? >> what do you make about this real black comment? >> we're be dealing with this on sirius/xm. someone who has been the purveyor and sat in the seat of racial divide, for him to have the audacity to bring up the first black president that could tilely deal with the divide that he created in many ways with the way he covers racial issues in this country, i think, was despicable. >> look, he's a white australian guy. >> he needs to -- he needs to take his medication, sit down somewhere, be quiet, he needs a nap. he needs a lot of thing ps. what he should never do is talk about racial division in this country. >> is th

. >>> new this morning, media mogul rupert murdoch has taken a jab at president obama on twitter.hile praising ben carson on twitter what about a real black president who can address the racial devied. he drove -- de-- divide. there's been no response from the white house. >>> a wisconsin teenager kept her cool when a stuck gas pedal sent her speeding down the street. >> i tried to press the brakes. >> reporter: 16-year-old called 911. she had a plan, she headed for a cul-de-sac in the worst case scenario she could drive around in circle until she ran out of gas. nobody was hurt. >>> philadelphia police honored a hero for his sacrifice. a plaque is on display outside the 22nd police district of robert wilson iii. his best friend fellow officer michael rivera was overcome with emotion during the dedication ceremony. >> he gave me the courage to be funny and open my heart and share with you the legend of the man he was in the end. we got each other through the hardest times. >> wilson is survived by two sons and his grandmother. >> a hero to the end that day. >>> a live preview is u

. >> i know rupert murdoch. he's not a racist by any stretch of the imagination. he's just expressing his opinion. i think it's much to-do about nothing. >> a lot of ground to cover. i talked about it with carson's business manager and cnn reporter malik anderson. this tweet about a real black president, unquote, dr. carter says it's much ado about nothing. the history of not just -- for president obama, this question started to get raised back in 2007. is it he black enough to get the black vote? once he received the black vote, is he black enough? will he represent black interests? i think it was a ridiculous tweet. i'm glad that mr. murdoch apologized for it. there is no place right now in the conversation about whether someone is black enough or real black, whatever that means. he has been a president of all people. he's been a president who has served with dignity and respect of everyone, and i would hope that after the tweet and mr. murdoch's decision to back off from it that we don't have to have this stupid conversation again. >> armstrong, as donna said,

. >> rupert murdoch, switching gears, tweeted this, praising you and your wife. i'll put it up on the screen. clearly taking a swipe at president obama. ben and candy carson terrific. what about a real black president who could properly address the racial divide and much else. that's a pretty shocking statement. he's not apologized, in effect, but that was pretty ugly. >> well, i know rupert murdoch. he's not a racist by any stretch of the imagination. he's expressing his opinion. i think it's much to do about nothing. >> he's suggesting that president obama is not a real black president? at least he did in that initial -- >> everybody's entitled to their opinion. i believe what he was making reference to was the fact that here was a man who was a black president that the black community was very excited about who came in and whose policies have not really elevated the black community. has not been beneficial. there's more unemployment, more poverty, and i believe that's what he was really referring to. >> you believe the president is a real black president, righ

he tweeted really rupert? now you're being silly. and hillary clinton talked about tpp. >> what i know about it as of today i am not in favor of what i have learned about it. >> the massive trade deal is one of the most divisive issues among the democratic party. as secretary of state clinton helped negotiate the deal and once called it the gold standard of international trade deals. according to the ap, after she left office in 2013 clinton's private e-mail server was the subject of attempted cyber attacks out of china, south korea and germany. and overnight clinton's team is unveiling a new plan to crack down on wall street. she's proposing a tax on high frequency trading as well as closing a hedge fund loophole. and john kasich is facing criticism this morning for a joke he made on monday. a student at the university of virginia raised her hand to ask a question. here is how he responded. >> i don't have any tickets for, you know, for taylor swift or anything or, you know, lincoln -- go ahead. yeah. so exciting. yeah. well, it tur

who is rupert murdoch to be the arbitrator of black faces?tructure and right wing spent the first six years of president obama's term in office reminding us how black he was. when he was running for office they had "the new yorker" and michelle obama with the black power get up, they called the fist bump of terrorist fist jabs and they did these things to blacken up obama so white people wouldn't vote for him and now he's about to leave office saying he's not black enough. his proxy should be ben carson. we're all black. we're equally black. there's no differential types of black here. to ben's point, which i completely disagree with, how could ben carson bring us together racially when most black people aren't voting for ben carson and find his political commentary objectionable. president obama didn't do a great job for race all the time. for me because he didn't talk about it not enough. white people, if you talk about it twice, that's two times too many. president obama didn't talk about race his whole term. he talked about it rarely. >>

. >>> presidential politics, rupert murdoch following a tv interview on his fox news channel posted a tweet that seemed to compare gop presidential candidate ben carson to current president barack obama. he wrote, ben and candy carson terrific. what about a real black president who can properly address the racial divide? and much else. murdoch has been publicly supportive of ben carson, but this tweet got so much attention on social media, even legendary tv producer norman lear weighed in, he tweeted really, rupert? now you're just being silly. on the democratic side hillary clinton is making news for coming out against the trans-pacific partnership. she talked about it on pbs news hour. >> what i know about it, as of today, i am not in favor of what i have learned about it. >> the massive trade deal is one of the most divisive issues among the democratic party. as secretary of state clinton helped negotiate the deal, and once called it gold standard of international trade deals. >>> clinton is also making news for a new associated press investigation, according to the ap, after she l

we need to look at rupert's tweets.omeone who came from the detroit ghetto, there's a sort of reliance on the narrative that conservatives feel comfortable with, which this self-made person that pulled themself up by their boot straps and didn't have to address the structural inequities when we talk about race. obama's identity has been called into question. he's born in hawaii, he's biracial. is he too black, black enough? that's what's really getting unpacked here, is who defines blackness and why do we only have one narrative that's very myopic. >> we know that murdoch is championing carson. then later this gq article comes out. we can show it on screen but blur one of the words because it's attacking ben carson. this is a pretty shocki ining headline, but it was getting at something deeper. >> is ben carson going to really resonate with an african-american base or the obama, quote, unquote, coalition? will we see that level of support for this type of candidate? >> these issues of race are so fraught in this campaig

take it away. >> it's garage, tony, and i'm not food by anything that rupert murdock says. it's absolutely garbage rupert murdock is a media genius, and he woke up one day, and he's much like donald trump. he's not concerned about insulting someone, and he wanted to draw attention, and i don't think that anyone would be surprised, given murdock's history with buying politicians in england and other scandals that he has been involved with that he would say something racist too. >> so you think it's racist? saying something racist and the person saying it being a racist. what do we have here? >> i don't play the "i don't know what's in his heart." if you say things har racist, you're racist. if you say racist things, anti-semitic things, and sexist things, that's who you are. >> kevin mccarthy, what do you make of this? >> this is huge, and it's an indicator. >> hang on a second. i was going to ask you how big of a deal this is. because going to decide on someone, probably before the end of the month, so how big is this? >> this is gigantic. and john boehner is sitting back w

and billionaire rupert murdoch tweet. carson. he tweeted quote ben and candy carson, terrific, what about a real black president who can divide and much else? it didn't take long for backlash over the words and people questioning murdoch for getting involved and bringing up the issue of black in this race. they have not commented. >>> hillary clinton's private e- mail server was the target of attempted cyber attacks from overseas after she left office in 2013. the revelation comes from a congressional document recently obtained by the associated pres, it held 55,000 pages of e- mails. the cyber attacks were blocked by a threat monitoring product but there was a three month have that protection. >>> a wild scene at a home depot in michigan. a woman could face criminal charges for shooting at a shoplifter as he tried to escape. story. >> reporter: shoplifting in action tuesday afternoon. the suspect with more than $1,000 worth of merchandise starts running at the home depot security guard in auburn hills, michigan gives chase, but

from mercedes-benz. >>> rupert murdoch attempting to talk about blackness.american politics shows he is still struggling to figure out how to address race in america even when he's trying to praise ben carson. this all began wednesday night when he went online to plug a fox news interview with dr. carson and his wife. here's what murdoch wrote on twitter. quote, ben and candy carson, terrific. what about a real black president who can properly address the racial divide and much else, end quote. five minutes later, he retweeted read new york magazine for minority disappointment with potus. there is certainly a genuine public debate on urban policy. it's what you can see in and beyond minority communities in the u.s., but you can be sure you will not begin that kind of debate if it begins by questioning who, in murdoch's words is, quote, a real black president, end quote. now faced with this huge backlash, you can imagine murdoch weighed in today and said, apologies. no offense meant. personally fine both men charming. and in a twitter gift ben carson probably

media mogul rupert murdoch is coming to his defense., quote, a real black president. there's a lot going on. and cnn has it all covered. let's start with athena jones live from des moines, iowa. >> reporter: good morning, chris. there is a lot going on. and that murdoch tweet is raising a lot of eyebrows. ben carson says what he thinks he doesn't worry about political correctness. the question now is whether his latest comments will begin to damage that appeal. >> i want to plant in people's minds what to do in a situation like this. >> reporter: republican presidential hopeful ben carson just can't seem to shake the firestorm he ignited. on wednesday, carson doubling down on controversial comments he made about last week's oregon campus massacre. >> from the indications that i got, they did not rush the shooter. the shooter can only shoot one person at a time. he cannot shoot a whole group of people. >> reporter: now, a survivor of the shooting has responded, telling cnn, quote, i'm fairly upset he said that. nobody could truly underst

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rupert murdock touting carson as a real black president. was after pointing to a "new york magazine" story with discontent of president obama among african-americans. this is after carson took heat with the oregon shooting victims saying they should have attacked the shooter. matthew downing tells cnn via facebook, i'm fairly upset he said that. no one can truly understand the actions you would take in a situation unless you lived it. we are learning that carson did in fact live through a similar situation and did not fight back. he told sirius xm he was held at gun point at a popeye's fried chicken restaurant in baltimore. >> puts the gun in my ribs. i just said i believe you want the guy behind the counter. >> in that calm way? >> he said, okay. >> donald trump in iowa. he is campaigning there. he has proclaimed himself a better politician than those in 2012 who surged atop of the polls and faded. >> for three months i have been a politician. you know for three months, we have been number one. they used to say maybe michele bachmann, nice

. >> rupert murdoch sparks couldn't serious suggesting president obama is not a real black president. he says ben and candy carson, terrific. withwhat about a real black president who can address the racial divide. he recommended a new york magazine article asking whether the president has done enough for the african-american community. wild weather in south carolina where flooding fears it be continue. >> christa: crews are keeping a close a eye on 60 dams. many have failed. the governor says people should not let their guard down. >> we've made it this far. we just need to be careful, just for another 24 hours to make sure everything's okay. like i said, when we flew over it, i see it coming and you just see the water rising. it's moving in that direction and so we just want everybody to be prepared that there is another wave of water coming. >> christa: at least 17 people in the carolinas have died in this storm. two others are still missing this morning. meantime a grandmother in south carolina claims she received a sign from the heavens during the floods. she says it kept her ali

rupert murdoch tweeted out touting carson as a prospective quote real black president. that was after pointing to a story of discontent with president obama among african-americans. carson taking heat over the statements of the oregon victims should have attacked the shooter. matthew downing tells cnn via facebook i'm upset he said that. no one can truly understand what actions they could take in a situation like that unless they lived it. we are learning that carson did live through a similar situation and did not fight back. he was once held up in baltimore at a popeye's chicken restaurant. >> the guy comes in and puts the gun in my ribs. i said i believe you want the guy behind the counter. >> in that calm way? >> in a calm way. he said okay. >> donald trump fresh off the fresh round of pretty good polls for him in key swing states. he is in iowa right now. he says he is a great politician. better than many candidates in 2012 that rose to the top of the polls to ultimately fade away. he says he is the out sider who will hang in. >> for three months i have been a poli

and rupert murdoch making racey comments this morning, why the founder of global news empire says barack obama isn't a real black president. you can save over 500 bucks when you switch to progressive. that's a fact. but this whole "blondes have more fun" thing... ♪ standing by for fun. ♪ >> flood threats continue through the weekend, early yesterday concerning of damn breach forced residents to evacuate their homes, in columbia a but the damage now reportedly stable. flooding in the region is to blame for at least 19 deaths there. and scott, when you see people post all of these pictures on social media sites, you just feel so bad for them. nothing you can really do. >> yes, you know, just heart break to go see some of that damage, as they continue to just really recover. but, thankfully, there is no rain in the forecast over the next couple of days, for parts of the carolinas. here at home, looking pretty good. yesterday was nice, comfortable, and today it is going to be pretty nice for your thursday. few scattered showers moving in for your friday. then turning cooler, by the upcoming